Jim,
I am so delighted for you that all your hard work has finally paid off.
Kind regards to you both.
Steve Pitt
G-SMDH Trigear XS 912S
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From: jimpuglise@comcast.net
To: Europa List
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 11:23 PM
Subject: Europa-List: N283JL First flight
My earlier posts must have failed because I had a photo attached.
Sorry about that! Pictures on Facebook.
After almost eight years of construction, N283JL finally flew
yesterday. Peter Jeffers was the test pilot and he reported that it
handled just as it should, was very stable and well behaved. The number
are:
Empty Weight: 885 Lbs.
Engine: Jabiru 3300
Construction hours: 2,014 (to date)
Cruise: 118 Kts @ 2,850
Thanks need to go out to Bob and Russ at Flight Crafters, and Bud
Yearly and John Lawton for their help, as well as all the help we have
received from the people on this list. Peter has also been a lifesaver
in helping finish the last 50% after I completed the first 95%. Without
the help from him and Sue, we would undoubtedly not have been able to
finish it in the time frame we did.
There is a great deal of concern in cooling the Jabiru. CHTs and oil
temps were all within specifications for the first flight. EGSs are a
little high, but other indicators tell us it is running a little lean,
which we can address.
The attached photo is Peter Jeffers and I just after the flight.
Jim Puglise
N283JL, Punta Gorda, FL
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