You said it just right, Bill. Sue and I  did the oil change on our 320 this morning at 1,550 hrs. I can't imagine an airplane that would fit our needs and desires better.  We've flown ours to Europe, Mexico (4 times) ,  Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, Bahamas (bunches of times) Canada (many times) and more. Other than hitting a big turkey vulture and tearing up the right wing (now repaired) we've had no problems with it at all. I even flew a long trip in it 3 weeks ago...2,900 nm, 20 hours,  nonstop (with extra gas tanks). I was going for 3,000 nm but headwinds forced me to land 100 miles short. What other airplane can do these things and burn 4 gph at econo cruise? I can't think of one. Thanks for starting it Lance. Thanks for keeping it going Joe.

Bill Harrelson
N5ZQ 320 1,550 hrs
N6ZQ  IV under construction





---- Bill Kennedy <bill_kennedy_3@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Just a note to share my joy.
>
> On a flight from Bremerton WA to Lenhardt Airpark (south of Portland OR) to deliver one of my grand-daughters back home, my Lancair 320, N42BK, passed 500 hours since new. I smiled as I watched to hobbs tick over. It has been an adventure in every sense of the word. The plane has carried me to the east coast twice; mid-continent many times; out for $35 hamburgers many, many times. "I've been everywhere man, seen the mountain air man...."
>
> When things were going badly during the build, I wondered if it would ever fly -- and if it did, would it land with all it's parts and pieces. It has (except for a short piece of exhaust pipe at about 30 hours).
>
> I fly it when I need to fly it. I fly it when I want to fly it. I love it. It's a joy.
>
> Bill Kennedy
> N42BK 500.5 hours