Hi Group I was in contact with Nev on this subject and he warned against making the tailwheel spring too "STUCK" to the fuse. He said it's OK to make things a little stronger, but if yo make things "
Hi Rowland I used some shoe-box thickness cardboard to make a template and then cut undersized till you get a nice fit. Be careful if you take blood thinners when you are working with thin stainless,
Hi Group How do those of you flying handle flat repair on a mono when away from home base? Thx. Ron P. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=489356#489356
Hi Group If anyone needs some Brake Line for a Mono (6mm x 4mm), I had to buy a hundred feet of it. https://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?sku=58521 Ron Parigoris Read this topic online here: ht
Hi Group I wanted to beef up UCMF on mono before hanging engine. I purchased a nice reamer --From McMaster and made an extension so I could ream with UCMF in situation. Reamer worked well but the hol
BTW in case anyone wants to know how Nylon 6 will hold up with Brake Fluid: file:///C:/Users/Parigoris/Downloads/Gehr_Chemical_Resistance_Chart%20(4).pdf I imagine they are considering Brake Fluid to
Hi Group Curious, has anyone had a corrosion problem on the flap cross tube in the U bend that goes under the pitch push rod? Thx. Ron P. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/view
Hi Group Thx. for replies. My flap cross tube is installed but baggage bay not yet in. I drilled a .100" hole in situation. The way I did it was I used an air powered angle drill. I first put a piece
Hi Group The Europa 914 Install Manual tells you a gate will be needed for 115% power. It states a gate will be need to be included in the slotted facia plate. What is a slotted facia plate? Is it so
Hi Group I just performed Europa Club Aircraft Modification Outrigger Pivot Bearing Modification Mod # 10661 Version 2. I purchased some Stainless 304 from McMaster Carr for the insert. First off the
Hi Group Yesterday was working on fitting flap root extension to fuse. We rigged wings and when it was time to remove, the Starboard wing was pretty stuck. Two of us couldn't get it lose. We tried bo
Hi Group I spoke with Bud and sanded down lift pins, flap drive pins and spar pins. I started with 500 grit and worked up to 3,000 grit, then buffed with white compound. The finish on a number of pin
Hi Group I just completed Europa Club Useful Mod 10303 Flap Pin Guide on my Mono XS and it works great. Pay no attention to position of spherical bearing, just push wing in place and like magic all i
The manual was followed on our XS Mono build and the Aileron Quick Connect bolts didn't line up perfect. We have wing rigging down to a science and figured after 2 riggings trying to file holes to al
Hi Group I was wondering if someone could help me understand an aspect of uncoordinated flight I just can't seem to get my head around :-( I was reading in October 2019 bEAA a Commentary from Charlie
Thanks Group. I think I got it. A powerful aeroplane can fly knife edge with no wing at all doing the lifting if the fuse is at a positive angle of attack. Go negative angle and it creates negative l
Hi Group If there's anyone out there who no longer has their instructions for your MD SMART TOOL, you need to do CAL 1 and CAL 2 in four different positions to make sure your tool is properly calibra
Hi Group I have a steel plate a little larger than my hand marked LB01. It's slightly rusted. Anyone have an idea what it's for? Could be for: XS Mono Kit 914FWF Long Wing Kit Thx. Ron P. Read this t
Hi Group Curiosity question: Can you reuse Binx Nuts for engine mounting? If the answer is yes, is it recommended to bend the inboard sides of slit steel nuts to close up slit to get back any lost te
Hi Group Has anyone figured out how to use an I-Phone to measure aileron travel? You need to compensate for dihederal or else you will be underead. An app? Perhaps a spreadsheet or chart? Thx. Ron P.