Europa #435 G-ROWI - Milestones

Navigation & Acknowledgements

date	milestone	link to journal page
1993-10	First become aware of the Europa by reading a flight test in Pilot magazine.	Aeroplane home-building: background
1995-08	Visit Europa factory. Have demonstration flight in G-KITS (tri-gear) with Ivan Shaw.	Aeroplane home-building - the move
1996-03	Take early retirement from BT Labs to make time for aeroplane building.	Aeroplane home-building - the move
1997-06	Move to a house in Cheltenham with a bigger garage.	Aeroplane home-building - the move
1997-07	House suffers subsidence movement. The investigation and remedial work disrupt our lives and plans intermittently for several years.	Aeroplane home-building - the move
1999-06	Order a Europa kit and register it with PFA (now LAA) and CAA.	Aeroplane home-building - making a start
1999-10	Attend weekend workshop including demonstration flight in monowheel G-GBXS with Andy Draper. Collect tail kit.	Aeroplane home-building - making a start
1999-11	Collect part-built covered trailer from Roger Huttlestone.	Journal November 1999
2000-09	Wilma suffers a heart attack. This affects many things in our lives besides the aeroplane project.	Journal September 2000
2001-03	Workshop approved by inspector Martin Carolan.	Journal March 2001
2001-05	Start first layup on the rudder.	Journal May 2001
2001-06	Basic rudder structure completed.	Journal June 2001
2001-09	Tow completed trailer to Yorkshire. Collect fuselage and wing kits from the factory.	Journal September 2001
2002-08	Tailplanes built.	Journal August 2002
2002-08	Rudder hinges fitted.	Journal August 2002
2002-10	Port flap built.	Journal October 2002
2002-11	Starboard flap built.	Journal November 2002
2003-06	Starboard aileron built.	Journal June 2003
2003-10	Port aileron built.	Journal October 2003
2003-11	Rudder control horn fitted.	Journal November 2003
2003-12	Foam-built parts pass inspection.	Journal December 2003
2007-08	Rudder filled and painted.	Journal August 2007
2007-12	Starboard wing built.	Journal December 2007
2008-05	Port wing built.	Journal May 2008
2009-01	Wilma dies quite suddenly after a short illness. My whole world is turned upside-down, but I keep hearing her often-repeated advice "Stop getting distracted - finish the aeroplane!" so I am pressing on with the build, and working helps to distract from my sadness that she is no longer here with me.	Journal January 2009

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