Paul: What I did was take a healthy sized thickness of aluminum sheet (plate?) about .090" thick. I cut a rectangular hole in the firewall large enough to easily fit the connector through. The alumin
This has probably been discussed a million times before. Typically when I am involved in a certain section of the build I become focused and tend not to assimilate some of the other stuff coming over
The Rotax installation maual, in its "Requirements for flawless operation of the rectifyer-regulator", states: "Never sever connection between C and B+ of regualator e.g. by removal of a fuse". Z-16
Dan: It has been a long time since I have done that. Alot sounds foreign, but as I can remember there were some prescribed circles where the torque tube holes are to be cut. What I did to ensure that
It was time to do the deed. The CO2 was on the right (starboard) and the Halon was on the left (port). Out to the car to pull out the Die Hard. Lets pump some amps into that nasty looking rats nest b
An item I failed to question the first time around concerns the actuator for the wastegate. Upon powering it up the lights blink on monmentarily and the unit cycles through its range as advertized. T
The beast is going to get rolled out into the driveway this weekend for several undertakings. The wings are going to be inserted and the length of the outriggers set and outriggers installed. Up unti
Jeff: I have installed a micro adjust vernier type single cable throttle on the center console instead of using the long lever supplied by the kit. I built up a hump on the center console to position
Klaus: I don't think it wouuld be a big deal for a foreign registered aircraft. I see plenty of Canadian planes down here in Arizona during the winter time. You could check the FAA's website to get s
I put the bird on all four wheels recently after plugging in the wings and putting the outriggers in. Needless to say it is a stretch for the outriggers to reach the ground at the length supplied in
Paul: I recently finished wiring and electrical checkout on my 914 monowheel. I'll answer your questions on how I did it according to Bob's bible. 1. I used a switch to take the alternator off line.
Paul: VDO makes the transducers with a pipe thread fitting. They are in the Lockwood Aviation catalog. Steve Hagar A143 Mesa AZ Fabricating a trailer for the beast to take the plane somewhere I can f
Steve: I didn't make an entire splash moulding as I could see that the profile I had of the top of the baggage bay was not an exact fit. What I did before I put the top on was to mark where the top o
Dave: The Lockwood catalog has breakdowns for all of the parts. Valve cover gaskets?! What model 914 do you have? O rings buddy. Steve Hagar A143 Mesa, AZ like -- Steve Hagar -- hagargs@earthlink.net
Get a hold of Burt Rutan's Composite book (more like a big pamphlet) and do the practice exercises in it with the foam and fiberglass. Do this in addition to the exercise in the Europa book. the big
Ron: A bunch of questions indeed. I haven't done any flying with the setup yet but have filled the system to the brim and run the pumps for an extended length of time. I used the replaceable element
Paul: That is about what I obtained when I put mine on also. I was a bit concerned and I purchased some extra nylon rod from Mcmaster Carr. Though the consensus of the list was to leave it as it was.
Due to a ground handling boo boo I got an ouch on one of my warp drive blades. I roughed up the trailing edge of one of the blade tips. As a consequence about a 1/4" x 3/8" of that corner is now gone
Neville: A good explanation indeed.. I thought it would be something like that. Though I did not consider sealing with the epoxy. Part of burnout is having people state the seemingly obvious and not