We have trailered G-BXDY for over three years now (coming up to 600 hours on
the 'plane) and I can assure you it is not unrealistic.
We have been timed at 5 minutes assembly time. We haven't timed the
disassembly but my feeling is that it takes about a minute or so longer, for
some unknown reason.
We have an enclosed trailer, because it lives on our driveway and having
helped several times with 2 other Europas and thier open factory trailers, I
can say that there is no really obvious advantage to either in the handling
department, provided that the enclosed setup is sensibly arranged.
I have not suffered any condensation problems, but the trailer is double
skinned and insulated.
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> I have to make some decisions about a trailer. I plan to keep
my
> monowheel at home and trailer it 3 miles to my local field every time I
want
> to fly. Is this unrealistic?.
> I have to choose between the Europa type open trailer and one
of
> the closed box types. The open trailer would fit diagonally in my garage
and
> this would mean easy servicing and no condensation problems. It would also
> be relatively small and easily manoeuvrable, however I have been put off
by
> reports on this site of it being awkward to load and unload, and of damage
> to the plane whilst doing so. Is a closed trailer with a rear door/ramp
and
> a dolly system any easier? .
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