I thought the below would be of interest to you Guys!
I have been doing some trial starts with MTOW this weekend and it may encourage
yoou to know that it will still take off and fly superbly when you are
overloaded
(by PFA standards)
In Germany we have on the "mark one" Europa a maximum take off weight of 622 KG
in the Normal catagory and 591 as Utility. There is a 3,8G limit on use in the
Normal catagory.
This meant 2 people, full tank and 46 KG of books in the back!
Take off run at 622 KG is about 230 meter with 17 deg Warp Drive at STP on a
hard
surface. Mind you it takes considerably longer than usual to get enough speed
and
height to retract the flaps/gear. I think that I would be reluctant to do this
on
a 30 deg + day!!
Landing run is a little longer than the take off run so if you got in then you
can get out!
In the air it flies as well as ever.
Best regards
Barry Tennant
D-EHBT
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