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21. Re: MEMS (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 15:53:38; The Navaid uses a macro-size gyro, mounted in a normal gimbal. The problem with the cheap MEMS gyros I have looked at is poor stability of their zero output. They work well for damping rapid changes; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-02/msg00272.html (8,698 bytes)
22. Re: Fill and Bake, or Bake and Fill? (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:49:33; Dan, It should be easy to reshape the trailing edges with just the heat from a hair drier. The epoxy will soften before it gets too hot for your fingers, so there is no danger of melting the foam. If; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-03/msg00122.html (9,309 bytes)
23. Re: Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 16:20:25 -0000 (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 09:25:53; Bob, Since your antenna seems to be working fine for transmitting, it should be good for receiving too. The easiest way to check the receive function in your radio (indirectly) would be to connect yo; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-03/msg00133.html (9,077 bytes)
24. Re: Fuel Tank shape (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Wed, 2 May 2001 08:30:48; Yes it would, if the air pressure above the fuel were not subtracted from the fuel pressure read at the tank outlet. The system in N135TD uses differential pressure transducers, with the back side c; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-05/msg00019.html (7,793 bytes)
25. Re: Question about the rudder (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 18:47:35; Paul, As long as the other hinges have the same width leaves as the one marked 20001-5, go ahead and use them. Don't use the narrower hinges that are for other control surfaces. Dave DeFord, #A135; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-05/msg00265.html (7,414 bytes)
26. First flight (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 16:51:30; I am pleased to report that N135TD made its first flight today, piloted by my building partner, Terry Seaver. Everything looked perfect from the ground, and Terry reported the same from his point of; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-06/msg00062.html (7,118 bytes)
27. Re: While on the subject of Peel Ply (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:25:23; We bought a substantial quantity of 1.7oz Dacron peel ply from Aircraft Spruce, 66 inches wide, and it was rolled on a cardboard tube. Also bought tapes in widths of 1 to 4 inches, 2.7oz weight. The; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-06/msg00184.html (8,347 bytes)
28. Re: Confor foam seats (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2001 08:07:14; Be sure to check how you fit in the cockpit before building up your seat cushions. The classic 3-layer sandwich of Conforfoam may be too thick to give you adequate head clearance, if you are over 5'1; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00086.html (8,501 bytes)
29. Re: Fuel tank positioning (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 00:36:38; Be sure to leave some extra space when fitting your tank. The tank material continues to bulge and sag for quite a while, when subjected to the weight of the fuel load. We followed the directions in; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00140.html (10,531 bytes)
30. Re: Fuel tank positioning (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:03:12; talking the Our kit was an XS. We didn't pre-soak the tank, assuming it to be made of the new material. (The manual didn't mention any pre-treatment.) Don't figure on pushing any bulges back into li; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00147.html (7,801 bytes)
31. altitude oscillations (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:53:46; Hi Folks, N135TD tends to oscillate slowly in altitude when the stick is left free. This is most noticeable when the Navaid autopilot is on, since there is a natural tendency to keep the airplane lev; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00183.html (8,970 bytes)
32. Re: altitude oscillations (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:21:17; I should have mentioned that the ratio of tab travel to tailplane travel is right at the minimum end of the allowable range specified by Europa. We haven't noticed any change in the effect with diff; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00186.html (8,498 bytes)
33. Re: altitude oscillations (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 08:32:32; Ferg, Lacking a response from Kenneth Whiteley, I'll take a shot at explaining this. But first, let me thank those who have offered suggestions on our pitch oscillation problem. We reprofiled the Fle; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00221.html (11,263 bytes)
34. Re: altitude oscillations (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 08:14:10; -- Whoa!!! My original question about pitch oscillations seems to be mutating faster than fruit flies in a nuclear power plant. For the record, our NavAid autopilot does not cause pitch oscillations; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-08/msg00228.html (9,031 bytes)
35. Re: Pipe clamps (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 07:55:54; US?____________________________________________________________ Aircraft Spruce carries a variety of sizes. Dave DeFord N135TD; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-09/msg00213.html (6,893 bytes)
36. Re: Problem with aileron flange (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:30:44; Rick, If the flange is too narrow to fix the problem by just filing off a bit of the hinge leaf (as suggested by Steve Hagar), you can grind away the glass down in the bottom of the closeout "vee",; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-09/msg00214.html (7,788 bytes)
37. Re: aileron mass balance XS (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 08:34:46; Not a problem, as long as you support the balance weights during cure, so they can't warp the aileron. Dave DeFord N135TD; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-09/msg00215.html (7,772 bytes)
38. Re: Tape Adhesive solvent? (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 08:28:30; casting melding success Ferg, I find that non-polar solvents are usually most effective against tape adhesives, and other gummy residues. Kerosene, naphtha, mineral spirits, lighter fluid, and the l; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-09/msg00228.html (8,431 bytes)
39. Re: Tape Adhesive solvent? (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:53:02; Hi Jeremy, The atoms that make up molecules hang together by sharing their electrons, in a fashion that allows them to fit together harmoniously, sort of like jigsaw puzzle pieces. When one of the a; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-09/msg00232.html (8,441 bytes)
40. Re: Port Skins (score: 1): Author: Dave DeFord <davedeford@home.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 21:39:26; I'd like to add another perspective to Tony's comments. The first time we encountered a building problem that couldn't be made exactly "right" by any feasible fix, I really felt like I would rather j; /europa_forum//html/europa-list/2001-10/msg00111.html (7,486 bytes)

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