Hi Jeff, That would be me. I used a 6" wide drive belt from McMaster. P/N is 5753 K434. It works fine. The 3 ply is probably OK too, this 4 ply is kinda stiff. Jim Butcher A185
We've had our doors fitted for several months and very happy with the appearance. Today we fitted the door seal. Now the doors are difficult to close and they bulge at the mid point of the lower edge
Steve, We did the same thing except we overbent the fairing a little since it will spring back. We also measured at several points and then heated and pushed using a 2x4 so we didn't have to rig and
Just a Reminder: There is a Europa Builders / Pilots Forum scheduled for Tuesday July 26 at 4:00 PM at Pavilion 02. No set program, just an opportunity to meet and talk Europa! Jim Butcher A185 N241B
You might also contact the company I formerly owned, Precision Dial Co., www.precisiondial.com, 269-375-5923. They have the capability to print panels and also print illuminated push buttons etc. I u
Getting ready for first flight I find references in the Owners Manual to lubrication, particularly the tailplane torque tubes and drive pins and the door latches. What lubricants have others used on
We are just completing our preflight checklists on our Monowheel XS. We measure the required 27 deg of flap movement, but with the wings rigged and gear and flaps retracted, the flaps are not aligned
Kevin, You need to make the connections to the engine first and then the radiators. We also found that using a little dish soap on the water hoses made them much easier to get over the pipes. The rou
Received: ... ([127.0.0.1])\n\tby mail ([8\361\377\277\347\333])\n\twith SM... 0.10 HEAD_ILLEGAL_CHARS Header contains too many raw illegal characters We mounted a XeVision HID light in the cowl on t
While doing full power tests with our 914, we have found that the manifold pressure stops at 30.5 inHg even at full throttle - 5800 rpm. Watching the waste gate lever from outside the airplane, we ob
Patrick I have found and corrected my turbo problem thanks to the help from those on this list (wiring mistake I made, oops!). The Rotax documentation actually is quite good. Be sure you have the Ope
Europa XS N241BW, A185 took to the skies Sunday, Oct 2, 2005 at 1615 Zulu. Jim flew the plane for about 10 minutes, basically around the pattern. It handles and flies nicely! We do have some cooling
If you are using VDO resistive sensors for temp or pressure, charts for resistance vs temp or press are at www.sso-usa.com/performance/technical support/bulletins.html. You can also access part numbe
Ferg, Yeah, you will get bloody fitting it and discover a few new words. What we did is make the firewall of cardboard from cereal boxes. You can make a good pattern from this. Then transfer it to th
We have started to work on our glider wings since the weather has stopped flight testing. The first step in constructing the airbrakes and the ailerons is to "attach the pre-cut close-out flange end
Craig, What you have done is the calibration of the throttle. You need to set physical stops for idle and full throttle (115%) and a detent at 100 %. Refer to page 57-61 of the Rotax Install manual a
Troy, The Rotax supplied CHT sensors are just resistive senders made by VDO. They can go in a Cannon plug without concern. You have to supply EGT sensors which are usually thermocouples. Other's have
We are working on our MG wings. It appears that our aileron and airbrake cores have not been cut to make the pre cut close outs. Our airbrake cores measure 74 inches and our aileron cores measure 87
Andy replied as follows: Dear Jim, We neglected to pre-cut the ends of your ailerons and airbrakes, sorry. You need to cut 1/2" from all the ends except the aileron root which should be cut at 1". Th
Ferg, Use AN111-3 Cable Bushings from ACS (p 137). They fit over the -3 bolt. I used a cable end fittings from the local hardware store similiar to Lockwood BR06 (p 172). Wrapped the solid wire aroun