The Katanas I rented had a terrific gust-lock, which could not be missed (it had to be removed prior to being able to sit in the plane), was portable, reasonably light, and locked all controls. Obvio
Yip, Miles has installed one, his email: milesm@avnet.co.uk Cheers, Pete A239 Here is a posting from these archives: Re: Europa_Mail: Ballistic chute? -- Subject: Re: Europa_Mail: Ballistic chute? Fr
Actually in Canada they are permitted.... the method to remove the restriction is at: http://www.tc.gc.ca/OntarioRegion/civilaviation/manufacturing/recav/acro batic.htm Ferg, Not sure about regulatio
Hi Terry, Just curious how she spins.... as per the factory results? Cheers & thanks, Pete A239 Here in the US we were told by the FAA inspector that aerobatics would be allowed in our plane if they
The main drawback is weight - even more than the neat wilksch diesel. The Honda CAM-125 is a very heavy 247 pounds as per their website spec sheet at http://www.firewall.ca/main.html (one their produ
For the Canadian builders or future builders in southern Ontario, the Europa factory (John Hurst from Lakeland) will be attending the Aviation Expo http://www.canadianaviationexpo.com/html-frame.html
Ron, Further to Ferg's possible concerns, and with the disclaimer that I am definitely not a metallurgist, you may also want to confirm that graphite based lubricants will not create potential galvan
The new sport pilot rule has finally been issued by the FAA. http://www.faa.gov/avr/arm/rulemaking/SportPilotRule7_19.doc It has lightly higher gross weight than the advanced ultralight rule here in
"Transport Canada removing the initial flight restrictions tomorrow, I hope " Hey Dave, congrats!! I'm sure you'll have a blast drilling distant holes in the sky with your beautiful ship. I'm curious
.... and was also a common problem (symptom = false high oil pressure) on the cert'd Kanata I trained on. --Original Message-- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of Simon Smith Se
I have to assume that it is if the same type of failure which occurred about 1 year ago (!), and was actually posted to this list (email below). Nobody appeared to take notice at the time. I followed
N77EU A077 Sam Purpura 2250 hr build time Rotax 914 Whirlwind CS Monowheel 877 lbs 2002-04-22 first flight 300 Hrs as of 2004-08-13 Cheers, Pete I have to assume that it is if the same type of failu
..... I think many of us do as well..... Has anyone heard the answer from the factory? Cheers, Pete --Original Message-- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com on behalf of William Daniell Sent
Hi Roger, It's been a while since we last chatted. I hope E04 is doing well with new orders these days. Thanks very much for chiming in with further detail and advice. As my frame is not yet installe
Except maybe Dennis Vories : http://www.generalaviationnews.com/editorial/articledetail.lasso?-token.key=5704&-token.src=column&-nothing who claims even faster speeds up high (per a now deleted kitpl
Hi Karl, The only concern I would have is dissimilar metal corrosion on the torque tube. Not sure how to prevent it between the alu and the torque tube plating besides lots of grease. I suspect that
Sounds like they are covering the bases fairly well. Cheers, Pete A239 (still a pile of parts) PS- apologies for the formatting..... it was a simple cut and past from the .pdf I received. Gemini 100
I found this unfortunate slideshow of the aftermath of a crash on youtube. Anyone have any info on it? The registration on the plane is "19-3749" (odd) and the video's tag's elude to Australia someti
I I remember correctly a few years back there was a change in the tanks from the factory, basically flourinating them to avoid these problems. Are these problematic tanks older pre-flourinated ones?