X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:19:39 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imr-da03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.105.145] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with ESMTP id 5050116 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:21:21 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.105.145; envelope-from=RWolf99@aol.com Received: from imo-da03.mx.aol.com (imo-da03.mx.aol.com [205.188.169.201]) by imr-da03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id p6D5Ketp017041 for ; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:40 -0400 Received: from RWolf99@aol.com by imo-da03.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v42.9.) id q.10fd.37fd08e (55728) for ; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:35 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smtprly-me02.mx.aol.com (smtprly-me02.mx.aol.com [64.12.95.103]) by cia-md03.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILCIAMD033-b2cd4e1d2b202f6; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:35 -0400 Received: from webmail-d070 (webmail-d070.sim.aol.com [205.188.92.108]) by smtprly-me02.mx.aol.com (v129.10) with ESMTP id MAILSMTPRLYME025-b2cd4e1d2b202f6; Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:32 -0400 X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: Certified vs Experimental Flight Hours X-Original-Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:32 -0400 X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI X-AOL-IP: 174.18.250.152 X-MB-Message-Type: User MIME-Version: 1.0 From: rwolf99@aol.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--------MB_8CE0F33B8AB002F_17B4_471A7_webmail-d070.sysops.aol.com" X-Mailer: AOL Webmail 33953-STANDARD Received: from 174.18.250.152 by webmail-d070.sysops.aol.com (205.188.92.108) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:20:32 -0400 X-Original-Message-Id: <8CE0F33B8A63D69-17B4-1F8AD@webmail-d070.sysops.aol.com> X-Spam-Flag:NO X-AOL-SENDER: RWolf99@aol.com ----------MB_8CE0F33B8AB002F_17B4_471A7_webmail-d070.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Randy writes: <> I don't see how that could be. One year at Oshkosh there was a special di= splay area for homebuilts with over 1000 hours. There were just a handful= . Bill Hannahan's Lancair was one of them. On the other side of the runw= ay were thousands of spam-cans, all certified. I'll bet that none had les= s than 1000 hours, and most had more than 2000 hours. Further, every experimental for sale in Trade-a-Plane or ASO.com seems to= have between 100 and maybe 500 hours. Virtually all spam cans have thous= ands. As to the real question -- do homebuilt owners fly their airplanes more ho= urs per year than spam can owners -- I have no idea. - Rob Wolf p.s. I do not use the term "spam can" as pejorative. I used to own one= and had a lot of fun with it. =3D ----------MB_8CE0F33B8AB002F_17B4_471A7_webmail-d070.sysops.aol.com Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii"
Randy writes:
 
<<I believe there are more flight hours per plane for experimen= tals that certifieds...>>
 
I don't see how that could be.  One year at Oshkosh there was a= special display area for homebuilts with over 1000 hours.  There wer= e just a handful.  Bill Hannahan's Lancair was one of them. &nbs= p;On the other side of the runway were thousands of spam-cans, all certifi= ed.  I'll bet that none had less than 1000 hours, and most had more= than 2000 hours.
 
Further, every experimental for sale in Trade-a-Plane or ASO.com seem= s to have between 100 and maybe 500 hours.  Virtually all spam cans= have thousands.
 
As to the real question -- do homebuilt owners fly their airplanes mo= re hours per year than spam can owners -- I have no idea.
 
- Rob Wolf
 
p.s.  I do not use the term "spam can" as pejorative.  I us= ed to own one and had a lot of fun with it.


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