thanks to pinds.com for this great quote:
Don't let school interfere with your education. - Mark Twain

Raburn (CEO eclipse aviation and former microsoft executive) believes the new plane could do for private flying what the Apple II did for computing - wrest it out of the hands of hobbyists and make it accessible to the average person.
[snip]...allowing the Eclipse to fly at a cost of less than 60 cents a mile - cheaper than any jet in existence, cheaper than any twin-engine turboprop or piston-powered plane, cheaper, in fact, than a New York City cab [wired interview]
interesting interview, the eclipse 500 is scheduled for late july virgin flight...