POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI
10-Q, 1996-08-12
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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 June 30, 1996

                                       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. 33-31810

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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                        State of Organization: California
                   IRS Employer Identification No. 94-3102632
         201 Mission Street, 27th Floor, San Francisco, California 94105
                           Telephone - (415) 284-7400



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
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                       This document consists of 13 pages.


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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                        A California Limited Partnership

            FORM 10-Q - For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 1996




                                      INDEX



Part I.  Financial Information                                           Page

      Item 1.  Financial Statements

         a) Balance Sheets - June 30, 1996 and
            December 31, 1995............................................ 3

         b) Statements of Income - Three and Six Months
            Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995................................. 4

         c) Statements of Changes in Partners' Capital -
            Year Ended December 31, 1995 and
            Six Months Ended June 30, 1996............................... 5

         d) Statements of Cash Flows - Six Months
            Ended June 30, 1996 and 1995................................. 6

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

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



Part II.    Other Information

      Item 1.  Legal Proceedings........................................ 11

      Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K......................... 12

      Signature......................................................... 13

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                          Part 1. Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      June 30,      December 31,
                                                        1996            1995
                                                     -----------     -----------

ASSETS:

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                            $ 3,494,720     $ 3,297,782

RENT AND INTEREST RECEIVABLE                             406,311         467,025

AIRCRAFT, net of accumulated depreciation of
  $14,267,494 in 1996 and $13,390,080 in 1995         15,171,706      16,049,120
                                                     -----------     -----------


                                                     $19,072,737     $19,813,927
                                                     ===========     ===========

LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL:

PAYABLE TO AFFILIATES                                $    30,368     $    26,362

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED
  LIABILITIES                                             11,929          34,797

SECURITY DEPOSITS                                         94,000          94,000
                                                     -----------     -----------

       Total Liabilities                                 136,297         155,159
                                                     -----------     -----------

PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
  General Partner                                          5,656           5,656
  Limited Partners, 69,418 units
    issued and outstanding                            18,930,784      19,653,112
                                                     -----------     -----------

       Total Partners' Capital                        18,936,440      19,658,768
                                                     -----------     -----------

                                                     $19,072,737     $19,813,927
                                                     ===========     ===========

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                        3

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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                        A California Limited Partnership

                              STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                   (Unaudited)



                                    Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                         June 30,                June 30,
                                     1996        1995        1996        1995
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

REVENUES:
  Rent from operating leases      $  434,643  $  453,046  $  869,286  $1,248,289
  Interest                            45,760      56,980      92,363     105,705
  Gain on sale of aircraft            91,303      64,497     143,943     111,213
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

       Total Revenues                571,706     574,523   1,105,592   1,465,207
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

EXPENSES:
  Depreciation and amortization      438,707     474,318     877,414     948,637
  Administration and other            24,142      29,506      37,111      48,495
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

       Total Expenses                462,849     503,824     914,525     997,132
                                  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------

NET INCOME                        $  108,857  $   70,699  $  191,067  $  468,075
                                  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED TO
  THE GENERAL PARTNER             $   22,835  $   27,402  $   45,670  $   54,804
                                  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME ALLOCATED
  TO LIMITED PARTNERS             $   86,022  $   43,297  $  145,397  $  413,271
                                  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

NET INCOME PER LIMITED
  PARTNERSHIP UNIT                $     1.24  $     0.62  $     2.10  $     5.95
                                  ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                         4

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                          POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                          A California Limited Partnership

                     STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
                                    (Unaudited)


                                         Year Ended December 31, 1995 and
                                          Six Months Ended June 30, 1996
                                          ------------------------------
                                      General        Limited
                                      Partner        Partners          Total
                                     --------       -----------     -----------

Balance, December 31, 1994           $  5,656       $23,280,997     $23,286,653

  Net income (loss)                   105,040        (1,632,117)     (1,527,077)

  Cash distributions to partners     (105,040)       (1,995,768)     (2,100,808)
                                     --------       -----------     -----------

Balance, December 31, 1995              5,656        19,653,112      19,658,768

  Net income                           45,670           145,397         191,067

  Cash distributions to partners      (45,670)         (867,725)       (913,395)
                                     --------       -----------     -----------

Balance, June 30, 1996               $  5,656       $18,930,784     $18,936,440
                                     ========       ===========     ===========

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                         5

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                          POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                          A California Limited Partnership

                              STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                    (Unaudited)

                                                      Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                      -------------------------
                                                         1996           1995
                                                     -----------    -----------

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income                                         $   191,067    $   468,075
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to
    net cash provided by operating activities:
    Depreciation and amortization                        877,414        948,637
    Gain on sale of aircraft                            (143,943)      (111,213)
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
      Decrease in rent and interest receivable            60,714        231,750
      Increase (decrease) in payable to affiliates         4,006        (17,684)
      Increase (decrease) in accounts payable
         and accrued liabilities                         (22,868)         3,257
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Net cash provided by operating activities       966,390      1,522,822
                                                     -----------    -----------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Principal payments on finance sale of aircraft         143,943        111,213
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Net cash provided by investing activities       143,943        111,213
                                                     -----------    -----------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Cash distributions to partners                        (913,395)    (1,096,074)
                                                     -----------    -----------

         Net cash used in financing activities          (913,395)    (1,096,074)
                                                     -----------    -----------

CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH
  EQUIVALENTS                                            196,938        537,961

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
  BEGINNING OF PERIOD                                  3,297,782      2,695,546
                                                     -----------    -----------

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT
  END OF PERIOD                                      $ 3,494,720    $ 3,233,507
                                                     ===========    ===========

        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

                                         6

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                        POLARIS AIRCRAFT INCOME FUND VI,
                        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 VI'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.  These  statements  should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements  and notes  thereto for the years ended  December 31, 1995,  1994 and
1993,  included in the Partnership's  1995 Annual Report to the SEC on Form 10-K
(Form 10-K).

Aircraft and  Depreciation  - The aircraft are recorded at cost,  which includes
acquisition costs. Depreciation to an estimated residual value is computed using
the straight-line  method over the estimated economic life of the aircraft which
was  originally  estimated  to  be  30  years  from  the  date  of  manufacture.
Depreciation in the year of acquisition was calculated  based upon the number of
days that the aircraft were in service.

The Partnership periodically reviews the estimated realizability of the residual
values at the projected end of each aircraft's  economic life based on estimated
residual  values  obtained from  independent  parties which provide  current and
future estimated  aircraft values by aircraft type. For any downward  adjustment
in estimated  residual  value or decrease in the  projected  remaining  economic
life, the depreciation expense over the projected remaining economic life of the
aircraft is increased.

If the projected net cash flow for each aircraft (projected rental revenue,  net
of management fees, less projected maintenance costs, if any, plus the estimated
residual  value) is less than the carrying value of the aircraft,  an impairment
loss is  recognized.  Pursuant to Statement of  Financial  Accounting  Standards
(SFAS) No. 121, as discussed  below,  measurement of an impairment  loss will be
based on the "fair value" of the asset as defined in the statement.

Capitalized  Costs -  Aircraft  modification  and  maintenance  costs  which are
determined  to increase  the value or extend the useful life of the aircraft are
capitalized  and  amortized  using the  straight-line  method over the estimated
useful  life of the  improvement.  These  costs  are also  subject  to  periodic
evaluation as discussed above.

Financial  Accounting  Pronouncements  - SFAS No. 107,  "Disclosures  about Fair
Value of Financial  Instruments,"  requires the Partnership to disclose the fair
value of financial  instruments.  Cash and cash  equivalents  is stated at cost,
which approximates fair value. As discussed in Note 3, the carrying value of the
Partnership's  note  receivable  from Empresa de Transporte  Aereo del Peru S.A.
(Aeroperu)  at June 30,  1996 and  December  31,  1995 is zero due to a recorded
allowance for credit losses equal to the balance of the note.  Aeroperu paid the
note in full in July 1996 as discussed in Note 5.

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The  Partnership  adopted  SFAS  No.  121,  "Accounting  for the  Impairment  of
Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," as of January 1,
1996. This statement  requires that long-lived  assets and certain  identifiable
intangibles to be held and used by an entity be reviewed for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
may not be recoverable.  The Partnership  estimates that this pronouncement will
not have a material impact on the Partnership's financial position or results of
operation unless events or  circumstances  change that would cause the projected
net  cash  flows to be  adjusted.  No  impairment  loss  was  recognized  by the
Partnership during the first two quarters of 1996.


2.    Lease to American Trans Air, Inc. (ATA)

As  discussed  in the Form 10-K,  under the ATA lease,  the  Partnership  may be
required to finance an aircraft  hushkit for use on the aircraft at an estimated
cost of  approximately  $2.6 million,  which would be partially  recovered  with
interest through payments from ATA over an extended lease term.


3.    Sale to Aeroperu

In August  1993,  the  Partnership  negotiated a sale to Aeroperu for the Boeing
727-100 aircraft that was transferred to the Partnership  under the ATA lease as
discussed  in the Form 10-K.  The  Partnership  agreed to accept  payment of the
sales price of  approximately  $578,000 in 36 monthly  installments  of $19,000,
with  interest  at a rate of 12% per  annum.  The  Partnership  recorded  a note
receivable  and an  allowance  for credit  losses equal to the  discounted  sale
price.  Gain on sale of aircraft is recognized as payments are received.  During
the three and six months ended June 30, 1996, the Partnership received principal
and  interest   payments  due  from  Aeroperu  totaling  $95,000  and  $152,000,
respectively,  of which $91,302 and $143,943 was recorded as gain on sale in the
statement  of  operations  for the three and six  months  ended  June 30,  1996,
respectively.  The note receivable and corresponding allowance for credit losses
are reduced by the principal portion of payments  received.  The balances of the
note receivable and  corresponding  allowance for credit losses were $18,812 and
$162,755 as of June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995, respectively.  The remaining
balance of the  security  deposit  posted by  Aeroperu  was  applied to the last
installment due from Aeroperu, as discussed in Note 5.


4.    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
                                          June 30, 1996        June 30, 1996
                                           -------------       -------------
Out-of-Pocket Administrative and
   Operating Expense Reimbursement           $ 20,632            $ 30,368

Management  fees payable to the general  partner are  subordinated  each year to
receipt   by  unit   holders  of   distributions   equaling  a  10%  per  annum,
non-compounded  return on  adjusted  capital  contributions,  as  defined in the
Partnership Agreement.  Based on the subordination provisions, no management fee
expense was recognized or paid during the quarter ended June 30, 1996.

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5.    Subsequent Event

In July 1996, the  Partnership  received the final payment due from Aeroperu for
the sale of one Boeing 727-100 aircraft as discussed in Note 3.

                                        9

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

Polaris  Aircraft  Income  Fund VI (the  Partnership)  owns one  Boeing  737-200
Advanced aircraft leased to British Airways Plc (British Airways) and one Boeing
727-200  Advanced  aircraft  leased to  American  Trans  Air,  Inc.  (ATA).  The
Partnership  sold  one  Boeing  727-100  aircraft  that ATA  transferred  to the
Partnership  as part of the ATA lease  transaction  in April 1993, to Empresa de
Transporte  Aereo del Peru  S.A.  (Aeroperu).  Aeroperu  completed  its  payment
obligations to the Partnership in July 1996.


Partnership Operations

The  Partnership  recorded  net  income  of  $108,857,   or  $1.24  per  limited
partnership  unit,  for the three months  ended June 30,  1996,  compared to net
income  of  $70,699,  or $0.62  per  unit,  for the  same  period  in 1995.  The
Partnership  recorded net income of $191,067,  or $2.10 per limited  partnership
unit,  for the six  months  ended  June 30,  1996,  compared  to net  income  of
$468,075, or $5.95 per unit, for the same period in 1995. Year to date operating
results  reflect  substantially  lower  rental  revenues as compared to the same
period in 1995.

As discussed  in the  Partnership's  1995 Annual  Report to the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on Form 10-K (Form 10-K), the Partnership negotiated a lease
extension with British  Airways for three years from April 1995 until March 1998
at the then current fair market rental rate, which was  approximately 40% of the
prior rate. The Partnership  recognized a reduction in rental revenue  beginning
in the second  quarter  of 1995  which  negatively  impacted  the  Partnership's
operating results.


Liquidity and Cash Distributions

Liquidity -The Partnership  continues to receive all lease payments on a current
basis.  The ATA lease  specifies that the Partnership may be required to finance
an aircraft  hushkit at an estimated cost of approximately  $2.6 million,  which
would be partially  recovered  with interest  through  payments from ATA over an
extended  lease term.  The  Partnership's  cash  reserves are being  retained to
finance a portion of the cost that may be incurred  under the lease with ATA and
to cover other potential cash requirements.

Cash  Distributions - Cash  distributions  to limited  partners during the three
months  ended  June 30,  1996 and  1995  were  $433,863,  or $6.25  per  limited
partnership   unit  and   $520,635  or  $7.50  per  unit,   respectively.   Cash
distributions  to limited partners during the six months ended June 30, 1996 and
1995 were  $867,725,  or $12.50 per limited  partnership  unit and $1,041,270 or
$15.00  per  unit,   respectively.   The  timing  and  amount  of  future   cash
distributions  will depend upon the  Partnership's  future cash requirements and
the receipt of rental payments from British Airways and ATA.

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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 VI's (the
Partnership) 1995 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 March 31, 1996,
there are a number  of  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 in Part III of the Partnership's  1995 Form 10-K and
Item 1 in Part II of the Partnership's  Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31,
1996 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.  With the exception of
Novak, et al v. Polaris Holding  Company,  et al, (which has been dismissed,  as
discussed in Item 10 of the Partnership's  1995 Form 10-K) where the Partnership
was named as a defendant for procedural purposes, the Partnership is not a party
to these  actions.  Except as  discussed  below,  there  have  been no  material
developments  with respect to any of the actions  described  therein  during the
period covered by this report.

Bishop  v.  Kidder  Peabody  & Co.,  Incorporated  et al.  - On June  18,  1996,
defendants  filed a motion to transfer  venue from  Sacramento  to San Francisco
County. The Court subsequently denied the motion.

Weisl  et al.  v.  Polaris  Holding  Company  et al. - On April  25,  1996,  the
Appellate  Division for the First  Department  affirmed the trial  court's order
which had dismissed most of plaintiffs' claims.

In re Prudential  Securities Inc. Limited  Partnerships  Litigation - On June 5,
1996, the Court certified a class with respect to claims against Polaris Holding
Company,  one of its former  officers,  Polaris  Aircraft  Leasing  Corporation,
Polaris Investment Management  Corporation,  and Polaris Securities Corporation.
The class is comprised  of all  investors  who  purchased  securities  in any of
Polaris  Aircraft  Income Funds I through VI during the period from January 1985
until  January  29,  1991,  regardless  of which  brokerage  firm  the  investor
purchased  from.  Excepted from the class are those investors who settled in the
SEC/Prudential  settlement or otherwise  opted for  arbitration  pursuant to the
settlement and any investor who has previously  released the Polaris  defendants
through any other  settlement.  On June 10,  1996,  the Court  issued an opinion
denying summary judgment to Polaris on plaintiffs'  Section 1964(c) and (d) RICO
claims and state causes of action,  and granting  summary judgment to Polaris on
plaintiffs'  1964(a) RICO claims and the New Jersey State RICO claims. On August
5, 1996, the Court signed an order providing for notice to be given to the class
members. The case has been set for trial on November 11, 1996.

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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)

      None

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 VI,
                                    A California Limited Partnership
                                    (Registrant)
                                    By: Polaris Investment
                                        Management Corporation,
                                        General Partner




         August 8, 1996                 By:  /S/Marc A. Meiches
- --------------------------------            --------------------------------
                                            Marc 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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