First Premier I owner reflects on 100 hours in the sharp end
Troy Eaden learned to fly just three years ago, but these days you’ll find him in the front office of the first Raytheon Premier I to be delivered.

Troy Eaden learned to fly just three years ago, but these days you’ll find him in the front office of the first Raytheon Premier I to be delivered. He took possession of his new airplane in late June, bolstering a tradition of ownership that began with the new Bonanza A36 he bought right after qualifying as a pilot and continued when he traded the piston single for a Jaguar Edition King Air C90B. “The King Air was an airplane I could probably have lived with for a long time,” recalled Eaden, “but trips from Omaha to Florida and California with family made me look at something bigger and more capable.”

Eaden is not only the first Premier I customer but also the archetypal owner for Raytheon’s first shot at an entry-level jet. He has moved up within the Beech/Raytheon family, just as the marketing people hoped it would happen.