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Hi Bud,

Thanks for your reply.

First on the CKT thing yes it is very sad. But your comments about why are right on. I am personally facing a similar situation as a product development Engineer f ...

Thank you Bud and Peter,

I cleaned the port yesterday and it is intact (shinny like when new) so for now I just applied some high temp paste (bandaid) since I really want to fly a little and I donâ ...

Thanks Peter,

Not sure what the sleeved one is (the Rotax style?) but I have a CKT muffler purchased 3+ years ago. Just a ball(ish) or taper looking ring at the end of the tube.

What is this Hon ...

Hello Europa Family,

First of all Happy New Year together with hopes of a great year 2024! I also hope you had enjoyable holidays (I did have a very special one, which included a Europa related act ...

Thanks for the compliments! I guess that if you spend 7 months working the finish something good should come out of it Very Happy

As far as speed not sure if itâ€™s faster. When I get the speed fairings ...

You can catch a glimpse of my AV-30 and EMS-1 in this picture (taken a couple of days ago).

Impressive CAD work and renderings A51.

First, I love my AV-30, you wont be disappointed. Same as you I wanted the round analog gauges look and I'm pleased to have done that.

The only thing I t ...

Thanks guys!

Pete, all products used come from a small company here in the US called Southern Polyurethanes (SPI). They really specialize on primers (their epoxy primer is fantastic) and clears. If ...

My Europa finally flies again. After a long and painful process of painting the airplane it finally did three nice flights today. All went well.

Still need to paint the removable wing root fairings ...

Hi David,

I know my answer wonâ€™t be a direct answer since I donâ€™t have this AP in my Europa but I have it my LongEZ. I installed it 10 years ago and it has been flawless.

But I can share my ...

Today I removed the engine and instrument module in my airplane in preparation for painting the fuselage. It was actually quite easy to do albeit, like everything, it did involve some work.

Althoug ...

Will,

I would have gone but still working on the paint, although making good progress. Wings are completed and I am working on the fuselage now, the last part to paint. Can't see the day this phase ...

One of the things I wanted to address is possibly sound insulation of the wheel well metal firewall so this subject is interesting.

The material could be placed behind the firewall so the cork is n ...

Thanks for the info Tony. Doing one side then the other is probably the easiest way to do it. I have chosen the hard way which is both sides at once Smile

Let's see if I'll regret it.

BTW, both win ...

Thanks A51. It is certainly doable but I think I will stick to the keep it vertical method. Simpler.

Although a challenge that can be solved, what you suggest still requires thought on how to flip ...

Once again, thanks for the replies.

Bud: What I did two years ago to prime the wings was exactly what you describe (and you can see in the picture). And it worked well. I did use another sawhorse ...

Thanks Alan and Pete for good ideas.

Since I built my wing with no tiedown mod too late for that. But the hole is intriguing. Pete, do you know if this is just a hole and relies on the strength of ...

Hello Europa friends,

I am working on prepping my wings for painting. Progress is very slow because of the record heats. To the point I am doing blocking and priming but will probably hold back on ...

Congratulations!

It only gets better and better from here.

I love the (normal) taildragger configuration.

Chris

Hi Kelvin,

I have no experience on a situation such as yours but since options may be limited for you, unless you switch to the Lord engine mounts (and I guess in the UK that may not be easy), then ...