Hazel, The simple answer to that question for someone with relatively
little flying experience is that you would do well to go for the
trigear. However, there are a lot of mono pilots out there, including
myself who would not give up their mono at any price. It was of course
the only configuration for quite a while when the plane was first on the
market and all sorts of pilots managed to get on top of it, albeit with
quite a percentage of incidents.
Briefly the advantages of the mono are: it is a bit faster and more
economical; it is better at field landings- it was designed to land in
unprepared farmers fields (I have done upwards of a dozen such landings
without damage) whereas a trike is very likely to bust its nose wheel
leg & prop; it is quite a bit cheaper on the UK market- and the
difference might well pay for at least one ground loop & bust prop!
My advice would be to get a ride in both and ask the owner to let you
taxi each when you will get an insight into the challenges of ground
control of the mono, then make a decision. You could put out a plea on
this network for someone in your neck of the woods to fly you. If you
haven't made your decision before the next Europa Club AGM or the Rally
I am sure we/I can arrange something.
Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ
On 2017-11-23 21:39, Hazel Jackson wrote:
> Hi Guys - I'm rather hoping that you can help us with this please...
>
> My husband and I are looking to hopefully buy a Europa in the not too distant
future and we have received a lot of advice from non-Europa owners that we
should
go for a Tri-gear rather than a Mono wheel. I would very much like to know
the pros and cons of both please, and in which circumstances each shines - from
real Europa owners!
>
> Huge thanks
>
> Hazel
>
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