Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc1-s30.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.102] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3018557 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:14:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.102; envelope-from=gt_phantom@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([207.46.8.19]) by bay0-omc1-s30.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:12:58 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 9 Jul 2008 14:12:58 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 24.248.74.254 by BAY117-DAV9.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 09 Jul 2008 21:12:54 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [24.248.74.254] X-Originating-Email: [gt_phantom@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gt_phantom@hotmail.com From: "GT-Phantom" To: References: Subject: RE: 320 vs 360 Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 17:12:55 -0400 Message-ID: <009601c8e208$8e5526a0$b83a400a@thunderlap> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0097_01C8E1E7.074386A0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcjiBs+RbMk1C+sJSiOnqhCpsoQM2QAAG3fQ X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Jul 2008 21:12:58.0011 (UTC) FILETIME=[8FCAD6B0:01C8E208] Return-Path: gt_phantom@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C8E1E7.074386A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Two other considerations in the equation: Purchase Price (if you are buying used). A bare bones 320 is frequently the best bang-for-the-buck out there if you are willing to upgrade the panel yourself. I'm just about ready for first flight in an 18 year-old 320 newly equipped with a Dynon D-180; Garmin GNS 480 (handy on the East Coast when they quickly assign you airways); Garmin 496 with XM Wx; TFRs; Terrain as backup nav; and a TruTrack Digiflight II VSGV. Total cost after adding all of these and selling some of the old stuff was far less than a 360 with less-than-current IFR equipment, and doing the replacement gave me much better confidence that everything "under the dash" is in top-notch condition. Fly Higher. The Lancair 235 is a really nice plane if you are small (I am, and my last plane was a 235) but the climb is rather pathetic with a 2-blade fixed pitch prop and it poops out too low fully loaded. A Mountain High O2 system for two people in either a 320 or 360 lets you climb comfortably anywhere under the flight levels, so git 'er on up! Then back off the power to that best range speed. Again the 360 may have a slight advantage here in the climb, although my high-compression 320 reportedly makes 170hp so it can't be that much different. Cheers, Bill ------=_NextPart_000_0097_01C8E1E7.074386A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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Purchase Price (if you are buying used). A bare bones 320 = is=20 frequently the best bang-for-the-buck out there if you are willing to = upgrade=20 the panel yourself. I'm just about ready for first flight in an 18 = year-old 320 newly equipped with a Dynon D-180; Garmin GNS 480 (handy on = the=20 East Coast when they quickly assign you airways); Garmin 496 with XM Wx; = TFRs;=20 Terrain as backup nav; and a TruTrack Digiflight II VSGV. Total = cost after=20 adding all of these and selling some of the old stuff was far less than = a 360=20 with less-than-current IFR equipment, and doing the replacement gave me = much=20 better confidence that everything "under the dash" is in top-notch=20 condition.

Fly=20 Higher. The Lancair 235 is a really nice plane if you are small (I = am, and=20 my last plane was a 235) but the climb is rather pathetic with a 2-blade = fixed=20 pitch prop and it poops out too low fully loaded. A Mountain High = O2=20 system for two people in either a 320 or 360 lets you climb comfortably = anywhere=20 under the flight levels, so git 'er on up! Then back off the power = to that=20 best range speed. Again the 360 may have a slight advantage here = in the=20 climb, although my high-compression 320 reportedly makes 170hp so it = can't be=20 that much different.

Cheers,

Bill

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