X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:58:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from flpi102.prodigy.net ([207.115.20.71] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3010872 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:10:49 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.20.71; envelope-from=wendell1@pacbell.net Received: from solesbeexp1 (adsl-63-203-150-42.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net [63.203.150.42]) (authenticated bits=0) by flpi102.prodigy.net (8.13.8 smtpauth/dk/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m640A8eY026963 for ; Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:10:09 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <000f01c8dd6a$52333a60$71dfa8c0@solesbee.local> From: "Wendell Solesbee" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: Re: [LML] Lancair IV-P long term availability? X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:10:08 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8DD2F.A547B2C0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8DD2F.A547B2C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why don't they put some of the same innovations in the IV-P that they = used in the Ovation like retractable gear in the wings to allow for more = area in the baggage compartment. Make the wing farings part of fuselage = instead of having to build them on, ( that was very time consuming ) . = Lighten up the structure, if the Ovation is so light the IV-P would be = even lighter. Make the wing a little bigger so the stall speed would be = in the sixties instead of the seventies.The IV-P is a great airplane but = it could be even better. I think it would be a mistake to abandon it in = favor of the more expensive to build and operate Ovation. Wendell Solesbee =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Jim Nordin=20 To: lml@lancaironline.net=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 8:05 PM Subject: [LML] Lancair IV-P long term availability? Lancair support for non-selling aircraft is very disappointing. Don't = expect much series hardware / airframe parts help from them if they're = not selling the airplane you're building. Very disappointing. Their = competition . Van's . still support the RV-3 and still sell it! Of = course Lancair doesn't consider them competition. They think they don't = have competition. Too bad for us. Jim -------------------------------------------------------------------------= ----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = RMiller904@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 11:42 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-P long term availability? Good guess, hell Lancair does not even hardly back up there 360s now = so I would not count on anything. Ron www.ronsflying.com =20 In a message dated 6/30/2008 9:04:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, = olsen25@comcast.net writes: LML Gang, Having built a 320 and loved it I am now considering beginning a IV-P project in the next couple years. Given the new Evolution in the = lineup, is there word on the street whether or not the IV/IV-P kit will be = available long term? Seems like there should be a market for both but the = performance of the IV-P is so good that it could be a significant competitor to = the Evolution. Thoughts? Dan Olsen LNC2 - N320DK Fort Collins, CO ------=_NextPart_000_000C_01C8DD2F.A547B2C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Why don't they put some of the same = innovations in=20 the IV-P that they used in the Ovation like retractable gear in the = wings to=20 allow for more area in the baggage compartment. Make the wing = farings part=20 of fuselage instead of having to build them on, ( that was very time = consuming )=20 . Lighten up the structure, if the Ovation is so light the IV-P would be = even=20 lighter. Make the wing a little bigger so the stall speed would be in = the=20 sixties instead of the seventies.The IV-P is a great airplane but = it could=20 be even better. I think it would be a mistake to abandon it in favor of = the more=20 expensive to build and operate Ovation.
Wendell = Solesbee  
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Jim=20 Nordin
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 = 8:05=20 PM
Subject: [LML] Lancair IV-P = long term=20 availability?

Lancair = support for=20 non-selling aircraft is very disappointing. Don=92t expect much series = hardware=20 / airframe parts help from them if they=92re not selling the airplane = you=92re=20 building. Very disappointing. Their competition =85 Van=92s =85 still = support the=20 RV-3 and still sell it! Of course Lancair doesn=92t consider them = competition.=20 They think they don=92t have competition. Too bad for = us.

Jim

 

From: Lancair=20 Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of=20 RMiller904@aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 = 11:42=20 AM
To:=20 lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-P = long term=20 availability?

 

Good = guess, hell=20 Lancair does not even hardly back up there 360s now so I would not = count on=20 anything.  Ron

 

www.ronsflying.com
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In a = message dated=20 6/30/2008 9:04:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, olsen25@comcast.net=20 writes:

LML=20 Gang,
Having built a 320 and loved it I am now considering = beginning a=20 IV-P
project in the next couple years.  Given the new = Evolution in the=20 lineup, is
there word on the street whether or not the IV/IV-P kit = will be=20 available
long term?  Seems like there should be a market for = both but=20 the performance
of the IV-P is so good that it could be a = significant=20 competitor to the
Evolution.
Thoughts?
Dan Olsen
LNC2 -=20 N320DK
Fort Collins,=20 CO

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