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Regretfully health issues are forcing me to sell my recently completed Hitop Monowheel Classic with XS FWF, Rotax 912ULS with ground adjustable Warp Drive prop. First permit to fly issued on 29th Janu ...

Jeroen,
Sorry, no idea on the tri gear dimensions on its trailer.

Jerome,
My monowheel trailer with the aircraft on it is 2m wide, the top of the tail is 1.92m high (but this depends on the height of the dolly wheel) and 6.15m long from the tow hitch to the end of ...

The test flying of G-SNOZ has been completed except for one issue. Mod 64 (not Mod 64b) has been installed and there are problems with forward visibility.
If you have carried out Mod 64 did you have ...

Bill,
Finally went to install the Vista vents today but found the lower front screen in front of the doors is not flat and will therefore distort the Vista vent when the screws are tightened. How doe ...

Thanks Bill that's where mine are now going

Willy,
Where did you install your Vista vents - doors or lower windscreen just iin front of the doors?

Frank,
I already have the Vista vents and was hoping to install them in the windscreen or door windows as they are transparent unlike the Ultimate vents.

My post should have read " I would prefer to mount them [the Vista vents] in the quarter lights [lower corners of the windscreen] but have been told that the windshield is a stressed item." ...

Has anyone installed or have any comments on installing a couple of Vista vents, light plane cabin ventilators (Aircraft Spruce part No. 13-03500) in the doors of a Europa (photo attached). I would pr ...

I’m still getting the final sign off for my Europa Classic. In Annex E(M) – Final inspection checklist on page 5 it says “Check that the bolt through the slot in OR 5 is 5mm (3/16”) to 7mm (1/ ...

I'm based at Swansea airport and am hopefully getting the final checklists signed off next week and will then be applying for a permit to test my Europa mono wheel classic.
I am however lacking a te ...

I bought a part completed Europa Classic high top some years ago and am now in the pre flight inspection stage. My inspector wants to check the angle of incidence of the wings but as the plane is pain ...

I've re-routed the oil return line as best I can to find it runs very close to the port rear exhaust pipe and cylinder cooling fins. I can't re-route it between the two adjacent coolant lines as requi ...

About to get my mono wheel weighed and balanced. 2 questions - where is the best place to fix the weights. I thought of fixing some flat sheets of lead to the stern post but wondered if it's strong en ...

I am at the pre-flight inspection stage of my Classic Europa high top (kit No. 032) and have to replace the W23 plates as the pins were incorrectly located (even though Mod 74 was signed off).
After ...

After a long wait I finally managed to get the correct grade of aluminium sheet from Karen at Europa (Swift) and cut the W23 plates myself.
Unfortunately when I drilled the first plate I got the alig ...

When transmitting, the pitch trim indicator display is affected and I get a “crackle” in the headphones.
To try and resolve the problem I have run a temporary aerial forward through the firewall ...

I am almost at the pre-flight inspection stage of my Classic Europa high top (kit No. 032) I purchased third hand. Having recently seen the Classic wing build manual I am concerned over the location ...

Has anyone installed the factory supplied pitot/static by accessing the internals of the wing by entering the wing through the aileron closeout and bonding (say) a 4” aluminium disc with Araldite 42 ...