Charlie, maybe I shouldn’t argue with an aerospace engineer, but as a trial lawyer I will argue with anyone.  Lancairs may be “low cost, fun machines”, but the fun too often stops too suddenly.  Low cost, fun flying can be done safely in a Kitfox.  My 360 is fun, and somewhat low cost (about 100K) but it gets me to Aspen from Dallas in under 4 hours.  It stalls at 76 clean and is a real handful in a crosswind.  Flying it correctly requires more skill than passing my IFR checkride.  I don’t consider a stall-spin accident to be either “fun” or “low cost”.  I still say the 320-360 is a terrible choice for “fun flying” unless you are IFR capable and fairly skillful.

Grayhawk, good advice.  The “unable” response is one we are reluctant to use.  I was told by Aspen tower to “go around” in a Mooney 231 about 10 feet above the numbers with flaps and airbrakes out, because a dolt in a Jetstar was parked on the opposite end of the 8,000 foot runway.  I obeyed the tower and scared the crap out of my passenger clawing for altitude over the ski lifts at the east end of the airport.  I immediately wondered why I didn’t say “unable” or just land.  The tower guys are not there for your safety, just to provide traffic separation.  Ed Gray  Dallas  360   PS  Try getting insurance without the IFR rating!