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A little IFR trip report EGKA-ESMS http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/esms/index.html It gives you the flavour of European light aircraft IFR ops. I am sure American pilots will say how good a life they have, and they would be right :smile: But once you fly IFR, and provided you stick to...

How does that happen when there is a pressure regulator?

Not if the leak is before the oil pump.

I had bought it anyway; arrived today. I posted a quick review here I am not entirely convinced of how robust it is... The problem with this sensor is that if it fails, you have an instant "brown trousers" moment and will head for the nearest airport regardless of cost (which in Europe could...

No TSO, no nothing :) A typo above: I meant to say it cannot be installed on a certified aircraft.

I am not going to install this device. It cannot be installed on an uncertified aircraft.

Don't worry - I will forget this proposition.

It is a Socata TB20, Part 91. Do you have a reference? This is for the RHS.

Shoreham EGKA to Zell am See LOWZ

I have the KEA130A on the LHS and a similar looking "cheap" one on the RHS (United Instruments). LHS: RHS: Both are as fitted in the factory, year 2002, and the aircraft was built to the US Type Certificate. It is currently N-reg. I would like to replace the RHS one with the single pointer...

Thank you all for your comments. The current consumption would be under 100mA (0.1A). The whole "system" is just a switch and an LED.

here For $140 or so it looks a bargain, and in case of say a burst oil pipe would give you a useful warning. What would be the paperwork issues on a certified aircraft, US reg? It should be a Minor Alteration because it does not constitute a "basic change" to the oil system or the electrical...

I have a load of European trip writeups here if you want to see how good you have it over there :) The ability to handle popups varies around Europe. A few countries do it OK; I believe Sweden and Germany are normally OK. Most others don't like it, or the clearance takes so long that unless...

http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/scilly/index.html This was a really nice one-day trip, done mostly VFR. Funnily enough, due to getting the IR in 2006 (the FAA one originally) it is the first "VFR" trip I have written up since 2005 :)

Munich, like most big European cities, is poorly served for GA. Augsburg EDMA is the best IFR option, with an easy train to Munich. Munich itself is open to GA but is about $800. L2K LFAT is easy. I went there last Saturday. Never seen any sign of officials there. Remember about 50 French...

Most Italian airports don't have avgas. There is a number of small places that have but are not allowed to sell it to visitors, but if you speak good Italian you can "negotiate" a "solution" the "Italian way" where a club member's airplane gets filled up but magically he fuel ends up in yours...

In general, airports in Italy, Spain and France do not reply to any communications. They expect you to read the AIP and just fly there (or not). The AIP for those countries is reasonably accurate; for some others "south of the Alps" it contains a load of garbage. Greece just notams its opening...

Where were you flying from, and where to afterwards, and what aircraft?

http://www.peter2000.co.uk/aviation/lucca/ Lucca is a very scenic walled city in Italy. The trip was done 19-22 November 2014, during a very rare gap in the weather. That gap almost didn’t work out but it was OK in the end… We did however get two outstandingly scenic flights: one VFR leg to...

You should never grow up - it's boring :) Just play with ever more expensive toys ;)