X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from [67.8.182.29] (account marv@lancaironline.net) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 5.0.9) with HTTP id 1142466 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:01:01 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: Orange County Airport To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro WebUser v5.0.9 Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:01:01 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "jim stanton" : I visit the Lancair forum occasionally. The NY accident was of particular interest to me- for one reason because I used to be based at Orange County Airport and know the area quite well. Orange is an old Stewart AFB auxiliary field. Stewart is further to the east. Orange has two runways, the longest 5000'. Stewart is 11,800'. Both are listed as having ILS approaches. The area where the Lancair crashed is relatively flat terrain, but not a great area for forced landing. The departure point is in NJ near the NJ-NY state line. Orange and Stewart are both in NY. I had one flight a few years ago in a Lancair 360 and thought it was a delightful airplane. I would like to see some posts on typical Lancair fuel systems and possible modifications. Is it possible to run a tank dry and still have fuel onboard??? A few years ago I flew a Glasair I for about 60 hours. I ran a tank dry in the pattern, but managed to get it running quickly. There are many airplanes where this is a potential problem, among the worst being the Cherokees with four tanks. Jim