Dave --
Congratulations on your Europa purchase; you should find the build
quite pleasurable. It's also good to hear from another Ohio builder.
Congratulations also to Kimberly for a remarkable achievement. A first
solo is exciting enough, but I remember the only flight I had in a plane
with the engine missing. The insrtructor ribbed me before the flight in
a Schweizer about how "we like to humble you powered plane drivers."
Will she insist on a piece of yarn taped to the cowling?
Regards,
Fred Fillinger, A063 (70% done)
Mentor, OH
On 9/9, you wrote (in part):
> Dear Fellow Europhiles,
> I have been enjoying the Europa e-mail conference since June 21st
> and think it is time to introduce myself.
> I am Dave Conrad from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Builder #A078. I
> received my tail kit in January '98, and my fuselage in March '98. I'm
> holding off picking up my wings until Sun 'N Fun '99. I have a daughter,
> Kimberly, who is 15 years old and we are building our Europa together.
> She is interested in aviation (soloed a glider this summer), and I could
> think of no better way to give her a kick start in aviation than to
> build our own airplane. My wife, Sue, and younger daughter, Kristin (12)
> are also involved with the project.
> ,,,,,,
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