I forgot to say - a set of suitable prop blades could well be available to
get you home if you had that prop strike you dread...
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Subject: RE: Mainwheel punctures
I hate to sound like I'm harping on with this one, but all these fears of
punctures are a very good reason for joining the Europa Club (if you're not
a member) and being able to take advantage of the Rescue Service - basically
an arrangement where nearby Europa owners put themselves forward as offering
help to stranded Europas. I for one am looking forward to flying G-EZZA
knowing that if I have a problem away from base, there is a very good chance
someone will be able to help me.
Imagine having a puncture while on a trip round France - a nightmare that
could happen to any of us. Imagine having a new monowheel
tube/tyre/whatever-it-is-I-haven't-built-that-part-yet sent straight to you
by the most appropriate means so that you can get on with your holiday and
back home safely.
Full details are on the Club web site at www.europaclub.org.uk. Follow the
'rescue service' link on the left.
Regards,
Jeremy
Europa XS Monosheel 537M G-EZZA
-----Original Message-----
From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Mainwheel punctures
Hi Jerry and Forum,
Are you refering to a puncture on the mainwheel of the mono variant ?
I suspect not. Does your advice apply to this situation as well ?
(avoiding lower tyre pressure).
How many out there have suffered a mono mainwheel puncture, particularly
away from home ?
... and how have you resolved the issue ?
Like a random prop strike, it's one of the scenarios that I dread. I can
imagine being completely stuck !
Alan
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From: forum-owner@europaclub.org.uk
Subject: Re:
One of my customers has had several punctures. The rest of us have had
few
with more hours. Perhaps he chooses bad fields but someone who may know
suggested his punctures were due to low tyre pressures. He checked and
found
his were low (not just the punctured one). I have no idea if low
pressure
does make a tyre prone to puncture but its worth checking the pressures
in
any case. Being a bit woolly on top I have taken to writing my correct
tyre
pressures on the wheel rims in white paint so I don't have to look it
up.
Jerry
Jerry@ban-bi.com or LTS@avnet.co.uk
www.Ban-bi.com or www.avnet.co.uk/touchdown
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Taylor" <kevin@eastyorkshire.co.uk>
Subject:
> What a bugger I had my second puncture in a fortnight yesterday and
had to
> leave the plane as I didn't have the tools or inner tube to repair it!
(Nose
> wheel last time, starboard this time)
>
> Something tells me its time to carry spare tubes (x2 one for the nose
and
a
> main) and some tools to split the rims.
>
> I bet once I carry these tools Ill not get another puncture for years!
>
> Interested to hear if anyone else is carrying a emergency
spares/repair
kit
> and what is in it?
>
> Annoyingly the weather has turned bad here today and so it looks like
the
> plane will be stuck there for a few days.
>
> Regards
>
> Kev T
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