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Pete,
I have my Europa in Kenya, Classic monowheel, my base strip is at 6000’ a.s.l, usually 25-30C, so hot and high, and I have a Rotax 912UL and fixed pitch warp drive. So my conditions are prob ...

Congratulations Paul! Immaculate Europa, enjoy! The test flying stage is all important, check those fuel filters often.
From old Classic pilot, probably hanging up the gloves soon.

Classic 5Y-LR ...

Thanks everyone for the answers. Trim runaway seems to be rather alarming. It seems that a quick CB cut off is needed close to hand. I followed the original Classic panel/ circuit diagram and put t ...

Having taken the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Addis to Nairobi recently, the recent B737 tragedy made me think about aircraft systems turning rogue… If there’s an electric trim runaway on the E ...

Hello Graeme,

For the last 20 years in Kenya I have been flying my Classic Mono with 80hp 912, and standard ground-adjusted Warp Drive with narrow blades from my local strips at 6000’ above sea-l ...

I am trying to cast my mind back about 22 years, but wasn't this particular area of weakness in the LG identified in the 90s with an early batch of monowheel LG frames?. There was a fix from Europa, ...

Dear Roland, thanks so much, and my apologies for the slow reply, I have been on wildlife survey in southwestern Uganda ( a place with no internet); sadly not in my Europa but in a 51-year old Cessna ...

Thanks Ivor, much appreciated! Best
Richard

Ivor, thanks very much, this is very useful and relevant! If you have a chance, could you just confirm in your Units page, if your map datum is WGS84 (or the datum it is set to)? And in System Setup ...

Dear all,
An appeal from a fellow Europa owner, Europa Classic Mono 5Y-LRY in Kenya, East Africa.

I would be truly grateful to anyone in UK with an aviation Garmin, especially Garmin 96, 196, 295/ ...

My Europa 5Y-LRY over Lake Victoria, Uganda, and the River Nile, Uganda, 2000 and 2003

Thanks Pete, do you have John Archers contact email?
Best
Richard

Hi Richard

You have a Classic the pictures were for the XS with a side filler. The
AD applies to both.

I have just in ...

Stupid question, but I will ask anyway... All the examples, photos, LAA report etc point to the side-filler Europa pipe, with 45 degree bend, which was an alternative to the top-of-fuselage original ...

Does anyone have one of these hanging around unused, that I might buy? Or might part with one pipe eg the Number 1 cylinder outlet? Mine is an early one; I suspect each one is bespoke to get the exa ...

Thanks Dave, David and AirEupora,

I do have small vents each side in the side-windows, which can be removed and I can stick the lens through. Tried it yesterday, it works fine, but problem is that ...

Has anyone experimented flying a Europa without the doors? I remember reading in the Europa factory bulletin years ago that this can be done up to a limit of 100 knots. I did actually try this about ...

Graeme,
In regards to engines, I think it all boils down to how many headaches you want to give yourself before you actually fly your Europa. In changing from the 'normal' type of engine (Rotax 912 ...

Sorry, 650 on Europa!
Richard

Seems the forum is a good place to start.... Does anyone know any company in UK offering pilots accident insurance, for foreign-licenced pilot (like me)? And flying a foreign-licenced aircraft (Keny ...

Very sad to hear that Neville passed away. I first met him at the factory in 1994, when purchasing my Classic kit. He gave me a lot of clear, practical advice then, and during the build in Kenya. W ...