Hi Pete, My slightly flippant response was not really aimed at you as an individual. I am sure fellow Europa owners are very grateful that you are trying to solve a problem that will benefit others.
I think this illustrates our dilemma. We all want to support Europa Aircraft because we rely on them for parts that cannot be obtained from other sources. When it comes to parts that are readily avai
It may not help with the Grove gear but the build manuals are available online from the Europa Club website and the factory website, Both free. Regards Brian You might try ordering construction manua
Jonathon, You are quite right in saying that there is room for applying " Standard Aircraft Practice" when designing your panel when this is not specified in the build manual. LAA leaflet TL 3.10 exp
Ditto! Brian, G-DDBD Rowland, My naked blue foam blocks have survived perfectly for 15 yrs! Don't add unecessary weight! Regards, David, GXSDJ Way back in chapter 17 of the manual, there was a paragr
The Mono vs Trigear debate could go on for ever and there is no clear winner. Here is my take on it for what it is worth. I built my Europa as a Mono. Prior to flying it I had about 15 hours tailwhee
Yes, the natural tendency started the event but I was late correcting and then over controlled and ended up pointing in the other direction. Not sure why the tail lifted but probably the combination
Hi Richard The pitfalls depend on the existing configuration and your intentions. As you know the Trig has a good built in intercom so no need to worry about getting connection to an existing Interco
Phil, required. See Chapter 27 Step 1 of the builders manual. Brian G-DDBD I bought a part completed Europa Classic high top some years ago and am now in the pre flight inspection stage. My inspector
OOPS, missed the point about the high top! Yes, I see your problem. Brian Phil, required. See Chapter 27 Step 1 of the builders manual. Brian G-DDBD --Original Message-- From: owner-europa-list-serve
Hi Rowland, Try stafaningemarsson@gmail.com or some variation of that. The ad in the April edition shows Stefan Ingemarsson@gmail.com Regards Brian --Original Message-- From: owner-europa-list-server
Hi David, I think the LAA are taking a very cautious approach to lithium batteries and this will change with more service experience. It might be worth someone making a case for the standard Mod to b
The angle is nearer 60 degrees so I am not sure it would work. It would be nice if it did. Brian I have seen an aluminium tube 45 degree solution on eBay at item number 300735817645 for less than =C2
Hi Jon, The standard lengths are 76mm so I have ordered two . You need about 30mm overlap on to each joint surface and there are effectively 4 joint surfaces. Regards Brian Hi Brian, I am going to or
Hi Jon, In order to keep things simple the mod uses the same clamps as the standard installation. Constant pressure spring clamps might be an even better solution if you can get hold of the correct s
Bob, Although Europa recommend the Trim power supply comes directly off the battery their circuit diagram clearly shows an isolating switch in the circuit. Personally I would regard this as a mandato
Hi David, I will be there on Thursday so should be able to help. Regards Brian We are due to put up the Club marquee at 4.00pm on Thursday and take it down 4.00pm Sunday. We would very much welcome h
Hi Martin, I used the standard Europa Dipole in the tail and achieved SWR of 1.25 at the lower frequency, 1.11 mid frequency and 1.51 at top. This simply involved cutting bits off the copper strip un
LiPo batteries are great for cranking amps but it is worth double checking the capacity, particularly if you are flying an aircraft that relies on only electric pumps ( 914). The LTX9 has a capacity