Oil change question…
Any of you like me, laying out the screws to your cowl on a rag in piles relative to where they go? And yes, that small snap on ratchet and pair of lineman pliers were my father‘s.
Also, I use a geology field loop to inspect whether they need replacing. Possible OCD I freely admit, and yes I keep a geology field loop in my pocket next to the signal mirror. Your taunts do not bother me. ;^). (slightly out of focus - hard to photograph)
Also, on the drive home I passed a white crossover pulling a trailer with a naked 8A fuse on it - headed west on 1171. Tapped ‘save clip’ on the dash and grabbed this still from the playback, left camera. Seen in the wild! 1329 local.
Hope ya have a nice hump day.
v/r,dr
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Any of you like me, laying out the screws to your cowl on a rag in piles relative to where they go? And yes, that small snap on ratchet and pair of lineman pliers were my father‘s.
Also, I use a geology field loop to inspect whether they need replacing. Possible OCD I freely admit, and yes I keep a geology field loop in my pocket next to the signal mirror. Your taunts do not bother me. ;^). (slightly out of focus - hard to photograph)
Also, on the drive home I passed a white crossover pulling a trailer with a naked 8A fuse on it - headed west on 1171. Tapped ‘save clip’ on the dash and grabbed this still from the playback, left camera. Seen in the wild! 1329 local.
Hope ya have a nice hump day.
v/r,dr
First Flight: Eddie Avila’s RV-9 | St. Johns, Arizona. RV-9 #90448
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WDYDWYRTW? Jun 27-28, 2026
What did you do with your RV this weekend? Saturday is starting off windy here in DFW, with 35kts at 3,000 and lots of turb. A morning to mow and do laundry LOL. Hope your local is less bumpy. v/r,dr
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18.5
ForeFlight 18.5 includes Map Annotations 2.0, Dynamic Procedures in Europe, ForeFlight FRAT, and more.
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First Flight: Christofer Burman’s RV-8 | Sweden RV-8 #83679
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Section 39 - Control Systems Page 8, step 3: F-1065 pushrod into WD-1011
As I am assembling the individual parts, I note that not all result in a tight connection. There is a fair bit of slop at the F-1065 pushrod into WD-1011 intersection. Note the gap between the Vans supplied steel washers and the rod end bearing at the top inside of the control stick base. Add...
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Cowl Ideas Wanted
I'm building an RV-3B. Its cowl is much like the RV-4 cowl, with the cheeks. As I work on the lower cowl, I've been using these aluminum tabs, clecoed to the bottom cowl, as a convenience during installation. My procedure now is to: Hang a bungee over the engine mount, Raise the cowl up to the...
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