X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:01:32 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.bbsyd.dk ([89.184.128.195] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.1) with ESMTP id 6002664 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 09 Jan 2013 09:57:46 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=89.184.128.195; envelope-from=tj@yacht-pool.dk Received: from TIM (unknown [95.154.58.204]) by mail.bbsyd.dk (Postfix) with SMTP id E76F43B8095 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:57:12 +0100 (CET) X-Original-Message-ID: From: =?Windows-1252?Q?Tim_J=F8rgensen?= X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Purchase Advice LNC2 X-Original-Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2013 15:57:59 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01CDEE82.19305710" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5931 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.6157 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01CDEE82.19305710 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Purchase a 235 , ending at $50k=20 Enjoy 160KTAS at 6gph. =20 Now, considering $70k on a good 320/360=20 enjoy 190KTAS at 9gph, and a bit more room and better climb. My question is, to most of you is $20k worth the room, performance, yet = higher fuel flow? Don=B4t forget: Gross weight 235 =3D 1490 lbs. Gross weight 320/360 MKI =3D 1640 lbs. Fross weight 320/360 MKII =3D 1790 lbs. These numbers might be the most important reason to find a good 320/360 = MKII. I considered a 235 vs. a 320/360 kit back in 2003. The price difference = was some USD 5.000,-.=20 Don Gordon talked me out of the 235 kit when I visited his hangar, and I = am glad he did (thank you Don !!!) A friend of mine later bought that very same 235 kit and still = suffers........ Anyway, I started building the 360MKII in 2003. Back then, a good 9 = years and 30-some pounds ago, I realized that the 1490 lbs. gross weight = would not do. I now realize that I should have bought a Legacy for the = extra payload. - Or maybe an AN-2...... Anyway, the 320/360MKII is well worth the extra 20k in my opinion. In = fact it is probably better than the Legacy because of the Lycoming = engine. It also looks better. Ooh, and don=B4t forget that you are going = to want a MKII model because of the bigger tail. The big tail is not = nearly as dangerous as the small tail, especially if you plan on doing = spins. It also looks better. Tim Jorgensen 360MKIIOBFB / 99% ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01CDEE82.19305710 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Purchase a 235 , ending at $50k=20
Enjoy 160KTAS at 6gph.  =

Now,=20 considering $70k on a good 320/360
enjoy 190KTAS at 9gph, and a bit = more room and=20 better climb.

My question is, to most of you is $20k worth the = room,=20 performance, yet higher fuel flow?
 
Don=B4t forget:
Gross weight 235 =3D 1490 = lbs.
Gross weight 320/360 MKI =3D 1640 = lbs.
Fross weight 320/360 MKII =3D 1790 = lbs.
 
These numbers might be the most = important=20 reason to find a good 320/360 MKII.
 
I considered a 235 vs. a 320/360 kit = back in 2003.=20 The price difference was some USD 5.000,-.
Don Gordon talked me out of the 235 kit = when I=20 visited his hangar, and I am glad he did (thank you Don = !!!)
 
A friend of mine later bought that very = same 235=20 kit and still suffers........
 
Anyway, I started building the 360MKII = in 2003.=20 Back then, a good 9 years and 30-some pounds ago, I realized that the = 1490 lbs.=20 gross weight would not do. I now realize that I should have bought a=20 Legacy for the extra payload. - Or maybe an AN-2......
 
Anyway, the 320/360MKII is well worth = the extra 20k=20 in my opinion. In fact it is probably better than the Legacy because of = the=20 Lycoming engine. It also looks better. Ooh, and don=B4t forget that you = are going=20 to want a MKII model because of the bigger tail. The big tail is not nearly as dangerous as the small = tail,=20 especially if you plan on doing spins. It also looks = better.
 
Tim Jorgensen
360MKIIOBFB / 99%
 
 
 
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