Hi Steve, Here are a few things that may help: 1) We install the springs with the muffler and header pipes in place, but with the header pipes loose enough to move the muffler back and forth, left to
Hi Jim, An easy way to balance the weights is to hang a cup from the rear of the tail plane (with a piece of string) and fill the cup with weights until the tailplane balances. Then weigh the cup and
Hi Jim. Ours bulged for a while until the door seal took a set. We did add the third latch in the center of the door, but have found it unecessary and never use it anymore. Regards, Terry Seaver A135
Hi Dean, We have an XS with 912S, so our experience will not be apples-to-apples, but: 1) On a 100 degF day at about 7,500 foot density altitude (which means poorer cooling than at sea level), we got
We used the bolt holding on the outboard flap fairing. We increased the bolt size to the next size up and left it longer by about 1/2 inch, allowing excess thread showing outside the nut. Screw-on ri
We have a Europa XS monowheel with a Rotax 912S engine, fitted with a Airmaster prop. The engine and plane have been flying for four years with about 400 hours. We have had problems with starting for
Hi Richard, Our prop also turns noticeably faster with the HD starter, and we do about the same with the boost pump, I just neglected to mention that part. Also, the ignition timing is driven by pick
Hi Jim, As I recall, the stall strips cannot be installed/fitted until the plane has first been flown anyway. We were not willing to give up several knots of stall speed, and have chosen not to insta
We just went through this about a month ago. With our mono-wheel XS with 912S, we were able to change ours out in one evening, without removing the engine. We just had to move the oil reservoir tempo
We tend to use fuel flow more than MP. Fuel flow comes close to representing percent power, which is a function of both MP and RPMs. Regards, Terry Seaver A135 Hi guys, I am the brink of buying a Woo
Hi Willie, We had the #1 cylinder (front right) header pipe break off at the same place a few months ago, during a hard start. We had it re-welded and it seems to be holding. It looked like the origi
Hi Paul, You don't say what kind of plane. If you have a mono-wheel, you might consider taking a jacking block on trips, in case you get a flat tire. The block allows you to use (borrow) a standard h
We started out with thermal foam (temper-foam?)in our seats, bottom and back cushions. Dave and I both felt our seats hurt our backs on longer trips, and came to the conclusion it was the lack of lum
The Airmaster prop controller supports many modes of operation, including; 1) Preset constants speeds for TakeOff (~5700 rpm), climb (~5500 rpm), and cruise (~5000 rpm). 2) Hold (in auto mode), which
Speaking of fuel hoses ... On a recent flight from Livermore, California to Spokane, Washington I had what looked like grease all along the side of the fuselage. I assumed it was from the prop contro
Hi Jeff, On our overhead, I used four of the black 'eyeball' adjustable lights --From ACS, although they use small incandescent bulbs (100mA each), not LEDs. I wired the front two to the nav light sw
Hi All, I have been watching this engine thread now for a while, and finally feel the need to make a few comments. 1) It has been suggested that people each believe THEIR engine is the best, not true
HI Paul, I have also heard that the carbs on the 912/912S are altitude compensating. I have also heard from others that they are not. Our experience is that they do not fully compensate for altitude.
I'm sure there are many who wish this subject would finally die out, so I will make this my last message on this thread as well. We had two different heat problems with our 912S installation, which b
Hi, We had a similar problem, which turned out to be interference with the fuel tank. We had installed our tank too low, based on an error in the manual that was later corrected. The Starboard wing s