Hang on Guy's, I am not inviting yet another Europa bashing session. Of
course the company is interested in making a profit. How else can they pay
the wages of the excellent guys at Europa who are always on hand to give
help & advice, to continue to develop the airplane for all our benefit and
to look for solutions to problems such as the one I have highlighted. They
are not a large organisation and I believe they truly care about the product
they supply but have only so much time that they can spend on fixing the
bugs because this doesn't make them much income. If they don't continue to
sell more airplanes I am sure they would very quickly go out of business.
I did get a few spare rivets, nuts etc. (kit no. 533. The manual seems to be
being constantly improved and any problems I have had with the instructions
have been addressed very quickly so maybe they have listened and learned
over the years. I am sure that they will address all the concerns you
express in time. In the meantime, the experience & solutions to problems
gained through the forum is also invaluable.
Richard Iddon G-RIXS
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Roberts
Subject: Europa-List: Regarding Europa Lists NACA vents
These vents havent ever worked well. Several builders have told me this.
Europa knows this but continues to send them along with a builders manual
with pictures that are photo copied so you cant see them. There are many
other things that should be changed such as the sequence of certain parts of
the build.
Dont get me wrong, I love this little plane and hope to be flying in a
year.
I just feel that if it werent for the expert guidance Ive received from
Flight Crafters I would have already made several mistakes. Simple things
like more drawings, better sequencing of the pages. Also how much would it
costs to include an extra rivet or two, or an extra piece of piano hinge
wire.
Clearly the company is more interested in selling kits than solving builder
concerns & problems with the manual. This is an issue that needs to be
changed if Europa is to ever flourish here in America.
Jeff
1st time builder
A258
Tri gear
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