Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.165.45] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b5) with HTTP id 1641924 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:57:20 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Lancair 235 in a flying club To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b5 Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 07:57:20 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <000901c22ec2$ed65cc80$84325b40@mshome.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Robert Smiley" : The performance of the 235/320 is quite high, wing loadings, landing and stall speeds, approach to landings are steeper than typical and these birds must be flown into the ground effect for safest flying. Such characteristics are foreign to most spam can and witchita wagon flyers. If you want to get a hot rod for the club may I suggest a certified aircraft such as a grumman cheetah or globe swift although they have their quirks as well. In any case the lancairs take a steep learning curve to become comfortable in the cockpit. There is also the question of insurance which many of us Lancair owners are now becoming aware of. I doublt you could get insurance in a club environment with the Lancair. Perhaps an, (forgive me guys), an RV8 might fill your need with a lot more forgiveness in the flight envelope while still giving you the thrill of a hot rod airplane. Insurance might be a simpler problem as well. Bob Smiley N94RJ