X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:04:50 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp107.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.206] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with SMTP id 3010350 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:28:47 -0400 Received: (qmail 40067 invoked from network); 3 Jul 2008 16:28:46 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=swbell.net; h=Received:X-YMail-OSG:X-Yahoo-Newman-Property:Message-ID:From:To:References:Subject:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE; b=Xkg8nTMBNDPEWs+yCctU4vhNqYwYZ3a8I7ouRACN/SvobKiAm0CIybxqxzqSRim+R9dAxDj2LsCT+w5JCj5M+Tx7zXXkVC0HQQBIigWdGvT1DP4a1iYmA5lqkEYuVwmZvmjHjDSHz0uiu6LWqBWS2ptNvfrfvXQkeMdYRF/CTCw= ; Received: from unknown (HELO eaglenest61) (gbfitz@swbell.net@99.144.118.141 with login) by smtp107.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 3 Jul 2008 16:28:45 -0000 X-YMail-OSG: VqW8sdIVM1mXhPtZK4fqraV5KP6eExJZbvvcqreNb7tlozF9Jrw8uMLyO02clswHOlqhFdOn817v7Z4TvWDnHZ72GoAWPXNeeXTcuCh2LQ-- X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Original-Message-ID: <003301c8dd29$8349d230$4001a8c0@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re: Lancair IV-P long term availability? X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:26:13 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8DCFF.99D95EF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1896 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8DCFF.99D95EF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A few years ago at the OSH banquet, Joe stated that the IV/IV-P airframe = was their flagship product, and went on to detail how the IV/IV-P was = their "money" product. It has a pretty unique position on the = price/performance graph and in Lancair's lineup. My guess is that the = Evolution is a blank-slate design for the niche the IV-PT was trying to = fill, and if I remember the accident stats correctly, with 25% of the = IV-PT fleet in the hands of the insurance companies, was probably = rapidly becoming an insurance "untouchable". I'm sure Joe addressed the issue of the availability of the IV/IV-P at = the banquet last night - what did he say on the topic? Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 extra-slow build ~70% (and holding) engine: TBD St. Charles, MO ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8DCFF.99D95EF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =EF=BB=BF

A few years ago at the OSH banquet, Joe = stated that=20 the IV/IV-P airframe was their flagship product, and went on to detail = how the=20 IV/IV-P was their "money" product. It has a pretty unique position = on the=20 price/performance graph and in Lancair's lineup. My guess is that = the=20 Evolution is a blank-slate design for the niche the IV-PT was trying to = fill,=20 and if I remember the accident stats correctly, with 25% of the IV-PT = fleet in=20 the hands of the insurance companies, was probably rapidly becoming an = insurance=20 "untouchable".

I'm sure Joe addressed the issue = of the=20 availability of the IV/IV-P at the banquet last night - what did he say = on the=20 topic?

Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 extra-slow = build ~70% (and=20 holding)
engine: TBD
St. Charles, = MO

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