Chime in from the show, and the RV social is today (in the first thread below). Post those reports! Hope you had a nice weekend.
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PS: No WDYD thread this weekend….the OSH’26 thread will kinda act like it.
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PS: No WDYD thread this weekend….the OSH’26 thread will kinda act like it.
OSH’26: The Annual Thread (RV Events, RV Announcements, RV PIREPs, RV Pictures)
And it is created.... Chime in with your PIREPs, events, pics, people, pooches and general news. Hope you have a wonderful time! This top post up here will be updated with the RV-heavy events that I a) know about and b) am informed of. v/r,dr Fire/Smoke Maps: - https://fire.airnow.gov -...
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Prime then paint necessary?
I just flew with an ex A+P from a legacy airline. We were talking paint. He asserted that you have to prime the surface before painting or else the paint won’t stick. What I’ve read on here goes against that…I think. Thoughts?
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RV-12IS N912BC Brian Chesteen (Brantel)
First flight for N912BC on 7/15/2026 @ 2300Z Van’s Aircraft RV-12IS Rotax 912IS Sport Engine 3 Blade Carbon Fiber E-Prop Dual Screen Garmin G3X with Dual Axis Autopilot
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F.O.M.O. = Fear of Missing Oshkosh ( Looking Back )
Here we go again. Once again, we're on the doorstep of the most iconic week in our world. For those of us who've been there at least once, Oshkosh isn't just another fly-in. It's a reunion with friends, with our dreams, and with that part of ourselves that, at some point in life, decided that...
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RV-14 aileron bone head screw up, pushrod attach nutplate- repair advice needed
Was rigging the completed -14 ailerons and needed to 'open' the corner nutplate (MS21053-L3) that attaches to the pushrod via the #3 screw. By 'open' I mean running a tap a little way into the nutplate so the bolt/screw can get all the way in tight. Been doing it a long time and works great...
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