Hey John - way to go buddy! Have you thermalled it yet? Mine thermals
pretty well even
with 2 up!
Glenn
>From: TELEDYNMCS@aol.com
>Reply-To: europa-list@matronics.com
>To: europa-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Europa-List: First Flight - N245E
>Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:54:38 EDT
>
>Greetings all,
>
>Just wanted to let everyone know that N245E broke the surly bonds of earth
>and
>the flight was uneventful. I spent the better part of the flight circling
>the field trying to get the piston rings to seat, although I did take a
>jaunt
>up the valley 10 miles or so once I felt comfortable with the engine. I
>would
>have flown longer, but I found it quite uncomfortable with my seat cushion
>removed and using my parachute for padding.
>
>It fly's straight and level hands off and the handling is crisp and
>predictable. Minor adjustments in the rudder cables are needed, but other
>than that
>it is a ball to fly! The Jabiru 3300 performed flawlessly and the airplane
>jumped off the ground in about 400' on the turf runway. I didn't really
>record
>any performance numbers, but I will in the next few flights and I'll post
>them
>here. I did run it up to 137 knots once, though, and there was plenty of
>throttle left. Ground observers said it was very, very quiet.
>
>Many thanks to all here in the Europa family and special thanks to Andy
>Silvester for all his assistance and the fine FWF package he's put
>together. I
>also want to thank Neville for his guidance along the way and Andy Draper
>and
>the Europa factory for their assistance as well. Lastly, I want to thank my
>wife Susan for her consistent encouragement and support, not to mention
>her
>patience, over the 3.5 year build. She's chomping at the bit for me to get
>my 40
>hours flown off so she can fly it.
>
>The Europa Permagrin has begun.....
>
>Regards,
>
>John Lawton
>Dunlap, TN
>N245E - FLYING!
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