11 year's!! after delivery of the kit I have great pleasure to announce
that my Europa G-CFMP had a successful first flight last evening, after a
day's testing, in the more than capable hands of Dave Bosomworth.
The long awaited weather window provided the opportunity for a day's
concentrated ground testing culminating in a first flight before the first
showers returned and darkness descended.
David reported a great flight with no real snags.
The fun continued today at Popham.
I should like to thank my inspector Alan Thorne for his encouragement and
assistance over the last 10 years.
There were certainly times when morale was low and I needed that little
push to maintain the required effort to complete.
I have just had my first observer flight and have joined that exclusive band
of pilots with that exclusive Europa grin - now recorded digitally for
posterity.
More fun tomorrow.
Mike Gamble
G-CFMP
Mono 440
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