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    RV-4 reacted to CopterJohn's post in the thread Wanting to trade RV10 towards quality RV-7A/9A. with Like Like.
    What I have: RV10 with Vans Lycoming IO-540 (662 hours tach time) blended airfoil prop and full AFS IFR stack. Plane started life in...
  • hgerhardt
    hgerhardt replied to the thread Metal printing might be a thing now.......
    It's definitely a thing now. I'm making aluminum belt heat shields for the Sling A/C system as well as stainless compressor braces. The...
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    lr172 replied to the thread Metal printing might be a thing now.......
    Some nice fabrication there. Didn’t mean to imply you didn’t know what you were doing, as you obviously do.
  • Bullseye
    Bullseye reacted to Mark Dickens's post in the thread Engine order question with Haha Haha.
    That's because your wallet is lighter! ;)
  • Pilot8
    Pilot8 replied to the thread DIY dynamic prop balancer?.
    I hear you, there are so many things that can go wrong in the hardware/software chain. :)
  • MidwestRV
    MidwestRV reacted to skirting_virga's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    And while this is unrelated to reliability, I would kill for more programmability of timing advance. The stock timing curves are a very...
  • RV-9erA
    RV-9erA reacted to N8DAV8R's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    I think everything you are saying is correct, except that I don't know the max compensation altitude off hand. What you are describing...
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R 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...
  • Kevin Spafford
    Kevin Spafford reacted to azrv6's post in the thread 30 Years! with Like Like.
    First flight of my RV6 was on this day in 1996 after 4.5 years of building. I thought I would never finish it. 30 years goes by way...
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    543TB reacted to TShort's post in the thread Rudder skin woes with Like Like.
    I can check tomorrow, already walked back in from the shop. But I agree - what Scott said makes sense.
  • RV-9erA
    RV-9erA reacted to N8DAV8R's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    To this point, the Lycoming service school in Williamsport is an informative week and a really good time. Each day is roughly half...
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R reacted to RV-9erA's post in the thread Rotax Myths with Like Like.
    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...
  • N8DAV8R
    N8DAV8R replied to the thread Rotax Myths.
    I think everything you are saying is correct, except that I don't know the max compensation altitude off hand. What you are describing...
  • rocketman1988
    rocketman1988 replied to the thread RV-15 N115LP -- Tail.
    That is really interesting as the anodized finish makes the aluminum highly corrosion resistant. There is a mention of "sealing" it...
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    TShort replied to the thread Rudder skin woes.
    I can check tomorrow, already walked back in from the shop. But I agree - what Scott said makes sense.
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