---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 11/29/04: 24 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:41 AM - Contacting the New Europa (Kim Bull) 2. 02:17 AM - List of Contributors Coming Soon! (Matt Dralle) 3. 02:17 AM - Contacting the New Europa (Richard Holder) 4. 02:26 AM - ELT (Graham Singleton) 5. 02:28 AM - Gear retraction problem (Graham Singleton) 6. 07:24 AM - Re: Contacting the New Europa (JEFF ROBERTS) 7. 07:50 AM - Re : Carburetter heating Rotax 912S (John & Paddy Wigney) 8. 09:23 AM - Crimps, Solderless connectors and using the right tools (TELEDYNMCS@aol.com) 9. 09:33 AM - Re: Europa Club Events for 2005 (William Mills) 10. 10:15 AM - Re: Carburetter heating Rotax 912S (Terry Seaver) 11. 10:38 AM - Crimps, Solderless Connectors and using the right tool (DuaneFamly@aol.com) 12. 10:54 AM - Re: ELT (nigel charles) 13. 11:13 AM - Re: Europa Club Events for 2005 (Alan Burrows) 14. 11:59 AM - Re: Europa Club Events for 2005 (bryan allsop) 15. 12:43 PM - [PLEASE READ] Lists Pummelled by Cashette.com Debacle... (Matt Dralle) 16. 01:52 PM - Bengi tension (karelvranken) 17. 03:17 PM - nose wheel 9 KG force (s.vestuti) 18. 03:21 PM - Windshield thickness (Fred R. Klein) 19. 05:52 PM - Re: Bengi tension (Steve Hagar) 20. 07:06 PM - Re: Bengi tension (Cliff Shaw) 21. 08:08 PM - Re: Contacting the New Europa (Lmorgan822@aol.com) 22. 08:09 PM - New attitude indicator (JEFF ROBERTS) 23. 08:10 PM - Re: Contacting the New Europa (Lmorgan822@aol.com) 24. 08:17 PM - Re: Contacting the New Europa (Lmorgan822@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:41:21 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa From: Kim Bull --> Europa-List message posted by: Kim Bull Hear Hear, Hear hear. Kim 581 Sorry Richard, You may be right by what might follow in a court of law, should Mr morgan take it that far, but your comments of how life is a bitch are very much incorrect in my book. Good things happen to those people and companies that do what's right. Many companies here in the US. such as the new Glass Air did right by the people that we're due product A little consideration for L. Morgan would be in order here. If the new Europa wants the world to know they are in it for the builder/customer Mr. Morgan should very soon here his kit is on the way. I for one would not ever recommend a company that didn't care if a past customer got screwed. Different company owners or not! Making good on old commitments should have been part of the new business plan. It's part of building a good reputation. Something the old Europa never thought of. Hmmm I wonder why the didn't make it? Jeff A258 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:17:18 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Europa-List: List of Contributors Coming Soon! --> Europa-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Dear Listers, There are only a couple more days left until the official end of this year's Matronics List Fund Raiser. At the end of the month I compile and post a list of all the members that made a Contribution to support the Lists. Won't you take a moment and make sure your name is on that list? Its your support that keeps these Lists up and running 24x7x365. The List Contribution Site is easy and fast and most importantly secure. You can make your donation with a credit card, PayPal, or by sending in a personal check. For complete information, please see the URL below: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Thank you!! Matt Dralle Email List Administrator Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft do not archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:17:18 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa From: Richard Holder --> Europa-List message posted by: Richard Holder Sorry it wasn't supposed to be a nasty comment. BUT. EMIL left suppliers and customers short of 1.2 million ($2m). If those taking over the company had had to make good that 1.2m it would not have been viable and so E (2004) would not have come about. So then no Europa company at all. Does that make sense ? It may be that E (2004) comes up with some offer to those screwed by EMIL with items offered at cost, but that is for their business plan. Richard > --> Europa-List message posted by: Kim Bull > > Hear Hear, Hear hear. > > Kim 581 > > > Sorry Richard, > You may be right by what might follow in a court of law, should Mr > morgan take it that far, but your comments of how life is a bitch are > very much incorrect in my book. Good things happen to those people and > companies that do what's right. Many companies here in the US. such as > the new Glass Air did right by the people that we're due product > A little consideration for L. Morgan would be in order here. If the new > Europa wants the world to know they are in it for the builder/customer > Mr. Morgan should very soon here his kit is on the way. I for one would > not ever recommend a company that didn't care if a past customer got > screwed. Different company owners or not! Making good on old > commitments should have been part of the new business plan. It's part > of building a good reputation. Something the old Europa never thought > of. Hmmm I wonder why the didn't make it? > > Jeff > A258 > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:26:14 AM PST US From: Graham Singleton Subject: Europa-List: ELT --> Europa-List message posted by: Graham Singleton At 23:56 28/11/2004 -0800, you wrote: >However you are still allowed to carry a handheld >ELT which is what I do across the water. At least with the handheld if >your aircraft should sink after a ditching you still have your location >aid. Be under no illusion it can be very difficult for the rescue >services to see you if there is only your head sticking out the water. >Your biggest risk with a ditching is not surviving the water landing it >is hypothermia afterwards therefore a location aid is essential. When I >did search training in C130's it is possible to miss seeing a 26 man >liferaft if the sea conditions are anything but calm. > >Nigel Charles Nigel We lost a friend this way 10 years ago after a North Sea ditching. He did have an automatic ELT on his life jacket but it was upside down and the signal wasn't radiating. It took 15 hours to find him. Too long. Graham ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:28:44 AM PST US From: Graham Singleton Subject: Europa-List: Gear retraction problem --> Europa-List message posted by: Graham Singleton At 23:56 28/11/2004 -0800, you wrote: >I can see the attractions of a thinner tyre. It would certainly give much >better clearance on the brake master cylinder and the brake caliper. But I >am a > >bit worried about the 15mm bigger diameter. There is already very little >clearance between the tyre and the flap push rod, and with a bigger >diameter tyre > >this could become a problem. > >Regards >John John shouldn't be a problem, the tyre should go past the side of the flap push rod. Graham ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:24:26 AM PST US From: JEFF ROBERTS Subject: Re: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa --> Europa-List message posted by: JEFF ROBERTS Understood, but the point is that suppliers are companies not customers. These people have in some cases used hard earned savings or even financed to obtained their dream. Satisfying these people should be the reason any company is in business. Read the article on Chris Heinz in this months Kit Planes. Every great company that puts the consumer first not only survives but flourishes. It's a simple rule of business that works. Even sending a small part of a kit so the builder can at least get started would be a sign that this new Europa is indeed on the right track. For Mr. Morgan and all who have been screwed by EMIL, we all are praying E2004 is in it for the builder/customer. More Europa's flying will be the result and thats the best and only way to sell more kits. Best Regards, Jeff Roberts A258 On Nov 29, 2004, at 4:01 AM, Richard Holder wrote: > --> Europa-List message posted by: Richard Holder > > Sorry it wasn't supposed to be a nasty comment. > > BUT. > > EMIL left suppliers and customers short of 1.2 million ($2m). If those > taking over the company had had to make good that 1.2m it would not > have > been viable and so E (2004) would not have come about. So then no > Europa > company at all. > > Does that make sense ? > > It may be that E (2004) comes up with some offer to those screwed by > EMIL > with items offered at cost, but that is for their business plan. > > Richard > >> --> Europa-List message posted by: Kim Bull >> >> Hear Hear, Hear hear. >> >> Kim 581 >> >> >> Sorry Richard, >> You may be right by what might follow in a court of law, should Mr >> morgan take it that far, but your comments of how life is a bitch are >> very much incorrect in my book. Good things happen to those people and >> companies that do what's right. Many companies here in the US. such as >> the new Glass Air did right by the people that we're due product >> A little consideration for L. Morgan would be in order here. If the >> new >> Europa wants the world to know they are in it for the builder/customer >> Mr. Morgan should very soon here his kit is on the way. I for one >> would >> not ever recommend a company that didn't care if a past customer got >> screwed. Different company owners or not! Making good on old >> commitments should have been part of the new business plan. It's part >> of building a good reputation. Something the old Europa never thought >> of. Hmmm I wonder why the didn't make it? >> >> Jeff >> A258 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:50:02 AM PST US From: John & Paddy Wigney Subject: Europa-List: Re : Carburetter heating Rotax 912S --> Europa-List message posted by: John & Paddy Wigney <<<<<<<< Time: 05:25:23 AM PST US From: "Sven den Boer" Subject: Europa-List: Carburetter heating Rotax 912S So far I have been told that a 912S on an Europa does not require a car heater due to several reasons. Last week during an engine run up at the platform the engine quited due to......,yep carb ice.I have to say that the engine cowlings were not mounted at the time. One of the fellow builders draw my attention to the heating kit CH-912-3 912 from Skydrive. Any help and comments are highly appreciated. Cheers. Sven den Boer PH-SBR >>>>>>> Hi Sven, I fitted the Skydrive carb heater kit from new based on various inputs including photos on the Skydrive website of ice in a 912S carb throat. It is permanently on and I now have 370 trouble-free hours of time. I believe that Skydrive's claim of no effect on engine power is correct. Cheers, John N262WF, mono XS, 912S, Whirlwind c/s prop Mooresville, North Carolina ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:23:21 AM PST US From: TELEDYNMCS@aol.com Subject: Europa-List: Crimps, Solderless connectors and using the right tools --> Europa-List message posted by: TELEDYNMCS@aol.com In a message dated 11/29/2004 2:58:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, europa-list-digest@matronics.com writes: > So my answer would be to solder on your extensions and then, yes, apply > heat > shrink. > > Hi all, > > Being that my chosen profession is that of an Electrical Engineer and being > that my specialty is audio, telecom and radio frequency applications with > roughly 7,000 cellular telephone and microwave site installations under my belt, > I thought I'd chime in here with my experiences FWIW. > > Based on what I've experienced in the past 16 years of field work, I would > agree with Richard that you should indeed solder connections, including those > crimped "solderless" fittings, provided that they are copper or tinned copper > and particularly those which are low current applications. I would not > bother soldering battery leads as there is a better way to harness that beast. Over time, unsoldered, unprotected crimped fittings will eventually corrode. I've seen it over and over in the field. While > this may not be a huge > problem in the long haul for battery leads or other high current circuits, smaller > connections which corrode over time will, without a doubt, cause problems. I > would recommend that for audio and other low voltage, low current circuits, > i.e., headset leads, data leads, etc., be crimped using the proper tool, then > soldered and covered with heat shrink whenever possible. Also, use high > quality connectors with gold plated pins for the best results on audio, data and > other low voltage, low current applications. I like Amp connectors and a wide > selection is available from www.digikey.com. Battery lead crimps are better protected over the long run if the stripped ends are > dipped in "copper coat," "copper-ox" or "al-ox" or other similar > anticorrosion medium prior to crimping. This stuff is available from any electrical > supply house. For copper to copper connections I like a product called > "Penetrox". This stuff is a paste made from conductive grease mixed with copper > powder. Nothing I've seen works better for corrosion protection of large crimped > leads, (welding wire, battery leads, etc.) even outside right next to the > ocean. Simply dip the stripped cable end into the anticorrosion medium, then > insert the wire in the connector and crimp as usual. Wipe off any excess Penetrox > and cover the crimp and about 3/4" of the cable end with heat shrink for best > results. Don't get this stuff on your clothes, though. Penetrox stains are > permanent. > > Perhaps as important as soldering is using the right crimp tool for the job. > By and large, from my experience, the crimper/stripper tools that come in > the kits with the solderless connectors are junk. They make good paperweights, > but that's about where their usefulness ends. They simply mash the connector > flat over the wire and provide neither a good electrical bond, nor a good > mechanical bond. Klein tools makes an excellent crimping tool, commonly referred > to as a "Stay-con" tool. This tool uses a two sided die, one side being "U" > shaped and the other having a pin that squeezes the fitting and wire together > inside the "U" shaped die. These are available at most electrical supply > stores and larger home improvement centers and are excellent for crimping AWG 10 > - 22 sized wires to insulated or non-insulated barrel type terminals. > Another source we frequently use is Techni-Tool. www.techni-tool.com. They have a > lot of specialty electronic tools and supplies. The Techni-Tool part number > for the Klein tool I describe here is 490ST016. Once wires and barrel type > connectors are crimped with this tool they do not come apart. Audio and data pins (open barrel type) should only be crimped with an open barrel type crimping tool. This is called an "F" type crimp and also uses a two sided die. Techni-Tool carries a decent, relatively cheap ($25) version of this tool. (Part # 694ST128) You can probably source this at any decent electrical supply house that caters to audio installers too. "F" type connectors usually have two sets of tabs which need to be crimped, one set for the bare wire providing the electrical connection and one set for providing a mechanical connection to the wire jacket. This tool "rolls" the tabs of the connector inward back onto the wire in one, easy motion. A second crimp will "roll" the longer holding tabs onto the insulation jacket, generally using the next size larger from the wire crimp. Open barrel connectors should be lightly soldered after crimping taking great care to not overheat the connector. Overheating the connector pin will weaken it. On small wires (AWG18 or smaller) solder using a small iron, 15w -25w, and keep a wet sponge handy to keep the tip clean. Re-tin the tip often. Remember, you're not welding here. A little bit of solder goes a long way. My preferred method of joining two stranded wires is to strip back about 1/2" on each wire. Be sure to use the right sized stripping tool or you will weaken the wire. Slide the appropriate sized piece of heat shrink over one wire. The shrink should be long enough so that it will cover the splice, plus about 1/2" onto each wire. Push the ends of the wires together so that the cut end pushes into the other wire up to the point where it was stripped, then give it a slight twist. The idea here is to "weave" the two ends together. Lightly solder the ends together and cover with heat shrink. This makes a neat, strong connection. Anyway, this is what I've found over the years that works. Hope it helps! Regards, John Lawton Dunlap, TN A-245 (Wet sanding my bottom (fuselage, that is)) ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:57 AM PST US From: "William Mills" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 --> Europa-List message posted by: "William Mills" Hi Bryan, I'm now back in circulation. You can put me down for another "Last of the Summer Wine" end of season trip to France if you like. I would quite like to visit the Alps again next year and am willing to do some organising, but let's see what others come up with first. We must get the DOTHs going again. Best wishes, William Do not archive. ----- Original Message ----- From: "bryan allsop" Subject: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 > --> Europa-List message posted by: "bryan allsop" > > I am putting together a calendar of Europa Club events for next year. If anyone has it in mind to organise any trips, fly-ins, or meetings, would they let me know please. Regardless of whether there are any fixed dates etc., or which part of the world you may be in, it would be extremely helpful to know what you may have in mind. > > Many thanks in anticipation. > > Bryan Allsop. Europa Club Events Co-coordinator > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:15:49 AM PST US From: Terry Seaver Subject: Re: Europa-List: Carburetter heating Rotax 912S --> Europa-List message posted by: Terry Seaver Hi Sven, We have a mono-wheel XS with 912S, with about 400 hours on it now. We fit the Skydrive carb heat during the build and left it on all the time, assuming there would be no performance loss. After having some problems with difficult hot starts, we installed a coolant valve (included with the Skydrive kit) in the carb heat path. We then tested climb performance, with carb heat on and off, and found no difference in climb performance. We have found that if we leave the carb heat on after landing and during the taxi back, we have more trouble with hot starts, so we normally leave the carb heat off, except when needed. We have definitely had carb ice, both on the ground and in the air, with the engine running rough and at lower power. Turning on the carb heat cures the problem quickly (5-10 seconds, as I recall). The Skydrive kit includes a carb heat gauge. We try to turn the carb heat on whenever the gauge reads below 5 deg C, especially when throttling back for landing. Whenever we have had icing, the carb heat gauge has read around 0 to 2 deg C. The Skydrive kit is well made, I highly recommend it. regards, Terry Seaver A135 / N135TD Sven den Boer wrote: > --> Europa-List message posted by: "Sven den Boer" > > So far I have been told that a 912S on an Europa does not require a car heater due to several reasons. > Last week during an engine run up at the platform the engine quited due to......, yep carb ice. > I have to say that the engine cowlings were not mounted at the time. > One of the fellow builders draw my attention to the heating kit CH-912-3 912 from Skydrive. > Any help and comments are highly appreciated. > > Cheers. > > Sven den Boer > PH-SBR > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 10:38:34 AM PST US From: DuaneFamly@aol.com Subject: Europa-List: Crimps, Solderless Connectors and using the right tool --> Europa-List message posted by: DuaneFamly@aol.com Good Day All, All these crimping type tools I have found available on the AeroElectric.com website. One of the finer points of the website is that it provides detailed instructions for the proper use of each tool. But that's just my opinion. Do Not Archive Mike Duane A207 Redding, California XS Conventional Gear Just about to put the top on but still finding little things to do before that. ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 10:54:32 AM PST US From: "nigel charles" Subject: RE: Europa-List: ELT --> Europa-List message posted by: "nigel charles" >We lost a friend this way 10 years ago after a North Sea ditching. He did have an automatic ELT on his life jacket but it was upside down and the signal wasn't radiating. It took 15 hours to find him.< An ELT does need holding vertically with the aerial clear of the sea. It is still a better bet than an ELT inside an aircraft which might sink. In my opinion electronic location aids are the only hope unless you are very lucky with precise position reporting before ditching combined with smooth sea conditions. Nigel Charles ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 11:13:55 AM PST US From: "Alan Burrows" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 --> Europa-List message posted by: "Alan Burrows" Hello Bryan I posted off your headsets today sorry I couldn't do it last week, but I was away dealing with my fathers affairs and only returned home on Sunday night. So you should have them in a day or so. With regard to your calendar, please put the Isle of Man Air show in for 4th-7th August 2005. It was a good event last year and we had half a dozen Europa's fly in for it. I hope we get more next year so we can make it a real club event. I am happy to co ordinate things if you want to put me down as a contact. Cheers Alan Burrows -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of bryan allsop Subject: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 --> Europa-List message posted by: "bryan allsop" --> I am putting together a calendar of Europa Club events for next year. If anyone has it in mind to organise any trips, fly-ins, or meetings, would they let me know please. Regardless of whether there are any fixed dates etc., or which part of the world you may be in, it would be extremely helpful to know what you may have in mind. Many thanks in anticipation. Bryan Allsop. Europa Club Events Co-coordinator ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 11:59:22 AM PST US From: "bryan allsop" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 --> Europa-List message posted by: "bryan allsop" Thanks William. Another 'Last of the Summer Wine' trips would be good. It is really nice to hear from you. My new permit should be here any time now, so a DOTH would be good. I intend to abuse my role as Events Coordinator to bully some fresh talent into organising. Is anyone out there listening? See you soon. Bryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Mills" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 > --> Europa-List message posted by: "William Mills" > > Hi Bryan, > I'm now back in circulation. > You can put me down for another "Last of the Summer Wine" end of season trip > to France if you like. I would quite like to visit the Alps again next year > and am willing to do some organising, but let's see what others come up with > first. > We must get the DOTHs going again. > Best wishes, > William > Do not archive. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bryan allsop" > To: "europa club mail" > Subject: Europa-List: Europa Club Events for 2005 > > > > --> Europa-List message posted by: "bryan allsop" > > > > > I am putting together a calendar of Europa Club events for next year. If > anyone has it in mind to organise any trips, fly-ins, or meetings, would > they let me know please. Regardless of whether there are any fixed dates > etc., or which part of the world you may be in, it would be extremely > helpful to know what you may have in mind. > > > > Many thanks in anticipation. > > > > Bryan Allsop. Europa Club Events Co-coordinator > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 12:43:34 PM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Europa-List: [PLEASE READ] Lists Pummelled by Cashette.com Debacle... --> Europa-List message posted by: Matt Dralle Listers, Just a quick note to say that I've caught the great Cashette.Com debacle of 2004 and have tried to clean out all of the pending List email queues of all the "you are not yet on my Approved List" messages. There were about 117 of them queued when I noticed what was going on. In a nutshell, this guy signed up for all of the Lists and had a "register with my site" spam filter enabled on his account. When his account started receiving List messages, it started sending back, "you need to register" messages back to the various Lists which in turn went to the Lists which in turn got sent to the same spam filter which in turn sent back a message indicating that the List needed to register, and so on and so on until, I suppose, the Internet just blew up! Sheeze, some of these spam systems are so brain dead! Anyway, I've cleaned out all of the messages generated by this thing and put in a permanent block from this cashette.com website so that this shouldn't be a problem any longer. Back to Airplane Discussions! :-) Matt Dralle List Administrator Matt G Dralle | Matronics | PO Box 347 | Livermore | CA | 94551 925-606-1001 V | 925-606-6281 F | dralle@matronics.com Email http://www.matronics.com/ WWW | Featuring Products For Aircraft do not archive ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 01:52:34 PM PST US From: "karelvranken" Subject: Europa-List: Bengi tension --> Europa-List message posted by: "karelvranken" Hi All, Did anyone sofar readjust the bengi tension on the monowheel? So yes; what is the easiest way to do so? Or is this a specific question for neville? After some 150 landings, retraction of the landing gear becomes heavier than previously. We thought to readjust the tension of the bengi cord. But that seems to be a job for specialists. Any advice is welcome. Karel Vranken # 447 F-PKRL ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 03:17:54 PM PST US From: "s.vestuti" Subject: Europa-List: nose wheel 9 KG force --> Europa-List message posted by: "s.vestuti" hello all , i`ve recently fitted the nose wheel and main gear to the fuslage , and was just wandering if anyone has devised a simple method of setting the 8 - 9 KG force at the rear of the nose wheel for correct shimmy damping force. thanks in advance, steve # 573 ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 03:21:01 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Windshield thickness From: "Fred R. Klein" --> Europa-List message posted by: "Fred R. Klein" Hi you all, After never receiving the windshield & windows from EMIL, I've learned that for an extra US$250.00, windshields of .250" acrylic are available with an edge milled to conform to the rebate in the fuselage molding. I'm wondering whether to pop for the extra bucks. (?) Does anyone consider the standard .125" windshield a weak point in the Europa XS design?..or would the .250" unit simply fall into that category of "ways to increase weight and throw additional money down the hole"? Has anyone had any experience w/ birdstrikes and .125" acrylic? Even if your Europa is complete and flying, if you had your druthers, would you have opted for something thicker? Much obliged for any thoughts... Fred A194 ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 05:52:57 PM PST US From: "Steve Hagar" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Bengi tension --> Europa-List message posted by: "Steve Hagar" Karel: I don't know if this will help but when I installed the bungie chord I cut it in two half length pieces. I then tensioned the left side and secured it in the middle of the frame then proceeded to do the same with the right side. It was a good deal easier to work with the shorter length. Also if a bungie broke or came loose you will still have a 50% capability. Steve Hagar A143 Mesa, AZ Steve Hagar hagargs@earthlink.net > [Original Message] > From: karelvranken > To: > Date: 11/29/2004 2:52:04 PM > Subject: Europa-List: Bengi tension > > --> Europa-List message posted by: "karelvranken" > > Hi All, > Did anyone sofar readjust the bengi tension on the monowheel? > So yes; what is the easiest way to do so? > Or is this a specific question for neville? > After some 150 landings, retraction of the landing gear becomes heavier than previously. We thought to readjust the tension of the bengi cord. But that seems to be a job for specialists. > Any advice is welcome. > Karel Vranken > # 447 F-PKRL > > ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 07:06:04 PM PST US From: "Cliff Shaw" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Bengi tension --> Europa-List message posted by: "Cliff Shaw" Just a thought! Be sure the bearing blocks that the gear pivots on are not lacking for oil. I seem to remember this symptom on Bob Jacobsen's "BEEP BEEP" . Cliff Shaw 1041 Euclid ave. Edmonds, WA 98020 425 776 5555 "Wile E Coyote" is tore down temporarily to replace a ignition coil. Engine failed the Mag Test. > Hi All, > Did anyone sofar readjust the bengi tension on the monowheel? > So yes; what is the easiest way to do so? > Or is this a specific question for neville? > After some 150 landings, retraction of the landing gear becomes heavier > than previously. We thought to readjust the tension of the bengi cord. But > that seems to be a job for specialists. > Any advice is welcome. > Karel Vranken > # 447 F-PKRL > > > ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 08:08:17 PM PST US From: Lmorgan822@aol.com Subject: Re: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa --> Europa-List message posted by: Lmorgan822@aol.com Jeff, Thanks for your kind words. :) Larry ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 08:09:34 PM PST US From: JEFF ROBERTS Subject: Europa-List: New attitude indicator --> Europa-List message posted by: JEFF ROBERTS Hi Guys, I thought I'd let you know I just received the new Stratomaster 3.5 inch Maxi Single. I bought the 3hc sensor to feed attitude, turn & bank, and compass. Total costs $995.00 It's not in color but for this job it doesn't matter. I just hooked it up on the bench and I got to say I'm impressed. It works as quick as I can turn or bank the sensor. Reading the manual now but it looks fairly simple to operate. No lap top no special jacks just set calibrations from the front of the instrument. I will mount the sensor in the back of the tunnel between the seats close to the recommended axes area. I also have the Stratomaster E2 EMS to monitor the 912-S. Temporally powered it up connected to the Rotax sensors and set the button to the 912-S and everything came on where it's supposed to. Of course I haven't started the engine up yet but I'm very impressed with the instruments for the money. Black & white is fine with me. I am a ways from flying so I really can't say but so far I like what I see. Just thought you may want to check them out. www.sportflyingshop.com or www.aveousa.com Of course it's not recommended for IFR but neither am I. Jeff A258 ________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________ Time: 08:10:56 PM PST US From: Lmorgan822@aol.com Subject: Re: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa --> Europa-List message posted by: Lmorgan822@aol.com That WAS a nasty comment! I am sure you would feel differently if you had lost 22,000+ US! Anyone want to buy a beautifully finished and ready to paint Phase I kit? Glas-air DID do the right thing, and that is why I am now one of their customers. ________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________ Time: 08:17:06 PM PST US From: Lmorgan822@aol.com Subject: Re: Europa-List: Contacting the New Europa --> Europa-List message posted by: Lmorgan822@aol.com As a future supplier about to enter the market, (propellers), I couldn't have said it better myself.