When flying today the Airmaster propeller appeared to function perfectly, however every so often at seemingly random intervals the green FEATHER lamp would light for one or two seconds and then extin
Thank you for you replies. Just to confirm the FINE/COARSE green/amber indicators seem to be working correctly as the propeller adjusts in flight. I have been in contact with Martin at Airmaster and
I think I have solved the problem. Despite having removed the brushes and cleaned the slip ring once, I decided to do the whole operation again. What I found was the inner ring brush had a very stick
Bud, Thank you for your very informative comments. I have cured the problem short term but you have given me some excellent pointers regarding removing the root cause. I will have the block off again
Over the last 18 months the port wing of my Classic has developed a dozen or so blisters on the upper surface. None of them are huge (most 1-2 cm with a max of 3 cm) and my inspector is confident the
Thanks to all for your replies on this topic and it is interesting to know I am not alone! However, I was really hoping for guidance regarding how to rectify the problem as I want to be sure any work
It is getting difficult to obtain ethanol-free MOGAS in the UK. Given that Rotax equipped microlights in the UK have been operating using MOGAS containing ethanol for several years, seemingly without
Thank you to all who have replied. This is what I like about this forum, so much good information from people who know and understand Europas. To answer John W question, where have I been getting MOG
Hello Graham, I am very interested in replacing the old rubber filler pipe in my Classic, so please could you add me to the list. Regards -- Gordon Grant G-BWFH Read this topic online here: http://fo
I have just completed the 5 year rubber fuel line replacement on my Classic, including renewing the sight gauge clear tubing. When I was replacing the sight tube I discovered the previous owner had a
Fred, The sight gauge feed is from the PORT tank. My use of the word bulkhead was completely wrong, the vertical section sight gauge tubing is attached to the passenger seat back adjacent to the tunn
Fred and Jon, Thanks for your advice and also clarifying the situation regarding the restrictor. I was looking in the Classic manual and I did not notice it on the fuel system drawing, although it is
As part of my investigations into the cause of very high oil temps on my Classic I am considering moving the oil cooler to a dedicated cowling inlet. Have any other Classic owners done this and, if s
Dave and Tim, Thank you very much for your replies which both had really useful information. If you could send me some pictures of your installations it would be greatly appreciated. If you would pre
Richard, Thanks for the picture. I agree my temps are ridiculous so hopefully moving the oil cooler will make a big difference. Regards Gordon -- Gordon Grant G-BWFH Read this topic online here: http
Jonathan thank you for taking the trouble to post your suggestion. I have already sealed the gap between the radiators and it made a very small difference, but not enough to really help. At OAT below
I had the same problem after doing the Loctite 'mod' and had slightly more movement than your tailplane (after 300 hours). My inspector took advice from the LAA who stated remedial action had to be t
I am about to embark on replacing all the oil pipes on my Classic TriGear 912 UL (80HP). I would be very interested to hear if anyone has any tips on doing this job and in particular if there any pit
I can recommend the Europa Gas Strut from SGS Engineering Ltd. I have just purchased two which worked out at 50.38 including delivery. Fitted mine today and they do the job perfectly - no more sore h
Hello Jonathan, I did get a response from Dave at Europa when I emailed Karen. I have Been speaking to him this week and the number I used was 01603 738921. Regards Gordon -- Gordon Grant G-BWFH Read