Very well done Ritchard I take my hat off to all the guys who did the wet lay ups on the classic wings, I had discounted the Europa because of that, But luckily for me the XS was introduced and as th
You could use a long sash clamp diagonally across the spar ends, with a very small amount of heat if needed, http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/sash1.htm best of luck ivor -- Frans Veldman <fran
I concur with Bob, Had exactly the same problem on start up after a long period of not being used, Even last winter lay up for maintenance aprox 2 months, She through out some oil then settled down,
Coming in late too this discussion, I have a Normal pair of Ray Bans (Green)with the Large lenses, In the bottom 1/4 I stick Optx Removable reading Lenses +2.00, These work really well for normal dis
Hi mike you can buy the complete refit kit from Europa aircraft or buy the individual parts locally, The master cylinders are Matco MC-4D, Have included the PDF for fitting, regards Ivor
Hi Bob I have fitted a Pair of ultimate vent to my aircraft, They work very well, much better that the Europa NACA vents, The only problem is a small amount of weepage if flying in rain, In Spain thi
Hi Rowland If you are fitting a constant speed propeller then using Mark Burton's constant speed controller will give you total engine time, Or alternately if you have a vacuum system fitted a simple
Hi Ron I have located my two antenna in the roof space between the doors, Garmin 295 and Skyforce 3c, Both work well directly through the roof, No problems with signal strength or Blanking of signal,
Hi Ron I first fitted my OAT sender directly between the two gear legs on my tri gear but found heat from the engine would give me a false reading, so last year moved it to behind the Starboard gear
Hi Ian I havent kept any records as such but have monitored the temperature on a regular basis, It connects to a Dynon EMS 10 so gives me verbal warnings if it goes outside the parameters I set, Low
Hi Ron Do you have an intercooler installed on your 914? No I dont as I rarely use the Turbo boost except at short or high fields I probably wont bother, (Extra weight when Im already nose heavy) I w
On the other hand I ordered a set of matco Master cylinders and part of a speed kit at Christmas and both were delivered the first week of January, No complaints here, Ivor 1 month ago!!!! they sent
congratulations on completing the build and successful first flight, It only gets better from now on, I wish you many years of great flying, bonds of Earth and lept into the air on it's maiden voyage
I have set mine to 20.0 and 19.5 respectively with coarse being 28.0, If you set the fine pitch to give you 5200 rpm static that should put you in the ball park, Graham Smith of Sprite aviation can g