X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:29:29 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtpauth14.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net ([64.202.165.39] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.0) with SMTP id 5019219 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:41:12 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.202.165.39; envelope-from=jayph@fastairplane.net Received: (qmail 29326 invoked from network); 13 Jun 2011 18:40:34 -0000 Received: from unknown (174.126.244.48) by smtpauth14.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net (64.202.165.39) with ESMTP; 13 Jun 2011 18:40:34 -0000 Reply-To: From: "Jay Phillips" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Upgrading to IV-P or IV-PT from a Legacy X-Original-Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 11:40:42 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: <015c01cc29f9$67e7c5e0$37b751a0$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_015D_01CC29BE.BB88EDE0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 thread-index: Acwp6a8t6ux/InkJSEOB+cWJSSpxygADOJpw Content-Language: en-us This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_015D_01CC29BE.BB88EDE0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I've owned my Legacy for about 18 months and 230 hours. It's hard to imagine living without it. But I've started to look longingly at IV-P's and IV-PT's. My main interest is pressurization. Additional speed and seats would be nice. My wife's main interest is air conditioning (I know that A/C is available for the Legacy. I'm not telling her about that J ). I've been doing my research on costs, both acquisition and operation, and I think I have a understanding of those. I'm looking for comments/observations regarding the wisdom or lack thereof of moving from a Legacy to a IV-P. I'm also interested in people's thoughts on the turbine versus piston. I've read a bunch on this topic. My conclusion is that, logically, there are insufficient benefits (relative to costs) to the turbine. But there are large emotional benefits, and if there was no emotional satisfaction in flying I probably wouldn't do it at all. My wife (the more rational member of this partnership) says I need to fly in both types (piston and turbine) before I make a choice. She's probably right (she usually is). Anyone west of the Mississippi (I'm in Prescott, AZ, but willing to travel) willing to introduce me to the joys of the IV-P (piston or turbine)? Jay Phillips Legacy N92SX From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jay Phillips Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:48 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] Re: FltPlan I used the model they have "built-in" (LEG2). Works well enough for my purposes. Jay Phillips From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Jon Socolof Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 4:50 AM To: lml@lancaironline.net Subject: [LML] FltPlan Anyone have Legacy performance data in FltPlan.com and want to share or know which A/C type is similar? Jon ------=_NextPart_000_015D_01CC29BE.BB88EDE0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I’ve owned my Legacy for about 18 months = and 230 hours. It’s hard to imagine living without it. But = I’ve started to look longingly at IV-P’s and IV-PT’s. = My main interest is pressurization. Additional speed and seats would be = nice. My wife’s main interest is air conditioning (I know that A/C = is available for the Legacy. I’m not telling her about that = J ).

I’ve been doing my = research on costs, both acquisition and operation, and I think I have a = understanding of those.

I’m looking for = comments/observations regarding the wisdom or lack thereof of moving = from a Legacy to a IV-P. I’m also interested in people’s = thoughts on the turbine versus piston. I’ve read a bunch on this = topic. My conclusion is that, logically, there are insufficient benefits = (relative to costs) to the turbine. But there are large emotional = benefits, and if there was no emotional satisfaction in flying I = probably wouldn’t do it at all.

My wife (the more = rational member of this partnership) says I need to fly in both types = (piston and turbine) before I make a choice. She’s probably right = (she usually is). Anyone west of the Mississippi (I’m in Prescott, = AZ, but willing to travel) willing to introduce me to the joys of the = IV-P (piston or turbine)?

Jay = Phillips

Legacy N92SX

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Jay Phillips
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 9:48 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] Re: = FltPlan

I used the model they have = “built-in” (LEG2). Works well enough for my = purposes.

Jay = Phillips

From:= = Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of = Jon Socolof
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 4:50 = AM
To: lml@lancaironline.net
Subject: [LML] = FltPlan

Anyone have = Legacy performance data in FltPlan.com and want to share or know which = A/C type is similar?

Jon =

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