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Subject: Re: First Flight
From: Jim Brown <acrojim@cfl.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 16:00:29
Hi Rowland.

I've often wondered where my extra seat had been sent.  Now thanks to you,
I know it's on the west coast in another airplane!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wonder how fast Jim Nelson's Europa will go with the "turbo-jet
installed?????????

Regards

Jim Brown
N398JB


Europa Club Membership Secretary wrote:

>
> >after 5 1/2 years of SPARE TIME it went skyward with ease
>
> Should think so too - examination of the FAA registry shows the
> powerplant to be "turbo-jet"!
>
> I guess this is just finger trouble somewhere - but it's not the only
> one; Bruce & Suzy Armstrong's N121XS is registered with a
> "turbo-prop" powerplant. Maybe that is easier to explain as theirs
> has a 914 (ie turbocharged) Rotax; but as far as I know, Jim's N15JN
> has a (normally aspirated) 912S, so less likelihood of such confusion
> there ...
>
> While on the subject of the FAA register, I wonder why Jim Brown's
> N398JB is registered with only 1 seat, whereas Dennis Vories' N7552Z
> apparently has 3!
>
> Happy flying!
>
> regards
>
> Rowland
>
> | Rowland Carson   Europa Club Membership Secretary
> | Europa 435 G-ROWI   PFA #16532   EAA #168386
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