To get a handle on the concept of landing a monowheel, I suggest taking a bowling ball and laying a sheet of plywood 4' X 4' on top of the bowling ball. Then try to stand up on the plywood. The physi
Bob, as I recall Bill Stewart sold his Europa to a guy in San Francisco. Perhaps it is he. Garry I just received a call from a San Francisco newspaper reporter asking questions regarding a Europa XS
My condolences go out to the family of Ken Hill. I had the pleasure of meeting Ken about 5 years ago when he was in Florida for the Sun N'Fun fly-in. I offered to take him up in my Europa which he gr
John Hurst can be reached at Lockwood Aviation, in Sebring Florida. Garry Stout Does anyone have any contact information for John Hurst? Thanks, Steve N42AH
Jeff, I've had the "mag" wires break at least 5 times in the 7 years / 500 hours I've been flying my 914. There is alot of vibration on the ignition modules which I suppose causes the breaks. Althoug
Count me in for a Spruce Creek gathering! Garry Stout N4220S 914 Trigear Tampa, FL Hi Jim & others Kate and I will be at Spruce Creek Fl. (near Daytona). from the beginning of 2008 through to the end
Paul, if you haven't already, check the hose clamp connection of the airbox hoses to the carburetor. These hoses have a way of vibrating themselves loose from the carburetor, thus causing the "boost"
Further to Ken's advice I found a spray can product called "Blaster" works much better than mouse milk for freeing up stuck turbo wastegates and other internal parts. This product is sold in almost a
Good luck on that "200 mph cruise speed" Kevin. I've heard the odd story of that kind of speed from time to time, and even willing to put down a bet against it. So far, no takers. Garry Stout 914 Tri
I have tried every brand of tire available on the market, and none of them last any longer than any others. I've even tried the top of the line Goodyear Flight Custom II's........no better. Now I sim
How about "neither". I threw away my bungee cords and welded up the nosewheel. There is plenty of "give" between the flex of the nosegear and absorption of the tire. If you need more than that, you'r
Why has every aircraft manufacturer in every country in the world, commercial, military, General, light sport, ultra-lights, rejected the monowheel design? Garry Roger and all, The mono is a purebred
Examples of monowheel designs have been proposed as follows: Schleiker K14............is a motor glider Glassflugel...............is a glider Schempp Hirth............is a glider DG Flugzeughbau.....
Ken, yes the carbs need cleaning and overhauling on a regular basis. My experience with my 914 is about every 300 hours. You're fortunate you've made it to 500 hours. I took my plane to Kerry at Lock
Hi Dave, I took a look at the "new" website specs. Nice. I'm glad to see that Europa is no longer advertising 200 MPH cruise speeds, but I'd still argue that 155 MPH at 75% power is a bit high. I'd b