Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:08:05
What a waste of time. Same for discussing if Apple is better than Microsoft. Much better to discuss which tool is best for the job. Let's stop comparing Apples to Oranges. Or Toyotas to GM. Christoph
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:32:01
Hi Gerry: Thank you for your response. I appreciate this and I certainly did not mean to offend anybody. In fact, as people who know me a bit better know how fond I am of the Jabiru line of engines -
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 18:12:03
Us e Dremel tool with a cut off wheel. Works like a charm. You won't believe how clean the cut is! Wear safety glasses. Christoph For those as slow as I am, I have been cutting rudder cable with ever
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 10:14:29
Hi Luc: Hello, and welcome! There is also a EUROPA Classic in Nova Scotia, in Wolfville, NS, close to Halifax. This is currently the only Europa east of Montreal! Building SLOW since 14 years! Fusela
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:32:48
Hello: Funny how memory kicks in when you see a picture. N24070 was previously bui lt in Canada. I knew the builder, Ken Whittington of Calgary, Alberta, well . In fact he was the first Canadian buil
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:25:32
Hello, Would anyone have a complete MOD 42 kit, 912 Rotax Plenum chamber for the C LASSIC, and not needed any more (perhaps you upgraded to XS cowing) availab le for purchase? Thanks, Christoph Both
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:33:12
Hi Gavin: Thank you again for your generous offer! In the mean time a builder in the UK offered me a complete set, with all filters, etc which I took as I need all the parts. So, for the time being I
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:45:37
Hello Bob: As indicated a while ago, I will be attending S&F April 1-3, arriving FRI 1 st late afternoon. What would be the most practical way for me to pick up t he already packaged tail foam for th
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:23:52
Hi Bob: As agreed today, I will call you FRI afternoon, April 1st, from Orlando, en route to Lakeland to meet up with you at your Zephyrhills shop to pick up t he EUROPA tailplane cores. I will prepa
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:37:12
Hello, Having just completed the arduous procedure of a CLASSIC I concur with David: Save yourself a whack of money by doing the filling and contouring at your own shop. But then, leave the final pri
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:54:38
Hello, Having classic wings I was advised then to set the socket and classic forwa rd wing lift pin exactly 12 mm lower than the original manual specifies. I just managed to do so before drilling the
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:56:23
Frans, Could you please provide the exact part numbers for the MATCO Brake cylinders fitting the Europa TRI?Aircraft Spruce lists 4 types: MCM-5 and MCM-5A. MCM-4 and MCM-4A. Thanks! Christoph Both W
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:11:13
Hi, I use a piece of duct tape holding the flaps temporarily in place (all up) while rigging single-handedly having set the electric flap position (TRI) to full "up". The flap pin meets the bushing p
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:09:26
Hi Frans, Thanks for your thoughts. I ended up calling Rotax Canada - they had the right hose and the firesleeves, at quite a reasonable price. Lesson learned - ask Rotax first, then fan out. Thanks
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 13:51:05
For the Rotax 912, the washer is right under the bolt holding the flywheel. I recently took the flywheel off and checked. It is quite accessible, but you need the right tools, correctly tighten to sp
Author: Christoph Both <christoph.both@acadiau.ca>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2011 14:46:49
Replace the bearing is the easiest and the right thing to do. You want an airplane you feel great about in every building aspect when you hold short of the runway for your first flight, and many year