Sender: <marv@lancaironline.net> (Marvin Kaye)
To: lml
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 00:40:58 -0400
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From: Ken Berkovec <berkovec@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [LML] crossing the pacific
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Ok Ok, I guess I asked for it when I said something like I welcomed any and all comments.  :-)

But Seriously I'm surprised I got so many comments along the lines of "your crazy".  This is after
all a forum of folks that are clearly certifiably crazy since we "build our own airplanes".

Is it really that much to expect a LNC2 to function for 12 hours straight ??  I've got a few
hundred hours on mine at this point and it certainly seems reasonable to expect that if pointed in
the correct direction and given enough gas you'd get to Hawaii.

I imagine it was a lot harder in the pre GPS days that navigation was a major impediment, but with
a modern GPS ( and a backup ) it just doesn't seem like that great a risk if planned CAREFULLY.

Anyway I didn't get much response on the max takeoff weight.  A few of you admitted to 1900 lbs,
but I was really hoping some crazy nut ( I mean this only in a good way ) would admit to 2100 lbs
since that'll allow me to bring along food and water along with the life raft !!  Ah well back to
the planning whiteboard !!

Of course I've never made a pacific crossing ( or the atlantic for that matter ), nor have I tried
to keep my lancair in the air for 12hrs straight before !!

I'd love to hear from anyone that has made any ferry flights in their LNC2, if their are any of
you out there !!

Ken