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Jeff Meininger wrote:
Can someone with decent capabilities, low experience, but dedication and respect for the plane fly a Legacy safely given adequate transition training?
If you are truly that way, then you can most definitely build and fly a legacy. On the other hand if you are a hot dog who feels that he is above the laws of physics, a pilot who feels that his superior flying skills can more than compensate for his meager judgment, then please build a RV -- our insurance rates are high enough already and we would rather that you crash a RV rather than a Lancair.
The above is said in all seriousness. The biggest mistake that Lancair made starting years ago is advertise that anyone can build and fly a Lancair and as a result "anyone" started doing it. The reality is that it takes a special kind of a builder to build one and a special kind of pilot to fly one. The builder needs to have the skill to build according to the plans, the judgment to realize when to ask questions and seek help (you will invariably run into problems and need help), the knowledge to separate good information from BS and most importantly the ability to know your own limitations in terms of your skills and knowledge and the humility to say "I am in over my head" and do something about it.
The builders who get into trouble are the ones who say that because I am a successful banker (or whatever), I am equally good at everything I do including designing airplanes and will start modifying the design as I build it. The pilots that get into trouble are ones who decide that they are so good that they can get out of any situation and end up pushing the envelope till they go too far.
Only you know if you can build and fly the Legacy. It is not a matter of flying skills, it is a matter of your judgment and your ego. One needs to be large and the other needs to be small. The problem is that people at either end of the spectrum truly believe that they belong to the small ego/big-judgement end.
Good luck in your decision.
Hamid
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