each; these did not include the shortcuts that were incorporated in the '6 or so' others.< You are obviously quicker than David Hunter who has done about 6 conversions. conversion and, whilst probab
I occasionally fly in to Chicago from the UK and would be happy to meet up sometime if you would like. We use hotels in the downtown area so should not be too far away. Nigel Charles Modifications Re
I do not have either but it reminded me that I have a spare carbonfibre backplate for a Classic spinner should anyone want it. Nigel Charles Just wondering if anyone has a Warp Drive prop or exhaust
There are still a couple of slots available for the Lydeway Fly-In on 1st July (backup date 2nd if the weather is bad). This is not an event restricted to Europa aircraft so if anyone out there has t
In the case of the Europa the door apertures represent quite a large surface area of that part of the fuselage. Although several pilots have shown that the aircraft can be flown satisfactorily with o
Your panels sound a little different to mine in that my left panel has all the flight instruments and the right all the avionics. The only flight instruments which were heavy enough to need extra sup
Hi Ian I could do a shift for the Europa stand on Saturday or Sunday. Nigel --Original Message-- [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of G-IANI Sent: 04 July 2006 18:49 First my
I have mine on the port footwell near the 'gills'. It also benefits from the outlet of a ram air cooling tube. Although the engine compartment is always hotter than the cockpit I decided that the ext
Looking to longer term servicing I have been costing the rubber connectors which connect the carbs to the manifolds on the Rotax engines. In the UK these are an extortionate price of about 50UK pound
Most of these concerns are related to less than optimal set up by the user and are not the direct fault of Rotax. I would make the following comments about each topic raised. Provided adequate airflo
It turns out that price is for another type of carb. The Rotax Bing carb rubbers are =A341.26 incl VAT. Nigel --Original Message-- [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Simon S
I had my sprag clutch changed by Adrian Lloyd who knows a lot about these things as he has done at least 7 sprag clutches. He can be contacted on 01885 482504. Nigel --Original Message-- [mailto:owne
Effectively yes. The main purpose of the switch is to be able to isolate the PM generator (alternator) from the rest of the system in case of a problem. It should normally be left connected to ensur
power. Disconnect it, or have it fail, or run your battery down, and you're left with very few option to keep your engine running.< Not true. If you disconnect the battery with the engine running th
All I can say is that after having done an external battery start one day I forgot to reinstate the onboard battery before disconnecting the external power so hence the comments below. Nigel Charles
I don't know but they certainly increase stall speed so there is no gain without pain. My Europa only seems to exhibit significant wing drop in an accelerated stall. I was therefore able to just fit
Hi Ian You are sure it is an oil leak are you? I get a small smear on my top cowl which I thought was oil. It turned out to be grease from the prop. When servicing the prop the schedule calls for qui
Patrick I think the main point is that if you wish to fly cross controlled on the approach just make sure you have plenty of margin above the wings level stall speed. This is not just for Europas but
I fitted a digital fluxgate compass to the front of the roof just aft of the windscreen. This is screwed to the roof having glassed in a plywood base and will certainly not come loose accidentally. A
Having followed the air filter blockage discussion over the last few years I would like to offer the following as a summary of what has been learnt so far and what I think can be done to minimise the