Video: FlightChops visits and flies at Van?s

[greghughespdx]

He’s quite a popular YouTuber - especially among the younger aviation crowd. Steve Thorne, aka “FlightChops,” visited Van’s recently and flew a handful of the factory airplanes with flight instructor and factory trainer Mike Seager.

You can now watch the new episode where he flies and compares the RV-7A, -14 and -14A models. In a future episode he flies the -12iS and the -10.

Steve’s pretty fired up about the RV-14 and thinks he’d like to build one. We certainly hope he does!

[Spirko]

Thanks for posting, Greg. Please let us know when part 2 is on-line.

[ShortSnorter]

Great video!!

Question: What are the differences that were mentioned between the -14 & -14A sticks?

Were they simply different grips? Different grips and length sticks? What is standard now?

[odens_14]

Originally Posted by RV8JD

Chutes? We don't need no stinkin' chutes!

(Does Van's Aircraft really want it posted on the 'net like that?)

I thought the same thing when I watched it last night. Another thing also stuck out to me, could the exhaust hanger be broken on the passenger side of the -7A? it looks like it's moving at 17:37, but it could just be a camera trick too.

[ShortSnorter]

Originally Posted by control

The stick in the 14A seems to be 1 or maybe even more inches shorter than the one in the 14. Good timing for me as I am about to try and adjust my stick to better fit the Tosten grip.

Are you saying the Tosten grip only fit on the longer stick (-14) in the video? In other words, if I am building a -14A, would I have to get a longer stick (assuming it would work) to accommodate the Tosten grip?

[mike newall]

Originally Posted by RV8JD

Chutes? We don't need no stinkin' chutes!

(Does Van's Aircraft really want it posted on the 'net like that?)

We don't need them here in UK. Never used them, too heavy

After all, it is a floppy loop and a wishy washy roll or two - hardly eye vessel bursting stuff.

Pleeeeeease - someone buy him a decent razor

[rvbuilder2002]

Originally Posted by control

The stick in the 14A seems to be 1 or maybe even more inches shorter than the one in the 14. Good timing for me as I am about to try and adjust my stick to better fit the Tosten grip.

Originally Posted by ShortSnorter

Are you saying the Tosten grip only fit on the longer stick (-14) in the video? In other words, if I am building a -14A, would I have to get a longer stick (assuming it would work) to accommodate the Tosten grip?

The way the Tosten grip fits on the top of the stick, it automatically makes the stick longer (quite a bit of the grip protrudes above the stick).

The 14A prototype is scheduled to get the longer sticks installed when the time allows.

It is not totally apparent from the video, but the reason the shorter stick length on the RV-7 (and 9) works well with those airplanes is because the control forces are a bit lower. The slightly longer sticks in the 14 and 14A make their (slightly higher) control forces somewhat comparable to the 7 with a shorter stick.

[moosepileit]

In the comments on tube he replied that crew don't need chutes.

I do not believe that is defendable in the USA.

I would pull and edit out.

[xblueh2o]

Is it a result of the airframe vibration/camera's rolling shutter or is the right side exhaust pipe on the 7 loose? Look at the take off at 6:40.

[ShortSnorter]

Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002

The way the Tosten grip fits on the top of the stick, it automatically makes the stick longer (quite a bit of the grip protrudes above the stick).

The 14A prototype is scheduled to get the longer sticks installed when the time allows.

Does this mean that the 14A fuselage kits are now shipping with the longer sticks?

...Edit...

Is this the new shaft being sold by Tosten to make up for the early -14A kits that shipped with shorter sticks?