Spent the weekend at job2, heating up cans of beans on an inverted iron LOL JK. Hope you got to spend some time with your RV, and hoping to take the -6 up for a spin here in a few days if the schedule and Wx permits. Miss it!
Have a great Monday.
v/r,dr
dr
bertschb
280FX
RE Rear Seat Display
…RV7 To Go
I just put an old D1 I had laying around for the back seater. Can't put anything behind the seat back since I made a compartment to keep my journey log and sick bags in.
Schumway
Mburch
drone_pilot
Bicyclops Update on Rough running while accelerating
It's been a while, but my issues seem to have been resolved. Firstly, I cured the leak in the manifold pressure sense line. My fuel servo and fuel distribution spider were overhauled by AFP. There is now no hesitation coming off idle with advancing throttle. After mounting up the servo, my number 1 ignition failed an inflight LOP stress test, so I replaced the spark plugs and wires.
While I was at it, I bought a type 2 ram air/filter setup from HP Aircraft and modified it to fit my cowl induction scoop. I got a test flight in today and the first results are very encouraging. She took off normally with the ram air flapper shut. I set up a lean of peak cruise and did another stress test on the ignition. It's much better. I climbed to 6500', was lean of peak at about 8.8gph, WOT, and saw about .2" increase in MAP when I opened it up. The airspeed increased by maybe 2 or 3 knots, much more than I expected. I played with it for about an hour and it seemed to be fairly consistent. I took a few screenshots but forgot to bring an SD card with me. I'll be playing with it more and so far it has exceeded expectations.
KLRDMD
(second half in next post)
Have a great Monday.
v/r,dr
dr
WDYDWYRTW? 4 / 11-12 / 2025
... Looking forward to hearing how folks are spending their RV weekend :-). Hope you're having a great one. v/r,dr
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bertschb
Gap between canopy skin (C-01418) and forward top skin (F-01471)
I just started working on the canopy and I'm curious what happens to the gap between the canopy skin (C-01418) and the forward top skin (F-01471). Compared to all the other gaps between skins, this one is pretty large for clearance between the skins when opening/closing the canopy. There is that...
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280FX
2025 Sun N Fun Homebuilt Award Winners
Record number of airplanes judged this year at Sun N Fun. Congratulations to the award winners in the Homebuilt category. RV's were very well represented at the awards ceremony!
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RE Rear Seat Display
…RV7 To Go
I just put an old D1 I had laying around for the back seater. Can't put anything behind the seat back since I made a compartment to keep my journey log and sick bags in.
RV-8 Rear seat display
Just wondering out loud. Has anybody mounted a Dynon or Garmin style flat panel display behind the pilot seat, so the back seater has instruments, in a RV-8/8A? Looks like a Skyview HDX might fit there with out much issue, mounted to the seat back cross bar.
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Schumway
Reconfiguring my panel
Garmin SL40 has bit the dust. I’m installing a Dynon 760 remote transceiver. Anyone know of a source for my faux wood grain? I have grown to like it over the years!
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Mburch
Tailwheel leveling contraption
Finally installing my wheel pants and gear leg fairings, so I need a way to lift the tailwheel and level the fuselage... but also I need to keep the plane from nosing over while it's on the jacks, since the lift points are awfully close to the CG. I have a Tail Lift, but it's not really designed...
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drone_pilot
Questions multiplying like rabbits
I started to mount my alternator (B&C) on the 390 Thunderbolt engine that I purchased from Vans back during the Covid fiasco. The engine had been sitting in the corner of my hangar for a couple of years until recently hung on the motor mount. I mounted the alternator pivot bracket and then...
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Bicyclops Update on Rough running while accelerating
It's been a while, but my issues seem to have been resolved. Firstly, I cured the leak in the manifold pressure sense line. My fuel servo and fuel distribution spider were overhauled by AFP. There is now no hesitation coming off idle with advancing throttle. After mounting up the servo, my number 1 ignition failed an inflight LOP stress test, so I replaced the spark plugs and wires.
While I was at it, I bought a type 2 ram air/filter setup from HP Aircraft and modified it to fit my cowl induction scoop. I got a test flight in today and the first results are very encouraging. She took off normally with the ram air flapper shut. I set up a lean of peak cruise and did another stress test on the ignition. It's much better. I climbed to 6500', was lean of peak at about 8.8gph, WOT, and saw about .2" increase in MAP when I opened it up. The airspeed increased by maybe 2 or 3 knots, much more than I expected. I played with it for about an hour and it seemed to be fairly consistent. I took a few screenshots but forgot to bring an SD card with me. I'll be playing with it more and so far it has exceeded expectations.
Rough running while accelerating
I built my Lycloning engine with 10:1 compression, Superior cold air sump, dual Lightspeed ignitions, and an FM-150 fuel servo. I recently posted a thread about going to smaller injectors. My problem predates the .024 injector installation but seems to have gotten worse. For some time, I've...
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KLRDMD
Switch and Connector
I just took delivery of an 8A and noticed these two items hanging down under the panel on the right side. The seller doesn't know what they are for. I put an orange square around them. One looks like a DB9 connector, and the other is a two-position toggle switch. Could the connector be to update...
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(second half in next post)
