The Europa spotted at Popam is C-FIRS. It belongs to Karl Heindl (Europa No 392). Karl is not on the Net but you may remember his contribution to the Europe Flyer (Issue No 29) which gave a lot of de
The way to aviod having to move the pivot bolt is to get the CS14 brackets in exactly the right place when you set up the Aileron quick connect system (see step 10 Page 14-5 (TriGear manual)). I foun
Yes I have one , also prompted by the AS&P UK agent. It took 2 or 3 weeks and involved nothing but the paperwork. The advice I followed was from Aircraft Spruce Uk and was as follows Section 3) Col 1
I am probably the guy! I have just finished modifying my Trigear centre tunnel (after PFA approval) and it is now signed off ready to go in. I have Autocad drawings of the layout, pictures etc and ca
Hi. Do you remember Irene and I. we were on the Europa weekend with you and Brigitte. How did you solve your problem of where to build your Europa? The tube should be a nice slidding fit with some oi
No direct experience but when I had problems with my trim indicator I contacted the Ray Allen Company (the Mac People). Their number is 001-760-599-4720; ask for Scott or Gary. They were very helpful
I had very similar problem about two months ago. Nev suggested that reducing the spring tension by cutting off the back half of the M10 nylock nut was in order. I have done this and it is a great imp
I appreciate Nevelle's concern and I agree the top should be on whenever you do anything on wing setting. I am doing mine at the moment and my approach is to have it on fixed with clecos at 10" centr
I had this problem about 4 months ago. The trim lines are not absolutely accurate and you need to find the actual ends by trial and error. Your 11 degrees is not far from the 12 degrees you need. If
Thanks for the update on your cradle. I have found from experience that ratchet straps are very helpful and repositioning the third support to 75" would be helpful. I also found fitting casters was a
I am in the process of installing the Grand Rapids EIS 2000. I decided on this as it has inputs for the flow and return senders needed for the 914. Due to the need for two flow meters this is not a c
Bob May I suggest you have another think about your comments re starting. The 30amp slow blow fuse should be in the supply from the regulator not be in the starter circuit. Ian Rickard #505 G-IANI e-
Richard. For your information I have the Light Aero DI and AI. They are in the panel and I am wiring and plumbing it at his moment. Obviously no operational experience yet but I will let you know if
I looked at moding the firewall but it got far to complex so I went for trying to maximise the use of the space available. I have a mod (PFA Mod 10665) which moves the pedals down and the front edge
Rotax have just confirmed to me that there are two errors on page 86 of the 914 Installation manual. The correct connections for the two lights are Warning Light Ground (0) Pin 10 on TCU plug 12V Pin
Hi Karl. I am still pursuing the finger (hand) brake option. Spoke to Nev this morning and he was actually working on the mould for the shelf which will be used as part of the factory kit. Andy was n
I do not have a scale sketch of the seat pan area to hand but I do have the main fuse outlines and centre tunnel in AutoCad. I will be happy to produce a suitable diagram which we can then make avail
What I can confirm is that John Tempest, Deputy Chief Engineer with the PFA in the UK, is strongly against installing a centre pin. He feels that this significantly weakens the sill. This combined wi
I have been looking for Aerogrease 22 in the UK. As you say Light Aero has it available but in a minimum quantity of 3Km at 90. The best source I can see at the moment is A/C Spruce (Part No 08-05490
I installed the main gear with the top off as I could not contemplate the problems of doing it with it on. After talking to Nev he was satisfied that if the fuselage is well supported, particularly t