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Can I buy a ready-made Europa?

April 26, 2017buy Europa Ready-Made

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Can I buy a ready-made Europa?

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The only way you can do that at present is to find someone who’s built one and is willing to part with it. It is also possible that someone who has developed an epoxy allergy through careless handling and cannot complete the project may wish to sell a part-finished kit. Ads for such Europas have appeared in the classified sections of general pilot-interest magazines (eg “Pilot” & “Flyer” in UK), and in the magazines of the homebuilder organisations (eg LAA’s “Light Aviation” & EAA’s “Sport Aviation”). The aircraft trading magazines such as Trade-a-Plane and GA Buyer have also carried ads for Europas. And you can of course find them in a Europa-specific forum such as the Europa Club’s “Europa Flyer” or the Europa internet e-mail list. You should be aware that it is strictly illegal to have someone else build an aircraft for you, and claim it as your own work. Both the CAA and the FAA enforce this rule. That does not prevent certain specialist jobs (eg painting,