I totally disagree with Sam N77EU. As an owner and builder I am constantly looking for information on products and accessories related to the Europa. I encourage vendors of Europa products to contrib
Yesterday I went out for my $100 hamburger flight. At about 400 ft after takeoff I scanned my gauges and found to my horror that my manifold pressure was reading 52 inches! My EGT was rapidly climbin
While doing an annual inspection I discovered that the rubber engine mounts had lost their elasticity, causing my engine to "sag". After 5 years and 400 hours I suppose this shouldn't have come as a
Ok, thanks Jimmy! I hope all is going well with you. I tried to get to the AOPA convention at Peter O'Knight, but found out it closed Saturday and wasn't open today. Garry
I remain completely baffled as to why so many Europa pilots have chosen the mono over the trigear when given a choice. There is absolutely zero performance advantage to the mono, in rate of climb, in
Jim, Ok, I give up. You have objective data to support your position. Here's my story............I took my first demo ride at Sun N'Fun, I think in 1998. I went up in a mono (only thing available) wi
Hmmmmmmm. My experience with the two inline 914 filters has been just fine. I changed the filters once after the first 10 hours, and then again at 175 hours. I now have 400 hours and will probably ch
Yes, and there are those out there who install audible warning lights to tell them if their doors aren't properly latched, or their seatbelts aren't fully engaged. Probably the same ones who wear ela
Great idea Bryan! I will be going to Sun 'N Fun too, but don't know exactly which day or days. I love the idea of setting an 11:00 AM meeting at the Europa booth every day. Garry Stout
As a local (Tampa Florida), and a long time attendee of Sun N' Fun, it has been my experience that the first 4 days of the event are the most worthwhile. Towards the end of the show, many of the fly-
What are the benefits of the intercooler? What do you get in return for your money, labor and weight? Why didn't Rotax design the engine with an intercooler? Garry Stout 914 Trigear.....450 hours fly
Being VERY electrically challenged, I'm hoping some of my smarter Europa friends can help point me in the right direction to solve a recent problem. I have an R.C. Allen electric artificial horizon i
I don't think I'd worry about the mag drop. I too get 400 or more drop on both mags and have for 450 hours. If everything else seems to run fine, then fergitaboutit. Garry Stout