All,
I am currently getting the finishing touches on N205CN which is XS Mono and
soon will be ready for first flight. While finding someone to do the honors
has been fairly stright forward, (Bob Lindsay has been very helpful and
willing)finding a Mono to do transition training in has been impossible. So
here is the question for the worldwide Europa family, Is there anyone out
there(UK,NZ, US) that can help with transition training? Here in the US the
only insurance for Europa requires 15hr duel and 10 hr solo before they'll
cover and the FAA has closed off any transition training in the first 40hr
of phase 1 testing. So efectively there is no coverage for the first 40hr
unless one can get 15hr instruction beforehand. Insurance issues aside, I
don't feel it would be wise to fly the Europa mono without some form of
training due to its unique flying characteristics. I know some will say to
give up on the mono and change it to a trike. Well that is an option and
one that I might be forced to make but I would prefer not to if at all
possible.
Thanks for any and all help and or suggestions
Craig Ellison
A205/N205CN
Silverton, OR USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul McAllister" <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: Europa-List: Rotax 914, run fuel pump with no battery?
> <paul.mcallister@qia.net>
>
> Ron,
>
> Yes this is how it works on my aircraft and I have tested it.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of
> rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us
> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:43 AM
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Europa-List: Rotax 914, run fuel pump with no battery?
>
>
> Studying Rotax 914 schematic, the main fuel pump is wired to the B+ of the
> regulator.
>
> It appears if you open the alternator output switch, they expect the
> alternator could run the fuel pump with no battery in circuit and act as a
> true redundant pump???
>
> Am I correct in my assumption that you could fly with a fuel pump running
> off the alternator only with no battery connected?
>
> In this configuration with no battery at all, is the alternator self
> exciting to get things going?
>
> Will testing often to make sure the pump will run in this configuration do
> any harm to the regulator, alternator, pump or switch? Or should this be
> used only in an emergency?
>
> They do have a 22000mF capacitor from B+ to ground.
>
>
> Thx.
> Ron Parigoris
>
>
>
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