CONGRATULATIONS - WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL ;-D
Augustene & Jim
John Wigney wrote:
> at Statesville, North Carolina. Weather was Carolina blue and dead calm.
> Performance in the 24 minute first flight was as advertised. It went up
> like an elevator; a friendly C172 pilot acting as chase and who took off
> before me was puzzled when I ended up above and behind him on the climb
> out and queried my call of passing through 4000 ft when they were at
> ~3000 ft - he thought my altimeter was in error. Clean stalls at 50 kts
> IAS and flaps/gear down stalls at 38 kts IAS, basically straight ahead,
> no significant wing drop. No bounce at touchdown and a straight runout!
> Its a miracle! My complements to Orville, Wilbur and Otto, they were
> the first.
>
> N262WF is an XS mono with a 912S engine and a WhirlWind prop. 3 years
> and 2000+ hours in the construction. I would like to thank the Europa
> gang for all the help they have provided over the years and in
> particular I would like to give credit to the following for support,
> input, advice and counsel :-
>
> Bob Berube
> Jimmy Thursby
> Kim Prout
> Tony Krzyzewski
> Graham Singleton
> Jim & Augustene Brown
> Russel Lepre
> Ed Lindsay
> Troy Maynor
> Jim Stoveken
> John Hurst
> Tim Ward
> Andy Draper
> Roger Bull
> Nigel Charles
> Steve & Eileen Genotte
> Jim Nelson
> Bob Jacobsen
> Martin Tuck
> All the rest of the Europa_mail correspondents.
> And especially my wife ? Paddy, for her patience with an often
> preoccupied builder.
>
> Cheers, John
>
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