Hi Paul, Your considerations are all spot on. Let me add another - heat absorption. Unless you live in Scotland, if you use a very dark color like black, the inside of your panel will get quite toast
If I recall, the Nextel Suede is the standard finish in Boeing Air Transport class aircraft. And if you can find it retail it will have a matching price, i.e., the sky is the limit! -- Ira N224XS Rea
Hi Raimo! Did you happen to note what your manifold pressure was at a fuel flow of 2.9 gph and 100 kts? It seems a bit on the low side compared with N224XS. -- Ira N224XS Read this topic online here:
Alan, Floscan makes 3 models of the 201 sender for varying expected mean flow rates of gasoline. The appropriate unit for the 914 is the 201A model which handles 0.3 - 30 gal per hour. If a jet is ad
Hi Ferg, Sorry to hear of your digest problems. Sometimes the automation fails, or people (or bots) send malicious malformed messages that gum up the works. I would suggest that you try the web-based
The easy fix is for posters to use an occasional carriage return when typing into a thread. -- Ira N224XS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=415500#415500
Hi David, Sorry to hear of your mishap. I think your best bet might be a competent local avionics shop. The former principal of BMA is off in Thailand at present working on other things. I have not e
The answer to the question is actually simple.... Take the cabin doors off before flight. Europa have been demonstrated to fly well without doors in multiple incidents in the dim past ;) Eject TP upw
Hi Bud! Linda and I will certainly be there too, (fresh from Oak City)! -- Ira N224XS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=420036#420036
Hi Jim, I noticed you send your oil out for analysis. I have done so too. However, Rotax provides no guidance I can find regarding normal limits for the analysis components and the oil analysis compa
Hi All, Regretfully, my motorglider wings are not very compatible with the short, rough airstrip that I recently moved to. A pity, really, since I was looking forward to soaring amid all the wonderfu
I'll be there too! Saturday through Saturday. Not taking the Europa though, will be flying up in a DC-3, then camping in the Vintage area. I'd be delighted to catch-up with some Europaphiles! I'd be
Hey Guys! Shall we pick a time? If evenings are a problem, how about a breakfast or lunch? To start the discussion, how about if I nominate Tuesday Lunch, site TBD Cheers, Ira N224XS -- Ira N224XS Re
Dacron from a fabric store is coated with "sizing" which is a filler/finish chemical that prevents wetting out. AircraftSpruce or any fiberglass supplier should have non-treated dacron for peel-ply p
My vertex 710 also works fine with my Lightspeed Zulu and a rubber ducky antenna, thought the range is limited. On the Vertex, the headset cord adapter is a rigid, rugged screw-in Exactly what is the
A little follow-up: While the twist locking mechanism on the 65 mm cap engages the old 70 mm flange, the O-ring does definitely NOT seal the down pipe. It is shy by at least 0.5 mm from the flange. I
I believe the non-kludge choices for the loss of an original kit supplied fuel cap (which are 70 mm diameter) are: 1) tear up fuselage and replace existing 70 mm flange with now standard 65 mm flange
Hi Paddy, I will most likely be flying up to Tripletree on Saturday in Ron Alexander's DC-3. If you have never seen the place, it will be quite a treat. The runway is 7000' long and 400' wide and fro