Not sure what pictures u r looking at pete, but if the aircraft is "clean" then the outriggers should be virtually parallel to the wing, if however the aircraft is being pictured on take off with the
Bob just touching on the price and possible reduction over time. MGL are supposedly releasing a Mode S transponder shortly. Given the price of their EFIS panels we can all hope they might "throw a ca
If you are totally commited to getting the extra head room with the bubble door "glass" you might try taking the doors off and gradually and carefully heating the offending area with the door upside
hopefully you will have time to video the test flights for us all... hint hint :) Jos, And a Happy New Year to you too! Good to hear from you. Yes, we are quite happy with the progress to date. There
I have done similar before and not had any issues, perhaps i was just lucky. You will wreck the Plexi if you do that. It reverts to it's "memory state" when heated above 130C, ie flat but bent. It wi
Just a little further to the solder then crimp discussion. An electrical engineer mate of mine told me that any sort of impact or shock to a soldered joint is likely to fail over time. He was adament
for those of you up to the electrics stage, i found these http://www.batteryspace.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2592 they look like they might be a good replacement for circuit breakers cr
Gee a "gas" light hu who gets the job of climbing out front to light the thing for landing :) but seriously I take it you are referring to a HID xenon bulb. craig I meant to send this the last time t
Ian is that a strobe, tail white, or combo of both craig --Original Message-- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of G-IANI Sent: Fri
I believe the name BABY BLUE says it all for one europa, its all about temp really, if the colour you plan on using doesnt vary in temp too much it should be ok. I too am looking at yellow, but it is
I searched the archives for a bit, but other than references to the slot, I wonder if anyone has devised a way to cover the trim tab slots from the inside with some sort of sliding plate. Or is every
16f hu, one thing, good performance at that temp, if you can get it warmed up Hi Guys, Its been two years since preheaters have been discussed here. Paul, Are you still happy with the Reiff? Anybody
Congrats you must be very proud craig Kit 577 My Friends, in the U.S.A. as N914XL took to flight for the first time from Denton County Municipal Airport (KDTO), Denton, Texas. N914XL was piloted most
Can anyone help me with an online source for the threaded rod ends, you know the ones we have all rivetted in to the end of the push rods. I cant seem to find anyone in australia that has them thanks
Hmmm dont know why i didnt find them on there before, thanks, but I was hoping to find metric ones. I put metric ball ends on the crank for the rudder and would rather not try and get right down to t
are you sure your lights are LED, in theory LED should offer nil EM interference. Maybe HID??? Since I have always been unhappy with the output of my landing lights and their large appetite for power
I made my own LED strobes. I modified a circuit for flashing lighthouse to get the desired pulses and duration basically its a 555 timer running a decade step counter to give you ten possible "ON" po
Yes mine was the same in the tunnel area, some areas being about 30mm out. I just blended it out as best as possible. I put a small amount of flox in these areas to help with the radius. As for the T
I am still under construction on my trike, but I would say 5 minutes would be about right for a trike. I have to pull the plane out of the workshop first then get the wings one at at time. I slide th
Fred you mentioned in the antenna discussions, you have made some more progress on wing root fairings. I am sure must of the guys would be interested in those pics. craig