Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:58:14
Hi Ira, I believe your service ceiling may be a little higher than 14,000 ft. During my initial test period time I borrowed some oxygen gear and did a service ceiling check on a Carolina Blue day. I
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:54:50
Hi Paul, Am pleased to hear that I am not the only one who gets a bounce. I think the smoothest landing was on my first flight - smooth as glass. I do not think I have had one better since in 900 + l
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 16:05:23
Hi Troy, You might want to consider an inexpensive material which I used. I bought a roll of plain white self-adhesive kitchen drawer liner (hardware store supply). As I remember, I applied it about
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:37:17
Hi Ira, I plan to be there as usual in the Home Built Camping area with my trusty Europa. Cheers, John N262WF, mono XS, 912S Mooresville, North Carolina ORIGINAL MESSAGE Subject: Europa-List: SnF Fro
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 12:43:32
Hi Ira, Sorry to hear that you will not fly to Sun N Fun. An option if you do not enjoy the hustle and bustle on the main flight line is to put the plane in the Home Built Camping area. It is not unu
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:05:12
Hi Richard, I had the same problem. I fixed it with aluminium tubes glassed into place. Cheers, John N262WF ORIGINAL MESSAGE From: "Richard Iddon" <riddon@sent.com> Subject: Europa-List: Plenum socke
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:51:24
Dear Europaphiles, I agree with Gilles and Ira regarding the effectiveness of putting a simple reflector barrier between the hot exhaust system and sensitive areas such as oil hoses, fuel lines and c
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:15:56
supplies? Dear Europaphiles, I know that this may be a little late for those of you who have already bought their strobe power units, but my installation works well without any interference. I have W
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:10:59
Dear Europaphiles, I have been watching the recent thread on Woodcomp props with much interest and I thought that some observations I have mentioned before on the Whirl Wind hydraulic constant speed
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2009 21:25:50
Hi Mike, I painted my Europa with the Polyfiber/Aerothane system in 2001. 650 flying hours later it is still in good shape. I used the Smooth Prime water based primer - 3 + 3 coats rolled on as per t
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:42:07
Hi Mike, Thanks for the link to the MDO Aircraft brake fitting. It seems to be just what I am looking for. I have never been very happy with the standard brake master cylinder set up on my mono and t
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:48:12
Hi Svein, For any threaded fuel joints I recommend that you use Hylomar sealant which is a non-hardening product developed by Rolls Royce many years ago. It is used widely in many high performance ap
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:57:40
Hi Karl, Richard's description is correct. I have had a successful installation with this arrangement of a single flowmeter since 2002. My flowmeter is the fuel flow option for a Grand Rapids EIS dis
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 10:02:13
Hi Paul, Paddy and I will be there with our trusty N262WF. We just hope that the tail end of a hurricane does not get in the way like it did last year. It is a lo--ng one day drive from North Carolin
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:35:54
This was going to be our second trip to Rough River. Last year we had to drive because of the tail-end bad weather from a hurricane and I was determined to fly this time. A nice Garmin 396 in the coc
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:48:51
Dear Europaphiles, There has been quite a lot of discussion lately regarding problems on tri-gear brakes. I now have a question on monowheel brakes. The problem I have is that as the brake pads wear,
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:25:30
Regarding the tailplane retention issue, I attach some photos below of a modification which precludes any chance of the tailplane becoming detached. I think they are self explanatory. For those who g
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:11:02
OOPS - RESEND WITH PHOTOS Regarding the tailplane retention issue, I attach some photos below of a modification which precludes any chance of the tailplane becoming detached. I think they are self ex
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@windstream.net>
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:38:27
Hi Richard, I think this could be one of those cases of "you get what you pay for". You may or may not be aware that Wultrad/Falcon equipment is Chinese. Anyway, there is some discussion of altimeter
Hi Jeffrey, I mounted my light at the top of the left outrigger fairing. It is a 35w 'taxilight' with a conventional bulb. However, the illumination is really not very satisfactory. One day, I will m