DeKalb Peachtree Airport is the kind of field Very Light Jets were invented for. Built on the site of a World War I training base, it is located only eight miles from downtown Atlanta, is the second busiest airport in Georgia (next to Atlanta Hartsfield International), has four runways and is classified as a general aviation reliever airport. Which means, among other things, that it has no scheduled airline service.

So when we learned that the Eclipse 500 was going to pay a one-day visit to our neighborhood last October, we saddled up our four-wheeler and rode out to DeKalb Peachtree for a first look at the revolutionary airplane so many have waited so long to see. While we were there, the Eclipse crew was kind enough to allow us to videotape interviews with 500 pilot Dan Miele and several demo ride participants.

View interview with Eclipse 500 pilot Dan Miele. -
View interview with Eclipse 500 passengers. -

Articles Archive

08/01/08 - Airline's Bad 'Tude Toward VLJs More About Money Than Generation Gap

07/03/08 - AirTaxiFlights.com Interview: Cirrus Design CEO Alan "We Will Not Develop A Very Light Jet" Klapmeier

05/02/08 - ImagineAir: Not Your Typical Mixed-Fleet Air-Taxi Operator

04/01/08 - Cessna Mustang Covers The Globe

01/23/08 - Offering First-Class Passengers A Better Ride

08/07/07 - ATF Interview: Air Taxi Association President Joe Leader

07/03/07 - Air Taxi Flight Com Interview: Eclipse 500, From Dream To Delivery

02/21/07 - Honda "Challenges The Limits"

11/28/06 - Eclipse 500 Visits Atlanta

09/08/06 - AirTaxiFlights.com Interview: A New Day(Jet) Is Dawning

09/08/06 - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At A Dayjet Day

07/14/06 - Cameron Burr: Pogo-ing Into A New Aviation Age

11/28/05 - Preparing For The Very Light Jet Industry

11/28/05 - Fly-On-Demand: Great Expectations

11/28/05 - Fly-On-Demand: Coming Soon To An Airport Really Near You