"The
typical Lancair accident pilot is a private pilot with less than 1000 hours
total time and less than 300 hours in make and model."
Are you making any
sort of negative inference here? We both know that 2500 hrs
beating around the pattern in a Cessna 150 can be quite different than
cross-country flying 250 hrs/yr in a Beech BT36. Both planes require a
private pilot's license to fly. actually the most uncomfortable i have
ever been was in a plane piloted by a high time airline pilot who in my opinion
was extremely confident in just about everything he does.
my only point is
that i looked at the same accident database prior to purchasing a legacy and my
conclusion was that for whatever reasons there had been some poor judgement used
especially around weather. i would agree that having relevant experiences
and proper training hopefully goes a long way to mitigate these events but i do
not believe that total time does a good job of measuring either of
these.