Jerry, you are right to look for a CFI with their own Lancair-320 to get
instruction. There are usually good reasons why you can't get a CFI to check
you out in your own, newly-completed aircraft. You may also need more than
just "an hour" of dual to get the CFI's signoff.

First, the Operating Limitations issued with your temporary airworthiness
certificate will definitely (try to) prohibit anyone other than the test
pilot from being in the airplane while the Phase-I flight test program is
being flown. This will last either 25 or 40 hours, depending on your
engine/prop combination and the mood of the ASI or DAR conducting the
inspection and issuing the cert.

Secondly, your insurance company may or may not be willing to issue any
coverage for the first flight, first ten hours of operation, or for dual
instruction given in your plane. If they are willing, then you will have to
name the specific instructor-pilot, and that pilot will have to be
acceptable to the insurance company (e.g. well-known to them as a reputable
Lancair-320/360 instructor). If they are not willing to issue coverage, you
may decide to fly anyway, but you may have a hard time finding a CFI who
will fly with you in your plane without any insurance at all. Their
insurance will not cover your plane.

Your best option is to go find a CFI who owns a Lancair-320/360 (Dave Morss
comes to mind, 650-592-3292) and plan on spending 10 hours of dual with him
or her to get completely comfortable with that type of flying (it is
different from flying 172s!), including unusual attitude recovery and
emergency procedures. In rare cases you may be able to get them to fly their
own plane to your location, but that is much more expensive. You are most
likely prohibited from using your own plane for instruction or
familiarizaton prior to flying off its flight-test time.

Best,

Larry Graves
650-793-2277

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lorn H. Olsen" <lorn@dynacomm.ws>
To: "Lancair Mailing List" <lml@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:12 PM
Subject: [LML] Re: checkout Lancair 360


> >Does anyone know of a CFI That would give me an hour of time in a Lancair
> >320. I need the signoff for first flight insurance. My plane is
> >finished and inspected. My email is pecan@pflash.com  I live in
> >central Texas. I would fly to meet the CFI
> >
> >Thanks Jerry Knapp
>
>