<<For what (little) it's worth we heard the same story with the same
lack of details from our keeper at the Lancair Builder's Assist
workshop.>>

Okay, I'll add to the folklore.  I heard it 2 or 3 years ago at a "builders
Workshop" put on by Alexander Sportair.  It was either Casey Lewis or the
other instructor - not sure of his name.  It was a IV supposedly owned by a
Plumber and he had his assistant build it in the back of his plumbing store.
Only problem is that the builder couldn't read English, so he built it by
looking at the pictures.  The mistake was discovered during the Pre-flight
test inspection.  The plane never flew and the front of the fuselage is now
used by an avionics supplier as their panel display.  Or so the story goes.

The other good one is about the guy who was using a saber saw to trim the
wing root fairing with the wing on the plane - and cut part way through the
spar.  Scrapped the wing.

Gary Casey
ES