Hi David, We have the Skymap IIIC, and had our antenna located at the top of the instrument panel, above the radio equipment. During the build phase I tested the GPS to make sure the antenna was happ
Hi Richard, You didn't say where you do your flying. If you intend flying at altitude like we do around the Sierra Nevadas, you might consider the 914 the best bet. We have a mono-wheel XS with 912S
There was a change to beefier anti-servo tab drive pins (with associated 'recall' and retrofit) because drive pins were being sheared off during rough starts. We are NOT the only ones with damage due
Hi Sven, We have a mono-wheel XS with 912S, with about 400 hours on it now. We fit the Skydrive carb heat during the build and left it on all the time, assuming there would be no performance loss. Af
Hi Sven, We have an XS 912S with over 400 hours on it. This has been a problem for us on a number of occasions. If you watch the muffler during a startup, you will see that the engine rotates signifi
Hi Jeremy, Could you also mail me a copy of the Glider wing manual? Also, does anyone out there have the V-speeds for the Europa glider: Vne ? Vx, Vy ? max gear extension speed? max air-brake extensi
The 912S with XS cold air plenum can DEFINITELY get carb ice, don't doubt it for a moment, both on the ground and in the air. The Skydrive carb heat clears the ice quickly once turned on. We only tur
We have had problems with hot starts on hotter days, you could smell the gas getting boiled out of the carbs. Starting was difficult until the engine cooled down (we learned to watch the carb heat ga
Hi Duncan, I'm sorry, but I haven't really paid that much attention to the specific temperature that could be used as a go/no-go threshold. I do know we still had problems starting when the temp was
Hi Bob, I would not say that MAP is the only way to measure power when equipped with a constant speed prop. We find that fuel flow is also a good indication of relative power, using it probably more
Hi Jim, After the tailplanes have been painted, some of the mass balance weight has to be cut off. Some people have cut their weights into many pieces of varying size/weight, and then iteratively tri
Hi all, We have a Europa XS with Rotax 912S that has been flying about 400 hours. During our annual inspections we have been taking the cylinder compressions using an automotive compression tester. T
Hi Paul, I flew our Europa XS (mono wheel) for its first flight and subsequent 40 hour fly off. I had no Europa time but did have about 300 hours of tail wheel time, mostly in a Great Lakes biplane.
The glass is transparent, but the engine, firewall, instrument panel, etc. aren't. If you assume the radar is dead ahead of you, mounting the xponder antenna directly behind all that may hide it from
We tried that, didn't work. Could be because the port side carb overflows because its needle/floats are getting shook so bad, fouling the port side plugs with raw gas. On some start attempts, the raw
We molded a handle into each door using a small piece of blue foam and some BID. The foam is in a wide U-shape bonded and glassed to the top of the door sil, about midway beteen the door latch and th
Inquiring minds would like to know: Can the Rotax 912S starter on an XS mono-wheel be replaced with the Heavy Duty one without removing the engine? regards, Terry Seaver A135 / N135TD
Hi Paul, We often see a 200 degF difference in EGT's, sometimes more than 250 degF when the throttle is closed in flight. We attribute this to the proximity of the front exhaust headers to the two in
Hi Cliff, I must disagree, just a little. 1) The manual position is how you cycle the prop during the run-up, to verify its operation just before launching into the wild blue yonder. At 4000 rpm, you
Hi Mike, Please see my answers inline; Terry Seaver A135 To those that have done it from those that are trying to do it. Is there another place to mount the fuel pump to avoid feeding pipework back t