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  • Blain
    Blain posted the thread Maximum scuff to primer time in Painting your RV.
    Any thread that has primer in it is bound to stir up a hornets nest but here goes, what is the maximum time between the scuff to...
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    RV-4 reacted to mahlon_r's post in the thread Engine trouble. with Like Like.
    My guess is that you have a bad piston pin plug or a bearing failing. Those are the most common two sources of metal, that is like that...
  • flymore
    flymore replied to the thread RV-15 #150118.
    Good progress the last few days. All the long parts for the trough treatment are ready, including countersinks. The new HAAS Cut &...
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    Gino230 reacted to Fenderbean's post in the thread Portable AC is it possible? with Like Like.
    I live in Alabama, the venting of heat will be down the tail cone. The plane is to make a plate form similar to the compressor...
  • Bob Martin
    Bob Martin reacted to N10KE's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    Not necessarily burdensome, but when there is another, lower cost option with zero inspections - then I think it’s worth considering...
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    RV-4 reacted to RV8Squaz's post in the thread Engine trouble. with Wow Wow.
    The picture below is from the suction screen at the sump of an AEIO-540. Because of the inverted system's fitting at the sump, that...
  • aturner
    aturner reacted to Walt's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    If you want a superior system with no moving parts with total programmability go with SDS.
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    skirting_virga reacted to lr172's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    The sds has an integrated battery mgmt function, including charge mgmt. Install a $20 5AH battery along with it and it is not dependent...
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    skirting_virga replied to the thread PMag update from Hartzell.
    The real travesty here is that they could be so much more than they are. Drop-in, self-powered mag replacements with fully programmable...
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    lr172 replied to the thread PMag update from Hartzell.
    The sds has an integrated battery mgmt function, including charge mgmt. Install a $20 5AH battery along with it and it is not dependent...
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    skirting_virga reacted to climberrn's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    I think SDS is a great product but as far as I know, PMags are the only EI that is not electrically dependent after the engine is...
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    lr172 reacted to Walt's post in the thread PMag update from Hartzell with Like Like.
    If you want a superior system with no moving parts with total programmability go with SDS.
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    docjjrmd 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...
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    docjjrmd 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...
  • hgerhardt
    hgerhardt reacted to mr_matt's post in the thread Metal printing might be a thing now...... with Like Like.
    I know that 3D printing metal has been around for a long time. I must admit the last time I looked into it, they were having a lot of...
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