My tongue depressors are the same thickness as yours and did the job exactly as expected. Best regards, Rob Housman Irvine, CA Europa XS Tri-Gear A070 Airframe complete From: owner-europa-list-server
In re: Tri-Gear main sockets One cusses for several hours and hopes the neighbors do not complain about the foul language. This was where I decided that the factory considered the Tri-Gear to be the
HDPE = High Density PolyEthylene LDPE = Low Density PolyEthylene Polyester is an entirely different polymer, (in)famous for its use in those "leisure suits" of the 1970s. Best regards, Rob Housman Ir
My business is plating, including nickel plating. When electrodeposited nickel does not adhere to the substrate it is indicative of inadequate cleaning and activation of the substrate. DO NOT install
Actually my point about not using it was to alert the others monitoring the list that no matter how slight a defect such as you have seen, not to use any part with plating that is peeling. I would no
D's approach HAS TO BE BETTER than doing it by the book. Sorry to tell you this Rick, but if you think the layup you just did was "difficult" you have no idea what lies ahead. Were Mother Theresa to
Precisely. According to the Europa Factory the nosewheel gear leg does all the work, i. e., flexing, during "normal" landings. The bungee or springs are there to absorb the load from a really bad lan
This "highly recommended" mod is simplicity itself to install except for what we colonials would refer to as typical English understatement, when the procedure says to "remove the pin which locates i
Pete: It was not a question, but a "heads up" to others who may find the pin difficult to remove. The procedure http://www.europa-aircraft.biz/pdfs/modifications/Mod%2059.pdf involves using a spacer
Congratulations, Raimo, on the two page article (with photos) about your Europa in the latest EAA Sport Aviation magazine. Nice airplane! Best regards, Rob Housman Irvine, CA Europa XS Tri-Gear A070
After seeing how little force (virtually none) was required to move the bushings it was clear that leaving the disc in place would have been fine. Too bad I didn't think of that at the time. Best reg
Having been working mostly on those factory mandated or recommended modifications of late, I now realize that it is much easier to build an airplane than it is to repair one. Mod 70 (Mass balance arm
.and I can assure you, Christoph, that the hammer and pry bars would not have worked. When brute force failed I took the more drastic approach - I cut the added glass with a Dremel driven abrasive, s
That midget with long arms would have been useful for work in the tailcone. Having had a bit of experience with cutting tools I know that a hand reamer has a 1 degree entrance taper to facilitate get
Craig & Martin: Good suggestion in re: taking advantage of thermal effect on size. However, in my case one pin is in and the other is far enough in to preclude removal and starting over. Prior to sta
I'm envious. Best regards, Rob Housman Irvine, CA Europa XS Tri-Gear A070 Airframe complete From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of j
Erich, Graham, and Richard: Removal, with the insert now more than halfway in would likely be a real chore, so for now at least I'll continue on with the brute force approach. I have considered riggi
While your suggestion is valid there's the matter of first getting the offending tube back out of the landing gear frame in order to chill it, so I'm stuck (a deliberate choice of words) with using h
Here's my method of maintaining firewall integrity. The brass colored item hooked between the two tabs is a fusible link (McMaster-Carr part number 1147A14) with a melting point of 100 deg C. The sta
Try this "paid hit" at Google: http://www.atlinc.com/pillow.html?gclid=CNjM2YfAr5cCFQsQagodf3Pqhg Best regards, Rob Housman Irvine, CA Europa XS Tri-Gear A070 Airframe complete From: owner-europa-lis