Golly, Raimo. Does your wife have any sisters?
Willie
On 11 Sep 2008, at 10:21, Raimo Toivio wrote:
> Thanks Pete and go to your shop!
> Do every single day or night something, even minor things!
> Keep on building mode!
> Soon it will be one of the most important things in your mind day
> and night.
> Like a positive drug - soon you cannot live with out it!
> (I tried but became very sick and my wife pushed me back to the
> workshop)
> Years will go and your baby will grow upp, step by step, almost by
> itself.
> Until one magic moment you will notice there is more already done
> than there is still left to do.
>
> 117 liters /804 nm (= 117 liters /1487 km)
>
> 26 imp g /923 miles
>
> 1 imp g /36 miles correct ./.
>
> That is also 7,7 liters /100 km which is like a small car w speed
> 60 mph = 96 kmh)
>
> Yes- it is extremely fun but also ecological and economical way to
> move from A to B.
> The most important factor for me is also its safety:
> I am out of those crowded narrow highways and streets
> which are full of other all-not-so-good-drivers. Among them there
> are also
> drunks and idiots and what so ever like slippery surface roadworks.
> When airborne - it depends you only (almost)!
> And airspace in Finland is almost unlimited.
>
> Raimo
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Zutrauen
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:21 AM
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Keep on building!
>
> Wow, that works out to almost 36 miles/imperial gallon -
> impressive! (unless I made a mistake)
>
> That is an insparational story - maybe I *will* start putting those
> parts sitting in my garage into tighter formation this fall after
> all :-)
>
> (and I'm still eagerly awaiting my issue of Sport Aviation to envy
> Ramio's handywork)
>
> Cheers,
> Pete
> A239
> (still just a pile of parts)
>
> On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 4:16 PM, Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
> wrote:
> <raimo.toivio@rwm.fi>
>
> Builders (and those who are planning to build)!
>
> Today I performanced some X-country flying with my 88-years old
> uncle, who is a still operative hearth surgeon.
> We had 6 legs, all together 6 hrs 23 minutes and 804 nm, with an
> average speed 126 knots, total fuel consumption was 117 litres, TOW
> was near my MTOW 1450 lbs /658 kgs (we had some heavy tools w us).
>
> After we both feel very relaxed and my uncle stated if he were a
> young man again, flying should be a big part of his life. Tower men/
> women regularly call my Europa in radio "speedy little
> experimental". What a wonderful machine She is!
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