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Old 12-29-2010, 10:05 AM
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I've got 13 for the top cowl in the same locations as Bill, but only 4 of them (the two just above the longeron on each side) are floaters. The rest are fixed receptacles, meaning the cowl is somewhat more fixed. Works great. I don't know why Skybolt recommends so many floaters.

All the firewall flange receptacles for the bottom cowl are fixed.

On the next one I would use solid mounting strips for the lower cowl sides. With scalloped strips it is too easy to hook a corner of the lower cowl when lifting it into place.
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Old 12-29-2010, 10:42 AM
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I have the Milspec version.... have people had good luck with them?
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This may be a stupid question but what is the difference between Skybolts fasteners and Camloc's,,,,both performance and price?
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Old 12-29-2010, 01:55 PM
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I liked the Milspec so much on my -6A that I bought a full set for my -10. Plus, they were first out with a -10 kit, which Skybolt just recently got around to.
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Old 12-30-2010, 11:54 PM
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Default Skybolt RV10 Kit

Actually, Patrick, we had our version of the RV10 Kit as part of our previous RV67910 Kits for quite a while. What we are learning from the RV10 projects is that cowling skins may be thinner than previous skins and that additional sets of fasteners better suit this cowling. Thus, we broke the RV10 Kits out from the standard 6, 7, and 9 Kits. We also changed the fastener configuration to address the thinner skin. I plan to do some design work with Sam James to find some good options for the RV10 cowling; possibly looking back at our Skybeam system that we used in the past. Skybolt has several ideas on the drawing board to introduce by SunNFun 2011. For now, Skybolt has new 2011 pricing on all Vans RV Kits and an additional 10% discount for OnLine Orders through January 1st.
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Old 12-31-2010, 12:07 AM
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Default Floaters versus Non-Floaters

Dan, the floating receptacles are a holdover from production aircraft that traditionally used floaters for the entire Cowling (big Cessnas, Barons, and so on). The Vans market versus the production market is different in many ways, but builder choice remains an important objective. We balanced the Skybolt kits to include floaters for the firewall and non-floaters for the sides to address "dynamic cowling shift" in flight. This is more tradition than recommendation. We will gladly substitute either receptacle in our kits.
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