ED,
I can't help myself .I totally disagree with your statement" I still say the 320 -360 is a terrible choice for "fun flying" unless you are IFR
capable and fairly skillful.
While I believe myself skillful I am not IFR and never intend to be. I built mine for 40K which I do consider low cost and spared all the expensive extras add-ons without sacrificing comfort.
Most of my flying is FUN FLYING and I invite you to Colorado next summer for some real fun flying with a myself and another Legacy. I guarantee you will leave with a huge smile. That is if you can keep up.
I have flown a few planes in my days and the 320-360 is noting short of totally awesome.
I wish I would hear more Thanks to Lance Neibauer he gave us just what we were asking for but you do have to fly it. I'm just sorry it took me so long to build one.
Here's to Lance Neibauer
Steve Alderman N25SA 165 TT
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Gray <egraylaw@swbell.net>
To: lml <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Mon, Jan 28, 2013 10:15 pm
Subject: [LML] Safety
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!