Tom, You might check in automobile magazines for car transport. There are businesses that will transport cars across country for a fee. I have no idea how much. Look in Hemings motor news or Competit
Hi Tom, We tend to be on the "go ahead and build it" side. We bought the Europa kit because we wanted a fast, versatile, cool airplane that is inexpensive to operate and a dream to fly. We have also
As US builders who want to eventually do aerobatics in our Europa but need to get training first, we have been concerned about the requirement to demonstrate the maneuvers during the 40 hr test perio
I have tried several times to download the 914 Maint Manual from the Rotax site. The file is d03111.pdf and is about 12 MB. The download starts fine but at about 3MB a download complete message is di
There will be a Builders Forum at OSH. It is scheduled for Tuesday, 7/27 from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm in pavillion 02. They assigned the date and time - I asked for later in the week but this is what I go
Joe, You might also tell them that the motorgliders have air brake cables that route under the seat backs. Jim & Heather A185 mono, XS both wings, 914 about to paint
the Rospeller prop was mentioned on this thread. I've looked at it quite closely and really think its a good prop. However, it is not full feathering for the motorglider (goes to about 20 deg) and is
John, Thanks for the input. Having reliable information is very important in situations like this. Foa all going to Oshkosh, I had scheduled a Europa Builders Forum for a question and answer period.
There will be a Builders Forum at OSH. It is scheduled for Tuesday, 7/27 from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm in pavillion 02. They assigned the date and time - I asked for later in the week but this is what I go
Paul, John Hurst loaned me a Long Range tank for fitting purposes. The tygon tubing that was on it was yellow. Wicks shows "translucent yellow fuel and lubricant tubing", P/N F4040A. Can you give mor
Hi Kevin, We did just that. Cut off the original bump and smoothed the cowl. Looks a lot better! Nevelle told us to point the exhaust at about the 5:00 position. Jim & Heather Butcher A185 XS mono ab
Hi Kevin, I forgot to add that we had to bump out the lower cowl to clear the front starboard exhaust pipe. I got a drawing from Martin at AirMaster that shows the cowl needs to be 1" behind the prop
We talked to the LP Aerospace guys at OSH and looked at the plex samples they had there. They suggested a very light gray tint which is what we got. It looks fine in the driveway even at night ( not
We are installing the Blue Mountain EFIS 1. Since Rotax has CHT sensors on both sets of heads and they specify max CHT, Greg Richter suggested that we monitor water pressure rather than water temp. T
Vaughn, We got builders insurance from Avemco. I'm not sure they still sell it for a Europa. If not, I think Falcon thru EAA will. As for transport, perhaps your auto insurance will cover it. Just us
Gavin & Anne, We also had a problem with the stbd forward pipe hitting the cowl when positioned for the AirMaster (Martin from AirMaster has a drawing that clearly shows the 25mm dimension). So we ma
Hi Ron, FAR 61.31(e)(1) defines a complex airplane as having "retractable landing gear, flaps and a controllable pitch propeller", so I think a mono airplane (short wings) is considered complex. But
Does anyone have any information on the Kremen / Woodcomp SR2000 SR3000 performance compared to the AirMaster? I understand the SR3000 will be full feather so it works for the glider. Does the SR2000
Can someone point me to where the manual gives instruction for adjusting the tailplane mass balance. Chapter 20 merely says the final position of the weights will be determined after the tail planes