X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:17:49 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from raven.ravenwebhosting.com ([72.9.254.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTPS id 4347014 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:59:19 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=72.9.254.67; envelope-from=paul@tbm700.com Received: from [184.91.36.208] (port=49780 helo=[192.168.1.105]) by raven.ravenwebhosting.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OOC3e-0005R5-6w for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:58:42 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1078) Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Transfer Of Ownership From: paul miller In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:58:39 -0400 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <26671D43-3A2E-4B7D-AA9C-2FE6DAA274D3@tbm700.com> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1078) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - raven.ravenwebhosting.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - lancaironline.net X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - tbm700.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Mark, pardon me for jumping in on your comment. I just received the = Legacy nose gear bolts (SB 6655) part of a product improvement. They = were free. I did not pay $300 when I bought the completed airplane = from the builder. Overall, I think the Lancair support is far better or = equal than most certified manufacturers. Examples: Cessna's = improvements always costs thousands of dollars such as fuel cap = restrictors, engine beam mount stiffeners, seat rail upgrades etc. = Socata charged $1500 for a timer to extinguish cabin lights so it would = not drain the battery. Pratt had blades coming off PT6A engines and = wanted $300,000 to make the "product improvement" although a TBM700 = deadsticked from the flight levels because it did not have that = "improvement" and made a successful landing with 6 sob. The = manufacturer even predicted another failure would occur in the fleet = prior to TBO yet would not repair the engines. But on my Legacy I get = free bolts because Lancair identified a safety issue and took steps to = ensure they were incorporated. So, if this high performance aircraft owner gets a $300 hit for support = or whatever you want to call it and the doors stay open at Lancair---I = think I've got a great deal any way you look at it. Free upgrade parts = that aren't under warranty? Unheard of in my world. Thanks Lancair. Paul Miller N357V L2K Former Cessna 414A TBM700 PT6A-64 On 2010-06-02, at 2:22 PM, Mark Sletten wrote: > Further, a kit is > sold as is; as far as I know Lancair does not provide any product = upgrades > as part of its technical support.