I=C2-am=C2-always pleased to read your writings Bud, well stated, well
thought out and well researched. =C2-THere's no substitute for eperience
and I know for a fact that you have more than I do.=0A=0AGraham=0A=0A=0A___
_____________________________=0A From: Bud Yerly <budyerly@msn.com>=0ATo: e
uropa-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Sunday, 12 February 2012, 22:00=0ASubject
: Re: Europa-List: Jabiru and alternative engines=0A =0A=0A =0AGraham, you
are as succinct as always.=C2- Wish I could be.=0A=C2-=0A=0AI=C2-have
found that our little Europa is=C2-ideally suited for the =0A100-120=C2
-HP engine series that are under 200 pounds total with =0Aaccessories.=C2
- Keep the airframe down to about 850-900 pounds empty and this =0Ais a h
ell of an airplane.=C2- Add a constant speed prop and it is even =0Abette
r.=C2- So why not put a simple to install engine on it and make it easy
=0Ato service.=0A=C2-=0AI prefer to spend my time making the wiring, duct
ing and engine=C2-easy =0Ato remove, so=C2-some 5 years later=C2-in o
ne weekend, I can hoist the =0Aengine off and change all the hoses, clean a
nd service everything, change the =0Amounts and put it back on.=C2- Then
hook up the new fuel hoses and plug the =0Aquick disconnect=C2-plugs into
the firewall and start it up.=0A=C2-=0AMy desire is to get in the air re
liably.=C2- The =0Adecision=C2-to=C2-experiment with=C2-a one off e
ngine project=C2-that is =0Aeven $10,000 cheaper on the front is not wort
h it as I would rather see myself =0Aand my=C2-clients fly rather than ti
nker and suffer engineering =0Asetbacks=C2-in silence or lament they didn
=99t get what they wanted in their =0Aairplane.=0A=C2-=0AI love to
tinker, and=C2-am always amazed at the superb craftsmanship of =0Asome of
our builders and alternative engine and system manufactures, and some =0Ad
ay they will spend the countless hours necessary to get it all right.=C2-
=0AI'll wait for them to make an easy to install=C2-firewall forward pac
kage and =0Athen I'll recommend it.=0A=C2-=0AKeep it simple, keep it ligh
t, keep it reliable and you will fly =0Asooner.=0A=C2-=0AJust my opinion.
=0A=C2-=0ABud Yerly, =0AN12AY, Classic tri gear,=C2- 914, Airmaster, 90
4 pounds =0ACustom Flight Creations Inc.
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