Hi Gustavo
Jim Brown's advice is probably good. My europa's wheel is considerably
larger and therefore the outriggers probably should be lengthened so they
contact the ground when is sits unoccupied.
The nylon leg material can be ordered here if it is not available in
Argentina. If you wish, I can order the material for you and include it
with the aircraft.
Tom
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Gustavo Sessarego <gsessare@hotmail.com>wr
ote:
> HI THERE,
>
> I am buying a Europa XS Monowheel with Jabiru 3300 and airmaster constant
> speed prop. anybody cold tell me the cuirse speed and fuel burn expected
> with this configuration.
>
> thanks in advance
> Gustavo
>
> > Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:44:13 -0400
> > From: acrojim@cfl.rr.com
> > To: europa-list@matronics.com
> > Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mono Inner Tyre Failures
> >
> >
> > Fred
> >
> > I think this is the 4th set of outriggers I have replaced over the year
s.
> Each set was made longer,about 1/2 inch each time. My monowheel is an XS
> model,and not the classic so there may be a difference in lengths of the
> outriggers as supplied by the factory???
> >
> > In looking back when I was learning to land the monowheel, FOR ME I thi
nk
> the learning curve would have gone better had the outriggers been longer.
..
> Let me explain....During landings,after touchdown, the rocking from side
to
> side of the wings with the short outriggers gave me the inpression that t
he
> plane was starting to turn to one side or the other, and I sometime
> corrected for a turn, when there was no turn. It took a while for my brai
n
> and my feet to come togather in my mind. Before I started flying the
> monowheel, I had acculuminated 1000 plus hours in a Pitts S-1-S which I
> owned. My perspective of what was going on outside the monowheel during t
he
> landing roll out, was affected by what I had seen in the Pitts.
> >
> > I'm not sure how a low time pilot might feel, or be aware of what is
> happing in the landing roll out of their monowheel.
> > I don't know if anyone has posted their thoughts on this subject.....bu
t
> please DO NOT change out the outriggers on your plane on basis of my
> experience.
> >
> > Please understand I am not suggesting that anyone run out and change
> outriggers for longer ones.
> >
> > Jim Brown.
> >
> >
> > ---- Fred Klein <fklein@orcasonline.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sep 20, 2009, at 5:10 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> > >
> > > > Over the past ten years I have extened the outriggers in length, to
> > > > now when the plane is parked, both outriggers touch the ground. For
> > > > me ground handling is much better, and in landing with the longer
> > > > outriggers the "rocking from one outrigger to the other" is now gon
e.
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > >
> > > Have you made the outriggers longer incrementally over the years or i
n
> > > one fell swoop?
> > >
> > > Would you venture an opinion as to whether or not the shorter legs
> > > were advantageous initially as you familiarized yourself w/ the mono?
> > >
> > > Sounds like you've had excellent results w/ the smaller tire at highe
r
> > > pressure on the hardsurface runways you use...thanks for putting your
> > > oar in to this discussion.
> > >
> > > Fred
> > > A194 XS mono
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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