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Construction on my RV-6 'Flash' began in January of 1996, with the first flight in September of 2002.
She is a standard build
kit with manual flaps and electric pitch trim. Regular old carburetor,
180hp engine and a constant speed prop. We've put close to 1,000
flight hours on her to date and are always fiddling with something: the
panel, the interior, messing with the engine, etc.
My A&P, IA is Randy 'Monkey' Richmond. He does the
annuals, even though I can legally do them myself. His contact
info top right.
The first panel had a
traditional six pack instrument cluster and an MX-20 MFD.
No autopilot.
The second generation utilized
a Garmin 496 handheld and had a dual axis autopilot.
The third panel is hard core
IFR with (2) approach-certified GPSs. Currently installing
a new autopilot that will fly the approach, and if needed, the
holds.
Fourth panel is being installed, and adds a
2nd and 3rd Garmin G3X and does away with the RMI microMoniter
(and about ten pounds of wire from previous items no longer in
the plane).
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Ed Hicks photograph. |
Airframe &
Powerplant:
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