In reply to your need. I have just recently installed the Airmaster prop. and had a similar problem. On a hunch I stopped at a Helicopter maintenance facility at the local airport. They were willing
Hi,Dale are you now in the Vancouver area? If so, give me a call, (604)589-0653. I live in Surrey and so far my monowheel Classic is the only Europa flying in this area. My friend Paul Peregrym is co
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 09:41:37
For Europa builders in Canada. We will be flying our Classic Europa (Rotax 912S with Airmaster VP prop.) across Canada next month. Our goal is to leave B.C. Vancouver area around the 19th August to a
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 21:15:58
After 4 years in the build, Paul Peregrym's beautiful XS Mono, C-GPHP, left the surly bonds of earth for the first time today (January 19, 2004). The 30 min. flight took place at Abbotsford airport p
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:24:33
For what it's worth, I have not put the NACA vent for the cold air plenum into the top cowling, but have installed such a vent with a 3" stub glassed into the cowling on the right lower side. From th
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 21:20:27
Once again I have the pleasure of announcing to the forum another First Flight. Alex Bawman flew his Europa XS C-GGHY today out of Nanaimo Airport on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Some
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2004 08:51:01
Sincere apologies, to all for a misunderstanding. I just have too many German relatives and I misspelled Alec Bowman's name, unforgivably! Alec, please forgive the mistake. -- Chris Timm (who e-mails
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:37:36
Hello Remi: My experience with the Airmaster has been excellent so far. It is attached to an early 912 S and propeled my Classic Europa for 140 hours out of the 238 hrs total time. We fly at 5100 rpm
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:27:30
Having just removed the bushes in my Europa Classic I have found it to be very easy. I am talking about the four small bushes in the lower part of the aluminum retraction arms. My method was as follo
Author: Christine and Peter Timm <cptimm@telus.net>
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 13:40:00
While conducting my Annual I discovered that the rotor on my wheel was quite distorted (wobbly). I have removed it and taken it to a machine shop but the distortion, caused through uneven heating, is
Dave, You wanted to now, if anybody in B.C. or Alberta is flying without the benefits of carb heat. My 912 S powered Classic has been operating for 265 hrs with a modified air-box, which operates wit
As a former Citabria pilot with several years of glider towing (lots of take-offs and landings), I still found my first test flight of my Classic Mono to be different in the landing phase. Speed cont
On my recent trip to Australia I had the opportunity to fly the French MCR Sportster, a further development of the original Banby. My friend's aircraft was a bit lighter than my Europa, due to a carb
Hi Jerry, I had my exhaust pipes ceramic coated before taking the aircraft into service, since I had bought the 912S for my classic mono, and knowing, that the 912S runs much hotter than the 912. I d
installing a MicroAir radio and transponder. Does anyone in our group have any experience with this make? Of particular interest is the performance of the intercom, since the radio seems to be o.k. i
Jerry and all, my Classic Mono, with feathering Airmaster prop and two up, sinks at close to a 1000' per min. with the engine off. When feathering is complete the sink-rate settles at 350' per min. a
Hi Peter Please correct my math... sink rate of 350'/min @ 87kts gives a glide ration of 25:1... Something must be wrong with my calculations... That surely is as good as many gliders?? How's the wea