Ferg I measure about 2.5 inches total travel, lock to lock. I ran my rudder cables through nylon tubing back to brackets mounted on the pitch push rod containment. The turnbuckles are inserted in bet
Take a look at http://www.gpscables.com/. I bought one of their active GPS antennas for $45. It works a treat and has much more gain than the standard detachable antenna on my Garmin handheld. It is
Query to the Forum-- I'm reconsidering the trigear option, but it seems that 75% of my present operations is from or to sod airfields. Would you consider operating the Europa tri-gear from sod airfie
I dug it back out of my archives. It is: <A HREF="http://www.simviation.com/fs2002props33.htm">FS2002 Props Page 33 Haven't tried it yet--waiting for the monowheel ;-)) Pops I have just recovered the
Graham Please elaborate--I've never heard of the Jonti Docker door mod. Sounds like a good idea--where do we find this?? Pops "receiving The "receiving bushes" have a secondary advantage, they restri
Kingsley As one of those unfortunates who has spent days on a tailplane, I wish that I had seen that demonstration before I began my filling/sanding! Now, when you speak of roughing out the majority
I have had years of experience with urethane tubing and gasoline, and it's always worked for me. Infinitely better than PVC (Tygon)! However, what I've always used was the blue-tinted tubing sold by
Hi Tony K.- Tony, could you elaborate a bit on how you are profiling the filler strips on your classic wings? Are you actually using an airfoil profile pattern or something simple like a spline and s
Hi Ron I calibrate the ASI on my Avid Flyer by placing an O-ring on the static probe. Moving the O-ring aft of the static port causes the indicated airspeed to increase, and if forward of the static
Nigel I for one, and I suppose that others in the forum would love to have more details and photos of your hangar/trailer. Please write it up and put it on the Europa Club Mods page. Pops A036 hangar
Great suggestion, Stephan! Pops Dear builders/flyers Build related messages please! It is hard to read all messages and flight planning, weather broadcast and so forth makes it even more difficult. B
Tom- I think that you have received some good advice, but I'll throw in my $.02 worth--my experience follows... This thread really hits home for me! Some wise one once said that you can't build a Eur
Hi Jim I've enjoyed having your expert input on lots of build matters! How much are you asking, and how can I access the info on Trade-a-plane. I'm not a member. Do you have the info on another locat
Hi Jim Send a fax to 301-320-3303. Thanks! Hi Chuck, Yes I'll send you some details, do you have a fax number? My detail sheet is full and to retype it is a pain. I'm asking $66K with all my extras.
Hi Vaughn I'm not sure whether you received my previous email. I have a half-built kit just across the Potomac, which you might want to have a look at. The only parts that I don't have is the engine
I made mine out of 3/4 angle, and cut down the athwartship leg to about 1/2" Pops A036 I've lost my Alloy angle stay and will replace with new alloy angle. The Mod drawings do not specify the dimensi
I agree with Graham--I have used Nextel and would never use it on a panel. It looks great when fresh, but you don't want to touch it, because it will pick up fingerprints and smudges with the greates
Rowland The answer for reasonable anodizing is to find a anodizer which does a good bit of business, and leave your part there until they get another large job of the same color. They can then add yo
After much soul-searching and with great reluctance, I am putting my approximately half-built project up for sale. I do believe that the Europa is the finest handling plane that I have ever flown, bu