From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] FAA and Kit built A/C
To: lml
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 00:48:50 -0400
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Posted for "John W. Cox" <johnwcox@pacificnw.com>:

  John, I am very clear on a number of former Lancair employees who now
  provide Builder Assist around the US who gained their work experience
  with Lancair.  I also have the utmost respect for the exceptional
  program instituted and now in place by Joe Bartels to provide Factory
  Assistance at Redmond, OR.
  
  I know of no such quality Builder Assist program in connection with ex
  VAN's employees or a similar Factory Assistance Program at Aurora. I
  have personally witnessed Van's strong opinion that it should be built
  by the builder in their own home. I have numerous friends who have
  contracted out the intended program to third parties outside the
  purchaser's home or even home city and at airports.
  
  Can you expound offline?  This issue, if passed could have unintended
  consequence to builders everywhere.  The caliber of kits and the quality
  of components available to experimental category aircraft has been an
  indirect result of this myopic avoidance of the growth of the swine.
  
  John Cox - KUAO
  EAA 105
  johnwcox@pacificnw.com