Just did my hottest and heaviest takeoff so far yesterday with my EA81 powered Classic Mono. Pilot 226 lbs (ouch - where did that new 20 lbs come from since last fall?), passenger 201 lbs, 12 gal fue
Hey Bill! I have a 64" 3 blade Warp Drive with the non-tapered blades and HD hub I had on my Subaru install. The blades weren't wide enough for the Soob so I got a Catto. The Warp Drive is like new w
Hey Bob! I am shocked and saddened by Cliff and Bettys accident at Oshkosh. This should not have happened to a pair who had been so helpful and friendly to others in the flying community. It seems th
I fly with the foam wing on my aircraft at high density altitudes (8500 MSL yesterday) and at gross weights (pilot 220 lbs, passenger 200 lbs, Subaru engine) and have have never had a wing drop at an
Hello Belinda! I am really sorry to hear of this unfortunate incident but am happy to hear of your successful (mostly) off field landing. I run the Subaru engine as well and have been extremely happy
Hey Ron! I have been flying the mono 5 years now and have not had a single incident where I forgot to put the gear down. It is the first thing I do on the landing checklist and I check it again on sh
I just asked my instructor of 30 yrs last week about this and he said that the stall/spin entry occurs on the base to final turn because a lot of pilots are afraid of using too much bank angle When t
This is the page I think Paul posted some time back. It shows a picture of the tire but it is the part number for the inner tube. It has the 90 degree bend. http://www.wicksaircraft.com/catalog/produ
Hey Steve thats fantastic! On my mono, 18 lbs tire pressure turns it into a C172 for landing. Anything more and it turns into a squirrely ass POS! I really think it has a lot to do with outrigger hei
I have routed my sight gauge identically and it works great on the ground, but in the air the fuel goes down in the sight gauge by about 3-4 gal. If I route the vent into my fuel return line at the t
I will try William's idea of running the sight gage tube all the way up to the top of the filler neck. I really don't see why that would make any difference but its worth a try! I have the little hol
The Ram Engines 200 hp EA81 is now on Rams website. I have been in email contact with the San Diego builder who is installing this engine in a Europa mono planning out his cooling system. This engine
Hey Fred! The builder has not been on the list. I can check with him if you would like to contact him. He has the standard XS cowlings that he will have to modify somewhat to add a cooling scoop. He
Hey Roger! Wow, I really appreciate this info. That hadn't occurred to me as a possibility at all. I have flown a few times when the fuel in the sight gauge almost disappeared so I better get that at
Hey Fred! I really think your'e getting all concerned over nothing. With the 18 lb tire pressure and the outriggers at the right height so all four wheels are solidly on the ground when taxiing, the
Don't forget the propensity of conventional taildraggers to flip over on an off field landing. The tiny wheels act as perfect levers to vault the aircraft on its back! I really get a warm and fuzzy f
Hey Steve! Way to go buddy! I have used the crab in and kick it straight technique many times but recently started trying the forward slip in to landing technique keeping the aircraft continually all
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