Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:39:00
IHMO don't fly a mono without a slipper clutch. To miquote the old aviation saying, there are two types of mono pilots, those who have and those who will ! Dave G-CCGW
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:39:55
Hi Marcel I had a Europa share from 1999 to 2005. It was originally a mono, but due to the fact that several pilots in our group were low houred, we converted it to a trike, (in fact I think ours was
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:56:44
to choose...further question.. Ran the bungee nose leg system for five years. I found it must be well tensioned, and requires at least yearly maintenence. Never tried the springs, but should be good.
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:35:12
to choose...further question.. The combination spring / bungee approach sounds like a great solution. Can't agree about the weight though. Our group converted out mono to a trike, adding 23 pounds /
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:31:03
Ira, Troy I would like to fit a 4 probe EGT to my Europa (912 u/l). What system/display are you using please? Any comments on it's effectiveness appreciated. Thanks Dave G-CCGW
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 00:37:47
If you have a constant speed controller, and there is a loss of power in the engine ( for example from carb ice), the RPM will remain constant ( within the limits of the prop/CS system) as the prop w
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 22:27:42
On my last fire course I was told that Haylon is still available for aviation use only, so maybe they are available through specialist suppliers? We still use Haylon on the Embraer 145 for engine and
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:36:19
I had a Classic Europa that was converted to a Trike. It handled well, and stalled straight ahead - provided the ball was in the middle. I got a bit lazy once, had the ball out to the left, and sure
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:11:59
Just to be clear, I most certainly was impling the use of ailierons to level the wing, BUT that is after the nose has been lowered, and full power smoothly applied, flying speed regained. That is the
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 16:13:18
Just for clarity, In spite of my posts in this thred, (all of which I stand by), the classic Europa is, in my opinion a safe, sweet handling aircraft. Provided the aircraft has been set up properly w
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 00:57:51
Fergus, whilst I agree with what you say, with the wing drop we are talking about the incipient stage of a spin, ie: before it has fully developed - in the fully developed spin I agree wholeheartedly
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:05:19
Well we must have had a particulary draughty rear fuselage, as we had a domestic plastic vent grill in the D panel, and that seemed to work fine when combined with a NACA duct. I think the NACA place
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 13:04:33
mad or soon to be enlightened? Bob. No your not mad , I've done just that. - (Therefore I might have just proven you are mad ! Who knows?) I used to fly a mono, and we converted it to a trike in 1999
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:16:47
I'm with Jeremy on this one. I've flown both, and the mono is superior to the trike out of bumpy grass strips, of which we have several up here in Scotland. And in fact my old home field of White Wal
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:23:25
Marcel, I had a 912 UL trike, and support what David Joyce (G-XSDJ) said. I would recon on doing that trip in a single tank of fuel, even with headwinds. I used to fly longer distances at 107 KIAS, a
Author: David Buckley <wooburnaviation@googlemail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:09:01
Sorry, hit send by accident. What I ment to add was that if it is not to be a commercial operation, each pilot needs to hold at least a 5% equity stake in the aircraft- At any rate that was my unders