cytoxin
Well Known Member
doing the milspec camloc install on the cowling..way easier than the canopy btw.
Shot with KODAK Z700 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2007-07-24
Shot with KODAK Z700 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA at 2007-07-24
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Jamie
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N622JP First Flight
On Friday, July 27th, 2007 N622JP took to the air for the first time. Mike Stewart was at the controls. The flight was eventful, but Mike handled it as I knew he would, which is precisely why I asked him to perform the first flight. I would encourage others to do the same if you do not have a lot of RV time. I may elaborate later but for now it's time to celebrate!
This morning Mike came out and we solved the squawks and Mike jumped back in and went again. This time the airplane performed flawlessly. He landed, we went over everything again and I took off. I got in three flights today! The airplane flies beautifully -- no heavy wing, no rudder trim required, etc.
Here I am descending for landing. Picture taken from the rear seat of Mike's -8 by my wife.
And here's my version of the RV grin.
A video of Mike's flight this morning is here. I guess I should have stood at the approach end of the runway.
On Friday, July 27th, 2007 N622JP took to the air for the first time. Mike Stewart was at the controls. The flight was eventful, but Mike handled it as I knew he would, which is precisely why I asked him to perform the first flight. I would encourage others to do the same if you do not have a lot of RV time. I may elaborate later but for now it's time to celebrate!
This morning Mike came out and we solved the squawks and Mike jumped back in and went again. This time the airplane performed flawlessly. He landed, we went over everything again and I took off. I got in three flights today! The airplane flies beautifully -- no heavy wing, no rudder trim required, etc.
Here I am descending for landing. Picture taken from the rear seat of Mike's -8 by my wife.
And here's my version of the RV grin.
A video of Mike's flight this morning is here. I guess I should have stood at the approach end of the runway.
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Mark Burns
Well Known Member
Congratulations Jamie!
It must feel great.
I'm looking forward to that big day. Now back to the garage I go!
Mark
It must feel great.
I'm looking forward to that big day. Now back to the garage I go!
Mark
jcmcdowell
Well Known Member
Looking Good!
RudiGreyling
Well Known Member
Hi Guys,
It took a while to finish this installment 1500-1750 hours, I was busy building a hangar home for the RV that distracted from the RV building. I took the tail feathers off during this section and stored them away. Pitty, with it on it would have almost looked ready to fly...
My Baby is becoming a real Lady, and I am not only referring to the plane.
Movie over here...http://www.rudigreyling.com/rudi_movies.html
Kind Regards
Rudi
It took a while to finish this installment 1500-1750 hours, I was busy building a hangar home for the RV that distracted from the RV building.
I took the tail feathers off during this section and stored them away. Pitty, with it on it would have almost looked ready to fly...My Baby is becoming a real Lady, and I am not only referring to the plane.
Movie over here...http://www.rudigreyling.com/rudi_movies.html
Kind Regards
Rudi
robjohnson
Well Known Member
Milestone weekend....
Was happy to get the thing up on gear legs on Saturday---
But, then on Sunday, some buddies came over and we hung the engine!
Talk about a great weekend!!!
Was happy to get the thing up on gear legs on Saturday---
But, then on Sunday, some buddies came over and we hung the engine!
Talk about a great weekend!!!
boom3
Well Known Member
nippaero said:Jeff,
Where's the plane? All I saw was that picture on the wall...
Ya kind of funny there are better Lamborghini's, Ferrari's, and Porsche's now. Even Pamela isn't what she used to be. I'm glad airplanes seem to age a little slower. I'm pretty sure RV's will be just as cool in 20 years as they are today.
fstringham7a
Well Known Member
Mike
Great pix and great work.....don't worry about the time. It will get done when it gets done. I started Sept. 4, 2004 and I am now just wiring. Panel is complete except for the Dynon HS34. With your young age the time you spend, no matter how long, will be but a moment to the time you will enjoy building and finally flying your creation.
Frank @ sgu RV7A wiring about done...engine is in the mail....YES
Great pix and great work.....don't worry about the time. It will get done when it gets done. I started Sept. 4, 2004 and I am now just wiring. Panel is complete except for the Dynon HS34. With your young age the time you spend, no matter how long, will be but a moment to the time you will enjoy building and finally flying your creation.
Frank @ sgu RV7A wiring about done...engine is in the mail....YES
garrett
Member
Astromech Droid in place
Provided for your daily smile, groan, or whatever:
Well, we reached a big milestone on the project tonight - we finally got the Artoo unit in the baggage compartment of the plane. Here he is, apparently happy to be there:
He reports that he's happier here than he was in an X-Wing. He likes being inside instead of having his head stick out the top of the fuselage. In addition, in his new home, no TIE fighters have tried to shoot him yet.
Provided for your daily smile, groan, or whatever:
Well, we reached a big milestone on the project tonight - we finally got the Artoo unit in the baggage compartment of the plane. Here he is, apparently happy to be there:
He reports that he's happier here than he was in an X-Wing. He likes being inside instead of having his head stick out the top of the fuselage. In addition, in his new home, no TIE fighters have tried to shoot him yet.
garrett
Member
Red 5, standing by . . .
Bill -
Of course you're welcome to use the picture if you'd like. I'm glad someone else thought it was funny . . . we were having a lot of fun putting him back there. It's actually a voice activated R2-D2 and so he was honking and whistling at us while he was in the airplane.
I'm thinking something like this would be a big hit on Young Eagle flights, actually . . .
The only downside to having him back there is it will probably result in a nickname of "Red Five" or something. Not all that bad, really, I've been called worse.
Bill -
Of course you're welcome to use the picture if you'd like. I'm glad someone else thought it was funny . . . we were having a lot of fun putting him back there. It's actually a voice activated R2-D2 and so he was honking and whistling at us while he was in the airplane.
I'm thinking something like this would be a big hit on Young Eagle flights, actually . . .
The only downside to having him back there is it will probably result in a nickname of "Red Five" or something. Not all that bad, really, I've been called worse.
Mark Burns
Well Known Member
Not sure if you finger qualifies
Brian,
Good job on the bulkhead!
From the looks of your finger you're going to have to do better than that to join the drilled finger club. It's looks to me like it's just knarled up on the surface
See http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=9074&page=1&highlight=drilled+finger
Mark
Brian,
Good job on the bulkhead!
From the looks of your finger you're going to have to do better than that to join the drilled finger club. It's looks to me like it's just knarled up on the surface
See http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=9074&page=1&highlight=drilled+finger
Mark
Kitplane Crafters
Member
Drilled Hand (Not Finger)
That is definitely not a drilled finger, just a slightly damaged couple of skin layers!
I used to work at Boeing and had a #10 drill bit go into the palm of my left hand and into the bone. Blood everywhere! If it bleeds, it hurts. That is my buddies saying.
That is definitely not a drilled finger, just a slightly damaged couple of skin layers!
I used to work at Boeing and had a #10 drill bit go into the palm of my left hand and into the bone. Blood everywhere! If it bleeds, it hurts. That is my buddies saying.
No blood, no hurt
I am the buddy that uses the phrase, "If there is no blood, there cannot be any pain". Now we all know better right? So when one of us smashes, cuts or driils a body part, we push or pinch the area in an attempt to get the area to bleed so we can complain in a manly fashion.
Sometimes the humor of the issue eases the pain.
Pat Garboden (Making fun of building partner, Todd Wiechman)
Ozark, MO
Building in Wichita, KS
RV-9A 942WG at the hanger awaiting FAA inspection
RV-9A 942PT (reserved) wiring stage
I am the buddy that uses the phrase, "If there is no blood, there cannot be any pain". Now we all know better right? So when one of us smashes, cuts or driils a body part, we push or pinch the area in an attempt to get the area to bleed so we can complain in a manly fashion.
Sometimes the humor of the issue eases the pain.
Pat Garboden (Making fun of building partner, Todd Wiechman)
Ozark, MO
Building in Wichita, KS
RV-9A 942WG at the hanger awaiting FAA inspection
RV-9A 942PT (reserved) wiring stage
Jim P
Well Known Member
Interior Arrives
I ordered my interior through CAD and they delivered a couple days ahead of schedule, exceeding the quality expectations. I ordered most of the Aviator interior, swapping the side panels for the simple arm rests. Fortunately, no body parts were injured during this test fitting....
Now if I can finish the cowl, baffles, engine wiring...blah, blah, blah....
I ordered my interior through CAD and they delivered a couple days ahead of schedule, exceeding the quality expectations. I ordered most of the Aviator interior, swapping the side panels for the simple arm rests. Fortunately, no body parts were injured during this test fitting....
Now if I can finish the cowl, baffles, engine wiring...blah, blah, blah....
Horizontal Stabilizer - Done!
I hit the first milestone yesterday, according to Van's manual anyway. The horizontal stabilizer is done and now on to the vertical stab. It feels good to have completed this first of many components. Thanks to Colten and Tanner - my "Buckaroos" for their help. The many posts from good people at all stages of construction on this site keep me motivated and get me through my lunch hour!
I hit the first milestone yesterday, according to Van's manual anyway. The horizontal stabilizer is done and now on to the vertical stab. It feels good to have completed this first of many components. Thanks to Colten and Tanner - my "Buckaroos" for their help. The many posts from good people at all stages of construction on this site keep me motivated and get me through my lunch hour!
Stephen Lindberg
Well Known Member
I found getting to this point in the sliding canopy saga to be straight forward. This is about ten days of work, maybe 25 hours. Next comes the side and rear skirts. Fitting these will be much harder. I am beginning to see why some opt for fiberglass, but I haven't given up yet.
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My hangar mate and I hosted the EAA Chapter 21 meeting at our hangar last night. My RV-7A, under construction in the foreground and my hangar mate, Larry Helming's flying RV-7 were the main focus of the meeting. I can't begin to describe how much of a motivational boost it is having a flying example of what you are building sitting just a few feet from your project. And to have its builder helping you on your project. I will be forever indebted to Larry for all of his help and counsel.
Working on firewall forward and the panel. Goal is to be spraying paint in three weeks with the hope of getting all of the House of Kolor Kandy Apple Red on before cold weather. It will be close but I think we can make it.
Steve Eberhart
RV-7A, O-360-A1A, GRT Sport HS EFIS, Icom A-210
Working on firewall forward and the panel. Goal is to be spraying paint in three weeks with the hope of getting all of the House of Kolor Kandy Apple Red on before cold weather. It will be close but I think we can make it.
Steve Eberhart
RV-7A, O-360-A1A, GRT Sport HS EFIS, Icom A-210
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AltonD
Well Known Member
Working on the panel
This is a work in progress. The two empty 2 1/4 holes on the left will be filled by an ADI and a Trutrak AP. I am still deciding on a flatpack AP or a round one. In that case, the far left hole will be filled by a clock. Yeah, I know, the AFS-3500 has a timer, but. . .I like a seperate timer.
This is a work in progress. The two empty 2 1/4 holes on the left will be filled by an ADI and a Trutrak AP. I am still deciding on a flatpack AP or a round one. In that case, the far left hole will be filled by a clock. Yeah, I know, the AFS-3500 has a timer, but. . .I like a seperate timer.
RV7Factory
Chief Obfuscation Officer
Sweet!
Probably the coolest day of building so far...
Probably the coolest day of building so far...
captainron
Well Known Member
Probably the coolest day of building so far...
I have those sawhorses. I welded steel braces across the legs because was worried that they would collapse. The legs just don't spread far enough to be steady and there's no sort of lock on them. I cut-up and used the leg extensions for braces.
RV7Factory
Chief Obfuscation Officer
Hey Ron, great idea. I may have to rig something up. The sawhorses are slightly different -- take a look at the ends -- you have one bolt, I have four. I don't know if it is where you welded them, but the legs on mine seem to be spread out more, and they have a little piece of rubber that serves as a friction lock of sorts. Anyway, I am going to fashion some kind of locking mechanism.
BTW... I don't know where you are based, but when I was 15, my summer job was working at the Lantana Airport scrubbing the corrosion off of a DC-3.
BTW... I don't know where you are based, but when I was 15, my summer job was working at the Lantana Airport scrubbing the corrosion off of a DC-3.
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captainron
Well Known Member
Yeah, Brad, I see yours are different and probably better. I just couldn't bear the thought of my fuselage collapsing on these sawhorses. With my luck, that could easily happen. I'm about four or five miles from Lantana airport.
Ron
Ron
mgomez
Well Known Member
Stick grips in place
...and, above all, wired. Each Infinity Aerospace grip has 2,318 wires coming out of it...or so it seems.
http://www.bashingaluminum.com/StickGrips/StickGrips.html
...and, above all, wired. Each Infinity Aerospace grip has 2,318 wires coming out of it...or so it seems.
http://www.bashingaluminum.com/StickGrips/StickGrips.html
jsherblon
Well Known Member
...and, above all, wired. Each Infinity Aerospace grip has 2,318 wires coming out of it...or so it seems.
http://www.bashingaluminum.com/StickGrips/StickGrips.html
Martin,
No missles, guns, or lasers?
Still very cool.
mgomez
Well Known Member
Steve A
Well Known Member
Putting on the Numbers
I spent the last weekend putting on 12 in vinyl numbers from Aircraft Spruce. Mike Seager has these numbers on the RV 7 he uses for transistional training. YOu need 12 inch numbers if you are going to Mexico or Canada. Or if you want to do illegal things and make it easy for the FAA to pull your ticket.
It was interesting process because Aircraft Spruce requires you to sign a paper acknowledging that you can't return the numbers. I ran into trouble as you have to order two sets, the black numbers and the slightly larger white numbers used as an outline so the black numbers can be seen on the red. Aircraft Spruce worked hard to resolve the problem, great company.
My benevolent helper Bob Beach came up with a brilliant solution to get them perfectly aligned. We overlayed them vertically on a glass door and taped them together but left one side open so we could tape them to the plane individually. YOu fold the first (black numbers) out of the way and adhere the white one's and then drop the black one's down and if the tape stays put, they are perfectly aligned.
Steve Anderson
Lafayette La.
Finishing
I spent the last weekend putting on 12 in vinyl numbers from Aircraft Spruce. Mike Seager has these numbers on the RV 7 he uses for transistional training. YOu need 12 inch numbers if you are going to Mexico or Canada. Or if you want to do illegal things and make it easy for the FAA to pull your ticket.
It was interesting process because Aircraft Spruce requires you to sign a paper acknowledging that you can't return the numbers. I ran into trouble as you have to order two sets, the black numbers and the slightly larger white numbers used as an outline so the black numbers can be seen on the red. Aircraft Spruce worked hard to resolve the problem, great company.
My benevolent helper Bob Beach came up with a brilliant solution to get them perfectly aligned. We overlayed them vertically on a glass door and taped them together but left one side open so we could tape them to the plane individually. YOu fold the first (black numbers) out of the way and adhere the white one's and then drop the black one's down and if the tape stays put, they are perfectly aligned.
Steve Anderson
Lafayette La.
Finishing
