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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.
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.
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
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