Svein, The UK situation may not be the best place to look, we have only VFR daytime privileges when flying Permit A/C. The LAA are campaigning to allow IFR flight but, if eventually allowed, there wi
Steve, I also made it to Friedrichshafen via RyanAir but due to a migrain l was out of action Thursday evening and hence did not make the (2+ hr return drive to Biberach). The weather on Thursday in
David, The Jeppesen weather has changed but does not need a Facebook account. You just create a Jeppesen account login (free) and then access the pages as before (different interface). I agree the ne
Nice flight pics. Burnham-on-Crouch has shrunk though! The pic is of Althorne, slightly to the west. Dont try the same trip during the Olympics.. -- John Wighton Europa XS trigear G-IPOD Read this to
I have a GoPro mounted inside the cockpit attached to the roof centre bar just behind my head. A std sticky GoPro supplied pad adhered 100% to the surface. I use the invert function in the camera as
Hello, I am hard wiring a Garmin 795 into my Europa. The bare wire kit allows connections to my Sl30 and Dynon kit. However, the audio connections are puzzling me. There are 3 wires, L, R and common.
Jacques, Thanks for the link, the AP-60 looks interesting as an audio mixer. This may solve the issues l have. The aim l have is to hear audio alerts from the Dynon (D10A, HS34, AP74 and Garmin 795)
Hello, Thought l would add my opinion on this matter. I own G-IPOD a 100hp 912ULS XS trigear, empty weight 889lb. As an aeronautical engineer (stress being my specialist subject!) l pay a lot of atte
Hi, I don't have a dedicated Europa trailer but l have a large flatbed trailer with ramp and hand winch used by the builder of my Europa to move it around. The trouble is l am based in Essex, the tra
I now own Steve V's first Europa. The only trouble l had was entirely self inflicted. I refuelled to top of filler on a cold day and lost a few litres out the overflow when the fuel warmed up. Unfort
The issue of load testing should be approached very carefully. as a30+ experienced aeronautical engineer, Chief of Stress at Pilatus Aircraft hopefully l can assist with a few pointers. The design lo
Incidentally l counted 43 bags per wing at 25kg per bag making a per wing total of 1075kg, loaded to 38% ULT. Which identifies the normal issues, the loading method is not appropriate for the require
Craig, Yes 1.5 special factor. Mitigation of this can be justified by performing hot wet tests which typically result in lower factors. But can quickly escalate into difficult discussion unless corre
The photos taken in 2002 of the crashed aircraft are shocking and hopefully not an indicator of the condition she was in at the time of the accident. But l have to say that if the level of neglect ex
Flew UK to Switzerland a few weeks ago, caught that nice week of clear weather at the start of Sept. Tried to get back after a week but got blocked out by bad WX in France. I backtracked and ended up
Jonathan, Just fit the standard heaters and enjoy your flying without worrying about icing. One of many joys in flying the Europa is that you dont have to worry about icing (or mixture or cowl flaps
I havent seen anything like that since the flight to the Eder Dam. But that was some time ago....... DINGHY ! Merry Christmas and may all your Europa moments be happy ones. -- John Wighton Europa XS
Some weeks ago l received a letter from a chap who was looking for a Trigear Europa. I got the impression he had used GINFO for contact details. If anyone else in the UK got a similar letter can you
Chaps, The LAA mod process is slow but does not need to be expensive, the rate of charges to submit a new mod is in fact quite low. For a new full width panel there would be little stress justificati
Great job on the tank. It looks excellent and gives a useful increase in volume. How do you intend to prove it complies with the requirements? I note the pictures show a test rig, possibly for functi