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02-08-2014, 09:54 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Posts: 1,128
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THREE DAY DELIVERY
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Originally Posted by Gonzo24
My intention is not to rag on Van's. I think they are doing a good job with this SB business. Just curious if anyone else has been placed in the holding pattern trying to order parts? The hang up could have been an accident... it happens
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After reading everything I could on the SB I ordered one up online three days ago figuring it would be weeks with all the interest. 
Really surprised to find a big shipping envelope in my mailbox today from Vans.  Three days... Normally I can't get things I need ASAP that fast. 
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Tom Norwood
Classic "Short Tail 6A N822PM
TMX-O360. Phase 1
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02-08-2014, 11:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bennington, Vermont USA
Posts: 1,301
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RV-6
TT ~120
YO360-A1A
Sensenich 72/85 metal
Grass strip
A few aileron rolls
Tend to push with tail
HS-602 Fwd Spar - small notches
No cracks
Jim Sharkey
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02-08-2014, 12:57 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
Posts: 550
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No cracks...
RV6A circa 2003
375 TT
0-360 A1A
Sensi FP prop
No acro or grass in past 75 hrs (aircraft bought flying at 300 hrs)
Small notches
No cracks
Needed hi res pics with a lot of magnification to reassure myself that the bottom starboard notch didn't have a crack. Probably should have cleaned overspray off better, but I'm confident I'm okay for this year. I would absolutely not trust the naked eye alone on this; I got so much more detail from the pics.
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Gerry Julian
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan
RV6A "Second Wind" C-GERZ (born N242UL)
O-360 A1A, Sensenich FP prop
Those who think any system is foolproof greatly underestimate the ingenuity of fools
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02-08-2014, 02:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Winter Haven, FL
Posts: 263
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No cracks
2010 RV-6
326 hours TT
O-360, Sensenich metal
Light acro, minimal grass
Small notches
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Kevin Crews
Bartow, FL
RV-6 'Woo hoo!'
2019 =VAF= donor
Last edited by n816kc : 02-08-2014 at 02:21 PM.
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02-08-2014, 03:06 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Ridgecrest, CA
Posts: 10
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SB Insp. Results
1993 RV-6
4th owner
700 TT
Lyc 0-360
Sensenich FP
light/moderate maneuvering/acro (<5G's) since i've owned it (80hrs)
no grass since i've owned it
no notches that i could discern
no cracks on either SB 
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Matt Pasztalaniec
SoCal
RV-6 264JS (sold)
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02-08-2014, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Rivet removal procedure
I posted earlier in the thread that I would link to the rivet removal procedure when it published. Since it has not yet, and some people are starting to do work on their stabilizers, I decided to to ahead and write up a description of the procedure(s) that I use.
If interested, you can find it in THIS THREAD
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Opinions, information and comments are my own unless stated otherwise. They do not necessarily represent the direction/opinions of my employer.
Scott McDaniels
Van's Aircraft Engineering Prototype Shop Manager
Hubbard, Oregon
RV-6A (aka "Junkyard Special ")
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02-08-2014, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
Posts: 2,828
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I have successively removed the HS 404 and 405 ribs today  the hardest part was drilling from the rear towards the front to remove the rivets that hold the 404 and 405 together. I used a 12 in 40 drill, flex with a rag holding the bit perpendicular to the flange 3/4 the way through, drilled the manufactured head slightly with a 30, took a sharp wood chisel to remove the head, took a 16 nail turned down to fit in the 40 hole, taped to the rivet gun on 20 psi, taped a nut on my tungsten bucking bar for the back stop dolly and pulled the trigger ever so slightly. Clean holes! I got the procedure idea from Walt's post but had to come up with an idea to do this single handed.
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7A Slider, EFII Angle 360, CS, SJ.
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02-08-2014, 04:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: PA
Posts: 20
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SB Results
RV-8
Built 2001
3rd owner
TMX 0-360
Hartzel Blended Airfoil
805 hours on airframe
Acro limited to <4g
1 crack on RH spar
No cracks on elevator
Planning on installing ALL reinforcements while it is disassembled
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02-08-2014, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Williamsport, Pa
Posts: 175
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Service Bulletins
2012 RV-7A
105 hrs T.T.
Lyc o-360-A1A
Sensenich FP Metal 72/85
No Acro
No Grass
Notches
No cracks either S.B.
Often run @2200 rpm @about 130K in cruise.
Seldom run @2400+ rpm. (in cruise)
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02-08-2014, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Eatonton, GA
Posts: 215
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Pics
Pictures Bret?
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Jeff Green
2016 RV-8 #82985
1968 E33C Aerobatic Bonanza
Pleased to donate Dec 2019
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