Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 17:57:11
fuse? what's the best place to exit the fuse? Been working on the baggage bay supports lately and the time has come to mount the wingtip strobe power supply and route the feed wires out the sides of
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:52:44
Hi Dave, I recommend Lockwood Aviation in Sebring, FL at 1-800-527-6289. They are full service Rotax stockists. For technical questions, ask to speak to the maintenance department. They have a good c
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2004 17:31:34
Hi John, Great news. I was wondering when the USA Europas were going to reach critical mass. It sounds as though we are there. Count me in to join the fly-in. As you know, I was at Oshkosh last year
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:56:22
<<<<<<Europa-List message posted by: "Kenneth Gresham" <kgresham@mtco.com> I would like to know what is required lighting in U.S. for night VFR and later possibly IFR. Is wing lighting with colored f
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:57:07
<<<<<<Europa-List message posted by: DuaneFamly@aol.com Good day All, Question - for those that are flying or are past the wing angle of incidence setup stage.... the two wing spar pins that hold the
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:19:05
Hi Paul, Try WT Tools at http://www.wttool.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc - item number 0419-0010 is an American made 1/8" NPT tap at $9.45. Another site is J&L Industrial Supply at http://www.jlindustri
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 11:15:19
Hi Paul, I have a Bob Archer transponder antenna mounted on the fuselage side, approx 6 inches behind the baggage bulkhead and I have used RG 400 coax to my transponder. The whole package works fine.
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:40:38
Hi Paul, Am not sure if these batteries can be purchased in the UK, so this may be of more interest for US & Canadian builders. Anyway, I am using an Odyssey PC545 battery mounted on the firewall she
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 21:59:13
I am busy with my annual inspection and have just removed my brake caliper. The pads as usual are showing some wear and I will replace them no problem. However, I have noticed on this and previous oc
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:39:31
<<< The seat belt can be adjusted to hold the stick fully aft and central. This is what I do when I tie the aircraft down for a nightstop. Mono or tailwheel Europas don't have any problem with the ru
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 12:24:59
<<<< Are there good reasons for not putting the flash generator units in the wings, on an inspection cover? The size is 9 x 14 cm base, 6.5 high. weight 250 gr. How is the reliability of these (aerof
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 10:27:22
A further piece of fuel system trivia may be of interest. I substituted the kit supplied fuel filters with an Andair gascolator during my initial build. The Andair is mounted adjacent to the fuel pum
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 14:31:05
<<<<Hello all, First thank you John for the e-mail letting us U.S. builders know what is going on. I know that John has been doing an excellent job of mainaining support here even when he is getting
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:55:03
From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs@earthlink.net> Subject: Europa-List: Done yet?, priming I've basically finished everything in the builders manual and firewall forward book but it still seems like I have
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 10:47:06
Subject: RE: Europa-List: static port problems From: "Andy Draper" <andy@europa-aircraft.com> Dear Steve, We originally had the static probes made from aluminium, but found that it was difficult to a
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:30:41
Hi Ron, I have an EIS plus an analogue tacho and analogue manifold pressure. I have found that the EIS is one of the best instruments in my panel - it is rock-solid reliable. I would have no hesitati
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 10:52:13
From: "Carl Pattinson" <carl_p@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: Europa-List: EIS versus Steam Gauges If you fit an EIS just make sure you have a means to isolate it from the main bus during startup. We hav
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2004 11:09:48
25-00200. Among the bag of bits with it are two aluminium flanges, such as you might use to connect ducting, though the flanges on these are formed to a saddle shape to fit against a cylindrical obj
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 16:36:17
Hi Vaughn, I do not know if this company will provide what you are looking for but I suggest you try AUA Inc in Greensboro, NC. Tel: 800-727-3823. Contacts are Robert Kamsch or Norma Joyce. See http:
Author: John & Paddy Wigney <johnwigney@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 17:19:43
From: Land Shorter <landshorter2@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Europa-List: New product announcement: affordable VG's Hey folks, I double checked and Matt Dralle's earlier post says it's OK to post about new a