"UltraJohn" wrote in message
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Richard Riley wrote:

On Sat, 01 Jan 2005 22:16:24 -0500, Matt Whiting
:
: The orders are cancelable if they can't meet their price. They wont.
: Or Cessna will dramatically lower theirs. Cessna got about 350 orders
: in the first week after announcing.
:
:And you can bet your bottom dollar that Cessna will make money on the
:Mustang.

In the long run, absolutely. In the short run, if they have to take a
loss on the Mustang to drive Eclipse under - I'll bet they'll do it.
I'm not stupid enough to bet money on any of them, butttt! if I had it I'd
probably buy the Columbia 400 vbg.
Sorry but it just irks me when someone (Richard) tries to drive down
someone
who is trying to be innovative and really hasn't a clue as to their chance
of succeeding IMHO! But everyone is entitled to their opinions. I
personally hope they succeed even if I'll never be in a position to
benefit
from it.

Happy New Year to everyone, even the ones I don't agree with g.
John

No need to get irked. Just present your opinion, particularly if it is
better reasoned.

Personally, I didn't think Cirrus had much of a chance when they got in the
certified business, but they found a niche and are doing quite well there.
Maybe Eclipse or another of the small jet makers will do just as well. Only
time will tell.

KB