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 [63.135.211.35] (HELO lancair.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.5) with ESMTP id 3010049 for lml@lancaironline.net; Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:36:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=63.135.211.35; envelope-from=JoeB@lancair.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C8DD11.AB76E51C" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: Lancair IV & IV-P X-Original-Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:35:34 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <8128CA1601FBCF478DAAAC0917E6CF563D5159@lindbergh.lancair.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Lancair IV & IV-P Thread-Index: AcjdEattCqA6y37kTl6BSug0CxZXhw== From: "Joe Bartels" X-Original-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8DD11.AB76E51C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Listers: =20 There seems to be some concern regarding the availability of parts for = some or all of our Lancair products. While it is true that we will not = provide all composite parts for the 235, 320 or 360 kits, most, if not = all other parts are available and will remain available as long as there = is adequate interest for those parts. Likewise, all parts are available = for the Legacy, IV, IV-P and ES series of kits. =20 The IV(P) product remains the fastest single engine piston aircraft = available. Anyone wishing a kit can order one today. I cannot see how = Lancair would ever wish to eliminate parts availability for its current = line of kits. Let's face it, parts sales do contribute to the bottom = line and to eliminate parts for a significant kit population would speak = ill to Lancair's business model. =20 BTW, yes, a new Evolution kit with a new P&W PT6A-135A, with some degree = of builder assist can approach 1 mil, it is still significantly less = expensive to initially acquire, insure and operate than an Epic. =20 OK..now let's discuss insurance.....This has been a very bad year for = accidents. Despite the programs that Lancair has put into place to = maximize training, pilots are still using very poor judgment when = exercising their piloting activities. Weather has always been the = greatest killer. We all need to do extensive pre-flight weather = planning. Use AOPA or some other weather service. Buy and use a Garmin = 496 or some other product which provides downloadable real time weather = information. And for the sake of our families and our industry, know = when to stay on the ground! Get-home-i-tis will get you killed. I = spent 3 days in Salt Lake City last year during a winter storm. I had a = lot of good company. There were many corporate jets sitting there as = well. Other than weather, mechanical failures seem to be next as to = causal events preceding a crash. Most recently a Lancair went down when = his number 6 jug departed in flight. Our own 199L had a catastrophic = engine failure only miles from Bend, Oregon. Our pilot maintained = control all the way down and landed 50 feet short of the Bend airport. = Others haven't been so lucky. Their lack of training or understandable = fear in such an emergency has caused them to disregard their training = and to try to return to the field via a 180 rather than land straight = ahead. While given sufficient altitude this might be possible, it is = generally far better to land straight ahead then turn back to the field. = These events are causing us all to experience higher insurance rates. = AIG has informed me that it is its intent to continue providing = insurance. Many of you may have received notices that appear to say = that you will not be renewed. Actually, it was meant to suggest that = you will not be renewed under the current policy. I understand that new = policies will be available at a $10,000.00 deductible and a 25% increase = in premium. Pete Zaccagnino, Jeff Edwards and myself will be meeting = with AIG at Oshkosh. All I can ask is that you get as much training as = possible, maintain proficiency and fly as you have been trained. =20 That's enough for today. =20 Joe=20 =20 Joseph C. Bartels, CEO Lancair International, Inc. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C8DD11.AB76E51C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =0A=
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There seems to be some concern regarding the availability = of parts =0A= for some or all of our Lancair products.  While it is true that we = will not =0A= provide all composite parts for the 235, 320 or 360 kits, most, if not = all other =0A= parts are available and will remain available as long as there is = adequate =0A= interest for those parts.  Likewise, all parts are available for = the =0A= Legacy, IV, IV-P and ES series of kits.
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The IV(P) product remains the fastest single engine = piston aircraft =0A= available.  Anyone wishing a kit can order one today.  I = cannot see =0A= how Lancair would ever wish to eliminate parts availability for its = current line =0A= of kits.  Let's face it, parts sales do contribute to the bottom = line and =0A= to eliminate parts for a significant kit population would speak ill to = Lancair's =0A= business model.
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BTW, yes, a new Evolution kit with a new P&W = PT6A-135A, with =0A= some degree of builder assist can approach 1 mil, it is still = significantly less =0A= expensive to initially acquire, insure and operate than an Epic.
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OK..now let's discuss insurance.....This has been a very = bad year =0A= for accidents.  Despite the programs that Lancair has put into = place to =0A= maximize training, pilots are still using very poor judgment when = exercising =0A= their piloting activities.  Weather has always been the greatest =0A= killer.  We all need to do extensive pre-flight weather = planning.  Use =0A= AOPA or some other weather service.  Buy and use a Garmin 496 or = some other =0A= product which provides downloadable real time weather information.  = And for =0A= the sake of our families and our industry, know when to stay on the =0A= ground!  Get-home-i-tis will get you killed.  I spent 3 days = in Salt =0A= Lake City last year during a winter storm.  I had a lot of good =0A= company.  There were many corporate jets sitting there as = well.  Other =0A= than weather, mechanical failures seem to be next as to causal events = preceding =0A= a crash.  Most recently a Lancair went down when his number 6 jug = departed =0A= in flight.  Our own 199L had a catastrophic engine failure only = miles from =0A= Bend, Oregon.  Our pilot maintained control all the way down = and =0A= landed 50 feet short of the Bend airport.  Others haven't been so =0A= lucky.  Their lack of training or understandable fear in such = an =0A= emergency has caused them to disregard their training and to try to = return =0A= to the field via a 180 rather than land straight ahead.  While = given =0A= sufficient altitude this might be possible, it is generally far = better to =0A= land straight ahead then turn back to the field.  These events = are =0A= causing us all to experience higher insurance rates.  AIG has = informed me =0A= that it is its intent to continue providing insurance.  Many = of you =0A= may have received notices that appear to say that you will not be = renewed.  =0A= Actually, it was meant to suggest that you will not be renewed = under the =0A= current policy.  I understand that new policies will be = available at =0A= a $10,000.00 deductible and a 25% increase in premium.  Pete =0A= Zaccagnino, Jeff Edwards and myself will be meeting with AIG at =0A= Oshkosh.  All I can ask is that you get as much training = as =0A= possible, maintain proficiency and fly as you have been = trained.
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