You are right Ira, The usual culprits though are the amateur wiring mistakes we all make. Ferrite cores are a band-aid. Remember the problems with the Gen 1 Blue Mountain, and the horrible comments f
Ron, Wire the 2nd boost pump as the Europa manual and Rotax Installation diagrams indicate is light and simple with good redundancy. The only deviations I do are in a dual generator setup when a 2nd
I looked at all my family visiting tonight at dinner, and am thankful not just for them but my extended family of aviation enthusiasts, Europa builders and owners. I can't believe how blessed I am wi
Happy Holidays, Just to throw my hat in...As I have too much time on my hands today... Propeller charts, ram intake effects, cowl mods, prop diameters, etc. all affect our aircraft's performance data
Everyone, I am at the shop and resending my current checklist and data cards in .xls format should you want to review them. The new MS Word makes a .xlsx which older versions have trouble opening. Th
Ira and Remi, Great watching your comments. Curiosity got to me on how both of you stick by your guns so I decided to review the DA20 manual and stick my nose where it doesn't belong. You are compari
Ira, Great article on trying to simplify prop performance estimates. I spent the morning today going through my prop stuff looking to do the same. Nothing simple about it, it is all time consuming an
Craig, Why not make a nice looking teardrop for the aileron inspection plate and use a 55 watt halogen driving light nicely faired in. I've done it once with a Whelen recognition light and once with
Make a hat section out of two layers of glass. Tack on with super glue and lay two layers over the seam. You can use a 1x2 covered with plastic for a form, or make a nice foam form like I did. Bud --
Frank, Contact Europa in the UK and we can arrange the bubble glass. I installed it in my first Europa. The glass is from LP Aero in the US. Cost was slightly higher than the original glass, but for
Good comment Nigel, I have installed all three but prefer the carbon fiber Advanced Aircraft Electronics (AAE) antenna types because they are "no brainers". Hook an AAE to your handheld and it is a g
Before Huntsman raises the price again, does anyone need Redux, AKA Epibond 420A/B, AKA Arldite 420 A/B? Huntsman Products won't make it without a number of orders so for about $1500 plus shipping an
Jeff/Jeff, Keep in mind the muffler is for noise concerns in Europe. In the US we do not have these limitations as of yet. Check with Rotax on exhaust backpressure requirements (tuning the exhaust pi
Dan, Bruno and others, The standing rule in aviation is all flight controls should be made to be absolutely free from binding or potential binding. The trim T bar for which the slot is made has a rat
OK, If you need Redux let me know ASAP. I have three firm orders and need a couple more to get into a new batch order. Email me your needs. Price should be about $260-280 including shipping. Bud Yerl
Frank, Congratulations on your starting on grass. Smart move. I'll research the block with the company. Do you have the dual shock absorbers installed? Refer to the new manual Chapter 29M What is you
Frank and others. See original answer below Couldn't get the original Mod 29 to post, due to the attachment types. Frank, the attachments went to your email address OK. If any others need it, I'll po
Frank and others. See original answer below Couldn't get the original Mod 29 to post, due to the attachment types. Frank, the attachments went to your email address OK. If any others need it, I'll po
Wing Walk area tapes are notorious about looking dirty with any other color but black. A piece of carpet with a rubber non stick mat sewn on the bottom works well. The non skid mat is a soft dimpled
Yes, for those of you who enter from the leading edge, the forward D tube of the wing is foam and glass sandwich only supported by the root rib and the next rib is nearly 16 inches further outboard.