Hi Ron, Better too rich than too lean, I agree. Remi it, but at take off power your real interest is you are not running lean at all. Best taint slight towards richer at full power<<<<<<<<<
Hi Jeff, I am using the optional Rotax airbox on my 912ULS. The inlets of the airbox are designed for 60 millimeters diameter SCAT, one for cold air and one for preheated air. I suppose Rotax have de
Craig, I saw one example of what you describe on Klaus Dietrich Classic Europa. It looks very nice. However considering the catastrophic consequence of a possible jamming of the whole tailplane cause
For those having the optional Rotax air guide around the cylinders and the third round air intake in the cowling as specified by Europa for the 912S, one solution is to preheat with an hair dryer plu
Hi Bud, I have an Air Trac 8:00 tyre inflated to 30 PSI, in order to favor prop clearance. I have tested anything from the factory recommanded 18 PSI to 35 PSI and have not found any significant effe
Graham, I have installed a demisting system using a glassfiber plenum under the top of panel module (see attached picture). Hot air comes from the heating system which takes air behind the radiator a
Hi all, During the last few days, I tested several samples of Mogas (all purchased in the Paris area) to determine if they were containing alcohol. The results are as follows: 95 Unleaded from a supe
Frans, problems to handle this <<<<<< SCAT hoses are not designed for handling any pressure. Max relative turbo pressure is around 0.6 bars. I agree this is not very high but I would not use SCAT for
Hi Erich, I will be at the show with my wife Fran=E7oise on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday night looks good for a dinner / technical meeting. Looking fwd to meet you all at the Europa booth. Reg
I am just returning from a wonderfull two week vacation in Florida. It was a pleasure to meet with all Europaers at SnF. That is why I am so late to add my contribution to this thread. After installa
Ron, The 914 would probably be able to run for a few minutes without fuel pressure, until the carb bowls are empty, provided that the manifold pressure is below ambient pressure. This MP would theref
Bob, I experienced this sort of problem when I was flying behind the bloody 914. There are several possible causes. Apart from a binding bowden cable, one possible cause specific to the 914 is the th
Hi Bud, Sorry to correct you Bud, it is just the opposite. As the name implies, the wastegate is a gate to the waste. When the gate is open, most of the exhaust gases flow directly to the muffler and
Hi all, I have been following the cooling discussion with great interest as I have done my own modifications to the cowling over the years with good but not 100% satisfactory results. As for most Rot
Hi all, I am resending this message to clarify the temperature units: I have been following the cooling discussion with great interest as I have done my own modifications to the cowling over the year
You are right Karel, there are too many accidents caused by pushing the weather due to "get-home-itis". We must keep in mind that our little airplanes are not designed for that and most of us (at lea
John, There is no way you can register a foreign homebuilt in France . The solution is to stay with the british registration. Many french registered homebuilts are based in UK, Germany, Switzerland e