Garry,
I must apologize for the email regarding the Europa Monowheel. The letter was
written for your eyes only - and was intended as just a bit of banter between
friends, although it was a bit caustic. I did not realize until this
afternoon that I had pushed the wrong button and it was posted for all to
read. I am sorry, it was not my intention to offend you or anyone else.
Please accept my apology.
Warm regards,
Augustene
Augustene Brown wrote:
> Dear Garry:
>
> A persons airplane, especially one you built yourself, is a very personal
> thing- its almost like a member of the family.
> As you know, I am very familiar with your Europa tri-gear, and it is
> absolutely beautiful.
> I really must take umbrage with your comments regarding the tail-dragger
> aircraft, and most specifically the Monowheel. I fail to understand your
> comments regarding the appearance or the handling of the Monowheel. Jim and
I
> finished our beautiful XS last year, flew that sweet thing to Seattle,
> Washington and back with no problems and all we got all across the entire
> United States were compliments. Everyone was impressed with both the
> appearance and the performance. That airplane handles beautifully - in the air
> and on the ground. As a matter of fact, our son Robert, who is a low time
> pilot, made the transition from his Cherokee 140 to our Monowheel in 8 or 10
> landings with no tail-dragger time. Lee Omernik will attest to this..
> You are entitled to your opinion and I am very happy that you are pleased with
> your tri-gear, but for heaven sake, Garry leave the rest of us folks who
> own, and are extremely happy with the monowheel , to enjoy them without your
> negativity.
>
> See you at Sun N Fun ;-)
>
> Augustene & Jim Brown
> N398JB
>
> Garry Stout wrote:
>
> > Mike Cater wrote:
> > I have been waiting and hoping that someone would produce and market a
> > modification kit to convert our "classic" into a true "taildragger" with
> > two wheels at the front. Has this happened? and if so could someone
> > pleaseprovide me with contact details.
> > The benefitswould seem to be,
> > 1) Improved lateral stability on both take off and landing, due to the two
> > wheels.
> > 2) Improved directionalstability on both take off and landing, due to the
> > two wheels.
> > 3) Improved taxiing and turningon the ground because differential brakes
> > could be fitted.
> > 4) Further improved lateral stability on take off because independent flap
> > adjustment would permit the use of lower flap givingconsequent improvement
> > in aileron control.
> > 5) Improved rigging and derigging due to there being no need for a "dolly"
> >
> > Mike, there already is a Europa with all the positive characteristics
> > you're looking for. It's called the Europa trigear. The taildragger
> > concept only has value in a very limited set of circumstances, and the
> > world has basically rejected taildraggers in favor of tricycle gear. Think
> > about it.....how many commercial, military, or certified general aviation
> > airplanes are being built today in the taildragger configuration. Not
> > many, if any. As to the monowheel, IMHO it looks goofey, is a handful to
> > manage on the ground, and has no inflight advantages whatsoever. Why don't
> > you think about converting to a trigear as so many mono owners already have
> > done?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Garry
> > AT&T District Manager, CFO
> > (813) 878-3929
> > FAX (813) 878-5651, Internet ID Garrys@att.com
> >
>
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