I'd think that to keep the resistance down, you'd need very thick cables to run from the back to the solenoid. If you're going to add this much weight, you may be better off putting the battery on to
We are still having tremendous problems getting HI started in the cold. We've replaced the battery but the engine still shakes violently when cranked and seems to run in whats been described as 'sub
Hi Nigel Thanks for the contact info - I'll give him a call. Ours is a 912, not the 912s. I'll give Adrian a call and ask his opinion. One thing I had thought of trying was to fine off the prop - its
Hi Paul we had some pretty deep scratches on our screen - I got them out using Novus - can't even tell they were there now. Think I got mine from 'Pinball heaven' - about 6 or so. Peter
I know that this may descend into the mono vs tri-gear, 912s vs 914 arguements but I'll ask the question anyway: G-MFHI is fitted with a 912 fitted with a coursly set (18 degrees) warpdrive - This re
We had a lot of starting problems with our 912 - we were just about do dive in and replace the sprag when Andy Draper suggested that we check the Torsional Vibration Damper setting (dead easy and its
Having reassembled G-MFHI, it would seem that our cold starting problems were due to the adjustment of the torsion vibration damper and thanks to Conrad, these problems are now behind us. I've been d
Gents I'm looking at installing a VOR / ILS receiver in G-MFHI and am looking for some advice on a suitable aerial. Spruce have some which look like long thin strips with a BNC in the centre - easy e
When we took the cowl off today, there are clear indications (well pink antifreeze coloured indications) that our Stbd rad has a leak and is for the skip. Does anyone in the UK happen to have a spare
Whats the score with fitting these - are they approved by the PFA yet? If so, has Mod 71 been published? (there was some talk about clips to prevent the possibility of the springs coming off the end
I have to agree with Richard Our nose wheel damper seems to requrie fairly regular checking and tightening - when it gets a little loose, we do get a bit of shimmy - that said, we've been flying out
Tried these people? http://5355.iso-parts.com/nsn/5355-01-477-8272 I got the info using google and the part number so I've no idea if they're any good but if you're stuck, give them a call. on one __
Hi Paul Depends how much of the wire you need - if you're just modifying the panel etc, you can buy it by the meter from Matthew Russell - if you want quantities to wire the whole aircraft, you may w
Hi Alain I've no experience of their vertical navigation equipment but have found that the roll axis product (EZ Pilot) from Trio is very well made. They were using the Navaids servo but have since s
We changed ours about 6 months ago - I read an article about how someones split due to ageing - the split put the carbs way out of balance and it could have got pretty nasty. Lockwood in the US recom
Hi Duncan The lockwood article was pretty strong in its recommendation to change them at 5 year intervals - especially the older types (like the ones we had) which don't have the sleeve over the tigh
You may think they're expensive but be warned....... The Rotax 'official' oil and water hose are each about 17 per metre - I thought this was a ridiculous price when we changed all of the hoses on G-
Guys I had imagined that many of you have already fitted such a system to your Tri-gear Europas but as I've had a couple of apprciative comments, implying that its not as common as I'd imagined, I th
Nigel - Thanks for your words on engine failures - in the early days of us flying it G-MFHI suffered a partial engine failure - the trouble was isolated to the filter being clogged with fibers. I pre
Duane Attached is my design for an auto up flaps mechanism. At first sight, it may appear both complicated and indeed, overcomplicated but reading the description should clarify whats going on and wh