Re: Europa-List: Flying a heavy Europa XS?

[JTHURSBY@tampabay.rr.com]

Jim, I might add that was Marvin Alvarez's trike and was 914 powered 
like yours and the glider/mono.  The other trike was a 912S and always 
burned more than the 914 powered birds.  I used to fly to Griffin GA 
with all the planes and I could make it nonstop with a mono wheel. I 
tried it with Marv's trike once and had to hit reserve 30 miles out 
and stopped for fuel. (once is enough of THAT nonsense!) Never used a 
lone ranger tank in either bird. As you remember from our great trip 
out to Arlington, when flown hard, a Europa is pretty short legged. 

  Jim T.