I've been hesitant to put my .02 in on this for fear of getting flamed, but I
think a big problem is the cost for HPAT...  I know some will say things
like...what's your life worth, blah blah.  But like a lot of guys, I have a day
job, and think I'm incredibly lucky to have such a great airplane which is
probably a stretch for my budget.

If I've got an extra $1000, I'd rather plan on flying conservatively and making
smart decisions based on my experience...and put the $1000 on a set of GAMI
injectors.  I'm an instrument rated pilot, but I fly 99% VFR.  I keep current
on instruments but I would never purposefully launch into hard IMC.

So for guys like me, cost is a primary factor in the training I do.  I train
with a local instructor who is a a good stick and rudder guy, good instrument
instructor, but has never been in a Lancair before he flew with me.  He gets
$40 per hour.  That's probably not the ideal, but it is realistic and a lot
better than nothing which is the alternative if the only choice is HPAT.

Matt McManus

Quoting Art Jensen <flycassutts@yahoo.com>:

> ...Why do owners not get
> training sufficient to keep them safe?  Is it cost?  Is it
> accessability/convenience to training?
>
> I don't feel that HPAT is doing the job that Joe/Lancair intended and has a
> monopoly in the training arena with Lancair and the insurance companies....