Everybody keeps saying the same thing about training and taking these airplanes seriously and then proceeds to chastise the Lancair population for carelessness and lack of judgement. 

 

I do not understand this.  Each and every Lancair pilot I know is extremely serious about his plane and takes flying and planning and weather and training extremely seriously.  (Anyone who can afford these things is by definition responsible.)

 

In other words, THIS IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND ALL THESE WARNINGS WILL DO NOTHING TO REDUCE CRASHES.

 

I think that the problem lies elsewhere………..

 

David T.

Legacy RG

 

 

How many pilots out there have 1000 hours in type?  Not many, but by now they know their airplanes and they have been making good decisions, so far!  Most of us who own a Lancair today will not keep the airplane long enough to fly 1000 hours.  It will be sold to someone and the clock will start ticking again.  Then the new owner has to get through that first 200 hours where they are at the greatest risk.   Everyone who has commented so far seems to recognize that training is probably the answer to reducing accidents.   Art 0 pilots > 1000 hours in type Lancair of the 108 reorted Lancair accident pilots 40.7% had less than 51 hours time in type; 75.9% had less than 201 hours time in type. if you have more than 1000 hours time in type-- keep on doing what you are doing..... Regards, Jeff Edwards