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Here is an article from pittsburgh where the plane was from
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08215/901378-52.stm
I was up in pittsburgh 2 weeks ago visiting an IA friend up there that is friends with the mechanic that worked on the plane. The owner stated he was scared of this plane. He just bought it a few months ago from GA. This is the legacy FG that was on trade a plane for the last 2 years. It was finished in OR but did not have an interior. I will look at my photos again but believe it had chelton efis and AOA pro in it. The airframe was low time and the statements from my mechanic friend was that the previous owner was also scared of the plane and was selling it because his airports runway was not long enough. The man from washington PA that was also killed in the crash was a homebuilder but no experience in lancairs. Both pilots were private pilots with instruments ratings. The owner was said to only have 4 hours in the plane, the flight from GA where he bought it and another local flight before going to OSH. I offered my instruction services to the IA friend of mine to help this gentleman but obviously not in enough time. The article says he owned it for a year and a half but that is not what I found when I was up in pittsburgh. It is all too bad yet a recurring theme lately.
Please please get a qualified instructor to fly with you. Even one without lancair experience per say is much better than 2 unqualified private pilots trying to figure out how to fly a fast plane. I as well as many other instructors love to help new pilots fly their aircraft safely and professionally. Maybe it is well beyond the time to make a database of lancair proficient instructors for the community to use. I do not flight instruct for a living or for the money, I only want to see people be safe. I see too many "specialized" instructors trying to charge ridiculous fees for "high performance" training and that does nothing but force pilots to try it on their own. I remember a doctor up north that charged 50 dollars an hour, 10 years ago, for "specialized bonanza instruction". The end result he only served as a second pilot for owners with no medicals, who could afford him.
Be safe.
Luke Alcorn
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