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Re: Europa-List: G-PLPM First Flight

Subject: Re: Europa-List: G-PLPM First Flight
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 14:37:13
Congrats!   Best feeling in the world

William Daniell
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On Mon, Feb 10, 2020, 08:09 Paul M 383 <europaul383@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> On Thursday 6 Feb 2020 at 1545 UTC, Popham (EGHP) Runway 08 saw the first
> take off of Europa XS Mono G-PLPM, at the hands of her builder, Paul
> Mansfield.
>
> It was a textbook first flight: 25 mins airborne, 47 kt clean stall, 39 kt
> with flaps. A negligible roll to the right after about 20 seconds
> hands-off, and a slight left wing drop on configured stall.
>
> I have many many people to thank for their help, support and encouragement
> over the last 20 years(!), so please forgive me if I have left your name
> off this list; you know who you are:
>
> Jackie for all the inspiration, motivation and saying no to the sillier
> ideas I had along the way; Andy Draper for endless invaluable advice and
> tips; the late, great, Nev Eyre for all the tricks; Pete Jeffers for final
> inspection and David Joyce for his nagging to get finished and flying!
>
> Sexy Susie the Fibreglass Floozy Flies!
>
> Video from the second and third flights here: https://youtu.be/eIdkZkJAwSw
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul M
>
> G-PLPM
> XS Mono Kit 383
> Rotax 912ULS
> Woodcomp 3000N 1625mm 3 bladed prop
> Smart Avionics CSC-1 constant speed controller
> Dynon Skyview
> Funke ATR833 VHF com
> Trig TT21 transponder
> Garmin 695 GPS
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=494736#494736
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