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astills(at)cox.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: First Flight

A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM

local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of

Bob Lindsay. First take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob took

the plane to 3500 ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before landing

to a highly excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine ran

flawlessly. The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at all.

Stalls

were straight and level with no bad tendencies.

At 4:00 PM the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to expand

the flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was normal

and successful. Tomorrow I'll take up with Bob and fly myself for the first

time. (If I can get any sleep tonight).



Al Stills

N625AZ

DuaneFamly(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: First Flight

Congratulations Al,

  

 It must feel great having all that work behind you. Which landing gear did you go with? Do you have a weight for your bird? 

  

 I am just starting to see how my Jab3300A fits onto mine with conventional gear. I would like to get mine airborne this summer but too many Honey-Do's keep getting in the way.

  

 Have fun flying off the 40 hours.

  

  

 Mike Duane

Redding, California

XS Conventional Gear

Jabiru 3300A

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astills(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:05 pm Post subject: First Flight

Mike,

 N625AZ is a conventional tri gear. It weighs  in at 953 lbs. The Jab 3300 ran perfictly, using a Jab 60X48 prop. Take off RPM  was 2650.

 Quite a few mods installed. Looking foreward  to tomorrow!

 Al Stills

 N625AZ

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jeff(at)rmmm.net
Guest

Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2006 8:17 pm Post subject: First Flight

Congrats Al!

Now you will be finding out what a great plane you've been building all 

this time. I still get amazed how easy it flies and handles every time 

I take her up. Prepare to be impressed and smile a lot.

Regards,

Jeff

A258 N128LJ / Gold Rush



On Nov 28, 2006, at 9:32 PM, AlStills wrote:



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 A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 

 10:34 AM

 local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of

 Bob Lindsay. First take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob 

 took

 the plane to 3500 ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before 

 landing

 to a highly excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine 

 ran

 flawlessly. The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at 

 all.

 Stalls

 were straight and level with no bad tendencies.

 At 4:00 PM the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to 

 expand

 the flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was 

 normal

 and successful. Tomorrow I'll take up with Bob and fly myself for the 

 first

 time. (If I can get any sleep tonight).



 Al Stills

 N625AZ

ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:05 am Post subject: First Flight

Hi! Alan

Congratulations! I'm impressed to manage such long initial flights

without needing to tweek the cooling. Be sure to do the head re-torque

and valve reset (unless they are hydraulic) at no more than 5 hours,

then repeat every 5 hours to 25.

You obviously had much better back up with the combination than I did.

What were the ambient conditions?

Regards

BOB HARRISON G-PTAG (in process of changing to 914 Rotax)



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astills(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: First Flight

Bob,

Ambient temps were approx 55 degs F for first flight and 65 degs F for

second flight. Jabiru has come a long ways since you started flying your

plane especially

in the cowl design from Andy Sylvester at Suncoast Sportplanes. Light winds

and broken overcast.

Al Stills



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air.guerner(at)wanadoo.fr
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject: First flight

Good job Al, congratulations; enjoy your own first flight in your Europa; 

Best regards  

Remi 

F-PGKL 

A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM

local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of

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karelvranken(at)hotmail.c
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:42 pm Post subject: First Flight

Congratulations Al, now real fun starts and gives a happy feeling.

Karel Vranken.

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garrys(at)tampabay.rr.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:43 pm Post subject: First Flight

Bob Harrison wrote................



" Be sure to do the head re-torque

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		   and valve reset (unless they are hydraulic) at no more than 5 hours,

 then repeat every 5 hours to 25.


	


I would like to remind all Rotax drivers to periodically check the torque on 

the head bolts of their engines.  This past weekend I sprang a major 

in-flight oil leak necessitating an emergency landing.  Oil was gushing from 

between the head and the cylinder.  Upon landing I checked the head bolts on 

that cylinder and found two of the four to be less than finger loose.  After 

tightening them up, I checked all the other cylinders too, and found 3 of 

the remaining 12 bolts to be slightly loose.  All should be torqued to 200 

inch pounds.  For reference purposes, my 914 engine is 7 year old with 

almost 500 hours on it.........and I never checked the head bolt torque 

before.



Garry Stout

N4220S  A060 TriGear

ptag.dev(at)tiscali.co.uk
Guest

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:38 pm Post subject: First Flight

Thanks for the "heads up" on this Garry.

I hope the Rotax heads are not prone to warping too !

Regards

Bob H  G-PTAG



Robt.C.Harrison



Do not archive.

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96victor(at)gmail.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:41 pm Post subject: First Flight

Congratulations Al

  

 Do you have Bob Linsay's phone #?  My Jab/Airmaster XS mono is getting close to cutting the bonds.

  

 Tom Friedland N96V Ellensburg WA



 

 On 11/28/06, AlStills <astills(at)cox.net (astills(at)cox.net)> wrote: [quote]--> Europa-List message posted by: "AlStills" <astills(at)cox.net  (astills(at)cox.net)>



A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM

local from KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of

Bob Lindsay. First take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob took 

the plane to 3500 ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before landing

to a highly excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine ran

flawlessly. The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at all. 

Stalls

were straight and level with no bad tendencies.

At 4:00 PM the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to expand

the flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was normal

  [quote][b]

astills(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:00 am Post subject: First Flight

Tom,

 Bob  Lindsay

 1117  Isabella

 Coronado CA  92118

 619/435-1088

 Quite a pilot, and very versital in the Europa. Couldn't  ask for a better test pilot.

 Al Stills'

 N625AZ

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From: owner-europa-list-server(at)matronics.com    [mailto:owner-europa-list-server(at)matronics.com]On Behalf Of Tom    Friedland

Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 3:40 PM

To:    europa-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: First    Flight

   Congratulations Al

    

   Do you have Bob Linsay's phone #?  My Jab/Airmaster XS mono is    getting close to cutting the bonds.

    

   Tom Friedland N96V Ellensburg WA



 

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A note to all      that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM

local from      KGEU (Glendale Ariz) at the extermely capable hands of

Bob Lindsay. First      take off was approx 500 ft, climb was normal. Bob took 

the plane to 3500      ft over the airport and flew for 45 mins before landing

to a highly      excited builder. All flight was normal, the Jabiru engine ran

flawlessly.      The plane flew straight and level with no trim imputs at all.      

Stalls

were straight and level with no bad tendencies.

At 4:00 PM      the plane flew for it's second flight of about 30 mins to expand

the      flight envelope a little with 60Deg bank and 2 G turns. All was normal

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astills(at)cox.net
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Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 6:29 am Post subject: First Flight

A little note to all on further flights on N625AZ.

I've put approximately 5 flight hours on the plane with 3.5 hrs of dual with

Bob Lindsay to meet Insurance requirements. All I can say is !!!What a

plane!!!.

The stalls are straight foreword with a left wing drop in the dirty

configuration, easily caught with right rudder but something to pay

attention to. So far have been able

to catch in about 150 ft. With practice should be able to catch in 50 ft.

This is not your old Cessna ! The Jabiru engine has powered the flight

perfectly. The engine

temps have been controllable and are getting better as the engine brakes in.

Sink rate at flair on landing is a bit more than the heavier Cirrus but

again, practice will make perfect

when it come to landing. This little bird can really handle crosswind

landing as demonstrated Wednesday with 90 Deg crosswinds (at) 16 Kts gusting to

25 Kts. Quite

a sight picture looking out front while landing and yawed to almost 60 Degs

off the runway coming in. Kick out to land and it makes you look like a pro!

(The pro Bob

Lindsay was flying). Haven't pushed the climb rate yet as having to keep the

temps in line but 500 Ft per min is very easy and a good target on brake in.

Demonstrated

VNE with 3 G on the frame with no adverse reaction at all. Steep turns are

like on a rail. I think easier to hold than the bigger planes. Power on

stalls get you the

Europa bobble so plenty of warning and easily controllable.

I'll post a little more for those installing Jabiru's after I get some hours

on it. Pay attention to cooling air before getting into air. A good baffling

in the RAM air ducts is a must.

The airmaster will not handle the temps during brake in. ( at least in

mine), so borrowed a Jabiru 60 X 48 climb prop for brake in. Max RPM so far

has been 2850 RPM with 2650

at take off. The only problem I've had is a piece of matter through the carb

to cause a jolt to the engine. Landed and took some building matter out of

the gascolater that

had been shook up during the trials. I did change the fuel system over to

the same as Steve Hager with the 2 filters (I used 2" filters) in a parallel

system so there is one working

should one get plugged up. So far just little matter in the filters.

Al Stills

N625AZ

DanBish

Joined: 24 May 2006
Posts: 29
Location: TUCSON, AZ

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:48 pm Post subject: First Flight

Al,



Way to go man! Can't wait to see her in action. Will try to get up there sometime this month if you're going be around. I'll call soon.



Dan

Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org

astills(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 5:19 am Post subject: First Flight

Dan

Any time, Call when you can

Al Stills



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