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Hi Jos,

Jiri has generally been very good at responding to the things that can be easily fixed, but the suggestion that the prop be returned for repair is perhaps not sitting very well.
I don't ...

Thanks David,

I will keep trying to reach Jiri, I expect to be over in the U.K. later in the year, so perhaps I can talk to Conair then, if things have not been resolved.
In the meantime I have ...

An oft heard plaint, but has anyone been in contact with Woodcomp lately?

After a couple of electrical problems that were relatively easy to fix, I now have a mechanical problem that I cannot fix ...

Jeff,

Will do.

I've also a nice scratch on my port wing, which would have been ideal for John to demonstrate on - one of the joys of sharing a hangar with 172's.

Now if someone knows ...

owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com wrote on 07/31/2007 07:01:06 PM:

> --> Europa-List message posted by: Andrew Sarangan <asarangan@yahoo.com>
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> Those planning to att ...

I borrowed a friends Bose headset, and was not that impressed due to the lack of passive noise reduction.
I did not realise how much high frequency clatter the 912S generates.
Checking the ANR hea ...

Some postings indicate that the safest time to extend the flaps, is on final.

I prefer to slow down on base and extend them while high, then set up the glide path.
The turn to final, with full ...

Ferg,

I think its more likely that they have closed for vacation, or perhaps Jiri is away.

If you don't get the info sooner, I will check this weekend and see what bolts have been used on my ...

Mark,

Your web-site mentions that the prop balancer is no longer available to EU customers, does that mean that it could still be sent to N.America ?
Not in my budget at the moment, but somethi ...

Glenn,

Adding access panels will not be an easy job, especially with all the re-inforcing work required.

Would be money well spent to find someone young enough and small enough to do the wor ...

Ferg,

Hope the repair goes well.

There are "Colorworks" franchisees in Burlington and Oakville. These people do repair work for the auto dealerships, fixing small dings, dents, scr ...

Ferg,

For what it is worth, mine stays in the constant speed mode, so I would position the manual/auto switch where ever there is room, you probably will not normally need to use it.
I don't ha ...

Yes, good stuff.

I've got Mylar strips on the top of my ailerons, no sign of lifting or buzzing.
Also per the local glider guy, I used white "duct" cloth tape on the underside hinge l ...

Greg,

If you can find one locally, a Diamond Katana would probably give the closest approximation of a tri-gear.

Lots of them in use here ( London, Ont, Canada, where they are built)

Da ...

Ron,

I'm pleased to see there is another JB Weld fan out there.
I use it around the house, will stick just about anything to anything.
Also good for little jobs on the plane, such as bonding ...

Hi Roger,

You should have posted last week.
I flew down to Brantford on Saturday in my tri-gear, accompanied by Chris Staines in his mono.
Ferg Kyle from Burlington and Jan Volcic from K-W me ...

Hi Mike,

C-GFSY a 914 mono
and C-FBZI my 912S trigear
are both based in London, Ontario at CYXU, though not much flying lately - when I got up this morning it was minus 25 celcius.
A couple ...

I have to agree that bigger and faster is nice, but on a 100 mile hamburger trip, the time saving would be about 7 minutes each way, and with the increased fuel consumption plus Avgas vs Mogas, the ro ...

Gert,

A friend had the same problem with his 914 installation. The line had "carbonized" and was quite brittle.
As far as I remember, he replaced the oil lines with Teflon lines from ...

Chuck,

Thanks given that you and the plane are OK.
It's possible for the rear shoot bolt to miss the guide, giving the doors a push when latched will show if anything is amiss.

How about u ...