Mike,
My insurance company (AIG) required me to have 5 hours in type from a Europa
instructor. I used Lee Omerick out of Valrico, FL near Lakeland. Lee is a
retired Air Force and has done test flying etc on several Europa's. Contact
me off list and I will send you his contact information. Also Bob Burbe I
believe has worked with Lee a lot. I purchased my Europa completed and did
my training in this aircraft with Lee.
Steve
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Chris Beck
Subject: Re: Re: Europa-List: Flying a heavy Europa XS?
Good Day All,
So am I to believe that people looking to transit into a Europa are training
in a Citabria? Will this be acceptable to the FAA, CAA, and an insurance
company? Or is the Diamond more closer to the Europa? With no Europa to
train in what are people doing to meet any requirement?
Mike Duane A207
Redding, California
XS Conventional Gear
----> Mike, by stating 'conventional gear' do you mean the conventional
Europa monowheel? Or have you converted to a true 'conventional gear' with
tailwheel?
The way I see it, if you are building a Europa with the little wheel on the
wrong end, i.e. tri-gear, you need nothing more than basic training, and a
Katana is the closest airplane to a Europa (except the Liberty) in size,
weight, performance and power.
If flying a Europa with the little wheel in the back, you definitely need to
get a proper tailwheel endorsement by an instructor. Citabrias are commonly
used for tailwheel instruction as they are both tailwheel and aerobatic, so
can be used for more than one purpose, and also they are good handling
planes on the ground. A Piper J-3 Cub would not be as good of a trainer as
they are just too darn easy to handle on the ground, but I did my first
lesson in a Cub before transitioning to our 140.
I can't imagine trying to perform test flights on a Europa not knowing how
to fly the plane itself very well let along trying to figure out how to
handle a tailwheel plane.
Chris
A159
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