Paul,
Thank you for your input and sorry I did not make my geographical position
clear.
Nevertheless I think it is interesting to see the comments that come from
the Europa community. We have some very experienced commercial flyers on
both sides of the pond and all views are welcomed.
I had heard of the whisperings that permit aircraft rules might one day
allow instrument flying and so was pleased to see the recent article in our
Light Aircraft Association magazine. There is a long way to go before the
rules are changed (if ever?) hence my wish to commence an investigation into
the equipment one might need. I previously held the UK IMC rating but was
never encouraged to keep it going. Now I have my own aircraft the
encouragement has grown and hence the email.
Thank you to all contributors.
Regards
Steve Pitt
G-SMDH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa - Instrument Rating.
> <paul.the.aviator@gmail.com>
>
> Hi Mike and others,
>
> I must apologize, I didn't realize the the IFR question was UK based
> when I made my comments. We very lucky in the US for the freedoms we
> have in that regard.
>
> Having IFR capability has really turned my Europa into a very capable
> touring machine. Two, 3.5 hour legs has me covering easily 800 to 900
> miles in a day. Flying in the FL80 to FL12 range nearly always gets
> me a smooth ride with not a lot of traffic to contend with, it seems a
> pity that not everyone can enjoy getting this level of utility out of
> their Europa. Mostly brought about by bureaucracy I suppose.
>
> I recently flew to the US Europa fly in and I had to fly the last 20
> nm leg of the trip in VFR minimums because the airport didn't have an
> approach. I remember thinking to myself that folks in Europe do this
> all the time, me, I was just plain terrified.
>
> BTW, I fully support your comments about night flying cross country
> flying, I avoid it at all costs, its like playing poker and having to
> give up your Ace... it just too much risk for me... but then the older
> I'm getting the less bolder I am becoming. Same comment about ice,
> it can be difficult to avoid in North America and its something I have
> a great respect for. I suspect that the Europa wing would be extremely
> intolerant to ice.
>
> Anyhow, I suppose I am preaching to the choir here, but I thought I
> would toss in my 2 cents worth.
>
> Cheers, Paul
>
>
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