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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 supportive. 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. If you are fearful, then you shouldn't fly. If you are prepared, there is nothing to fear. I'm loving mine right now :) It's fantastic. I think folks just want to make sure us newbies are prepared and that we do things that make sense. But you are right, if fear is injecting into the conversation instead of real knowledge (in contrast to folklore), then it is hard to make good decisions. Get that thing built, get your training, have someone help you with test flying and then go fly it :) It's the best feeling to solo the thing you built for the first time.
Best,
Kevin
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From: Lancair Mailing List [lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of John Cooper [snopercod@comporium.net]
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2013 3:49 PM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
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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