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1. 01:42 AM - Re: Re: Woodcomp after Sales Service (Tony Renshaw)
2. 02:10 AM - Re: Re: Woodcomp after Sales Service (Richard Holder)
3. 01:52 PM - UK license renewal check flight (graeme bird)
4. 02:10 PM - Re: UK license renewal check flight (Kevin Challis)
5. 11:24 PM - Re: UK license renewal check flight (alan.twigg775@gmail.com)
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| Subject: | Re: Woodcomp after Sales Service |
Hi Jos,
I have been reviewing pictures on the EuropaOwners website for my
instrument panel, for ideas, and came upon this photo. Can I please ask
what it is??
It appears to be a pressure sensor, a pneumatic pressure sensor. Is that
right??
Regards
Tony Renshaw
On 3 Jul 2011, at 7:53 pm, Jos Okhuijsen <josok-e@ukolo.fi> wrote:
> The good news is, that this will be my last contribution to the list.
After this message i will unsuscribe, and withdraw from the Europa
community. I will not go again through the horror caused by a failing
prop.
> The one question remaining is which Woodcomp SR3000 was tested by the
LAA?
>
> The following are quotes from private messages from Woodcomp owners in
no particular order.
>
> "I think I was wrong in my guess that the pitch might have gone past
the normal fine limit as the defective switch was the back up one."
>
> "I have heard of a Woodcomp prop stripping off some of its carbon
fibre sheathing in heavy rain, but having said that probably the
majority of the guys that I have flown with (& my own plane) have
Woodcomp props that have shown absolutely no effect. "
>
> "but yes I have tested my mechanical stop It is strong enough to stop
a runaway electric motor I guess 100hp more powerful than the fitted one
and comes into action a degree or two past the usual position so still
capable of producing reasonable thrust"
>
> "Jos, I thought I would bring you up to date with the prop. On taking
off
> the motor I found that the drive gear that is on the end of the motor
drive
> shaft was not on the shaft. Instead it was inside the hub, loose."
>
> "Incidentally there are mechanical stops on each of my blades in the
form of a bolt which projects into a groove in the blade root. The range
is limited from 9 to 29 degrees as measured at the very tip. You can see
from the picture of mine (with the loose bolts) and an earlier factory
one, that they have not always had this feature"
>
> "On each occasion they replaced almost everything that showed any
signs of wear. Brushes, gears, micro switches, wiring etc and the blades
when returned could be mistaken for new"
>
> "Found that one spinner screw was missing and gota complete new
spinner fastening set free of charge"
>
> "I had two motor failures, and now always carry a spare"
>
> "More recently like last year I mentioned a small amount of play in my
blade set, and they sent me a kit f.o.c.
> for the hub. It was an upgrade consisting of different gears and
spring washers, which I installed myself and everything seems fine now."
>
> "someone having some teeth break on the gearing that determines the
pitch angle of each blade and this was promptly dealt with by Woodcomp
replacing it both on new models and retrospectively with a slightly
heavier version of the gears"
>
> "I had my SR3000 motor burn out which took my pitch to fully fine and
on to the stops"
>
> "since my propeller return to service I make a point of flying it
manually if the conditions are poor"
>
> "I am very pleased with my SR2000 approaching 300 hours. I have one
failure though"
>
> "To avoid problems as much as possible I always switch to manual
before take-off and landing"
>
> "Back on topic, I only had it checked once by a local dealer because
of some play of the blades"
>
> "Forget about automatic pitch control below 1000 feet"
>
> "I am also not convinced that Woodcomp engineering is really robust"
>
> "We made the special propeller for David"
>
> "Do not underestimate the speed of the woodcomp pitch motor: It will
go from fully fine to fully coarse within one second"
>
> Regards,
>
> Jos
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Woodcomp after Sales Service |
On 14/04/2014 09:40, Tony Renshaw wrote:
> Hi Jos,
> I have been reviewing pictures on the EuropaOwners website
> for my instrument panel, for ideas, and came upon this
> photo. Can I please ask what it is??
It looks like the stall warning sensor
RFWH
G-OWWW
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| Subject: | UK license renewal check flight |
Can I ask what folks do for license renewal check flights; I normally combine it
with getting an instructor to revalidate my IMC license by hiring a PA28 at
Turweston but I cant fly the Europa IMC so its maybe a bit pointless. Perhaps
I can use and LAA coach in my plane to sit with me an hour?
--------
Graeme Bird
G-UMPY
Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
Newby: 95 hours 18 months
g(at)gdbmk.co.uk
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421986#421986
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| Subject: | Re: UK license renewal check flight |
You can train for an imc in a europa so its not pointless.
On 14 April 2014 21:51, graeme bird <graeme@gdbmk.co.uk> wrote:
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> Can I ask what folks do for license renewal check flights; I normally
> combine it with getting an instructor to revalidate my IMC license by
> hiring a PA28 at Turweston but I cant fly the Europa IMC so its maybe a bit
> pointless. Perhaps I can use and LAA coach in my plane to sit with me an
> hour?
>
> --------
> Graeme Bird
> G-UMPY
> Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
> Newby: 95 hours 18 months
> g(at)gdbmk.co.uk
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421986#421986
>
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| Subject: | Re: UK license renewal check flight |
Graeme, go and see Andy Draper at LAA HQ, he should be able to do it for you.
Alan Twigg
Sent from my iPhone
> On 14 Apr 2014, at 21:51, "graeme bird" <graeme@gdbmk.co.uk> wrote:
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> Can I ask what folks do for license renewal check flights; I normally combine
it with getting an instructor to revalidate my IMC license by hiring a PA28 at
Turweston but I cant fly the Europa IMC so its maybe a bit pointless. Perhaps
I can use and LAA coach in my plane to sit with me an hour?
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> Graeme Bird
> G-UMPY
> Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
> Newby: 95 hours 18 months
> g(at)gdbmk.co.uk
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> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=421986#421986
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