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N560VU: how this Cessna Citation Excel is flown

10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, on about 4 days a month and an estimated 16 hours in the air.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Citation Excel.

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How N560VU compares.

10 tracked flights in the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026.

Tracked flights

10

in the twelve months, about 1 a month

Days flown a month

4.0

in the months it flew

Estimated hours

≈16

in the twelve months, from time in the air

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Month by month.

Its busiest month was February 2026, with 8 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was February 2026, with 8 flights. It did not fly in August 2025. The record has 6 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for N560VU, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 60 tracked Citation Excels. The shaded band is the middle half; the gold dot is N560VU.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Not graded

How short were its legs?

Utilization isn’t graded for N560VU: too few of its flights were tracked to count its use fairly, in the full report too. So its free chapter here is Fatigue, which doesn’t depend on catching every flight.

Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

  • Hours per landingLead measure. Not compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    1.5 : 1Not compared

  • Short hopsNot compared: no percentile for this aircraft yet.

    44%Not compared

  • Leg lengthExplains the hours per landing; not graded twice.

    337 nmContext, not graded

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Citation Excels; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Citation Excel, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether N560VU sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 2

Corrosion

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Citation Excel: 9%

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

Not graded: not enough data.

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Chapter 4

Utilization

Flights a month, middle Citation Excel: 7.3

Also graded: days flown a month and estimated hours a year.

Not graded: too few of its flights were tracked.

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The full report on N560VU.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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N560VU, Cessna Citation Excel

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  • All four chapters, graded
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  • Every flight since January 2025, leg by leg
  • Its weekly and seasonal rhythm
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Questions about N560VU.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “N560VU: how this Cessna Citation Excel is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n560vu

How many hours does N560VU fly a year?

About 16 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 10 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is N560VU flown?

N560VU made 10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 1 a month, and flew on about 4 days in each month it flew.

Does N560VU fly internationally?

1 of its 10 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 10%, crossed a border.

When did N560VU last fly?

It was last tracked in February 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports N560VU uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for N560VU?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Citation Excels, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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