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From: Gary Martin <gary359tg@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Hole in the Lancair Lineup
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Well said Rob and I agree, I am glad I built mine when I did, as you said there is now way today I could afford one, I would most likely be building an RV.
  Gary Martin
  LNC2

rwolf99@aol.com wrote: 
  The piston Evolution may be a nice airplane, but it is not filling the hole in the Lancair lineup.  That humongous chasm is at the low end of the spectrum -- right smack where the 235 and 320 used to be.  The 360 kits were $20-30K and the finished costs probably average $100K.

Today the lowest price Lancair is the Legacy FG, right?  Kit cost alone is $42K and the finished cost is projected by the factory at $130-250K.  

How is a normal guy with an income of $50-100K (a typical professional, a senior blue-collar guy, but not a CEO/COO/CFO or a doctor/lawyer) supposed to build one of these?  Well, they are not.  That's why there are so many more Van's airplanes than Lancairs.

I made this argument to Bob Fair many years ago, and it fell on deaf ears.  Seems like the new management is making the same call.

I'm glad I got in when I did.  Ther's no way I could afford it today.

- Rob Wolf     
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<div>Well said Rob and I agree, I am glad I built mine when I did, as you said there is now way today I could afford one, I would most likely be building an RV.</div>  <div>Gary Martin</div>  <div>LNC2<BR><BR><B><I>rwolf99@aol.com</I></B> wrote: </div>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">The piston Evolution may be a nice airplane, but it is not filling the hole in the Lancair lineup.&nbsp; That humongous chasm is at the low end of the spectrum -- right smack where the 235 and 320 used to be.&nbsp; The 360 kits were $20-30K and the finished costs probably average $100K.<BR><BR>Today the lowest price Lancair is the Legacy FG, right?&nbsp; Kit cost alone is $42K and the finished cost is projected by the factory at $130-250K.&nbsp; <BR><BR>How is a normal guy with an income of $50-100K (a typical professional, a senior blue-collar guy, but not a CEO/COO/CFO or a doctor/lawyer) supposed to build one of
 these?&nbsp; Well, they are not.&nbsp; That's why there are so many more Van's airplanes than Lancairs.<BR><BR>I made this argument to Bob Fair many years ago, and it fell on deaf ears.&nbsp; Seems like the new management is making the same call.<BR><BR>I'm glad I got in when I did.&nbsp; Ther's no way I could afford it today.<BR><BR>- Rob Wolf   <DIV class=aol_ad_footer id=u8CAC1849665FDFB-16CC-1FAC><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black">  <HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">  The Famous, the Infamous, the Lame - in your browser. <A title=http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014 href="http://toolbar.aol.com/tmz/download.html?NCID=aolcmp00050000000014" target=_blank>Get the TMZ Toolbar Now</A>!</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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