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What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4

 
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Location: Florida USA

PostPosted: Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:46 pm    Post subject: What did you do with your Europa this week 3/28 - 4/4 Reply with quote

N12AY is flying well again. Well, well enough.

It still has a laundry list of minor annoyances.
Looks like one of my valve covers is weeping slightly after the top overhaul. It's torqued so probably a pinched seal. Get another one.
The CHT runs a bit higher after the engine work. Watching that.
The TAS on the GRT Mini GA will never work. GRT admitted the GA is limited.
The right aileron QD filler strip I remade is a bit too tight, so the aileron is just a bit springy. I'll pull the wing again. My aileron tab trims it off, but it isn't like before, so I'll fix it after Sun 'n Fun.
My ADS-B IN traffic display just quit. Probably a switch error.
My rudder trim makes the rudder feel different. Stiffer than normal. No good experiment goes perfect.
My intercom squelch has too much lag. (Lag is that his after you finish speaking before the squelch kicks in again.) It's annoying but it will get fixed. It seems that if the headsets are not matched this happens. Since it didn't happen before, I guess it bears some investigating.

On the good side:
The stall and AoA experiments have worked out well.
The engine is strong and reliable.
EGT/CHT spread, and Oil Temp are darned good.
The rudder trim is handy (although stiffer).
She's still pretty fast and delightful to fly.
The new Garmin Com is great.
Transponder is great.
Stalls are benign,
My oil drip cans work fine.
It is very comfortable and still the finest flying sport aircraft.

I took a young instructor up for an orientation flight and although he tried to land like a C172 he couldn't stop grinning. He couldn't believe we were cruising at 140 Knots TAS at 5.5. We landed in a 10 knot crosswind and he couldn't believe how effortless it was.

The experimental is never done, I guess. That is why we build and fly experimental aircraft.

Bud Yerly

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