Hi All, Can't say that I'm too surprised to read this report; I thank Ian Rickard for distilling it down to its regrettable essence. On 9/12/04 I wrote in part: After reading Ian's abstract of the re
All, I would like to compile a list of those builders who lack the Europa firewall forward kit. Accordingly, if you would like to appear on such a list, kindly email me (off-list) your: - Name: - Kit
All, In response to my 9/25 posting, to date I have received data from 25 builders lacking the FWF kit. I also received a query as to the purpose of creating such a list. Perhaps I should have posted
Hi All, Here is a list of the FWF-less amongst us which includes only those who responded to my request. I count only 34 of the 1000 Europas sold to be engine-less; this was surprising to me, as I ha
All, or at least to those interested in "the firewall forward-less, Since posting the list on Oct. 1, I have received the following: ADDITIONS TO LIST OF EUROPA BUILDERS LACKING FIREWALL FORWARD KIT
Tim, I forward the following info from Glenn Crowder gcrowder2@hotmail.com vis a vis Subarus'; Glenn is not generally on-list, but you might consider contacting him directly.
Hi All, On the subject of "scuff sanding"...particularly in relation to preparation for the 2" wide reinforcement tapes between the wing spar and skins...I've read thru the manual as well as the matr
Graham, I concur; I suspect you would be pleased w/ Alex Bowman's cowling for his CAM 125 installation which segues into a very slick monowheel fairing mod. Neil Varcoe at vortac.shaw.ca has producti
Hi All, I'm on the verge of vacuum forming wingtip lighting covers suitable for those nifty combo landing light, strobe, and LED position lights made by CreativAir and am uncertain whether to do so i
Thanks you all, Lexan it is. After "talking" w/ Graham and learning that he's not been satisfied w/ his results, I decided to try my hand at molding my own...very time-consuming of course, but...what
And thank God for that! Such schenanigans seem to fit with what IMHO has been a somewhat flaky TV series in sharp and unflattering contrast with that which has been run on the making of an RV. Fred A
Mattias, Is a seed being planted for a Super Europa ala the Super Connie? By chance just last evening I had a long conversation w/ Alex Bowman, a Europa driver and retired CAN Air Force test pilot, a
Hi All, I've succeeded in vacuum forming polycarbonate wingtip lighting covers suitable for those nifty combo landing light, strobe, and LED position lights made by CreativAir. I will be using them i
Hi Dan, Happy to oblige. Thanks for your interest! Before I make a "run" of light covers, I want to experiment a bit more re: material thickness; my first ones were made w/ .090, and I want to try so
on 11/1/04 12:48 PM, Duncan McFadyean at ami@mcfadyean.freeserve.co.uk wrote: CreativAir...which is currently marketing LED wingtip position lights in combination w/ a 75w Halogen landing light posts
Hi All, I am pulling together the various ferrous rods and parts to take them down to my friendly neighborhood powder coating shop. I'm thinking of spraying zinc chromate on all my aluminum tubes and
Duncan, A couple of months ago when we all had at this issue, in my checking of the McMaster catalogue showed me that each pin had 2 pips...i.e., 2 pips opposite oneanother. FYI, McMaster also sells
I forward the following at the request of Alex Bowman, amhd@shaw.ca Fred A194 Your pros & cons re the available engines for the Europa were beautifully discribed. Three years ago, I too, was facing t
Alan, Fear not!..my war-mongering antennae are focused elsewhere...and I value all personal opinions, especially from someone w/ 2 yrs experience with which to back them up. I freely admit that my de
Ron, You sound like you must have been a machinist in a past life...or are now quickly becoming one! In my naivity, I'm sitting w/ a pair of the 3/8" pins thinking that I simply would have to upsize