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MVirginia Festival of Flight Mitch Lock in the hot seat Glen Salmon - RV-8 driver and Friends of the RV-1...
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MJoe in the hangar at Van's just prior to departure (Miss you Joe) Eastbound flying off the wing of Teenflight1 with Sterling Langrell...
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JonJay replied to the thread Question re; shop lighting.Without cranking the numbers, this appears to be an appropriately lit space. Fixtures are lensed, important for low ceilings, and well... -
JonJay replied to the thread Question re; shop lighting.Eye fatigue isn’t caused by too much light, it’s caused by glare. Low angles of light, poor rendering, and other factors. You can’t...
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JonJay replied to the thread RV-1 Nostalgia.Fantastic photos!
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No way! The original RV-1 is already in the museum, so I think that the other RV-1 should stay in the air! As you may remember, I...
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The construction manual leaves a lot to be desired the imagination. For a better understanding, take a look at the attached from the... -
Shout out to Kevin at Tosten. I decided I wanted the left hand buttons (autopilot disconnect) on my cs-8 grips to be red, and enquired... -
Ttspear replied to the thread Scared to ask, RV-10 options?.In WW2, we had piston engine airplanes that flew that high on a regular basis. e.g. the Spitfire. The limitation on the DC3 was not the...
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Well since this is quickly becoming the *it* thread of the day/weekend <g>, I’ll add my RV-1 PIREP. Tate Reeves (my son age 12) helping... -
I’m in the trenches of upgrading my desktop computer, a task that’s always been at the bottom of my list of favorite things to do… until...
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BYou probably know this, but according to the Trio Pro Pilot manual, "The ARINC lateral and vertical guidance is only accepted from the...
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Shout out to Kevin at Tosten. I decided I wanted the left hand buttons (autopilot disconnect) on my cs-8 grips to be red, and enquired... -
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RRossK reacted to jerry98b's post in the thread First Flight: John Krug’s RV-9A | East Falmouth, MA. RV-9A #91375 with
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Congratulations! I just got my airworthiness done and hope to have my RV-9A in the sky soon as well. -
Alphalpha replied to the thread Building tanks.Yeah, I test assembled the left frame today. Then I went at the right actually riveting spar and ribs together. The inboard one is a... -
