>Is it possible that it is kit #219 that went to NZ,?
>
>According to my records, as supplied by Europa in Jan 2002, aircraft
>ZK-NWM (ex N13NM) now flying in NZ is kit #219.
Tony - I imagine that the bits which went to build that aeroplane
came from Europa labelled "kit 219". However, (and here I am being a
bit blunter than I was before) it appears Bob Setzer made a foul-up
when he went to the FAA to register it, and where the form asked for
"constructors number" he put "A026", which was the kit number for the
OTHER, later, Europa he was also building for Norman Marsh. As I said
before, the result of this is that both the FAA records and the NZ
CAA records show the c/n as "A026". As far as Norman and the Europa
factory were concerned, the aeroplane was still 219, but there is no
evidence to support that connection with N13NM or ZK-NWM in the
records of any registering authority.
So far, in the Club's records, I've been using the numbers from the
official sources, but the evidence seems to be mounting for a change
in my practice. I do so hate messy situations, where things don't
pigeonhole properly!
Anyway, I hope that all this discussion has been of some help to
Frank Wood in sorting out the paperwork and antecedents of his
aeroplane.
regards
Rowland
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