"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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Dude,

I have read many of your posts, and consider you bright and well
informed.

Why, thanks! ;-)


Your Welcome

It is only the risk involved in USING the plane that we are discussing
here.
The risk of OWNING the plane would be more of a financial issue. I
don't
much about Mr. Colins, but he seems to be stretching on this one.

You know, I agree. The problem, as we all know, of course, is that there
is no
reliable count of hours flown. So anyone can amssage the numbers anyway he
or
she likes. i still take strong objection to statements like "falling out
of
the sky". That's BS any way you look at the numbers.


Ahh, there is the rub. It is tought to estimate fleet hours. I just don't
think that the people making the estimates have a bone to pick on this one.
Yes, Falling out of the sky is hyperbole, and a bad parachute pun.


There is a case to be made that Cirrus as a company has done a lot to
rejuvenate general aviation, and that by hammering them we are only
creating
an environment where other innovators will just be scared away.

Yes, I think that many pilots do tend to do that - while at the same time
clamoring for innovation.


I think that this forum would be a good place to get the facts straight
though. We have better alternatives - Diamond and Lancair.

Well, there are hardly any Lancairs flying, so in that case we really
don't
have any numbers to go by, I would say. And the Diamond has a great
record -
but hey, it's from Old Europe, so an all-American GA pilot can't well buy
that
crap now, can he? (yes, that was irony, but a lot of truth in it for some
people...)


The reports on the Lancair so far are that it flies much like the Diamond
Star in stall. If anyone hasn't stalled a Diamond, they should go rent one.
If Lancair can do that and still get the speed - God Bless Them!



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Thomas Borchert (EDDH)