---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 05/25/09: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:40 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (Justin Kennedy) 2. 01:51 AM - Re: Mode S and others... (David Joyce) 3. 02:38 AM - Re: Transponder adjustment (sisley) 4. 03:07 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (h&jeuropa) 5. 03:43 AM - Re: Transponder adjustment (Raimo Toivio) 6. 07:20 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (Fred Klein) 7. 07:47 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (ploucandco) 8. 08:03 AM - Re: Monowheel Brake (ploucandco) 9. 10:21 AM - XS Monowheel washer getting shaved from cable thimble (rparigoris) 10. 01:14 PM - Rotax tacho (europa@pstewart.f2s.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:40:22 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: "Justin Kennedy" Hi, I too have put my master cylinder on the control stick. I found that Mountain bike brake specialist "Hope" made a lever with integral master cylinder ideal for the job here in the UK. Mountain bikes are very light these days and this was a beautifully engineered part. I did look at the French one mentioned by Jacques but it was twice the weight of the Hope offering. The Hope offering has no parking brake and I find it a real nuisance not to have one. In hindsight I would probably go for the French one which has an hydraulic shut off valve for the park brake. What I would say is that having a brake that can be operated by one finger on the stick is a huge advantage. The safest place to do the braking on my monowheel is just after touch down when there is still bags of elevator authority. At this point it is better to concentrate on flying the aeroplane than reaching out to operate a brake leaver on the far side of the tunnel. Along with Jacques I find the braking a lot more controllable too. The braking action more controllable too Just my pennyworth. Justin Justin Kennedy G-ZTED Europa Classic Monowheel 912S Airmaster CP with Warp Drive blades. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:51:55 AM PST US From: "David Joyce" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Mode S and others... David, It's worth saying that London includes Luton, who were very helpful in testing mine, when I had been told that Heathrow were too busy! Regards, David Joyce ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Corbett" Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:11 AM 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 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:38:09 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: Transponder adjustment From: "sisley" > Hi Gavin, I am is South Africa at present. The avionics guys at Hamilton Aero Avionics did mine for me, only took him a few minutes. Look after NZ while I am away. Cheers Bill Sisley Hi all. > > Has anyone had any experience of adjusting the received output from the > transponder? > > I'm running a Garmin 320A transponder through an Ameri-King 350 encoder. > 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 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:07:09 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: "h&jeuropa" Jacques, >From my racing days I was suspect of using plastic tubing in a brake system and others were reporting leaks with the Europa supplied parts. So, we replaced the hose with stainless steel braided hose and the matching fittings during the initial build. Got all the parts from McMaster. I can probably find the part numbers if you need them. Jim & Heather N241BW Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245234#245234 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:43:57 AM PST US From: "Raimo Toivio" Subject: Re: Europa-List: Transponder adjustment Hi Gavin and all I have a combination Ameri-King 350 encoder and Bendix-King KT76A/78A transponder and have same sympthom as you eg a readout 200-300 feet too low. Also - like Bob - I hear a low blimb or so through my headset when in C-mode and it is sending eg about once every two or three seconds. What to do? Cheers, Raimo OH-XRT 103 hrs and testing Airmaster & Trio ----- Original Message ----- From: Gavin & Anne To: europa-list@matronics.com Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 1:46 AM Subject: Europa-List: Transponder adjustment Hi all. Has anyone had any experience of adjusting the received output from the transponder? I'm running a Garmin 320A transponder through an Ameri-King 350 encoder. 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 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:20:02 AM PST US From: Fred Klein Subject: Re: Europa-List: Monowheel Brake Justin & Mike, I (for one) would be most interested in seeing a photo of your installations if you have one handy which you could post. Thanks...Fred On May 24, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Mike Parkin wrote: ernet.com > > > > 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. > > Mike On May 25, 2009, at 1:36 AM, Justin Kennedy wrote: > > I too have put my master cylinder on the control stick. I found that > Mountain bike brake specialist =93Hope=94 made a lever with integral > master cylinder ideal for the job here in the UK. Mountain bikes are > very light these days and this was a beautifully engineered part. > > Justin -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:47:28 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: "ploucandco" Hi Jim, I am really interested in part numbers for these fittings. Well, what is unclear is how do you manage the fact that the brake calliper (slave) is moving with the wheel when retracting it. I would be surprised if the stainless steel braided hose is flexible enough. What kind of solution do you have there? A high pressure flexible hose for some part ? Thanks, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245259#245259 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:03:41 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Monowheel Brake From: "ploucandco" Hi Jim, Is http://www.mcmaster.com/#braided-hose/=210iuu the kind of tube that you are using? Thne it is clear that it is flexible. Thanks, Jacques. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=245262#245262 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 10:21:21 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: XS Monowheel washer getting shaved from cable thimble From: "rparigoris" I just finished installing tailwheel drive cables. After a half dozen cycles starboard stop to port stop, I felt and heard something scraping. It ends up that since the tailwheel cables are angled downwards at ~ 15 degrees from the rudder drive horn, the cable thimbles are point loading the aft edge of the washer and beginning to shave off the edge. I am sure it will wear where there is more contact but don't like it too much. Wear will equate to less spring tension. I have ~ 1/2" spring compression, makes no difference if I back off to 3/8" (I have turnbuckles) 1) I am thinking about turning a washer that has a 15 degree taper and fit it above the manual specified washer that is getting shaved. It would still allow for clearance from the bottom of the rudder drive horn. Thinking to make it out of stainless. Thoughts? Thanking all in advance Ron Parigoris Visit - www.EuropaOwners.org ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 01:14:20 PM PST US From: europa@pstewart.f2s.com Subject: Europa-List: Rotax tacho Many thanks to those who replied re Rotax tacho - 200 ohm resister worked a treat. Just put it across the terminals of the tacho rather than the coils as pictured in the Rotax owners 'fix' document. Do believe we may be running short of jobs to do. 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