X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:32:24 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [64.4.54.101] (HELO hotmail.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.3.4) with ESMTP id 981358 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Jun 2005 19:38:26 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.4.54.101; envelope-from=bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:37:41 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 206.173.55.76 by by20fd.bay20.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:37:40 GMT X-Originating-IP: [206.173.55.76] X-Originating-Email: [bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com] X-Sender: bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: From: "Bill Kennedy" X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net X-Original-Bcc: Subject: RE: [LML] Stability of the Legacy FG X-Original-Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 16:37:40 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 01 Jun 2005 23:37:41.0120 (UTC) FILETIME=[E6E3A000:01C56702] My Lancair 320 is not comparable to a Cessna 182 in stability either. I wouldn't care to fall asleep at the controls for five minutes and let it fly itself. That said, I've flown many four plus hour cross country flights and never suffered mental fatigue from the experience. I don't have an auto-pilot yet, and don't lay awake nights dreaming about how nice it will be to get one. I have no trouble hand flying the plane to ATP standards (not true the first twenty hours or so). I suspect the Legacy is a goosy little speedster like the 320. A joy to fly, but not stable like the C182. Take your pick, but you can't have both. Bill