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I remember back when I was a kid and reading Dear Abby or Ann Landers or one of those two and some young girl wrote in lamenting that she wasn't popular and wondering what she could do to stand out more. And the advice - and I swear this is true! - was that she should hang around with uglier...
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WDYDWYRTW? April 25-26, 2026
...getting this weekend's thread started. Crummy WX here in N.TX. Yuck. 10am local Dallas, TX time.
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First Flight: Todd Wiechman’s RV-7 | Wichita, KS. RV-7 #74110
https://www.vansaircraft.com/first-flights/todd-wiechmans-rv-7/
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First Flight: John Dawkins’ RV-7 | Hamilton, New Zealand RV-7 #73662
https://www.vansaircraft.com/first-flights/john-dawkins-rv-7/
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RV-15 Aileron Observations
First, let me say this is a wonderful kit. I've thoroughly enjoyed it so far. I can only imagine that if they sold a version where the parts are prepped and primed, all we'd have to do is the fun part. A couple of observations while building the ailerons. YMMV. 1. Cleco together both the left...
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Superior IO-360 crankshaft gear failed 2x in less than 140 hrs
I have had a second failure of a crankshaft gear in 140 hours on my RV-7A's Superior XP-IO-360-B1AA2 with 383.6 hrs TT. I would appreciate advice on how to proceed as replacing the gear again without establishing root cause does not seem prudent. Background RV-7A N876RV was built in 2006 in...
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Where to Mount My Straux ADS B and Antennas Inside Plane for my GRT EFIS (RV-7 Slider Spacific).
Not an EFIS question but how to mount my portable Stratux ADS-B and two small rubber duck antennas in a RV-7 Slider. The antenna mounting is the tricky part really. I have a GRT Horizon EFIS (Horz 10.1). This is a RV-7 Slider. The dual band Stratus ADS-B receiver (not to be confused with the...
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