I know there has been much discussion about positioning batteries and many are opting for the firewall. Has anyone positioned a battery here in combination with a 914/airmaster CS prop. It has been s
Having now read 'lecrtic Bob's book twice I fear there is no excuse to put off delving into electrics any longer. However I have a few questions I have not as yet found answers to so if anyone can sh
I have seen some vey neat ways of getting stuff thro' the firewall, often with quite large panels removed. Does anyone know what the implications for strength are and if the PFA/factory would have a
The strobe unit from airworld uses a fraction of the power of the whelen unit - it will also run whelen strobe lights - we have wing tip versions installed. See http://www.airworlduk.com. Regards Pau
My 914 carbs both have what appear to be drip trays beneath them with drain holes leading to a pipe nipple. I am presuming these should indeed have piping taking any (?) fuel away from the exhaust be
Another couple of questions: Where have folk positioned their transponder antenna - we have a stubb antenna supplied with our microair transponder. Realistically what current have we got to play with
As has been discussed before, the static pressure sensor for the 914 is on a very short lenght of cable . Is there any reason why the sensor could not be mounted behind the firewall (next to TCU) and
Andy I'm sure everyone has their favourite tools and tips. For us tools: Dremel - mainly sanding wheels amd glassfibre reinforced cutting wheels but a million uses. Resin pump - there are those for a
Ron As far as q.3 goes. I tapped a 1/8" NPT hole through the 'plastic' of the filler to take an elbow. Then made a slightly curved 'washer' from 4mm aluminium also tapped to 1/8"NPT which goes inside
Just noticed on the factory wiring diagram the regulator casing needs to be grounded. It does not specify a wire guage - is this critical - anyone advise what they have ued? Regards Paul Stewart #432
Can anyone enlighten me on positioning our transponder stubb antenna? We have a microair T2000 transponder. They have suggested to us we should limit the co-ax cable to 6 feet due signal loss. This w
Sounds like a stupid question but how do I go about attaching the shield of shielded wire (mags) to ground - I'm thinking a metal cable clamp over the braid connected to ground or does one stuff the
Can anyone who has wired their a/c with OV crowbar mod using electric Bob's module/relay etc possibly supply me with a picture of what the wiring actually looks like. I freely admit to being able to
What's the consensus on battery capacity - 914/airmaster but UK based so VFR only. I've heard anything from 17 to 30 AH but there's quite a weight difference there. Regards Paul Stewart G-GIDY -- Eve
I know there has been much discussion about the merit of the NACA vents, but has anyone seen any instructions on their fitting - there is no mention of them in my build manual. Paul Stewart G-GIDY
Having brought the pitot/static lines behind the spar to their disconnect, how have folk routed the lines into the aircraft? Regards Paul Stewart G-GIDY