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Re: Non Europa

Subject: Re: Non Europa
From: Miles McCallum <milesm@avnet.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 11:35:22
>I know this is a not a Europa question. But would someone in the UK be
>able to expound on Flyer magazines apparant dislike of the Glastars
>flying qualities?

Not quite sure (having done the tests of both the Europa and the Glastar for
Flyer)  where you get this idea that I disliked the Glastar -I believe that
described it as a benchmark design, and think that it is a very fine
aeroplane indeed -in fact it has crossed my mind (more than once) that a 160
hp taildragger Glastar would be extremely nice to have... 

However -in terms of pure handling in the air, the Europa wins hands down
-it is an absolute delight to throw around, and with a beady eye on running
costs, it's always going to be cheaper to operate. It's really a question of
what you are after -the Glastar is probably a better bet if what you want is
huge carrying capacity, and very tame handling -aerobatic it is not, and
probably never will be. The Europa is rather more fun to fly......
>
>It's my second choice (Europa is my first), and in the states I have yet
>to see any negative comments on it.

The American magazines (and this certainly goes for the motorcycle press
too)  have always appeared to have a policy of not really taking
manufacturers to task when things aren't really right -although things do
seem to be changing: Ed Kolano, who writes for Sport Aviation, is absolutely
meticulous about his descriptions of aircraft handling -warts'n'all. His
description of why the Europa is so nice was spot on -and he is about to do
the Glastar.

all the best

Miles



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