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Llr172 replied to the thread MoGas STC Question.appreciate the insight. With all the folks here having success with mogas, I have to believe the lyc req is very conservative, likely...
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Mmic2377 replied to the thread DeltaHawk for RV-14.It is great to see this flying and have some actual performance numbers. I would love to install this in my RV. However this is the...
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BBobTurner replied to the thread Loss of Elevator Authority on Landing.If you ran various scenarios then you should have observed the somewhat unusual behavior that if you takeoff with the CG close to a...
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RReflex replied to the thread LOP dilemma.Carl, I think I've seen you post this before. Would you mind elaborating? I'm not at all saying you're wrong, I'd just like to know...
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Mmdevans9 reacted to Ironflight's post in the thread Seeking advice RV3 annual condition inspection with
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Since the “B” wing is completely different from the original (and the original that was modified to “A” status…), you dont’ really have... -
bertschb reacted to Mark Dickens's post in the thread Things to do While Waiting for My Engine with Like.
The manual is helpful (mine is Dynon) but unless you can "read and do", it's hard to really get what's going on. Since this is my 3rd... -
B+1 There are quite a few -10's out there that are limited by aft cg, rather than weight, when you try to add people and baggage in the...
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Kkkendall2718 replied to the thread Loss of Elevator Authority on Landing.I did several power off stalls during Phase 1 testing. There was no problem getting the aircraft to stall. Still, I will recheck my...
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MThat's not necessarily a good idea in my opinion. Really, a dead ignition system on the ground should be considered a no-go item. The...
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Fenderbean replied to the thread Dynon opinions.Besides a Garmin 650/750 GPS, can you use anything else from Garmin with the Dynon? Specifically the autopilot controller and com... -
paulsmeds replied to the thread Max RPM Ground Runup Question.Possible an air leak in the carb gasket or induction leak? I have a carb O-360 with constant speed prop and I can static run to near... -
Agree with Roadjunkie1, the RV4 is the poor man's Spitfire ready to defend the homeland. A more spritely lady I can't imagine and Miss... -
Mike S reacted to Ironflight's post in the thread RV-3A N696DB - Inflight Breakup - June 15, 2026 with Like.
This isn't really the proper thread, and a new one was created this morning... -
bjdecker replied to the thread SUREFLY SIM4P Failure.You know what they say about opinions... ;) The second ignition is there to provide a complete combustion event *and* redundancy to... -
Ask some of the newer avionic shop guys starting up their business.....Garmin has historically had a fixed territory model and doesn't...