Tail record, Eclipse 550, Guernsey register
A busy 550: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 99% of 550s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
136
in the twelve months, about 11 a month
Busiest 550s
2nd
of 114 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈101
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked 550
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2-CLRK flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 9 of 12 months. Its busiest month was May 2026, with 31 flights.
Its busiest month was May 2026, with 31 flights, and its quietest April 2026, with 1. The record has 56 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 114 tracked 550s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is 2-CLRK.
Chapter 4
Harsher than its type
How hard has it been used?
Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.
Flights a monthLead measure. 99th percentile
12.2middle 550 3.1
Days flown a month98th percentile
6.6 dmiddle 550 2.5 d
Estimated hours a year93rd percentile
≈106 hrmiddle 550 ≈50 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of 550s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked 550, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether 2-CLRK sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle 550: 1.2 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
2-CLRK sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle 550: 0%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
2-CLRK sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle 550: 0%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
2-CLRK sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “2-CLRK: how this Eclipse 550 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/2-clrk
About 101 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 136 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
2-CLRK made 136 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 11 a month, and flew on about 6 days in each month it flew.
31 of its 136 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 23%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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