From: "Skip Slater" <skipslater@earthlink.net>
To: "Michael J. Eakman" <mjeakman@amquote.com>,
        "Lancair Mailing List" <lancair.list@olsusa.com>
Subject: RE: 
Date: Sat, 13 May 2000 14:35:40 -0700
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Michael,
   Regarding your search for a 6 place, I've seen a CompAir that's under
construction in the hangar I'm building in.  Don't even think about it!  The
whole thing is made of the same fiberglass material that goes into boats.
I'm told that if you get something like gas or hydraulic fluid on it, it'll
delaminate.  The company that sells them claims you'll be flying in 700
hours.  That's a crock.  The poor guy who's building it was in the same boat
(pardon the pun) as you- liked Lancairs but needed more seats.  He bought a
CompAir with a Walter turbine engine and it's turned into a huge project.
After many months working with 1 or 2 guys assisting him, he got exasperated
and just put 4 guys on the payroll full time to help him finish it and it's
still going to take a long time.  When compared to the materials that go
into a Lancair, that plane is a joke.
   If there had been a six seat Lancair available, I'd have given it serious
consideration for my family of five.  I'll settle for my ES though before I
buy and inferior product somewhere else.
   Regards,
   Skip Slater


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