Light Aircraft Association

In Europa-type projects, we need to keep a sense of perspective. We are day-time, VFR, we are required to have mechanical back up for altitude / ASI / compass. So, really, an EFIS is a "nice to have". There seems to be reasonable chance that an EFIS unit will remain operable for many a year of avia...

Well, I was looking at the photo in the latest LAA mag of an engine controller or summat and did have concerns, the article said the board had come loose and screws should have a dab of locktite. umm well, I could add a few things 1) EPROM in a socket - big no no, vibrate out, socket connections cor...

I am thinking of instruments for a Europa project, the EFIS products have advantages and they look economical and light but then you need all the extra bits, sensors etc. Being from aerospace electronics, concerns I have is whether they are build for shock, vibration and condensation and whether ins...

bertdeleporte, thanks for your forum replies, can you say what paint products you use - maker /type from where? I am interested in painting steel and also epoxy. Also some cockpit paint. I cant see why I should need to order paint, maybe made by dupont form the US.

Adrian, thats very helpful indeed, half of this is education. I must admit I am amazed that it takes so long once all the preparation work is done and its in bits. I could understand it with a metal plane that has to be stripped and primed. Can you be more explicit about the time? Also the cost of t...

Umm, not sure 'humble opinions' go with seeking to 'look a million dollars on the ramp' but I take your point. I am more interested in flying the thing from the empty paddock. The quote I had was around 4K from elsewhere and surely just spraying correctly should get a pretty good finish, I would be ...

Required to complete project,
rotax 912ULS europa engine mount
Tri gear Kit
Instruments including - AI, DI, VSI, ASI, Turn, ALT
Warpdrive three ground adjustable blade prop
Paint
Radio and Transponder

Thats all!

Can anyone advise on painting a Europa, It must be white, does it need 2 part paint on the GRP? I have some skills and experience, could I spray it myself and if so what paint and from where? How can I find Simon Collins to see how he is getting on with the Combicolour on his MCR? If best to get it ...

Thanks for thinking of me. I gave him a call. Unfortunately its for a lighter plane and its also a few years old and an older model - so maybe not in this case. I think it will be easiest to get the factory fitted model. Its interesting though, the BRS site says 240 odd lives have been saved - but h...

Checking with the LAA, it seems unbelievable that nobody has done this on an LAA type. Is anyone interested in progressing it with me? I am really surprised it didnt get any discussion. The cost looks to be around £3K from Junkers. Seems a no brainer to me, what would a person give while tumbling to...

Reading back I think Nigel H's point 3 is a very good one. GPS has made an amazing difference in LAA/BMAA planes, as it has with driving cars, but is probably still frowned upon for training and nav exes and probably not generably available or user friendly in many hire spam cans. A £170 PDA and CAA...

I fly out of luton zone, often around heathrow and frequently into gatwick. The listening squark scheme is good - though my impression is generlly pilots are still nevous about radio. Transponders with mode C or S seems to facilitate a better trust level with controllers. The allocation of airspace ...

Advice sort on inexpensive flooring for a hangar and door runners I have a 14 meter wide T hangar with old wood/metal tiles from an old suspended floor over plastic and some slabs where the plane rolls in. Tiles are going soggy and I am looking for suggestions. Also I have lorry curtain on hanging r...

Bringing screens together at the input end is true for audio microphones so that the sensitive input is seeing only the differential. headset is not so critical as the signal is large and just going to the speaker and you are shielding other things from it. If you plug in a DC headset the screens an...

I was amused by the AIRBOX advert on the inside back cover of the latest LAA mag - its like a guess the 10 things wrong with this picture ! Milton Keynes is my stomping ground and clearly the map doesn't correspond - looks more like Wiltshire to me. It says he is at 970 ft heading almost directly fo...