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  • RV-9erA
    RV-9erA replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    I think that's what I was attempting to add with Phil Lockwood's comments form his Rotax service training video. And, since Van's will...
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    TShort reacted to rvbuilder2002's post in the thread Rudder skin woes with Like Like.
    Note how the aft most rivet in the rib on each side of the rudder are staggered in position relative to each other? This is so that the...
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    To this point, the Lycoming service school in Williamsport is an informative week and a really good time. Each day is roughly half...
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    543TB replied to the thread Rudder skin woes.
    That makes sense, looking at it and measuring the staggered holes in the rib. Thank you.
  • rocketman1988
    rocketman1988 replied to the thread Any additional Tail Kit Deliveries?.
    I ordered at 1044 pacific time and my date is July 8th...no update since May 12th.
  • bbaggerman
    bbaggerman replied to the thread ATC unable to read certain frequencies.
    Yeah, I’m with you on this one. An antenna is a piece of wire. It is either connected sufficiently or not. It is hard to be connected...
  • Louise Hose
    Louise Hose reacted to 543TB's post in the thread Rudder skin woes with Wow Wow.
    Still waiting to hear back from Van's, but our speedy tail build came to a screeching halt when we went to put structure to skin. At...
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    543TB reacted to rvbuilder2002's post in the thread Rudder skin woes with Like Like.
    Note how the aft most rivet in the rib on each side of the rudder are staggered in position relative to each other? This is so that the...
  • Louise Hose
    Louise Hose reacted to David Paule's post in the thread RV-15 N115LP -- Tail with Like Like.
    Taping over un-riveted areas is how I do it. I use red electrical tape, which I only use for important notices to myself. It releases...
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    docjjrmd replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    The intercooler on the 916 is Rotax supplied. The mounting position, hose connections to intercooler are airframe specific provided by...
  • RV-9erA
    RV-9erA reacted to docjjrmd's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    Ignorance breeds fear. The point of this thread was to inform and educate, not to sell anyone that one engine was better or worse, or...
  • bbaggerman
    bbaggerman reacted to bjdecker's post in the thread ATC unable to read certain frequencies with Like Like.
    A frequency specific issue is usually in the transceiver (radio) and not the antenna. Especially a "garbled" transmission from your...
  • catmandu
    catmandu reacted to Louise Hose's post in the thread RV-15 N115LP -- Tail with Like Like.
    Elevators – Section 9 – HS-15505 Wow. Just, wow! Another super quick build with really high-quality parts. Although I am writing up...
  • RV-9erA
    RV-9erA replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    Your RV-12 is the 912-iS (fuel injected) model -- correct? Van's shows that model having a 17,300 service ceiling -- really good! But...
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    rexbaker posted the thread GNC355 to Signtronics in GPS.
    Has anyone wired a GNC 355 to a sigtronics intercom? Trying to correlate the two wiring diagrams together. The sigtronics harness has...
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