Posted for "Joe Trepicone" <jtrepicone@trepicone.com>:

 
 Thank you for you totally neutral, impartial, opinions but when John Cook is
 ready, John Cook will tell us what HE really thinks about HIS airplane.  I
 suggest we wait till then.
 
 Group, I can remember when the Lancair List was about creating... When my 2
 huge shipping crates arrived at my shop about 5 1/2 years ago it was the
 encouragement of the LML that helped me open them. Keep building.
 Joe Trepicone, (Lancair Builder and very happy with my choice in airplanes
 AND manufacturers.)
 
 

"""
 I love turbines!
 Having had several King Airs, and now with three single engine turbine
 planes (two with Walters), I can't speak well enough of them (and as many
 know, I am helping develop a turbine plane).
 
 However, there is a point of diminishing returns. In my opinion, the Lancair
 4P reached its zenith with the TIO-550; it has incredible performance
 numbers and acceptable useful load. Though the reliability and "cool" factor
 of the turbine cannot be questioned, putting a turbine on a 4P seems to be
 defeating the purpose of the finely balanced flight mission the aircraft was
 designed for. Burning twice the fuel with half the payload at virtually the
 same speed does not seem like a great tradeoff. Practically speaking,
 putting a turbine in a 4P gets you a fast Legacy with a large baggage space
 (rear seat).
"""