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Guys,
A good cleaning of a starter should be done between 5 and 10 years (but I never did it). The parts for a complete rebuild are only $100 USD and is not difficult. Some cleaner and new grease ...

Will,
Fiberglass resists mold because there is no food or moisture for the mold to grow. Of course, boat owners can't do that nor can we aircraft owners.
Aircraft collect dirt. During painting ...

I have been looking at this thread and finally I see folks seeing what really needs to be done on annual and on an IRAN (Inspect and Repair As Necessary) on an airplane.

A borescope is a won ...

Ron,
See attached. Big file. If it doesn't transfer I'll send it over drop box

All points well made. I found a solution but you won't like it as it is a bit tedious in some cases.

I have found looseness in the following bolts:

The M10 Bolts securing the ri ...

I hope this 2024 holiday season finds you healthy, comfortable in your lifestyle, still flying and enjoying life.

Finally, this late summer and fall have N12AY repaired from the wing and flap damag ...

James,

Leave it alone. 3.5 mm is frankly perfect. On the Europa with our particular mounts the engine does not move as much as say a Pipistrel or other planes using the larger Lycoming, Ro ...

Apparently, my photos were too large. OOPS! Here is a reprint of my email from this morning minus photos that are in the word attachment.

Bud Yerly
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Ron,
I sent you an email offline. Add shipping and give me a price.

Bud Yerly

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Ron Brown may be interested. I'll forward this Ron
Bud Yerly

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John and other Airmaster Owners,
In my nearly 20 years as an Airmaster Dealer, I have changed many a controller programing, and troubleshot systems and installations on many planes. Nearly all of ...

Some miscellaneous ramblings on the airbox.

As stated, your engine airbox depends on the year group.

My 1998 timeframe engine also has no brace. The only time a brace is nice on t ...

Tony,
If our stab mechanism is hitting the mechanical mass balance limits at the mass balance arm and you are sure the pitch tube MW bearings are clear on the pitch torque tube (CS10) in the wing c ...

Chris,
I have small 3D printers and use a CAD program and draw up and produce my items for the shop, woodworking, home, and auto as the problem with engineers is we think we can do it better.
Hence, ...

Chris:
Re: CKT no longer in business!!! That is a shame. Shows you how much we 914 owners don’t follow up on the latest suppliers. We are all getting older and competition from “Cheap Chinese is ...

I found simply lapping the exhaust into the head cured the issues with the exhaust leaks at the cylinder head. Attention to detail is essential as I covered in my troubleshooting document.

The exh ...

Nice touches Tony,
Your craftsmanship shows.

Bud Yerly

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Hi Ron,
It is always prudent to design in storage for a small cockpit.
With a mono, a map case is very difficult but there are ways around it.

A pocket can be made by simply laying up three ...

Tony,
You have earned your PHD in Aircraft Construction.

Well Done,

Bud Yerly

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Tire Changes aren't complex and wonderful on the Trigear Europa.

Attached is my paper on it from my website (yea I gotta work some more on that too).

On cross country if you land at an a ...