---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/14/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:36 AM - Fw: Happy New Year and new flight (GRAHAM SINGLETON) 2. 01:09 PM - Re: Europa-List Digest: Geared engines on approach (Creighton Smith) 3. 11:26 PM - Re: rudder springs (craig) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:36:11 AM PST US From: GRAHAM SINGLETON Subject: Europa-List: Fw: Happy New Year and new flight Thomas Scherer asked me to forward this, he's off on a new adventure!=0AGra ham=0A=0A----- Forwarded Message -----=0AFrom: Thomas Scherer =0ATo: grahamsingleton@btinternet.com =0ACc: mondon@mtrans.de =0ASen t: Saturday, 14 January 2012, 10:07=0ASubject: Happy New Year and new fligh t=0A =0A=0A-Dear Graham,=0A=0Awish you a happy new year 2012. Keep up the good work and stay healthy. Hope we can meet some place; skype, GB, Oshkos h ...=0A=0AI have taken up to fly my plane intercontinentally again.=0A=0AS tarted yesterday. Flite is online at=0A=0Awww.n81eu.eu=0A=0Athen: Cameroon 2012.=0A=0ALive-tracking is installed this time through SatPro. Will contin ue tomorrow by crossing the Alps and fly to Corsica.=0A=0AIf you post this to the Europa-group. For some reason I cannot post when I am not mailing fr om outlook express. This mail is through a webbased interface and my mails to the Europa-group are rejected by matronics.=0A=0ACheers, Thomas ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:09:48 PM PST US From: Creighton Smith Subject: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: Geared engines on approach I don't know about Rotaxes specifically and I only have experience with geared Pratt & Whitney R1830s and 985s and Lyco GO480s but it was important to keep positive thrust at all times on descent and approach to keep the gears from chattering and fretting. I think this could be good practice with the Rotax as well. The practice was to keep descent (low) RPM until short final at which point the props were put full forward to be ready in the event of a go-around. The RPM was kept down in descent in order that a low amount of thrust was maintained at enough manifold pressure to prevent gearbox chatter. As I remember we held 1500 prop RPM. The P&Ws had combinations of Manifold Pressures and prop RPMs which were not allowed which is apparently not the case with Rotaxes, but I can't believe the clutch pack is only for start and shut down transients. I'm still at least a couple of years away from flying so I'm curious how others operate their engines. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:26:10 PM PST US From: "craig" Subject: RE: Europa-List: rudder springs I had similar issue on mine, I just went and bought a slightly shorter higher rated spring set, mind you I also have the turn buckle adjustment in the cables near the rudder for the tail wheel mod, so it made fixing the length easy. From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul & Vanessa Munford Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 8:01 AM Subject: Europa-List: rudder springs Hi guys, I'm installing the starboard return spring & there clearly is'nt enough 'footwell' to mount the spring under any tension. Is it ok to fit a small extension piece ( 1/2 in aluminium?) to extend the spring approx 3 in into the engine bay space? is there a 'mod' for this? Thanx for your help !!! _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message europa-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Europa-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/europa-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/europa-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.