Thanks, Gary. We get regulated quite tightly by our beloved (!) PFA in
the UK and they can invalidate our Permit to Fly if we do a modification
without their approval, although I do take your point. A heavy nosewheel
landing is something you'd only really expect from a trainee pilot and
no-one would train on a Europa.
Several people have suggested cunning schemes to fit bungees and the one
which appeals to me is to fit 7 individual bands, each looped, tensioned
and hooked separately. Although this is also a mod, it has been deemed a
"non-modification-modification". Better than getting a hernia by hauling
in 6 metres of extra strength knicker elastic...
Best wishes
Willie
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Garry
Subject: Europa-List: Re: Nosewheel bungee
Willie, The bungee cords go "soft" after about 18 months. Replacement
is
next to impossible. I threw away my bungee cord and simply (steel)
cabled
the nosegear to the engine frame. My thoughts were that there is
adequate
suspension and shock absorption from the nose tire itself, and there is
flexibility built into the nosegear assembly too. In my opinion if my
landings are so poor as to require more shock absorption than available
---From
the tire and nosegear, then I need to take up another hobby. If I was
building all over again, I'd weld the nosegear suspension shut.
Garry Stout
N4220S 450 hrs Trigear 914
----- Original Message -----
> Has anyone got some top tips for how to fit a nosewheel bungee with
the
> firewall and engine in place?
>
> Cheers
>
> Willie Harrison (G-BZNY/Build 401)
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