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1. 10:12 AM - Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! (budyerly@msn.com)
2. 01:00 PM - Re: Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! (William Daniell)
3. 05:20 PM - Engine mount bolt loosens (JonathanMilbank)
4. 09:36 PM - Re: Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! (Area-51)
5. 09:39 PM - Re: Engine mount bolt loosens (Area-51)
6. 09:46 PM - Re: What did you do with your europa this week 22/12/24 (Area-51)
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| Subject: | Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! |
I hope this 2024 holiday season finds you healthy, comfortable in your lifestyle,
still flying and enjoying life.
Finally, this late summer and fall have N12AY repaired from the wing and flap damage
from three years ago at Sun 'n Fun. The plane had a complete nose to tail
rebuild while I puttered with the delamination and flap repair. The plane looks
terrific but in my lack of patience with cutting and buffing paint, I still
see small swirl marks in the paint. But it is slick as a whistle.
Photo Attached in pdf.
I haven't got the wing completely trimmed up yet as she has a nasty left break
at the deep stall with flaps extended fully. I can fix it, but it takes time
and frankly some luck to get it fixed in a timely manner.
In the photo I have N12AY sporting the Airmaster Three Blade AP332 rather than
my customary Airmaster two blade AP420. I like the 420 because it is light at
19 pounds with everything, easy to take the cowl off, but is a bit louder and
is slightly rougher which is common with wide chord two blades vs. a three blade.
I have a tail pipe extension experiment which is made from quite heavy automotive
exhaust pipe, which allows the NACA vent to be clear of exhaust. I'll find
some thin wall stainless and we'll weld up a more sophisticated looking one.
I'll fit it in with the shop building repairs, and the standard home chores.
My avionics are working well and my home-made digital fuel gauge works flawlessly
as does my voice stall warning system. No more fuel reading issues like
is actually about half the main gas available. No homebuilt aircraft is truly
finished. We can always find a way to tinker. That was an interesting project
and quite satisfying but not completely finished as it isn't labeled and
the USB plugs for updates on my GRT and gas gauge are exposed. More time on
CAD and my 3D printers should solve that.
Photo Attached in PDF
Anita and I are healthy and stay active with the family and in our community,
but travel via light airplane is out of the question for Anita unless I can get
a stewardess on board and can meet her schedule. At 73 I can see my 50+ years
of flying will come to an end. It's time to think about selling the plane.
You can't beat the odds father time piles on us. I fly fairly often with my
local FBO and enjoy my flights with the young instructors and help them improve
their inflight teaching skills.
Have a Happy and productive New Year. Maintain your airplane and fly it more often,
health permitting. Airplanes fly reliably when exercised frequently, and
frankly so do we.
Bud and Anita Yerly
P.S.
Just in case this doesn't translate well into the Matronics forum with photos I'm
attaching a pdf so it is easier to see the photos.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=515166#515166
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| Subject: | Re: Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! |
Bud
Happy Christmas
Thanks for al your support and wisdom. Plan to drop by early in 2025
Will
William Daniell
+1 786 878 0246
On Wed, Dec 25, 2024, 13:14 budyerly@msn.com <budyerly@msn.com> wrote:
>
> I hope this 2024 holiday season finds you healthy, comfortable in your
> lifestyle, still flying and enjoying life.
>
> Finally, this late summer and fall have N12AY repaired from the wing and
> flap damage from three years ago at Sun 'n Fun. The plane had a complete
> nose to tail rebuild while I puttered with the delamination and flap
> repair. The plane looks terrific but in my lack of patience with cutting
> and buffing paint, I still see small swirl marks in the paint. But it is
> slick as a whistle.
>
> Photo Attached in pdf.
>
> I haven't got the wing completely trimmed up yet as she has a nasty left
> break at the deep stall with flaps extended fully. I can fix it, but it
> takes time and frankly some luck to get it fixed in a timely manner.
>
> In the photo I have N12AY sporting the Airmaster Three Blade AP332 rather
> than my customary Airmaster two blade AP420. I like the 420 because it i
s
> light at 19 pounds with everything, easy to take the cowl off, but is a b
it
> louder and is slightly rougher which is common with wide chord two blades
> vs. a three blade.
>
> I have a tail pipe extension experiment which is made from quite heavy
> automotive exhaust pipe, which allows the NACA vent to be clear of
> exhaust. I'll find some thin wall stainless and we'll weld up a more
> sophisticated looking one. I'll fit it in with the shop building repairs
,
> and the standard home chores. My avionics are working well and my
> home-made digital fuel gauge works flawlessly as does my voice stall
> warning system. No more fuel reading issues like =C2=BC is actually abou
t half
> the main gas available. No homebuilt aircraft is truly finished. We ca
n
> always find a way to tinker. That was an interesting project and quite
> satisfying but not completely finished as it isn't labeled and the USB
> plugs for updates on my GRT and gas gauge are exposed. More time on CAD
> and my 3D printers should solve that.
>
> Photo Attached in PDF
>
> Anita and I are healthy and stay active with the family and in our
> community, but travel via light airplane is out of the question for Anit
a
> unless I can get a stewardess on board and can meet her schedule. At 73
I
> can see my 50+ years of flying will come to an end. It's time to think
> about selling the plane. You can't beat the odds father time piles on us
.
> I fly fairly often with my local FBO and enjoy my flights with the young
> instructors and help them improve their inflight teaching skills.
>
> Have a Happy and productive New Year. Maintain your airplane and fly it
> more often, health permitting. Airplanes fly reliably when exercised
> frequently, and frankly so do we.
>
> Bud and Anita Yerly
> P.S.
> Just in case this doesn't translate well into the Matronics forum with
> photos I'm attaching a pdf so it is easier to see the photos.
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=515166#515166
>
>
> Attachments:
>
>
> http://forums.matronics.com//files/what_have_i_been_doing_to_my_euorpa_an
d_christmas_wishes_2024_471.pdf
>
>
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| Subject: | Engine mount bolt loosens |
This is the fourth time in over 27 years that I'm removing a Rotax 912 from my
aircraft to get something attended to. Each time that I've installed an engine
in the past, I inserted and tightened the 4 bolts securing the frame to the crankcase
without using Loctite or grease. I've always simply tightened them, not
using any specific torque setting, but simply tightening them to a degree which
seems "plenty enough".
For the first time in over 1500 hours, I've found one bolt which loosened since
the last 50 hour inspection. So my question is whether to use Loctite when reinstalling
the engine and what number Loctite do you recommend?
My instinct is to use fairly low strength Loctite, in case the next time of engine
removal proves to be near impossible to get the bolts out.
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| Subject: | Re: Happy Holidays and getting my Europa Spiffed Up! |
Have a great Festivus; and thank you for sharing the knowledge and experience!
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| Subject: | Re: Engine mount bolt loosens |
Consult the Rotax installation manual and use the specified thread lock product.
Alternatively purchase new cap screws and "hardened" washers to required specification
that have drilled heads to permit lock wiring.
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| Subject: | Re: What did you do with your europa this week 22/12/24 |
Went for a fly for an hour up the coast today to look at a TBO'd 912is Sport...
181 was seeing a steady 120kt indicated at 5100 on 11Lph with its originally
fitted 80hp... Not sure yet if the isSport is worth pursuing; would need a bulk
strip and overhaul to meet the personal minimums...
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