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4. 08:50 AM - Throttle cable (Alan Twigg)
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6. 12:18 PM - Re: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (James)
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 |
Flying
To celebrate the receipt of my annual Permit to Fly I took advantage of some good
weather, destination; Knocknarea. The mountain of Knocknarea slopes down to
Sligo airport on the west coast of Ireland. Sligo airport has full ATC and control
zones yet I was to be the only movement of the day, apart from a search
and rescue helicopter locally based at Sligo. The mountain of Knocknarea is noticeable
by its unique plateau. My flight to Sligo from Coal Aston had only taken
a couple of hours. A really pleasant scenic flight across the Irish Sea. The
only unusual event was severe turbulence experienced on both left downwind
and again on short final. The turbulence was initiated by something on the very
mountain I had come to see. It was comforting to have an assured air traffic
controller forewarning of each blast that shook my Europa. I thanked the excellent
ATC lady on the radio the tower. Thanks again Patricia! The walk that followed
to the top of the mountain and back took a couple of hours. Really enjoyed
the exercise. As a walker you are aided by an amazing series of sleeper steps
from approximately somewhere around the halfway point thence ongoing to the
very top of the steep limestone cliffs. At the summit I enjoyed a surreal sight
that could have been taken straight out of Game of Thrones. A cairn and tomb
fit for a queen. A truely enormous cairn protects the magical Queen Maeve.
This cairn increases the height of the mountain to over 1100 feet. Locals suggested
that it becomes part of a disturbance factor that pilots must consider
whenever there is a south easterly wind.
In my hangar
Carbon Monoxide: On a disturbing note. When I executed my annual test using the
exhaust from the hangar lawnmower I found my legacy Vloxo device displayed a
safe 0 ppm! Bad design! It ought have an error default! I have now replaced the
ineffective Vloxo with a new Forensic D unit. All is now well. Like many Monowheels
my aircraft routinely acceptably indicates around 40ppm on the ground
and 0 ppm when airborne.
Happy and safe flying everyone!
Picture: Mount Knocknarea in far distance, Mid distance Sligo airport with my Europa
mono parked adjacent the fire station, plus selected pictures of the sleeper
steps which took me to the plateau.
Regards
Bob
G-MEGG
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 |
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 |
Hi Bob,
It's great that you enjoyed you flight across to Co. Sligo. I've been there a couple
of times a few years ago when there was much more activity.
Btw,
Do you know what the wind speeds were coming off the mountain?
I spent 14 years based @ an airfield in the foothills of a 30 mile long mountain
range with an average height of 2000ft but the peak immediately behind my airfield
was 2200ft. The turbulence there was ferocious at times and the airfield
owner didn't have any understanding of when it was going to be bad, he just
went up for a flight to see what it was like! As he was flying a fixed wing microlight
it wasn't too difficult for him to handle it if there were turbs but
in my case I was flying a Flexwing & having to control a complete wing was a different
kettle of fish! This caused me to carry out experiments to try to get
an understanding of what was going on in the vicinity of the airfield. I purchased
a tank of helium & a large quantity of large weather type balloons. When
I'd arrive at the airfield, I would launch a balloon & observe its trajectory.
If it was smooth, I would go flying, if it was getting blown all over the place,
I wouldn't fly. This experimentation eventually led me to conclude that if
the winds off the mountain (Northerly winds) were 20mph or greater, there was
going to be turbulence (rotors) in the lee of the hills. But there was another
complication! The land where the airfield was situated was an actual peninsula
(Dingle Peninsula) & there was a large body of water on the southern side
(only 1/2 mile or so away) called 'Dingle Bay'. As the day progressed during a
warm day, the land would heat up and, in the afternoon the cold air from the
sea breeze would come ashore & mix with the Northerly Rotors coming off the mountain.
Where that mixing took place, all hell would break loose & it would become
a nightmare for a flexwing. It was so bad that it culminated in causing me
to have a Heart Attack on Easter Monday 9th April 2007. On that day in April
2007, the airfield owner was flying ahead of me & he couldn't descend through
the turbulence with power off, so he had to apply full power & point the aircraft
at the ground to get down & I had to do the same. At about 200ft agl, the
turbulenc!
e stoppe
d and all was calm resulting in a perfect, normal landing. That experience taught
me how to handle it in the future, so 3 months after recovering from my 4-way
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) I went flying again & next time I encountered
this area of Rotor & Sea Breeze mixing I would turn around & descend below
it until I found calm air which was usually between 2 & 400ft agl and land
without incident.
Sligo Airport isn't unlike my Dingle Airfield location Bob. You have a mountain
1073ft high & the airfield is very close to the sea. There is also forestry to
the North Eastern side which create even more treacherous Rotors than mountains
because unlike Mountain Rotors which don't go all the way to the ground (with
strength), Rotors from Trees do go all the way to the ground with full strength!
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Seat of my pants
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Had rough running on Saturday, discovered a kinked cable, that I must have leant
on whilst recently changing sensors.
Does anyone in the UK have one.
I will resort to phoning EUROPA tomorrow if not.
Thanks all.
Alan Twigg
Mono Motorglider
G-GIWT
Kit 463
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 |
Hi James
Good to hear from you.
The wind speeds were a modest 10 to 25 knots from the South East. To be honest
I dont think the turbulence was anything close to that which you have had to endure
In retrospect it definitely had been prudent to include Enniskillen as my diversion
airfield on the flight plan. When asked I confirmed I had sufficient fuel
for two approach attempts to Sligo before I would decide to divert. Enniskillen
offered a wind straight down the runway. Had landed at Enniskillen only last
year.
The actual landing became a non event for the wind dropped just at touchdown.
Look forward to meeting up. How about a Europa Club DOTH into your airfield at
Ardfert sometime?
Regards
Bob
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 |
- 4/4
You came in below the Turbulence Bob! Just like I did at the Dingle Penins
ula airfield!
I would be delighted to have a visit from the club Bob @ Jamie's Field in L
ios Cath=E1in (near Ardfert!). If the winds are less than 5mph from any dir
ection, you could comfortably land on my 07 strip & take off on 25.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2022 7:56:29 PM
Subject: Europa-List: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 -
4/4
Hi James
Good to hear from you.
The wind speeds were a modest 10 to 25 knots from the South East. To be hon
est I don=99t think the turbulence was anything close to that which y
ou have had to endure
In retrospect it definitely had been prudent to include Enniskillen as my d
iversion airfield on the flight plan. When asked I confirmed I had sufficie
nt fuel for two approach attempts to Sligo before I would decide to divert.
Enniskillen offered a wind straight down the runway. Had landed at Ennisk
illen only last year.
The actual landing became a non event for the wind dropped just at touchdow
n.
Look forward to meeting up. How about a Europa Club DOTH into your airfield
at Ardfert sometime?
Regards
Bob
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Hi Jim,
I am planning to be there on Thursday. whether I take my Europa will depend on
weather. Will you be parked at HBC?
Also, I will plan to be a part of the dinner. But whether I will have a car or
not I can't confirm just yet.
Best Regards,
Chris
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Shoot, I am sorry as it seems I posted this on the wrong thread. Don't know if
I can move it so will re-post.
Sorry.
Chris
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| Subject: | Re: Sun N Fun 2022 Forum |
I think I got it now in the correct thread.
Hi Jim,
I am planning to be there on Thursday. whether I take my Europa will depend on
weather. Will you be parked at HBC?
Also, I will plan to be a part of the dinner. But whether I will have a car or
not I can't confirm just yet.
Best Regards,
Chris
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