Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 01:43:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from spknpop1.spkn.uswest.net ([207.108.48.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with SMTP id 1711627 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 19:25:54 -0400 Received: (qmail 73985 invoked by uid 0); 25 Aug 2002 23:19:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ckrouse) (63.227.98.142) by spknpop1.spkn.uswest.net with SMTP; 25 Aug 2002 23:19:35 -0000 X-Original-Message-ID: <004f01c24c8f$253bb720$8e62e33f@ckrouse> From: "C Krouse" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Test Flight X-Original-Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 16:28:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004C_01C24C54.78C2EE80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C24C54.78C2EE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I can't tell you how I struggled trying to decide whether or not to send = a reply to this post. I could not disagree with you more !! First of all......flying skills and wanting to build a Lancair have = absolutely nothing to do with each other!! I consider the plane so = beautiful and the experience of building such a beautiful aircraft a = true privilege in my life. But, I can tell you for sure that I don't = have the skills to fly it. That is not to say that I won't acquire the = skills to fly it.....but at this point...I would be STUPID to fly it if = it were ready for first flight. Granted.....I will know more about the = plane then even the test pilot......but flying and building/maintaining = are totally separate realms of aviation. Also, flying and spending your = honeymoon night with a new spouse are also completely and totally = different realms. Your wife may kill you....but the odds are that it = will have nothing to do with how well you perform on your honeymoon. = Not so with the airplane. Especially for those who fly slow spam cans = and then build a sleek performer like these. Curtis Krouse N753K My thoughts on hiring a test pilot for the first flight. Did you send = someone else on your honeymoon? If you can't fly it the first time, you = should not have built it! Each airplane is type specific, )kind of like = women) no one knows it better than you! Insurance, no one has enough = insurance for a homebuilt. Beware of so called qualifications. Jim Hankins ------=_NextPart_000_004C_01C24C54.78C2EE80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I can't tell you how I struggled trying to = decide whether=20 or not to send a reply to this post. I could not disagree with you = more=20 !!

First of all......flying skills and wanting to = build a=20 Lancair have absolutely nothing to do with each other!! I consider = the=20 plane so beautiful and the experience of building such a beautiful = aircraft a=20 true privilege in my life. But, I can tell you for sure that I = don't have=20 the skills to fly it. That is not to say that I won't acquire the = skills=20 to fly it.....but at this point...I would be STUPID to fly it if it were = ready=20 for first flight. Granted.....I will know more about the plane = then even=20 the test pilot......but flying and building/maintaining are totally = separate=20 realms of aviation. Also, flying and spending your honeymoon night = with a=20 new spouse are also completely and totally different realms. Your = wife may=20 kill you....but the odds are that it will have nothing to do with how = well you=20 perform on your honeymoon. Not so with the airplane. = Especially for=20 those who fly slow spam cans and then build a sleek performer like=20 these.

Curtis Krouse N753K

My thoughts on hiring a test pilot for the first flight. = Did you=20 send someone else on your honeymoon? If you can't fly it the = first time,=20 you should not have built it! Each airplane is type specific, )kind of = like=20 women) no one knows it better than you! Insurance, no one has = enough=20 insurance for a homebuilt. Beware of so called = qualifications.

Jim Hankins

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