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josok-e(at)ukolo.fi
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 1:15 am Post subject: Flying report

Yesterday i flew the ship from the airport to the lake in front of our place. It's nicely moored to the jetty now. 

This was the first time the Woodcomp reverse prop came in use. The ice was wet and hence conventional braking action zero. Reversing and hitting the throttle really brakes about as good as the monowheel brake.

Tailwheel and rudder control during taxiing was good enough to keep track. It's nice to just have to walk to plane to fly, instead of driving to the airport 



Regards,



Jos Okhuijsen

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: Flying report

Jos! congratulations! That's another dream come true, yes? Must be nice 

to have a 20 km long runway, but is it into wind?

Graham



josok wrote:

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 Yesterday i flew the ship from the airport to the lake in front of our place. It's nicely moored to the jetty now. 

 This was the first time the Woodcomp reverse prop came in use. The ice was wet and hence conventional braking action zero. Reversing and hitting the throttle really brakes about as good as the monowheel brake.

 Tailwheel and rudder control during taxiing was good enough to keep track. It's nice to just have to walk to plane to fly, instead of driving to the airport 

 

 Regards,

 

 Jos Okhuijsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org

 

 

 

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 http://www.europaowners.org//zfiles/canon_15-12-2007_119_689.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


	


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aireupora(at)sbcglobal.ne
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:49 am Post subject: Flying report

Great picture Jos.  What do you have in the way of a heater.  It looks cold there.  I don't start work on mine because the garage is to cold at 55 degrees F.

   

  



josok <josok-e(at)ukolo.fi> wrote:

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Yesterday i flew the ship from the airport to the lake in front of our place. It's nicely moored to the jetty now. 

This was the first time the Woodcomp reverse prop came in use. The ice was wet and hence conventional braking action zero. Reversing and hitting the throttle really brakes about as good as the monowheel brake.

Tailwheel and rudder control during taxiing was good enough to keep track. It's nice to just have to walk to plane to fly, instead of driving to the airport 



Regards,



Jos [quote][b]

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ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:40 am Post subject: Flying report

Hi! Jos ...well done, for a second I thought "WHAT'S THIS HE MUST HAVE A

SET OF FLOATS ON !" then I got my brain wound up !

It puts a whole new dimension on the Europa operation. I guess a set of

ski's would suffice for the trike too ? I'm half sad I didn't go the

reverse prop way !

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Regards

Bob H  G-PTAG

PS you don't have a set of my Torque tube clamps fitted do you ?



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Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 5:41 pm Post subject: Flying report

Great picture! sort of surreal. Stay warm and happy holidays!

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:38 am Post subject: Flying report

Just an aside about Lapland, did you know that Jos heats his home with 

the water in that lake? The water at the bottom of the lake is around 

4deg C, -30C outside.Quite a  special person is our Jos.

Graham



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 Great picture! sort of surreal. Stay warm and happy holidays!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


	


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josok-e(at)ukolo.fi
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:56 am Post subject: Flying report

Hi All,

Graham:Yes, i have been dreaming about landing on the lake for years. The runway actually is only 8 km long, and 4 km wide. It's not difficult to select into wind.

At the same time i should mention that it is not all roses either 

There are large objects like islands, smaller like fishing net markers, power cables, and not to forget, rotors and wind shear between the hills.  Outside the airport the pilot is really on his own. 

Bob, Skies on the tri-gear should not be too difficult. Close to impossible on the mono, like any other retractable. No clamp, no play (so far) 

Airbear, I pick up heat behind the water radiator, in the place where normally the oil cooler would be. It' s under dimensioned now, and will be improved during the winter. My workshop is insulated and heated, no problems with -40 C outside, other then extremely low humidity, which has caused problems.

Graham, off topic, it's just a heat pump, like you all have in fridges and airco´s. Very efficient, 75% of the heating energy is taken from the lake. 

Thanks for all the nice reactions you all!



Regards,



Jos Okhuijsen

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:19 am Post subject: Flying report

Jos

one thing you need to check, when the airplane is cold soaked, the resin 

will be brittle. I don't know what the limits on Ampreg are.

In the early days of flying glass gliders to hi altitude in winter, 

(wave) several gliders were damaged ( had to be written off) when they 

flew into rough air with the airframe cold.

regards

Graham



josok wrote:

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 Hi All,

 Graham:Yes, i have been dreaming about landing on the lake for years. The runway actually is only 8 km long, and 4 km wide. It's not difficult to select into wind.

 At the same time i should mention that it is not all roses either 

 There are large objects like islands, smaller like fishing net markers, power cables, and not to forget, rotors and wind shear between the hills.  Outside the airport the pilot is really on his own. 

 Bob, Skies on the tri-gear should not be too difficult. Close to impossible on the mono, like any other retractable. No clamp, no play (so far) 

 Airbear, I pick up heat behind the water radiator, in the place where normally the oil cooler would be. It' s under dimensioned now, and will be improved during the winter. My workshop is insulated and heated, no problems with -40 C outside, other then extremely low humidity, which has caused problems.

 Graham, off topic, it's just a heat pump, like you all have in fridges and airco´s. Very efficient, 75% of the heating energy is taken from the lake. 

 Thanks for all the nice reactions you all!

 

 Regards,

 

 Jos Okhuijsen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


	


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