 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
 Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 10:09 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
 |
|
Hi,
so delightfully many of you have asked me "please write more", that I thought to share my last flight of the year 2016.
That happened 28.12.2016, when my flight insurance was valid so far the last day of the flying season 2016! I drove to my third home EFTP, as I have done hundreds of time since 1992.
Went into hangare doing some pre-flight preparations, like taking it out from the electricity network.
Took off my beloved Europa out of her hangare...
***
I am not so experienced arctic winter pilot, but flying more or less regulaly during winter.
1) I keep always a 100W bulb in the cockpit between the pedals to dry the panel systems and to keep the cockpit more or less warm.
2) I keep always the battery (accu) loaded by modern charger w CPU.
3) I keep always the engine heated by electric water heater 500W.
That´s why my Europa is always connected to the electricity network by 3-way el divider like this.
My hangar is modest and far from those US Pilot Dream Caves, but I´m happy of it. It´s private, perfect for my Europa and that´s quite rare here to have
a personal hangar in the Government Airport.
[img]cid:part1.29469D7A.E4D5F97C(at)rwm.fi[/img]
4) My 912S needs to restrict the airflow to the radiator, when below say +5C.
This method is not so sophisticated, but operational. It´s also easy to adjust
in accordance with the temparature, it´s easy to make and easy to take off,
it cheap, it´s powerfull, its lightweight and reliable. Of course it could be sexy
automatic OAT temp controlled flap system system, but...my Europa is heavy enough.
I can make it more charming by using special tape colour matched to my RAL black-red.
Next year!
[img]cid:part2.76930216.1D458EB8(at)rwm.fi[/img]
5) heater.
6) effective de-frost system.
7) all moving parts lubricated by special winter waterfree lubricant.
 lights (I have two front xenons, three strobos, nav lights and leds too many (I love leds).
9) always soft paper omboard if the windshild happen to fog.
10) tight sleeves in my winter jacket (yes, the right open sleeve wants to put throttle full easily when taxiing!).
11) warm enough and comfortable clothes.
12) autopilot (you need it when shit happens).
13) GPS (you need it even in the familiar landscape - all looks so same and uncolored).
[img]cid:part3.3E393980.AF88FF74(at)rwm.fi[/img]Â
14) good plan and a strict awareness about for example sunset, weather.
15) freezing monitoring specially around zero, when a dew point is close.
A Year ago during fall I flew on top FL100 just above the clouds. Suddenly I felt the
ailerons went rock solid. OAT was -3°, but obviously there was some supercooled water in the air.
What to do? I trimmed my ac to descend very slowly right through the clouds, and reported tower I want now to descend straight ahead
(and isolated my passenger - why to make her worry). We flew out of the clouds at 4000 feet and very soon the ailerons went free.
My aileron fit to the wings is quite tight. Lessons to learn, beware to fly just above clouds in these conditions.Â
BTW, if Europa is easily controlled w/o ailerons by moving just your hands front, back, left or right. Try it. But must be well trimmed.
16) carburretor heat - I have it always on because there is a hot water circulation system.
Generally, the winter flying here is that easier what colder. Usually - if not snowing - and very cold, it´s a long lasting high pressure.
You can make flight plans you can follow, there is a blue sky, super visibility in our clean air and also night flying is enjoyable. You can land almost everywhere if
there is snow less than 10 cm. In the case of forced landing, you have 100.000 frozen lakes to land. If more snow, just land without gears
and probably no damages if a bit lucky (stop the engine one blade up if three blades).
***
Â
...had my dep 1253Z (sunset 1310Z). Flew four minutes to our EFRT, made couple of warning circuits over it and landed 1308Z to EFRT 30.
Total flight time 15 min, distance 22 nm, max alt 1068 ft, max speed 158 kt GS, average speed 88 kt.
[img]cid:part4.15F978D2.F691EB30(at)rwm.fi[/img]
And there they were, my ground staff wife Marke and our dog Lumo.
Watching no one will drive the small road just in case for aborted landing...
[img]cid:part5.6019B898.9614BEA2(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Backtrack 30, and via 03 to the apron area...
[img]cid:part6.A35E7855.2BDE4118(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Orbiting right 180°...
Isn´t it charming?
[img]cid:part7.C83E1CD8.DF76A3BC(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Preparing dep EFRT 21, runway lenght 200 metres, practically zero wind...
[img]cid:part8.4EF08BF4.4CB70D5F(at)rwm.fi[/img]
And almost upp into air 1315Z...
[img]cid:part9.4D8A4BF4.499212E2(at)rwm.fi[/img]
And there I was again, flying 10 years old (practically 20 years) hand made plastic box in the Lat 61°.
Just amazing, isn´t it, what we all are doing (those who are still building, do it quickly good sake!!!)
- flying hand made acs where we want, how we want and when we want!
I flew via Vesilahti and Narva (there is a Laukko Manor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurki_of_Laukko],
last 40 years they are welknown about their horses - it has been the biggest horse farm in whole Europe,
and the best of all was The Houston Laukko).
Distance 39 nm, flight time 22 min, max alt 1549 ft, max speed 150 kt GS, average speed 108 kt GS,
ARR to EFTP 1337.
[img]cid:part10.CA50898D.3E4DF20D(at)rwm.fi[/img]
There is a saying many actions are better than making bad love,
but we know, that flying Europa at its best is better than
an average medium lovemaking. And what older you become,
probably more safer also! And many times cheaper!
It will be interesting what SHE is saying after reading this post.
My target of course is to get the best available tonight - wish me luck!
I hope you liked this!
I wish you all safe flights and enjoyable landings for 2017!
Cheers,
Raimo
Europa OH-XRT #417
FinlandÂ
(info(at)rwm.fi)
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
52.5 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
68.58 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
59.6 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
65.7 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
66.07 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
79.06 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
81.39 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
73.32 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
73.51 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
53.96 KB |
| Viewed: |
11423 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Fred Klein
Joined: 26 Mar 2012
Posts: 503
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2017 9:41 pm Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
| Quote: | On Jan 1, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi (raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi)> wrote:
so delightfully many of you have asked me "please write more", that I thought to share my last flight of the year 2016.
|
Raimo…one of your previous photos showed Kim Prout’s aircraft…I’d known he’d visited you, but did not imagine his Europa made it to Finland as well.
What’s the story behind this?
Best,
Fred
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Remi Guerner
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
Posts: 284
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 8:08 am Post subject: Re: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Raimo,
It looks like your landing strip is located just under power lines! Surprising! Could you please provide some more info so that I can locate this place on a map of Finland?
I like your stories. Do not hesitate to write more!
Best regards
Remi
F-PGKL
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2017 9:29 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Hello Remi,
thanks about that - I have also always liked your style.
About our modest landing strips:
- 12/30 is parallel with 110 kV power lines, distance say 100 metres, no problem
- 03/21 is vertically with the lines so, that the line is over the strip, and the line is 50 metres from the threshold of the 21
That means:
- landings ok only to 12/30
- take offs only 12/30 and 21
- you cannot (you can, at least I have done so) land to 03, because in the case of aborted landing, you have to take off under the pwr lines
- you cannot (you can, at least I have done so) land to 21, because then you practically have to fly under the lines
*** Now I will report you a not-so-funny-story.
We had 2013 only 03/21. That was 500 m long. Good one.
But take off only 21 (good) and landing only 03 (normally bad because here normally western winds).
So I poured of the forest from our land and heureka, I was able to land to the opposite wind 21!
My wife refused to land under the power lines, and without a doubt, it was a bit scary to land under them, because they are practicvally invisible.
Here is a satellite photo about it:
[img]cid:part1.A22AE8B2.9F67DE92(at)rwm.fi[/img]
So, I called to the power company:
"Hello, it´s me, your good customer. Our children are sad because of those dead swans, which we regularly can find under your cables.
Please, bring here some large red warning balls to the birds". "Yes, we will do that, thanks for calling".
Then they came with a huge crane, but when the foreman saw our strip, he understood instantly, and said something I will not write here.
Uh! And soon after the managing director of the company wrote us a letter - "it´s strictly forbiden to use this area for aircraft actions".
He even wrote, that we will jeopardize the national security if using our strip! I wrote a long letter - you know - and at the end
of the letter I said "fuck you" and wrote "we strictly follow The Finnish law and authoritativies - and you idiot are not the one!"
After one week we got a letter from the Finnish FAA & Ministry of Transport: "you are not allowd to use your airstrip in Lempäälä.
If you continue to do so, we are going the cancel all of your flight documents". What a day!
20-years of our dream had collapsed totally.
Happily there was an awful early winter snow storm. Over 300.000 people from Finland were w/o electricitet. I wrote in the 2nd biggest
newspaper about this, and gave a (free) solution to Elenia how to solve this problem, which is a bit embarrassing, because people are dying,
suffering a lot, and it´s so fucken frustrating to be w/o el!
A Miracle Happened; Power Company Elenia happen to made a new risk assessment and "recommended" to the landowner, that
"Toivios must get a new strip which is parallel with a power line". That was just after Xmas 2015 - 23.12.2015.
Now you know. Flying is not so easy, always...
Welcome!
Cheers,
Raimo
Europa OH-XRT £417
Finland
allekirjoitus
(info(at)rwm.fi)
2.1.2017, 18:08, Remi Guerner kirjoitti:
| Quote: | | Quote: | --> Europa-List message posted by: "Remi Guerner" <air.guerner(at)orange.fr> (air.guerner(at)orange.fr)
Raimo,
It looks like your landing strip is located just under power lines! Surprising! Could you please provide some more info so that I can locate this place on a map of Finland?
I like your stories. Do not hesitate to write more!
Best regards
Remi
F-PGKL
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464609#464609
|
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
865.01 KB |
| Viewed: |
11384 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Remi Guerner
Joined: 14 Dec 2010
Posts: 284
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:15 am Post subject: Re: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Interesting story Raimo. Thanks again!
Remi
Do not archive
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:30 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Hello Remi,
here are the coordinates again:
allekirjoitus N611743 E0234557.
Tampere (which is the largest inland town in the Northern countries) is just 25 km north from us.
Tampere Airport EFTP is 20 km north-west from us.
About pwr-lines: we took away one 20 kV line (500 m), one 380 V line (690 m) and one telephone line.
That meant a lot of digging...
Cheers,
Raimo
OH-XRT #417
FINLAND
(info(at)rwm.fi)
2.1.2017, 18:08, Remi Guerner kirjoitti:
| Quote: | | Quote: | --> Europa-List message posted by: "Remi Guerner" <air.guerner(at)orange.fr> (air.guerner(at)orange.fr)
Raimo,
It looks like your landing strip is located just under power lines! Surprising! Could you please provide some more info so that I can locate this place on a map of Finland?
I like your stories. Do not hesitate to write more!
Best regards
Remi
F-PGKL
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464609#464609
|
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.
Guest
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 3:21 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
With Monowheel, it´s even more difficult to hang on lines!
I showed this film also to the energy company - no worries about the line security - they can withstand without breaking!
EFRT 03/21 was not a risk for security of The Republic of Finland!
***
(If you have read my post, you know that today the landings are only to 12/30, which is parallel to the line. Got it?!)
Raimo
allekirjoitus
(info(at)rwm.fi)
3.1.2017, 12:14, nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk (nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk) kirjoitti:
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
davidjoyce(at)doctors.org
Guest
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 4:36 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Raimo, Maybe we should fit monos with a little hook so that we can also use the power cables as arrester wires if the strip is covered in cows! Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
On 2017-01-03 11:21, Raimo Toivio wrote: | Quote: |
With Monowheel, it´s even more difficult to hang on lines!
I showed this film also to the energy company - no worries about the line security - they can withstand without breaking!
EFRT 03/21 was not a risk for security of The Republic of Finland!
***
(If you have read my post, you know that today the landings are only to 12/30, which is parallel to the line. Got it?!)
Raimo
3.1.2017, 12:14, nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk (nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk) kirjoitti:
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 10:22 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
David,
doctors are innovative and pilot-doctors are the best of all! I have "always" dreamed about to pull signs.
Actually that happened during my weddings 2000.
It was our C172 OH-CVK.
This photo have been taken 2002.
[img]cid:part1.FBC4D932.B9471579(at)rwm.fi[/img]
That same little hook could tow the sign and be the brake hook when landing as you suggested.
What you think about that with Europa (please do not bother to ask LAA)?
Are you pretty sure it´s safe when touching the ground (I mean if you are same time connected to the 110 kV) ?!
OK, I do understand the cable will be nonconductive material like nylon.
Should we consult with U.S Navy?
Maybe we will try it together first?
PS: that hook must be larger than "a little hook", those 110.000 V steel cables here are around ø 100 mm = 4".
Cheers,
Raimo
OH-XRT #417
Finland
(info(at)rwm.fi) 3.1.2017, 14:35, davidjoyce(at)doctors.org.uk (davidjoyce(at)doctors.org.uk) kirjoitti:
| Quote: |
Raimo, Maybe we should fit monos with a little hook so that we can also use the power cables as arrester wires if the strip is covered in cows! Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
 Â
On 2017-01-03 11:21, Raimo Toivio wrote: | Quote: |
With Monowheel, it´s even more difficult to hang on lines!
I showed this film also to the energy company - no worries about the line security - they can withstand without breaking!
EFRT 03/21 was not a risk for security of The Republic of Finland!
***
(If you have read my post, you know that today the landings are only to 12/30, which is parallel to the line. Got it?!)
Raimo
Â
Â
3.1.2017, 12:14, nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk (nigel_graham(at)m-tecque.co.uk) kirjoitti:
|
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
140.98 KB |
| Viewed: |
11356 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2017 11:26 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Fred,
about Kim Prout, story is fantastic. This is a short version:
I happen to meet a son of his old friend here in Finland.
He reported Kim is going to fly to Sweden, to his friend in Gotland island. That man is the privat owner of the huge former military airfield there.
I contacted Kim, and so it happened, that we, Kim and me, flew together from Gotland to Finland to EAN 2012 to Jämijärvi EFJM.
Rest is history, but I noticed Kim is really a capable Europa aerobatic pilot and a teacher aldo.
We spent a wonderful lifetime week together - my children are still asking him to come regularly. Cheers,
Raimo
OH-XRT #417
Finland
allekirjoitus
(info(at)rwm.fi)
2.1.2017, 7:40, Fred Klein kirjoitti:
| Quote: | | Quote: | On Jan 1, 2017, at 10:08 AM, Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi (raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi)> wrote:
so delightfully many of you have asked me "please write more", that I thought to share my last flight of the year 2016.
|
Raimo…one of your previous photos showed Kim Prout’s aircraft…I’d known he’d visited you, but did not imagine his Europa made it to Finland as well.
What’s the story behind this?
Best,
Fred
|
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Richard Lamprey
Joined: 15 Jul 2011
Posts: 95
Location: Kenya
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 12:43 am Post subject: Re: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Fascinating stories Raimo.
I remember you flew an AN-2 to your airfield in 2015? Is that still operational?
Best
Richard
Classic 5Y-LRY, Kenya (and I spend half the year in Russia)
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
Guest
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:57 am Post subject: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Hello Richard! Thanks about that. I´m pretty sure you could also easily write exotic "Operating Europa in Africa" -stories.
People would love them! I have flown once (2000) C152 in the South Africa, and it was great.
I have been always quite alone ac builder /Europa operator here in Finland, but I guess it is
nothing if compared to you in Kenya! I bet you have also used to make your own decisions, and they
are better to be mostly right! How many experimentals you have in your country? We have few dozen.
Do you work or make business in Russia? Which part of the Russsia? If it happen to be west from Ural,
it´s easy to come to visit Finland one day...
About our AN2; years fly quickly - it was 2012 when we purchased it from one mafia chief from Nieregyhaza Hungary.
It was so big...just about PPL - in papers MTOW 5570 kg.
[img]cid:part1.15F1C385.1370965A(at)rwm.fi[/img]
We flew it during one night and day to Finland. Here over Riga Bay, me as a co-pilot on my captain´s right side.
Visibility was quite poor but the waves were clearly visible.
[img]cid:part2.D6F01850.E8157A32(at)rwm.fi[/img]
But it was so fun!
[img]cid:part3.DFF5B211.F995756F(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Children were mostly sleeping comfortable with the good company of some fuel barrells
and our radist (we had no radio in the cockpit and were forced to take the ground radio from the tower).
[img]cid:part4.C4217490.D2A6E6C8(at)rwm.fi[/img]
We flew during 2012-2014 about 40 AN2 hrs and several times over the East Sea to Sweden, to the Siljan Airpark ESVS.
We called it then "Camp Antonov" (notice the tent)...
[img]cid:part5.7AB2758A.6EABD24E(at)rwm.fi[/img]
It was many times sooo beautiful and relaxing...
[img]cid:part6.80B81382.CB591878(at)rwm.fi[/img]
How about this?
[img]cid:part7.7300C122.0C652442(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Here refueling operation in EFTP. It was sometimes easier to do like this than taxi to the fuel station...
[img]cid:part8.84C1182A.1B034767(at)rwm.fi[/img]
We converted it here at home EFRT to be an AirCamper, a perfect flyable summerhouse for 4 person family.
[img]cid:part9.62267567.ABA021B2(at)rwm.fi[/img]
Then we flew it once more to Siljan, and since that it has been our summer house there.
We have lived in our beloved AN2 "Antsu" now over 6 months all together during our holidays.
[img]cid:part10.769CC58F.FF8D8ACA(at)rwm.fi[/img]
And yes, it´s still operational and we start the engine then and then to get some fun.
We haven´t flown it since 2014. Too expensive and far too complicate to keep it airworthy to fly only few hours.
However, there are some plans to fly it back to Finland, maybe even this year 2017.
Today our girls are teenagers enough, that they do not feel themselves any more comfortable in the same intimate
space with us - me and my wife - any more. So, we are mostly two of us there, and the girls are up in the tower near by.
[img]cid:part11.69BE00F2.84A9C86E(at)rwm.fi[/img]
In tower they have luxury to have for example 8-persons dining table made by the wing of the Bravo AS202T.
An electrically heated pitot tube is an exellent hotdog heater btw...
Here are some Youtube videos if you like; first is a flight from EFTP to ESVS (actually 1h50m). There I fly formation
with my friend Samo from Slovenia - he has a nice Cirrus SR22T. A 2nd film is a demonstration of our AN2.
https://youtu.be/QdrrpHBplW8
https://youtu.be/tqmk-epJzKo
I hope you are not bored about my story!
Cheers,
Raimo
OH-XRT #417
Finland
allekirjoitus
(info(at)rwm.fi)
4.1.2017, 10:43, Richard Lamprey kirjoitti:
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
50.4 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
43.68 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
46.08 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
55.3 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
52.22 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
32.87 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
25.16 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
49.26 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
58.08 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
35.99 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
53.79 KB |
| Viewed: |
11326 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
JonSmith
Joined: 21 May 2010
Posts: 110
|
| Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:40 pm Post subject: Re: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Hey Raimo, you've made my Christmas & New Year, very much enjoyed your stories and pictures! Nice to read the update on your Antonov. I think you will be the envy of many of us lesser-mortals with our boring jobs, boring lives etc. Your lifestyle in Finland looks absolutely wonderful. No matter how nice a place one lives in it's what you do with it that's important - and I'd say you're getting it just about right.....!
-One perfect wife,
-Two perfect kids,
-Two perfect aeroplanes!
(The above items to be in the order of one's choice but I suggest something like that to keep the peace.....!)
Your airstrip at home looks really fun - giving me quite an appetite to come in my Europa to visit - now that would be an adventure!h
All the best, Jon
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
_________________
G-TERN
Classic Mono |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Richard Lamprey
Joined: 15 Jul 2011
Posts: 95
Location: Kenya
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 1:44 am Post subject: Re: The Last Flight of The Year 2016 |
|
|
Hi Raimo, many thanks, fascinating stories and great videos. We have about 30 homebullts in Kenya/ Uganda, mine is the only Europa, so I'm on my own for any mods... Here's an AN-2 I found at an airfield in northern Uganda, engaged in some dodgy business taking supplies for the Uganda Army into neighboring Congo. That's me on the left.... Soon after it crashed, leaving only a pile of smoking bananas. Due to the slow crash speed, everyone walked (or ran) away unharmed. Yes, lots of stories to tell, and no time. I think all Europe builders, operators will have very interesting things to tell.
Russia because of family and kids... Maybe one day we will drive up to the lakes in Karelia, and keep going, pay you a visit. I haven't tried the flying here. All best, Richard
| | - The Matronics Europa-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
2.71 MB |
| Viewed: |
11261 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
2.49 MB |
| Viewed: |
11261 Time(s) |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
677.48 KB |
| Viewed: |
11261 Time(s) |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
