> -----Original Message-----
> From: aviatordave@fuse.net [SMTP:aviatordave@fuse.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 1999 2:16 PM
> To: Europa Club All
> Subject: [Fwd: Europa XS Opinion;]
>
> Fellow Europaphiles,
> I was recently asked about my thoughts concerning the Europa and
> to
> compare it to some other designs. I am forwarding my thoughts to the
> Europa Forum with the hope of stimulating some discussion about the
> basic design. I believe there are many who monitor this forum who have
> not yet taken the plunge. Maybe a little testimonial will help them
> with
> their decision to get started.
> Again this is only my opinion. Dave Conrad
>
>
I'm going to be a spoiler here and say that I'm going with the
Zenith CH601 instead of the Europa. The main reason is that the 601 is
about $15,000 cheaper to build and should build faster. The 601 is
almost as fast as the Europa and I can clean up its aerodynamics some
more and get a little more speed out.
That said, I'd rather have the Europa XS. but I am young and
relatively poor and the 601 will get me in the air and flying for a few
years. When I'm older and have some more money I'll build something
else; it will be either an XS or a 4-place aircraft (a 4-place version
of the Europa... :-) ).
I say this having flown a Europa twice and absolutely loving
every minute of it. After about 10 years, the Europa becomes the cheaper
aircraft since trailering the airplane home saves on tie-down/hangar
rent, and putting it in my garage classifies it as "hangared" for the
insurance company. But I'm tired of waiting to get started on an
airplane, so that's why I made the decision that I did.
Anyway, my 2 cents worth. No flames, please.
Andrew
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