Paul The 914 has a temp sensor on the airbox, that sends a signal of the internal temp of the airbox to the TCU. If the airbox temp reaches 165 degrees F I thank that is the target temp!! The TCU wil
Dave; Please call your guru at Rotax. 25 inches seems to be low. Are you flying with fixed pitch prop? I am running the Airmaster prop, and at 17.500 feet I run 5300 RPM and 35 inches of manifold pre
Dave I had oil pressure swings at one time, for no apparent reason, while in flight, and also on the ground. However the swings were in the normal temperatures here in Fl. which is in the mid 90's mo
Paul I'm using the EGT probes supplied by Grand Rapids Technology with their EIS. They just screw into the threaded boss welded on the exhaust pipes of the 914. Jim Brown so using what probes?
I have seen a couple of Europa's that the lower cowl had been trimmed to the rebate molded in the lower cowl, then trimmed back to the face of the firewall. In other words a small section had been cu
Paul; About a year ago on a flight from South Fla., I was about an hour away from my home base at Leesburg, in normal cruise, at 5300 RPM and 33" MP. The red over boost light came on. I looked at the
Paul Grand Rapids has an EGT probe that screws into the welded boss on the exhaust pipe. I just recently ordered a replacement for one of mine that went bad. The 914 has two CHT sensors. One is insta
I have a friend who is the USA distributor for the Quinti line of Electric Constant Speed props. These are comparable to the Airmaster props. He has a canceled order for a 912 complete prop assembly.
Dave I think there is a Rotax distributor in Calif. called California Power Systems, who handles Rotax parts. Here on the East coast we have Lockwood Aviation at Sebring Fl. Their parts phone # is 86
Gary call Lockwood and ask for current catalog. It will have the info you need, plus a seperate insert with listing of part numbers along with the cost of that part. Jim Brown
Hi Neville, Let me add to your posting. I was in Lakeland couple weeks ago to attend a RV fly-in. There was a Rotary installed on an RV, and when it was started every one on the field knew it. It sou
Tony, If possible clamp the part to a piece of wood before drilling. The wood will allow the bit to exit without tearing the aluminum. Jim Brown N398JB Flying-500+ hr. it a
I have been watching this thread on GPS antenna ground plane for several days. I will share my experience thus far. I have the Apollo GX 65 GPS which is IFR certified for enroute navigation. In talki
Hi Doug, Augustene and I will plan to be there. Either flying or driving. I had bypass surgery last may and as a result lost my medical. We have reapplied to the FAA through our AME for our medical w
Hi Bob, Jim, and Garry, If the FAA comes through with their blessing, Augustene and I may try to make it a foursome. Are you guy's interested? Jim and Augustene
Graham; I do have a few comments from my experience here in Florida. I do not have a magic procedure to stop the overheating, as we have accumulated over 500 hours and I still have not found the magi
It would appear from some of the posting to the forum that we all have addressed the subject of the 914 ground heating problem in about the same way. That is what makes this forum so educational abou
Paul; I seem to remember that during my setup I had the same problem. You may have to much pitch in the prop in the fine pitch position. .Look in the Airmaster installation instructions. There is a s