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
Sorry,
I have to stongly dissagree, I flew only C-172/C-182 for 25 years. with 8 hours
of training in type before flying mine I found transitioning to be easy. Unless
you flew underpowered Glasairs or Taildraggers I dont understand how you came
to any of these conclusions. I have very good temps on mine. The glasair
landing gear (retract) is absolutely outstanding. I don't know what planet your
on but its not this one.

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.

Jay, a little reasearch and some help from knowledgable Glasair owners to help
you on the assesment, I would not hesitate to buy one with proper expert help
on the inspection before purchasing.


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"