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02-06-2019, 06:16 AM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Fredericksburg, PA
Posts: 15
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New RV-7 Builder
I received my empennage kit yesterday! I am building a taildragger with slider canopy and manual flaps and trim. I still need to finish setting up my shop and finish the kit inventory. But, I made some headway on it last night and hope to finish it tonight after work. I've been dreaming about building an airplane for some time and and am super excited to get started. If anyone else is building a -7 in the southeastern PA area, please reach out. I'd love to connect with any fellow builders in my area.
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02-06-2019, 07:56 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,408
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Welcome to VAF
Garrett, welcome aboard the good ship VAF 
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Mike Starkey
VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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02-06-2019, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: West Chester, PA
Posts: 99
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No 7's but I am building a 4 and there is also a 10 project in our EAA hangar. There is a new 14 project going on at the neighboring airport. Visitors are always welcome. PM me.
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02-06-2019, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Joseph, Oregon
Posts: 561
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Congratulations! The adventure is just beginning.
I'm also building a -7 slider. Do you have a clear path forward on the manual flaps or is that just what you are thinking about?
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Michael Fleming
Joseph, OR
sagriver at icloud dot com
RV-7 Slider #74572
Started 11/2016
Empennage completed 11/2016 (sans fiberglass)
Ailerons and flaps completed 3/2017.
Wings completed 12/2017
Started on QB fuselage 01/2018
Donated for 2020 and so should you
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02-07-2019, 05:17 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Finger, NC
Posts: 58
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Not in PA but building a -7, welcome to the madness!
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-Jim Pantas
Building: RV-7a
Flying: Hatz CB-1
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02-07-2019, 06:40 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Fredericksburg, Virginia
Posts: 286
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Hey wait a min
Congratulations on beginning your build.
Looks like you are building in a bedroom.
Might be tough to put it through the door.
Enjoy it all,
Daddyman
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02-07-2019, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: SC
Posts: 12,887
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The -7 comes with electric flaps but at least one was built using the manual flap mechanism from the -6.
The manual trim works great! Even after 11 years of flying, I wouldn't change mine out for electric trim.
Welcome aboard!
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Bill R.
RV-9 (Yes, it's a dragon tail)
O-360 w/ dual P-mags
Build the plane you want, not the plane others want you to build!
SC86 - Easley, SC
www.repucci.com/bill/baf.html
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02-07-2019, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Sherman, CT
Posts: 790
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My -7 has manual flaps and trim. I wouldn't trade it for electric. Dynon A/P works great with the manual trim.
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Jake
RV6 #20477 completed 1991 sold.
RV7 #72018 N767T first flight 11/21/2017 350+ hrs.
IO-360M1B MT 3 blade, Dual AFS 5600 QUICK Panel.
Manual Flaps. (KOXC)Oxford, CT, (0NY0)North Creek, NY.
1941 J3 Cub skis,floats.
2020 dues gladly paid.
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02-08-2019, 11:59 AM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Fredericksburg, PA
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by daddyman
Congratulations on beginning your build.
Looks like you are building in a bedroom.
Might be tough to put it through the door.
Enjoy it all,
Daddyman
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Yeah, I'm planning to do the empennage and wings in that basement bedroom and then move to the garage when I get to the fuselage. Gotta get the garage insulated first! |
02-08-2019, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Fredericksburg, PA
Posts: 15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N941WR
The -7 comes with electric flaps but at least one was built using the manual flap mechanism from the -6.
The manual trim works great! Even after 11 years of flying, I wouldn't change mine out for electric trim.
Welcome aboard!
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Yeah hoping to find a -6 driver who is willing to sell me the manual flap weldment  |
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