My RV-12iS is 2026 Grand Champion in the Light Plane Category (LSA)
What an interesting Oshkosh! After getting turned away at Fisk 3 times on Sunday (due to a$$hole pilots cutting in front of, or jamming up behind me, due to the 2-mile in-trail ATC requests) and getting a hotel in New Lisbon (82C), I finally got in to OSH Monday morning. My Granddaughter, Anna...
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WDYDWYRTW? July 25-26, 2026
…. so you folks who didn’t go to Oshkosh, what did you do with your RV this weekend? Same goes for those who just got back from the fly-in. v/r,dr
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My kid. Up there in the sky by herself. In an airplane that I built. Hard to find the words.”
Oshkosh RV Award Winners
Kit Outstanding Workmanship Plaques CHRIS MCCLERNON RV-7 Kit Outstanding Workmanship Plaques CHRIS CHANEY RV-7 Kit Outstanding Workmanship Plaques ALEX CURTIS RV-10 Kit Outstanding Workmanship Plaques ESTEVAN BATAGLIA RV-14A Kit Outstanding Workmanship Plaques ROBERT KRIEG RV-8 Kit...
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Van's Aircraft Delivers the World's First MOSAIC-Certified Aircraft
The MOSAIC-certified RV-12iS becomes the first aircraft in history to receive an airworthiness certificate under FAA MOSAIC Part 22. Flight schools are already putting it to work for IFR training, starting at $246,200. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Aurora, OR. – More RV history was made at EAA...
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Sealing Tank Ribs
This might be a dumb question, but is it ok to run sealant all the way down to the rib tip? Or should I have left a bit open for flow? Maybe I'm being too aggressive on the sealing.
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Osh 2026 Dead Grass Pictures!
I got this from Vince’s folks - “Myst” was parked there Sunday through Wednesday…. How did your parking area look?
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Red Cube Location
I’ve had my red cube after the engine fuel pump on my O-540 high on the fire wall with a 90 degree fitting on the outflow side which then drops down to the carb. I know. Two bad things: a 90 degree and the outflow should not drop down right after the cube. MP and fuel flow are a little...
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My vacation this year….
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