I have communicated with Andy Draper and also Malcolm McBride who looks after continuing airworthiness for the LAA. Both wanted to know what MTOW was being used. It would be helpful if those who have
Hi John, I think you will still need a position sensor to make it work. See installations instructions attached. Regards Brian Davies I'm in danger of answering my own questions! As Bob pointed out A
Hi Bud, I intend to visit with my wife, Donna. This will be our first visit after a gap of about 10 years. Regards Brian Davies Europa Owners: If you are sick of winter, come on down, cross the pond,
Hi David, The website says you can file a PPR online as well. I hope to see you there. Brian Dear UK pilots, The Wx prospects for tomorrow look PDG with little or no early fog, wall to wall sunshine,
Oh, and they also say the radio frequency is now 123.205. (Old Sarum website) Dear UK pilots, The Wx prospects for tomorrow look PDG with little or no early fog, wall to wall sunshine, and light wind
The LAA acceptance initial test flight requires an examination of the effect of an electric trim runaway in both directions and at various aircraft speeds in order to confirm that the aircraft remain
Depends what fuel you intend to use. If you intend to use Mogas with ethanol you need SAE J30 14R fuel pipe. 9R will do but it is intended for fuel injected, high pressure applications so it is stiff
Aeroshell 41 is an aircraft spec mineral hydraulic oil. Brian The fluid in it was Aeroshell 41; as a get home measure, Ive emptied that and refilled with LHM as per the manual (mineral hydraulic oil)
See Mod 33. Installation of drain valves on the Europa website or on the Europa Club website. Regards Brian Davies Hi All The build manual makes no mention of a fuel drain tap anywhere as far as I ca
=9CAssuming a constant load=9D=94a very rare condition in an aircraft. Brian Davies My voltage is a steady 13.8 so going back to my school electricity assuming a constant load and constant voltage th
Is yours a classic Tony? Regards Brian Davies Gidday, Well with much trepidation and about a 4 hour reduction to 20 degrees Celsius ambient temperature I opened up my little refrigerator panelled cam
Hi John, I recognise your superior knowledge on this subject but is it wise to recommend that Europa builders in particular post cure their entire fuselage? There is now considerable in service exper
Hi Pete If you are running the latest mechanical fuel pump I think you will find th at Rotax have published information that states a brief drop in fuel pressu re is =9Cnormal=9D. I have never unders
At the risk of stepping into a hornet=99s nest I think you will find that the 5 year rubber replacement as a mandatory action only applies to ce rtified aircraft and Gyros on a permit in the UK. Rega
Hi Steve, I agree that the fuel lines are more critical. If we all changed to silico n for the coolant and SAE 30-R14 spec fuel hoses (or -R9 if you don =99t mind stiffer hoses) it would largely solv
CS-VLA requirements ( guideline for us folks) : (c) The stall warning must begin at a speed exceeding the stalling speed by a margin of not less than 9,3 km/h (5 knots), but not more than 18,5 km/h (
Hi Steve, I can assure you that the LAA are not living in the past on this subject. When 5% Ethanol was introduced into Mogas the UK CAA effectively banned its use. The LAA worked hard to get this re
Hi Steve, The LAA is not saying you must not use fuel with any ethanol. You can use Mogas to EN228. See LAA Technical Leaflet TL.2.26 Procedures for use of E5 Unleaded Mogas to EN228. Note that it ta
Or, you could put a sheet of tracing paper on a Concorde wing =F0=9F=98=8A Brian Davies For design of "NACA Submerged Inlets" (search this) - lots of reports and d rawings etc. However the attached s
Hi Paul, That is the common failure mode for that connection. I am not sure that the black connector block adds anything to the security of the installation. It is an easy way to connect all of the r