Hi All I am the proud new owner of Europa XS Tri-gear kit A-101. Today I was going through the kit and I found some unopened cans of this miracle glue. The cans were manufactured in 2005 and are labe
Thanks Fred, I appreciate the suggestions. Do you have any suggestions about how to test the bond strength? Thanks spcialeffects for your input too, while the use of old glue is definitely a concern
d grip, x bond, That was pretty much what I was thinking Fred. I don't have any cut-outs or scraps that I can use but I've got a lot of spare glass cloth and I can easily make some test samples. I'll
Thanks Peter, I am already a member of SAANZ and the Wellington chapter of SAANZ. I also attended the intro to home building course held recently. Unfortunately there are no Europa builders I have be
It is mod 76 in the Europa website and described as "altitude hold". purchased separately - seems like its possible to use a number of servos, but some are stepper motors. as well as roll; is there a
I ordered some mod kits recently. It took a little while (from memory a few weeks) to get a price for shipping but once I sent payment details they were dispatched immediately. I also asked a technic
Hi All I am about to assemble my tail plane torque tube for the first time and need some advice. This is from an approximately 1999 vintage Trigear XS kit if that affects the answer. I have pictures
Thanks Alasdair My kit is American but the original British paperwork has the serial numbers 467 and 450 on it and is dated March 98 and March 99 so it is a very similar vintage. With the problems so
Thanks Fred. I don't have a drill press I trust so I will definitely engage a professional. I also have a spot of welding for them to do. m =9D pins, I before doing
Good idea Tony, I'll try the bucket of boiling water approach tomorrow to separate the part I put on when it was very warm. That also would make the logistics easier for me as my workshop is about 20
Thanks Lance. I plan to ask my mechanic for a contact to do the machining. I believe it should be a pretty simple job for someone with the experience and the gear. I managed to get the parts to come
Hi All I have a kit that started out around 1999 and has been worked on by a number of builder since them. Does anyone recognise the mod that has been done to the cockpit. A lot of the top of the cen
Thanks Nigel While that is bad news it is also good news in that I'm only starting the build so it shouldn't be too hard to fix compared with attempting to fix when ready to fly. I am in New Zealand
Thanks Tony, your picture looks very similar to mine. Mine was a US project too although I purchased it in NZ from the guy who imported it from US. Thanks Steve, I didn't think of looking at LAA mods
Bud Thank you for the very complete answer. I should have suspected Flight Crafters as there were some invoices for builder assistance from them with the kit. These were for the large glass over foam