Passed an Eclipse jet yesterday

Flying opposite direction, of course.

I was flying on the Dallas side of the metroplex not too far from KADS. The TRACON called out the traffic and the plane was so small and moving so fast it was impossible to see until we were quite close. We passed about 1 mile or less off each other's right wing, level with us. I wish they would paint them with brighter colors.

I guess they have about 200 of them flying according to the Eclipse web site. Thiis makes the second time I've seen one flying around the Dallas area. It seems like I read somewhere the fractional and air taxi operations are buying up most of the initial orders.

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