Hi! Tony. If you have the Europa supplied cranked sticks and tufnol bottom bushes mine didn't need cutting down. Biggest problem is settling on the rotational orientation to ensure full and free move
Hi! Ferg. A more substantial similar brush like material is "Cats Wiskers" used on HGV mudguards for anti road spray reduction it is very robust and the brush material is about 3" long. In the UK it
Hi! All Use Cobalt Blue ..... you dont see any finger marks and the yellow ident tapes strike you in the face and the panel doesn't cause any wind screen reflection. I'm very satisfied with mine. See
Hi! Alan. I have a complete "belly" plate which covers the original Mono Wheel well since G-PTAG was built as a convertible. IMHO it would help you access the inner reaches of the tunnel area anyway.
Hi! Richard/all I just have to make one of my general notes of observation here......as you are aware I had to replace piston rings and reseat valves on my Jabiru 3300 at 450 hours which initiated so
Hi! Stephan/ Gerry. The requirement for an ELT on a visiting homebuilt wasn't enforced during my visits to Norway and that was after needing written authorisation to fly in their airspace. However I
Hi! Kevin Yes, but remember seven things:- 1) drill at a suitable angle to help you run the wires. 2) drill at a point with little movement (near the pivot) 3) drill at a point still in the greater c
Hi! Bob. You know I'm using an MT Propellers 3 blade Constant Speed Prop.? Regards Bob Harrison. G-PTAG Europa MKI/3300 Jabiru. . reading about the opinions on props. what is the opinion of using the
Hi! Nigel Since my scare of fuel starvation over Spain and subsequent discovery of tank connector restrictions it's my intention to put an access hole into the tank top for inspections of contents an
Hi! All After my fuel line blockage and discovery of the obstructed tank outlet connectors I have decide to put a top of tank access hole for inspection and clean out purposes and maybe at a later da
Hi! All. I'm under the impression that the improvement proposals to reduce/prevent spinal compression needs the shoulder contact with the belts eliminating by arranging for the belts to pass over the
Hi! Michael When you get round to looking at CS Props DON'T leave Kremen in Czecho out of the frame. It's good gear I've been and seen. Regards and compliments of the season. Bob Harrison G-PTAG Euro
Hi! Tom I don't have Mono experience but the slave cylinder is in fact a piston not a cam, so my bet is either the seals have failed or the pads are too worn allowing the oil to by pass the seals.(as
Hi! Ira. I've posted quite a lot of my like experiences. Suggest you look in the archives. The problem is due to excessive toe in. IMHO it is likely to have been improved had the toe in design been r
Hi! Alan Yes, I change mine round a couple of times during heir lifetime because you need to watch them like a hawk due to the spats. Bob h G-PTAG Hi Bob Whilst continuing the ongoing saga of trying
Hi! Alan. If you are running Europa originals I'm convinced the tube is slightly bigger than the tyre so when you blow it up it makes some small creases in the tube which makes it chafe on it's self.
Hi! Graham The point I'm making is that there hasn't IMHO been sufficient investigation to have the least toe in possible, hence the excessive tyre wear and with it the extended take off liklihood du
Hi! Andrew If you take a look at http://www.crixbinfield.co.uk/europa.htm and scroll to Bob Harrisons Europa G-PTAG you should find details of a wing dolly which I've used for all rigging and loading
Hi! Jeff As I said I'm not sure about the UMA Transducer to which you refer but the unit I used was the Pos-12 position sender unit supplied by The Ray Allen Company. It has an operating travel lengt
Hi! Paddy. I run with no vents out the top of the fuselage. However I vent into a sealed anti siphon bottle in the port ceiling which returns any overspill back to the main tank filler. The vent then