Well after 7 years of off and on building, five moves (logging over 1,000 miles on the ground) and getting married a year into the build process N28ET took to the skies on Jan 15th, 2003 at the capab
William, I had the exact same problem with using a fuse. I contacted Bob Nuckolls directly about this perceived fault and he informed me that a fuse should not be installed but rather use a c/b as sh
Rowland, The first flight was conducted in Jean, NV which is 15 miles south of Las Vegas, NV. A beautiful cool no wind day. The engine is a Rotax 914 with a ground adjustable Warp Drive wide blade pr
"Has anyone had any problems with the intermittent smell of petrol in the cockpit. I think that this may be a MONOWHEEL and ROTAX 914 specific problem." I do get an intermittent smell of exuast when
Can't help you on the seats as I am still flying with wedges of foam at the moment. Regarding the SS reg plate I purchased an 1/8" punch set and punched out the data. Worked great and looks really go
For those of you that have painted your plane, what have you done around the windows? I have seen a builder that applied a single layer of bid on the door frame overlapping onto the plexiglass window
Congratulations. Just wait until you get behind the controls and get that Europa grin foryourself. Erich Trombley I am very pleased to announce that today 26th February at 1555 GMT Europa Kit 51 lift
Author: Erich D Trombley <erichdtrombley@juno.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 13:32:30
Hi Craig, I am currently flying a classic mono-wheel with the 914 and Versatube lines installed. I used 3/8" O.D for the fuel line to the engine and 5/16" O.D. for the return fuel line. From the fuel
Terry, I have been using a replacement wheel recommended by Kim Prout which I am sure is the same one Dennis is using. So far the wheel has performed much better than the original one which lasted le
Tony, If you check the archives you will see several post I have made over the years addressing this issue. In a nut shell I would recommend bonding in the rear bulkhead with the top securely fastene
Hello All USA builders, Anyone en-route to Arlington with an empty seat looking for a passenger please look me up. I am in Las Vegas, NV and I am willing to split the expenses. I would love to fly my
Gary, I have been flying with the NavAid also. I would recommend installing some sort of aileron trim. I used an electric unit mounted in the aileron. Although I use the autopilot as much as possible
Chuck writes, "You are correct in that the automotive GPS programs come as standard; however, Hangar B-17 has come out with an excellent program. I have been trying to install my program with Windows
"What has most of you wound up with for your ignition. I was thinking of the standard ignition (off-mag,R & L, both and start) but it has been suggested there might be a better way. I would assume sa
I will be attending the Reno Air Races on Sat. only. Maybe we can get together. I am a former Tucson resident now residing in Las Vegas. I have been flying since January of this year and have 100 hou
Steve wrote, "This has probably been discussed a million times before. Typically when I am involved in a certain section of the build I become focused and tend not to assimilate some of the other stu
"Can I assume that strobes are out of the question given the limitations on the Rotax alternator?" I have a classic complete with 914 and have installed Whelen wingtip strobes and position lights, ho
Dan and others at this stage, I wrote a modified procedure for this operation as well as the bonding in of the rear bulkhead and the pitch tube containment bulkhead many years ago. I am sure it is th
Erich, How bad is the effect you talk about, the twist due to the lower fuse being distorted. I suppose a twist effect in the right direction could be the reason so many first flights have "hands off