Hi Peter,
Sorry to hear that things did not work out for your complete trip to RR.
I plan to head on up your way for a Rotax Maint. class in Vernon, BC,
Thursday and Friday the 8th and 9th. I called Scott airport in
Oroville WA to ask about border crossing and customs. I talked to
Steve the manager and he said a Europa passed that way a few days ago.
Was that you?
Kevin
N211KA
Mono XS 914
KBIH
On 9/4/11, Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
> This years planned trip to Rough River has not worked out for us, as we run
> into bad weather on Sept. 1st just east of Billings, Montana, and had to
> back-track from there to a small , unattended airport , Wheatland County
> HWQ.
> Here we discovered , that the tail-wheel spring-arm had been twisted out of
> alignment by a previous (EPH) landing in a
> 20 knt, 80 degree cross-wind landing. This explained the difficulty of
> landings under favourable conditions later on.
> We found, that the best we could do at this location, was to take out the
> bolt that holds the tail-wheel assembly in the rear of the fuselage ( it was
> bent), straighten it and manufacture a shim from a suitable washer in order
> to straighten out the assembly somewhat. At this point the decision was made
> to turn back, as the repair was clearly only a temporary one. The spring arm
> will definitely have to be replaced before further flight.
> Should anybody in the process of converting to a tricycle landing gear have
> such a spring-arm for sale, I would dearly like to hear from him.
> We flew a total of 1800 miles at an average speed of 131 Knots. The
> turbulence in Montana and through the Rockies on the way back was severe,
> and my 82 years old back still hurts.
> We were again impressed by the courtesy and helpfulness of Americans,
> especially by a welding shop owner, Don Jamieson, in Harlowtown ( Wheatland
> County), who assisted with the repair to the tail-wheel.
> Also , the Exec Service at Helena was very helpful with the free use of a
> classic Lincoln Town Car. Helena, Montana, where we landed twice, has some
> very relaxed, friendly traffic controllers.
> The Europa performed again without problems and I cannot see the need for a
> 914 up to airport elevations of 4000 and cruising altitudes of 8500 and
> even 9500 over the 912 S. The same goes for the Airmaster prop, which will
> get you up and along at these altitudes just fine at max. gross of 1370 lb.
> I hope, that enough of you could make it to Rough River in spite of the
> weather.
>
> Cheers, Peter Timm, C-GIET.
>
>
> From: Jeffrey Roberts
> Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 3:28 PM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Fwd: Rough River Report # 5
>
>
> Hi All,
> Looks like this year our list is shrinking a bit and for this I'll take some
> of the blame. I'm sorry to say that due to life getting in the way I will
> not be able to attend Rough River this year. Today I was just informed that
> my son now may indeed get a 1 month early return from his deployment in
> Afghanistan. He will probably be arriving into FT. Polk LA the weekend of
> Rough River. As with the Army there could be a last minute delay but I
> cannot commit for sure on RR. Then on top of that My daughter, son-n-law
> and 3 grandkids are planning on being here just in case my son is coming in
> so they will go to FT. Polk as well, or just stay here if he doesn't.
> Family in town ;-(.
> Just too many things pointing to me not attending this year. I wanted to
> tell you all before but I was unsure. As we get closer I had to make a
> decision. Now with all that said... There is still a chance that Landon my
> son will be delayed. I ask the family and they will be fine with me
> squeezing out for Friday night and all day Saturday without them. That would
> be cool with me as I need to get away!! Lots up in the air but being just a
> few weeks out it's time for us to commit or cancel the cabin. I apologize
> for not promoting this as much as last year but having a kid over there and
> dealing with my clients, not to mention a construction project here at the
> end of our runway has really occupied my mind this summer.
> Also keep in mind... Anyone flying cross country this direction is more than
> welcome to use our new guest apartment flying thru. We're located 35 mils
> south of Nashville TN on the south end of TN14. It's a 3600 foot grass
> strip. I have access to 93 octane non alcohol close by. If I have to go to
> LA I might not have to leave till Saturday so we'll be here friday.
>
> I will continue upgrading this list so please do what you can to attend and
> let me know of any changes that need to be made.
>
> Regards,
> Jeff
> N128LJ Gold Rush
>
>
> Rough River Attendance Report for September 3rd & 4th.
> : http://www.airnav.com/airport/2I3
>
>
> Bob & Maureen Borger... Flying Dragon Lady N914XL in from Corinth TX
> Jim & Lynne Puglise... Doing his best to fly N283JL Jabiru up from Punta
> Gorda FL.
> Gary & Susan Leinberger... Flying in the Mooney 3619N from Lancaster PA.
> Fred Klein... Flying the Big Iron, for now from Orcas Island Washington
> ST.
> Troy & Donna Maynor... Flying Little Grace N120EU in from Weaverville NC.
> Jim & Heather Butcher... Flying N241BW from Kalamazoo, MI.
> Bud Yearly ... Flying his Trigear up from Plant City FL. With a different
> prop...?
> Peter & Christine Timm... Flying C-GIET flying rom Pemberton, BC. Nice
> trip!
> Dan Seitz... Flying N248A from Kissimmee FL.
>
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