---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/29/22: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:06 AM - Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (Hitchflight) 2. 06:06 AM - Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (Hitchflight) 3. 08:46 AM - Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (Mallard) 4. 08:50 AM - Throttle cable (Alan Twigg) 5. 11:56 AM - Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (Hitchflight) 6. 12:18 PM - Re: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 (James) 7. 07:05 PM - Re: Sun 'n Fun (n7188u) 8. 07:07 PM - Re: Sun 'n Fun (n7188u) 9. 07:09 PM - Re: Sun N Fun 2022 Forum (n7188u) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:06:14 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 From: "Hitchflight" 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 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506424#506424 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:06:55 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 From: "Hitchflight" Picture Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506425#506425 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/a1600eb6_9df9_4c27_a0f9_bfe2b953621a_236.jpeg ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:46:07 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 From: "Mallard" 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! -------- Seat of my pants Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506428#506428 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:55 AM PST US From: Alan Twigg Subject: Europa-List: Throttle cable 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 Sent from my iPad ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:56:53 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 From: "Hitchflight" 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 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506432#506432 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:18:49 PM PST US From: James Subject: Re: Europa-List: 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. Get Outlook for Android ________________________________ From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of Hitchflight 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 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506432#506432 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:48 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Sun 'n Fun From: "n7188u" 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 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506435#506435 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:07:58 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Sun 'n Fun From: "n7188u" 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 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=506436#506436 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 07:09:01 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Sun N Fun 2022 Forum From: "n7188u" 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. 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