John, I put a bulge in my tunnel to clear the brake caliper. You need to be aware that as the brake pads wear the caliper will move closer to the wall, so make allowance for that when you make the bu
Trevor, Thanks for your comments. I for one am very grateful that someone has stepped up and purchased the remnants of the Europa business. It seems that they are trying to make a go of it and I wish
Svein, I place the two Rotax CHT sensors under the Rotax ones, so the Rotax sensors were essentially functioning as bolts. I only installed 2 CHT's and 2 EHT's even though the EIS4000 I am using is c
Hi Dave, Now that you have determined the source of carbon monoxide I have become interested in pursuing the idea of harvesting cabin heat from the air outlet. I was wondering how effective this is.
Hi all, I have finally updated my web site a bit and written up the story about getting hit by lightning. Its at http://europa363.versadev.com/ , just scroll down to the bottom and you will see a lin
Ken, Take a look at http://europa363.versadev.com/ under June 2001, you will see a check list.. I did have to change a few things recently. I had to move the transponder antenna down the back onto th
Hi All, Would someone who is not too far through their build mind taking a couple of measurements for me. I need to know the OD and thickness of the tube that passes under the cockpit module. In addi
Hi all, Would some one who has there build manual handy look up a couple of bolt lengths for me. (Mine's at the hanger.) I need to know the length of the bolts that go through the head rest to secure
Ah Ferg, Your so funny, I got a real giggle out of this one. Thanks for brightening up my Saturday...... nothing to do now I have finished the Europa ..... Paul back to and smoke When Turbines nothin
Hi all My only experience is with there intercom product. I had an intermittent problem and I telephoned them. They express mailed me a brand new unit without asking for payment of any kind. All that
Hi all, I'd like to share my experiences gained over the last 140 hours. I flew both the 912S and 914 and I noticed a difference, so much so that I sold my unused 912S (at loss) and purchased a 914.
Fred, I filled my engine with oil and coolant, cranked it up and never looked back. The only thing I have had to do in 145 hours of running is change the oil and balance the carburetors. Paul engines
Hi all, My mono wheel cyclinder leaked after 80 hours. I pulled it apart and found that there was quite a bit of surface corrosion and some metal debris present. I cleaned it out with a very fine sco
Hi all, I seem to recall that the FAA has an updated version of AC90-89a. If this is the case would any one happen to know the document number. Thanks, Paul
Hi all, I just thought I'd let you know that I have published an update to my web site detailing how I went about test flying my Europa. If you go to the left hand pane you will see an expandable lin
Hi all, I put the vent in the wing root to avoid the problem of mud blocking the vent and although it works I occasionally get the smell of fuel when I am in a climb. I think the smell is coming from
Dave, I can't recall the correct bit of tufnol, but I'd like to share with you how I went about it. I put the wings on and then got a block of tufnol and slowly reduced its thickness until it was a s