Bob Kuykendall wrote...

If it was me, I'd also probably think twice
or thrice before hiring someone to build a high-tech airplane like a
Lancair who didn't have email.

If I'd insisted that the people who worked with me
on my airplane have access to e-mail or own a comupter
I'd've missed out on the services of at least two
fantastic mechanics and technicians, AFAIK.

When I choose someone to do aviation-related work
for me I tend to base my decision on their
aviation-related skills, not IT skills. I want to
be able to find the guy in his or my hangar, not
in cyberspace. E-mail? usenet access? Computer
ownership? I don't give a rat's. I want physical
access to the worker and his work.

Dave 'virtual standstill' Hyde