Hi Jim, Thanks for your note. I got a hold of a more recent version of the manual which helped me identify the correct orientation for the pipes, however, it still won't fit. The top of the silencer
Hi all, I am tinkering around fitting the cowls at the moment at its turning out that I don't have to trim anything off the back edges. In actual fact on the bottom cowl it seems to be 3 mm or so too
Hi all, I was wondering what other have done with respect to filling the transition between the cowl and the fuselage. In particular the joggle makes the cowl sit high in this area by 3 mm. This woul
Peter, When the brake pads wear they move out and it is possible for them to interfere in this area. I actually had to cut part of the support away and make a small fiberglass recess to clear my brak
Jim, I had this problem and I ended up putting cuts on the side that bonds onto the wing to allow it to move up close to the fuselage. I then reduxed it and held it all in place with small self tappi
Ron, You can do without a glideslope antenna by purchasing a splitter for your NAV antenna. The glideslope frequencies are a harmonic of the VOR frequencies so it works quite well. AC Spruce have spl
Hi all, Well I guess I am with Peter and Dave on this one. We have a large contingent of builders in our EAA chapter who are building various aircraft. When talking to them I am continually reminded
Hi all, On reading the installation manual it seems like they are expecting the cowl fasteners to be flush surface mounted rather than put on the inside. Can someone confirm that I have the interpret
Hi All, The installation manual says to enlarge the hole leaving a 1" flange on the front of the cowl. That means the hole will be about 8" wide which seems pretty big to me. Does that work out okay?
Paul, I have just uncrated my engine this weekend and discovered that mine is the same as yours. I'd be interested to hear from others out there to help determine if Rotax have changed the design of
Michel, I have been lucky and not faced any issues with resin until I stated using West Systems Epoxy for mixing with my filler. That stuff immediately made me cough badly at the slightest exposure.
Hi all, I have a Grand Rapids EIS with the fuel flow option and I doubt if it will work in its current configuration. The 914 has an integrated manifold for fuel in and fuel return. I can see no way
Hi all, I am in the process of installing the hoses from the oil tank to the engine on my 914. It occurred to me that steel braided hose such as Aeroquip 666 would do well in the high heat environmen
Steve, The rotax install manual suggests that you get a second banjo fitting and a longer bolt. They recommend that this be put inline with the hose going off to the carburetor and to put the pressur