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RV Ongoing Maintenance Issues
09-12-2006, 07:34 PM
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DG Precession - How Much is Too Much?
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John Silver
Gil is right. Your plane, sitting on the ramp...
Gil is right. Your plane, sitting on the ramp and with perfect bearings in the gyro, will drift 15 x the sine of the local latitude. Called apparent drift. Some old DGs had latitude correction...
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RV-9/9A
08-15-2006, 06:34 PM
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Speed Numbers for my Airplane
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John Silver
Static problems can be hard to troubleshoot. ...
Static problems can be hard to troubleshoot. Keep in mind that any extrusion/imperfection forward of the static port can cause turbulent air to hit the static port. Look for rivets, etc. that might...
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RV-9/9A
04-18-2006, 04:47 PM
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Economy Cruise
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John Silver
Theoretically, wouldn't best economy be had at...
Theoretically, wouldn't best economy be had at Best Glide Speed? That is the point of least drag, and I would think the engine could put out the minimum power to maintain altitude. BTW, what is...
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RV General Discussion/News
04-18-2006, 10:06 AM
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Insurance Costs
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John Silver
Insurance Costs
I'm a low time (Warrior/172) pilot and I'm thinking about purchasing an RV-9A. I'd love to build one but that's not in the cards. Do any of you know how insurance would compare against a 172 class...
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RV General Discussion/News
05-05-2005, 04:40 AM
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Hi all, new member, 7 vs. 9
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John Silver
Thanks all. Very informative. Is it...
Thanks all. Very informative.
Is it possible/practical to fly with a slider canopy open (in case of smoke, or to cool the cockpit down at low altitudes)?
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RV General Discussion/News
04-26-2005, 03:09 AM
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Hi all, new member, 7 vs. 9
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John Silver
Sounds like air conditioning is somewhat...
Sounds like air conditioning is somewhat impractical...
Is it common/possible to fly with slider canopies open? I've searched and haven't found mention of it. Many years ago while doing summertime...
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RV General Discussion/News
04-23-2005, 05:23 PM
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Hi all, new member, 7 vs. 9
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John Silver
Hi all, new member, 7 vs. 9
Hi all. New member here. I'm interested in building an RV-7A or 9A, haven't decided which yet. Mission is wife and I go to visit grand kids 1,000 miles away about 4 times a year, and $100...
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