In a message dated 11/25/2004 11:43:14 A.M. Central Standard Time,=20 cfi@instructor.net writes:

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Someone had asked the question about LAHSO's a while back. =20= Each=20 airport which conducts LAHSO, has a specific landing distance minimum list= ed=20 for a specific airplane type, and is then put in a sub category for that=20 group. The LOA will vary drastically between airports, and what is=20 authorized. The only specific airplanes not authorized for=20 LAHSO are solo student pilots, however if your Lancair is not specifi= ed=20 the the LOA for those ops at that airport, then you will not be able to=20 participate, has nothing to do with the fact that it is an experimental.&n= bsp;=20 If you are operating at such an airport and want to participate, then I wo= uld=20 suggest you contact the tower and get your airplane on the list. &nbs= p;=20 They will require landing distance minimums for your airplane, and=20 speeds. There is a team of controllers set up to write the LOA, so i= t's=20 up to that team to approve the different airplanes. It is tota= lly=20 their discretion to not allow any experimental airplanes, or any other typ= es=20 for that matter.

LAHSO - Land and hold short operations. =20

At my towered home airport (KARR) I always call "Lancair 92EX" whe= n=20 contacting ATC. I have occasionally been requested to LAHS and I = have=20 always been able to do so. We have several "experimentals" at the airp= ort=20 including a P-51, P-40, B25, Velocity, Cozy, Vari-eze, a few RVs, = a=20 Glasair, an E-Racer, Mig-21, YAK, Pitts, etc.... Some use the=20 "experimental" lead in, others use the Model (like Lancair). Newbie=20 controllers have replied with "Lance 2EX, Experimental 2EX, = Uh,=20 Say Again," but all of them have stumbled over the tongue twister " Two Echo= =20 Xray." Try it.

I have never been corrected for not saying "experimental." Beside= s=20 that, they know that after I announce my lawn dart as "incoming" at 10 NM, i= t=20 won't be long before they hear my "Lancair 2EX 2 miles out" and they better=20= have=20 cleared the way - once I was even asked to do a 360 for a Falcon Jet on fina= l -=20 I replied, "WILCO on the right 360. Can he keep his speed up so I don't have= to=20 do a second one? 2EX" I think I heard some sputtering from the tower m= ike.=20

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
N92EX IO320 Aurora, IL (KARR)

Some Assembly Required=20
Using Common Hand Tools and

Respect for your "controller."