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Hi Bud,

As always - a very informative reply.

As it stands now - the mass balance arm top or bottom dont come anywhere near the stops - so thats not the issue - what else can I look at?

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Hello intrepid flyers,

An inspection recently showed that the trailing edge deflection on my Europa XS was not to spec. We adjusted the rod-ends at the end of the pitch tube but we only managed to ...

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Happy new year to all our members,

My Europa XS has just completed its mandatory 25 hours test phase and it has now been granted its "Permit to Fly - Ongoing" by RA-AUS here in Australia. ...

Hi - this mainwheel setup came with the partially built kit that came from Georgia USA. Yes its Berube type but I dont know too much about the specs.

So far its working well but it is a little spri ...

Hi, I used a simple modified workhorse to hold one side of the wing through the spar - paint one side and when full cured, flip it to paint the other side. See image...

Hello all,

Im just hoping you will allow me a little self-indulgence. My Europa XS, after well over 2 decades of building, of which the last nine years were with me, my little girl finally took the ...

Many thanks for your input. Just FYI I measured the actual ARM last weekend and it worked out to by 85.5 inches.

Regards,
Tony

Hi fine Europa people,
Soon Ill be having my W&B done for my Europa XS. The kit I purchased came with the auxiliary Longranger fuel tank. Although Ive looked, I cant find an official ARM from the ...

Hi everyone,

Im wondering if anyone else has encountered this problem with the trim damper assembly as I have.

From Page 19-2 - Figure 2, the TS04A bolt is placed through the support bracket - h ...

Hi All,

Iv almost completed by Europa XS, with a classic wing. I was reading an Operations Manual that said most Europa's are fit with a Stall Strip. Mine does not but it has the Europa stall warni ...

Im nearing the completion of my conventional gear XS Europa S/N A011. Im trying to make an Owners Manual for this aircraft. Im utilising the POH documents provided by The Europa Club - they offer thre ...

I only just became aware of this Mod that drills 2 x 1/8” holes at the rear of the fuel vent. From what I read, it’s intent is to prevent too much pressure being developed in the forward facing ve ...

Hi all,

Id like to thank everyone for the numerous valuable comments and suggestions posted on this thread. I should have mentioned from the start that my project uses a Jabiru engine that does not ...

Hi All,

Im reaching out to get opinions about this. I recently found that the previous builder had kindly installed a fuel drain on both the Port and Starboard sides of the fuel tank.
I then star ...

Hi all,
Im in the process of installing a pair of Garmin G5 instruments (Attitude Indicator and DG) and a Garmin Autopilot. Part of the configuration process is to enter the gains for the Roll and th ...

Hi all,

Since posting this article, I managed to find Bud Yerly's document on throttle and choke etiquette - and for the first time actually saw what a throttle lever housing looked like.

Does a ...

Hi Forum members,

I've looked at the drawing for the Throttle Lever Housing and for the life of me, I can't work out its construction. I see the side view but not a plan view - so I don't know the ...

Greetings all,

Thanks to those who replied to my post. I have decided to stick with the original design and go for the throttle lever arrangement. Im still having trouble however visualising this t ...