Mike,
On behalf of us all well done - here are some shots of the occasion.
Now for the hard but enjoyable part - learning to fly your own creation
leading to many years of great flying.
Steve Pitt
G-SMDH
----- Original Message -----
From: mike gamble
To: europa-list@matronics.com ; alan thorne
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:11 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Shr Flies Like a Bird
11 year's!! after delivery of the kit I have great pleasure to
announce that my Europa G-CFMP had a successful first flight last
evening, after a day's testing, in the more than capable hands of Dave
Bosomworth.
The long awaited weather window provided the opportunity for a day's
concentrated ground testing culminating in a first flight before the
first showers returned and darkness descended.
David reported a great flight with no real snags.
The fun continued today at Popham.
I should like to thank my inspector Alan Thorne for his encouragement
and assistance over the last 10 years.
There were certainly times when morale was low and I needed that
little push to maintain the required effort to complete.
I have just had my first observer flight and have joined that
exclusive band of pilots with that exclusive Europa grin - now recorded
digitally for posterity.
More fun tomorrow.
Mike Gamble
G-CFMP
Mono 440
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