Dear All, last November I bought D-EJWD, a Europa Classic Mono with Rotax 912 UL. Since the headroom is definately not sufficient with cussions installed just thick enough for a comfortable seating p
Try using a cushion out of memory foam. You must be very tall. Karl Dear All=2C last November I bought D-EJWD=2C a Europa Classic Mono with Rotax 912 UL. Since the headroom is definately not sufficie
Frank, They were available from the factory as an option at one time. I don't know if they still are. Check with them. Here in the States, the plexi was provided by LP Aero Plastics, Inc. That's wher
If you are totally commited to getting the extra head room with the bubble door "glass" you might try taking the doors off and gradually and carefully heating the offending area with the door upside
I have done similar before and not had any issues, perhaps i was just lucky. You will wreck the Plexi if you do that. It reverts to it's "memory state" when heated above 130C, ie flat but bent. It wi
Dear All, thanks for the Ideas. I cut into the seat base today and found an inch or so of styrofoam which I will remove before I get to the windows (because it might still be not be enough headroom).
Frank, There must be more foam or other packing in that seat area or exceptionally thick seat cushions. I am 6 ft (72 in, 183 cm) tall and I do not have any trouble fitting in my XS with standard Eur
Frank, You are quite welcome. You can be sure that I will shout to the world when my baby has made its first flight! Best regards, Bob Borger Europa Kit #A221 N914XL, XS Mono, Intercooled 914, Airmas
Frank, Contact Europa in the UK and we can arrange the bubble glass. I installed it in my first Europa. The glass is from LP Aero in the US. Cost was slightly higher than the original glass, but for
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 00:47:50
Frank you might try sitting on a small bean bag, shuffle until it's comfortable then have a look at the shape you need. The trick is to achieve even seat pressure on the body. Racing cars fill a bag
Frank, I suggest you also try to put more cushion on the lower back of the seat to get a more reclined position. The upper portion of the seat back should be as thin as possible. Moving your bottom f
Author: Graham Singleton <grahamsingleton@btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 11:56:55
Frank If you have long body/short legs this will work well. I cut out the thigh supports and rebuilt them shaped to fit buttocks. Very comfortable and only needs thin cushion, (but bean bag is the be
Frank,I concur with Karl, try memory foam. Additionally, I found the de sign of the seat bottom and seat back to be critically important if you are to fly more than a couple of hours at a time. I am
One comment on tempur foam. We had it in both our seat bottoms and the back, where the lumbar support is. On longer trips, we both had some back pain. We discovered that the carefully placed lumbar s
Frank Dont know if it works with a Classic, but Ian Rickard developed a mod for the XS to move the stepat the rear of the rudder pedals about 40mm forward to the tufnel blocks, thus increasing the le
When these door glasses appeared in 2002 I spoke to Andy Draper about them. They came from LP Aero, there was no UK supplier and no obvious intention [or need] to get one. See http://www.users.waitr