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Re: Europa-List: First flight

Subject: Re: Europa-List: First flight
From: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:49:05

Raimo
You are right, Jos is a man in a m,illion. I can listen to him for 
hours. Once I can get him talking!
I am pleased the 172 didn't bite you! Another example that trees can be 
better than rocks perhaps?
Graham

Raimo Toivio wrote:

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> Raimo
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> Europa Mono, 16 hrs and 68 landings so far and feels very good
> Cessna C172, forced landing to the forest in EFRU 2/7/2007 but I was 
> very lucky
> Beech C18, standing quietly and waiting for some mercy
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "josok" <josok-e@ukolo.fi>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:07 PM
> Subject: Europa-List: First flight
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>> Today, at the hands of Ivan Shaw the Northernmost built and based 
>> Europa XS kit 600 OH-XJO took the air.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Regards,
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>> Jos Okhuijsen
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>> Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org
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Graham Singleton

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