Hey Craig! Well done on getting that XS done! I had an older EAA type
instructor/test
pilot test fly my Mono, and then check me out in it and do my tailwheel
endorsement.
He's a long time sailplane pilot and is not scared by the Mono at all.
He's still available and
could do all three with you in your Mono I'm sure. You could trailer your
plane down to
Denver and get daily lessons. I could also give you some right seat time in
my Mono.
I even have space for your plane in my hangar although it would have to be
left on the
trailer to fit. Might take a couple of trips if we ran into a stretch of
bad weather. You
might even have to suffer thru a few days skiing when it was too windy to
fly. Most mornings are calm even on the windy days but it was calm all day
yesterday.
I flew last night for an hour and it was dead calm. Today, the wind started
up at 9:00 AM
but its sunny and 55 F.
Before I found this guy, I was going to trailer my plane out to San Diego
and get checked
out with Kim Prout. Something to consider. Or you could get your test
flights done and
TW endorsement there and just trailer down for transition training. Cheers!
Glenn
>From: "Craig Ellison" <craig.ellison2@verizon.net>
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Subject: Europa-List: Transition training for XS Mono
>Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:39:50 -0800
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><craig.ellison2@verizon.net>
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>All,
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>I am currently getting the finishing touches on N205CN which is XS Mono and
>soon will be ready for first flight. While finding someone to do the
>honors
>has been fairly stright forward, (Bob Lindsay has been very helpful and
>willing)finding a Mono to do transition training in has been impossible.
>So
>here is the question for the worldwide Europa family, Is there anyone out
>there(UK,NZ, US) that can help with transition training? Here in the US
>the
>only insurance for Europa requires 15hr duel and 10 hr solo before they'll
>cover and the FAA has closed off any transition training in the first 40hr
>of phase 1 testing. So efectively there is no coverage for the first 40hr
>unless one can get 15hr instruction beforehand. Insurance issues aside, I
>don't feel it would be wise to fly the Europa mono without some form of
>training due to its unique flying characteristics. I know some will say to
>give up on the mono and change it to a trike. Well that is an option and
>one that I might be forced to make but I would prefer not to if at all
>possible.
>
>Thanks for any and all help and or suggestions
>
>Craig Ellison
>A205/N205CN
>Silverton, OR USA
>
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:31 AM
>Subject: RE: Europa-List: Rotax 914, run fuel pump with no battery?
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> > <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
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> > Ron,
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> > Yes this is how it works on my aircraft and I have tested it.
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> > Paul
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> > [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> > rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:43 AM
> > To: europa-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Europa-List: Rotax 914, run fuel pump with no battery?
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> > Studying Rotax 914 schematic, the main fuel pump is wired to the B+ of
>the
> > regulator.
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> > It appears if you open the alternator output switch, they expect the
> > alternator could run the fuel pump with no battery in circuit and act as
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> > true redundant pump???
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> > Am I correct in my assumption that you could fly with a fuel pump
>running
> > off the alternator only with no battery connected?
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> > In this configuration with no battery at all, is the alternator self
> > exciting to get things going?
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> > Will testing often to make sure the pump will run in this configuration
>do
> > any harm to the regulator, alternator, pump or switch? Or should this be
> > used only in an emergency?
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> > They do have a 22000mF capacitor from B+ to ground.
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> > Thx.
> > Ron Parigoris
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