POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II
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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 ---------------

                                    FORM 10-Q

                                 ---------------



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

                  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000

                                       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 11 pages.
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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND II,
                        A California Limited Partnership

          FORM 10-Q - For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2000




                                      INDEX



Part I.  Financial Information                                              Page

         Item 1.      Financial Statements

              a)  Balance Sheets - September 30, 2000 and
                  December 31, 1999...........................................3

              b)  Statements of Operations - Three and Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999...........................4

              c)  Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital
                  (Deficit) - Year Ended December 31, 1999
                  and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000....................5

              d)  Statements of Cash Flows - Nine Months
                  Ended September 30, 2000 and 1999...........................6

              e)  Notes to Financial Statements...............................7

         Item 2.      Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                      Financial Condition and Results of Operations...........8



Part II. Other Information

         Item 1.      Legal Proceedings......................................10

         Item 6.      Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.......................10

         Signature    .......................................................11


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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,
                                                        2000            1999
                                                        ----            ----
ASSETS:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                           $ 18,949,319   $ 18,789,625

RENT AND OTHER RECEIVABLES                               943,697        935,004

AIRCRAFT, net of accumulated depreciation of
   $87,125,300 in 2000 and $83,330,258 in 1999        28,238,009     32,033,051

OTHER ASSETS                                              14,472          2,835
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Assets                                $ 48,145,497   $ 51,760,515
                                                    ============   ============

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):

PAYABLE TO AFFILIATES                               $    278,316   $    226,242

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED
   LIABILITIES                                           469,713        518,032

DEFERRED INCOME                                        5,295,229      4,022,256

NOTES PAYABLE                                          1,928,872      6,037,021
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Liabilities                              7,972,130     10,803,551
                                                    ------------   ------------

PARTNERS' CAPITAL (DEFICIT):
   General Partner                                    (3,295,362)    (3,287,469)
   Limited Partners, 499,973 units
      issued and outstanding                          43,468,729     44,244,433
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Partners' Capital (Deficit)             40,173,367     40,956,964
                                                    ------------   ------------

        Total Liabilities and Partners'
          Capital (Deficit)                         $ 48,145,497   $ 51,760,515
                                                    ============   ============

        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)



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

                                 2000         1999         2000         1999
                                 ----         ----         ----         ----
REVENUES:
   Rent from operating
    leases                    $ 3,145,675  $ 3,145,675  $ 9,437,026  $ 9,437,026
   Interest                       304,674      229,221      847,406      657,447
   Gain on sale of aircraft
     inventory                       --           --           --         65,619
                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

           Total Revenues       3,450,349    3,374,896   10,284,432   10,160,092
                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

EXPENSES:
   Depreciation                 1,265,014    1,329,790    3,795,042    3,989,370
   Management fees to general
     partner                      121,617      121,617      364,851      364,851
   Operating                        7,270        9,619       22,775       31,827
   Interest                        67,464      194,132      300,024      671,211
   Administration and other        68,931       64,866      224,569      206,123
                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

           Total Expenses       1,530,296    1,720,024    4,707,261    5,263,382
                              -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

NET INCOME                    $ 1,920,053  $ 1,654,872  $ 5,577,171  $ 4,896,710
                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO
   THE GENERAL PARTNER        $   206,672  $   204,020  $   628,184  $   675,465
                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED
   TO LIMITED PARTNERS        $ 1,713,381  $ 1,450,852  $ 4,948,987  $ 4,221,245
                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
   PARTNERSHIP UNIT           $      3.43  $      2.90  $      9.90  $      8.44
                              ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========


        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, 1999 and
                                        Nine Months Ended September 30, 2000
                                        ------------------------------------

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


Balance, December 31, 1998           $ (3,256,230)  $ 46,701,630   $ 43,445,400

   Net income                             879,823      5,742,360      6,622,183

   Cash distributions to partners        (911,062)    (8,199,557)    (9,110,619)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, December 31, 1999             (3,287,469)    44,244,433     40,956,964

   Net income                             628,184      4,948,987      5,577,171

   Cash distributions to partners        (636,077)    (5,724,691)    (6,360,768)
                                     ------------   ------------   ------------

Balance, September 30, 2000          $ (3,295,362)  $ 43,468,729   $ 40,173,367
                                     ============   ============   ============

        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,
                                                 -------------------------------
                                                        2000           1999
                                                        ----           ----
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
    Net income                                     $  5,577,171   $  4,896,710
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
      cash provided by operating activities:
      Depreciation                                    3,795,042      3,989,370
      Gain on sale of aircraft inventory                   --          (65,619)
      Changes in operating assets and
         liabilities:
         Decrease (increase) in rent and other
           receivables                                   (8,693)         6,462
         Decrease (increase)in other assets             (11,637)         1,451
         Increase in payable to affiliates               52,074         55,133
         Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
           and accrued liabilities                      (48,319)           107
         Increase in deferred income                  1,272,973      1,272,973
                                                   ------------   ------------

           Net cash provided by operating
             activities                              10,628,611     10,156,587
                                                   ------------   ------------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
    Principal payments on notes payable              (4,108,149)    (3,737,129)
    Cash distributions to partners                   (6,360,768)    (7,027,398)
                                                   ------------   ------------

           Net cash used in financing
             activities                             (10,468,917)   (10,764,527)
                                                   ------------   ------------

CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH
    EQUIVALENTS                                         159,694       (607,940)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
    BEGINNING OF PERIOD                              18,789,625     19,228,093
                                                   ------------   ------------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
    END OF PERIOD                                  $ 18,949,319   $ 18,620,153
                                                   ============   ============


SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
    Interest paid                                  $    301,850   $    672,871
                                                   ============   ============

        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, 1999,
1998,  and 1997 included in the  Partnership's  1999 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
                                         Three Months Ended       Payable at
                                         September 30, 2000   September 30, 2000
                                         ------------------   ------------------

Aircraft Management Fees                      $105,000             $259,117

Out-of-Pocket Administrative
    Expense Reimbursement                      128,990               19,199
                                              --------             --------

                                              $233,990             $278,316
                                              ========             ========



3.       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, 2000, Polaris Aircraft Income Fund II (the Partnership) owned a
portfolio of 14 used commercial jet aircraft and spare parts 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).


Partnership Operations

The  Partnership  recorded  net  income  of  $1,920,053,  or $3.43  per  limited
partnership unit, for the three months ended September 30, 2000, compared to net
income of  $1,654,872,  or $2.90 per  limited  partnership  unit,  for the three
months  ended  September  30,  1999.  The  Partnership  recorded  net  income of
$5,577,171,  or $9.90 per limited  partnership  unit,  for the nine months ended
September 30, 2000,  compared to net income of $4,896,710,  or $8.44 per limited
partnership unit, for the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

The increase in net income is primarily  due to increased  interest  revenue and
decreases in depreciation, interest expense, operating expense, partially offset
by  increases  in  administration  expenses  as well  as a gain  on the  sale of
aircraft inventory recognized in 1999.

The  increase  in  the  deferred   income  balance  at  September  30,  2000  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, 2000 exceeded the rental income earned,  causing an increase in the deferred
income balance.

Interest income  increased  during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2000, as compared to the same periods in 1999,  primarily due to higher  average
cash reserves and a higher rate of return on those cash reserves.

Gains on the sale of aircraft  inventory  decreased during the nine months ended
September  30, 2000 as  compared to the same period in 1999,  as a result of the
sale of aircraft  inventory to Soundair,  Inc.  during 1999.  There were no such
sales in 2000.

The decrease in  depreciation  expense is the result of several  aircraft having
been fully depreciated down to their original  estimated  residual values during
1999 offset by additional ongoing depreciation. The residual values at lease end
on all aircraft  were  reviewed and adjusted  downward in the fourth  quarter of
1999 resulting in additional ongoing  depreciation on aircraft  previously fully
depreciated.

Operating  expenses  decreased  during the three and nine months ended September
30, 2000,  as compared to the same periods in 1999,  primarily due to a decrease
in legal  expenses  related to the  Viscount  default and Chapter 11  bankruptcy
filing.

Interest expense  decreased during the three and nine months ended September 30,
2000, as compared to the same period in 1999, due to the continued payments made
on the notes payable for the TWA hushkits.

Administration  expenses  increased  during  the  three  and nine  months  ended
September  30, 2000,  as compared to the same periods in 1999,  primarily due to
consulting  fees  incurred  for the  research  and reissue of a large  number of
investor  distribution  checks during 2000. The increase in printing and postage
costs also contributed to the higher administration expenses during 2000.

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Liquidity and Cash Distributions

Liquidity - The Partnership received all payments due from its sole lessee, TWA,
during the nine months ended  September 30, 2000,  except for the September 2000
lease  payment.  On October 6,  2000,  the  Partnership  received  its  $935,000
September  rental  payment  from TWA that was due on September  27,  2000.  This
amount  was  included  in rent and other  receivables  on the  balance  sheet at
September 30, 2000.

Polaris Investment Management  Corporation,  the general partner, has determined
that cash  reserves  be  maintained  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, 2000 and 1999 were  $1,874,899,  or $3.75 per limited
partnership unit,  respectively.  Cash  distributions to limited partners during
the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 were $5,724,691, or $11.45 per
limited partnership unit and $6,324,658, or $12.65 per limited partnership unit,
respectively.  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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                           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) 1999 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 period  ended June 30,  2000,
there  are  several   pending  legal  actions  or   proceedings   involving  the
Partnership.  There have been no material  developments with respect to any such
actions or proceedings during the period covered by this report.

Other Proceedings - Item 10 of Part III of the Partnership's  1999 Form 10-K and
Item 1 of Part II of the  Partnership's  Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30,
2000 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.


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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                                    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 13, 2000                  By: /S/Stephen E. Yost
---------------------------------             --------------------------------
                                              Stephen E. Yost
                                              Chief Financial Officer
                                              (principal financial officer and
                                              principal accounting officer of
                                              Polaris Investment Management
                                              Corporation, General Partner of
                                              the Registrant)


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