They are pretty good

Forgive the snark, but I'll give ya a couple reasons: 4 seats is one. Fact remains the E-AB market is generally pretty apathetic to the family flyer. it's a DINK/empty nester market. RV-10s priced around that of a used SR-22 is another one. That defeats the purpose of E-AB in the first place (cost cutting).. Cabin comfort would be another one. Big slow cans are comfy, look how they're sitting and overlapping arms in that Lancair. Other than that, agree 100%, I would not have my Arrow if I could find it in the experimental world. There was an attempt to create a "primary non-commercial" category, as part as the signed legislation by POTUS 44 which was the "part 23 re-write". The category was formal part of the recommendations by the ARC (Aviation Rulemaking Comittee) and mysteriously left out of the implementation when the FAA finally stopped stonewalling their Congressional mandate and implemented the law, a full 2 years late. My conspiracy theory is that neither the FAA nor the aircraft manufacturers want the legacy certified market, the only other market that allows us working stiffs to afford this increasingly unattainable hobby, to continue to survive. They want us all grounded and our certified cans in the scrap yard, and the manufacturers probably lobbied like hell to the FAA to ensure we were never allowed to maintain our certified airplanes under de facto experimental rules. This of course, supports E-AB resale market. Experimental owners are not gonna get up in arms about it, considering they're already smug about being able to fly in the IFR system behind an IPAD, but the second a certified can driver is caught doing the same it's certificate action city; both fly over the same people's heads, so spare me. Garmin found workarounds in order to sell these previously "experimental avionics" to the certified market (G5 is the most popular example these days) via the STC process, without a formal primary non-commercial category. So they got their carve out too. But to someone with a family, that is little solace if I have to leave my loved ones behind in order to afford the damn thing. So for now I continue to begrudgingly support the certified market. Making memories with my family is more important than gloating about being able to play in the hobby with a legal thumb in the scale. For full disclosure, I too would be doing it if a two-seater fit my mission, lest I be accused of being a hypocrite.

@@GonzoT38 This is not snark. The 360 makes sense if you're short - while he says he's 6' most say 5'10" or less is enough room. And know you need to know you will never take anything bigger than a purse for luggage. My dog would not fit in the luggage compartment, Not sure if this 360 had the AUS tail modification. Check this post out: www.eaa1000.av.org/fltrpts/lanc360/hq.htm

GonzoAir I also have a similar story as this guy, I too flew freight in the late 90’s out of Dallas in a MU-2 and then in 2000 I flew Regionals but after 9/11 the business was horrible so I bailed out of that and got into what was then a new business of flying UAV’s for the military. Fast forward I recently bought a Lancair 235 and will be going back to the regional airlines real soon to resume my aviation career. Like this guy I bought my Lancair for the porpoise of cross country flying primarily solo in an affordable and fast airplane. In the certified world those two words do not go in the same sentence! Only in the Exp world can you get a fast and affordable machine. I didn’t take his comments as snarky but rather just laughing at the simplicity of the system that has tremendous capabilities! Being a commercial pilot I personally would never fly my entire family in anything but a commercial aircraft, period! No way would I even consider flying them all together in a piston airplane, forget it! I’ve seen far too many singles crash killing all aboard and it’s a shame because 99% of those accidents could have been prevented! If I want to make memories with my family and include aviation we will all fly someplace on a commercial carrier and then enjoy each other’s company! Now having said that, I will take my family flying with me in my Lancair, one at a time if they desire. My wife loves flying with me, so do my kids, we just don’t do it all together, even if I owned a 4 place with a BRS! Sorry not for this guy. Hey N102M I’ll see you at Mesa if you are still there, I have an interview in January Everyone fly safe and keep the dirty side down unless you are flying aerobatics...

I'm pretty much thinking about a lanceair 360 and eventually the IV-p. Dollar for dollar seems to be solid. I was considering an sr22 as well but the speed and efficiency just can't be beat.

Thanks! Yeah we were under an instrument flight plan and under control of ATC so the Tower hands us off to regional controllers

It’s been 4 years What did you go with ??

I was wondering the same thing about the headset. LOL

I used to own a twin Comanche... great airplane

the 400 would be good as well.

Hey thanks’. Glad you are enjoying it!

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I've heard that tower controller in some of Josh's videos.

I smell a collaboration in the works

Oh not that many together. Mostly we were there flying separately getting instruction

Mathew McLean It’s not even comparable. The only thing in common is that you take off and land in both that’s about it haha. Definitely recommend getting in a small plane sometime

Matt, as you know flying in an airliner it is generally comfortable, quiet and smooth. Light planes especially experimentals are noisy, uncomfortable and bumpy. I will say this though, after flying an Airbus, jumping into my RV-8 was much more fun.

steve holton no- experimental and limited category aircraft are not permitted for the use in commercial operations.

Ok good idea.... thanks!

Ben Hansen it looks like a Clarity Aloft to me, it’s what I use as well. For long flights it’s very comfortable, more so than the typical over the ear types in my opinion anyways..

Do google search on ipad PFD ,watch at 10:40 left side is ipad PFD

Hook Eat Up the Lancair 320/360 airplanes will typically build right at 1050 to 1100 pounds with a max gross of 1875 ish minus the 43 gallons which is 288# They will fly two average adults with 50 ish pounds in the back, it’s usually not the weight that’s a problem but the limited space to put things

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TheIndianahurricane they are bumpier because you fly lower where all the bumps are and the wing loading is lower. Some are worse than others. But you really get used to it and don't notice after a while unless it is really bad.

@@sblack48 I don't like to fly on the big jets. Sounds like I wouldn't like the smaller planes at all. Thanks for the response. I like the flyingdoodles, and like see all the other types of planes out there. But I don't think I could go up in them

Mark F. The horizon air plane?

@@PaulDavidlighting horizon?? i dont know...its the plane the guy stole and did barrel rolls in lol

Mark F. Yea that’s the horizon one the guy was a baggage handler he learned how to fly through home flight sims

@@PaulDavidlighting that guy is awesome!! he flew that like an absolute pro!

@beentga 757 what he did was awesome! He flew that plane like a pro!!!

@@DylanClements98 rofl. no it doesn't. You must be one of those Biden voters.

@@DylanClements98 Of course you're right and I'm wrong. The Lancair has a better glide ratio than the Piper Archer with the same engine I believe. My point. I just lied. Something that everyone seems to do today. Like Hunter Biden's lap top. I just want to get in on the fun and fake news. Why can't I? Is it only for democrats.