Spent the weekend working the two part time jobs. Arrived at the side job plane Sunday morning (KALX) to a 6A with smoke on taking off Rwy 18. Thank you for that, sir!!!! <g>. Sorry we didn’t get there 20 minutes early so we could meet.
Possible RV time Wednesday - penciled in! Fingers crossed LOL. Looking forward to what everybody else did in the what did you do this weekend thread.
Hope you had a nice weekend.
v/r,dr
dr
(Edit: sold). (dr). Buddy’s RV-8 For Sale at my field ….$84,000.
180hp. Located at 52F. I’ve flown and know this plane.
Randy Richmond (my A&P) is the point of contact - did the annual in July. It’s solid. Took a few of the formation pics. In the video at the end. Good plane!
Many pics and more info:
jdm1248
RE New, with some questions for RV-14A
…bwagner
1. I'm 65 and am completely comfortable with the performance of my 14A with an IO-390-EXP119 (dyno'd 227hp). Control harmony is at least as good as my prior 7A, and there's little to no adverse yaw. The sub-50kt stalls are just slightly more abrupt, but straightforward in recovery. Instrument approaches are hand-flyable stable without being stodgy (e.g. C182). The 2800+fpm solo weight climb rates are thrilling. Take off and landing distances both easily under 500'. It is a little more trim sensitive in the roll axis than the 7A was, but again easily managed.
2. Asking prices these days seems to be in the $275K to $310K range.
3. It's roomier in that there's no rubbing shoulders nor bumping your head on the canopy like the 7A was (I'm 6', 170lbs). Seating height and visibility is even better.
4. Both sticks bolt-in by default, so there's the potential to make the passenger side one removable (which I indeed did on the 7A build).
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WDYDWYRTW? Sept 13-14, 2025
What did you do with your RV this weekend? 0900 CST Saturday.....
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(Edit: sold). (dr). Buddy’s RV-8 For Sale at my field ….$84,000.
180hp. Located at 52F. I’ve flown and know this plane.
Randy Richmond (my A&P) is the point of contact - did the annual in July. It’s solid. Took a few of the formation pics. In the video at the end. Good plane!
Many pics and more info:
jdm1248
Redo this rivet.... again?
Greetings, I messed up a rivet attaching the one of the nose ribs in the horizontal stabilizer of my RV-10 kit. Got the rivet out clean but the placemat of the bucking bar on the new rivet damaged the shop head on first blow. I finished driving it and while it looks/feels stable, the damaged...
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RE New, with some questions for RV-14A
…bwagner
1. I'm 65 and am completely comfortable with the performance of my 14A with an IO-390-EXP119 (dyno'd 227hp). Control harmony is at least as good as my prior 7A, and there's little to no adverse yaw. The sub-50kt stalls are just slightly more abrupt, but straightforward in recovery. Instrument approaches are hand-flyable stable without being stodgy (e.g. C182). The 2800+fpm solo weight climb rates are thrilling. Take off and landing distances both easily under 500'. It is a little more trim sensitive in the roll axis than the 7A was, but again easily managed.
2. Asking prices these days seems to be in the $275K to $310K range.
3. It's roomier in that there's no rubbing shoulders nor bumping your head on the canopy like the 7A was (I'm 6', 170lbs). Seating height and visibility is even better.
4. Both sticks bolt-in by default, so there's the potential to make the passenger side one removable (which I indeed did on the 7A build).
New, with some questions for RV-14A
Hey everyone, I don't own a RV (yet) but have a feller close to me that is looking to sell his 14A. Currently I fly a 1980 C172, which is IFR capable, lowish hours on engine (700) and in great shape. It's a very comfortable plane for me. I like the sitting position and ease of entry/exit. Also...
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skelrad
Glare Shield Fan Grill
The RV7/9 tip-ups leave very little room for "defrost" fans. I chose to use 50x50x20mm computer fans to fit into the small space available (much more airflow with the 20mm deep fans vs 10mm deep). I didn't like any of the off-the-shelf fan covers, so printed my own instead. These are made for...
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Ironflight
Thoughts on Final Inspection and First Flights
My friend Larry Anglisano asked if we could chat about getting ready for final inspection and initial flight testing, since he and his EAA chapter are having there RV-12 inspected today! He recorded it and put it up on AvBrief this morning…. I can (and do) talk about this stuff for hours, and we...
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mburch
Tip: Fine tuning tailwheel chain tightness
This may be one of those things that's so obvious that everybody but me already knows it, but I'll post it here anyway in case somebody else didn't get the memo... If you're using the stock tailwheel chains - or similar sash chain from the hardware store - adjusting the chain tension can be...
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nerdwithoutacause
Rodent Infestation caused corrosion
So after a long break from building (and my workshop) due to "life getting in the way", I was organising/inventory-ing my workshop this weekend. I would like to start the build again. Sadly, I found that some rodents had nested in some of the wing parts. I had the leading edge skins and the...
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