Well....here is a guy with 400+ hrs in a Glasair II. I bought it used with
400 hrs on it. And never a moment regretted it. It flys beautfully, lands
like a dream and is good Instrument platform. As a matter of fact i got my
Instrument rating in it. Don't listen to the guys that only "think" they
know but the ones that have REAL experience in them. I know a lot of glasair
drivers and have never heard one say " this plane is the pits". By the
way... my engine temps run about about 195degrees and very rarely see 200.
The visibilty is good but the only thing you really notice when flying "fast
glas" are the spam cans you overtake.


steve




wrote in message
oups.com...
IMHO, the reason why there are cheap Glasairs out there is that they
are hard as hell to fly, absolutely frightening to land, visibility out
of the cockpit is abysmal, the engines do not get enough cooling air
thru them and they're always eating cylinders, and the landing gear is
constant need of maintenance. I know two fellows who own them and are
both wishing they didn't. I've ridden in both of them.... once each,
and I'll never get in another one except perhaps only for taxiing.

Jay Honeck wrote:
It seems that there are some remarkable deals out there for 200 mph
used
Glasairs, but I would hesitate to buy one simply because I wouldn't
trust
the workmanship.

What's the consensus on this issue? Is this a valid fear, or -- as
some
have told me -- does the workmanship on the average home-built meet
or
exceed that of the average Spam Can?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"