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0. 12:24 AM - Reminder (Matt Dralle)
1. 03:15 AM - Europa Flyin 2012 (Steven Pitt)
2. 05:38 AM - Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed (h&jeuropa)
3. 07:23 AM - Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed (AirEupora)
4. 08:23 AM - Lockwood?? (Robert Borger)
5. 09:05 AM - Re: Lockwood?? (Robert Borger)
6. 12:22 PM - Re: Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed (Fred Klein)
7. 12:34 PM - Re: Power loss, on taxi, vapour locking? (hletkeman)
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| Subject: | Europa Flyin 2012 |
Time flies, as well as Europas, and I can announce that the Europa Flyin
2012 will be at Popham Airfield (EGHP) over the weekend of 23rd/24th
June 2012 and will include the AGM for the Europa Club (Saturday 23rd).
We looked carefully at the Royal Aero club list of events and we have
brought our Flyin forward in 2012 as the Royal international Air Tattoo
is on at Fairford the weekend of 7/8 July and Farnborough starts the
next day so airspace would be getting crowded.
I know that there are other events on in June so we cannot avoid all of
them but hopefully we have kept clear of the majority that might keep
you away from joining us.
David Joyce is planning the Events for the Club in 2012 and we have had
input from our European representatives to ensure we can join in with
them.
I look forward to seeing as many Europas as possible in 2012.
Regards
Steve Pitt
Chairman, Europa Club
PS If you are thinking of attending the Flying Show at the NEC 26th/27th
November the Club will be represented on the LAA stand with David
Joyce's aircraft on show and several members of the Committee - come and
see us.
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| Subject: | Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed |
Fred,
Prior to retirement I owned and operated a screen printing business that was dedicated
to printing dials for aircraft instruments. Our customers were all the
repair shops and some manufacturers of aircraft instruments. I attended many
industry trade shows and listened to technical presentations about instruments
as well as having many friends that I consulted with while building our Europa.
>From all this I learned that an altimeter is a very complex instrument and the
performance requirements that it has to meet are very tight (look at FAR 43 Appendix
E Altimeter system test & inspection). Likewise gyro instruments (altitude
indicator and DG) also are complex and have very tight performance requirements.
What a TSO really ensures is that a quality control system is in place when an
instrument is manufactured or serviced.
So I would purchase TSO'd altimeter or gyro instrument. Pressure instruments like
airspeeds are much less complicated and I would have no problems with a non
TSO unit.
There is a reason many repair shops will not work on non TSO'd altimeters and gyros.
Their experience is that they cannot be repaired and depended on to continue
to meet the performance requirements. Its not worth the time nor their
reputation to attempt to work on them.
In our case, we are using GRT EFIS and EIS. We purchased the altimeter and airspeed
option in our EIS to serve as our backup instruments. An electronic instrument
like the EIS is much more capable of meeting the performance requirements
and doing it on a consistent and long term basis.
Hope this is helpful.
Jim Butcher
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| Subject: | Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed |
I bought brand new TSO'ed instruments as I'm planning on flying IFR when I need
to. If you are not planning to fly IFR then Non-TSo'ed instrument would work.
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Friends,
Anybody know if there are issues with Lockwood Aviation?
Been trying to call and all I get is a busy signal. Tried to e-mail and it bounced.
Is CPS taking orders or is that side in limbo till ACS takes over?
I need some Rotax parts and don't know any other suppliers.
Blue skies & tailwinds,
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop.
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
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Friends,
Just received and e-mail from Tisha at Lockwood. A construction crew didn't "Call
before you dig" and cut all their utility service.
My parts are on order.
Thanks to Lockwood!
Bob Borger
Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop.
Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
3705 Lynchburg Dr.
Corinth, TX 76208-5331
Cel: 817-992-1117
rlborger@mac.com
On Nov 9, 2011, at 10:20 AM, Robert Borger wrote:
> Friends,
>
> Anybody know if there are issues with Lockwood Aviation?
>
> Been trying to call and all I get is a busy signal. Tried to e-mail and it bounced.
>
> Is CPS taking orders or is that side in limbo till ACS takes over?
>
> I need some Rotax parts and don't know any other suppliers.
>
> Blue skies & tailwinds,
> Bob Borger
> Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop.
> Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP
> 3705 Lynchburg Dr.
> Corinth, TX 76208-5331
> Cel: 817-992-1117
> rlborger@mac.com
>
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| Subject: | Re: Altimeters; TSO vs. Non-TSOed |
Jim...thanks for your insights...one never knows the depth of
experience and information accessible on this list...Fred
On Nov 9, 2011, at 5:34 AM, h&jeuropa wrote:
>
> Fred,
>
> Prior to retirement I owned and operated a screen printing business
> that was dedicated to printing dials for aircraft instruments. Our
> customers were all the repair shops and some manufacturers of
> aircraft instruments. I attended many industry trade shows and
> listened to technical presentations about instruments as well as
> having many friends that I consulted with while building our Europa.
>
>> From all this I learned that an altimeter is a very complex
>> instrument and the performance requirements that it has to meet are
>> very tight (look at FAR 43 Appendix E Altimeter system test &
>> inspection). Likewise gyro instruments (altitude indicator and DG)
>> also are complex and have very tight performance requirements.
>
> What a TSO really ensures is that a quality control system is in
> place when an instrument is manufactured or serviced.
>
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| Subject: | Re: Power loss, on taxi, vapour locking? |
On my second takeoff, my engine lost gas pressure, and the engine stuttered. Luckily,
I was still on the ground.
I had been making some adjustments on the trim after the first flight, while the
engine idled. I now believe that there was vapor in the pump, and therefore
the pressure dropped. I installed a booster pump under the seat, to push vapor
through the manual pump, and installed drip pans under the carb bowls, and have
not had any problems since.
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