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As a very recent purchaser of a 360, I was surprised when I found the retail sales agreement, but this did not stop me from sending the money in. I believe this was created since there has been a good deal of resale of the 300 series aircraft and this helps Lancair, in a very small way, continue to support the 300 series. I was originally told 2 years ago that they were not supporting the 300 series for tech support anymore to new owners, but now with just $300 I get full tech and parts support. This helps Lancair also track the aircraft that are being sold and to keep possibly a little better contact with the non builder owners. I believe that the non builder owners also do require more tech support than the original builder would have, since they did not build the plane. I just had to order a new hing/bearing for my mkII tail, the old bearing was electrolyzed and had a fair amount of play. Being able to call Lancair and get the exact part I needed in 3 days for a 15 year old aircraft is great support. If they did not still have it, trying to fabricate a new part would've cost much more than $300. I look at it as the same as paying a transfer fee for an extended warranty on a car, except this is much cheaper and they provide support for a much longer time. I was not required to get a factory inspection, such as I have heard on the IV's. Another interesting fact is that my plane is being worked on by High Speed Composites, which works with the factory all of the time, but Lancair would not sell them parts for my plane, unless I signed the agreement and they had it in their hand.
If you want to see a nasty sales agreement, look at the one that new owners have to sign to purchase a robinson helicopter.
http://www.robinsonheli.com/forms/addendum.pdf
This agreement tells the owner how he can fly his aircraft over what the insurance company says and requires the current owner to have the new owner sign this agreement before the aircraft is resold, and if the previous owner does not he is personally liable for anything that happens to that aircraft after the sale. A very nice catch 22.
Luke Alcorn
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