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				 Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 11:13 am    Post subject: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 | 
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				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.
      
      [img]cid:part1.98A97B7A.CC306D82(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      My wife has always had an ability to say "no" if she feels so. For     my teenagers (12&15)
      it´s 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 that´s 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 that´s 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.
      It´s 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.
      
      [img]cid:part2.113C2910.A70CB4E1(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      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.
      
      [img]cid:part3.17028FF3.021CE617(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      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). That´s my wife´s aircraft LamcoCub, it´s 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.
        That´s 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.
        That´s why I have to build it airborne - will be next spring       airborne! Yes!
        
      [img]cid:part4.383104EC.1E61119A(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      Someone should obviously wash the plane - EFRT was really muddy.
      
      [img]cid:part5.EE3247BD.34AFFB9C(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      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 I´m pretty sure, that my wife would like to say yes in that     case.
      Because that´s 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 that´s ok by     Ilona.
      
      Here under from left Ilona, Frans, Miss Netherland´s Super Pilot´s     Mother Hersef, me 
      - Donald Duck - and my wife Marke.
      
      Photo taken in Texel Airshow couple of year ago, 2013.
      
      [img]cid:part6.869CEA76.FBB12F5A(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      One day we will have a race w Frans and I´m 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     - that´s 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". 
      
      [img]cid:part7.1902F7C6.85422067(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      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 it´s 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, Siljansnäs
        Airpark, only Airpark in the Scandinavia.
        
        [img]cid:part8.628E02B1.3C1B967C(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      My Europa´s 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 haven´t so far broken any     prop.
      I´m 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, it´s 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. It´s N611743 E0234557. Same lat as in Anchorage     in Alaska from where I bought the new skins
      to my wife´s ac, which I brought. Do not be afraid, some times it´s     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.
      
      [img]cid:part9.ABDFA534.6E895B53(at)rwm.fi[/img]
      
      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
      Bob´s 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 Bob´s Grande Balls and that´s 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
              
              [img]cid:part10.F2242B2C.C8489FD2(at)rwm.fi[/img]                  
 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(at)rwm.fi (raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi)
          www.flyingbreweryfinland.fi
        www.rwm.fi
 
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		ch_dupre(at)yahoo.com Guest
 
 
 
 
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 2:29 pm    Post subject: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 | 
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				Raimo,
  
  Did you say you have a 4 seater europa? I thought they only had 2 seats.
  
  Thanks,
  
  Christophe
 
 On 25 December 2016 19:11:37 GMT+00:00, Raimo Toivio <raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi> wrote: 	  | Quote: | 	 		                       
 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.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7265/RAW[/img]          My wife has always had an ability to say "no" if she feels so. For     my teenagers (12&15)     it´s 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 that´s 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 that´s 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.     It´s 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.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7266/RAW[/img]          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.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7267/RAW[/img]          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). That´s my wife´s aircraft LamcoCub, it´s 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.       That´s 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.       That´s why I have to build it airborne - will be next spring       airborne! Yes!            [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7268/RAW[/img]          Someone should obviously wash the plane - EFRT was really muddy.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7269/RAW[/img]          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 I´m pretty sure, that my wife would like to say yes in that     case.     Because that´s 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 that´s ok by     Ilona.          Here under from left Ilona, Frans, Miss Netherland´s Super Pilot´s     Mother Hersef, me      - Donald Duck - and my wife Marke.          Photo taken in Texel Airshow couple of year ago, 2013.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7270/RAW[/img]          One day we will have a race w Frans and I´m 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     - that´s 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".           [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7271/RAW[/img]          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 it´s 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, Siljansnäs       Airpark, only Airpark in the Scandinavia.              [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7272/RAW[/img]          My Europa´s 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 haven´t so far broken any     prop.     I´m 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, it´s 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. It´s N611743 E0234557. Same lat as in Anchorage     in Alaska from where I bought the new skins     to my wife´s ac, which I brought. Do not be afraid, some times it´s     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.          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7273/RAW[/img]          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     Bob´s 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 Bob´s Grande Balls and that´s 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                          [img]content://com.fsck.k9.attachmentprovider/71362dea-8822-4a69-88f2-d6a9db0bdfe0/7274/RAW[/img]                  
 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(at)rwm.fi (raimo.toivio(at)rwm.fi)         www.flyingbreweryfinland.fi
        www.rwm.fi
             
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 2:50 pm    Post subject: Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 | 
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				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. Truly 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.
 
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				 Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2016 5:42 pm    Post subject: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 | 
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				Thank you Raimo for your humorous description (as always) of your recent escapades. 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 supervising my wife and three of our grandchildren. 
 
 The pictures below are of 'The Esplanade' at Cairns in North Queensland.  The pool is of course a man made safe area for children to swim. The water in the background is the ocean which is as calm as a mill pond due to its being protected by the Great Barrier Reef. Unfortunately, swimming in the ocean is not wise due to dangerous stingers and of course, the odd crocodile!!
 
 Just wanted to share this with my antipodean cousins who might be feeling somewhat cooler than I do at this moment. 
 
 Seasons greetings to all
 
 Kingsley in Oz
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				 Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:44 am    Post subject: Re: A little Europa Christmas Day Flight 2016 | 
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				Great to catch up with your adventures again Raimo!  Glad to hear you and your family are all well.  Look forward to more stories soon - always a good read!  Seasonal greetings to you all!
 Jon
 
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