John, Congrats!
Please, please tell me you didn't have the fast build version! I'm hoping that
my 463 hours is somewhere near middle! I'm enjoying the build, but envying you!
Cleve
A198 Mono XS
Detroit, MI
On Tue, 04 December 2001, 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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