Ferg,
I did my test flight at the lower AUW to avoid Nav Canada tax, but it was a
waste of time. Nav Canada now levy the tax on anything hat flies. You might
as well do your climb test flight at 1500.
Karl
>From: "Fergus Kyle" <VE3LVO@rac.ca>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: FWF package
>Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:16:11 -0500
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Re: Europa-List: FWF package
>
>
><paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>|
>| Hi all,
>|
>| I'd like to share my experiences gained over the last 140 hours. I flew
>| both the 912S and 914 and I noticed a difference, so much so that I sold
>my
>| unused 912S (at loss) and purchased a 914.
>
>Paul,
> Thank you for that most interesting report on your choice of
>engine.
>I have opted for the 914 and am pleased I have a mentor in the passing I
>was
>interested
>particularly in the mention of extra power for heavyweight or short strips
>as expect both to be challenges especially in Ontario, Quebec, and east.
> I hope I can ask you the odd question when the engine comes
>(probably in early '05) as have the old Euro FWF kit.
> It may strike you as funny but here in Canada, I can register the
>AUW up to a formula on wing area hwich permits 1500lb. If I register the
>AUW
>as under 1370lb, it is annual tax free, but hundreds if more. Since one of
>our compatriots registered and flew 1500lb AUW at Calgary (3500'ASL and
>35degC) successfully, I intend to register as 1365 and fly on occasion at
>1500 and Devil take the hindmost.
>Thanks again
>Ferg
>
>
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