Whoops! I have a small puncture wound in one of my flaps. The fiberglass is cut about 1/4 inch deep and 1/4 inch wide. Flap is microed and Superfilled, but not yet painted. What is the proper repair?
All, I have installed a NavAid wing leveler as per the Club mod. Is an electric aileron trim redundant, or something I'll likely wish I had when I finally fly this thing? Now is the time I need to de
Fred, For the past four years, I routinely store both parts of Aeropoxy at temperatures often exceeding 100 degrees F plus (38 Degrees C). I've noted no ill effect. I live in Tucson, AZ and I only he
Brian, Just did this myself last month. I used self tapping metal screws, but I set the drag on my drill very low for two reasons: 1. the screws strip out the fiberglass at high torque 2. the screws
I am going to need more Redux. I contacted Sil-Mid in the UK. Impressive and timely response. Expensive but reasonable price. The deal breaker was the packing and shipping from UK to US. A multiple o
I'm laying in the rudder cables on an XS with a Singleton tail wheel mod. The fuel lines are rigid aluminum and are already installed. The manual instructions for Tufnol cable guides bolted to the th
Had a little accident. Need to repair some damage to the lower fuselage. Anyone know the ply count in the lower aft portion. I'm thinking 2 ply bid/ foam/ 2ply bid. GRoberts A187
I'll be at Copperstate the entire time manning a display. If those attending think it useful, I can keep a Europa owner's sign-in and phone number log. Look for the large dark helicopter and accompan
"The Aviation Consumer" magazine did an article on just that topic in August 2005. Bottom line: for aircraft under 250 HP, gains in performance were subjective and variable. In general, three blades
I decided to put an electric pump on my Aux tank for fuel transfer. Easy enough. But a pump brings its own set of problems: overfilling (venting), and running the pump dry. I found a small outfit in
All, I also have been hunting intercoolers and in contact with http://www.bellintercoolers.com/ and Gerhard Schruf. Responsive company so far. Understandably, they seemed to want to make sure they we
Steve, RE: " I need to find or fabricate a little door for it to close it off when not needed. Has any one fabbed up something like this?" Look at Van's Aircraft accessories. There is a simple $18 sh
I went solar with mine. Of course, it helps if your in Arizonia in July. I peaked at 160, and held 130 for over 8 hours. GRoberts A187 A question about post curing our epoxy parts. Today we built our
Craig, Aircraft Spruce ( http://www.aircraftspruce.com/) has them. Part Number AN490. The bearings appear to be separate. GRoberts A187 Tucson, AZ writes: ____________________________________________
Dan, I can't seem to get their website to work. It's not your link. I have them in my favorites with the same results. I get the website, but lots of errors and very limited movement page to page. Mi
Here I go into the electric abyss: I am about to start the assembly of my instrument panel. I wonder: How are the wires marked - physically? Any convention for assigning wire "names" base on purpose?
I am wiring. Lots an lots of wiring. I have encountered a documentation error, I think. Issue 2 appears to be the current version of the Factory Mod 60 documentation. It displays wiring on page 5 of