Hi! Richard/all
IMHO there's those that have shot their prop. on the nose wheel faring
and those that's going to, reverse thrust or not. Much cheaper to "grasp
the nettle" now and shorten the faring. Whilst you are at it allow for
the prop. getting nearer the faring when the nose leg is depressed. It
doesn't look bad with the shorter faring anyway because it's a smaller
wheel.
I think I took about 3" off mine (before my prop was nackered by the
nose wheel and yoke departing on landing )!
Robt.C.Harrison G-PTAG
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard
Holder
Sent: 18 February 2007 23:07
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Airmaster questions
steve v wrote:
> Hi Chaps, im looking at possibly the purchase of an
> Airmaster from the factory in the near future so need a
> few questions answered , 1 has any one an approximate
> hourly life for the brushes & whats the replacement
> cost for them - i assume its DIY replacement, 2 was the
> radio inerference ever cured ? 3 was the oil leak
> problem sorted or is it still ongoing, and 3, anyone
> got a good reason why the Airmaster should be ditched
> in favour of the Woodcomp Etc.?
1A. I have done 250 hours in mine so far. No sign of any
brush problems
1B. A spare set of brushes is included in the box. It does
require a soldering job to fit them but shouldn't be too
difficult.
2. I have had a regular click very second or so in my
radio. Never sure what caused it (is this the "radio
interference" to which you refer ?), but I have almost
finished a component change to a different intercom so
that may fix it.
3. There used to be a weep of grease from the hub, showing
up as a very slight line along the top cowling and onto
the windscreen. I cleaned out the hub of that expensive
grease and put in just enough. It doesn't leak now. Not a
lot anyway :-)
Second 3 (!) I have an Airmaster and that is what I
started with so I can't comment about Woodcomp. The
reversing trick sounds neat but not recommended in a
tri-gear with the speed kit (the nose wheel fairing will
turn around and it tail (now facing forward) will be hit
by the propellor blades).
Richard Holder
G-OWWW Europa Classic Tri-Gear High Cross
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