Light Aircraft Association

HI ALL, Has anybody ever experianced this before! I have just purchased a gyrocopter over in ireland when i got to the ferry terninal i was asked by the security did the copter have any petrol in it i replied no! After the inspection by this security guard looking for petrol which he never found sai...

O Yes will, forgot to tell you theres no flying on sundays! ask bill,also theres no shops open for snacks,no petrol staions no bus service infact there is nothing open on sundays apart from the church and the ministers house!! i am looking for somewhere to go for my holidays!! isnt life depressing!!...

Hi Try Stornoway,
Not far to go to get to the beach here! ( you can land on it) and guess what the ferrys are even running Sundays now as well!!

gary

Hi,
Can anyone tell me if this subaru 1800 or 100HP engine has been given the approval for use on gyrocopters by the CAA or should the post be in the engineers??

regards gary

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Hi Welshman, Thanks for the offer of the manual but i have got the compleate EA 81 in A4 size from invecta air services the 1800 4 CYL Which was passed onto me by dave above nice chap! So far it needs the carbs cleaning and some fuel lines replacing! but it runs very good (there is some power there)...

Hi Chris, i got a manual for the subaru EA81 what an engine this is!! i have at present got the Q.C. challenger with the rotax 582 i thought this had power but wow!! All i can say is what a motor the EA81 is, this is on a 2 seater gyrocopter! with a 3 bladed 60inch adj prop the engine starts on a sp...

Hi, I agree with bill on this a few things to check !! would be sounds silly but take a look at the spark plugs and see if there are any deposits on them !Check to see if they are long or short reach when they was last replaced could have replaced the wrong size plugs! check the earth on the starter...

Hi David, At present the aicraft its on is a gyrocopter 2 place the engine is running fine i am just trying to get some feedback on the ins and outs of this motor for parts,rpm,realiablity,i know there is a 1600 and the Ea81 1800 no info on the EA81 just received a manual from invecta air services o...

Hi Dave, Just a line to let you know i have received the manual it is brilliant dealing with invecta aviation services no problems! is there anybody on here who uses these engines as i am interested in there realibility and performance and problems obtaing the spares for this engine or do i have to ...

Hi Dave,
sent you a PM with email address!
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Hi All,
Has anybody got a workshop manual for the saburu EA 81 in reasonable condition that they will part with! would be nice to hear from you!

gary

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Hi Jon,

Where did you get the PLEXUS from i would have thought that the LAA shop would have this kind of thing as there are plenty of guys with this problem i am sure! but i would like to know where this can be obtained as i am on the isle of lewis!

regards gary