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Given the pressures in the background, it is very hard to imagine how the LAA could have acted differently. I'll go into more details in the Chairman's Corner of the next club magazine.

Hi Peter,

I have flown a mono for years, and operated it from a hangar and at home from a trailer. I can share my experiences of both.

Hangar - Just pull her out and fly. Drop of the hat round r ...

Dear Non-Europa Club Members in this group,

The Europa Club, on Thursday is launching a new regular event, our "Tech Talk" series. Members are free to propose, prepare and present on inte ...

Hi Roddy,

I too gave up as I got no reply from Europa when I wanted one.

Closest I found to the long curved filling tube (TR67) was from Watts Aviation, PN D20747 a 700/800-6 AM TUBE with a TR8 ...

Hi UK Jon, technically speaking I should be ItalobritJon or BrititaloJon Laughing

but that's a digression, a long story and one for a beer at a fly-in.

It seems that you have solved my exact problem ...

Hi All,

Some of you know in the community that I'm moving house and moving quite far, as a result I'm going not going to have my "Workshop Buddy" who helps me rig and de-rig the aircraft ...

Absolutely second what Barry said.

Barry's information helped me a to getting mine registered.

If it does help the TÜV in Germany used Barry's info as a start and did a full survey on the trai ...

Good alternative part number!

Does anyone happen to know which of the "economical rivet tools" on the aircraftspruce site is applicable. They have some good rivet squeezers on there, whic ...

Hi All,

Does anyone know an alternative part number for the large O-Ring in the Classic brake caliper.

I found a post on here, from Jim and Heather, from 20/05/12 (link : http://forums.matronics ...

Hi Peter,

Thanks for the reply, don't worry about not getting back to the PM. I fully understand what life can be like. Hope all is well with you back in Blighty. Things my end are going OK. Albeit ...

All,

I read with interest the article in Europa Flyer on the "G-OMIK" event. Last year my Europa suffered a failure of an external support strut, in the hangar, while the gear was retract ...

Hi Dave,

I promised you a reply, and sorry it's taken so long. Family life has been a bit time consuming, I have imminent twins due (well not me, but my wife to be precise Laughing

) and the preparat ...

Thanks All,

I've dropped Wicks an email. So hopefully I'll get this resolved during business hours tomorrow and have a nice new inner tube soon Smile

Thanks Martin, this is a good start and moves me forward, with a part number and manufacturer.

I have to admit wheel tyre/tube combinations are a mystery to me and I don't fully understand them.
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Hi All,

I've got the 7.00-6 (Aircraftspruce #06-09600) on my Europa Classic. I'd like to change it as there are some radial cracks appearing in the tyre wall.

Being prudent I want to change the ...

Hi Dave,

I had the same issue as you last year, about May time. I've looked who I ended up buying it from but I can't find the invoice or anything in my email nor browser history, which is strange. ...

Hi All, to save me the 50 minute journey to the hangar in order to do a measurement, does anyone know the diameter of the Europa Main Wheel on the Mono?

I have the 8.00-6 tyre fitted.

According ...

Echo Willy's comments above a fantastic effort, by all involved.

Also with the conditions on homebuilt aircraft flying to/transiting Belgium having been lifted, the flight from Germany was even eas ...

All,

I'm based in southern Germany. Does any have have a spare set of carburettors for the 80HP 912 UL, preferably with the 158 main jet, that they could send me for a few weeks.

I'm trying to e ...

All,

I'm based in southern Germany. Does any have have a spare set of carburettors for the 80HP 912 UL, preferably with the 158 main jet, that they could send me for a few weeks.

I'm trying to e ...