Author: Ronald J. Parigoris <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 13:39:46
Worked on upstop over the weekend. Executive decision was to attempt to make stop strong enough to have a chance of holding the aircraft in event of gear up or collapse and allow the wheel to rotate.
Hello Dan "Has anyone out there experienced stiffness in the left/right movement of their control stick?" Boy it sounds to me like you are in a good position to deform some body parts, both Biologica
0.64 REPLY_TO_EMPTY Reply-To: is empty Hello Patric You said that you recent did a full refurbishment of your 914. Was a major overhaul done to it? First off was it running OK before you did refurbis
Hello Ivor "Anybody using the Rotax engine cooling air baffle" We have and will be installing a Rotax cooling air baffle on our 914 XS Monowheel. I forget if it C or F but the drop in CHT is supposed
Author: Ronald J. Parigoris <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:56:00
Hello Paul "Will the sensor be affected by leaded fuel ?" I contacted several Mfgs of O2 Mixture displays and the answer is it will work for a while with leaded fuel. Upon power up of the Split Secon
Rotax recommends a max. of 5% alcohol content in fuel mix. In NY, Mogas is 10% as far as I can find. Anyone have long term experience running 10%? Anyone have any success in obtaining fuel at Depot b
Thanks Justin and Mike for heads up on Monowheel unwanted "Nose Low/ness" Curious, does the XS Monowheel have any better manners as far as nosing over compared to the Classic? Thx. Ron Parigoris
Taking more notice of completed aircraft empty weights of Europa XS, there have been many to come in a lot heavier than 750 pounds. Flight testing on short wings I don't think exceeded 1370 pounds. I
Taking more notice of completed aircraft empty weights of XS Europas, there have been many to come in a lot heavier than 750 pounds. Flight testing on short wings I don't think exceeded 1370 pounds.
Author: Ronald J. Parigoris <rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:51:10
Hello Thomas "I was wondering whether anyone knows where those hi-compression pistons that were offered for the Rtx 912 some years ago" I saw them for sale at E-Bay from these guys: http://www.rotaxk
Thx. to all who replied to "Flying a heavy Europa XS?" I owned a 1948 Cessna 170 for some time. When landing within what a reasonable crosswind may be (POH) full stall or wheel didn't matter much, bo
"L" pointed in the right direction" I have same problem on my Mono. I will apply Redux as a sealant. I checked and it is safe for DOT 5, I am not sure about DOT 3 or 4 or other types of Brake Fluid.
Hello Ira "altitude-mixture compensation kit for Bing 64 carbs" Search my name and mixture in archives and you will find what I am doing for my 914 which will work pretty much same for 912 or 912S ex
"experiencing great difficulties in getting it started on these cold days" As mentioned make sure throttle is closed complete. Chances are "Carb Snot" is culprit. Search Archives for "Carb Snot": htt
Curious, is anyone monitoring return flow on a 914? To monitor net fuel usage we need to subtract what is going back to tank --From what is going into the fuel pressure regulator. Net fuel usage is a
I would appreciate some real life fuel burn for 914 with CS Prop, and approx. what difference between sea-level, 5, 10, 15K. Take Off ~5700RPM ~39" (want to make a red line) Climb ~5400RPM ~35" (want
Thx. Paul for fuel flow info. 2 more curious questions: 1) On a 912S with 1 fuel flow transducer, the flow reading more than doubles just before the motor quits when you run it out of fuel, is the sa