quote:Originally posted by garth66:
[QUOTE]....Love your plane BTW. Had an itch years ago to build a Lancair IV, but unfortunately not the budget. Did quite a bit of flying with friends, helped a friend rebuild a Cavalier plans-built plane that he purchased when it had been mothballed for years after the builder had a prop strike. Beautiful flying plane. Then spent many an afternoon in his hangar as he built an RV9a and an RV10.
But alas, I have too little time and too little money to pursue all of my interests, so I've limited my "hobby" to automotive. And after such a great sacrifice, my wife thinks I have too many cars! Go figure!
Keep us posted on your adventures and development progress!
.. Just an update. The FORD is still running perfectly. Lost another MSD coil switcher, this one lasted 150 hours..
This is for Garth66....
Since you mantioned Lancairs, A retired airline captain built a Lancair IV, installed a IO-550 in it and had been trying to break some long distance records.. In the last week he flew it out to Guam using three stops to get there... He then loaded 400+ gallons in it and non stopped it back from Guam to Jacksonville Fla . 34 hours..
http://flightaware.com/live/fl...301/0400ZZ/PGUM/KJAX