Hi Rowland As an ex- CAA Licenced Avionic engineer I shudder at the use of Faston spade terminals instead of ring tags and hate soldered joints and love crimps, but many homebuilt aircraft have these
Hi Troy, How are you powering the iPad? If you are using a cigarette lighter socket with a cheap USB power converter it could be generating a large amount of noise . Try running the iPad off its inte
I am afraid that Roland is closer to the mark David. The UK CAA is slowly moving towards granting an exemption for certain aircraft (on an individual basis) to be permitted to operate in night or IFR
A number of owners have experienced problems caused by high fuel pressure overcoming the carb float valves after fitting the new pump. I don't know if you have a fuel pressure gauge fitted but it wou
Hear, Hear! Brian Davies Its not often I feel the need to voice my views or opinions, but following this debate / tirade / witch hunt I think its now about time we closed it off and returned to list
All LAA inspectors are granted approvals for one or more of 12 different categories of aircraft. They are also granted approvals for different tasks e.g. Final inspection before first flight. Go to t
Hi Richard, Yes, I think so, but if in doubt ring Ken Craigie, LAA Chief Inspector. He invented the system Regards Brian Thanks Brian. Would an inspector rate A-A also be suitable? Richard. On 9 Jun
Tony, You only need one if you are controlling trim from more than one source. e.g. panel switch and stick grip switches or both stick grips. The standard Europa configuration does not need a relay d
Varley do not offer advice for deeply discharged batteries but Odyssey do. Both batteries are the same technology so you could try the advice in the attached files. Basically, it involves connecting
There is not a lot wrong with the standard Trigear flap actuator. Bolts straight on the existing linkage. Brian Davies Just thoughts and I'm sure you've had them too. Anyway, my undercarriage/flap op
If you are "modifying" Mod 33, it is new mod and will need to be cleared by LAA Engineering. If you can find someone who has already made the changes you are thinking of that will help a great deal i
It is not for me to reveal the aircraft being used. I will leave that to the owner. The initial trials start with demonstrating that the aircraft can meet the IFR stability requirements of CS-23. Onc
Jim Sorry to hear about the door problem. To the best of my knowledge all instances of a door opening in flight have been as a result of the rear shoot bolt not being properly engaged. There could be
Talking of experts, have you spoken to Malcolm McBride at the LAA about this. He could examine the hinge to determine if there was a pre-existing crack that could have caused a failure. Regards Brian
I have one of these catches on my shed door. They are made of steel and the bolt is solid so they are quite heavy. More importantly, if the door is locked from the inside how do people open it from t
Alan, As the nose leg is supplied by the factory already assembled it would best to ask them what they used. Regards Brian Davies Hello ALL I went up to the LAA Rally at Sywell on Saturday. A couple
I think we need a bit of patience on this one. The current activity with the LAA and UK CAA involves a trial to determine the detailed procedures and policies. When this trial is complete, and the CA
=9Cif we have a plethora of Permit built and operated aircraft flying / departing / returning under IFR we will inevitably be reading about its tragic results, I would be devastated to read of such t
The UK CAA and EASA have been moving away from rule based regulation towards risk based regulation. They have now accepted that "one size fits all" regulation has severely damaged general aviation in
Hi Graham So it could have happened in VFR conditions. Masses of data examined on this subject, basically showing very low probability but high consequences for composite aircraft. Very different for