Hi all, I want to stick heat reflective foil onto my firewall. Someone suggested that AC Spruce had a high temperature adhesive that would be suitable for this purpose. I haven't been able to find it
Hi Guil, I would like to offer up a few comments. I have about 25 hours of flight time in an RV6, including a cross country trip from Milwaukee to Florida. I only have about 2.5 hours flight time in
Guil, Chief sells a range of gauges that are below $50.00 each. I couldn't find them on there WEB site but they were featured on a catalogue I got the other day. There WEB site address is http://www.
Hi all, I am at that interesting stage (not sanding & filling). I have a couple of questions. 1. The Rotax engine monitor shows a double pole switch that is for disabling the waste gate servo. Why wo
Gilles, Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I am still curious about the need to be able to disable the waste gate servo. My thoughts are about the delectability of a failure and what remedial actio
Ahh... there in lies my concern with adding a crow bar protection: 1. False triggering will unload the alternator, possibly damaging the voltage regulator. 2. Triggering of the device will add to th
Guil, If you can wait until a big airshow Lightspeed often have a booth set up which allows you to compare their product against many of the competitors. They didn't have a Bose to try, but I did giv
Jeff, If you use the self adhesive stuff that AC Spruce sell you will need 4 packets to do the firewall and the front of the foot wells. I didn't cover the inside of the foot wells. Paul
Hi Kevin, I used Heat Barrier Adhesive Backed p/n 08-00600 from Aircraft Spruce. It comes 12" x 24" sheets and I needed 4 packets to cover the front of the foot wells and the front of the firewall. I
Hi all, I was wondering if someone out there who has connected an EIS to a 914 can help with the tachometer connection. The Grand Rapids manual show a generic 912/914 connection, however when looking
Hi all, As I get closer to finishing my 914 mono I am beginning to wonder how much it might weigh in at. I got a download from Rowland and for the 19 aircraft he had data on this is what they came in
Hi al, Well I have powered up the Europa without smoke and flames and most things work. I have a couple of questions. Navaids. The internal gyro is loud. It runs smoothly but I was wondering how much
It sure will, build it like the manual says and it will be plenty strong enough. - Paul . My question is...will 4 plys of bid be enough strength to hold?
Hi all, I am searching for the hardware that secures the choke cable on to the carburetor. Can anyone tell me if its Rotax supplied or Europa supplied and what it looks like. Thanks, Paul
Hi all, I have a couple of questions regarding the engine sensors for the EIS. EHT. The Rotax has a sleeves with a nipple welded onto each exhaust pipe, however Grand Rapids supply a probe with a hos
Hi all, I need a couple of recommendations: What is the best type of hose to use to come from the engine to the manifold pressure gauge. I need something that can handle the cowl temperatures. How ha
Andy, Thanks for letting me know, I saw it in the tech notes and promptly forgot (over 40 syndrome). I called the Lakeland office and they have shipped one out to me tonight. Cheers, Paul a steel bul
Hi all, I have an EIS 2000 which has a coolant sensor input. I received the coolant sensor --From Grand Rapids today and it fits into the airbox of the 914 just fine. Has anyone tried this to if it w
Dan, Mine is slightly higher than flush, however I did discover something else. I was concerned that my brake cylinder might touch the tunnel, or even get caught so I made a cut out in the tunnel to
Hi Brian, One consideration you will need to make is the power consumption of the strobes and lights. If you have 914 which needs an electric fuel pump then the electrical demand can approach the lim