their Monowheel by themselves. Could you shed some light on what sort of equipment you use to do this solo? I have a Trigear, which stands upright on it's own, but I guess you'll need dollies, which
I got my modules (conventional old style for Rotax 914) fixed by Carmo in the Netherlands 3 months ago and can recommend it without hesitation. It's a fraction of the costs of new ones (IIRC about 60
I'm very glad to hear, that Ian is still recovering after the stroke. His advice, help and hospitality was much appreciated, when I bought my Europa in the UK back in 2011. I'm looking forward to mee
Hello, I have the conventional XS cowling with the 914 and overheating might occur on the ground in high OAT's (25-30C). I've shut down the engine once when reaching 118C and then I could hear the 50
Hi David and Ira, I guess you are both right, but achieved cooling-improvement on different ways. David, I well remember our chat on the Europa AGM last year but have to admit, that I thought of some
Hello Marcel, removing the thermostat brings the benefit, that I can taxi earlier (with much lower CHTs) after engine start, because the radiator, which will then warm up immediately also warms the o
Hello Karl, I was envious about the design of Frans's and Ilona's (BTW where are they??) cooling tunnel, which can be lowered completely into the airflow. From what I've read about the Woodcomp Prop
Hello Marcel, all, yes - I'm fighting symptoms and of course I know, that it would be better to rather fix the source of the problems thoroughly instead, which obviously is, what Frans did (Frans - t
I'll check the Whirlwind option as well. The performance improvement seems to be quite similar to the Woodcomp. Unfortunately they are not plug and play and some modifications to the hub/rootes are n
David, why are you testing the Whirlwind blades? You wrote, that you are satisfied with the Woodcomp. Anyway I would be very interested in the results, especially how/if they improve cooling, since y
I see :-) There are also a couple of Roland Schmidt in Germany - so we share this fate. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=458985#458985
Shortly after I've bought my Europa "it" almost happened also to me, but we've managed to close the right door in flight. Never since that day did I forget to check prior to take off by simply lookin
Hi Richard, indeed there are strong hints, that thin radiators cool better than their thick counterparts (as Frans also found out). But then I might end up with temperatures too low in the cruise and
Hi Roger, you might want to have a look at this thread http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=16759407&highlight=whirlwind+blades According to Bud Yerly 5-6 knots at altitude can be expected. Ro
Heather and Jim, good point to seal all gaps thoroughly - I'll first focus on this. I've already installed an aluminum sheet to press more air through the radiator. Only a very low amount of air goes
Good morning Bud, thanks a lot for your detailed answer - very interesting read! Strange (and good) thing is, that I don't have ANY problems when airborne. I don't come even near 245/118 CHT when cli
A little "progress" report: I closed and sealed the gap between the upper edge of the air inlet and the top of the cooling tunnel and made two 2-hours flights (one low at 2500 ft and the other one hi
Bud, thanks for your offer. I already tried to attach photos but will try again later. I removed the mentioned sealing again, since it obviously made the situation worse. Again, in flight the setup w
Bud, that is really amazing. How can it be, that you can make 25 minutes of ground operations at 95F in a tailwind with a standard setup? OTOH my CHT also drops immediately several C when changing fr