Very much a new builder. I have just received my xs mono kit and am about ready to start construction having completed building and fitting out a small workshop.(too small maybe) Semi retired and no
I believe there have been cases of cracking of the glass around the hinges.It has been suggested that I fit an extra aileron hinge outboard of the inner balance weight and add extra plies of uni at t
Shortly starting work on the fuselage. There have been numerous requests for profile coordinates to use for a support stand but I have yet to see the info come up here.Page 11-6 of the xs manual sugg
I've had a bad day. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to assemble the wing components accurately. The bellcrank end of the aileron push rod is far too close to the spar- I have had to grind off a
OK chaps - I have problems with computers too. Intermittent power supply to the hard disc caused bad files and crashes. I've dismantled, fixed(I hope), loaded 98 instead of 95 but the date got corrup
Thanks again for the responses. After consulting the factory I fitted two ally strips below the bellcrank brackets thus gaining what I consider to be minimal acceptable clearance for the push rod. Sp
My xs manual says I should push the nylon rod 40mm into OR1 at one end and 20mm into OR3 at the other leaving just 5mm from the fixing holes to the rod end in both cases. This does not seem enough to
suspect the measurements quoted in the manual are good at the leading edge but a little out towards the trailing edge. I had to use a spacer to allow for later panel fitting. It then follows the wing
My kids want to buy me a digital level so I'm researching a source - preferably costing less than the STL140 plus plus quoted by europa. I can see the usefulness of a zeroing function and an audio si
Hi Nigel, following up from your fuel guage mod in the Flyer. Is this particular mod kit considered the way to go or would you recommend a different system? Jerry down at LTS tells me that Europa wil
When attaching end fittings to control tubes we sometimes use rivets, sometimes rivets with redux and sometimes rivets with locktite 638. I'm currently working on the pitch control push rod which cal
There have been several messages regarding tank positioning - mainly to ensure that adequate clearance is maintained between tank and spar guides. I obtained this clearance with the tank top almost t
I'm trying to minimise my exposure to painful contortions in the rear fuselage by doing as much as I can before putting the lid on. The manual warns against it but I wonder if I can successfully comp
Positioning the fuse top I notice that it's trailing edge will project about 6mm beyond that of the lower fuselage. The manual suggests that the sternpost should be fixed to line up with the T/E of t