Hello everyone.
There has been a lot of discussion about flying the Europa IFR on the forum
so I'll toss in my 2 cents worth. I have both and ILS and GPS approach set
up in my aircraft. My experience is that it isn't a very good IFR platform
at all. It's just too light and as such, difficult to set up a stable
approach. I have personal minimums of 600' on an ILS and 800' and GPS
approach and quite frankly I'll only do that if I am super current, and the
reality that this I am almost never super current. I can count on one hand
the number of times I have done an instrument approach in my Europa.
What I do find the IFR capability useful for is to leave an area of marginal
weather and fly to a place that is forecasted to be clear VFR.
I echo Johnathan's comments, flying two pilot operations in multiengine type
rated aircraft is a whole different world and a much better situation than
single pilot IFR. In days gone by I'd fly my Piper Comanche down to
minimums, but not anymore, I guess I must be getting old.
One other thought that Johnathan hadn't mentioned, I have encountered un
forecasted icing and even the slightest amount of ice on the Europa's wings
is a horrible thought to contemplate.
So hopefully if Johnathan hasn't annoyed you all intensely, I have.... lol
Cheers, Paul
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