POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II
10-Q, 1998-11-16
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



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                                    FORM 10-Q

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            X  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
           ---           SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1998

                                       OR

              TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
          ---            SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                      For the transition period from__to__

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                           Commission File No. 33-2794

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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                        State of Organization: California
                   IRS Employer Identification No. 94-2985086
                201 High Ridge Road, Stamford, Connecticut 06927
                           Telephone - (203) 357-3776



Indicate  by check  mark  whether  the  registrant:  (1) has filed  all  reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 during the  preceding  12 months,  and (2) has been  subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.



                              Yes  X            No 
                                  ---              ---





                       This document consists of 17 pages.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

          FORM 10-Q - For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 1998




                                      INDEX



Part I.       Financial Information                                        Page

         Item 1.      Financial Statements

              a)  Balance Sheets - September 30, 1998 and
                  December 31, 1997......................................... 3

              b)  Statements of Operations - Three and Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997......................... 4

              c)  Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
                  (Deficit) - Year Ended December 31, 1997
                  and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998.................. 5

              d)  Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997......................... 6

              e)  Notes to Financial Statements............................. 8

         Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                      Financial Condition and Results of Operations........ 10



Part II.      Other Information

         Item 1.      Legal Proceedings.................................... 14

         Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................... 15

         Signature    ..................................................... 16


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                          Part 1. Financial Information
                          -----------------------------

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                    September 30,  December 31,
                                                        1998           1997
                                                        ----           ----
ASSETS:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                           $ 19,594,079   $ 31,587,494

RENT AND OTHER RECEIVABLES                               935,101        935,629

AIRCRAFT, net of accumulated depreciation of
   $76,307,875 in 1998 and $70,346,578 in 1997        39,055,434     45,016,731

OTHER ASSETS                                               5,252          6,571
                                                    ------------   ------------

                                                    $ 59,589,866   $ 77,546,425
                                                    ============   ============

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):

PAYABLE TO AFFILIATES                               $    239,206   $    142,761

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED
   LIABILITIES                                           464,187        317,799

SECURITY DEPOSITS                                           --           50,000

DEFERRED INCOME                                        1,900,633        627,660

NOTES PAYABLE                                         12,267,895     15,667,509
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Liabilities                             14,871,921     16,805,729
                                                    ------------   ------------

PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
   General Partner                                    (3,655,883)    (3,030,600)
   Limited Partners, 499,973 and 499,997 units
      outstanding in 1998 and 1997, respectively      48,373,828     63,771,296
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Partners' Capital                       44,717,945     60,740,696
                                                    ------------   ------------

                                                    $ 59,589,866   $ 77,546,425
                                                    ============   ============

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                                   (Unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            Three Months Ended          Nine Months Ended
                                               September 30,              September 30,
                                               -------------              -------------

                                            1998          1997          1998         1997
                                            ----          ----          ----         ----
<S>                                    <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
REVENUES:
   Rent from operating leases          $  3,145,675  $  3,145,676  $  9,437,026  $ 11,646,396
   Interest                                 259,838       626,445       867,132     1,316,784
   Loss on sale of aircraft                    --            --            --         (26,079)
   Other                                     85,080        49,240       198,670       851,683
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

           Total Revenues                 3,490,593     3,821,361    10,502,828    13,788,784
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

EXPENSES:
   Depreciation                           1,987,099     2,221,949     5,961,297     8,291,387
   Management fees to general partner       121,617        42,815       364,851       409,518
   Operating                                 61,617        35,332       261,042       117,259
   Interest                                 309,360       415,571     1,008,874     1,267,556
   Administration and other                  67,149        87,134       260,784       280,045
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

           Total Expenses                 2,546,842     2,802,801     7,856,848    10,365,765
                                       ------------  ------------  ------------  ------------

NET INCOME                             $    943,751  $  1,018,560  $  2,645,980  $  3,423,019
                                       ============  ============  ============  ============

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO
   THE GENERAL PARTNER                 $    189,252  $    390,145  $  1,241,283  $  1,226,604
                                       ============  ============  ============  ============

NET INCOME ALLOCATED
   TO LIMITED PARTNERS                 $    754,499  $    628,415  $  1,404,697  $  2,196,415
                                       ============  ============  ============  ============

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT                    $       1.51  $       1.26  $       2.81  $       4.39
                                       ============  ============  ============  ============
</TABLE>

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

              STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT)
                                   (Unaudited)



                                          Year Ended December 31, 1997 and
                                        Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998
                                        ------------------------------------

                                        General        Limited
                                        Partner       Partners         Total
                                        -------       --------         -----

Balance, December 31, 1996           $ (1,480,858)  $ 73,696,567   $ 72,215,709

   Net income                              44,693      4,424,643      4,469,336

   Cash distributions to partners      (1,594,435)   (14,349,914)   (15,944,349)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, December 31, 1997             (3,030,600)    63,771,296     60,740,696

   Net income                           1,241,283      1,404,697      2,645,980

   Capital redemptions (24 units)            --           (3,072)        (3,072)

   Cash distributions to partners      (1,866,566)   (16,799,093)   (18,665,659)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, September 30, 1998          $ (3,655,883)  $ 48,373,828   $ 44,717,945
                                     ============   ============   ============


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (Unaudited)
                                                 Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                       1998           1997
                                                       ----           ----
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 Net income                                       $  2,645,980   $  3,423,019
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
    cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation                                     5,961,297      8,291,387
    Gain on sale of aircraft inventory                (133,285)       (49,240)
    Loss on sale of aircraft                              --           26,079
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Decrease (increase) in rent and other
        receivables                                        528       (929,403)
      Decrease in other assets                           1,319        110,024
      Increase in payable to affiliates                 96,445        110,714
      Increase in accounts payable and accrued
        liabilities                                    146,388         97,944
      Decrease in security deposits                    (50,000)       (66,000)
      Decrease in maintenance reserves                    --           (6,453)
      Increase (decrease) in deferred income         1,272,973       (394,580)
                                                  ------------   ------------

         Net cash provided by operating
           activities                                9,941,645     10,613,491
                                                  ------------   ------------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 Increase in aircraft capitalized costs                   --       (4,784,633)
 Payments to Purchaser related to sale of aircraft        --       (1,001,067)
 Net proceeds from sale of aircraft                       --        2,519,495
 Principal payments on notes receivable                   --          865,904
 Net proceeds from sale of aircraft inventory          133,285        162,488
                                                  ------------   ------------

         Net cash provided by (used in) investing
           activities                                  133,285     (2,237,813)
                                                  ------------   ------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 Increase in notes payable                                --        3,884,633
 Principal payments on notes payable                (3,399,614)    (1,329,680)
 Capital redemptions                                    (3,072)          --
 Cash distributions to partners                    (18,665,659)   (13,249,920)
                                                  ------------   ------------

         Net cash used in financing activities     (22,068,345)   (10,694,967)
                                                  ------------   ------------

CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH
 EQUIVALENTS                                       (11,993,415)    (2,319,289)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
 BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                31,587,494     22,224,813
                                                  ------------   ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
 END OF PERIOD                                    $ 19,594,079   $ 19,905,524
                                                  ============   ============

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                      STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)
                                   (Unaudited)


                                                 Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                       1998           1997
                                                       ----           ----
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Interest paid                                 $  1,010,384   $  1,161,714
                                                  ============   ============



        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (Unaudited)


1.       Accounting Principles and Policies

In the opinion of management,  the financial statements presented herein include
all  adjustments,  consisting  only of  normal  recurring  items,  necessary  to
summarize fairly Polaris Aircraft Income Fund II's (the Partnership's) financial
position and results of operations.  The financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with the  instructions  of the Quarterly  Report to the Securities
and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  Form  10-Q  and  do  not  include  all  of the
information  and note  disclosures  required by  generally  accepted  accounting
principles  (GAAP).  These  statements  should be read in  conjunction  with the
financial  statements  and notes thereto for the years ended  December 31, 1997,
1996,  and 1995 included in the  Partnership's  1997 Annual Report to the SEC on
Form 10-K.


2.       Related Parties

Under the Limited Partnership  Agreement,  the Partnership paid or agreed to pay
the following  amounts for the current quarter to the general  partner,  Polaris
Investment  Management  Corporation,  in connection  with  services  rendered or
payments made on behalf of the Partnership:

                                           Payments for the
                                          Three Months Ended      Payable at
                                          September 30, 1998  September 30, 1998
                                          ------------------  ------------------

Aircraft Management Fees                       $112,500            $126,181

Out-of-Pocket Administrative and Selling
    Expense Reimbursement                       113,104              33,019

Out-of-Pocket Operating Expense
    Reimbursement                                 4,510              80,006
                                               --------            --------

                                               $230,114            $239,206
                                               ========            ========


3.       Claims Related to Lessee Defaults

Braniff,  Inc.  (Braniff)  Bankruptcy - As previously  reported,  the Bankruptcy
Court  disposed of the  Partnership's  claim in this  Bankruptcy  proceeding  by
permitting  the  Partnership  to exchange a portion of its  unsecured  claim for
Braniff's right (commonly referred to as a "Stage 2 Base Level right") under the
Federal  Aviation  Administration  noise  regulations  to  operate  one  Stage 2
aircraft and by allowing the  Partnership  a net  remaining  unsecured  claim of
$769,231 in the proceedings.

Braniff's  bankrupt  estate  has made a payment  in the  amount of  $200,000  in
respect of the  unsecured  claims of the  Partnership  and other  affiliates  of
Polaris Investment Management Corporation. Of this amount, $15,385 was allocated


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to the  Partnership,  based  on its pro  rata  share of the  total  claims,  and
recognized as revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 1998, which is included
in other income.


4.       Sale of Aircraft Inventory to Soundair, Inc.

The  Partnership  sold its  remaining  inventory of aircraft  parts from the six
disassembled  aircraft,  to Soundair,  Inc. The remaining inventory,  with a net
carrying value of $-0-, was sold  effective  February 1, 1998 for $90,000,  less
amounts previously received for sales as of that date. The net purchase price of
$85,080 was paid in September 1998, and is included in other revenue.


5.       Partners' Capital

The Partnership  Agreement (the Agreement) stipulates different methods by which
revenue,  income  and  loss  from  operations  and  gain or loss on the  sale of
aircraft are to be allocated  to the general  partner and the limited  partners.
Such  allocations are made using income or loss  calculated  under GAAP for book
purposes, which varies from income or loss calculated for tax purposes.

Cash  available  for  distributions,  including  the  proceeds  from the sale of
aircraft,  is  distributed  10% to the  general  partner  and 90% to the limited
partners.

The different methods of allocating items of income, loss and cash available for
distribution  combined with the calculation of items of income and loss for book
and  tax  purposes  result  in  book  basis  capital   accounts  that  may  vary
significantly  from tax basis capital  accounts.  The ultimate  liquidation  and
distribution  of remaining cash will be based on the tax basis capital  accounts
following liquidation, in accordance with the Agreement.




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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

At September 30, 1998, Polaris Aircraft Income Fund II (the Partnership) owned a
portfolio of 14 used commercial jet aircraft out of its original portfolio of 30
aircraft. The portfolio consists of 14 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 aircraft leased
to Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA).

The  Partnership  entered  into  an  agreement  for the  sale  of its  remaining
inventory  of  aircraft  parts,  with a net  carrying  value of $0, from the six
disassembled  aircraft,  to Soundair,  Inc.  The  remaining  inventory  was sold
effective  February 1, 1998 for $90,000,  less amounts  previously  received for
sales as of that date.  The net purchase  price of $85,080 was paid in September
1998, and is included in other income.


Partnership Operations

The  Partnership  recorded  net  income  of  $943,751,   or  $1.51  per  limited
partnership  unit during the three months ended September 30, 1998,  compared to
net income of $1,018,560,  or $1.26 per limited  partnership  unit, for the same
period in 1997. The Partnership recorded net income of $2,645,980,  or $2.81 per
limited  partnership  unit  during the nine months  ended  September  30,  1998,
compared to net income of $3,423,019, or $4.39 per limited partnership unit, for
the same period in 1997.

The decrease in year to date net income is primarily  due to a decrease in other
income. The Partnership recorded other income of $851,683 during the nine months
ended  September 30, 1997, as a result of the receipt of amounts due under a TWA
maintenance  credit and rent deferral  agreement and from payments received from
the sale of inventoried parts from the six disassembled  aircraft.  The variance
in net income per limited  partnership  unit will  differ  from the  variance of
total net income  from  period to period due to the  methods by which  income or
loss from  operations  and gain or loss on the sale of aircraft are allocated in
accordance with the partnership agreement.

Rental revenues, management fees and depreciation declined during the first nine
months of 1998,  as compared to the same  period in 1997.  This  decline was the
result of the sale of aircraft to Triton Aviation Services II LLC in 1997.

The  increase  in  the  deferred   income  balance  at  September  30,  1998  is
attributable  to  differences  between the  payments  due and the rental  income
earned on the TWA  leases for the 14  aircraft  currently  on lease to TWA.  For
income recognition purposes,  the Partnership  recognizes rental income over the
life of the lease in equal monthly amounts.  As a result, the difference between
rental  income  earned and the rental  payments  due is  recognized  as deferred
income.  The rental payments due from TWA during the nine months ended September
30, 1998 exceeded the rental income earned,  causing an increase in the deferred
income balance.

On January 30,  1997,  one Boeing  737-200,  formerly  on lease to Viscount  Air
Services, Inc. (Viscount),  was sold to American Aircarriers Support, Inc. on an
"as-is, where-is" basis for $660,000 cash. In addition, the Partnership retained
maintenance reserves from the previous lessee of $217,075, that had been held by
the Partnership,  which were recognized as additional sale proceeds.  A net loss
of $26,079 was recorded on the sale of the aircraft  during the first six months
of 1997.

Interest income  decreased  during the three and nine months ended September 30,
1998,  as compared to the same  periods in 1997,  primarily  due to the December
1997  payoff of the  Promissory  note  related  to the  aircraft  sold to Triton
Aviation Services II LLC in 1997.

Operating  expenses  increased  during the three and nine months ended September
30, 1998,  as compared to the same periods in 1997,  due to an increase in legal


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expenses.  During the nine months  ended  September  30, 1998,  the  Partnership
recognized  legal  expenses  of  $144,000  related to the  Viscount  default and
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing,  compared to approximately $88,000 during the same
period in 1997. The Partnership  also recognized legal expenses of approximately
$93,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1998,  related to the sale of
aircraft to Triton in 1997.

The Partnership had been holding a security deposit,  received from Jet Fleet in
1992, pending the outcome of bankruptcy  proceedings.  The bankruptcy proceeding
of Jet Fleet  Corporation  was  closed on August  6,  1997,  and the  bankruptcy
proceeding of Jet Fleet International  Airlines, Inc. was closed on February 10,
1998. Consequently,  the Partnership recognized,  during the quarter ended March
31, 1998, revenue of $50,000 that had been held as a deposit.


Claims Related to Lessee Defaults

Braniff,  Inc.  (Braniff)  Bankruptcy  - As  discussed  more  fully  in  Note 3,
Braniff's  bankrupt  estate  has made a payment  in the  amount of  $200,000  in
respect of the  unsecured  claims of the  Partnership  and other  affiliates  of
Polaris Investment Management Corporation. Of this amount, $15,385 was allocated
to the  Partnership,  based  on its pro  rata  share of the  total  claims,  and
recognized as revenue during the quarter ended March 31, 1998, which is included
in other income.


Liquidity and Cash Distributions

Liquidity - The Partnership received all payments due from its sole lessee, TWA,
during 1998,  although the September  1998 lease payment was not received  until
October 1, 1998.  This rent was  included in rent and other  receivables  on the
balance sheet at September 30, 1998.

Payments  totaling  $133,285 and $162,488 were  received  during the nine months
ended  September 30, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  from the sale of inventoried
parts from the six disassembled aircraft.

Polaris Investment Management  Corporation,  the general partner, has determined
that the Partnership  maintain cash reserves as a prudent measure to ensure that
the Partnership has available funds in the event that the aircraft  presently on
lease to TWA require remarketing and for other contingencies, including expenses
of the Partnership. The Partnership's cash reserves will be monitored and may be
revised  from  time to time as  further  information  becomes  available  in the
future.

Cash  Distributions - Cash  distributions  to limited  partners during the three
months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 were  $1,874,898,  or $3.75 per limited
partnership  unit  and  $3,799,977,  or  $7.60  per  unit,  respectively.   Cash
distributions  to limited  partners  during the nine months ended  September 30,
1998 and 1997 were  $16,799,093,  or $33.60  per  limited  partnership  unit and
$11,924,928 or $23.85 per unit, respectively.  The increase in distributions for
the nine months  ended  September  30,  1998,  as compared to the same period in
1997, is due to the distribution of the proceeds received from the prepayment of
a note due from Triton Aviation Services II LLC on December 30, 1997. The timing
and amount of future cash distributions are not yet known and will depend on the
Partnership's future cash requirements  (including expenses of the Partnership),
the need to retain  cash  reserves  as  previously  discussed  in the  Liquidity
section, and the receipt of rental payments from TWA.


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Impact of the Year 2000 Issue

The inability of business  processes to continue to function correctly after the
beginning of the Year 2000 could have serious  adverse  effects on companies and
entities throughout the world. As discussed in prior filings with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission,  the General  Partner has engaged GE Capital  Aviation
Services,   Inc.  ("GECAS")  to  provide  certain  management  services  to  the
Partnership.  Both the General Partner and GECAS are  wholly-owned  subsidiaries
(either direct or indirect) of General  Electric Capital  Corporation  ("GECC").
All of the Partnership's operational functions are handled either by the General
Partner  and  GECAS  or  by  third   parties  (as  discussed  in  the  following
paragraphs), and the Partnership has no information systems of its own.

GECC and GECAS have  undertaken a global  effort to identify  and mitigate  Year
2000 issues in their information systems, products and services,  facilities and
suppliers  as well as to assess the extent to which Year 2000 issues will impact
their  customers.   Each  business  has  a  Year  2000  leader  who  oversees  a
multi-functional  remediation  project team responsible for applying a Six Sigma
quality approach in four phases:  (1)  define/measure  -- identify and inventory
possible  sources of Year 2000 issues;  (2) analyze -- determine  the nature and
extent of Year 2000 issues and develop  project  plans to address  those issues;
(3) improve -- execute project plans and perform a majority of the testing;  and
(4) control -- complete  testing,  continue  monitoring  readiness  and complete
necessary  contingency  plans. The progress of this program is monitored at each
business, and company-wide reviews with senior management are conducted monthly.
GECC and GECAS  management  plan to have completed the first three phases of the
program for a  substantial  majority of  mission-critical  systems by the end of
1998 and to have  nearly  all  significant  information  systems,  products  and
services,  facilities  and  suppliers  in the  control  phase of the  program by
mid-1999.

As noted  elsewhere,  the  Partnership  has fourteen aircraft  remaining  in its
portfolio at this time.  All of these remaining aircraft are on lease with Trans
World Airlines,Inc.("TWA"). TWA has advised GECAS that it has adopted procedures
to identify  and address  Year 2000 issues  and that it has developed a  plan to
implement  required changes  in its  equipment, operations  and systems.  To the
extent,  however,  that TWA suffers any material disruption of  its business and
operations  due to Year 2000 failure of equipment or information  systems,  such
disruption  would likely  have a  material  adverse effect on  the Partnership's
operations and financial condition.

Aside  from  maintenance  and  other  matters  relating  to  the   Partnership's
aircraft-related  assets discussed above, the principal  third-party  vendors to
the  Partnership  are those  providing  the  Partnership  with  services such as
accounting,  auditing, banking and investor services. GECAS intends to apply the
same standards in determining the Year 2000  capabilities  of the  Partnership's
third-party  vendors as GECAS will apply  with  respect to its  outside  vendors
pursuant to its internal Year 2000 program.

The  scope  of the  global  Year  2000  effort  encompasses  many  thousands  of
applications  and computer  programs;  products  and  services;  facilities  and
facilities-related  equipment;  suppliers; and, customers. The Partnership, like
all  business  operations,  is also  dependent  on the Year  2000  readiness  of
infrastructure   suppliers   in   areas   such   as   utility,   communications,
transportation  and other services.  In this  environment,  there will likely be
instances of failure that could cause disruptions in business  processes or that
could affect  customers'  ability to repay  amounts owed to the  Partnership  or


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vendors' ability to provide services  without  interruption.  The likelihood and
effects of failures in infrastructure systems, over which the Partnership has no
control,  cannot  be  estimated.  However,  aside  from the  impact  of any such
possible failures or the possibility of a disruption of TWA's business caused by
Year 2000  failures,  the General  Partner does not believe that  occurrences of
Year  2000  failures  will  have a  material  adverse  effect  on the  financial
position, results of operations or liquidity of the Partnership.

To date, the Partnership has not incurred any Year 2000 expenditures nor does it
expect  to incur any  material  costs in the  future.  However,  the  activities
involved in the Year 2000 effort  necessarily  involve estimates and projections
of activities and resources that will be required in the future. These estimates
and projections could change as work progresses.

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                           Part II. Other Information
                           --------------------------


Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

As  discussed  in Item 3 of Part I of  Polaris  Aircraft  Income  Fund II's (the
Partnership) 1997 Annual Report to the Securities and Exchange  Commission (SEC)
on Form 10-K (Form 10-K) and in Item 1 of Part II of the Partnership's Quarterly
Report to the SEC on Form 10-Q (Form 10-Q) for the periods  ended March 31, 1998
and June 30, 1998,  there are a number of pending legal  actions or  proceedings
involving  the  Partnership.  Except  as  described  below,  there  have been no
material developments with respect to any such actions or proceedings during the
period covered by this report.

Viscount Air Services,  Inc.  (Viscount)  Bankruptcy - As previously  disclosed,
First  Security  Bank,  N.A.,  as owner trustee for the  Partnership  (the Owner
Trustee),  filed a motion for  summary  judgment  on all  claims in the  lawsuit
against BAE Aviation,  Inc., STS Services, Inc. and Piping Design Services, Inc.
(collectively,  the Defendants). The motion was briefed and argued on August 10,
1998,  and the court issued a Minute Entry  granting the motion on September 24,
1998.  Accordingly,  the Owner Trustee has lodged a form of judgment  dismissing
the  counterclaim  and  exonerating  the bond  previously  posted  by the  Owner
Trustee. The court has not yet entered judgment.

Ron Wallace v. Polaris Investment Management  Corporation,  et al. - On November
9, 1998,  defendants,  acting through their  counsel,  entered into a settlement
agreement  with   plaintiffs  and  with  the  plaintiff  in  a  related  action,
Accelerated High Yield Income Fund v. Polaris Investment Management Corporation,
et al. The settlement is subject to final approval by the Court.  The settlement
agreement  does not  provide  for any  payments  to be made to the  Partnership.
Plaintiff's  counsel is seeking  reimbursement from the Partnership of an as yet
to be determined amount of fees and expenses.  A settlement notice setting forth
the terms of the  settlement  will be mailed to the last  known  address of each
unitholder of the  Partnership  by November 20, 1998. On November 10, 1998,  the
Court preliminarily approved the settlement.  A hearing to determine whether the
settlement should be finally approved by the Court is scheduled for December 22,
1998.

Other Proceedings - Item 10 in Part III of the Partnership's  1997 Form 10-K and
Item 1 in Part II of the Partnership's Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31,
1998 and June 30, 1998 discuss  certain  actions  which have been filed  against
Polaris Investment Management Corporation and others in connection with the sale
of interests in the  Partnership  and the  management  of the  Partnership.  The
Partnership  is not a party  to  these  actions.  There  have  been no  material
developments  with respect to any of the actions  described  therein  during the
period covered by this report.



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Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a)      Exhibits (numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K)

        27.     Financial Data Schedule (in electronic format only).

b)      Reports on Form 8-K

        No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the  Registrant  during the quarter
        for which this report is filed.




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<PAGE>



                                    SIGNATURE



Pursuant to the  requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange
Act of 1934,  the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership
                        (Registrant)
                        By:    Polaris Investment
                               Management Corporation,
                               General Partner





      November 16, 1998                By:     /S/Marc A. Meiches
- --------------------------------               ------------------
                                               Mark A. Meiches
                                               Chief Financial Officer
                                               (principal financial officer and
                                               principal accounting officer of
                                               Polaris Investment Management
                                               Corporation, General Partner of
                                               the Registrant)

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