What about two straight edges of wood or whatever, placed top and bottom, spanning the tailplane and tab held by clamps while you drill smaller than necessary holes to begin with then opening them up
I made the mistake of not opening every last little plastic bag and discovered 2 years later that I am missing the oil cooler fittings that the hoses fit onto. They said ...sorry. Troy Upon receipt o
Does anyone know the name of the company that provides the gray tinted windows for the Europa here in the US? Is it possible there may be someone out there that prefers the bronze tinted ones that I
Same here. Mine not only came unglued but it stripped the thread(s) off. I took the broke stud to a buddy at the machine shop at work and he turned one out on a lathe and even put a thread on it. The
Tim, I still have not sent those blue ones back that were suppose to be gray. I guess I should not procrastinate any longer as I see the price has now gone up. Do I send them to the address below? Tr
If I am not mistaken, I think the restrictor was for the fuel site gage. Apparently to keep the indicated level from moving up and down rapidly in turns or turbulances or whatever. Troy you type? I S
Do it, but expect them to flap up and down on the fuselage floor. I added a clamp around the nylon tubing that I encased them in to prevent this. I encased them from the firewall to the first pulleys
A hearty congratulations to you Cliff, now go chase that road runner! -Troy Maynor All I am very happy to announce that my Europa XS flew for the first time today. My flying buddy, Bob Jacobsen, did
First I've heard about a deadline. Is it too late for me? Troy Maynor Hi All, For the US builders / flyers today is the last day to request a new oil dipstick from Lockwood if you need one. You only
Thanks Jim, I did exactly that on Thurs. morning. I talked to John. He was just loading the tri-gear to start in the direction of Arlington, via my hometown airport. He was meeting family here somewh
I thinned each a little and filled the fuselage out to meet them. Mine was the same as yours, but a classic. Troy Maynor Hi all, I was wondering what other have done with respect to filling the trans
Ron, Self rigging dolly receptacles. I copied an idea from Chuck Popenue I consider a neccesity, especially if you plan to trailer your Europa. Keep in mind I have the classic wings but it should be
I was thinking of a bomb bay door some where forward of the stick. You know, for those bombing competitions.;>} Troy <<<<I personally would adapt Eric's suggestion and mount a shotgun under the nose.
Ron, If I were not past this stage I would consider these tie downs that Steve Dunsmuir is showing here at this link. Very nice. Troy http://homepage.mac.com/sdunsmuir/EuropaSite/Retractable%20Tie-do
Bob at Aeroelectrics recommends using his double throw switch. It can run the Hobbs with the engine running and a "master on reminder"/no oil pressure light when not running. FWIW. Troy Maynor -N120E
This would be a challenge if not impossible in a monowheel. Where would you put the cockpit radiator? You are building a tri-gear right Jeremy? Troy Maynor Only sensible way to go, Jeremy. (IMHO{;-)