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Hi John,

I'm with you.

Bob Jeffery's and his merry band of pilots were very helpful for me.  Ernie=
 Sutter test flew my airplane and was honest but yet very positive and supp=
ortive.    He also gave me my first lessons, it was hard at times, but the =
results were great, I had a lot to learn (I still do ).

You won't die, you will have a great time.  I think Pete Z said it best.  I=
f you are fearful, then you shouldn't fly.   If you are prepared, there is =
nothing to fear. =20

I'm loving mine right now :)   It's fantastic. =20

 I think folks just want to make sure us newbies are prepared and that we d=
o things that make sense.   But you are right, if fear is injecting into th=
e conversation instead of real knowledge (in contrast to folklore), then it=
 is hard to make good decisions.=20

Get that thing built, get your training, have someone help you with test fl=
ying and then go fly it :)   It's the best feeling to solo the thing you bu=
ilt for the first time.

Best,
Kevin


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Subject: [LML] Re: 1992 "HOW TO KILL YOURSELF IN A HOMEBUILT"

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


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