PRICE REDUCTION Due to the number of owners showing interest and assuming they are converted into orders the price has been reduced to 195 GBP plus postage. The reduction of course applies to the tho
Hello to All and best wishes for 2018! This is a last call for Classic Europa owners using the long rubber centrally mounted fuel filler hose for one made of aluminium. A batch will be ordered in a c
Hello to all, I would like to comment about French airfields with ATC services regarding radio transmissions in English. While I would agree that 10 years ago the level of English was poor, however t
Hello to all, I have had a several requests for information about the aluminium fuel filler pipe for the Classic Europa, owners using the long rubber centrally mounted fuel filler hose for one made o
Hello, I have an intermittent coolant leak on my classic which has a XS firewall forward package. Is it possible to remove the water pump from the engine while it is in situ on the aircraft? In spite
Hello, I have 4 people on the waiting list for fuel filler pipes according to SM 13070. Some of them were told "times up" by their inspectors on their now 20 something year old rubber hoses and the a
Hello, This is a last call for anyone who has a classic Europa to replace their fuel filler pipe. If you want to replace your 20 year something original with an aluminium one. Price hike to 250 GBP d
Just to clarify Rogers post about the Eprop Glorieuse propeller. It is a VP propeller but it is not yet on the market. It is being tested and once the company is confident of achieving a TBO of 2000
Hi Eddie, Youre absolutely right about the increased weight of the cowlings. I purchased a lower Cowling about two years ago, when ready to install it was 1.6 kg heavier than the original one. As you
Hi Steven, I had a cockpit cover made by Sky4covers in the UK. It goes back far enough to cover the fuel filler which is a useful feature. Besides that its sturdy, well made, they will accommodate an
Hi Kingsley, That depends a bit on the geometry of your gas struts With respect to the hinges but I refilled mine a couple of years ago to about 65 bar. You can have them charged to a higher pressure
Nigel Graham, what can I say: an inspired designer with a great knowledge and ability about all things composite (and more). Always more than willing to share that knowledge and encourage others givi
Good morning, A few comments regarding this thread in no particular order. In nearly all cases a punctured tubeless tyre will deflate slower than tubed tyres and they dont overheat due to the frictio
Here is some information I pulled from the web Franois Based on your experience with this system, do you think that the original master cylinder volume displacement would be enough to be used with th
Hi Erik, I am following the evolution of the play in my tailplane and this is what I have observed. In my case the play is between TP5 and TP4 almost certainly due to play in the clevis pin on the st
Hello David, I know you asked for details to your personal mail but it has become a public debate anyway so here is my two pennyworth. I use two Sytec PRO896 filters which have a 52 micron mesh as pr
Brian, I have a stall warner with a light high up in front of the pilot plus a buzzer in the headlining which is switched off. The light is useful for judging landings as it gives a good visual warni
John, Weight and balance is an interesting subject and everyone has their opinion on whats best. While a datum of 29,25 forward of the joggle might seem strange initially, it could have been 30 or an
Just out of interest, when I search for SL-912-016R1 I only find the 2016 version even on the Rotax site. What am I missing? Regarding propeller settings on my mono, WOT static is 5400 rpm, WOT at 35
Jerry, Rotax thought about draining the system and included a drain in the coolant pump housing which is very useful.... when the engine is on a bench and the rear of the engine is accessible! I devi