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07-31-2019, 04:10 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Willis Gliderport
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$750 credit for the old!
I would like to know what exactly does $2200 get you plus the double shipping cost.
Also plus the difference between original price and credit.
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07-31-2019, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Anacortes, WA
Posts: 823
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new gear leg not needed
No, when you learn to fly the 9A you'll see that when you take off you'll pull the nose gear off the pavement a little and take off from the mains. And when you land you'll hold the nose off the payment as you slow down until about 40 knots when it settles back down. I did all the Nose Job upgrades to my 7A gear, but now that I'm finally flying it I think the concern is over done hype. I'm surprised how easy the 7A is to fly and land correctly once you've been taught. It is an accurate flyer. The nose gear doesn't see much action when you fly the way you're suppose to.
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RV-7A
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Anacortes, WA
www.mykitlog.com/sglynn
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07-31-2019, 08:45 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: WARNER ROBINS, GA
Posts: 391
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14A in Australia??
Have u seen the picture of the 14A that flipped in Australia?? Beefy nose gear didn?t help.
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RV 7A RV #9700 May 2017
N325KS the Flying “K”
Built in SoCal KCCB, now in GA @ KPXE
550+ Hours & 7X cross the USA
OSH flyin 2018 & 2019 & Petit Jean 2019
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07-31-2019, 08:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 4,218
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Originally Posted by pilotkms
Have u seen the picture of the 14A that flipped in Australia?? Beefy nose gear didn’t help.
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They don't make beefy enough nose gear to deal with that situation.
The airplane came down short of the runway in foot high vegetation and on fairly rough ground. I don't think any light aircraft nose gear without very large wheel/tire would have held up in those circumstances.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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08-01-2019, 07:25 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Nanaimo BC Canada
Posts: 61
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Keep in mind lots of people are flipping tail wheel aircraft, you can do it with just over braking. The standard nose gear works just fine as long as the pilot does his part. Think of it as a taxi wheel and as others have noted keep it off the ground unless you are taxiing and you won't have any problems. For those of you that learned to land using the chop and drop techniques then it's best you hook up with one of Vans guys and take some training in how best to fly these aircraft. I've watched many aircraft being driven on during landing with all 3 wheels touching at the same time or worse yet the nose wheel touching first and in my opinion this will eventually cause you big problems with RV trikes, as it will on most trikes. Another way to approach it might be to take some tail wheel dual and simply fly it like you would a tail wheel except your taxi wheel is in the front. 
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08-01-2019, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Meridian ID, Aspen CO, Okemos MI
Posts: 2,645
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle Boatright
They don't make beefy enough nose gear to deal with that situation.
The airplane came down short of the runway in foot high vegetation and on fairly rough ground. I don't think any light aircraft nose gear without very large wheel/tire would have held up in those circumstances.
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Kyle, check this out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa12..._mpmubIneBskiB
This is the nose wheel I probably need!
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rockwoodrv9a
Williamston MI
O-320 D2A
Awaiting DAR Inspection
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08-01-2019, 07:41 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Or is it?????
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMmH...eBskiB&index=3
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Van's Aircraft Engineering Prototype Shop Manager
Hubbard, Oregon
RV-6A (aka "Junkyard Special ")
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08-01-2019, 08:01 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Meridian ID, Aspen CO, Okemos MI
Posts: 2,645
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Originally Posted by rvbuilder2002
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Both of those videos are crazy. I can't believe the first one the plane didnt drag a wing or just plow into the ground. How would you like to be the next guy to rent that trainer!
Scott - I appreciate the work your guys at Vans have done to come up with a new A gear design. I am at the certification stage of my build and I will be ordering a new mount - gear. One suggestion - make it easier to find the part to order on the web site. I probably just missed it, but I couldnt find how to order.
Thanks
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rockwoodrv9a
Williamston MI
O-320 D2A
Awaiting DAR Inspection
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08-01-2019, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Laguna Hills, CA
Posts: 1,805
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Originally Posted by rockwoodrv9
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Wow! I bet the pilot was screaming "Yeeeee-haaawwww!!!" when he finally clawed it out of the grass and on to the runway (and changing underpants soon thereafter  ).
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RV-9A "slider"
Flew to Osh in 2017, 2018 & 2019! 
Tail number N427DK
Donation made for 2020
You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky -- Amelia Earhart
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08-01-2019, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Winter Haven, FL
Posts: 263
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nosey
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Kevin Crews
Bartow, FL
RV-6 'Woo hoo!'
2019 =VAF= donor
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