Hi Dave, (or anyone else wishing to join/renew) The easiest method of setting up your Standing Order is to use on-line banking. Each banks website is slightly different but in essence you log in to y
Hi Roger, Thanks for your kind words. The short answer to your questions is "Yes ........ and No". It would almost certainly be possible to fit an airspring into the space available on the mono gear,
Just a reminder to UK flyers that the Microlight Fair takes place this weekend at Popham Airfield (EGHP). Once again the Europa Club will be manning a stand and we would extend a warm welcome to all
Tony, ideally you need to aim to achieve a stable working environment (workshop and airframe) temperature of around 25c. Both the resin and the cloth benefit from storage in warm dry conditions. If t
For you Rotax powered flyers, this announcement by BRP may be of interest. I was intrigued to learn that despite their eye-watering pricing, the company is in debit. Nigel* * *-- /Bombardier Recreati
Hi Jerry, You've stimulated an interesting thread and received some high quality feedback. My only contribution is to advise you to look carefully at the Maximum moment of inertia of the combined pro
It has been pointed out to me by a good but irritatingly pedantic friend, with time to spare and use of a computer (he'll be at work then) that the Imperial number I quoted was missing a digit. For t
Hi Rowland, Rotax introduced a fuel line mod in 2008. I have attached this FYI. You should be able to download the latest (August 2012) Rotax 912s Installation Manual from the Rotax web site. If you
Richard, The only possible problem a seriously cool running engine could create would be water condensation in the oil. This manifests itself as a white emulsified scum deposited on the insides of th
Just a reminder to our members that the Europa Club will be holding its 2013 Annual General Meeting and general "Good-time-bash" this Saturday at Popham airfield (EGHP - http://ukga.com/airfield/poph
On Saturday, 914 powered XS, G-IRON took to the sky for the first time following a major rebuild in the capable hands of owner Terry Clark. In blistering sunshine and slack wind, G-IRON left the Fair
A fascinating insight into the reasoning behind the recommendation for the optimum flap setting can be found on page three of this early factory newsletter, dated March 1994. This did of course relat
Hi Tony. A bit late getting back to you but attached you should find the Mod 52 instructions. Scroll through to the 14th page to find what you are after. (As Richard correctly suggested). Nigel come
David, Don't forget that at 9.0:1, the 914 has a lot less compression than the 912s (10.5:1). Combine that with your large blade area and it's not surprising that it windmills easily. Nigel
Here you go. The information you need is to be found in Chapter 10 - 67 of the original Fuselage manual - looks like it was overlooked when the "Combined Build Manual" was compiled. I have scanned bo