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raimo.toivio(at)rwm-syste
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

All



 Our "Lady Windmaker" Tuuli-Ilmatar Europa XS Monowheel

OH-XRT #417 took-off on Sunday 29/4/07 at the Tampere-Pirkkala

airport EFTP. Runway 24 in use, wind 14 knots gusting 19 knots from

330 degrees (my first taxi practise was earlier after first run-upp during

 night and snow storm at -20C so why not first flight with some side wind?).



We asked our very good family friend Dirk Oyen from Belgium

to check the plane and we made a deal that if he feels comfortable in

it he would fly it. So it went and during 17 minutes flight everything

was just normal. Landing was really an interesting moment and I

wanna state it was so beautiful.



 We had a good company of some relatives, friends and those people

who are Europa-related and had champagné and strawberries etc

in a party afterwards.



Next day - yesterday - was my turn to get some fast taxi practise.

It was practically my first real tailwheel experience and it was exciting

ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz
Guest

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Raimo,

A big congratulations from the other side of the world!! Well done. I took 7 

years, during which time I got married and had 3 children and we are still 

together, all of us, including ZK-TIM.

Have a great time flying the beast! Great fun and certainly lives up to its 

advertised product.



Like the photos, a professional Finish!!



Cheers,



Tim

Tim Ward

12 Waiwetu Street,

Fendalton,

Christchurch, 8052

New Zealand



Ph +64 3 3515166

Mobile 021 0640221

ward.t(at)xtra.co.nz

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grahamsingleton(at)btinte
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Congratulations Raimo!

Now the fun will start but "Please" take it carefully. I'm sure you know 

all airplanes bite. I'm sure you know also that all airplanes are 

different. Even if they came out of the same factory and to the same 

plans they are never the same

Graham



Raimo Toivio wrote:

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		   All

 

 Our "Lady Windmaker" Tuuli-Ilmatar Europa XS Monowheel

 OH-XRT #417 took-off on Sunday 29/4/07 at the Tampere-Pirkkala

 airport EFTP. Runway 24 in use, wind 14 knots gusting 19 knots from

 330 degrees (my first taxi practise was earlier after first run-upp during

 night and snow storm at -20C so why not first flight with some side wind?).

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jrgowing(at)bigpond.net.a
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 3:48 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Congratulations Raimo!b

And to your family.



By contrast I have done over 4000 build hours and just starting filling the 

flying surfaces with engine and instrument console etc etc, yet to do.



Best wishes

Bob Gowing UK Kit 327 in Australia

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hurstkr(at)redzone.com.au
Guest

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Wonderful news Raimo.  Congratulations from Oz and enjoy the rest of

your test flying and beyond.



Cheers

Kingsley



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Ivor Phillips

Joined: 16 Jan 2006
Posts: 253
Location: London UK

Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 9:16 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Very well done Raimo!!! Its good to see another Europa take to the skies

after all your hard work, Congratulations on a job well done,

Best wishes

Ivor



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josok-e(at)ukolo.fi
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:38 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Hi Raimo,



Congrats and happy flying.

Remember your project and good advise, when i came to you for information less then 4 years ago and the plane was still in canoe state. Good flying and happy landings!



Regards,



Jos Okhuijsen

Visit -  www.EuropaOwners.org

hansjd(at)online.no
Guest

Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 1:24 am Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Hi Raimo.



Congratulations!! Must be a very good feeling!!!



I'm right behind you - CAA inspection coming up shortly, and then........  



  About time though - only 9 yrs in the making!



We'll meet some day.



Hans, #334.

raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:56 am Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Thanks Bob



and keep on building, the best part of

building is near of you.



My pedantic counted building hours

were only actual mechanic building hours

and just in the workshop done by me only.



Should be added also hours when 

thinking, drawing, writing, talking, driving,

buying, mailing and searching something. 

Estimated this means at least double.



What about those hundreds of nights when

dreaming, worrying or planing or even nightmareing;

these nights make it double again, easily in case of me at least.



Now we have got about 10.000 hrs.



Also, I have not counted those hours which were done

by my wife, children or friends who were helping me.

Also some experts´ hours like my painter and a com-man.

This means again couple of thousand hours easily.



I think if we all are honest it tooks too many hours

(if rated only by common and cool sense). 



Anyway - it tooks months or even years to reach only one

mountain top like Everest. This was my mountain

(or one of them). Basically building a plane was for me

a selftest and a developing process - not a way to flying.



Also I wanna point hard - I have learned to know wonderful

and talent people all around the world. Without this project

no chance to do it. This is an extremely huge value.



I have also calculated value of every bit, nut and stick

Again all except things like electric, using car, time itself,

outcomes from capital etc. I consider if publishing them.

First I should be brave enough to tell the horrible truth to my wife...



Raimo

OH-XRT, test flying

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jrgowing(at)bigpond.net.a
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 3:50 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Dear Raimo



YOU HAVE EXPOSED THE NAKED TRUTH!



Thank you for those thoughts.



JR (Bob) Gowing UK Kit 327 in Oz



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keithhickling(at)clear.ne
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 5:51 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Dear Alexander,

Sorry for the delay in replying to your earlier email. I will attach the 

four programmes combined as a microsoft word file - hopefully that should be 

OK. Let me know if you still don't receive it.



The general principles of the algorithms are described in my 2001 AJRCCM 

paper, which you have. Let me know if you need any clarifications.



Kind regards,

Keith Hickling.



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keithhickling(at)clear.ne
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: First Flying Finnish Europa

Apologies all,

I must have hit reply on the wrong message - please ignore my last email to 

the list with this subject line.



Keith Hickling.

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