John, Monowheel technique. 65kts on final. 55kt over the fence/threshold, a two stage flare due to the f ast wing, first to arrest the descent, pause, then second, flare slowly, bri nging the stick b
Hi Bob, I take it your clamps are available and fit all Europa Aircraft or do they have to be individually measured and made to size? Cheers, Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8
Alan, Interesting finds. For the Monowheel Classic, the best! I normally run my reserve in the cruise to avoid what you have said and keep the fuel flow exercised from both sides. Back to Main for LD
Hi Alan, So the fuel cock is mounted on the floor on the fuselage between the seats and the pilot has to access a door to reach down and change to RESERVE in an emergency. NOT GOOD! So I took off the
Alan, One other thing I did. I drilled a hole in the rod extension (door end) and tapped it to be able to screw the same small bolt in to it to tighten the selector to the rod extension. Most importa
All, Merry Christmas from the other side "down under". Safe flying during the break. Regards, Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand. ward.t@xtra.co.nz Ph 64 3 35151
Jim and Heather, Happy New Year. One of the reasons for having the fuel vent on top of the fuselage, as the Company dictated, was for that reason. I remember asking the company about putting it below
Richard, Rotax brought out a replacement plug with a hexagonal connection shape (bolt) which is good. Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand. ward.t@xtra.co.nz Ph 64
John, I use a aluminum " Baroca" tablet container to catch any oil spill. Baroca i s a energy vitamin supplement from the Supermarket or Chemist/ Pharmacy. It i s big enough to catch the oil from the
Richard, I installed a foam support between the wing support and the fuselage to keep the fuselage in situ. I glued the dense foam to the top 8 inches to the inside of the support and s haped the oth
Will send a photo as soon as I am at home. In Shanghai at the moment. Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand. ward.t@xtra.co.nz Ph 64 3 3515166 Mob 0210640221 for yo
Hi Gordon, If the prop is operating within its optimum range than the feather green light should definitely not be flickering on. The other flickering lights indicate which way the propeller is adjus
Hi Steve, I got a letter from Andy at Europa years ago to state that in the USA the 1450lbs was except-able How that figure was obtained I can not remember but it did not require a different build. I
Gordon, Well done. Good to know for future reference. Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand. ward.t@xtra.co.nz Ph 64 3 3515166 Mob 0210640221 the slip ring once, I
Andrew, Try heating the spar socket to allow the spar to be released. You may have t o redo the setting. Cheers, Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand. ward.t@xtra.
Fred, Try a Shorai Lithium iron (not ion) battery. Wonderful, powerful, expensive b ut brilliant for my Rotax 912s with the old original starter. New technology ! Talk about light weight, small and s
Pete, You going to be at the Black Sands fly in 2/3 Nov? Tim For the Europa list, every year we have a Black Sands fly-in, landing on a beach near Raglan Airfield, New Zealand, at low tide, obviously
Hi Europa Flyers My son, Angus, put this together flying from Raglan (North Island, New Zeala nd) home to Rangiora in the South Island for a bit of fun. Had a Ducati regulator failure on the way home
Goff, Go pro mount is mounted on the aileron inspection panel. Mounted with bolts and nuts. Go pro just slides and locks in place. Not noticeable difference aerodynamically. No stalls done. Cheers, T
Tony, Sounds like a good idea. Might do it myself. I had a rectifier fail in flight and to be able to check my battery charge I have to use the electronic EFIS which went dead on me due to no power.