That to me would suggest automatic mixture compensation for altitude, but I am only guessing. If I can remember, I will certainly take some MAP readings next time. Best wishes, William known as "Cons
Hi William and Kingsley The Rotax engines are fitted with Bing constant vacuum carburettors. On these, the throttle slide and fuel control needle are not connected to the throttle cable (like the maj
There are those among us who remember the Anson. With a total failure of undercarriage to lock down, it could be landed on those bits of the wheels which protruded in much the same way as the monowh
Sorry about that, hit the send button too soon. I'm looking for recommendations on a handheld GPS unit, under $500 or so, new or recent used model, to go into our recently purchased 1946 Cessna 140.
Pocket FMS works well on a reasonable spec. Win CE PDA. Gerry of options to get GPS running. I have a Dell Axim X50 PDA which I really like. SO, there are options of both Bluetooth wireless GPS recei
After a lot of running problems I have recently stripped the carbs and found the bowls to contain a considerable quantity of a white substance - almost like that deposited by hard water, but much mor
I recently received some wheel landing training in a brand new Citabria and felt the Citabria was quite a bit touchier on landing than the Monowheel. With the Mono, as soon as the tail touches, you j
Hey Chris! I didn't mean to impugn the Citab, it is a very fun plane. I wish the Europa could do wheel landings like the Citab. The main difference I experienced was that with the Citab, you're never
Good Day All, So am I to believe that people looking to transit into a Europa are training in a Citabria? Will this be acceptable to the FAA, CAA, and an insurance company? Or is the Diamond more clo
Good point. I notice the size of the rudder on the Europa compared to our 140. The 140 rudder is really quite huge! In addition, the 140 won't raise the tail on takeoff until 20 kts. or so, and will
the Jim, what sort of clearance are we talking about?? 2"? 6"? I've got a mile on the 140. I'd have to be looking straight at the dirt to get the prop grounded. Regarding the C of G, it's the same is
Chris, The main impression you want to take with you is that a tri-gear can be landed at any speed below that which touches nosewheel first - so you can slide in a few knots fast and nail the main ge
when I was flying with him in his Mono some time ago. He said you told him it was impossible to wheel land a monowheel. Some of these landing issues might be related to the position of the main gear
Hi Dave, I am surprised Chris actually increased the gill openings. We found them very harmful to engine cooling (in flight) and closed them off (three of the four). The air from the two round inlets
Hi, Paul! Sounds like you're about to have some fun! I'm highly interested in the fuel injection idea. If I could ditch the carbs on the 912S when we get ours ready to fly, that would be superb. To s
Jeff, I have a Bob Archer antenna in the tail of my Europa. My trim control & Navaids go nuts when I transmit and I haven't ever solved the problem. My SWR is spot on, and the I never have a problem
is empty In my never ending quest for diesel power (two cars and a backup generator for the house), I ran across this company in the UK (http://www.dair.co.uk/) that makes a 100 hp. diesel aircraft e
Thanks for the comments everyone. The Rotax is a great engine and a good match for the Europa, indeed. But, to me, "real engines don't have sparkplugs". I'll put a diesel wherever I can. On that same
Looking at kitplanes, the latest design to offer a diesel is the Lambert Mission. As well as the usual Lycoming they are also producing a version with a Delta Hawk diesel. As this aircraft is a 4 sea
display. Maybe your PDA is doing that??? My Dell PDA does have two settings for the display whether it's on battery or on the docking station. You have to go into the setup to adjust the display inte