Gorgeous! Congrats!
(Are you on the facebook group?)
Cheers!
Pete Z
(In Canuckstan :)
> On Feb 10, 2020, at 8:14 AM, Paul M 383 <europaul383@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> On Thursday 6 Feb 2020 at 1545 UTC, Popham (EGHP) Runway 08 saw the first take
off of Europa XS Mono G-PLPM, at the hands of her builder, Paul Mansfield.
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> It was a textbook first flight: 25 mins airborne, 47 kt clean stall, 39 kt
> with
flaps. A negligible roll to the right after about 20 seconds hands-off, and
a slight left wing drop on configured stall.
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> I have many many people to thank for their help, support and encouragement
> over
the last 20 years(!), so please forgive me if I have left your name off this
list; you know who you are:
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> Jackie for all the inspiration, motivation and saying no to the sillier ideas
I had along the way; Andy Draper for endless invaluable advice and tips; the
late, great, Nev Eyre for all the tricks; Pete Jeffers for final inspection and
David Joyce for his nagging to get finished and flying!
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> Sexy Susie the Fibreglass Floozy Flies!
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> Video from the second and third flights here: https://youtu.be/eIdkZkJAwSw
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> Cheers,
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> Paul M
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> G-PLPM
> XS Mono Kit 383
> Rotax 912ULS
> Woodcomp 3000N 1625mm 3 bladed prop
> Smart Avionics CSC-1 constant speed controller
> Dynon Skyview
> Funke ATR833 VHF com
> Trig TT21 transponder
> Garmin 695 GPS
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