It sounds as if your plastic wrap is too thin. I had used visqueen about .004" thick. Removal involved getting an edge of a razor under a corner to lift it and then peeling it off by hand. Steve Haga
I used the K-36 over UV smooth prime to seal it and am going to do my flyoff in this condition. The coating was good and it stayed pretty smooth. I used a HVLP gun and did not have good luck with it.
N40SH with a 914 and an Airmaster prop took to the air at Gateway Airport under the capable and skillful hands of Bob Lindsay. The plane works as advertized. Bob noted that it was the smoothest Rotax
My return line runs along the co-pilot's side of the center console. It come straight down from the firewall from a 90 degree bulkhead fitting. It goes straight to the floor and enters the theigh sup
I went through all the routines and thought I had it licked. Pressure wash, gas flush, soap and water. Inspection through the hole I cut for the fuel level transducer. Then using both pumps to run vo
Take note that if the lines are in the center of the tunnel up high you need to heed the possibility that a possible gear up landing may push the wheel up higher into the fuel lines and rupture them
A friend of mine has a 6cyl Jabaru installed in a Thorpe. He has been dogged by high oil temperatures even after several iterations of oil coolers and scoops. There are several Europa installations o
Carr Lane manufacturing has or will fabricate any pip pin desired, Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net Is there a US source for the AVK BLS4R11N wing pip pins? I misplaced one during my recover efforts
This issue had come up before some time ago and I need my memory refreshed. Am flying around in the hot AZ sun and differential expansion is rearing its ugly head. This is especially true on the fuse
Terry : I have seen what you are talking about, this seems to be a little more extreme, I have attached a photo. Steve. Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net Hi Steve, I believe what you are seeing is wh
During the 6 yr build in AZ it recieved that of curing and more. However the curing they are talking about is the post curing done on the fiberglassyou lay up. The gelcoated fuselage and wings are ba
Alasdair: After thinking about it for awhile I have come to that conclusion. The plan is to get the dremel tool out and cut the straps attaching the manifold to the fuselage skin. Push the beast out
You might try installing the Matco Master cylinder hand brake assy that goes on the control stick. I have that installed on my plane with a few mods. It makes it real handy for ground handling and pu
Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net I put almost 3 hours on N40SH yesterday. It was a fairly cool morning, at least for Arizona. I actually had to leave the choke on for about a minute to warm it up. U
I have filled up the filler manifold (cobra!?) and left fuel in for an extended time with no issues or smell. Having the fuel vent on the top of the manifold routed to under the aircraft helps out wh
My tips are rounded because I nicked one of then in moving the airplane around on the ground. I radiused the edge and made all the rest look the same as the affected tip. Many people have done this.
After 25 landings in the last 2 days the technique is now becoming apparrent , though more subconsciously by the feet rather than by the brain. Several nice squeakers toward the end of the effort wer
It was gusty, I didn't have my calibrated left right nose indicator on. For me "about" 20 degrees when concentrating on keeping the ends from swapping means "more than ten and less than thirty!" So n
Brian: I have had nothing but good luck with superfill. (other than the time I mixed it at the wrong ratio of 1 to 1). I have seen individuals slather it on in the hopes of getting everrything in one
See attached Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net Fellow Europaphiles, I have come to the conclusion that I do not like the fuel vent system as per installation instructions. I know there are a number o