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Old 03-02-2017, 02:44 PM
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I quit the Lancair forum because the administrator allowed a trial lawyer to join in order to snoop around for information to sue Lancair and/or Lancair owners. These are experimental aircraft and we all try different things - some of which don't work out. I lost interest knowing that anything I posted on that forum might become grounds for a lawsuit. Thanks for having me over here.
I host the BD-4 builder's forum and ask to provide a "reason to join" from new members. If I saw "lawyer seeking information" I would block the request, but it wouldn't be hard to pretend to be a new builder to gain access. In other words: That Lancair forum administrator may not have known of the identity of the trial lawyer.

Legal considerations are also why I don't make the content of our forum visible to the public and block search engines from listing postings. I wish there wasn't a need to close off our community.

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Old 03-02-2017, 03:37 PM
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I would like to see VAF become a closed forum similar to yours. But I'm sure DR's advertising income stream would dry up, hence it won't happen. I don't like the idea that anyone on the 'net can see what is posted here.

(?Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.? ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22)
this seems to be a logical request.
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Old 03-03-2017, 09:42 AM
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That Lancair forum administrator may not have known of the identity of the trial lawyer.
Oh, he knew. Everyone knew. The lawyer self-identifed and posted:
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I am presently representing the estate of one of the decedent's from a Lancair IV-P crash that occurred in Hartsville, SC, March 2014. In addition to being an attorney, I am also a pilot and hold an ATP and Learjet type rating. I have very little experience with Lancair aircraft, let alone experimental category aircraft. Some questions have come up that I could not answer and I thought this group, as builders and pilots, could help me find a few answers regarding the crash, more specifically how the various systems work on the IV-P from a pilot/operational perspective and the unique flight characteristics of the aircraft. I am also concerned that the factors presented in this case may claim more lives. I am not a "supplier" nor is it my intention to solicit business from this site. I hope I never again have to represent anyone in a crash as horrific, and what I believe to be avoidable, as this one. Attached below is a link to the NTSB preliminary report as well as a link to my website.
Sadly, several members chimed in to describe what they thought were defects in the Lancair design.
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Old 03-03-2017, 10:16 AM
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I would like to see VAF become a closed forum similar to yours. But I'm sure DR's advertising income stream would dry up, hence it won't happen. I don't like the idea that anyone on the 'net can see what is posted here.....
Suppose that VAF had closed up in 2008. If it had, I wouldn't have known of it and would not have decided to start an RV-3B, which I did. I wouldn't be posting on VAF and I probably would not have started writing for Kitplanes.

Regardless of the benefits of me building an RV-3B or my articles, think of all the other builders who browse around and eventually see VAF, lurk for a while and maybe post a few comments, and then one day, with a lot of trepidation, order an empennage kit.

That wouldn't happen.

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Old 03-03-2017, 12:35 PM
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Keep it open!

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You make a good argument to keeping the forum open, Dave! And I like the passion you delivered it with.

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