About 20% of the currently flying Lancair owners are LOBO
members. But that’s not the issue. The message is that there are a number
of Lancair owners who have made significant efforts to maintain and fly their
aircraft safely…some since the very first Lancairs flew. They, along with
the Lancair Company and a number of professionals in the training and
maintenance business, have helped almost all of us. Speaking strictly for
myself, it’s hard to imagine that I could have ever built and flew my “magic
carpet” without the considerable help and advice of a telephone book-size
group of generous people. We have collectively gathered a large body of
knowledge, to include some “old wives tales” to be sure, but a
hugely valuable resource for those of us that hope to fly these magnificent
aircraft for a very long time.
LOBO was created to add to that body of knowledge, if possible,
and to promote the concept through sharing of information and camaraderie. I’ve
advised several potential LOBO members that, based on their years and flight
time in Lancairs, they would likely receive little technical or training benefit.
Some, like Bill Harrelson, joined and have participated actively anyway, sharing
their considerable experience with others at the maintenance clinic held
at Manassas, VA last June—and to anyone who ever asked—at any time.
Bill is but one personal example for me; there are MANY others.
My dad’s advice when I was quite young seems relevant: “Son,
I hope you can learn to accept and use the lessons of others, because at the
current rate, I’m pretty sure you’re not going to live long enough
to learn all of life’s lessons the hard way.” …and that’s
what LOBO is about: sharing information. Many of you already know well more about
these aircraft than you’ll likely learn through association with LOBO. I
hope you will continue to share it, whether through LOBO, the LML, or personal
contact. For about 200 Lancair owners, LOBO is another source of information,
and kinship. I joined for both, and have been well rewarded for doing so.
Bob Pastusek
Arlington, VA
From: Lancair Mailing
List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Kailani
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 6:19 AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: 2009 Lancair Accidents factoids
How many Lancairs are flying?
How many of those Lancairs are owned by LOBO members?
How many of the "non-members" have been flying for
more than a year? (the amount of time LOBO has been in existence)
sorry, but you aren't going to
convince me that the numbers for one year show that LOBO members are any safer
than non-LOBO members. I have no issue with LOBO but I think that's a
pretty strong statement to make with very little to base it on. I also
think the underhanded slap to members of this board who are not members of LOBO
is a pretty craptastic way to get new ones.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 4:27 PM, <vtailjeff@aol.com> wrote:
not statisically likely
Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 2:42
pm
Subject: [LML] Re: 2009 Lancair Accidents factoids
Or could it be that more people who fly aren't members of LOBO so
the odds are with you.
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Date: Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:09:12 -0500
Subject: [LML] Re: 2009 Lancair Accidents factoids
The important part is NO LOBO accidents in 2009. Pretty
significant when not a single LOBO member joins the NTSB club in 2009 -- a
better question would be why are LOBO members "safer" than the
general Lancair community? You probably only have to look at the
recent LML discussions to answer that question for yourself.