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  • B Cunningham
    My Floscan 201b has been bulletproof for 18 years. I even installed it firewall forward. I have it wrapped in heat shield material. It’s...
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    Rick RV-4 replied to the thread Matronics forum.
    You are correct. Matt is in the middle of a move and he has to do quite a few things to get the server going again, including having...
  • B Cunningham
    B Cunningham reacted to Longez's post in the thread Alternatives to the "Red Cube"? with Like Like.
    I have also had a Floscan 201b installed for 16 years and hundreds of hours and it is still running fine. Mine is mounted in a long...
  • J
    Hi Terry ,do you have any pictures of this ,how did you get round the horn , how did you check the rivit heads ? Thanks john
  • dbhill916
    dbhill916 replied to the thread 912uls electric fuel pump.
    Check out Van's NOTIFICATION 18-07-12. This calls out the optional (but recommended) swap out from the original fuel pump to a higher...
  • Daida
    Daida replied to the thread WDYDWYRTW? May 9-10, 2026.
    We attended a very special CINEMA Flyinn on the island of Texel, Netherlands (EHTX). They put up a transportable moviescreen and (if...
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    BobTurner replied to the thread Insurance - No RV Time.
    Time for an insurance refresher: Avemco is an insurance company. It is the only aviation insurance company that uses its own agents. All...
  • aturner
    aturner reacted to N10KE's post in the thread P-Mag Service Life with Like Like.
    There is plenty of evidence that pMags do not provide long term reliability for some users. Just because someone has had good service...
  • RogerH
    RogerH replied to the thread Insurance - No RV Time.
    Been with Gallagher since I switched to experimental in 2018. Had one claim shortly thereafter due to an uncommanded canopy departure...
  • Steve Crewdog
    Steve Crewdog reacted to RWoodard's post in the thread Anticipation! 😉 with Like Like.
    See if he’ll give you a deal for painting two airplanes in the same visit!
  • A
    Thinking about replacing the original electric fuel pump installed in a legacy RV-12 912uls with the slightly higher PSI model from...
  • MV-RVer
    MV-RVer replied to the thread P-Mag Service Life.
    If one considers the numerous variables involved in operating these units, it becomes clear that both we and the manufacturer each have...
  • Carlos151
    Carlos151 replied to the thread Insurance - No RV Time.
    Quote is about the same as what I was quoted 10+ years ago when I completed my RV8 and at the time I had about 40 hours of TW time...
  • R
    I've been putting off riveting the fuel tank ribs in, something about all the goop is scary. I have a spare leading edge rib and a piece...
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  • Amadeus
    Prompted me to try again. No luck. :(
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