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Charley,
I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments about less regulation, etc. Our board feels the same. However, in 2008 after way too many accidents and 20 lives lost in Lancairs including too many good friends the insurance underwriters pulled out of the market leaving a lot of us with no insurance at any price. When they returned the cost of insurance for IVPs more than doubled. it has not gone down in five years. You can insure an Eclipse jet for less than a IVP. At the same time the FAA was looking into restricting the Lancair fleet. They are still very concerned about our safety record. We meet with them regularly to address this but not doing anything will not make the problem go away. LOBO was formed to address these issues. We need more support-- not less. This last year we had a Delta captain teach himself how to fly a IVP --- dead in less than 10 hours. Some can do it, some cannot but the unsuccessful ones are having a big impact on our freedom to fly. I wish it was not so but wishing is not a solution. I realize you are a successful aviation professional but not all Lancair fliers share your experience. I respect your and others reluctance to participate in LOBO but as Paul Miller said we need a critical mass of owners to solve these problems. We are slowly getting there with over 300 members out of 1000 flying. I urge all of you to be part of the solution. As is often said in DC about policy making, "either your are at the table or on the plate." We choose to be at the table.
Best regards,
Jeff Edwards
President, LOBO (USN ret./ ex- Boeing)
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On Jan 30, 2013, at 8:21 PM, Charles Brown <browncc1@verizon.net> wrote:
Lots of good comments on LOBO and other organizations. However I didn't hear anyone pick up on a very critical difference between an organization for Twin Cessnas, Bonanzas, MU2s, Malibus, etc, and LOBO. Lancairs are experimental. I can't see that Lancair Inc would want to touch LOBO with a 10-foot pole, it might involve them in liability that they can otherwise avoid. And while I would not choose Scott Keighan's tone, I think I detect a shared sentiment -- I got into Experimental aviation in a large measure to AVOID as much regulation, organization, and regimentation as possible.... in other words, to do my own thing. That's why the category was created in the first place, and that's why a lot of people go there.
LML is worth more than money, and I've donated -- only hope I can contribute a fraction of what I've gained by hearing all your thoughts and experiences. But joining an organization (LOBO), creating what might be considered a set of Advisory Circulars for Lancair owners, paying somebody else (HIPAT) to teach me what I should be able to teach myself ... is antithetical to my whole reason for having a Lancair. Charley Brown Legacy RG #299 180 hr
PS -- Anyone else having problems boresighting your Hellfire wingtip rails on your Legacy?
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