Recently I pointed out that an alternative much cheaper source of carb flanges was available. I have had input from a knowledgeable Rotax service agent that non approved parts should not be recommend
Having followed up the aspects of choice of Rotax versus Mikuni carb flanges it seems that Aerosport are getting excessive amounts of email traffic with regard to technical enquiries. Aerosport have
I will be visiting Sun N Fun on Sunday 22nd April. If anyone else is still there on that date and would like to meet up let me know. Regards Nigel Charles
The figures you supply are interesting in that they show relative fuel consumption with different power settings. The absolute figures will obviously change a bit for an aircraft in the air with the
I will be coming over to the show on Wednesday. Nigel Charles Hi All Who is coming over from UK/ Europe for Sun n Fun ? Kate & I will be there Wed,Thurs and possibly Friday Look forward to seeing eve
* What is the a/c voltage input to the the regulator supposed to be? I am showing 15.4< The voltage will depend very much on how much load the regulator puts on the generator output. It is likely tha
those connections such that the panel can easily be removed. I have something like 5 connectors which all have to be connected blind while balancing the panel on the center tunnel when putting the p
For those of you filing flight plans from the southern part of the UK the phone and fax numbers for Heathrow FBU have changed. The NOTAM reads as follows:- B0729/07 NOTAMN A) EGTT B) 0704210001 C) PE
As someone who has done military sea survival training and aerial search training over the sea I have the following comments: 1. Even with temperatures as warm as 12degC it doesn't take long before d
Sea dye works best when the sea is reasonably calm. If the sea is rough it is difficult to sea because it gets broken up by wave action and also there is less colour contrast. Nigel Charles Having be
The recommendation for long life reliability is to keep the continuous load to a maximum of 11 amps. Even with a fairly comprehensive panel I find that with the low current draw of modern avionics th
a temperature controlled 'cowl' flap. < I have been down this route on 2 occasions once with a Classic cowl and once with an XS cowl. It is normal to control the exhaust rather than the inlet air wh
I have updated this mod. It is now approved for use. It is due to be updated in pdf format and added to the website shortly. Anyone in urgent need of information on this mod can contact me off list.
On request from another builder I produced a diagram for an ExpbusII. I have slightly downsized the attachment to comply with the forum restrictions. If anyone wants an original contact me off forum.
The other thing that makes the price look so high for USA builders is the present low value of the dollar. I also suspect the price differential between the 914 and the 912(S) has increased due to th
It is worth bearing in mind that the Subaru is at least 50lb heavier than the Rotax. This extra weight can be very significant. I know of one Subaru powered Europa that is up to max T/O weight when i
It will be particularly interesting to see how Bob's change from the Jabiru to the Rotax affects the performance and fuel economy of his aircraft. I think it is the first time we will have such a con
Hi Mark but I still think the Warp Drive blades are terribly harsh and the Airmaster controller is poor value for money and lacking in capability.< I agree the warp drive blades are not ideal. In ter
Hi Mark Thanks for the info. quite happily but I don't think anyone has actually done that.< The only reason for me to do that is if I was to benefit from extra features. I already have constant spee
According to my inspector the other reason for the shape of the recess is to ensure the tailplane can not migrate sideways at all in the event of the outer tube becoming disbanded. It is important th