Yesterday I had the pleasure of returning to Redmond after having been away for the better part of a month and a half. Then I had the opportunity of seeing the freshly shaven face of John Hafen who came by, as he stated then, to pick up his engine. He exclaimed what wonderful people we had in Michelle Gagenheimer, parts sales and Scott Decker, our engine fast build guru. John then began speaking about how the fuel pump issues he has raised on the LML. I advised him of what I was taught when being trained by Orin Riddel, formally of Lancair, as well as my personal experiences flying my Lancair IVP in the flight levels. John exclaimed that such information be placed in the POH. I advised that the POH and the information contained therein was no more than a guide as provided by Lancair and that the owner should follow up by completing his own POH. We never discussed any emergency procedures.
So, fellow Lancairians, the POH that we provide in your kit is indeed provided as a courtesy so that you may have a format to follow in completing your own POH. If you find in the operation of your aircraft that it is better to turn on the fuel pump at 10,750 feet msl rather than 10,000 feet in your TSIO-550, you should include that in your POH. After training with Pete Zaccagnino, should you find that Pete has developed a better Emergency Procedure than that contained in the Lancair provided POH, I would advise that you include such procedures in your own POH.
Joseph C. Bartels, CEO