I'm not doubting this sound *could* be the outrigger locking into place, but I think there's an alternate explanation. It's the collective sound of dozens of airport denizens seeing your Europa in th
Gents, To borrow a phrase, I'm at sixes and sevens here. It seems I may have incorrectly cut the "ankle biter" vertical flange at the front of the cockpit module. I've seen a few pics that show the t
Gents, I've received some excellent pictures from Bob Jacobsen and William McClellan (any relation to the Civil War general, Bill?) and my worried brow has been smoothed. My hat's off to you all. Ste
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 20:56:26
For those of you that are new to the group, this is a perfect example of what flying a Europa day in and day out will do to/for you. At least he hasn't stopped building his own Europa. Steve "Jealous
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 22:49:01
I'd be honored to let them have mine now. Of course, they'd have to help me finish a few odd and ends, but that's not too much to ask in the name of aeronautical science, is it? Steve G.
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 21:25:47
I'm wondering how many of us swivel-hipped wonders are Europanaughts? Show of hands, please. BTW, I highly recommend getting your hips done before you start the build. <g> Steve "Titanium Butt" G.
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 08:36:12
Rick, You want to use the 5 minute epoxy, not the Redux. You should have two large tubes in a box. I can't remember what the stuff's called (I ran out of it long ago), but it mixes 50/50 like most 5
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:18:49
Gents, I just noticed I've been posting HTML formatted e-mails. I thought I'd unchecked that when I set up this new computer, but that was not the case. My apologies for the wasted bandwidth and disk
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:22:08
All, I'm tired of not being able to tell people my web address (32+ characters is beyond my ability to remember), so I've registered a domain name that's much shorter: elroto.net Problem: I can't rep
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 15:56:15
Steve, I decided to place my nav antenna in one of my wings. I'm very satisfied with the installation and it tested out fine (natch, it's from Bob Archer), but I can't tell you how it works as that's
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 20:33:21
Sorry, Colonel. After comparing the two systems for over 20 years, I'd go metric in a heartbeat, but I'm forced to put up with the insanity of pounds, pints, and pecks. Grrr. Steve G.
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 17:20:38
(excellent stuff on killer electrons snipped for brevity) --From what I read, they didn't have to, the bits scattered so quickly there wasn't anything left to get clear of! Still, incredibly lucky in
Author: Steve & Eileen Genotte <gopack@sprintmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 23:08:39
snip Perhaps because of how often we drive our cars? Mine rarely sits for more than 10 hours between drives and I fill the tank with about 12 U.S. gallons of gas every 8-10 days. Any water that does