Aileron trim tab. ;-) Seriously, it will be very difficult to get the epoxy and filler weights *exacly* the same for both sides. The best any of us can do is try to minimize the differences. Andrew
Which would seem pretty much a given if practically no one else is using it. But still a teensy amount of fuel usage compared to all the cars idling in rush hour traffic. Andrew
I've recently joined the list. I'm a soon-to-be builder. Since I enjoy night flying, I was wondering about wing-tip lights in light (so to speak) of the removeable wings. I was thinking maybe just an
Bob, Yes, but it's the good kind of lunacy. Going to get your ticket in the Europa? That will spoil you. Most of my flying is and has been in Cessna 152's and 172's. Now that I've flown a Europa, my
I have a question about metric altimeters, if anyone can help me. All the altimeters that I have used have a flag to indicate that you are below 10,000 feet. Is there a similar standardized altitude
I can just picture it. In the pre-flight briefing to your passenger: as a flotation device. Pull the pin and hold the stabiliator to your chest. Your seat cushion may be used to feed the circling sh
This is truly one of the funniest tales in Aviation (right up there to agree about the exact details being dubious. The last time I heard this the bumbling users were the French testing their high-s
Dear all, your experience that the Europa is well behaved in stall? I flew the factory mono-wheel demonstrator this past spring and had a different experience. The demo pilot showed me the clean stal
A sharp pair that are *NOT* the wife's sewing scissors. This is the voice of experience talking. ;-) In my experience, the longer the better. I prefer the big heavy metal scissors (as opposed to som
Graham, Actually, yes. But the term comes from the latest Star Trek programs. So holodecks are still science fiction. Of course, as Scott Adams (Dilbert cartoonist) pointed out, civilization will com
When I was making my decision of mono-wheel vs. tri-gear, I called the insurance company for some pricing. The mono gear version costs more to insure due to being a tail-dragger and having retractabl
Garry, In my conversations with the insurance company, I came up with a couple of pertinent data points: 1. My insurance rates would go down after I had 100 hours *in type* (so all my accumulated tim
Timothy, I don't know about trade names; in my experience, "phenolic" has been a generic term to to refer to the substance. A phenolic block is a composite with a cloth or fiber matrix and an orange/
I have a question for anyone who has a relatively high number of hours on their Europa and has been removing the wings after each flight. Has there been noticable wear on the wing fittings or pins, e