The manual calls for BID reinforcement of the joint between the cockpit module and the firewall: "Scuff sand the firewall and the cockpit module's flanges abutting the firewall in preparation for bon
Cheltenham? Peter - I have an UNfinished one nearby, but there are several flying examples in the area - Tim Houlihan's G-BZTH, David Joyce's G-XSDJ, Bruce Morris's G-CEMI for instance. I think they
Many people in the Europa community will know David Corbett. Some of you may have heard that he was in hospital suffering from leukemia. I received the following message today from his son Richard: "
I am just about to fettle up the tailplane torque tube holes and bond the bearings into the fuselage, but I thought I remembered that there was some talk a while back of an improved TP9/TP10 retentio
Ian - thanks very much for that document - very useful and comprehensive. Yes, please! I had a message direct from Michel Auvray commending the glue method, but saying DON'T use Loctite 603. I will a
LAA as a standard Mod (11906). Pat - thanks for the info, and apologies for calling you Phil before - I was confusing you with another PT. I've not heard about this - how does the new design differ?
Graham - there is stuff called Shoe Goo available on Amazon UK at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shoe-Goo-Original-Formula-Colours/dp/B0010YTLUU/ref=pd_sim_sg_1 and the description seems to match what Ferg
Bud - I'm intrigued to know that vernier throttles can be fitted to the Europa. I am a fan of vernier throttles ever since flying with one in a hired Bonanza years ago, but I don't think I've ever se
to me, I also need the dimensions if anyone can get a tank to do this I would be most grateful, I need all the measurements, including depth of and dimensions of the saddle part, width, height girth
I'm just about to assemble the pitch push-rod, but I find that the EURO02 parts supplied are not as required. The parts list calls out set-screws (ie fully-threaded) but what's in the (as yet unopene
All the recent postings about appropriate fluids for the tri-gear finger-brakes has prompted me to think about what is OK for the monowheel brake system. I'm using the standard Europa parts. My journ
Bob - no, he didn't - Bryan has become yet another victim of the poor security at hotmail. I've had this message (or something very similar) recently from most of the people I know with hotmail accou
I need to spend time on my pilot handbook. requirements fully, so I will have to do a lot of editing. I was wondering if anyone had taken the time to type up the manual - and if I possibly could have
I seem to recall that someone on this forum mentioned adding small lightweight discs near the ends of the TS05 cross-piece, inside the fuselage. This had the dual effect of keeping the TS05 from movi
Just finished filing out the slots in the side of the fuselage moulding for the trim link rod to connect to the trim tab drive pins. I was gradually driving the servo from one end of its travel to th
I recall that a long time ago someone (perhaps Graham Singleton) posted a method of making the layup to connect the top end of bulkhead that provides the mass balance stops and the pitch pushrod cont
I've made a big hole in the firewall and am trying to get my landing gear frame (LG01/3) aligned with the firewall according to the manual page 21M-2. That calls for 3 tubes (top horizontal and 2 ver
tunnel and slip the shims behind the VERTICAL frame tubes. [ or tape them to the aft of the tubes] useing a straight edge / level set on the pins [slot the holes in the firewall to achieve this] then