---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 12/25/16: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:13 AM - A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 (Raimo Toivio) 2. 12:39 PM - correction (Raimo Toivio) 3. 02:29 PM - Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christophe_Dupr=E9?=) 4. 02:50 PM - Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 (jonathanmilbank) 5. 05:42 PM - Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 (Kingsley Hurst) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:13:44 AM PST US From: Raimo Toivio Subject: Europa-List: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 Hello! I did perform today my traditional Xmas flight and wanna share this story with you. Normally I have flown my special four seater (actually 2+2) Europa with my family (wife & two daughters), but this time they elected to stay home - they know too much and did not like that snowing. My wife has always had an ability to say "no" if she feels so. For my teenagers (12&15) its today natural. Our dog and cat fly happily, but I did not asked them to join. Went this time alone. Uh! I drove to EFTP Tampere, which is 20 km from us. When I got the plane out from hangar, it was a heavy snowing. Despite of that I decided to "try". Took of 24 and instantly I got a medium feeling "better to land immeadialely". So I did. I towed my RT back to hangar and it took all together say one hour. When coming out, weather was better. I even saw some blue sky there and there. But it was sunset, UTC in Finland here today is 1508. I considerred a while, took my plane again out and so off we went! By the way, it was a little strange feeling, because this airport EFTP, which is the 2nd largest in Finland, is closed always during The Christmas Day. I was totally alone there and untowered. Maybe that was better. So I flew during the twilight time home to EFRT, which took 5 minuts. I made several warning circuits over our field, becaus my girls were there horse riding with our Dakota, a black stallion. I landed to 30, which is a grass strip 300 metres long. Wind 200 12 kn G22. Muddy. Temperature 0. QNH 9002 mbar. Tailwind was not a problem, only moderate braking actions was needed before the road. What a wonderful aircraft we have! I have landed here also several times w C172 but thats painfull! I taxied home and there my family was waiting their father. My wife tried to keep her faces calm, but I noticed she was a bit upset and thats good. Almost always when so, next night will be real wild!!! I have to say that was not my only reason to fly today. Actually I liked the action - flying - itself also. Time was fast running and I took of almost instantly runway 21, which is just 200 metres long. Its enough for me and my Europa (912S w Airmaster and "some" mods). Upp in the air it was say 120 metres with the aid of that moderaty opposite wind and low temp. Then I flew direct to the Tampere City and made a not-so-low low pass over the Christmas Market (transponder off, inside the CTR but possible because EFTP was closed). Then joining a long final of EFTP 24. I love long finals, somehow during them, time stands still, you know. If honest, I would like to be forever in the long finals. Now you know me. There I was again. Home. Home of my beloved Europa. It started again snowing but no matter, mission accomplished! Time was 1531 as you can see from the UTC GPS coupled time&temp display. And please notice the Europa logo over it! Someone may notice the wing inside the hangar. OH-U666 (formerly known as SE-VAY). Thats my wifes aircraft LamcoCub, its origin a Canadian bushplane which we bought from Sweden, Stockholm couple of years ago. It happened so, that I crashed it totally this fall. Uh! Landed to EFTP during perfect conditions, for touch and go. With full power just before take off she decided to ground loop super tightly counterclockwise. I had just installed a new tail wheel into it, Maule original. My wise wife said please no no. Thats a normal tailwheel, but when taxiing slowly and using differential brake, it goes free. That happened during my take off, because of the prop circulation effect. It went free w/o contact, hello my balls! The right gear was collapsed, the right wing destroyed, and also, because of the strut, the fuselage went node. Both tanks went broken and there I was in the plane, when 80 litres of the fuel poured out. I was ok, and went flying instantly with my Europa. I have to do so, and you know why! What a strong ac! Very strange it was, that prop & engine were ok!? If the propeller should be rotated, it would have been 40 cm in the ground. Obviously I have (no recollection) shut down the magnetos during the action, which was really fast. Unfortunately we had no insurance - written out. Thats why I have to build it airborne - will be next spring airborne! Yes! Someone should obviously wash the plane - EFRT was really muddy. I towed her again to her hangar, said goodby and drove home. I really can say that I love this machine! If she were a Real Woman, I yes indeed would like to make love with her. And Im pretty sure, that my wife would like to say yes in that case. Because thats probably never possible, I have to be happy just flying her. Happily I Know she is also... I am pretty sure Frans understand me: he has an extremely beautiful young wife, but would like to make love with his ac if possible AND thats ok by Ilona. Here under from left Ilona, Frans, Miss Netherlands Super Pilots Mother Hersef, me - Donald Duck - and my wife Marke. Photo taken in Texel Airshow couple of year ago, 2013. One day we will have a race w Frans and Im a bit faster of course. Frans will have a problem; he has genarated several genius mods to his trike, but I have a perfect Mono - no chance! Fast birds retract the gears - thats so! Other one need stabilizers..like nose wheels... Coming home. Home along the road "Koivuniementie" (in English "Birch Cape Road) we have installed this sign. The meaning of the Finnish text is about " watch out for randomly rising and falling planes". We have built our home strip after 20 years of fight with a landowner, who definetly did not want an airfield to his field. He died and I continued the fight with his son, but no success. Then I started to talk with the grand son - third generation - and finally the solution was found. I will not report here how but I used all the tricks i have learned in my life and got what I wanted. First we built a little tower and 03/21. Mostly we have western winds and so we have to land from north-east, under the 110 kV power lines. The power company did not like that and they managed the Finnish FAA and Ministry of Transport to "*say*" me its strictly forbidden to use this place for landing the acs. That started a fight of my lifetime. We built 12/30 which is parallel to the power lines and took of one 20 kV line and several other lines. Actually because of that we lost our fixed telephone & internet copper lines. No matter - 4G is not so bad! 23.12.2015 the miracle happened; we got the letter from the officials "you are free to use your temporary airfield". What a day. Actually, after that, they have regularly visited us by helicopter, and took off some Flying Brewery beer, which we brew in the ESVS, Siljansns Airpark, only Airpark in the Scandinavia. My Europas Maiden Flight was 29.4.2007. It was flown by Dirk van Oyen, the composite professor from Belgium, younger than me but actually my Father! Today he is for example an Airmaster and Norwegian dry suit retailer in Europe. We will never forget the moment when he suddenly came here and asked "are you the Europa Builder?". That happened just after 2000. He came here w a strange mc with for example a hand made cruise control after a hard circle around Scandinavian countries. What a beard he had - we thought some Russian partisan is coming here, taking my life, my wife and selling my kids and some properties. But it was not so. What a man! Please destroy instantly your Airmasters and please buy new ones from The Dirk! OH-XRT has flown 492 hrs and I have made 788 landings with my Mono. This is hard for some Englishmen, but I havent so far broken any prop. Im proud enough to say, this is not possible only with a lucky. Actually no problems at all, if I do not count several serious fuel related problem. This could be a long story, but my first engine stop was during TT 5. One of them was over the Baltic Sea. But we are he, me and my RT. Some day - maybe in the Europa Magazine - I will report a full story about my strange but very understandable fuel problems (Jos - you were right - if Mono is in a wrong position, its not possible to fill fuel full, sorry!). One more thing: My Europa has 10 years birthday 2017. Many of you have asked me to share the exact location of The EFTR. Its*N611743 E0234557. *Same lat as in Anchorage in Alaska from where I bought the new skins to my wifes ac, which I brought. Do not be afraid, some times its really possible to fly here. Actually many of you know that, like David Bosomworth, Bob Super Harrison, Dirk of course and for example our brave chairman. Here they are, 3 Europas and their pilot after mid night flight in Finland EFP. So, we, My Flying Family Toivio, welcome you ALL here 2017. All who are really landing to the EFRT, will get a special attention; a very rare landing drink "Aviator Ale", a spectacular gift, free hospitality, full high level food and of course a sauna, golf, spa, mid-night-sun and such a things (fuel 98E available, but not totally free). Please do not believe Bobs stories about monster mosquitos, there was not any but only just one then when he was here (and actually she was a miniature size and almost dying, that happened in Sauna unfortunately, probable she was biting Bobs Grande Balls and thats why he is still so shocked about this). _Must ask a permission to land!_ Call + 358 40 590 1450 before coming. There are then and then 300 cows on the field and we have to pay 5000 all you hit! Welcome! Seasons Greetings - We wish you all safe flights 2017! Cheers, Raimo Toivio Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417 2007 LamcoCub M SE-VAY 2004 Bravo AS202T OH-NTM 1995 Antonov AN-2 TDSRM AirCamper HA-MDO 1987 Beechcraft C45 Twin OH-BLL 1953 37500 Lempaala FINLAND p +358-3-3753 777 m +358-40-590 1450 FLYING BREWERY - only beer in the world brewed to aircraft standards by pilots to pilots and also to normal people raimo.toivio@rwm.fi www.flyingbreweryfinland.fi www.rwm.fi ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:39:41 PM PST US From: Raimo Toivio Subject: Europa-List: correction My previous posting: sunset today in Finland /Tampere /here LT 1508, UTC 1308. Sorry, Raimo ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:29:37 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Christophe_Dupr=E9?= Raimo, Did you say you have a 4 seater europa? I thought they only had 2 seats=2E Thanks, Christophe On 25 December 2016 19:11:37 GMT+00:00, Raimo Toivio wrote: >Hello! > >I did perform today my traditional Xmas flight and wanna share this >story with you=2E > >Normally I have flown my special four seater (actually 2+2) Europa with > >my family >(wife & two daughters), but this time they elected to stay home > - they know too much and did not like that snowing=2E > > >My wife has always had an ability to say "no" if she feels so=2E For my >teenagers (12&15) >it=C2=B4s today natural=2E Our dog and cat fly happily, but I did not ask ed >them to join=2E > >Went this time alone=2E Uh! > >I drove to EFTP Tampere, which is 20 km from us=2E When I got the plane >out from hangar, >it was a heavy snowing=2E Despite of that I decided to "try"=2E Took of 2 4 >and instantly I got >a medium feeling "better to land immeadialely"=2E So I did=2E I towed my RT > >back to hangar and it >took all together say one hour=2E When coming out, weather was better=2E I >even saw some >blue sky there and there=2E But it was sunset, UTC in Finland here today >is 1508=2E I considerred >a while, took my plane again out and so off we went! > >By the way, it was a little strange feeling, because this airport EFTP, > >which is the 2nd largest >in Finland, is closed always during The Christmas Day=2E I was totally >alone there and untowered=2E > >Maybe that was better=2E > >So I flew during the twilight time home to EFRT, which took 5 minuts=2E I > >made several warning >circuits over our field, becaus my girls were there horse riding with >our Dakota, a black stallion=2E >I landed to 30, which is a grass strip 300 metres long=2E Wind 200=C2=B0 12 kn > >G22=2E Muddy=2E Temperature 0=C2=B0=2E >QNH 9002 mbar=2E Tailwind was not a problem, only moderate braking >actions >was needed before the road=2E > >What a wonderful aircraft we have! I have landed here also several >times >w C172 but that=C2=B4s painfull! > >I taxied home and there my family was waiting their father=2E My wife >tried to keep her faces calm, >but I noticed she was a bit upset and that=C2=B4s good=2E Almost always w hen >so, next night will be real wild!!! >I have to say that was not my only reason to fly today=2E Actually I >liked >the action - flying - itself also=2E > >Time was fast running and I took of almost instantly runway 21, which >is >just 200 metres long=2E >It=C2=B4s enough for me and my Europa (912S w Airmaster and "some" mods) =2E >Upp >in the air it was >say 120 metres with the aid of that moderaty opposite wind and low >temp=2E > > >Then I flew direct to the Tampere City and made a not-so-low low pass >over the Christmas Market >(transponder off, inside the CTR but possible because EFTP was closed)=2E > >Then joining a long final >of EFTP 24=2E I love long finals, somehow during them, time stands still, > >you know=2E If honest, I would >like to be forever in the long finals=2E Now you know me=2E > > >There I was again=2E Home=2E Home of my beloved Europa=2E It started >again snowing but no matter, mission accomplished! Time was >1531 as you can see from the UTC GPS coupled time&temp display=2E >And please notice the Europa logo over it! > >Someone may notice the wing inside the hangar=2E OH-U666 (formerly >known as SE-VAY)=2E That=C2=B4s my wife=C2=B4s aircraft LamcoCub, it=C2 =B4s origin a >Canadian >bushplane which we bought from Sweden, Stockholm couple of years ago=2E >It happened so, that I crashed it totally this fall=2E Uh! Landed to EFTP > >during perfect >conditions, for touch and go=2E With full power just before take off she >decided to ground loop super tightly counterclockwise=2E I had just >installed >a new tail wheel into it, Maule original=2E My wise wife said please no >no=2E >That=C2=B4s a normal tailwheel, but when taxiing slowly and using >differential >brake, it goes free=2E That happened during my take off, because >of the prop circulation effect=2E It went free w/o contact, hello my >balls! >The right gear was collapsed, the right wing destroyed, >and also, because of the strut, the fuselage went node=2E Both tanks went > >broken >and there I was in the plane, when 80 litres of the fuel poured out=2E I >was ok, >and went flying instantly with my Europa=2E I have to do so, and you know >why! >What a strong ac! Very strange it was, that prop & engine were ok!? >If the propeller should be rotated, it would have been 40 cm in the >ground=2E >Obviously I have (no recollection) shut down the magnetos during the >action, >which was really fast=2E Unfortunately we had no insurance - written out =2E >That=C2=B4s why I have to build it airborne - will be next spring airborn e! >Yes! > > >Someone should obviously wash the plane - EFRT was really muddy=2E > > >I towed her again to her hangar, said goodby and drove home=2E > >I really can say that I love this machine! > >If she were a Real Woman, I yes indeed would like to make love with >her=2E >And I=C2=B4m pretty sure, that my wife would like to say yes in that case =2E >Because that=C2=B4s probably never possible, I have to be happy just flyi ng >her=2E >Happily I Know she is also=2E=2E=2E > >I am pretty sure Frans understand me: he has an extremely beautiful >young wife, >but would like to make love with his ac if possible AND that=C2=B4s ok by >Ilona=2E > >Here under from left Ilona, Frans, Miss Netherland=C2=B4s Super Pilot=C2 =B4s >Mother Hersef, me >- Donald Duck - and my wife Marke=2E > >Photo taken in Texel Airshow couple of year ago, 2013=2E > > >One day we will have a race w Frans and I=C2=B4m a bit faster of course =2E >Frans will have a problem; he has genarated several genius mods to his >trike, >but I have a perfect Mono - no chance! Fast birds retract the gears - >that=C2=B4s so! >Other one need stabilizers=2E=2Elike nose wheels=2E=2E=2E > >Coming home=2E Home along the road "Koivuniementie" (in English >"Birch Cape Road) we have installed this sign=2E The meaning of the >Finnish text is about " watch out for randomly rising and falling >planes"=2E > > >We have built our home strip after 20 years of fight with a landowner, >who definetly did not want an airfield to his field=2E He died and I >continued the fight with his son, but no success=2E Then I started >to talk with the grand son - third generation - and finally the >solution was found=2E I will not report here how but I used all the >tricks i have learned in my life and got what I wanted=2E First we built >a little tower and 03/21=2E Mostly we have western winds and so >we have to land from north-east, under the 110 kV power lines=2E >The power company did not like that and they managed the >Finnish FAA and Ministry of Transport to "*say*" me it=C2=B4s strictly >forbidden to use this place for landing the acs=2E That started a fight >of my lifetime=2E We built 12/30 which is parallel to the power lines >and took of one 20 kV line and several other lines=2E Actually >because of that we lost our fixed telephone & internet copper lines=2E >No matter - 4G is not so bad! > >23=2E12=2E2015 the miracle happened; we got the letter from the officials >"you are free to use your temporary airfield"=2E What a day=2E Actually, >after that, they have regularly visited us by helicopter, and took off >some Flying Brewery beer, which we brew in the ESVS, Siljansn=C3=A4s >Airpark, only Airpark in the Scandinavia=2E > > >My Europa=C2=B4s Maiden Flight was 29=2E4=2E2007=2E It was flown by Dirk van Oyen, >the composite professor from Belgium, younger than me but actually my >Father! >Today he is for example an Airmaster and Norwegian dry suit retailer in > >Europe=2E >We will never forget the moment when he suddenly came here and asked >"are you the >Europa Builder?"=2E That happened just after 2000=2E He came here w a >strange mc with for example >a hand made cruise control after a hard circle around Scandinavian >countries=2E >What a beard he had - we thought some Russian partisan is coming here, >taking my life, my wife and selling my kids and some properties=2E But it > >was not so=2E >What a man! Please destroy instantly your Airmasters and please buy new > >ones from The Dirk! > >OH-XRT has flown 492 hrs and I have made 788 landings with my Mono=2E >This is hard for some Englishmen, but I haven=C2=B4t so far broken any pr op=2E >I=C2=B4m proud enough to say, this is not possible only with a lucky=2E >Actually no problems at all, if I do not count several serious fuel >related problem=2E >This could be a long story, but my first engine stop was during TT 5=2E >One of them was over the Baltic Sea=2E But we are he, me and my RT=2E >Some day - maybe in the Europa Magazine - I will report a full story >about >my strange but very understandable fuel problems > >(Jos - you were right - if Mono is in a wrong position, it=C2=B4s not >possible to fill fuel full, sorry!)=2E > >One more thing: > >My Europa has 10 years birthday 2017=2E Many of you have asked me to >share >the exact location >of The EFTR=2E It=C2=B4s*N611743 E0234557=2E *Same lat as in Anchorage in Alaska > >from where I bought the new skins >to my wife=C2=B4s ac, which I brought=2E Do not be afraid, some times it =C2=B4s >really possible to fly here=2E >Actually many of you know that, like David Bosomworth, Bob Super >Harrison, Dirk of course >and for example our brave chairman=2E > >Here they are, 3 Europas and their pilot after mid night flight in >Finland EFP=2E > > >So, we, My Flying Family Toivio, welcome you ALL here 2017=2E All who are > >really landing to the EFRT, >will get a special attention; a very rare landing drink "Aviator Ale", >a >spectacular gift, >free hospitality, full high level food and of course a sauna, golf, >spa, >mid-night-sun >and such a things (fuel 98E available, but not totally free)=2E Please do > >not believe >Bob=C2=B4s stories about monster mosquitos, there was not any but only ju st >one then when he was here >(and actually she was a miniature size and almost dying, that happened >in Sauna unfortunately, >probable she was biting Bob=C2=B4s Grande Balls and that=C2=B4s why he is still >so >shocked about this)=2E > >_Must ask a permission to land!_ Call + 358 40 590 1450 before coming=2E > >There are then and then 300 cows on the field and we have to pay 5000 =82=AC >all you hit! > >Welcome! > >Seasons Greetings - We wish you all safe flights 2017! > >Cheers, Raimo Toivio > > >Europa XS Mono OH-XRT #417 2007 >LamcoCub M SE-VAY 2004 >Bravo AS202T OH-NTM 1995 >Antonov AN-2 TDSRM AirCamper HA-MDO 1987 >Beechcraft C45 Twin OH-BLL 1953 > >37500 Lempaala >FINLAND > >p +358-3-3753 777 >m +358-40-590 1450 > >FLYING BREWERY >- only beer in the world brewed to aircraft standards > by pilots to pilots and also to normal people > >raimo=2Etoivio@rwm=2Efi >www=2Eflyingbreweryfinland=2Efi >www=2Erwm=2Efi ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:50:58 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 From: "jonathanmilbank" Raimo, thanks for such a cheerful little Christmas tale. I'm at home in the north of Scotland on cat feeding duty, while my lovely wife is away in Romania visiting her son and grand-daughter. In fact I'd rather be feeding the cats to a passing dog, but she wouldn't appreciate that. In fact the "next night will be real wild!!!" but not in the way you're suggesting. Yes I agree completely that a Europa is a sexy thing and I'd like to sleep with mine, but the nearest I ever came to such ecstasy was when I slept inside her on a rainy night. Please keep us entertained with your tales and pictures from the Tundra. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=464393#464393 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:42:33 PM PST US From: Kingsley Hurst Subject: Re: Europa-List: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 Thank you Raimo for your humorous description (as always) of your recent esc apades. You are a real asset to this list my friend! Whilst I can't relate any first hand Europa experiences of late, I thought I would just share the outlook I have at this moment sitting in a deck chair s upervising my wife and three of our grandchildren. The pictures below are of 'The Esplanade' at Cairns in North Queensland. Th e pool is of course a man made safe area for children to swim. The water in t he background is the ocean which is as calm as a mill pond due to its being p rotected by the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, swimming in the ocean is n ot wise due to dangerous stingers and of course, the odd crocodile!! Just wanted to share this with my antipodean cousins who might be feeling so mewhat cooler than I do at this moment. 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