---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 10/12/16: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:17 AM - Re: Unusable fuel (rampil) 2. 12:34 PM - door fitting query (Rowland Carson) 3. 01:49 PM - It really does fly (Vaughan, Lee) 4. 02:15 PM - Re: It really does fly (Roger Sheridan) 5. 05:44 PM - Re: It really does fly (Martin Tuck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:17:27 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Unusable fuel From: "rampil" Thanks Karl! -------- Ira N224XS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=461208#461208 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 12:34:05 PM PST US From: Rowland Carson Subject: Europa-List: door fitting query Re fitting the doors, chapter 35, page 35-1, of the fine manual says: "you will need to spring them into place, this is quite normal, the tapered shoot-bolts pull them down to the shape of the fuselage and onto the rubber seal My doors do need to be sprung into place but not, as far as I can tell, in the way described above. The curve of the doors does seem to match the shape of the fuselage recess quite well. I havent yet fitted the hinges, but have fettled the door tangs as called out, and the top edge of the door is near to touching the edge of the door recess all the way between the hinge tangs. When I lower it into position, the bottom edge of the door catches slightly on the lower edge of the door recess. Its possible to spring it slightly to make it fit, but the pressure needed is UP, not DOWN. I dont feel happy about leaving it thus, for the following reasons. (1) When the door is sprung into place like that, the central sections of the front and rear window-frames are being pushed out slightly proud of the door recess. (2) If the door catches on the sill in that way in service, it will destroy the finish on both parts quite quickly. So, I plan to remove about 1 or 2mm along the bottom edge of the door. Before I get started with the long PermaGrit sanding block, can anyone offer a good reason not to do so? in friendship Rowland | Rowland Carson ... that's Rowland with a 'w' ... | http://www.rowlandcarson.org.uk | Skype, Twitter: rowland_carson Facebook: Rowland Carson ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:49:27 PM PST US From: "Vaughan, Lee" Subject: Europa-List: It really does fly N69XS took to the skies July 4th 2015. Overly high oil temperatures allowe d only four very brief flights before I decided I needed to remake the cowl ing. Last winter/spring was spent doing just that. Forward to this summer I have just recently resolved the oil temperature is sue to my satisfaction, after much modification and testing. A069 was the first XS sold. It was on display at Oshkosh. I purchased it there and trailered it home. A very, very, long time later, three moves to three different states, new homes and jobs; I finally stayed in one place long enough to finish it. I'm 11 hours into the FAA required 40 hour testi ng period. The details: Weight: 902 lbs Engine: BMW R1100RS 90 Hp Fuel injected, Computer controlled, A ltitude compensating. Reduction: 2.5:1 from Take Off of Germany Propeller: Warp drive three blade ground adjustable. I want to thank Bob Berube & Bud for their support. Bob Borger for letting me visit and see his lovely plane. A special thanks to Jim Butcher for giving me a ride in his monowheel to he lp me get my perspective right before I flew mine. I had the good fortune to get checked out in a monowheel so I could Ferry the factory demonstrator for a new owner from Lakeland to Albuquerque but that was 15 years ago Many thanks to the forum, it is a great resource. Cheers, Lee Vaughan vaughanrl@pella.com N69XS A069 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 02:15:31 PM PST US From: Roger Sheridan Subject: Re: Europa-List: It really does fly That=99s an awesome achievement Lee, many congratulations. > On 12 Oct 2016, at 21:48, Vaughan, Lee wrote: > > N69XS took to the skies July 4th 2015. Overly high oil temperatures allowed only four very brief flights before I decided I needed to remake the cowling. Last winter/spring was spent doing just that. > > Forward to this summer I have just recently resolved the oil temperature issue to my satisfaction, after much modification and testing. > > A069 was the first XS sold. It was on display at Oshkosh. I purchased it there and trailered it home. A very, very, long time later, three moves to three different states, new homes and jobs; I finally stayed in one place long enough to finish it. I=99m 11 hours into the FAA required 40 hour testing period. > > The details: > Weight: 902 lbs > Engine: BMW R1100RS 90 Hp Fuel injected, Computer controlled, Altitude compensating. > Reduction: 2.5:1 from Take Off of Germany > Propeller: Warp drive three blade ground adjustable. > > I want to thank Bob Berube & Bud for their support. Bob Borger for letting me visit and see his lovely plane. > > A special thanks to Jim Butcher for giving me a ride in his monowheel to help me get my perspective right before I flew mine. I had the good fortune to get checked out in a monowheel so I could Ferry the factory demonstrator for a new owner from Lakeland to Albuquerque but that was 15 years ago > > Many thanks to the forum, it is a great resource. > > Cheers, > > Lee Vaughan > vaughanrl@pella.com > N69XS A069 > > <20160805_111040.jpg><20160805_111517.jpg><20160805_111002.jpg><20160805_1 10953.jpg><20160805_111024.jpg><20160805_112446.jpg><20160805_112430.jpg> ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 05:44:36 PM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: It really does fly From: Martin Tuck Congratulations Lee, welcome to the fold. Regards, Martin Tuck Europa N152MT On 10/12/2016 3:48 PM, Vaughan, Lee wrote: > > N69XS took to the skies July 4^th 2015. Overly high oil temperatures > allowed only four very brief flights before I decided I needed to > remake the cowling. Last winter/spring was spent doing just that. > > Forward to this summer I have just recently resolved the oil > temperature issue to my satisfaction, after much modification and testing. > > A069 was the first XS sold. It was on display at Oshkosh. I > purchased it there and trailered it home. A very, very, long time > later, three moves to three different states, new homes and jobs; I > finally stayed in one place long enough to finish it. Im 11 hours > into the FAA required 40 hour testing period. > > The details: > > Weight: 902 lbs > > Engine: BMW R1100RS 90 Hp Fuel injected, Computer controlled, Altitude > compensating. > > Reduction: 2.5:1 from Take Off of Germany > > Propeller: Warp drive three blade ground adjustable. > > I want to thank Bob Berube & Bud for their support. Bob Borger for > letting me visit and see his lovely plane. > > A special thanks to Jim Butcher for giving me a ride in his monowheel > to help me get my perspective right before I flew mine. I had the > good fortune to get checked out in a monowheel so I could Ferry the > factory demonstrator for a new owner from Lakeland to Albuquerque but > that was 15 years ago > > Many thanks to the forum, it is a great resource. > > Cheers, > > Lee Vaughan > > vaughanrl@pella.com > > N69XS A069 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.