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I have to disagree with Colyn on this one.  The aircraft was obviously sou=
nd in initial workmanship as evidenced by the fact that it has flown for=
 15 years.  You do not mention the total hours but I assume it's in the hu=
ndreds or maybe approaching a thousand.  What you need to be concerned abo=
ut is, for lack of a better phrase, wear and tear.  This should be apparen=
t to a qualified inspector.

I'd recommend having someone familiar with the Lancair, but that's probabl=
y not essential.  You might have a local A&P doing a pre-buy inspection ca=
ll the factory, or one of the guys at RDD or Aircrafters, or someone like=
 that, for advice on what to look for.  In your shoes I would be willing=
 to pay a fee for the half-hour of their time to share this expertise with=
 your local A&P.

There may be some unique features where the Lancair ages less gracefully=
 than other airplanes, such as the attachment of the nose gear drag link=
 to the strut, are the factory service bulletins complied with (available=
 on line), and so forth.  There are other issues, such as was the self-cen=
tering mod done to the nose strut, which came around after the aircraft wa=
s built.  On these matters it would help to have a Lanair-familiar dude lo=
ok at it.  But I would not shy away from this airplane simply because ther=
e is no photo album of the build in progress.

That's my two cents, which is probably all my advice is worth anyway...

For what it's worth, I have very detailed records of how I have spent my=
 time and money on the airplane, but very few pictures.

- Rob Wolf


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<div>I have to disagree with Colyn on this one.&nbsp; The aircraft was obv=
iously sound&nbsp;in initial workmanship&nbsp;as evidenced by the fact tha=
t it has flown for 15 years.&nbsp; You do not mention the total hours but=
 I assume it's in the hundreds or maybe approaching a thousand.&nbsp; What=
 you need to be concerned about is, for lack of a better phrase, wear and=
 tear.&nbsp; This should be apparent to a qualified inspector.</div>


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<div>I'd recommend having someone familiar with the Lancair, but that's pr=
obably not essential.&nbsp; You might have a local A&amp;P doing a pre-buy=
 inspection call the factory, or one of the guys at RDD or Aircrafters, or=
 someone like that, for advice on what to look for.&nbsp; In your shoes I=
 would be willing to pay a fee for the half-hour of their time to share th=
is expertise with your local A&amp;P.</div>


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<div>There may be some unique features where the Lancair ages less gracefu=
lly than other airplanes, such as the attachment of the nose gear drag lin=
k to the strut, are the factory service bulletins complied with (available=
 on line), and so forth.&nbsp; There are other issues, such as was the sel=
f-centering mod done to the nose strut, which came around after the aircra=
ft was built.&nbsp; On these matters it would help to have a Lanair-famili=
ar dude look at it.&nbsp; But I would not shy away from this airplane simp=
ly because there is no photo album of the build in progress.</div>


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<div>That's my two cents, which is probably all my advice is worth anyway.=
..</div>


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<div>For what it's worth, I have very detailed records of how I have spent=
 my time and money on the airplane, but very few pictures.</div>


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<div>- Rob Wolf<br>
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