X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:14:44 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao04.cox.net ([68.230.241.35] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTP id 1314712 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:10:05 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.35; envelope-from=sportform@cox.net Received: from [10.0.1.3] (really [70.187.129.106]) by fed1rmmtao04.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.06.01 201-2131-130-101-20060113) with ESMTP id <20060725050916.FAON6711.fed1rmmtao04.cox.net@[10.0.1.3]> for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:09:16 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--596704249 X-Original-Message-Id: From: Barry Hancock Subject: Re: [LML] Re: response to Terrence O'Neill's posting... X-Original-Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 22:09:14 -0700 X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) --Apple-Mail-3--596704249 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed > > So, Barry, what is your comment about the stability and > controllability at stall-region AOAs, of the early Lancairs? > > Make Experimentals aerodynamically safer! > I don't think anyone would disagree that safer designs are better, but C172's kill 'em just as dead as Lancairs. My comment about early Lancairs is I have no experience flying them, but as with many early designs there are improvements that can be made. The Legacy is, I understand, a vast improvement over the 320/360....BUT it is still not a design that is ultra stable in the stall region. My experience is that the vast majority of GA pilots (and I'm a GA guy) are under trained and over confident. Safer airplanes are great, but safer attitudes and commitment to training would go a lot farther in reducing accident rates...just my opinion. Cheers, Barry > --Apple-Mail-3--596704249 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1

=A0=A0=A0= So, Barry, what is your comment about the stability and controllability = at stall-region AOAs, of the early = Lancairs?
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=A0 Make Experimentals = aerodynamically safer!

I don't think anyone would = disagree that safer designs are better, but C172's kill 'em just as dead = as Lancairs.=A0 My comment about early Lancairs is I have no experience = flying them, but as with many early designs there are improvements that = can be made.=A0 The Legacy is, I understand, a vast improvement over the = 320/360....BUT it is still not a design that is ultra stable in the = stall region.=A0 My experience is that the vast majority of GA pilots = (and I'm a GA guy) are under trained and over confident.

Safer airplanes are great, = but safer attitudes and commitment to training would go a lot farther in = reducing accident rates...just my opinion.

Cheers,

Barry

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