Congrats John!!
All I can say is Yippee!! and it just gets better. You think the 172 was
fun - wait till your flying along and look down at the plane you just passed
and notice its a Bonanza.
Great job and I too know how it feels!!
Bob Jacobsen
A131 N165BB
From: John Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
>Subject: First flight - N262WF
>Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 12:39:56 -0500
>
>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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