I love Lakes. I was dead set on buying one, but I simply couldn't afford it. Then a LA-4-180 with the carburetted engine came on the market, but everyone recommended me to wait until I could get a -200. Then my current aircraft came and put an end to that. One day, one day.
Flew four hrs in one last year and it was wonderful. It had 16,000hrs on it, but still did a great job. They're built tough. Do you own one?
Here's a little clip I did on the one abandoned at Elstree. So sad: