WDYDWYRTW? May 9-10, 2026
(what did you do with your RV this weekend?) ….getting this weekend’s thread started, and hope you are having/had a good one. v/r,dr
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N612EF: First flight report
N612EF had its first flight this morning. Because KSGS doesn't allow experimentals in Phase I to return, DAR Tony Kirk gave me a corridor down the Mississippi to near Red Wing, at which point I could turn north into the test area and then, finally, head for Lake Elmo (21D) where it will be based...
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Show us a pic of your FINISHED RV-8/8A!!!
HI-1121EX from Dominican Republic, Home Airport MDJB. Maiden flight scheduled for 16 May 2026.
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My turn to weep
My 2007 RV-9A, which I did not build, has developed a weeping fuel leak at what appears to be the vicinity of the front outboard corner of the left tank. Although there are no relevant maintenance records, the tank appears to have been removed and worked on once before: the exterior screws heads...
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Red Cube Install - Take Two
Keith, I wasnt trying to be confrontational. Tom Tom, nor I. If my attempt at levity fell flat my apologies. I have the greatest respect for you and your joint venture products. Having come from the large commercial and military aerospace world the experimental world certainly has challenges...
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Trig T22 ADSB config question
Hey all, I recently bought an RV-6 and I’ve been absolutely loving it. However, I ran into an issue with the lighting/ADS-B setup that’s keeping it from being night legal. Right now, the aircraft has a right wingtip position light both for the wing and the rear position light, and a strobe...
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Installing a GPS 175 with a Dynon D100
Howdy all. I was able to track down a HS34 for my set up and it seems all that's left is the Garmin GPS 175 and Garmin ARINC 429. However, I do need connectors for the male and female ports on the back of the HS34. All I have is the Bracket and Module itself. Moving forward, do I need a Male...
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OFF TOPIC:
Unrelated:
A picture of the globular cluster M3 https://www.messier-objects.com/messier-3/ (33,000 light years away) I took over the weekend from my driveway. 168 stacked images. The spiral galaxy NGC 5263 can be just barely seen up near the top just right of center (222 million light years away).
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