I have to agree with Grayhawk on this.  There's no doubt that Carsten, Orin
and Mark's departures represent a significant loss of talent -- but they
weren't there at the beginning, either.  Talented people come and go.  Sure, they're
better at the end when they have all that experience, but Mark wasn't exactly
a newbie when he walked thru the door either, and I don't expect the new guys
will be beginners either.

So for the guy that was waiting to plunk down his money until Lancair
"settles down", I say that there's only one other kitplane company with more
longevity and flying airplanes, and that's Van's.  Waiting for things to stagnate at
Lancair is just plain silly.  Is that what you really want?  The Legacy
represents the culmination of almost 20 years refinement of the basic two-place
Lancair.  (I don't really know what the IV-P represents...)  The new RV's represent
the culmination of almost 20 years refinement of the basic two-place RV.  
Decide which you want and "just do it".  Life's too short to wait.

Having said all that, I'd like to contact Mark if possible.  Anyone got
contact info for him?  Thanks.

- Rob Wolf