I am about to purchase a started project and become a new Europa builder. I am planning to do most of the project in my basement. My concern is ventilating the work area and protecting the rest of th
I am planning to do most of the project in my basement. My concern is ventilating the work area and protecting the rest of the house. Is anyone building in their house and if so has ventilation been
I have just started on the flaps. On both sides, when the flap cores are set upside down in the jigs, the jig for the outboard piece is slightly thicker, maybe by 2 or 3 mm, than the jig for the outb
I've got my jigs shimmed and my flap cores aligned properly. But I have to admit I'm not completely certain how to make sure the washout is correct. Any help with this would be appreciated. Thanks, D
Since there seems to be a lot of interest in the Honda engine you may also want to check out www.ramengines.com Here you will find information on a Subaru conversion. Go to the album and you will see
If this has happened before I will be very surprised, but I need advice. I purchased my kit a few months ago from another builder. The wings had been in his shop for about four years. I just unwrappe
I have just installed the lateral pushrod and bellcranks onto my starboard wing. The manual says to thread the pushrod into the rod end bearings so they are threaded equally. Is the number of threads
I have just started to fit the port aileron into the wing. It does not fit into the closeout on the root end (next to the flap) Should I trim back the top of the closeout or is there something else I
I cannot seem to find instructions in my manual on the procedure for cutting the openings in the wings to accept the mass balance arms on the ailerons. I have an idea as how they should be done but I
I mounted the mass balance arms on the ailerons according to the specs in the manual before I got the information that they probably would not line up in the joggles on the wings before I did this. S
I am in the process of fitting the flap into the right wing on a trigear. The FL1 and FL2 hinges line up well with the W18 plates. The manual calls for the FL3 (outboard) hinge to line up mid way bet
My kit is a trigear delivered to the original owner sometime in 1999, A101, and came with the toe brakes. I of course want to convert this to the finger brakes. Does anyone know of a conversion kit f
Here is some information from AOPA on the new TSA rules if you are interested. http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2004/041020tsa.html Dave Simenauer A101
I was wondering what suggestions and recommendations are out there for building a cradle for the fuselage. Other than a trial and error method I can't think of a way to copy the curvature of the bott
I am going to be visiting Southern California (Laguna Niguel) the first weekend in December. I live in the Washington, D.C. area. I was wondering if anyone lives in Southern California and would be i
Not sure what this post means but the flight time that you put in your log book (at least in the US) starts at the time the aircraft begins moving for the purpose of flight (taxiing to the hangar for
I am at the point where I need to "trial fit" the cockpit module in the fuselage. I have sanded off a lot of excess glue which has made it fit better. But I cannot seem to get a snug fit between the
I just alodined some parts for the flying controls in preparation for installation into the cockpit module. All of the parts I alodined took on the dull yellow color except for the CS07 bushings. The
The diagram in my manual shows a phenolic pad on the face of the CS15 quick connect bellcrank for the ailerons. However nowhere can I find in my manual any instructions for attaching this pad or even
I am about to mount the pitch torque tube to the cockpit module. I have the CS09 brackets clamped in position now. My question is about the amount of movement I should have. With it in the position I