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Interesting that this should come up just as we're coming out of the winter
hibernation period. Makes me think that (for those of us that don't fly much
in the colder part of the winter) there must be a contagious bug that preys
on winter-bound aviators. Must be that just lying around thinking about
flying, we start thinking that if Walter Mitty could do it, maybe we can
too. I've read Dave Morss' account of the spin properties of the Lancair
and, since I don't own a parachute, I think I'll pass! Besides, I don't want
to make a major mod to my canopy set-up to make it easier to throw the
airplane away. What I'm saying, if it's not too obvious, is stay away from
spinning your LNC2 (remember, you won't spin if you don't stall it) unless
somebody's paying for the data. A friend of mine, who happens to be an
Edwards trained test pilot, makes it very clear - get into a situation in an
airplane that isn't 100% characterized and you will become the proud holder
of some entirely interesting, if useless, information for the length of time
it takes to hit the ground.

Dan Schaefer

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