I've been working with a sailplane refinish guru lately and I've learned a lot about finishing composites. Maybe I can answer your questions. The Europa wings and fuselage are gel coated, only just e
Simple. Because you boats skin is very thick compared to the skin of an airplane and doesn't flex near as much. The hull is facing down, not up, so the UV exposure is minimal. Go to any gliderport an
Graham, Have you ever used or are you familiar with Sikkens urethane? I'm still on a serious learning curve here, but what I've been shown in recent months in my shop with 1 complete refinish of comp
Hi Neville, The "University of Neville" leads us through the fog once again! So, the white stuff on the Europa fuselage and wings is Expancel and not gel coat? I recall when I asked about it before I
Hi Mike, I had the same problem with my pins, very snug fit until I set my incidence. When you pull a string from wing tip to wing tip and properly align the wings for the incidence and setting of th
Hi Dan, Dremel makes a router attachment for their motor tool. I've found that it works great to remove outter skin and foam, but leave the inside skin intact. I use a 1/4" deburring bit with a flat
I wasn't overly impressed with the fit of the access panel in the baggage bay bulkhead nor the symmetry of the lower access panel holes. I kind of wish the factory would have let the edge of the acce
Greetings all, In an effort to get everything done before the top goes on I've been looking at the rudder cable alignment. The manual calls for fairleads to be installed in the rear bulkhead 1 3/8" l
Hi Jim, Thanks for the info. I've experimented with a few different materials for fairleads, various kinds of tubing, phenolic, etc. Neville said to use the black brake line tubing that came with the
Hi Mike, Yes, you will need to cut the tiebar down a bit. I cut mine within about 1/8" of what I measured, then fitted it by slowly shaving the end on my disk sander. The really hard part about the t
an Hi All, I've been spending most of my time working on my bird, and less reading the list lately, so I'm running about 2 weeks behind on reading the posts on the forum. This RF stuff is right down
Hi Jim, Yes, I'll be curious to see how the fuel consumption turns out! Usually, around here that time of year we tend to have the scattered "popcorn" late afternoon t-storms. Usually easy to see and
Greetings all, First off, I must say I have no personal experience with the 914. However, I do own and operate a couple of powered planes, a 1965 Citabria and a 1969 Piper Pawnee. Both have Lycoming
Hi Dave, Check out Autoclor primer and Sikkens 2 part urethane for the topcoat. This is what we use for sailplane refinish and it is some amazing stuff. It's very easy to work with, offers excellent
If you cut your CM any higher you're just reducing your baggage bay area. Later on, when you bond > in the baggage bay, you'll use your pitch push rod as a I've seen some that left it up 2" or more a
Hi Brian, I installed a 2 strobe Whelen with remote power supply in my Citabria and have the same unit I'm installing in my Europa. I've got about a year of flying with the Whelen in the Citabria now
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Hi Mike, This subject came up a while back and according to Neville, it isn't gel coat, but rather expancel and resin used to fill the weave of the cloth. Regards, John Lawton Dunlap, TN A-245