Today, at the hands of Ivan Shaw the Northernmost built and based Europa XS kit
600 OH-XJO took the air.
It flies great, ball in the middle, no hands on the controls, no tabs. Far
better
then i expected :-) and i am still baffled. Temperatures are a bit high on
the Dynon, but it's probably one of the sensors, since the engine does not feel
hot.
For the records: It's a XS monowheel, with a Rotax 914ULS, Woodcomp SR 3000,
Smart
Avionics CSG-1/G cs controller, Dynon 180, 2 generators, 2 batteries, 409
kg or 901 pounds on the scale. Built started end October 2003, and i counted
about 2300 hours on the job, including some 40 hours for the upholsterer fitting
the Europa interior kit, 250 hours for the filler and sander, and 90 hours
for the painters.
My thanks go out to all who have helped with good advice, moral support, hands
on work, or just good criticism. The list of names is too long to mention, and
i would risk forgetting somebody, but i can't go around without mentioning Raimo
Toivio who advised to buy a plane if flying was the objective, William Mills
and Dave Buzz, accompanied by Paul Sweeting and Graham Singleton, who flew
all the way up here to boost the build, Andy and Nev, John and Roger wit h good
advice and the right articles at the right time.
Regards,
Jos Okhuijsen
Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org
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