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Subject: Europa-List: RE: new owner; floundering a bit
From: josok <josoke@ukolo.fi>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:09:00
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Hi Kevin,

You will find a lot of information underthe technical tab of the factory 
website at http://www.europa-aircraft.co.uk Even if it would be an overshoot, 
you will be informed of all (safety) mods and other issues. 

There is an update on the pumps on the 914, nowadays they are put in series with
check valves. The second pump should be on at start and landing only. That is
in the manual, and a copy of that should be on board. 
A capacitance gauge is quite reliable, but not if the tank contains some water,
or if it is calibrated for mogas and you are using 100LL or mixtures of the 
both.
How to calibrate depends on the make and model, i would expect those 
instructions
to be somewhere in the plane's documentation. 
If it's only the altimeter oscillating and the VSI is constant, i would replace
the instrument. Otherwise check the static and it's connections.
For the AI, i would kill the thing before it kills me. I guess repair for such
a device is a: expensive b: unreliable. Do it yourself here is probably not very
advisable either. Aren't these instruments certified and checked with annuals?
Trim, no idea, or maybe it's the issue of a too fast reacting trim motor. 
Matronics
has a governor, costs about 80$ that could be usefull, i have ordered one,
but am still years from flying, i will report about it later ok?

Regards,

Jos Okhuijsen
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