John Denver had one. It’s deadly.
John Denver had a Long-Ez.
They are NOT deadly! Denver took off without being familiar with the homebuilt LongEze he'd just purchased. He had problems with switching to reserve fuel after he ran out on the main tank.
A fuel selector valve with vise grips as a temporary handle was the problem, not the design of the aircraft.
Dick Rutan (flew the Voyager aircraft around the world non-stop) and Mike Melville (Pilot of SpaceShipOne and holder of Astronaut wings) flew their two LongEzes around the world, 30,000+ miles, in 80 days.
Over 700 are registered in the US.
I seem to remember that Denver ran out of fuel....and couldn't reach around back of his seat to turn it on
It turned out that the prior owner / maker of his plane was significantly taller than Denver
Tragic loss.