From: "Marvin Kaye" <marv@lancaironline.net>
Subject: Re: [LML] Re: LNC2 Experimental Landing to be avoided
To: lml
Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2002 16:28:32 -0400
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Posted for Don Skeele <dpske@wvi.com>:
>No pain at all, I get to come back and break it in (no pun) on the way home. 
> Canyon Mesa Aviation (Sedona) has been very helpful and will be the general 
>contractor.  Air Craftsman (Prescott) will be tearing down the engine and 
>upgrading my 400 hr (verge of dying) Cermichrome cylinders to ultra high speed 
>steel cylinders (Watch out Stuka) etc.  The prop will be serviced in Tuscon. 
> Dr. Jurg Sommerauer (Sedona) will be doing the belly/flap/cowling glass 
>repairs.  I will return in 6 weeks to help with final touches and fly her home 
>to be painted.

Scott,  I wish you well with your repairs, but just a note on a LN-2 that was 
repaired in Pennsylvania by a shop that ought to be run off.  I've spent 
  about 70 hours, although I'm a slow worker, redoing things that were 
fundamentally  wrong. Might I respectfully request that you take a Lancair 
wizard  and an engine wizard to check things out before taking delivery/ 
writing  the check..  This PA outfit crawfished out of everything stating that 
it was an experimental A/C.. The hassle on the engine is still going on with 
considerable $$ to be spent with ECI, San Antonio..  I post this as a warning 
to us all about  "Non-Production aircraft" But for the grace of a couple of 
great mentors, been stung with off breed props, shops that will work only at 
great cost  & decry any work liability due to our birds being "experimental" 
   I again wish you none of the above headaches..