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hagargs(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 12:09 pm Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Twenty hours are on the plane now.  Was out yesterday for 2 and a half hours and  burned 9.1 gallons of gas.  Landings in  the mon-wheel are becomming a non-event.  Eight T&g's and 1 full stop resulted in no hair raising events.  Concentration on the task at hand was all that was required.  Now  flying with only one aboard results in very impressive performance.  Take offs only require giving it the gas and keeping it straight.  It leaps off the ground the moment back pressure is taken off of the stick.  Clean stalls are straight and true with plenty of warning.  Dirty stalls require some footwork to keep from falling off on a wing.  No worse than a  152 I had been in.  CO levels have been going down with each minor mod.  Latest mod:  I removed the  access door on the bottom of the fuselage for the gascolator and sump drains under the rear baggage bay.  This was replac  ed by a reverse scoop.  If CO is coming in through the  flap slots this is in position to suck  it right out again.  Did this after flyling with Bob Lindsay in a Liberty.  There are 2 scoops under the Liberty fuselage right about where my gascolator  door is.  It was real convenient to do this already having a hole under my plane.  The scoop is pretty unobtrusive under there.

  

 Squawks:  Still need to fix my right strobe,  think the cheap wire I used is breaking down under the high voltage.  Strobe light and  power supply is good, and multimeter shows continuity to the wing tip, though no strobe flashing.  Kuntzleman has  a wingtip strobe light harness I am planning to pull through the wing.   

                       The Airmaster controller is no regulating the  propellor in automatic mode.  Manual switch works fine at controlling pitch.  The  fuse at the  back side of the controller was reset.  All wiring appears tight and secure.  The  slip ring contacts and wiring looks good.  Has any one dealt with this?  Are there any other bench test other than those noted in the  book?  Do all of these things have to be sent to NZ to be checked out?  Does anyone know of  any US service reps?

  

 Steve Hagar

 A143

 N40SH

 Mesa  AZ

  

  

 Steve Hagar

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daseitz(at)cfl.rr.com
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Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Look at the indicator lights on the controller when in the auto mode. It

should tell you if there is a problem. See which lights are on and what

color they are and if flashing or not. Look it up in the book for any

faults. What happens if you put it in manual and set the pitch in the middle

and then switch to auto? Does the prop go to fine pitch or stay where it is?

And what do the lights do then?



Dean Seitz

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Troy Maynor

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 162

Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 8:07 pm Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Steve,

It is always encouraging to read of sucess with the monowheel. I am still

working on mine when I can and have been tempted to try and change over to a

trike gear even though the extra time and cost. I will fly as a mono and see

then. I had some questions for you if you don't mind;

How much tail dragger time did you have before the Europa?

Did your insurance cost more because of the retractable gear and it also

being a tail dragger?

Did you get Europa specific training before you flew yours?

Thanks for the help and encouragement.

Troy Maynor

N120EU Europa Monowheel Classic

Left to finish:

Paint,interior,engine install, wiring.

Weaverville, NC USA





<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Time: 12:09:17 PM PST US

From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs(at)earthlink.net>

Subject: Flight testing and  Airmaster controller



Twenty hours are on the plane now.  Was out yesterday for 2 and a half hours

and

burned 9.1 gallons of gas.  Landings in  the mon-wheel are becomming a

non-event.

Eight T&g's and 1 full stop resulted in no hair raising events.

Concentration

on the task at hand was all that was required.  Now  flying with only

one aboard results in very impressive performance.  Take offs only require

giving

it the gas and keeping it straight.  It leaps off the ground the moment back

pressure is taken off of the stick.  Clean stalls are straight and true with

plenty of warning.  Dirty stalls require some footwork to keep from falling

off on a wing.  No worse than a  152 I had been in.  CO levels have been

going

down with each minor mod.  Latest mod:  I removed the  access door on the

bottom

of the fuselage for the gascolator and sump drains under the rear baggage

bay.  This was replaced by a reverse scoop.  If CO is coming in through the

flap slots this is in position to suck  it right out

 again.  Did this after flyling with Bob Lindsay in a Liberty.  There are 2

scoops

under the Liberty fuselage right about where my gascolator  door is.  It was

real convenient to do this already having a hole under my plane.  The scoop

is pretty unobtrusive under there.



Squawks:  Still need to fix my right strobe,  think the cheap wire I used is

breaking

down under the high voltage.  Strobe light and  power supply is good, and

multimeter shows continuity to the wing tip, though no strobe flashing.

Kuntzleman

has  a wingtip strobe light harness I am planning to pull through the

wing.

                      The Airmaster controller is no regulating the

propellor

in automatic mode.  Manual switch works fine at controlling pitch.  The

fuse

at the  back side of the controller was reset.  All wiring appears tight and

secure.

The  slip ring contacts and wiring looks good.  Has any one dealt with

this?  Are there any other bench test other than those noted in the  book?

Do

all of these things have to be sent to NZ to be checked out?  Does anyone

know

of  any US service reps?



Steve Hagar

A143

N40SH

Mesa  AZ

Steve Hagar

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hansjd(at)online.no
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:36 am Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Hi Steve,



Good to hear your mono behaves "normal" - in contrast to all the horror 

stories I've heard and read. An interesting question in this respect:



How long are your outrigger legs? Do they touch the ground simultaniously 

with the main?, i.e. are all four whells touching ground at the same time?



I seem to remember someone refering to the ground handling of his mono as a 

non-event - due to outriggers beeing longer than specified, was that you?



Mine are 6mm longer each side, but still a small wagging is noticeable.Maybe 

I should go for longer lengs before flight-testing. I expect that to happen 

in the spring.



Congrats with your finished and flying Europa!



Cheers

Hans # 334



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nielskock(at)get2net.dk
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Hi Hans and Troy and others waiting for the Mono-baptism.



Believe me: don't waste one minute worrying about the lenght of the spindly 

outrigger legs. As long as they

are according to the builder's manual it doesn't matter one bit whether both 

weels are resting on the ground

or are a couple of cm above the dirt. As soon as you apply power and are 

accellerating down the runway,

concentrating on keeping straight the airflow will stabilize the wings, and 

you won't notice that your under-

carriage is a little different from those with dangling airbrakes 

permanently locked in the dwn. position.

And once safely airborne you will enjoy the feeling of acceleration when you 

retract flaps and wheels.



As many Mono-owners have probably mentioned before in these pages even the 

first landing is a thing to

look forward to and not to dread. Why? Because you will most likely be more 

concentrated than ever before

which is definitely a helpful thing in that situation. Again, the 

outrigger-wheel configuration is NOT a problem

as long as you tap-dance your rudder-pedals eagerly, keeping the little 

beauty straight.

There is even a very good chance that your first landing in your very own 

Europa will be one of the best

you have made, very likely better than many of the subsequent ones.



How do I know this? Because that is exactly what happened to me one glorious 

day July 12 .1999.

Will it ever ground-loop? Not neccessarily if that initial level of 

concentration is present during each and

every landing that marvellous little thing.

I shall not boast that I have never groundlooped. I have, once, because I 

allowed myself to relax after a memorable,

but successful landing. It happened about 3 years ago when I arrived home 

from a PFA rally at Kemble.

The wind was gusting to 40 Kts around the Airport (Odense, DK), and finals 

were bumpy, to put it mildly, but

all went well. Until I, wery content with myself, crossed the apron 90 

degrees to the gale, taxying a trifle fast, I

must confess, the hangar 200 meters away beckoning. One of the 40 knotters 

noticed my smugness and slammed

the tail of my poor ODA, swinging her round, dipping her nose and smashing 

her propeller.

It could have been avoided with more contration! And it had nothing to do 

with landing the mono.

So, enjoy.



Niels Kock

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hagargs(at)earthlink.net
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

My outriggers are slightly short and do not both touch the same time.  The

trick is to ignore any rocking from side to side and just keep it straight

with the rudder.  To date I do not even find myself consiously trying to

correct for rocking with the ailerons at least on the ground anyway.  If

you are straight and have the ground speed the plane just jumps off of the 

ground with just a tiny release of back pressure.  If I have a cross wind

present I give in a  little  pre load and keep the upwind wing down. 

Aileron  fine tuning really comes in as soon as you leave the  ground where

your're not bumping outriggers.



Steve



Steve Hagar

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tony.bale(at)virgin.net
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:15 pm Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Troy,

Stick with the Mono. I had 500 hours on spam cans - so hardly well

experienced. With less than 4 hours on a PFA course I was signed off.

Respect the aircraft, don't stop flying it till its in the hanger, and

don't push the crosswinds - less from the left!



Our test pilot told us - while you're on the ground if your feet aren't

moving - you've lost control, so hide you're wallet.



Our outriggers touch when she's on the ground, no idea if it makes any

difference.



We had no problems with insurance and there are 3 other Europa's at our

strip all Mono's.



And one last thing - watch all the gizzmo's - weight goes on exponentially

!!



Keep smiling (and sanding)



Tony.



ps still havn't installed the Airmaster, its in the garage - but can't wait.



Original Message:

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From: Troy Maynor wingnut54(at)charter.net

Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:58:31 -0500

To: europa-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: Flight testing and  Airmaster controller




Steve,

It is always encouraging to read of sucess with the monowheel. I am still

working on mine when I can and have been tempted to try and change over to a

trike gear even though the extra time and cost. I will fly as a mono and see

then. I had some questions for you if you don't mind;

How much tail dragger time did you have before the Europa?

Did your insurance cost more because of the retractable gear and it also

being a tail dragger?

Did you get Europa specific training before you flew yours?

Thanks for the help and encouragement.

Troy Maynor

N120EU Europa Monowheel Classic

Left to finish:

Paint,interior,engine install, wiring.

Weaverville, NC USA





<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Time: 12:09:17 PM PST US

From: "Steve Hagar" <hagargs(at)earthlink.net>

Subject: Flight testing and  Airmaster controller



Twenty hours are on the plane now.  Was out yesterday for 2 and a half hours

and

burned 9.1 gallons of gas.  Landings in  the mon-wheel are becomming a

non-event.

Eight T&g's and 1 full stop resulted in no hair raising events.

Concentration

on the task at hand was all that was required.  Now  flying with only

one aboard results in very impressive performance.  Take offs only require

giving

it the gas and keeping it straight.  It leaps off the ground the moment back

pressure is taken off of the stick.  Clean stalls are straight and true with

plenty of warning.  Dirty stalls require some footwork to keep from falling

off on a wing.  No worse than a  152 I had been in.  CO levels have been

going

down with each minor mod.  Latest mod:  I removed the  access door on the

bottom

of the fuselage for the gascolator and sump drains under the rear baggage

bay.  This was replaced by a reverse scoop.  If CO is coming in through the

flap slots this is in position to suck  it right out

 again.  Did this after flyling with Bob Lindsay in a Liberty.  There are 2

scoops

under the Liberty fuselage right about where my gascolator  door is.  It was

real convenient to do this already having a hole under my plane.  The scoop

is pretty unobtrusive under there.



Squawks:  Still need to fix my right strobe,  think the cheap wire I used is

breaking

down under the high voltage.  Strobe light and  power supply is good, and

multimeter shows continuity to the wing tip, though no strobe flashing.

Kuntzleman

has  a wingtip strobe light harness I am planning to pull through the

wing.

                      The Airmaster controller is no regulating the

propellor

in automatic mode.  Manual switch works fine at controlling pitch.  The

fuse

at the  back side of the controller was reset.  All wiring appears tight and

secure.

The  slip ring contacts and wiring looks good.  Has any one dealt with

this?  Are there any other bench test other than those noted in the  book?

Do

all of these things have to be sent to NZ to be checked out?  Does anyone

know

of  any US service reps?



Steve Hagar

A143

N40SH

Mesa  AZ

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Troy Maynor

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Posts: 162

Posted: Mon Nov 27, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject: Flight testing and Airmaster controller

Fellow Europaphites,

I want to thank all of you that replied on the above subject. I received

only positive reenforcement to keep me pressing forward in my monowheel. 

I will see yall in the clouds. Thanks.



Troy Maynor

N120EU Europa Monowheel Classic

Left to finish:

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Weaverville, NC USA



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