Hi Juergen, Did you solve the problem? If so please let us know. I had a similar problem several years ago & could not find the cause until I fitted a clear plastic pipe to the end of one of the carb
Hi John, It is compulsory in Germany to have a fuel pressure warning of some sort. I have one from a Katana which is just a switch and light. You would have noticed any restriction in the fuel system
Hi Mike & Remi, Mike, I am sorry but I have been traveling. You got your answer from Remi though. Remi, Good to see that you are using the self rounding hose clamps like me. The "Jubilee clips" that
Hi Juergen, Where are you living & where is your plane. Barry -- Barry Tennant D-EHBT At EDLM - Germany Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=339737#339737
Hi Bob, It will still be easier to get into Denmark that the UK. At least they do not have the B.S. of registering with the CAA every time & counting the number of days the aircraft is in the country
Hi Tony, If you really want it to last forever take it to a local packing company where they can vacuum pack it with silica gel in a weldable plastic foil. It only takes a few minutes and they will o
Hi Richard, I have had the same on a 36deg C day taxying through long grass to the runway after a short stop. (1500 ft high) I have since routed my fuel lines along the cowling edge away from the eng
Zwaki, Before you make any big changes try putting some spacers between the bottom of the cowling and the fuselage to increase the gap for the air to exit the cowling. The Europa was first designed w
HELP ! ! I was hoping to fly to the UK this weekend but I cannot find the required info & mail address to send my "Application" to. Does anyone have an idea where I can find it. It used to be called
Thanks Alan. Unfortunately the link for homebuilt aircraft leads to a list of deleted & replaced orders which indicate that notice 52 is incorporated in CAP 747 but I cannot find any mention of a hom
WOPPEE!! I found it - page 441 - 444 of CAP 747. The LAA really needs to take this up with the CAA befor other states start a tit for tat which will put pay to your European jaunts. Thanks for your e
Thanks for your support Alan, The system is such that there is an automatic reply which you have to carry with you. It was no problem and I had a superb flight to Cardiff direct from EDLM. Nobody wan
Hi David, I hope that you had a good trip. What is the problem with Belgium? I have been in and out of there often and always overfly without any problem. Barry -- Barry Tennant D-EHBT At EDLM - Germ
I formed my own NACA vents and ended them at vents that I got from a car scrapyard. I think they are from a Ford Fiesta 1990's vintage. Fantastic. Robust & lots of air. I looked at the ones on offer
Tony, I would be very careful with plating processes as the spring is very hard and the process could induce Hydrogen Embrittlement into the surface. The result of this could be cracking and breaking
Bryan, Check your fuel system for air ingress. I had similar symptoms many years ago. Impossible to find, until I fitted a clear plastic pipe to one of the carb feed tubes. I found that although ther
I will be at Hermosa Beach from 25 Dec to 3 Jan if anyone in the area wants to talk Europa's or just drink beer with a 14 year long Mono flyer. Barry Tennant bt@tennant-metall.de -- Barry Tennant D-E
Hi Graeme, Over 14 years I have replaced many of the stainless springs supplied with the kit. This all ended when I changed from stainless to galvanized springs. Since then no more breakages. Just a
If you can use it I have bunches of Chrome Molly tube 10 x 1,0 = 0,393 OD x 0,315 ID. Free of charge for these little bits. Barry Tennant -- Barry Tennant D-EHBT At EDLM - Germany Read this topic onl
I must second the congratulations. I must agree with Richard. Having also done some time in West Africa I can only hope that the Europa will someday return to Europe. I think that leaving an aircraft