---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 05/24/09: 13 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:12 AM - Mode S and others... (David Corbett) 2. 04:17 AM - Re: Help needed Re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. (Robert C Harrison) 3. 09:22 AM - Monowheel Brake (ploucandco) 4. 10:10 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (kbcarpenter@comcast.net) 5. 11:38 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (rparigoris) 6. 11:49 AM - Re: Help needed Re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. (Mike Parkin) 7. 11:59 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (Mike Parkin) 8. 12:48 PM - Re: Monowheel Brake (ploucandco) 9. 01:15 PM - Re: Monowheel Brake (Paul McAllister) 10. 02:12 PM - Re: Mode S and others... (rick@amimotormanagement.co.uk) 11. 03:47 PM - Transponder adjustment (Gavin & Anne) 12. 04:22 PM - Re: Re: Monowheel Brake (rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us) 13. 10:42 PM - Re: Re: Monowheel Brake (Mike Parkin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:12:57 AM PST US From: "David Corbett" Subject: Europa-List: Mode S and others... Mike Parkin is right; an approach controller at Liverpool (who also controls Doncaster approach from the same desk, and who is co-owner of an RV9A here at Shobdon) told us in March this year, when he was briefing us on the new ATSOCAS procedures, that only London, Manchester and Scottish Area controls can interpret Mode S. In the meanwhile (and thanks to all our friends in Holland who provided information and encouragement) the 17 aircraft of the Flying Farmers Association went into Netherlands airspace on 9 May, all to be told to put their transponders (whether A, C, or S) on standby whilst under the Schipol TMA. We were given a dispensation to carry PLB's rather than ELT's when crossing into the NL FIR, but we also heard before we went that other individual aircraft from UK had crossed into NL FIR without ELT and without any problems. After leaving Lelystad, most of us went on to Norway via Viborg in Denmark, and I would like to recommend that grass airfield as being exceptionally helpful and friendly. As I passed over the Borkum area on that leg, someone called me (on the Bremen Info frequency) also a Europa, and I think identifying himself as (what was) G-KITS. If you watch this forum, I am sorry that I did not chat, but I did see you some 2000' below me, flying east along the Friesian islands; my route took me overhead Heligoland. Best wishes, David ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:17:49 AM PST US From: "Robert C Harrison" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. Hi! Craig Yes I think so but it uses numerical conversions for the alphabet as per the old telephone system. I was not able to check it out due to the inadequate ATC receiver facilities in this patch ! Regards Bob H G-PTAG -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of craig bastin Sent: 24 May 2009 07:08 Subject: RE: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. May be a stupid question re your garmin mode s but you did put your unique mode S id code into the transponder when you installed it??? -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Robert C Harrison Sent: Sunday, 24 May 2009 3:43 PM Subject: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. Hi! all I have previously had a position indictor failure on my LED bars. I think I recall that it was the orange wire which does the potentiometer information transfer? Mine is frozen in the fully up indication irrespective of where the flaps are. Can any one confirm? I have flight tested my new Mode S Garmin 328 Transponder and it works ...except neither Waddington nor Humberside ATC have the aircraft registration recognition to confirm that function is working OK ! It does have a radio interference problem in that there is an interrogation blip to be heard in the radio head sets which wasn't there on the Garmin 320 original set. Has anyone any suggestions? (Except that I just wasted 1750 !) Regards Bob H G-PTAG PS A "bright spark" at Wickenby suggested I infringe at Conningsby where the Typhoons are based to see if they pick up the registration information ! Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 07:00:00 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:22:26 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake From: "ploucandco" Hi all, I would like to hear your experience with the monowheel brake system. I purchased my Europa XS monowheel from the builder about 1 year ago (N205CN has its 1st flight on May 2006) and had all the issues that I could imagine with the brake system till now. After bleeding the master cylinder at least 5 times (leaks with air coming in), I decided to completely replace the whole system beginning of this year: master, slave and tube. Europa first sent me a leaking master cylinder that was replaced for free. So during the 20 hours that I flew after this replacement, I already got 2 times the tube to come out from the slave cylinder connection. Today I got the tube to come out of the master cylinder. I became a master in flushing the whole system and reconnecting everything as well as bleeding from the slave cylinder in less than 15 minutes. That's not the issue. But, this system is not acceptable from a safety point of view. Today, I got no brake at the end of the runway (400m concrete). Good that I stopped the engine and that there is 50 meters grass after the runway... 2 months ago, I was doing the mag check at 3000RPM when I lost the brake! I luckily touched nothing but finished my course 2 meters from the hangar door. Am I the only one who is facing such issues with the monowheel brake? Potentially, do someone of you have a solution that enhance the safety of this system? Thanks for your input, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245151#245151 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:10:30 AM PST US From: kbcarpenter@comcast.net Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake Been flying with my brake system seven years and 525 hours without any prob lems.=C2- sounds like your connections on the end of the tube are flawed is some way.=C2- ken carpenter=C2-=C2- N9XS=C2- mono 914=C2- ----- Original Message ----- From: "ploucandco" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:21:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake Hi all, I would like to hear your experience with the monowheel brake system. I pur chased my Europa XS monowheel from the builder about 1 year ago (N205CN has its 1st flight on May 2006) and had all the issues that I could imagine wi th the brake system till now. After bleeding the master cylinder at least 5 times (leaks with air coming in), I decided to completely replace the whole system beginning of this yea r: master, slave and tube. Europa first sent me a leaking master cylinder that was replaced for free. So during the 20 hours that I flew after this replacement, I already got 2 times the tube to come out from the slave cylinder connection. Today I got the tube to come out of the master cylinder. I became a master in flushing the whole system and reconnecting everything as well as bleeding from the slave cylinder in less than 15 minutes. That's not the issue. But, this system is not acceptable from a safety point of view. Today, I go t no brake at the end of the runway (400m concrete). Good that I stopped th e engine and that there is 50 meters grass after the runway... 2 months ago, I was doing the mag check at 3000RPM when I lost the brake! I luckily touched nothing but finished my course 2 meters from the hangar do or. Am I the only one who is facing such issues with the monowheel brake? Potentially, do someone of you have a solution that enhance the safety of t his system? Thanks for your input, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245151#245151 =========== =========== MS - =========== e - =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2- =C2--Matt Dralle, List Admin. =========== ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:38:46 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake From: "rparigoris" Hi Jacques I have a XS monowheel, but am not yet flying. I however did work on plumbing my brake system. I suspect that you may be using american sized brake tube instead of metric. It is so very close in size to metric, but I was not able to make a good seal, I inspected contact area (crushed seal) after tightening down and it was very marginal at best. American tubing is smaller in diameter compared to supplied metric. Another problem is that american pipe threads are oh so close to metric in diameter and pitch, but again not the same, so you can't just screw in place american fittings IMHO and use american diameter hose. I was unable to find metric brake hose in the states, I ordered the longer piece needed from Europa. Ron Paigoris Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:49:47 AM PST US From: "Mike Parkin" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. Bob, I am not sure whether you have configured your 328. Details for set-up are on page 5-16/17 of the installation manual. Numbers for G-PTAG are: Binary: 0100_00_000_100_00_0011010100 Hex: 4040D4 Octal: 20040324 Regards, Mike Do not archive. -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Robert C Harrison Sent: 24 May 2009 12:11 Subject: RE: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. Hi! Craig Yes I think so but it uses numerical conversions for the alphabet as per the old telephone system. I was not able to check it out due to the inadequate ATC receiver facilities in this patch ! Regards Bob H G-PTAG -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of craig bastin Sent: 24 May 2009 07:08 Subject: RE: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. May be a stupid question re your garmin mode s but you did put your unique mode S id code into the transponder when you installed it??? -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Robert C Harrison Sent: Sunday, 24 May 2009 3:43 PM Subject: Europa-List: Help needed re:- flap position indicator wires and an "interogation" blip in the head sets with the new Mode S transponder Garmin 328. Hi! all I have previously had a position indictor failure on my LED bars. I think I recall that it was the orange wire which does the potentiometer information transfer? Mine is frozen in the fully up indication irrespective of where the flaps are. Can any one confirm? I have flight tested my new Mode S Garmin 328 Transponder and it works ...except neither Waddington nor Humberside ATC have the aircraft registration recognition to confirm that function is working OK ! It does have a radio interference problem in that there is an interrogation blip to be heard in the radio head sets which wasn't there on the Garmin 320 original set. Has anyone any suggestions? (Except that I just wasted 1750 !) Regards Bob H G-PTAG PS A "bright spark" at Wickenby suggested I infringe at Conningsby where the Typhoons are based to see if they pick up the registration information ! Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 07:00:00 Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 07:00:00 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:59:22 AM PST US From: "Mike Parkin" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake Jaques, I did away with the standard system and installed a calliper break master cylinder on the stick. The calliper was made in France by MDO, it is very powerful and brilliant to use. One finger is all that is needed on the lever, it also has a built in parking break. The only shortcoming of the system is that the brake is only available to the left-hand seat. Not a problem for me, as apart from 2 notable exceptions (Ivan Shaw and Andy Draper) no one flies my baby apart from me. Regards, Mike Do not archive. -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ploucandco Sent: 24 May 2009 17:21 Subject: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake Hi all, I would like to hear your experience with the monowheel brake system. I purchased my Europa XS monowheel from the builder about 1 year ago (N205CN has its 1st flight on May 2006) and had all the issues that I could imagine with the brake system till now. After bleeding the master cylinder at least 5 times (leaks with air coming in), I decided to completely replace the whole system beginning of this year: master, slave and tube. Europa first sent me a leaking master cylinder that was replaced for free. So during the 20 hours that I flew after this replacement, I already got 2 times the tube to come out from the slave cylinder connection. Today I got the tube to come out of the master cylinder. I became a master in flushing the whole system and reconnecting everything as well as bleeding from the slave cylinder in less than 15 minutes. That's not the issue. But, this system is not acceptable from a safety point of view. Today, I got no brake at the end of the runway (400m concrete). Good that I stopped the engine and that there is 50 meters grass after the runway... 2 months ago, I was doing the mag check at 3000RPM when I lost the brake! I luckily touched nothing but finished my course 2 meters from the hangar door. Am I the only one who is facing such issues with the monowheel brake? Potentially, do someone of you have a solution that enhance the safety of this system? Thanks for your input, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245151#245151 Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 07:00:00 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 12:48:13 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: "ploucandco" Hi Ron, I am just using the tube that I got from Europa... Mike, do you have a phone number, a website or something like that? Other suggestions? Thanks, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245168#245168 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 01:15:33 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake From: Paul McAllister Hi Jacques, Like Ken, I have had very little trouble with my mono brake. I noticed that you said it took 15 minutes to bleed your system and I was wondering if you had the brake bleeding kit that Europa sell. It is a funnel that fits into the the hole in the master cylinder and I find that bleeding my brake system with this to be very fast and easy. Paul ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:12:03 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mode S and others... 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It works fine except that the receiving station is getting a readout 300 ft low. (eg when I am at 5500ft, radar says I am at 5200ft) There are a couple of adjustment screws on the encoder + & - . Has anybody adjusted these and how sensitive are they? Thanks, Gavin Lee ZK-EPA...55 hours and counting ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 04:22:37 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: rparigor@suffolk.lib.ny.us Hi Jaques "Hi Ron, I am just using the tube that I got from Europa... " Measure diameter, it sure does sound like you have american size. If you needI will measure mine, butI think the metric was like 6 or 8 thosands larger in diameter than the american size. A standard piece of paper is ~ .0025". Ron Parigoris ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 10:42:54 PM PST US From: "Mike Parkin" Subject: RE: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake I lost the man's details when my old computer died. I think he came from Biarritz. Perhaps one of our French readers could track him down. Regards, Mike. -----Original Message----- From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of ploucandco Sent: 24 May 2009 20:47 Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake Hi Ron, I am just using the tube that I got from Europa... Mike, do you have a phone number, a website or something like that? Other suggestions? Thanks, Jacques. 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