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Hi ItaloBritJon! Sorry, I don’t think mine is any recognised make, it has a very “home made” look about it. I bought it about 17 years ago from a gliding friend who’d hurt his back and he ...

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Hi Italian Jon, UK Jon here...! I solo-rig mine every time from a standard factory open trailer using a glider-style rigging aid/ trolley. The wing carrier on the trolley is pivoted to rotate the ...

The actual root cause is poor design. A Design which takes rolling loads as differential bending would be so much better. This could be achieved with 2 bolts although it would need a T shaped end. ...

This is my slightly modified tailwheel spring front mounting bolt arrangement. An extra piece of aluminium across the top with redux/ flox built up either side of the spring to support it. The ext ...

Graeme, I don’t know if the following is of any relevance to you but I had a history of identical cracking to yourself on my 912ULS. Both rear down pipes, twice each side. The photo attached sho ...

Thanks for that Dave. I agree, and did the same re-bonding to mine about 5 years ago which touch wood has held out fine with no problems since. I think the Redux/ Flox method is a very good fix - ...

Hi Frank, that was my thought exactly - keep it simple!
Cheers, Jon Very Happy

Hi Bud, thanks for your reply. Just to be sure, he says his front mounting bolt and structure are all sound and in good order. It’s the rear mount (where the arm passes through the fin close o ...

A mate of mine, also with a Classic monowheel has had a problem come to light. The Tailwheel arm, where it passes through the fin’s rear close out has become disbonded from the hole and a fair bit ...

Hi, I used to use the Airworld blue buds too which worked fine but not available now. Instead I use a droplet of food colouring in a small sample of fuel in a glass jar. If there is no ethanol the ...

Hi Keith and Tim,

Thank you very much for posting this. It sounds like excellent advice and I am going to do this straight away. Nev’s tips (bless him) with be around in the Europa community f ...

Hi Tim, thanks for your thought. I agree and might have over exaggerated the amount of movement in my description - it’s only small and I can only think it’s a touch of natural play in the pins; ...

Will, comparing notes rather than any suggestions, mine has an identical movement in the wingtip; a noticeable fore and aft movement of free play. It’s in both but a bit more on the starboard side. ...

Samco silicone connectors arrived. Time to get the tool box out!
Thanks again Brian.

Hi Brian, many thanks for your time and effort on our behalf. Time to get the toolbox out!
Cheers, Jon

On 4 Feb 2018, at 09:24, Brian Davies <brian.davies44@gmail.com (v\:* {behavior:url(#de ...

Thanks Pete, I’m fine with it - I’ve already got one of Tim’s aluminium elbows which I bought from him a few years ago and never got around to fitting! I’ve ordered a pair of the silicone h ...

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Actually re. the ASH silicone hose above I don’t think is made of the right stuff to be fuel resistant.

This one from Merlin probably is (same material as the coupling hose that Bria ...

Pete,

This is a 60 deg aluminium elbow as listed on ASH;

http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/silicone-hose-shop/alloy-stainless-steel-pipes/60-alloy-elbows.html

And this one is a 60 deg silicone ...

Yep Graham,
Airplanes only feel air pressure, not the velocity of the molecule alone. Dynamic pressure is � Density times Velocity Squared or IAS (actually you have calibrated then equivalent) i ...