You're right. The manual was corrected to read 1.1mm (0.044") many moons ago. Regards A Someone at the factory failed trigonometry. If you use the inch unit measurements in the Tri-Gear Manual on pag
Dear Paul, Rotax changed the 914 silencer length and, at the same time, altered the stub type and size. I was aware of this back as far as Sun 'n' Fun this year only due to spotting one of these sile
I should point out that the Engine Installation Manual has an error in the cowling to spinner clearance dimension. The dimension that the front face of the cowling should be behind the front of the p
Hi Gerry The dimension refers to the distance to the front of the cowlings from behind the front face of the prop flange. The spinner's rear terminates 20mm behind the front face of the prop flange,
Dear Karl, Have you tried turning the valve the other way? If you have too much vacuum you need to bleed air into the system by opening the valve. The regulator is not automatic, but requires being p
Hi Karl, It sounds like the regulator is faulty. If you are unable to restrict the over vac at cruise power then it sounds to be jammed in the fully closed position. Regards Andy Dear Andy, Thanks fo
Dear Mike, I spotted your e-mail to the Forum so I thought that I'd respond here before you contact us directly with your questions and save some time. The EUR002 bolt issue is an ongoing one followi
Dear Mike, I spotted your e-mail to the Forum so I thought that I'd respond here before you contact us directly with your questions and save some time. The EUR002 bolt issue is an ongoing one followi
Hello again Mike, I've just made up a trim bellcrank assembly and have been able to achieve the desired result with the friction damper. The end of the nut was about flush with the end of the TS04 bo
Dear Carl, The fitting of stall strips was originally devised as a means of complying with the requirement that it is necessary to provide a stall warning of at least 5kts. The wing alone provided on
Well said Augustene. Merry Christmas to you and Jim and have a Happy New Year too. (Perhaps I shouldn't have used capital letters......maybe someone will let me know!) Regards, Andy There are those f
Dear Paul, We have available a Manifold Pressure plumbing kit of parts that includes a steel bulkhead fitting as well as all of the other parts that are necessary. Take a look at Tech talk in Newslet
Dear Karel, I have replied to you privately, but I believe that we have managed to resolved the confusion that has plagued some of your orders placed since July. I trust that the parts that you asked
Hi! Steve, Who said you can't have electric flap servo? As I understand it, it is possible but you would need some warning device to remind you that the stabilisers were up or down since they only a
Dear Steve, As we have been asked to supply a number of electric flap systems for those converting to a conventional gear taildragger and also we do similar for the Tri-gear conversions, we have deci
Dear Europa Tri-gear owners, EarlierTri-gear Europas were supplied with an instrument module that was originally designed for the Mono-wheel version, having a large recess to the right hand side of t
Dear Mike, I forgot about the no pictures rule. Please see attached. The tray is still there. I believe that Flight Crafters do a full width panel, but I expect that you'll have to pay for it. Regard
Dear All, I will confess that I have only looked at a few of the postings about the spar pins, but what I have seen indicates that the main question is about why there is only one Pip pin type spar p
Hi Paul, Don't do it. It's not necessary to run at full power for 5 mins, but useful to do so for 2 minutes. If your engine runs without faltering for 2 minutes, this would equate to you being downwi
Hi Paul, Ensure that the throttle is FULLY closed and that the choke is FULLY on. Continue cranking a second or two after the engine starts to fire, if need be, and after start, try opening the throt