Hi Tony
Mono XS builder in California. I have installed a TruTrack on the
copilot stick and I can tell you that it is easy, concealed and there is
no detectable friction when it is installed. I don't think there is any
need to have the connection detachable. (disclosure: I am not flying
yet but getting closer... Top on, doors on, panel done, wings and flying
surfaces primed, engine installed.)
Contrary to popular opinion I had trouble with the Polyfiber fairing
stuff. It was probably my fault for not heating the mix but I found it
hard to mix and it did not mix well so when I applied it there were
globs that did not cure and I had to dig them out. I have used supplied
epoxy/microballoon since and am happy with it. It takes a bit of
practice to mix just right so it sticks and doesn't slump but it is not
hard to do and I found it sands just fine. One does have to wait two to
three days to sand but then it goes well. (And much less expensive...)
Tom Friedland XS Mono Jabiru 3300 Airmaster beecho@beecho.org
Oh, I have digital photos of the DigiTrack installation if you want.
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of
tonyrenshaw@optusnet.com.au
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Photo of exhaust pipe exit on the bottom cowl
Paul,
You sound like you are going well out there! I am considering seriously
using Bob
Berubes conventional taildragger, but the worst thing I can do is begin
to make a
decision and then talk to Mal and Kath. They simply talk me back out of
it, and I
am left with a mess. Last time I spoke to them, I backed out of Bobs
mod, after
him spending quite a bit of time e-mailing me. I then more recently got
reinvigorated, and am in fact currently confirming my purchase of wheels
and
brakes to suit the maingear leg which is being fabricated now, so I am
basically
committed it seems. Oh well, all in all I still like the idea of a
conventional
taildragger as I want to be able to let one of my kids, or an abinitio
pilot have a go
at the takeoff and landing phases too, so I hope the taildragger will
suffice.
Ground handling with wings both on and off should be easier, and I am
hoping to
only lose about 5 kts. If I build well, whether I get 125 rather than
130 kts, I don't
really care too much, just as long as it is a true 2 nm per minute a/c.
Any faster
and it is just harder on the maths :-)
I think I can set it up as much as possible to be a convertible, so that
down the
track I can go mono and see which I like best, but the conventional is
the way first.
So, whatdoyareckon???
By the way, you don't know anything about why Bob Berube split from
Europa do
you? Just interested in what politics were in play. He seems to be well
liked and
respected by most other builders, and to have a facility basically
building
Europas, well Europa UK wouldn't want that unless he was a capable man.
Hope
your build is going well, and oh, have you got an autopilot. Kingsley
Hurst flew in a
RV the other day with a TruTrak and he reckons it was great. I can
easily do the
plumbing for that too if I can get convinced it is the way to go, but I
reckon the
best place for the drive mechanism is onto the base of the stick with
some sort
of "push on" link rod attach point. Maybe a cup fitting that is a bit
loose but stays
put on a knob fitting, when pushed on, like a towbar and ball on a car.
If you want
a quick disconnect, or you don't want the ongoing friction of the drive
mechansism for a local flight, well you just reach down and pull off the
link rod, as
if you were lifting the gooseneck of a trailer off the ball. Any
thoughts on this?
Chat soon
Reg
Tony Renshaw
> Paul McAllister <paul.mcallister@qia.net> wrote:
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> Hi all,
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> Does anyone out there happen to have a photo of the tail pipe as it
> exits the cowl for a 914 installation. If so I'd appreciate it if
> you could send it to me.
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> Thanks & regards, Paul
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