Fred & Kevin, I did ask Thomas what he did for extra fuel tanks and he told
me he had no less than 4 Europa tanks packed in various spots including I
believe 2 in the passenger seat. I did have the impression it would not be
worth asking the PFA /now LAA to approve this particular solution! Regards,
David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 6:23 AM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: auxillary fuel tank
>
> On Wednesday, Jan 2, 2008, at 06:40 US/Pacific, Karl Heindl wrote:
>
> > Thomas Scherer probably used something similar on his flight across
> > the Pacific, also Eric Trombley has a marine tank. I think David Joyce
> > is preparing for his flight to Australia.
>
> I recall seeing what appeared to be several standard Europa long ranger
> tanks in a photo on Thomas's website, though it might have been his
> setup for crossing the Atlantic rather than the Pacific (where he may
> have done something differently).
>
> In any event, for myself, I am very leery of jerry-rigging marine tanks
> for our sweet little bird due to questionable crashworthiness,
> particularly in the aftermath of the crash at Livermore,
> notwithstanding my propensity to propose and execute various mods which
> suit my fancy but allow me to remain in my personal comfort zone.
>
> Fred (still in the armchair, i.e., not flying)
> A194
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