Another Europa XS Trigear is on its way to join the UK fleet. G - CEYK flew from Oxford for the first time on Saturday last. No dramas, just the interest provided by having myself as builder on his f
Willie, In my XS Trigear G-CBYN I have 450 hours behind a non induction heated 912S and 100 hours on one with a coolant heated connector on the manifold side of the carb as supplied by Skydrive. The
Anyone fancy a Scotch expedition? The plan is to base in Perth (EGPT) in the week Sunday 3rd August returning via the LAA Regional in Sherburn on 9th August. All the mainland airfields in Scotland an
Bob, Yours is the only positive response so I had already cancelled. I will try with a bit more notice some other time. Thaonks for your own interest and hoping it does not upset your domestics, Your
Thanks to all who commented on the successful testing, permitting and commissioning of my Trigear, G-CEYK. As a result the Trigear XS with 912S, G-CBYN is for sale. Details are in adverts in Light Av
Interested. Please keep me posted Anyone up for a Europa trip to Tankosh next year? Dates don't seem to have been announced but on past form it is typically the third week of July. Maybe anyone whose
Dear Bryan, I haven't been neglecting you, just collecting more airfields on the Black Sea trip. Got back yestereday with a very poor Channel crossing. I hope Wednesday's will be better and that we c
Obviously mad. What you need is a new Trigear so that you can play at being a biggy on all those hard runways we tour to. My G CBYN tri is for sale! -- Original Message -- From: Bob Hitchcock To: eur
For registration letters for the British Register there is a CAP available on the CAA website that gives the font and size required and colours, slope and location allowed. 14 pages as I remember. Al
Dear Bryan, Glad to hear from you. Please book me in on the LotSW. Off on the Tour de France on Saturday. Willie H has pulled out so the remaining tourists are off for a wander against the vaguest. W
For my second Europa I used the Aircraft Spruce supplied circular type in the same location as the NACA type in the kit. These operate in butterfly valve fashion, seal well and are controllable --Fro
Aft batteryMake a battery box with a rim (glass and resin - I used the transit box as a form) and bond it to the baggage bay floor clear of the flap tube so that a hatch is the lid . That saves wrink
My first had the problem which I cured by cutting the filler moulding-to-fuselage strap. I deduced that the problem was caused by the fuel tank distorting. Be patient - it took several months for the
Dear David, Please count me in for 6N I would prefer more South than North from the weather viewpoint but will go with the majority. I am looking forward to hearing of the success of your 'named isla
That location and an aluminium (cooking) foil ground plane stuck to the fuselage shell works on my aircraft with a shark's fin aerial. When you have it flying just remember to be wise and not to craw
The Europa Club have a standard LAA approved mod for the addition of a fuel flow transducer that allows for the return flow including type of transducer, schematic and installation requirements. See
Please count me in. I have your briefing sheet and have been copied somehow with the emails to now (26th) Alasdair Just a reminder that there is a scheduled trip to Le Touquet this coming Saturday, M
Dear Tim, I am booked to go to Texel but the weather looks bad/iffy so please send me the details and I will use your fly in as my stand by. Please forgive me for the implied slight! Did you manage t
Dear David, I did not previously express interest but would like to do so now. Please book me in for a single room. Yours Alasdair The French Chateau Fly out is scheduled for 21-24 September. and has