Brian
thanks very much. Sounds serious. So how can I tell with my nose gear
is ok or not for the springs?
Will
William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 2:01 PM, Brian Davies <brian.davies@clara.co.uk>
wrote:
> Hi William,
>
>
> Nothing to do with the UK CAA or the LAA being obsessive. The LAA
> standard mod was originally developed by Ian Rickard when he was the Europa
> Club Mods expert. When the first few aircraft were modified (including
> mine) we discovered that some of the nose legs had uprights that were not
> at right angles to the pivot. This caused one of the springs to foul the
> upright very badly. The fix was to cut off the upright, replace it with a
> smaller diameter tube and weld it back in an upright position. This fix was
> approved by the LAA and, I think, subsequently adopted by Europa Ltd.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Brian Davies
>
>
> *From:* owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *William Daniell
> *Sent:* 13 June 2016 16:07
> *To:* europa-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Europa-List: Spring for bungee Conversion
>
>
> Recently I visited Bud and very instructive it was too, thanks Bud. I
> recommend it.
>
>
> For the spring conversion the factory says that the springs rub against
> the upright (the upright that has the bump stop on the top against the
> frame) on the nose gear leg assembly and therefore you have to modify the
> nose gear upright or get a new nose gear assembly. Bud said not to worry
> about that and indeed I saw a plane in his shop in which the springs were
> contacting the upright.
>
>
> What is the general experience? Do I need to modify nose gear or is it
> just the UK CAA being obsessive?
>
>
> many thanks Will
>
>
> William Daniell
>
> LONGPORT
>
> +57 310 295 0744
>
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