---------------------------------------------------------- Europa-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 09/05/17: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:03 AM - Re: Alignment of pitot tube (davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk) 2. 03:00 AM - My BIG DAY (Kingsley Hurst) 3. 03:10 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (Graeme Hart) 4. 03:33 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (William Daniell) 5. 04:08 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (Tim Ward) 6. 09:48 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (jonathanmilbank) 7. 11:06 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk) 8. 11:34 AM - Re: My BIG DAY (Pete) 9. 01:41 PM - Re: My BIG DAY (Robert Borger) 10. 02:40 PM - Re: Alignment of pitot tube (tonyvaccarella) 11. 02:40 PM - Re: My BIG DAY (Bill Sisley) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:03:31 AM PST US From: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk Subject: Re: Europa-List: Alignment of pitot tube Tony, Presumably you are replacing a standard Europa non heated one, which has served you up to this point. Why not simply use the same orientation? Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ On 2017-09-05 06:24, tonyvaccarella wrote: > > Hi all, > > Im installing a heated pitot tube on my Classic wing. Im trying to determine how I should align the tube to the airflow. I would have assumed that the pitot tube be pointing directly into the airflow but since the wings have a 2.5 deg angle of incidence, I would need to make allowance for that when installing it. > > Ive been advised by other sources that the pitot tube should be aligned to the chord of the wing. > > Your advice would be greatly appreciated. > > Cheers > > Tony > S/N A011 > > -------- > Tony Vaccarella > Mascot NSW 2020 > Sydney Australia > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=472500#472500 [1] > Links: ------ [1] http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=472500#472500 [2] http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List [3] http://forums.matronics.com [4] http://wiki.matronics.com [5] http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:00:10 AM PST US From: "Kingsley Hurst" Subject: Europa-List: My BIG DAY I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great experience for me. . . . On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH-CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot conditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin striping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the first flight too. Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated airspeeds. If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ Cheers Kingsley in Oz ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:10:41 AM PST US From: Graeme Hart Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY Congratulations Kingsley. Looks great. What engine do you have? On Tue, Sep 5, 2017 at 9:58 PM, Kingsley Hurst wrote: > I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great experience for > me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono > VH-CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advic e > of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doi ng what I > have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot > conditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin > striping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the > first flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated > airspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:33:24 AM PST US From: William Daniell Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY Congratulations. ...its indescribable isnt it? On Sep 5, 2017 05:03, "Kingsley Hurst" wrote: > I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great experience for > me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono > VH-CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advic e > of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doi ng what I > have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot > conditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin > striping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the > first flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated > airspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:08:50 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY From: Tim Ward Excellent work Kingsley! Well done. Flying it is another enjoyable chapter t o experience. Looks great! Fly it across the ditch one day! Tim Tim Ward 12 Waiwetu Street, Fendalton, Christchurch, 8052 New Zealand ward.t@xtra.co.nz Mob +64 210640221 > On 5/09/2017, at 9:58 PM, Kingsley Hurst wrote: > > I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great e xperience for me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH- CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot co nditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin stri ping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the fi rst flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated ai rspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:48:22 AM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: My BIG DAY From: "jonathanmilbank" Kingsley, flying an aircraft which you built yourself is an experience which is hard to beat. From what I can see in the photo, it looks like you have the Classic cowlings with the tailpipe of the double silencer poking out underneath. This leads me to think that you have the 912UL installed, which is just fine for most purposes, especially in a mono. In your climate, if you decide to install the 100hp 'S' then cooling could become an issue, as I discovered. Some folk in this cooler part of the world have managed to overcome cooling problems arising from 100hp in a Classic cowling, but I resorted to a complete firewall forward refit with cowlings more capable of proper cooling. May you have many years of enjoyment! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=472516#472516 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 11:06:27 AM PST US From: davidjoyce@doctors.org.uk Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY Kingsley, Many congratulations! (Both personal and on behalf of the club). When you have got time it would be good to have an account of the high an low spots of the build process and the flying to go in the Europa Flyer. Regards, David Joyce, GXSDJ On 2017-09-05 10:58, Kingsley Hurst wrote: > I know it is 'Old Hat' nowadays but it was still a great experience for me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH-CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I'd just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot conditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin striping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the first flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated airspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ [1] > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz Links: ------ [1] https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:34:34 AM PST US Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY From: Pete 'Old hat' ..... Not! :-) more motivation for the less fortunate ;) Congrats and fabulous to hear! Beautiful shot....looks fast....no sagging ou triggers on your fine bird :). any more great shots or vids (i love vids) ? Cheers and blue skies! Pete a239 > On Sep 5, 2017, at 5:58 AM, Kingsley Hurst wrot e: > > I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great e xperience for me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH- CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot co nditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin stri ping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the fi rst flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated ai rspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz > > > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 01:41:40 PM PST US From: Robert Borger Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY Kingsley, Big CONGRATULATIONS on the first flight of VH-CUA! Great looking bird. Enjoy some air time. Blue skies & tailwinds, Bob Borger Europa XS Tri, Rotax 914, Airmaster C/S Prop (75 hrs). Little Toot Sport Biplane, Lycoming Thunderbolt AEIO-320 EXP 3705 Lynchburg Dr. Corinth, TX 76208-5331 Cel: 817-992-1117 rlborger@mac.com On Sep 5, 2017, at 4:58 AM, Kingsley Hurst wrote: I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great experience for me. . . . On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH-CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot conditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin striping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the first flight too. Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated airspeeds. If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ Cheers Kingsley in Oz ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:40:34 PM PST US Subject: Europa-List: Re: Alignment of pitot tube From: "tonyvaccarella" Thanks David, This is the initial installation as the aircraft has not flown yet. The way I see it I could make the pitot tube parallel to: 1) the Chord Line 2) the bottom wing (not sure if they are the same) or 3) the flight path Am I overthinking this? Many thanks Tony -------- Tony Vaccarella Mascot NSW 2020 Sydney Australia Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=472530#472530 ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 02:40:37 PM PST US From: Bill Sisley Subject: Re: Europa-List: My BIG DAY Congratulations and well done Kingsley. Now is the time to reap the rewards of all of those hrs spent in building. Do enjoy the flying. Regards Bill Sisley ZK CHV Sent from my iPad > On 5/09/2017, at 05:58, Kingsley Hurst wrote: > > I know it is =98Old Hat=99 nowadays but it was still a great e xperience for me. . . . > > On Thursday morning last, I conducted the first flight of Classic Mono VH- CUA from my home at Gatton Airpark in Queensland Australia. > > The 45 minute flight was one of sheer enjoyment so to reiterate the advice of many others before me, I=99d just like to say to those still doing what I have been doing for so long . . . . keep at it, the reward is worth it! > > In anticipation of possibly having to do surgery to accommodate our hot co nditions, I have not yet painted the engine cowlings or applied any pin stri ping but as things progress, those items will be forthcoming. > The main wheel fairing and outrigger fairings were left at home for the fi rst flight too. > > Attached photo was taken from the chase plane while comparing indicated ai rspeeds. > > If interested, an abridged version of the flight can be seen at > https://www.facebook.com/gattonairpark/ > > Cheers > Kingsley in Oz > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.