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Re: Europa-List: Endurance Test

Subject: Re: Europa-List: Endurance Test
From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 10:30:30
thanks

I imagine the suction from the airstream helps.....

William Daniell
LONGPORT
+57 310 295 0744

On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 7:12 AM, crouto <crouton@well.com> wrote:

>
> The relief tube problem in the Europa is simplicity itself.
> You will need a funnel of about 12-15cm diameter, 500mm of tubing which
> will fit over the funnel outlet and 2 zip ties.  (The funnels with a flat
> side are best)
> Drill a hole the outside diameter of the tube in the underseat storage.
> Install one zip tie a cm or 2 from the tube=99s end and insert the 
tube into
> the hole.  Install the second zip tie near the end of the tube outside (t
he
> zip ties keep the tube in place).  The funnel stows under the seat, tubin
g
> around the front of the stick.
> I=99ve used this for 3 years on some of our 6+ hour legs.
> Having an autopilot servo under the seat may complicate the installation
> slightly, but we=99re experimenters and this should pose no problem
.
> Creighton A-009
>
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> >     1. 02:13 AM - Czech Trip - possible spare seat  (
> davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk)
> >     2. 06:11 AM - Re: Endurance test  (William Daniell)
> >     3. 09:19 AM - Re: Jamar Brake Cylinder  (willydewey)
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> > ________________________________  Message 1
> _____________________________________
> >
> >
> > From: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk
> > Subject: Europa-List: Czech Trip  - possible spare seat
> >
> >
> > Just a reminder that the Czech trip is due to start on Sunday 15/7/18. 
I
> > have four plane signed up for this and there is a possibility that one
> > of these may be able to offer a spare seat. Anyone interested (in the
> > spare seat or the trip) come back to me soonest. Regards, David Joyce,
> > G-XSDJ
> >
> >
> > ________________________________  Message 2
> _____________________________________
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> >
> > From: William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: Europa-List: Endurance test
> >
> > So it was like a car trip when dad wont stop.
> >
> > I have a peepee tube....i need coffee in the mornings with predictable
> > results 45 mins later.   Its not an entirely "watertight" process so I
> plan
> > to add adult diapers for the longer legs required to get me to miami...
..
> >
> > By the way id like see see designs for relief tubes....perhaps offline 
as
> > this is a family show.
> >
> > I have a 10 gal turtlepack bladder in cradle that is strapped to the ti
e
> > bar.   The fuel is fed to the tank via a facet pump.   I made a push
> button
> > operating switch per buds comments.     I transferred the fuel every 20
> > mins, you can feel the pump operating and  you can see the fuel rising 
up
> > the cobra.   The pump feels different when sucking air and when the fue
l
> in
> > the bladder is expended....
> >
> > Will
> >
> >
> > William Daniell
> > LONGPORT
> > +57 310 295 0744
> >
> >
> >> On Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 13:59 Rowland Carson <rowlandcarson@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 2018-06-30, at 23:10, William Daniell <wdaniell.longport@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> FWIW today I took flew 338nm starting with 27 gals and landed with 11.
5.
> >>
> >> 2:50 flight time according to my dynon.
> >>
> >>
> >> William - my worst personal Europa endurance test was right-seat in Ti
m
> >> Houlihan=99s G-BZTH when I drank a bottle of water while hanging ar
> > ound
> >> waiting for his flight plan to mature - and then omitted to make a
> >> pre-takeoff rudder inspection. The flight was only 2 hours but it
> seemed
> > a
> >> lot longer! I could not persuade Tim to deviate from his flight plan
> for
> > a
> >> comfort stop.
> >>
> >> Attached is a plot of a longer flight in the same aircraft which was
> MUCH
> >> more comfortable, thanks to better preflight actions. I can=99t rem
> > ember how
> >> much fuel was left at landing, but we were both comfortabe with it.
> 407.3
> > 2
> >> statute miles = 353.95 nautical miles, flight time 3:20.
> >>
> >> in friendship
> >>
> >> Rowland
> >>
> >>
> >
> > ________________________________  Message 3
> _____________________________________
> >
> >
> > Subject: Europa-List: Re: Jamar Brake Cylinder
> > From: "willydewey" <willydewey@gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > with compressed air from a large tire with the reservoir absolutely
> topped up It
> > was a one hit solution for me!!
> > would have been nicer if the reservoir was a tad larger
> >
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