VAF POSTS & RV NEWS THAT CAUGHT MY EYE.....dr:
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RV-8 Wheel Pants and Gear Fairings Refresh – Finally!…Chris Pratt
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From Last Weekend …Wyatt
Wrapped up a G3X Touch full panel upgrade -- which really amounted to rewiring most of the airplane -- and got the shakedown flights and new xpdr/pitot-static inspections done in time to make our first visit to the Bahamas, escaping the midwest before the winter's first big snow. This is a trip we've been talking about since sitting in on a forum at OSH several years back, and work schedules finally aligned to let it happen.
We'd reserved a small VRBO on the beach near Governor's Harbour, so the plan was RST-FPR (Rochester MN - Ft Pierce FL) on a Sunday, hotel overnight, and then on to MYEM Monday morning. We ended up changing the overnight to MLB (Melbourne FL) due to hotel availability, and re-filing eAPIS for a departure from there instead. We were given routing over BNA (Nashville TN), and then a shortcut crossing the Disney TFR and directly east over MCO (Orlando FL)...very cool. The trip down was easy, with just a little IMC in middle FL, and no problems crossing out of the US the next day.
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Confusion about DWG 19 firewall penetrations
I need to drill holes for throttle and mixture cables for my 9A. I’m using an RSA fuel servo, with throttle on the left and mixture on the right. It will be vertical on the bottom of what was an O-320. I see there are a few locations called out on the DWG 19 inset. I read the firewall forward kit instructions which say a vertically mounted Bendix servo should be treated as a carb.
For the throttle cable, the drawing says to use hole A (in the bumpout) for a 9A with an O-320. It also lists hole B (low, a little right of center) for a 7A with an O-320. Why the big difference? The fuselages are identical, same engine….
Similarly for the mixture cable: hole D (high/left) for 9A/O-320 vs. hole E (low/right) for 7A/O-320. Why the difference?
I like the idea of up high because all of the low spots go through the heat deflection cover which seems like a pain. Thanks for any insight. I’m only asking because I’ve found that when I don’t understand why the plans are a certain way, I often end up choosing the poor path…
https://vansairforce.net/threads/confusion-about-dwg-19-firewall-penetrations.225779/
Airbox Template in SW …Johnbright
I made a template in SolidWorks. It's for the FAB-320-1. If it's useful I could make a template for the for the FAB-360/540.
I put wings on it to keep the filter from swelling outward at the bottom.
https://vansairforce.net/threads/my-air-filter-wore-thru-my-airbox.189210/#post-1758489
Emp fairing vs stabilator …12
I assume the remediation is filing skin although maybe I could abandon the two positioning holes, trim the area around the VS spar deeper, then pull the fairing forward
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OFF TOPIC:
Don't play dice with geese.....they cheat.
PS: Older issues of the ‘VAF News’ can be found at:
www.vansairforce.net
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RV-8 Wheel Pants and Gear Fairings Refresh – Finally!…Chris Pratt
RV-8 Wheel Pants and Gear Fairings Refresh – Finally!
After 19 years and 900+ hours, my wheel pants and gear fairings were much in need of some TLC. Landing on grass, or what passes for grass on some Texas strips, can do a number on the bottoms of the pants plus all the rocks, chocks and smashed bugs – it all adds up. Hating fiberglass work as I...
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From Last Weekend …Wyatt
Wrapped up a G3X Touch full panel upgrade -- which really amounted to rewiring most of the airplane -- and got the shakedown flights and new xpdr/pitot-static inspections done in time to make our first visit to the Bahamas, escaping the midwest before the winter's first big snow. This is a trip we've been talking about since sitting in on a forum at OSH several years back, and work schedules finally aligned to let it happen.
We'd reserved a small VRBO on the beach near Governor's Harbour, so the plan was RST-FPR (Rochester MN - Ft Pierce FL) on a Sunday, hotel overnight, and then on to MYEM Monday morning. We ended up changing the overnight to MLB (Melbourne FL) due to hotel availability, and re-filing eAPIS for a departure from there instead. We were given routing over BNA (Nashville TN), and then a shortcut crossing the Disney TFR and directly east over MCO (Orlando FL)...very cool. The trip down was easy, with just a little IMC in middle FL, and no problems crossing out of the US the next day.
What did you do with your RV this weekend? (3/30-31/2024).
...getting it started. It had been 23 days since my last airport visit. Saturday I drove out and put the last two quarts in, installed the new oil filter and safety wired it. Then I ran out of energy. Back home to rest. Man this flu zapped my reserves. It did feel good to do *something*...
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Confusion about DWG 19 firewall penetrations
I need to drill holes for throttle and mixture cables for my 9A. I’m using an RSA fuel servo, with throttle on the left and mixture on the right. It will be vertical on the bottom of what was an O-320. I see there are a few locations called out on the DWG 19 inset. I read the firewall forward kit instructions which say a vertically mounted Bendix servo should be treated as a carb.
For the throttle cable, the drawing says to use hole A (in the bumpout) for a 9A with an O-320. It also lists hole B (low, a little right of center) for a 7A with an O-320. Why the big difference? The fuselages are identical, same engine….
Similarly for the mixture cable: hole D (high/left) for 9A/O-320 vs. hole E (low/right) for 7A/O-320. Why the difference?
I like the idea of up high because all of the low spots go through the heat deflection cover which seems like a pain. Thanks for any insight. I’m only asking because I’ve found that when I don’t understand why the plans are a certain way, I often end up choosing the poor path…
https://vansairforce.net/threads/confusion-about-dwg-19-firewall-penetrations.225779/
Airbox Template in SW …Johnbright
I made a template in SolidWorks. It's for the FAB-320-1. If it's useful I could make a template for the for the FAB-360/540.
I put wings on it to keep the filter from swelling outward at the bottom.
https://vansairforce.net/threads/my-air-filter-wore-thru-my-airbox.189210/#post-1758489
Emp fairing vs stabilator …12
I assume the remediation is filing skin although maybe I could abandon the two positioning holes, trim the area around the VS spar deeper, then pull the fairing forward
Emp fairing vs stabilator
I assume the remediation is filing skin although maybe I could abandon the two positioning holes, trim the area around the VS spar deeper, then pull the fairing forward
vansairforce.net
OFF TOPIC:
Don't play dice with geese.....they cheat.
PS: Older issues of the ‘VAF News’ can be found at:
Doug's Area ....The VAF News & my flying resume.
Pushed out every now and then.
www.vansairforce.net
