Updated
Tail record, Eclipse 550, Germany register
A busy 550: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 97% of 550s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
0
in the twelve months, about 0 a month
Busiest 550s
7th
of 192 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈0
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked 550
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D-IFPM stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month.
There were no tracking gaps, so the record is close to complete.
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Each measure against all 192 tracked 550s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is D-IFPM.
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. 97th percentile
12.7middle 550 3.8
Days flown a month96th percentile
7.0 dmiddle 550 2.8 d
Estimated hours a year95th percentile
≈176 hrmiddle 550 ≈59 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 4 Nov 2024.
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The fleet is shown, and whether D-IFPM sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle 550: 1.3 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
D-IFPM sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle 550: 1%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
D-IFPM 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.
D-IFPM 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 November 2024 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
Page one
Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “D-IFPM: how this Eclipse 550 is flown.” Data through 31 Oct 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/d-ifpm
About 0 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, across 0 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
D-IFPM made 0 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Oct 2026, about 0 a month, and flew on about 0 days in each month it flew.
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