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This is the Official Lancair Online Builders' List, originally presented by Rick Argente, and from whom I've agreed to take up the reins. If you are (or know of) a Lancair builder/owner who doesn't have an entry here as yet, please fill out a submission. I've started to add builder-submitted photos of completed aircraft to the Builders' List entries. The link to individual photos is located in the aircraft registration entry... the registration number will be followed by the word Photo! if there is one to be seen. I hope you enjoy this latest addition to the Official Lancair Online Builders' List. We have added an onine search engine to the Builders' List. Please use it to locate an entry from a single builder, all entries from a particular state, all entries of a particular model or group of models, as well as flying aircraft versus projects that are still in the building stage. Just click on this link to be taken directly to the Builders' List Search page. |
| Name/Age | Pekka Aatolainen / 52 | Email Address | pekka.aatolainen@tekmanni.fi | ||
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| City | Lahti | State | Country | Finland | |
| Kit type | Lancair 320 Std | Engine | still open | Registration | not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 35% |
| Comments | I've changed to the MK2 tail, used longer cowls with longer engine mount and modified the flap actuation systems. | ||||
| Name/Age | Irwin Abrams / 66 | Email Address | abavac@pacbell.net | ||
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| City | Redwood City | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-290 Std | Engine | Lycoming 0290 | Registration | not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 1500 |
| Budget | $40,000 | Spent | $25,000 | % Completion | 45% |
| Comments | ?? | ||||
| Name/Age | SCOTT & LYNETTE ALAIR / 44 | Email Address | Legacy495SL@comcast.net | ||
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| City | PLEASANTON | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy SFB | Engine | CONTINENTAL IO-550N | Registration | N495SL |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 800 |
| Budget | NOT ENOUGH | Spent | TOO MUCH! | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | 1 week at Lancair followed by 2,500 hrs at home produced a first flight on April 3rd 2004. Because I am cheap I cruise at 10,000 ft. @20"/2100 rpm 50 deg. lean of peak = 9.1 gph which gives me 205kt TAS. The Legacy will go 240kt as per Lancair's claim, but to do it 150 deg. rich of peak per the GAMI folks you are looking at 17 gph. I will take 26 statute MPG over 16 MPG any day of the week. My gross wieght is 1590lbs. I mounted my gear pump behind the baggage bulk head per the original plans and my batteries on the forward side of the firewall. My C.G. came out at the forward limit with just me in it.(160 lbs) I have flown the plane with 340lbs of people full fuel and 187lbs in the baggage area, it was a bit pitch sensitive, this was 1/4" past the aft limit. I don't reccomend going past the aft limit. If you want to talk Legacy's call me at 925-321-1723 | ||||
| Name/Age | Ray Allen / | Email Address | rallen@pharmavite.net | ||
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| City | North Hills | State | California 91343-1928 | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy FB | Engine | Cont. io-550-exp 370hp | Registration | n385as |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 3000 |
| Budget | $ | Spent | $ | % Completion | |
| Comments | Engine by Performance Engine from Bracket Airport. io-550-n convrted to io-550-exp and from 310 hp to 370 hp. Hangered at Whiteman airort in southern California. Completed in 2005. | ||||
| Name/Age | William M. Allen / 83 | Email Address | williammallendds@aol.com | ||
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| City | Corpus Christi | State | Tx | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | lycoming 320 E2D | Registration | 668L |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 2300 |
| Budget | 35,000 | Spent | 45,000 | % Completion | |
| Comments | This plane has 300 plus Hrs. since first flown. | ||||
| Name/Age | Lars Alm / 52 | Email Address | larsa@st.org | ||
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| City | Stockholm | State | Country | Sweden | |
| Kit type | L-360 | Engine | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 | Registration | SE-XNC |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 600 |
| Budget | $ | Spent | $ | % Completion | |
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| Name/Age | Angier M. Ames / 50 | Email Address | alphadog@nii.net | ||
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| City | Ipswich | State | MA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Lancair 360 SFB | Engine | none yet | Registration | not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 365 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 35% |
| Comments | Aircraft inverted, wings attached and closed, gear complete, horizontal stabilizer, elevators and rudder complete, finishing up the hydraulics, gearwells finished with Zolatone (looks terrific), lower wing surfaces and center section primed and wetsanded to 600grit.Hope to be finished summer 2000. | ||||
| Name/Age | Rick Argente / 39 | Email Address | ricargente@cs.com | |||
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| City | Piscataway | State | NJ | Country | USA | |
| Kit type | Lancair 360 MkII | Engine | IO-360 | Registration | N360ZR Photo 1 Photo 2 |
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| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 300 | |
| Budget | $75,000 | Spent | $100,000.00 approx. (Ouch!) | % Completion | 99.9% (never fully completed!) |
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| Comments | N360ZR is the first airplane I have owned. Final
tally indicates that I spent 3,035 build-time hours on N360ZR which,
incidentally, I built in a one-car garage. First flight was on April
21, 1999, with Lancair's Chief Test Pilot Don Goetz doing the honors.
Check out my web site for more info http//ourworld.cs.com/ricargente/ Climb Rate 1,500 to 2,500 fpm. Cruise 180 KTAS (Economy) to 203 KTAS (Go-go fast mode) @ 8,000 MSL. As of this writing, I have accumulated approximately 100 hours flying time and what a thrill it has been, truly an incredible airplane, one that exceed all my expectations... |
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| Name/Age | Ed Armstrong / 36 | Email Address | ed@testelectronics.com | ||
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| City | Watsonville | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | LA-360 SFB | Engine | none yet want 200+ HP | Registration | on order |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 105 |
| Budget | $100,000 | Spent | $37,538.75 | % Completion | 1% |
| Comments | Kit arrived August 13, 1998. I got it all unpacked. I ended up having the delivery company leave their trailer over the weekend and I opened the crate in the trailer and took it out piece by piece. Now I'm looking for a high performance 200-300HP two cycle diesel engine, also EFIS instrument panels. e-mail me if you have any of this. | ||||
| Name/Age | Carlo Aversa / 48 | Email Address | caaversa@tin.it | ||
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| City | Parma | State | Country | Italy | |
| Kit type | L-ES SFB | Engine | continental io 550 | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | $120.000 | Spent | $65.000 | % Completion | 50% |
| Comments | wonderful | ||||
| Name/Age | Roger D. Bacon/?? | Email Address | 76363.251@compuserve.com | ||
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| City | Monrovia | State | IN | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | Perfection Restorations Inc., RR1, Box 31A, Monrovia, IN 46157-9710 We restore antique airplanes, custom build Questairs, Lancairs, RV's, and getting ready to start with Stewart S-51D. Currently building 2 L-IV's in shop | ||||
| Name/Age | Clark Baker / ?? | Email Address | clark.baker@barcap.com | ||
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| City | New York | State | NY | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | 0360 A1A w/AirFlow Perf. FI | Registration | N250JF Photo!! |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 600 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | $110K | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | Purchased plane w/25hrs TT. Since then, added fuel injection, MT 3 Blade Prop, New IFR panel. | ||||
| Name/Age | William Balfanz / 32 | Email Address | BBalfanz@uss.net | ||
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| City | Lake County | State | IL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 SFB | Engine | Lycoming IO-360 | Registration | not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 1050 |
| Budget | $100,000 | Spent | $75,000 | % Completion | 50% |
| Comments | Began construction 10/94. Tail surfaces, wings and ailerons complete. On gear. Currently building flaps and fuselage internals. Please E-mail me your ideas if you don't mind that I "borrow" them. Happy to help with problems. | ||||
| Name/Age | Ray Balister / 32 | Email Address | rbali@third-wave.com | ||
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| City | Rural Valley | State | PA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES | Engine | CONT IO-550 | Registration | N827RS |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 260 |
| Budget | $100,000 | Spent | $37,000 | % Completion | 2% |
| Comments | Standard Kit - I hope to finish by 2001. | ||||
| Name/Age | Dan Ballin / 51 | Email Address | dballin@gmail.com | ||
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| City | Bend | State | OR | Country | US |
| Kit type | Legacy Std | Engine | IO 550 Performance | Registration | N386DM-res |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/IFR/Rotorcraft/Glider | PIC Hours | 1700 |
| Budget | 180,000 | Spent | 160,000 | % Completion | 15% |
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| Name/Age | Walter Banks/?? | Email Address | 72303.2401@compuserve.com | ||
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| City | Seattle | State | WA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | $160,000 | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 60% wings, 10% fuselage |
| Comments | Triple S. Aero (joint project of 6 builders) 206-448-6372 Kit Number: 235 | ||||
| Name/Age | Peter and Karen Barber / 50+ | Email Address | barber@dri.edu | ||
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| City | Reno | State | NV | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 SFB | Engine | none yet | Registration | none yet |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ??ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 600 |
| Budget | $100k | Spent | $30k | % Completion | 0% |
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| Name/Age | Fred N Baron / 62 | Email Address | twobarons@saber.net | ||
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| City | Garberville | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 Std | Engine | Lycoming IO-320 | Registration | N9BF |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 2000 |
| Budget | $45,000$ | Spent | 75,000$ | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | have been flying for 3 years, very happy | ||||
| Name/Age | John Barrett / 53 | Email Address | 2thman@olympus.net | ||
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| City | Pt. Hadlock | State | WA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | Engineaire V8 | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 2000 |
| Budget | Kids & Wife | Spent | Everything BUT | % Completion | 80% |
| Comments | Practicing Dentistry is my sideline - it
frequently gets in the way of my Lanciar building job. Working on door
- pressure bulkhead - wiring - panel, etc. It gets to be a blur of
multiple simultaneous, overlapping projects at this stage. Hope to be
flying in about 1+ years. Started 2yrs - 10 mo. ago.
Plan to have Sierra Flight Systems EFIS/MFD - 2 screens - Frantz annunciator and AOA - S-tec 55, Garmin GNS 430, Traffic avoidance, stormscope etc. backed up with conventional flight insts. Have built spoiler speed brakes - hydraulic with elect. actuating. Uses cartridge manifold controlled by 12V solenoid and has a cartridge flow divider to ensure synchronized deployment. Have under $1,000 but quite a few hours. Switch is on the Infinity Grip - very nice. Using graphite hinges for almost all piano hinge applications - the aluminum hinges are in the top of my shop and that's where they'll stay. |
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| Name/Age | F. Barry ; Denise Knotts / 59 | Email Address | bknotts884@earthlink.net | ||
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| City | Perrysburg | State | Ohio | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P SFB | Engine | Continental TSIO-550 | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 1600 |
| Budget | $350,000 | Spent | $200,000 | % Completion | 50% |
| Comments | Finished the Builder's Assist two weeks in Feb, 2002. Work on hold for a couple of years. Now have a firewall forward Lancair prepared Continental TSIO-550. Completing the interior panels of the fuselage prior to closing out the fuselage. | ||||
| Name/Age | Henry Bartle / 45 | Email Address | Bartle4@aol.com | ||
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| City | Battle Ground | State | WA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P Std | Engine | Continental TSIO-550 | Registration | N811HB |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL | PIC Hours | 2200 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 25% |
| Comments | I have finished the wing and have taken delivery on fuselage. Firewall forward done. about 25% finished | ||||
| Name/Age | Garth Bartlett/?? | Email Address | Gbart@s054.aone.net.au | ||
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| City | Sydney | State | Country | Australia | |
| Kit type | L-IVP | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | I just returned from a visit to Lancair at Redmond where I got to fly the regular IV and the IVP What a blast! I welcome contact from other lancair builders and if I can be of assistance to anyone out there in Lancair land please call. Phone 011-61-2-9717-9424 Fax 011-61-2-9717-9423 | ||||
| Name/Age | William Bartlett / 69 | Email Address | wtbartlett@prodigy.com | ||
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| City | Port Angeles | State | WA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Standard | Engine | O-235-C2C | Registration | N7WB |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 1500 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | $26k | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | Because of the manual the 235 is harder to build. I will help any other builder. I can email photos of specific areas. | ||||
| Name/Age | TOM BATCHELOR / 58 | Email Address | tbatch@lcc.net | ||
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| City | WILLIS | State | TX | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 SFB | Engine | 0-320-D2B | Registration | N8TB |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/ASES/IFR/CFI/CFII | PIC Hours | 17,000+ |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | I STARTED MY SFB 320 KIT IN SEP, 1993 AND ENDED UP TRADING/SWAPPING LOWELL BUESING FOR HIS COMPLETED 320 IN NOV 1995. AFTER MANY MODIFICATIONS, I ARRIVED AT THE AIRCRAFT I ENJOY TODAY. COMPLETE IFR W/APPROACH GPS WITH ARGUS 5000, ALTITUDE ALERT, BACKUP "PEANUT" FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS ON THE CO-PILOTS SIDE. WOODEN PROP REPLACED WITH A CONSTANT SPEED ELECTRIC 3 BLADE MT PROP(THE BEST MOD I MADE). LARGER ALTERNATOR, REMOTE AIRWOLF OIL FILTER, ELECTROAIR IGNITION. | ||||
| Name/Age | Doug Beary/?? | Email Address | current email unknown | ||
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| City | Raleigh | State | NC | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | $150,000 | Spent | ?? | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | I have Lancair 320, and Glasair 2 building time and I have an "ES" on order. Build Time Goal: 2-3 Years Not bought kit yet, in planning stage... For those builders/potential builders out there, Let me introduce myself again. I work for Lancair and cover the East Coast customers and the electronic services (AOL, Compuserv). Call or Email me with any questions on the kits. I am not a builder support person but I can answer most general questions, arrange demo flights, locate builders in your area, get you in contact with the right person at the factory, etc I am based in Raleigh, NC and can be reached at 919-847-7356 or 1-800-860-4722 or my id is 74603,1205 | ||||
| Name/Age | Ron Bell / 50 | Email Address | steelform@wn.com.au | ||
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| City | Geraldton | State | Western Australia | Country | Australia |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | proposed TSIO 550 | Registration | not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 1600 |
| Budget | $no idea | Spent | $110,000 | % Completion | 40% |
| Comments | We've been at this for 4 years but we'll crank it up next year and hope to finish for the turn of the century. Fuselage is well underway and horizontal surfaces are largely finished. If any of you yanks are coming on down to gods country drop in. We live in a little town with 20,000 popn which is about 190nm north of Perth which is the capital of Western Australia. We are interested in hearing about anybodies experiences with avionics as thats the next battle we face. Who does a good job has anybody used Gulf Coast Avionics and do they do a good job? We are thinking of using an Archangel EFIS for engine and nav data etc but arent much interested in the moving map stuff as we dont need it in Australia. How reliable is this stuff and is it worth the money? Has anybody been considering that German Zoche diesel for the 4P rather than the TSIO 550? Technically it looks good. Insurance has been a big concern for us, anybody have anything good to say any contacts for this? We are interesed in anything that you want to pass on. Look forward to hearing from you all. | ||||
| Name/Age | Marcel Belleville / 57 | Email Address | marcel@innet.com | ||
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| City | New Port Richey | State | FL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 | Engine | Lycoming | Registration | N360PB |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 2500 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 5% |
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| Name/Age | Bob Belshe / 73 | Email Address | rbelshe@comcast.net | ||
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| City | Moraga | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | Lycoming IO320 | Registration | N19BJ Photo 1 |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 1300 |
| Budget | ? | Spent | 65K | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | I'm a retired software engineer. I purchased the plane at Oshkosh in 1995, with 40 hrs on airframe and 1600 hrs on engine. I converted from O235 to IO320 after flying the plane about 200 hrs. Now have 535 hrs on the IO320. For more information take a look at my web page: http://home.comcast.net/~rbelshe/ I have a set of wiring diagrams done in "Visio" which I will share with anyone who wants them. | ||||
| Name/Age | Dan Benedict / 44 | Email Address | dpbenedict@aol.com | ||
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| City | Murfreesboro | State | TN | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES FB | Engine | V8 Enginair ? | Registration | none yet |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 450 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 65% |
| Comments | none | ||||
| Name/Age | Bill Benjamin / 63 | Email Address | bbenja1017@aol.com | ||
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| City | Port Orange | State | Fl | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | Lyc. IO360 | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR/Rotorcraft | PIC Hours | 3500 |
| Budget | $ | Spent | 40,000 | % Completion | |
| Comments | Third owner of a fast build kit that so far has been in the works 11 years. It'\''s mostly down hill now with finishing the hyd and fuel systems, complete the inst. pnl and interior, install the prop, cowl etc. | ||||
| Name/Age | Tom Benson / ?? | Email Address | ht99@wans.net | ||
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| City | Houston | State | TX | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | O-235 L2C | Registration | N99HT |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 950 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | Considering installation of Magnum IVOPROP--cockpit controlable. Does anyone have any knowledge of this combination? Any comments? | ||||
| Name/Age | Brad Bereznak / 40 | Email Address | BB9079@aol.com | ||
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| City | Sunnyvale | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | Lycoming IO-360 | Registration | none yet |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 85% |
| Comments | I'm looking for some information or help on the upholstry job. Specifically, I'd like to know how others have constructed and mounted the upholstry panels. | ||||
| Name/Age | Hugh Bergeron / ?? | Email Address | hpbergeron@hotmail.com | ||
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| City | Newport News | State | VA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES FB | Engine | Continental IO-550 | Registration | none yet |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 2000+ |
| Budget | $150K | Spent | $60K | % Completion | 0% |
| Comments | Received kit May '98 | ||||
| Name/Age | Ken Berkovec / 30 | Email Address | berkovec@pacbell.net | ||
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| City | Incline Village | State | NV | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 SFB | Engine | Lycoming IO-360 | Registration | N320KB |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 500 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 85% |
| Comments | none | ||||
| Name/Age | Craig Berland / 56 | Email Address | cberland@cox.net | ||
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| City | Chandler | State | AZ | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P SFB | Engine | Continental TSIO550 | Registration | N7VG Photo 1 |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 450 |
| Budget | $300,000 | Spent | More | % Completion | 80% |
| Comments | Panel complete, wiring next. Closing in on the final details. | ||||
| Name/Age | David Bernardin / 44 | Email Address | dbernardin@telus.net | ||
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| City | Surrey | State | BC | Country | Canada |
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | Lycoming IO-360 | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 80 |
| Budget | US$110,000 | Spent | US$50,000 | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | I started building in 1996 and stopped for 6 years. I moved my job and hanger recently. I'\''m now getting ready to resume building again. I'\''m looking forward to working on it again. | ||||
| Name/Age | Jon Berndsen / 45 | Email Address | berndsenco@aol.com | ||
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| City | Atlanta | State | GA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy FB | Engine | IO-550 | Registration | none yet |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 1200 |
| Budget | $ ???? | Spent | $ lots.... | % Completion | |
| Comments | My Legacy incorporates all the custom Reno Speed Mods developed and fabricated by Aerochia Race Planes in S. California (Darryl Greenamyer'\''s shop) This includes a custom cowling, plenum, cowl flaps, massive spinner, fuselage widening behind the wing, and much more. | ||||
| Name/Age | Doug Binks / 52 | Email Address | doug.binks@prodigy.net | ||
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| City | West Chicago | State | IL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 Std | Engine | Lycoming O-360 | Registration | N53DB Photo!! |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 850 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | $75000 | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | Flying since 7/4/95. Normal flight plan speed, 200 kts. 130+ hrs TT AF & engine. Located at DuPage AP, West Chicago, IL. Drop by for a flight. Narco starnav, HSI, micro encoder and monitor. 3800 hrs build time, 75000 spent. 180 flight hours to date | ||||
| Name/Age | Bob & Lori Bisbee / 50+ | Email Address | BLBISBEE@AOL.com | ||
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| City | New Fairfield | State | CT | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES Std | Engine | Continental IO-550G | Registration | none as yet |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 9,000 |
| Budget | $120,000 | Spent | $35,000 | % Completion | 10% |
| Comments | Stablizer about 95% complete. Starting elevator. Three steps forward, two steps back sometimes. It helps to talke to others about similar building problems. Would appreciate hints on elevator work. | ||||
| Name/Age | Russell Bliss / 44 | Email Address | Blissbunch@aol.com | ||
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| City | Mira Loma | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-200 | Engine | C-200 | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 70 |
| Budget | $26,001 | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 20% |
| Comments | Abandoned the idea of building it in half a
garage. Finished my workshop garage addition last month and have
started counting construction hours in Feb '99. Concepts I am working
with are: Don't think, build. Get it flying, quick, simple and cheap.
I currently intend to build it as an O-200 fixed pitch equipped for day VFR. The existance of a second seat and controls are still debatable. Now this will definitely qualify me as a "lone nut" on the other end of the builder's spectrum. |
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| Name/Age | CRaig Blitzer / 38 | Email Address | cblitzer@triad.rr.com | ||
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| City | Greensboro | State | NC | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P SFB | Engine | will be Cont. 550 | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 3000 |
| Budget | $350,000 | Spent | 130,000 | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | Just rec'd my "crates" from Lancair after a three week fast build in Redmond,. Love the people at the factory, very helpful. Manuals are severely lacking in details and informatoin so I am already frustrated. Fatocry has good support but I do not want to wait to build and have to call all of the time. Not good this soon out of thebox but I'll get over it. No building experience just want to fly!!. Lancair Avionics is EXPENSIVE!!.. Any reliable alternatives? I would appreciate ANY tips, suggestions, guidance, direction, ideas, you name - I'm not bashful, I need all the help I can get!! | ||||
| Name/Age | Jay Herman Blum / 32 | Email Address | jayhblum@aol.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Philadelphia | State | PA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 320 |
| Budget | $250K | Spent | $0 | % Completion | 0% |
| Comments | I have been looking forward to starting on a IV-P for some time. Two preliminary steps had to be taken care of first: #1 I married a woman who claims to be 100% supportive of the project. #2 I bought a house with a 3 car attached garage. We move in 10/98. We both work full time so we are projecting the better part of the next decade before completion. I rent an Arrow on a regular basis and hope to add a lot of PIC hours before completion. I understand that insurance is going to be a problem when the time comes. We probably won't get started until early to mid '99 but if anyone has any words of advice before we take the plunge, they would be greatly appreciated. | ||||
| Name/Age | Ronald J. Bober / 50 | Email Address | airplane@adsnet.com | ||
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| City | LaPorte | State | IN | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES Std | Engine | Continental TSI0-550N | Registration | Not yet assigned |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 750 |
| Budget | $125,000 | Spent | $50,000 | % Completion | 15% |
| Comments | Started project 1-15-9, plan one and one half
years max to complete. It is actually a Super ES. I plan on putting a
TSIO-550 E or N model engine in it.
Built a BD4 with an IO360 Lyc.,flown 550 hrs.Just came back from Sun 'n' Fun 99. Also built a Quickie with a 40hp Rotax. Restored a 1942 J3 to a PA-18 with a 115hp Lyc. |
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| Name/Age | Daniel Bohm/29 | Email Address | current email unknown | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Eggersiret | State | Country | Switzerland | |
| Kit type | L-360 | Engine | Lycoming O-360 | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | 1500 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 40% |
| Comments | One wing completed, fuselage 1/3 Added wing extension kit. Building w/ Rolf Boehm 62/Private Pilot | ||||
| Name/Age | David A. Boone / 62 | Email Address | old_eagle@comcast.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Crystal Lake | State | Illinois | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES | Engine | undecided | Registration | N505DB(res |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR/Rotorcraft/CFI | PIC Hours | 23000 |
| Budget | $120000 | Spent | $70000 | % Completion | |
| Comments | L-ES fastbuild going into year six. Finished horiz stab and elevator. I am cursed with multiple hobbies and interests. This winter (2006) will be the big push before I get too old (ha, ha) | ||||
| Name/Age | Wyatt Bostick / 31 | Email Address | >wbost28210@aol.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Quincy | State | FL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | NA | Registration | NA |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | 1300 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 0% |
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Mike Boxill / 63 | Email Address | >mboxill@online.no | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Stavanger | State | Country | Norway | |
| Kit type | L-320 | Engine | Lycoming O-320 | Registration | LN- |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 23000 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | |
| Comments | Working in converted garage. Completed Gear, cockpit area w/instrument panel, controls and feeder tank. FWD hinge canopy complete and am just finishing the tailplane. | ||||
| Name/Age | Larry Brackett / 37 | Email Address | larrybrac@aol.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Algonquin | State | IL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | Undecided so far | Registration | N424LA |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 9,000 |
| Budget | $220,000 | Spent | $100,000 | % Completion | 25% |
| Comments | Picked up kit 11/96. Have completed Horiz stab and elevators. Wings almost complete, working on both flaps now.(12/97) Speed Brakes installed. Extended Fuel tanks. I am considering all engines at this time. | ||||
| Name/Age | Bill Bradburry / 63 | Email Address | bbradburry@bellsouth.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | DeBary | State | Florida | Country | |
| Kit type | Legacy FG Std | Engine | Mazda 13B Renesis | Registration | N249B |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 400 |
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 0% | ||
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Tom Brand / | Email Address | tombrandetc@hotmail.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | State | Country | |||
| Kit type | L-360 FB | Engine | considering a Eggenfellner-Sabaru | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | PIC Hours | ||
| Budget | $ | Spent | $ | % Completion | |
| Comments | Just starting OR will sell virgin kit This date:November 2005 | ||||
| Name/Age | Berni Breen / 56 | Email Address | bbreen@cableone.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Diamondhead | State | Mississippi | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-Propjet Std | Engine | Walter 601D Turbine | Registration | N4XD |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 850 |
| Budget | 400,000 | Spent | 450,000 | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | I originally bought this non pressurized airplane 3.5 years ago and it had a normally aspirated IO550. 20 months ago I began a turbine conversion project utililizing the help of a builder assist company. I am nearing completion of the project now. I flew the airplane with the new engine for the first time last week. | ||||
| Name/Age | Paul Bricker / 52 | Email Address | pbricker@earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Corona | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES SFB | Engine | IO-550N | Registration | N63PB |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 500+ |
| Budget | $180k | Spent | $220K | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | First Flight 25 June 2007! 68 hours to date. Going in for paint / interior 24 October 2007. | ||||
| Name/Age | Doug Brimmer / 55 | Email Address | Pilotguy@USWEST.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Scottsdale | State | AZ | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | Undetermined | Registration | TBD |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | $40,000 | % Completion | 15% |
| Comments | Horizontal stab closed out but elevator trim system incomplete. Wings 75% complete, currently nearing aileron closeout. | ||||
| Name/Age | Brock Brinkerhoff / 27 | Email Address | brockbr@mindspring.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Alabaster | State | AL | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | O-290-D2 | Registration | N290DM |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 230 |
| Budget | $60,000 | Spent | $70,000 | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | Still have less then 100 hours on 290DM, but it's proving to be everything I need in an airplane - VERY fast (relative term for IVP owners), agile and clean. | ||||
| Name/Age | Jeff Brouwers / 39 | Email Address | Jeffbrouwers@Earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Mesa | State | AZ | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-360 Std | Engine | O-360 A1A | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | AMEL/IFR/CFI/CFII | PIC Hours | 5800 |
| Budget | $60,000 | Spent | $70,000 | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | I have spent over six years working on my Lancair. I'\''ve learned quite a few new skills along the way. I hope to see the aircraft finished in December , but any builder knows it'\''s not a good idea to set the date until you are sure you will be finished. | ||||
| Name/Age | Nigel Pridmore Brown / | Email Address | bnpb@ojai.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Ojai | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV | Engine | TSIO-550/LPE? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | Will probably go for non-pressurized version. Presently installing wing ribs (08/94) | ||||
| Name/Age | Sjef Brugemann / | Email Address | info@brugemann.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Den Burg | State | Texel | Country | HOLLAND |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | Registration | N-196TX | |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | PIC Hours | ||
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 70% | ||
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Sjef & Joost Brugemann / | Email Address | info@brugemann.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Den Burg | State | Texel | Country | HOLLAND |
| Kit type | L-IV-P FB | Engine | Registration | N-196TX | |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | PIC Hours | 400 | |
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 65% | ||
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Jan Bruinier/?? | Email Address | 100273.2310@compuseve.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Lelystad | State | Flevoland | Country | Netherlands |
| Kit type | L-360 | Engine | Lycoming O-360 | Registration | PH-PYL |
| Pilot's License | ?? | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | 2400 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | FIRST FLIGHT:1/4/94 197 Knts @ 2500rpm/204knts@25/25 MT 3-blade prop | ||||
| Name/Age | Douglas Brunner / 52 | Email Address | douglasbrunner@earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Baltimore | State | MD | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy | Engine | IO-550 N (EXP) | Registration | N241DB |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 1200 |
| Budget | Not enough | Spent | over 200 K | % Completion | 60% |
| Comments | Have been working with Mark Mahnke at his shop in Redmond. Great experience. Am hoping to have a de-iced Legacy with extra fuel for long distance traveling. | ||||
| Name/Age | Patrick C. Brunner / 60 | Email Address | N98PB@sbcglobal.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Corona | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P Std | Engine | Continental TSIO 550 E2B | Registration | N98PB Photo 1 |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 2000 |
| Budget | $190,000 | Spent | $240.000 | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | I have been flying since March 1999 and now have over 700 hours on the plane. After flying seven years on the original panel, I am now changing over to the Chelton dual screens, which accounts for the increase in the amount spent on building. The speed of the airplane allows flight from one side of the country to the other and back in about 25 hours, stopping at numerous locations to visit family and friends. What a wonderful design! | ||||
| Name/Age | Greg Bruns / 52 | Email Address | GregBruns@charter.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Moore | State | South Carolina | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 FB | Engine | Lycoming 320 | Registration | N420GB |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 75 |
| Budget | $50000 | Spent | $39000 | % Completion | |
| Comments | I bought it with everything done except mounting the MKII tail and tilt canopy hinges. I just bought all the instruments/avionics (incl. Garmin 430), so I need to paint & put an interior in it. | ||||
| Name/Age | Richard L. Bugbee ; Jr. / | Email Address | 76147.444@compuserve.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Jamesburg | State | NJ | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 FB | Engine | ?? | Registration | ?? |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | ?? |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | ?? |
| Comments | Continental Captain/Pilot | ||||
| Name/Age | Gary Burns / 43 | Email Address | gkburns@gmail.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Buddina | State | Queensland | Country | Australia |
| Kit type | L-IV Std | Engine | Continental TSIO-550E1B | Registration | VH-LKG |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 16,000 |
| Budget | $150000 | Spent | $230000 | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | I started the project in 1992 & completed it in 1998. Those at OSH 98 would have seen the A/C in front of the Lancair tent on my way around the world. We set 11 world speed records during the journey. I departed with 45 hours on the hobbs & returned with 124. Less than 80 hours. More info on the journey can be found on my web site www.users.bigpond.com/gkburns . . I am happy to assist builders with any problems. | ||||
| Name/Age | Bryan Burr / 47 | Email Address | bjburr@mwheli.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Alpine | State | Utah | Country | |
| Kit type | L-ES SFB | Engine | TSIO-550N | Registration | N132BB Photo 1 |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 3000 |
| Budget | $300000 | Spent | Scared! | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Bryan J. Burr / 47 | Email Address | bjburr@mwheli.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Alpine | State | UT | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy FB | Engine | Continental | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 3000 |
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 0% | ||
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Tom & Robert Byrnes / 58/33 | Email Address | TByrnes133@AOL.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Canton/Livonia | State | MI | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV FB | Engine | TSIO-550 | Registration | N54TB |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | ??/600 |
| Budget | $170,000 | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 80% |
| Comments | Designs auto parts for automotive design shop. Building w/ Dad(56yrs, retired from Ford Motors) The stab and Elevators are finished ant the LH wing is 90% finished. I expect to finish some time... additionally, I built a L-235(N133TB) w/ O-290 D2 w/ MT 3-bld prop, TTAE 200 Hrs (for sale) | ||||
| Name/Age | Roger Cable / 65 | Email Address | rbcable@hawaiian.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Lihue | State | HI | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-PT SFB | Engine | Walter 601E | Registration | N104PT |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 6000 |
| Budget | $450,000 | Spent | stiill counting | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | We have a LLC, LIVP-T with 4 of us who did the fast build at Lancair and then worked with Matt Collier at Fibrecraft to finish up the plane. Panel and avionics by Lancair Avionics, painted by Tom Conner and upholstery by Jim Griffin it is truly a show plane. The plane was completed in just under one year from when we took delivery of the fast build kit. First flight was made by Dave Morss on October 12th 2002. We hope to have it at Oshkosh this year after almost a year of engine/prop challenges. | ||||
| Name/Age | Carl Cadwell / 55 | Email Address | carlc@cadwell.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Richland | State | WA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IVP FB | Engine | Continental TSIO-550E | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 500 |
| Budget | $300,000 | Spent | $110,000 | % Completion | 15% |
| Comments | Started kit with fast build and factory wing closure in June. Wings are ready for paint and are being fit to fuselage. My son, Josh and I are building the plane. | ||||
| Name/Age | Georgio Cagliero / 43 | Email Address | giorgio@connectnet.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | San Diego | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 SFB | Engine | IO-320-B1F | Registration | N4YL |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 2800 |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 100% |
| Comments | Flys MU2 Owns FBO w/ maint and radio shop. Contact for special homebuilder discounts on Avionics | ||||
| Name/Age | James N. Cameron / 56 | Email Address | toucan@The-I.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Port Aransas | State | TX | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES FB | Engine | Continental IO-550 | Registration | N82500 Photo! |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 600 |
| Budget | $170K (for #2) | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 50% (on #2) |
| Comments | First flight of N82500 was Feb, 99, and it was sold in Oct, 99, after about 80 hours of fabulous flying, including 2 trips to FL, 1 to WI, and 1 to CA. It's a great plane to fly, with very predictable handling and nice habits in the pattern. Kit #2 arrived in Mar, 2000, and is about half-way along, with wings, HStab, and all control surfaces completely painted, wings on, and construction proceeding furiously (some days). | ||||
| Name/Age | Brian Campbell / 46 | Email Address | brianjcampbell@aol.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Richmond | State | VA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P SFB | Engine | Cont TIO550 or Engineair V8 | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | Student | Ratings | ?? | PIC Hours | 850 |
| Budget | $230,000 | Spent | $42,000 | % Completion | 2% |
| Comments | We received the A-kit in Nov.99.As of Jan.22 ,we have closed the horizontal and the elevators. | ||||
| Name/Age | Greg Campbell / 44 | Email Address | GregCampbellUSA@Earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | San Francisco | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES SFB | Engine | IO-550 | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | AMEL/ IFR/ CFI/ CFII | PIC Hours | |
| Budget | $ | Spent | $ | % Completion | 10% |
| Comments | Did the two week builder assist in OR. | ||||
| Name/Age | Von C. Campbell / 47 | Email Address | von@nighthawknest.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Fort Collins | State | CO | Country | |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | O-235 C2C | Registration | |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR/CFI/CFII | PIC Hours | |
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 70% | ||
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Curt Cannon / 43 | Email Address | curtsuecannon@hotmail.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Tempe | State | AZ | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-ES FB | Engine | IO 550 | Registration | N314KD |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/ AMEL | PIC Hours | 8000 |
| Budget | $ | Spent | $65,000 | % Completion | 10% |
| Comments | Done with H stab & elevator. Started on wing #1. Wife is still happy, but I haven't kicked her car out of the garage yet. | ||||
| Name/Age | André Luiz Puls Caselato / 34 | Email Address | agcase@zaz.com.br | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Bauru | State | São Paulo | Country | Brazil |
| Kit type | L-320 FB | Engine | Lycoming 0-320 | Registration | tbd |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/ASES/AMES/IFR | PIC Hours | 7800 |
| Budget | $?? | Spent | $?? | % Completion | 85% |
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Colyn Case / | Email Address | colyncase@earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Hyde Park | State | Vermont | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-IV-P Std | Engine | TCM TSIO-550-B | Registration | N136CS |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | IFR | PIC Hours | 1005 |
| Budget | Spent | % Completion | 85% | ||
| Comments | debug, paint, interior, de-ice to go just exited phase 1 | ||||
| Name/Age | Don Cavers / 52 | Email Address | drcavers@hotmail.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Chase | State | B.C. | Country | Canada |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | Mazda 13B rotary | Registration | C-FONE |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | Low |
| Budget | ?? | Spent | ?? | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | I stumbled on your list while "holidaying" and have enjoyed scrolling the wealth of information. I bought my kit "90 percent done" in Jan./98 and am just about done the other 90. My 13B is a very different installation from those pictured in the list. It should all be finalled in two weeks. Yeah! | ||||
| Name/Age | Pete Cavitt / | Email Address | CavittP@aol.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | San Diego | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235 Std | Engine | Lycoming O-320-E2D | Registration | N320PL Photo 1 |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/CFI/CFII | PIC Hours | 14,000 |
| Budget | $50,000 | Spent | $55,000 | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | First flight was August '97. Now have 365 hours of trouble-free flying. Fuel capacity of 54 gallons usable allows for 1,000+ NM at long-range cruise speed of 170 KTAS @ 2600 RPM & 8 GPH. Normal cruise speed is 185 KTAS @ 2700 RPM & 9.2 GPH. Demuth prop - excellent... Needs a constant-speed or variable-pitch prop for better takeoff and climb performance. Now takeoff is about 1,000' and climb is about 1400 FPM @ 105 KIAS at gross weight at sea level standard day. Solo with full header climbs at about 2000 FPM. Normal cruise climb (for over-the-nose visibility) is 130 KIAS and yields 1300 FPM at sea level. Presently have 404 hours on my bird. Had to overhaul carbeurator, but otherwise has been trouble-free. Still get 185 KTAS most of the time at 2700 RPM at 9 GPH. Longest non-stop trips were: MYF-BFI (965 NM) 5.5 hours and BFI-MYF (965 NM) 6.1 hours each at long-range-cruise (2550 RPM & 170 KTAS & 7.5 GPH) Anybody that wants a ride or some input call: Pete Cavitt 619-283-7473 - or - e-mail CavittP@aol.com It's now April 2000 and am rapidly approaching the 600 hour mark on my Lancair-235/320. First flight was August 1997. No problems except had to go to Champion REM37RY plugs to get away from a fouling problem. Problem solved. Also added an Aircraft Spruce oil separator to the breather system and have almost zero oil consumption. Still need to install an autopilot, but would rather have a constant speed prop. It's now March, 2007 and annual number 10 is rapidly approaching. Hard to believe it's been that long. A bit over 1300 hours on the plane so far. No problems with the airframe - just the "certified" parts, such as cylinders, magnetos, carbeurator, mag switch. Never get tired of flying my Lancair. Check out my YouTube video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=m3HiAPcaVwA |
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| Name/Age | Gerard J. Cerchio / 45 | Email Address | gjpc@circlesoft.com | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | San Francisco | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-235/320 Standard | Engine | Lycoming O-320-A1A | Registration | N333EX |
| Pilot's License | Private | Ratings | ASEL | PIC Hours | 670 |
| Budget | $60,000 | Spent | $65,000 | % Completion | 99% |
| Comments | Flys great!! | ||||
| Name/Age | John Chambers / 48 | Email Address | f4wildweasel@earthlink.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Boise | State | ID | Country | USA |
| Kit type | Legacy SFB | Engine | Continental IO-550 | Registration | N5XX |
| Pilot's License | ATP | Ratings | ASEL/AMEL/IFR | PIC Hours | 14,000 |
| Budget | $120,000 | Spent | $3,000 | % Completion | 0% |
| Comments | |||||
| Name/Age | Bob Chesley / 67 | Email Address | rchesley@pacbell.net | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Ojai | State | CA | Country | USA |
| Kit type | L-320 FB | Engine | IO-320 (Don George modification | Registration | N4YH Photo! (also my ham radio call) |
| Pilot's License | Commercial | Ratings | ASEL/ASES/AMEL/Rotorcraft/CFI/CFII | PIC Hours | 1500 |
| Bud | |||||
