Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 19:33:05 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0.5) with ESMTP id 2004258 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:53:52 -0500 Received: from VAIO (sl14.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.30] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.70d/96) id 847D100 for ; Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:54:42 -0600 X-Original-Message-ID: <000f01c2c888$8028f330$1e28b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Some thoughts for the new owner X-Original-Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 11:53:24 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C2C856.316E4C90" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C2C856.316E4C90 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I heartily second what David Jones has said by way of advice to the = new owner of Lancair. Having built two ES's, my frustration quotient = has about reached its max. The manuals I got with the second were = essentially the same as for the first one, i.e., manuals hastily written = for a standard (non fast-build) kit that isn't even sold any more! The = ES has definitely gotten the ugly stepchild treatment, what with all the = new hot rods coming off the drawing boards. Too bad, since the ES = offers performance you can't touch for anything like the cost to build = one. It has comfy seating for four real people, carries a good load, = cruises over 200 mph -- in short, does everything one would want in = four-place airplane. The fixed gear and benign handling qualities mean = that anyone with a couple of hundred hours in a spammer can make an easy = transition. The insurance costs are reasonable in part because of the = reduced complexity and also because it has an exemplary safety record, = which unfortunately cannot be said for some other designs not to be = named. During construction of my first ES, I wrote reams of stuff to the = factory about shortcomings in the manual, problems in construction, = suggestions for improving here and there. When I built my second, I = didn't bother, because nothing I contributed during the first ever saw = the light of day. I think it was during the push for development of the = Legacy, so basically no one had time to think about the ES. So, keep the customers happy, right? That means have another look = at the ES, re-write the manual, taking into account all of the = accumulated builders' knowledge and experience, think about = improvements. At present, builders are turning out beautiful ES's ( and = others) more or less in spite of the factory, so there's lots of room = for improvement. Jim Cameron N143ES ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C2C856.316E4C90 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I heartily second = what David=20 Jones has said by way of advice to the new owner of Lancair. = Having built=20 two ES's, my frustration quotient has about reached its max. The = manuals I=20 got with the second were essentially the same as for the first one, = i.e.,=20 manuals hastily written for a standard (non fast-build) kit that isn't = even sold=20 any more! The ES has definitely gotten the ugly stepchild = treatment, what=20 with all the new hot rods coming off the drawing boards. Too bad, = since=20 the ES offers performance you can't touch for anything like the cost to = build=20 one. It has comfy seating for four real people, carries a good = load,=20 cruises over 200 mph -- in short, does everything one would want in = four-place=20 airplane. The fixed gear and benign handling qualities mean that = anyone=20 with a couple of hundred hours in a spammer can make an easy = transition. =20 The insurance costs are reasonable in part because of the reduced = complexity and=20 also because it has an exemplary safety record, which unfortunately = cannot be=20 said for some other designs not to be named.

During construction = of my first=20 ES, I wrote reams of stuff to the factory about shortcomings in the = manual,=20 problems in construction, suggestions for improving here and = there. When I=20 built my second, I didn't bother, because nothing I contributed during = the first=20 ever saw the light of day. I think it was during the push for = development=20 of the Legacy, so basically no one had time to think about the = ES.

So, keep the = customers happy,=20 right? That means have another look at the ES, re-write the = manual, taking=20 into account all of the accumulated builders' knowledge and experience, = think=20 about improvements. At present, builders are turning out beautiful = ES's (=20 and others) more or less in spite of the factory, so there's lots of = room for=20 improvement.

Jim Cameron

N143ES

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