Lance vs A36

In a previous article, "John Doe" said:
"Paul Tomblin" wrote in message
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Our Lance (in the pictures) is probably going to be on sale next year with
So what are your thoughts on the Lance after owning one?

I love it. It's roomy amd it carries a ton. I've never flown anything
else big, so I can't compare it to a Bo or 206. My wife loves the club
seating - she'll sit back there with her book with her feet up on the
seats in front with a cooler on the floor, passing me up a coke every now
and then. She also likes how the rear door is easier to latch, and she
can get in while I'm preflighting. I like the room (I have to sit sort of
sideways in a PA28) and the hsi, and the ego boost of flying a complex
plane.

Because of the restricted insurance, our club has to charge a premium to
those who want to be on the named pilot policy for the Lance, and I gladly
pay it. Our Dakota is almost as fast and carries almost as much, but you
can't beat the comfort of the Lance.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
please excuse my typing, but my whole left arm is in a cast. and i don't
mean _the king and i_.

Oh, and a 78 is a t-tail, right? That's a whole other issue. Some
people hate 'em, and say they're impossible to fly. Others say it's
just piloting technique, and ham-fisted pilots not trimming right on
take-off. Point is, get the take-off wrong, and you'll apparently be
amazed how much runway you'll use up, although, again, others disagree.
Either way, there's enough fuss and doubt that the t-tails are much
cheaper than the non-t-tails, which is either a bargain, or a
reflection of their handling, depending on your point of view. You
will, of course, suffer when and if you come to sell it.

On 18-Sep-2005, "Mike Granby" wrote:

Either way, there's enough fuss and doubt that the t-tails are much
cheaper than the non-t-tails, which is either a bargain, or a
reflection of their handling, depending on your point of view. You
will, of course, suffer when and if you come to sell it.


Hey, you never know. T-tails may make a comeback, like the '38 Ford look
(i.e. the PT Cruiser).

-Elliott Drucker
(proud co-owner of a T-tail Arrow IV)

T-tails may make a comeback

I like the look of them, myself, and I'm agnostic on the handling
issues, having heard people with far more experience than I argue it
both ways.