Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 22:38:22 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from out004.verizon.net ([206.46.170.142] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b7) with ESMTP id 1735861 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 20:49:56 -0400 Received: from sager ([4.47.88.41]) by out004.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.05.09 201-253-122-126-109-20020611) with SMTP id <20020918004956.PEHB26612.out004.verizon.net@sager> for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2002 19:49:56 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <00a901c25ead$423b2240$0200a8c0@sager> From: "Bill" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Need Help - Which Lancair is capable of "safe" IFR? X-Original-Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 19:49:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C25E83.593A39B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 Disposition-Notification-To: "Bill" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C25E83.593A39B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Was looking at either a Legacy 2000 or the ES for our next airplane. = Currently have a (certified) Diamond Katana, but airplane is not type = certified for IFR flight. Wife got her ticket in it earlier this year. = Now we want to go faster, longer, higher, etc. She would prefer a = glass plane vs a metal one, and I would prefer an experimental vs = another certified. So, we've decided against the composite certifieds = (Diamond Star, Cirrus, etc) and the experimental metal (RV, etc) in = favor of the experimental Lancairs. =20 I spoke with the Lancair sales people today and found out that the ES = does not have any carbon fiber in it. The Columbia 300, which is = certified has carbon fiber in the wings because that is what the FAA = required for IFR certification (lightning protection). I guess I was = under the mistaken impresssion that the Lancairs were constructed of = some amount of carbon fiber. =20 So, I would like to hear from those who are flying IFR in non carbon = fiber Lancairs as to what risk you think actually exists with structural = failure due to lightning strikes. Thanks, Bill Moffitt ------=_NextPart_000_00A6_01C25E83.593A39B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

Was looking at either a Legacy 2000 or = the ES for=20 our next airplane. Currently have a (certified) Diamond = Katana, but=20 airplane is not type certified for IFR flight. Wife got her = ticket=20 in it earlier this year. Now we want to go faster, longer, = higher,=20 etc. She would prefer a glass plane vs a metal one, and I = would=20 prefer an experimental vs another certified. So, we've = decided=20 against the composite certifieds (Diamond Star, Cirrus, etc) and = the=20 experimental metal (RV, etc) in favor of the experimental = Lancairs. =20

I spoke with the Lancair sales people = today and=20 found out that the ES does not have any carbon fiber in it. = The=20 Columbia 300, which is certified has carbon fiber in the wings because = that is=20 what the FAA required for IFR certification (lightning = protection). =20 I guess I was under the mistaken impresssion that the Lancairs were = constructed=20 of some amount of carbon fiber.

So, I would like to hear from those who = are flying=20 IFR in non carbon fiber Lancairs as to what risk you think actually = exists with=20 structural failure due to lightning strikes.

Thanks,

Bill Moffitt

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