Kim, The rudder was fully functional. Remi A stuck rudder will induce a heavy roll...did you consider this a possibility??? Right rudder needed on takeoff will result in right roll tendency in flight
Nigel, I am very interested Remi Guerner The manufacturer for the Europa exhaust has shown interest in producing a heat exchanger box to be fitted to the XS version
I replaced the VDO oil pressure sender last week after 430 engine hours. The indicated pressure on the Flydat with the old unit was gradually going down from 4 bars to 2.8 bars and was still indicati
=9CThe tapered pins would be installed vertically since there is not much material left on TP9 (the center bracket) from the installation of 3/8", Mod 62 pins. =9D Jim, Tapered pins are probably a go
Congratulations Karel. Hope to see you and your plane some day. Remi Guerner F-PGKL To all, Monowheel # 447 F-PKRL , Rotax 912S and Airmaster AP332, took to the skies above Sedan-Douzy in France the
Hi Nigel, I am thinking at doing the same mod to the control stick pivots, as the play in those pivots is becoming unacceptable. What do you think of that? Any body has done it? Regards Remi Guerner
Nigel, I am positive the play is in the stick pivots, mainly in roll but also in p itch. Most Europas I know have the same problem. Some of them are almost new =93 refer to Karel=99s comment. Remi Th
Hello Nigel, Thank you for your comments on my inlet cowl flap you saw in Vichy. Some ad ditional information: the lower position is to be used on the ground only. The flap must be raised to the neut
Good job Al, congratulations; enjoy your own first flight in your Europa; Best regards Remi F-PGKL A note to all that N625AZ flew for the first time Tues 11/28/06. At 10:34 AM local from KGEU (Glenda
Bonjour Gilles, Your web site is full of very interesting experiments and test results I always enjoy reading. Regarding engine cooling, it seems everybody agrees that the design of the cowling of th
Salut Gilles, My question regarding cooling on the ground is because all Rotax equipped Europas are known to overheat very quickly on the ground. I know some guys who say they do not overheat, but I
Hi Jim, This is absolutely wrong. All airspeed limitations are IAS, Indicated AirSpeeds. On the other hand, all performances figures are TAS, True AirSpeed. Besides the instrument error, what your Pi
Hello all, Some additional info on this subject : FAR 23, paragraph 1323, states that the airspeed error, i.e. difference between IAS (indicated airspeed) and CAS (corrected airspeed) should not be h
Hi Al, I have been looking at the antennas on composites airplanes (Lancairs, Glas airs, etc) for years and the fact is that most builders install al l antennas inside the airframe for obvious drag r
Steve, I have 70 hours on my Aimaster prop and am 100% satisfied so far with the performances and reliability. I have no noise in the radio at all. The factory say the brushes last about 200-250 hour
Hi all, If your aircraft is homebuilt, you do not need to apply to us for an Exemption. Please see Airworthiness Notice 52 for more information. Then the Airworthiness Notice 52 requires that prior t
Salut Gilles, I have flown my Europa to the UK many times without problems. But CAP455 / AN52 is an all new CAA requirement dated September 2006 which replaces previous rules. It says that any one wh
Hi all, I am looking for the Installation Manual of the TERRA AT3000 altitude encoder. Does anyone have this doc available? Regards Remi Guerner F-PGKL, XS S/N395 monowheel, 912S, Airmaster, 465 hour
Thank you Ron, Wayne and Gilles for this very interesting report. Remi Guerner F-PGKL Hi all, Rotax drivers may be interested in the flammability tests conducted by Europa builders Ron Parigoris and
Hi all, The gap seal thread reminds me the incident I had about ten years ago with my former plane, a Robin DR380. This airplane had very simple flaps hinged at the bottom. In order to reduce drag, I