Robin I was going to pass your e-mail over to my wife, Lynne, but if she ever was asked if I "let" her fly, she would go into orbit. There are a number of things I don't "let" her do, but she does th
Jim The open houses at Europa and Flite Crafters are Thursday and Friday. We had planned on spending all day those two days at Lakeland. This may also be the case with other builders. Any chance of c
I deleted the information about the June fly in in Tenn. Where is it, and what commercial airports are near? It looks like we will need to come commercial unless someone in FL has a couple of seats o
As many of you may recall, the Discovery Wings channel did a whole series on building a Eurpoa monowheel. I saw a segment this morning where he is doing a tri-gear. The series is listed in the guide
John - Patti Lynne and I were sorry to hear the news. I don't really know what else to say except "thanks" for the help as we started into the project. I'm sure we'll be seeing more of you in whateve
Alan Hope you don't see a parallel to Europa! Jim-A283 Hope you all had a good weekend even the one's that didn't make it to the I.O.M.!! Any comments ? THE TEN-SECOND FUNNY: MORE DEAD HORSES Well, s
John-- The glider wings are the feature that makes this a really unique aircraft. In fact, that was the major factor that convinced us to go this route. Both my wife and I are sailplane pilots in add
Put Jim and Lynne Puglise in FL down on the glider pilot list. We probably have a few more hours in airplanes but the reason we went to the Europa is definitely the long wing and glider performance.
It might be worth talking to your local prosecutor. Obviously, they could never get their hands on him, but it would be nice to know that if he shows his face in the US, he could go to the cross-bar
There was an excellent article in Sport Aviation a couple of months ago regarding buying a kit. The author suggested that you place the full purchase price in escrow until complete delivery. If the k
Ron I am using the regular EAA insurance through Falcon. You can bind it on a phone call, cost is 1% of the insured value. I was concerned because of the number of hurricanes in FL this year. I've ne
Rmi If you are going to Phoenix, you need to hook up with the people at Phoenix Composites. They were doing something similar to Flite Crafters in the Phoenix area. I don't know how many Europas they
I talked with Bob Berube from Flite Crafters and they will be building a Zeanir (I think) at Sun-N-Fun. I sure he would serve as an unofficial meeting place. Lynne and I will be there Thursday and Fr
Andrew I am going to Lakeland toward the end of the week for the express purpose of asking Andy about the glider. I have a glider wing kit, and both my wife and I are rated, but Bob B. tells me that
Paul Did you mean to say is does (or does not) need matching? I will be installing mine soon, so I need to get it straight in my own mind. I thought the antennas were ground planes, which should be c
Ron Try Costco or BJs. Jim Puglise, A283 Office (941) 505-8398 FAX (503) 212-6464 Since the start of project, was using supermarket plastic mixing cups. Smooth walls and flat bottoms. I can't find th
Lynne and I had not planned to go to Oshkosh but have had some travel plans change. We will be there from Thursday AM through Saturday PM. When and where is the Europa forum? Jim Puglise, A283 Office
I have a glider wing kit that it looks like I will not be using. The kit is at Flight Crafters in Zephyrhills, FL. If anyone is interested, please contact me off-list. My home phone is 941-505-8779 a