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Old 09-01-2015, 09:53 PM
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Default Van's sense of humor

This caught my eye as I was looking through the RV-14 parts list in Section 4 page 3. I had to chuckle that "Lot$ of Money" was listed under the column heading of "Make From Material"

EA XIO-390-A3B6 RT
ENGINE
Lot$ of money
MANUFACTURED
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Old 09-02-2015, 05:16 AM
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There are several funny quotes in the -14 plans. That's about right though.....made from 35,500 dollar bills.
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Old 09-02-2015, 06:25 AM
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On my RV-6 plans I like the one in the wheel fairing section that states to take your time and get it right and you will have a nice finished product and that you will be glad that the rest of the airplane is not fiberglass.
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Old 09-02-2015, 08:32 AM
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I suspect this is the work of Ken Scott.
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Old 09-02-2015, 09:16 AM
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My favorite, from the pictorial section on gear fairings and wheelpants:

"Bottom left: the hardened slurry is sanded to a smooth surface.
After the usual filling and sanding, the landing gear fairings are
painted and begin a hard, hard life."
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Old 09-02-2015, 06:40 PM
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I like the boxes that state "High Dollar Aircraft Parts"
Not exactly the best english but it gets the point across.
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Old 09-02-2015, 07:59 PM
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These little nuggets are sprinkled throughout the construction manual. The most recent one I recall was from the instructions on opening up the forward longeron angles. It was something along the lines of "Place the open side of the angle on a hard flat surface and strike the vertex with a hammer. If you can't get the angle to change, get a bigger hammer."
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Old 09-03-2015, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Charles in SC View Post
I like the boxes that state "High Dollar Aircraft Parts"
Not exactly the best english but it gets the point across.
This one produced one of those "interesting" marriage moments when my wife pulled into the garage and saw that box lid on my work table. It took quite a while before things resumed near-normal status.
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Old 09-03-2015, 10:51 AM
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Default Van doesn't do dating advice

In the RV-14 plans (17-09, step 10) for installing the wing lens, the plans state:

Someone with small hands works well here. Tips for acquiring spouses or
children for this purpose are not covered within the scope of these documents.
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Old 09-03-2015, 09:36 PM
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Default Van's sense of humor

"Tips for acquiring spouses or children for this purpose are not covered within the scope of these documents."

That is an especially good one....
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