Fred, A foam core would work but filler would be more solid and resist those high heels. In my answer to Ron Parigoris on my experiment: My use has been with standard 7725 Bid, two layers on the bias
Exactly right Graham, but the force I am trying to fix is not a flight load but just a wing surface plate skin stiffness for my wide butt. If I were to use carbon fiber, the joint needs to be tapered
Wished you would have asked earlier. Just wire tie the fuel lines neatly to the floor. The gear and flap is normally installed and I fit the baggage bay in before I run the lines. I jig the fuselage
Greg, The flap tube conflict appears to be just about where your PVC comes out. Don't fear putting wiring on the floor with the other lines. I never use metal fuel lines as it is too much time. OK if
Ferg, The 912/914 are the same regulator and plug. I too have gotten fed up with the plug from time to time. I take the time to put nutplates on the back of the fire wall for the regulator and you wi
Bud's Law: All loose nuts and bolts always fall under the bench, in the most inaccessible part of the flight controls or instrument panel, or under that slight gap in the cockpit module you didn't fi
Richard, Go to my website under accessories and tips. My solution is there. It's been working for years. When Andy Draper looked at my mod, he tried to make it perfect. It is unfortunate that it is p
Hello All Again, While Ira is coordinating the engineering meeting at Sun-n-Fun, I'm working the not on the web folks who may not be aware of the fly-in. I am making the list of folks normally not on
Mike, Go to www.jamarperformance.com<http://www.jamarperformance.com/> out of California. They have all the prices, new seals, etc. I cleaned mine first and reassembled. On one brake I did find a bur
Jeff, Good going. Although mine covers the whole intake manifold and is set up for the 914. Your copy of the Rotax part is tidy and a lot cheaper than that overpriced vinyl ester piece Rotax sells. Y
Fred, Ready for a brain dump? You are spot on. I start with a little more at an 1/8 inch for most aileron end gap minimums. Trim tabs to stab start about 3/32nd and it works out that by the time you
Steve, Here in the States I'm made a tow bar which will use, as we prefer over here, a double ended threaded bolt which can do double duty as a tie down on a trailer. My towbar brakes down in half an
Thanks for the translation, Same language, separated by so much sometimes. That'll be ally meaning aluminium... Steve, Here in the States I'm made a tow bar which will use, as we prefer over here, a
Graham, My website has a view of the method I use for my customers heaters. Like most systems off the coolers, it varies the temp with the engine, outside air and velocity. Normally very good at 120
Keith, I didn't notice what fuel you are running in on. 100LL aviation gas gives less mag drop than the 92 to 94 RMS Premium fuel here in the States. I must show my ignorance since most of my experie
Kevin, After flight testing a number of these aircraft the advice/concerns of all who have answered are sound. My tips for in house use are pasted below: This presupposes that you have accomplished t
Frans, The Tru Track ADI Pilot Attitude indicator is $1000 and comes with internal compass and ball which is great. Two instruments in one and backed by the company. Add a servo in the ADI Pilot I an
Many thanks, My brevity of my checklist is not always clear. I mean that to cure a tendency of the aircraft to roll to the right, you correct with a droop of the right flap when trimming. Thanks for
Gilles and Paul, My tests at the shop show a max of 60 F, so not too far off yours Paul. I designed my heater that pulls from the oil cooler to be at a delta of 30 F from the center of the cooler for
Mike, Your top skin installation technique is what is the variable that we can't answer or fix for you on the gap difference between aircraft. I've finished a number of Europa's and most of us have a