---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 08/22/10: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:52 AM - Re: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1 (Tony Renshaw) 2. 06:45 AM - Re: COMM antenna & Magnetmeter (Frans Veldman) 3. 07:46 AM - tail wheel mod (europa@pstewart.f2s.com) 4. 02:37 PM - LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - WITH TEXEL (Bob Hitchcock) 5. 03:23 PM - Re: COMM antenna & Magnetmeter (Bud Yerly) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:52:04 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: ANECDOTESweDONTneed1 From: Tony Renshaw Ferg, As my son would say ...."you my brother from another mother", or, like in Pa pua New Guinea where I cut my teeth flying, you'd be called a " one-talk". W ith 700 dialects, anyone who spoke the same language was considered a friend ,. You and I sing from the same page, bro. On 22/08/2010, at 2:51 AM, "Fergus Kyle" wrote: > ANECDOTES WE DON'T NEED, 1 > > > This began in the early years, when dedication to truth, completen ess and accuracy were paramount and following the instructions was a way of l ife - not that it isn't now; there was just more oaths offered up. > > We come to the challenging section on the doors, the internal mech anism and the finished product. It took a few days for the overall concept t o trickle into the consciousness so that the final assembly would meld into t he door as an integral part. It became obvious fairly quickly that the door l ock crank required special attention in that it incorporated a double bend t o pass through a make-up panel. This latter was the result of hacking a grea t hole in the door surround in order to install the various ingenious device s which ensured accurate locking of the door. > > That's where the carefully sworn oaths began to come apart. Bend t he lever too much in one direction and it wouldn't provide for a travel slot in the panel; too much in the other direction would embroil the intricate m echanism in a jambing exercise farther along the bottom. I spent many a late night ensuring that both ends of the lever came out parallel to each other - and the bending thereof was a ballet of millimetres and partial degrees. > > When it came to a later phase of actually choosing and inserting t he lever knob, I cheerfully chose from a local of a nationwide high-end hard ware catalogue in my chosen theme of 'homey' atmosphere - render the otherwi se frightening aspect of the first flight unto a small taste of an up-to-dat e kitchen for easing of tension. I chose blue flowers on a white ceramic kno b. It had to be big enough for easy activation yet small enough to avoid ina dvertent selection in flight. > > That's when I noted the knob goes on the outside of the lever, nex t to the window pane. Visions of diamond wedding rings scribing my precious w indow in their anxiety to acquire familiarity with the machinery absorbed my attention - the result was a small amendment to attach the knob in the insi de of the lever, guessing the process to be safe as the site was essentially out of passenger activity areas enroute. > > My error was confirmed when the modification came through to fashi on a cover plate which ensured full extension of the locked lever in flight. Suddenly there was a knob in the way - mine. I cursed my exceptional ingenu ity - the genius un-demanded. > > Fortunately, the same creativity gave rise to the solution. I woul d simply produce a cover plate incorporating the width of the knob thus ensu ring the lever itself was hidden behind the plate. Of course having bent the lever into a zigzag as previously described thus ensured it was now too pro ud of the intended plate. Another dilemma. > > Ah, the solution meant simply compressing the zigzag out of the le ver length, employing some form of power press to straighten it - in situ. N ot so easy... That meant finding 1./4 inch alu plate for one side of this p ress, and narrow steel plate for the other side (the space for a threaded cl amp underneath being crucial). > > Eventually success came into sight as I slowly compressed the zig a nd the zag into a fairly flat lever - thus skinning off lots of the impeccab le finished paint and the wrenching responsibility of the adjacent window ev er vital. The cover plates as promulgated evolved, and in perhaps no more th an two days I had undone several weeks brilliant work. Don't tell anybody. O nly now have I realised the wedding ring is on the LEFT hand. > > Ferg > > Europa A064 > > Celebrating 13 years of progress. > > > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:45:53 AM PST US From: Frans Veldman Subject: Re: Europa-List: COMM antenna & Magnetmeter On 08/21/2010 04:47 PM, John Greenhalgh wrote: > I have a Magnetmeter in the top of the fin and want to place my COMM > antenna in the vertically in the fin also. Can anyone advise if the > operation of the antenna would interfere with the operation of the > magnetmeter as the cable do pass close to each other. You need to keep the tips of the COMM antenna as far away from wires as possible (including the antenna feed wire itself, which should leave the antenna in a 90 degree angle). The magnetometer is no problem, but the wires attached to the magnetometer are likely going to interfere with the antenna. Keep this cable snug against the leading edge of the fin, to maximize the distance to the antenna. Furthermore, I'm puzzled why you want the magnetmeter to be in the top of the fin? There must be more convenient places that are magnetically neutral in your ship? Frans ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:02 AM PST US From: europa@pstewart.f2s.com Subject: Europa-List: tail wheel mod Does anyone have a LAA (PFA) mod number for the singleton tail wheel mod please? Regards Paul ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:37:01 PM PST US From: "Bob Hitchcock" Subject: Europa-List: LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE - WITH TEXEL September 14th. Up to 6 days available? If the weather permits we are taking trip to Denmark and Holland, taking in the Texel fly-in. http://www.texelairport.nl/index.html?events/index.htm&2 Regards Bob Hitchcock ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:23:40 PM PST US From: "Bud Yerly" Subject: Re: Europa-List: COMM antenna & Magnetmeter John, I couldn't agree more on Frans comment on the Magnetometer. The positions used in the last nine aircraft I worked on had the mag overhead at the apex of the curve between the doors. This works well provided you don't have an old style headset with huge magnets in it. If you do, when you move your head, the mag compass will move to follow. The newer headsets in the last 5 years have no effect, and the small screws and washers in the door hinge hardware, or overhead micro switches or lights have no effect on performance of the magnetometer either. Another position is aft of the baggage bay bulkhead, about on the joint line of the fuselage top and bottom. Many times I mount a ply and glass platform and use stainless or nylon mounting screws to level and secure it. Make sure it is opposite to the main power leads if running them to the rear. A few folks have put them in the wingtip when no power leads run out to the tips. The places you don't want to place it is very near the mass balance arm of the stab, near the trim or flap motors, fuel pumps or other high current draw items. I helped one client that put it in the port wing near his strobe power unit....That was a bad idea also. The magnetometer installation manual gives detailed warnings on where not to install. Bud Yerly Europa Dealer ----- Original Message ----- From: Frans Veldman To: europa-list@matronics.com Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 9:44 AM Subject: Re: Europa-List: COMM antenna & Magnetmeter > On 08/21/2010 04:47 PM, John Greenhalgh wrote: > I have a Magnetmeter in the top of the fin and want to place my COMM > antenna in the vertically in the fin also. Can anyone advise if the > operation of the antenna would interfere with the operation of the > magnetmeter as the cable do pass close to each other. You need to keep the tips of the COMM antenna as far away from wires as possible (including the antenna feed wire itself, which should leave the antenna in a 90 degree angle). The magnetometer is no problem, but the wires attached to the magnetometer are likely going to interfere with the antenna. Keep this cable snug against the leading edge of the fin, to maximize the distance to the antenna. Furthermore, I'm puzzled why you want the magnetmeter to be in the top of the fin? There must be more convenient places that are magnetically neutral in your ship? 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