---------------------------------------------------------- Lightning-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/09/11: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:55 AM - Re: Lightning-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/08/11 (David Ferrell) 2. 01:45 PM - Re: Re: Lightning-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/08/11 (iflysmod@AOL.COM) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:55:03 AM PST US From: David Ferrell Subject: Lightning-List: Re: Lightning-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/08/11 greetings to those on this listserv ... my name is dave ferrell. i just joined the group as i am considering the purchase of a lightning ls1. i sold my grumman tiger a couple weeks back after 154 years of ownership and am searching for a replacement. i have 34 years of flying experience and close to 1,000 hours but 90% of my current flying is local, airwork, t&g's with a few cross countries of around 500 miles each year. i had one short demo flight in a ls1 in florida built by max voronin ... beautiful plane with a great panel. max and his wife are the dealers for this part of florida. i will be fllying it again later this week. what advice / comments would you current lighting owners have for a prospective buyer: what you like and don't like, issues to watch for, handling comments, any quirks with the model, what kind of performance specs are you seeing, commetns on the powerplant, buying used vs having the guys in tn build one to suit, etc. all comments would be appreciated ... my e mail for direct response is: david.r.ferrell@gmail.com, phone is 919-757-8599 thanks in advance for the assist On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Lightning-List Digest Server < lightning-list@matronics.com> wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete Lightning-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. 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The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the Lightning-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 11-10-08&Archive=Lightning > > Text Version: > > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 11-10-08&Archive=Lightning > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Lightning-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Sat 10/08/11: 0 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > -- David R Ferrell AA5B N851DF based at KOCF 9965 SW 63rd Loop Ocala, FL 34481 919-757-8599 M 352-369-8362 H david.r.ferrell@gmail.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:45:42 PM PST US From: iflysmod@AOL.COM Subject: Re: Lightning-List: Re: Lightning-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/08/11 Hey David: Welcome to the Lightning group. When I started reading your email, I thought it was from a gentleman (I'm terrible about remembering names) I met last week in Shelbyville. He had sold his Tiger and built a Lightning, he seemed very happy with it, and was taking transition training. I was there starting the build on my Lightning. I have about 300 hours in a Lightning and feel it is the best Light Sport airplane you can buy (or build). Not only is it the strongest, but also the best looking. (My neighbors comments are "it looks like it is going 100 mph sitting still") Like all airplanes it has good and bad points, but I feel the good far outweigh the bad. You can only carry two people, and 50 pounds of baggage. (but then it sounds like it is just right for you) It has plenty of power, coming from its Jabiru 3300 (that might be considered a detractor because it is made in Australia), and I strongly recommend attending an Engine Seminar in Shelbyville even if you decide not to buy a Lightning. It is sensitive in pitch (a little more so than your Grumman) and I think one must be careful not to over rotate on take off. I like the response much, much better than that of a Cessna. It also has terrific visibility and you need to ensure some protection from the sun. Once you learn how to get in and out of the airplane it is very comfortable even on flights over 5 hours. It does not have a lot of stall warning, but it has a very large flight envelope. Some say that it breaks very quickly in a stall. I personally feel the best deal is to build one in Shelbyville and get it just the way you want it. If you want to talk about the airplane, feel free to call me (863 635 7916) Lynn Nelsen Frostproof FL In a message dated 10/9/2011 9:55:49 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, david.r.ferrell@gmail.com writes: greetings to those on this listserv ... my name is dave ferrell. i just joined the group as i am considering the purchase of a lightning ls1. i sold my grumman tiger a couple weeks back after 154 years of ownership and am searching for a replacement. i have 34 years of flying experience and close to 1,000 hours but 90% of my current flying is local, airwork, t&g's with a few cross countries of around 500 miles each year. i had one short demo flight in a ls1 in florida built by max voronin ... beautiful plane with a great panel. max and his wife are the dealers for this part of florida. i will be fllying it again later this week. what advice / comments would you current lighting owners have for a prospective buyer: what you like and don't like, issues to watch for, handling comments, any quirks with the model, what kind of performance specs are you seeing, commetns on the powerplant, buying used vs having the guys in tn build one to suit, etc. all comments would be appreciated ... my e mail for direct response is: _david.r.ferrell@gmail.com_ (mailto:david.r.ferrell@gmail.com) , phone is 919-757-8599 thanks in advance for the assist On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 2:57 AM, Lightning-List Digest Server <_lightning-list@matronics.com_ (mailto:lightning-list@matronics.com) > wrote: * ======================== Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive ======================== Today's complete Lightning-List Digest can also be found in either of the two Web Links listed below. 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