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Peter--

With all due respect, since I know you've been flying Lancairs for a 
long time, do you think that those of us who haven't flown yet really 
want to hear how the Lancair is a dangerous plane and chances are good 
that we're going to die on our first flight - or most certainly by the 
second one? I understand that your intention in posting that Falco piece 
was to prod people into getting some flight time in a similar aircraft 
before launching off, but I'm really getting sick of people telling me 
I'm going to die soon. I've built the best plane I knew how and fully 
intend to get some stick time in a 360 before I fly mine. What I could 
use right now, though, is a little moral support. From my 6 hours at the 
controls of Clarence Grubbs 69CG, the 235 is a sweet flying plane and 
not dangerous at all if one respects the differences from a C-172. But 
it seems that all I get more experienced pilots is FUD [Fear, 
Uncertainty, and Doubt]. Several months ago I attended an EAA meeting at 
Asheville, NC, and it was the same with those guys (mostly spam-can RV 
builders). I went there for some support, and all I got was FUD. I 
haven't been back since.

/rant