Andrew, If you contact me off list I will send you the photographs of my DIY long range kit. It cost $50.00 and works great. Paul N378PJ 110 hours and still grinning hours made selector
Svein, I have a 914 so this might not be relevant for a 912S. I purchased another banjo fitting and a longer banjo bolt from Lockwood. I put the new fitting next to the existing fitting on the pressu
Hi All, I started cutting slots in the push rods and decided there must be an easier way. I put a couple of flats on the push rods and riveted on some cheek plates. It was quick to do and much strong
Tony, I took 2" out of the middle of my control sticks. I made an internal bush and reduxed the halves back together. I put some filler on the joint, and with a coat of paint on top you can't tell. N
Hi All, My understanding from reading Dave Anderson's post a few months ago was that he took his air from behind the oil / water heaters as decribed by a few others in this posting and he got a signi
Kingsley, I used cartridge fuses but if I was to do it again I would make my own fusible links. You can down load this off electric Bob's web site and the parts can be purchased from B&C. If you want
Fred, I have a set of wing tip lenses from Graham and the worked out really nice. Rather than go to a bunch of work making your own you might like to give him a try. For lights I used the ones made b
Hi All, I painted my panel with black speckle paint made by Zolatone. It worked out pretty great and seems to be holding up well. Its availalbe from AC Spruce. Paul - 120 hours and still grinning htt
Hi all, I believe one of the very early Europa builder did this, I think his name was Walter Binder. He added wing tanks, a glider tow hook, put the flap retract mechanism inside the wing and did som
Hi all, I seem to be reaching that happy stage where I get to fly my Europa more than I have to work on it, so I have been cleaning up the workshop. I have a number of items that I would like to sell
Kingsley, Here is a photo of my set up. I used screw terminals that attached to the fuse holders. I seem to recall that I put the screws in with locktite because they are critical to the system. I th
Hi Guys, Actually this is interesting. If you take a look at FAR 61.31K(ii) part iv you will find that you don't need things like tail wheel or complex ratings. What will probably force you to get tr
Hi all, Well I have to pile on here. I have 130 hours on my 914 so far and I am delighted...... It offers a nice cruise at altitude, I can out run my friends RV6's at 10'000 feet. It also has terrifi
Jeff, I used the "Stone Creations" paint and sealed it with the companion clear coat product. It has worked out really well and seems quite hard wearing. Paul Has anyone used the Rustoleum product ca
Hi all, I got a response from Shell telling me it is not available in the US. Rotax has just approved Pennzoil Motorcycle oil 20W50. This is a semi synthetic with a gear box oil. I have just purchase
Dean, I had to modify my cowl. This is not an uncommon problem, however it is a lot of messing around , best avoided if possible. Paul N378PJ ~ 140 hours and still grinning back
Kingsley, I used 3 packets of this stuff and it worked great. To seal the edges I used aluminum tape and so far it seems to be holding up well Cheers, Paul 140 hours and still grinning.
Kingsley, The tape I used was Insul-Tape P/N 09-27420 from AC Spruce. As to your other question I have the X-Com intercom and it works great. I did have a problem with the first unit and X-Com just a