Alan=0Ahave a look at Andreas Doblhof's one man rig. Five minutes when I wa
tched him do it =0AGraham=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A
From: "alan.twigg775@gmail.com" <alan.twigg775@gmail.com>=0ATo: "europa-li
st@matronics.com" <europa-list@matronics.com> =0ASent: Sunday, 11 January 2
015, 16:02=0ASubject: Re: Europa-List: Removing and Attaching Wings Single
=0A=0ARow land, I see you have two dollys, have you found a cheap source, I
am being quoted over =C2=A3500 for one.=0AAlan Twigg=0AKit 463=0AGetting r
eady for cockpit trim.=0A=0ASent from my iPhone=0A=0A> On 11 Jan 2015, at 1
5:42, Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com> wrote:=0A> =0A> --> Europa-L
ist message posted by: Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com>=0A> =0A>> O
n 11 Jan 2015, at 15:04, George Nielsen <genie@swissmail.org> wrote:=0A>>
=0A>> As I am considering the Europa I would be grateful if you could infor
m me about the possibilities of removing and attaching the wings single han
ded. I have seen in the manual that this can be done by two people. However
, my requirement is for this to be done single handed, as hangar space is e
xpensive.=0A>> =0A>> My idea is to go to the airfield, attach the wings on
the aircraft, fly and prior to inserting in the hangar to remove the wings.
Is there any equipment available which enables this to be done single hand
ed with an Europa? In that case I reckon that the equipment will be bound a
t the home base so removing and reattaching wings will not be possible at o
ther airfields.=0A> =0A> George - yes, one-man (or one-woman) rigging is po
ssible. I=99ve been doing quite a bit of that recently while setting
up the wing pin sockets; see my photo pages:=0A> =0A> http://www.rowlandcar
son.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/dolly_transfer.php=0A> =0A> http://www.rowla
ndcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/first_wing_rig.php=0A> =0A> http://www.
rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/try_wing_incidence.php=0A> =0A> fo
r pictures of the fuselage and wing dollies.=0A> =0A> Yes, the rigging kit
definitely stays at the departure airfield!=0A> =0A> My dollies came with t
he covered trailer I bought from Roger Huttlestone who operates from an ind
ustrial unit near Moreton-in-Marsh. However, I believe that he is no longer
making the trailers. It's possible he might consider making the rigging ki
t if he still has the templates and fixtures.=0A> =0A> Please let me know i
f you would like contact details for Roger (he does seem to be well-known t
o Google . . . ).=0A> =0A> in friendship=0A> =0A> Rowland=0A> =0A> | Rowlan
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's Rowland with a 'w' ...=0A> | <rowlandcarson@gmail.com>=C2- http://www.
rowlandcarson.org.uk/aviation/europa_435/index.php=0A> | LAA #016532=0A>
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