The Arplast controller was designed to use the same amount of panel space as the Rotax analogue tacho. One of my goals was to be able to replace the Rotax unit. In my panel the tacho is closely surr
I have just spoken to Sleap aerodrome (Saturday 10:53 AM) and they say that the fly-in is still on but nothing is happening at the moment due to poor conditions. The SAC phone number is: 01939 232882
Hello Brian, I have been using an ICOM IC A200 with a Bob Archer antenna glued to the inside of my Europa fuselage for a few years now and its performance is absolutely first class. I regularly pick
Hello tri-gear operators, Does anyone have a smart way of getting the nose-leg bungee tensioned? I find it awfully difficult to get enough tension into the bungee. Cheers, Mark
Hello again, Firstly, thanks to everyone who responded to my request for help. I had a go using a bit of mountaineering kit that grips ropes but it lost its grip when the bungee narrows under tension
Hello Simon, 1 = +12V 2 = Ground 3 = Tacho input from engine Be aware that the Rotax analogue tacho units as shipped can often be wildly inaccurate. An error of more than 500 RPM is not unheard of! T
Hi Jerry, The following probably only makes sense for converted monos that still have a hole in the bottom! I have used single loops of bungee that stretch around the T-bar to the centre tube (as G-N
Richard, Uneven main gear tyre wear is very common on Europa tri-gears. I have heard it said that this is due to bad alignment of the main gear axles. That may be true but my belief is that the main
Hi, I don't know anything about 914s but I do know that the standard Rotax analog tachos are notoriously inaccurate. They often misread by more than 400 RPM. A person I know (who shall remain nameles
Hello Remi, I should say up-front that I have a commercial interest as I manufacture the constant speed controller that is used with the Arplast PV50 (www.smartavionics.com). However, that doesn't st
Alan, Bob, etc. Yes, but if the master cylinder is brim full then the brakes can bind when the fluid expands when the fluid temperature goes up. It's easy to leave a little bit of slack when filling
Apologies for yet another commercial message but it is related to a previous post. Smart Avionics (www.smartavionics.com) produces a constant speed controller (the CSC-1/G) that is suitable for elect
Hello Ira, I fitted Goodyear Flight Custom III 6 ply main wheel tyres a year ago to G-NEAT because the tyres supplied by Europa had worn out on the outside in no time at all. The Goodyears are wearin
Hi Folks, The propeller may be well balanced when brand spanking new but by the time it has been attached to the aircraft and a spinner popped on the front it is very likely to need balancing. In the
Hi Brian, I will answer on William's behalf. The PV50 is a composite 3 blade electric VP prop manufactured by Arplast in France. It is quite popular in Europe because it is light weight, relatively
Sure, Wilson's a bastard and ripped lots of people off, but the pathetic bleating that has been posted on this list in the last 24 hours is not going to send him to jail. Get real. To listen to you
Considering the principle of how the Rotax "regulator" operates (i.e. by shorting out the generator coils when the output voltage exceeds a limit), it is a possibility that having a permanent load of
Is the Rotax rectifier regulator not a shunt regulator then? There's quite a lot of references on the web to it being of that type. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.