---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 02/04/08: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:50 AM - Re: GPS antennae siting (G-IANI) 2. 10:48 AM - Glider wing flutter () 3. 01:35 PM - Re: GPS antennae siting (Duncan & Ami McFadyean) 4. 08:50 PM - Mono-wheel gear retraction (ROBERT LINDSAY) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:50:07 AM PST US From: "G-IANI" Subject: RE: Europa-List: GPS antennae siting No not the XRX Both Brian Tarmar and I have the Zaon MRX PCAS. I will leave Brian to comment on his experience. Mine is mounted in a clip (made from Bid) on top the panel, in the centre. This is low enough not to obstruct forward vision but is easy to see. Seems to work OK. Sorry but too poor to afford a XRX at present. Ian Rickard #505 G-IANI XS Trigear Europa Club Mods Rep (Trigear) e-mail mods@europaclub.org.uk or direct g-iani@ntlworld.com ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:48:50 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Glider wing flutter From: Hope to not hear this noise when flying long wing (or short wing) Europa: http://www.dg-flugzeugbau.de/dg1000-flattern-e.html#DG-300 Scroll down and watch mini video of flutter. Ron Parigoris ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:35:16 PM PST US From: "Duncan & Ami McFadyean" Subject: Re: Europa-List: GPS antennae siting <> Ian, Thanks. It only has to prevent one midair to prevent your relatives and dependents being poorer still! And in reducing the value of the Europa to scrap. There was a 'statistic' mentioned on the Flyer forum recently that less than half the UK GA fleet has a transponder fitted (less still turned on and working!); and that was EXcluding microlights etc. So the potential effectiveness of the system is in that case somewhat limited, in addition to the danger of the false sense of security that the device may engender. Still, I wouldn't mind having one and could justify it more than the cost of some other toy, eg a VP prop. Regards, Duncan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "G-IANI" Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:47 PM Subject: RE: Europa-List: GPS antennae siting > > No not the XRX > > Both Brian Tarmar and I have the Zaon MRX PCAS. I will leave Brian to > comment on his experience. Mine is mounted in a clip (made from Bid) on > top the panel, in the centre. This is low enough not to obstruct > forward vision but is easy to see. Seems to work OK. > > Sorry but too poor to afford a XRX at present. > > Ian Rickard #505 G-IANI XS Trigear > Europa Club Mods Rep (Trigear) > e-mail mods@europaclub.org.uk > or direct g-iani@ntlworld.com > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:19 PM PST US From: "ROBERT LINDSAY" Subject: Europa-List: Mono-wheel gear retraction After being installed for seven years and about 400 flight hours, I am unab le to fully retract my landing gear after take-off. Retraction commences easily enough but resistance rapidly builds and near t he end of the stroke resistance builds to a point where I end up with max e ffort about three mm short of the uplock shoulder. This difficulty has bee n growing over a period of time--but in the past overcome by pushing harder . Gear extension is easy with no problems. Is this simply a bungee problem? Have others experienced a bungee age prob lem where the bungee had to be replaced? If so, how does one attack the re placement procedule? Would a slightly thicker bungee be better? Looks lik e the job will be quite involved. Or, if the bungee should still be good, could there be some mechanical or m isalignment problem? 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