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Old 11-02-2014, 11:18 AM
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Well, I guess you don't know me. I've been flying with my tip-up canopy for 21.5 years and would not trade it for all the sliders in the world!
I absolutely love it.
About half Mels time but I feel the same way, tip-up's rule
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Old 11-02-2014, 11:34 AM
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Well, I guess you don't know me. I've been flying with my tip-up canopy for 21.5 years and would not trade it for all the sliders in the world!
I absolutely love it.
No Mel, I kmow you. I just didnt know you loved your tip up!

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Old 11-02-2014, 12:58 PM
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A couple things I like about my slider is I never have to worry about the lift struts getting weak or the wind blowing the canopy shut.
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Old 11-02-2014, 01:12 PM
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A couple things I like about my slider is I never have to worry about the lift struts getting weak or the wind blowing the canopy shut.
Neither do I! My tip-up doesn't have "lift struts". I have the original hold-up rod as per the plans (circa 1989). When the canopy is closed, the hold-up rod is disconnected from the canopy, thereby making the emergency canopy release viable also.
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Old 11-02-2014, 01:14 PM
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About half Mels time but I feel the same way, tip-up's rule
About half Walt's time but I feel the same way.
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Old 11-02-2014, 04:31 PM
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Neither do I! My tip-up doesn't have "lift struts". I have the original hold-up rod as per the plans (circa 1989). When the canopy is closed, the hold-up rod is disconnected from the canopy, thereby making the emergency canopy release viable also.
True Mel, but you are one of the few I have seen that kept it to the original plans.
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Old 11-03-2014, 08:53 AM
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Has anyone ever ordered their fuselage kit and then changed their mind on the canopy? I bought the slider, and now I'm thinking I might want the tip-up.
Not a problem. Speak to Vans, you're not the first to do this and it is quite simple to change. (Same thing with removing that big nose wheel )
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Old 11-03-2014, 10:00 AM
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Well, yesterday I opened my finish kit crate because I wanted to move the contents to the basement and get rid of the crate so I can make a small paint booth in my garage. For a lot of the cockpit pieces I want to use an epoxy primer instead of the NAPA 7220 rattle cans.

Anyway, after seeing all the huge canopy parts that would have to be shipped back to Vans, NO WAY! I'm keeping the slider!!

As far as the wheel, I know some of my builder's log pages say "RV-7A" and that's because that was what I thought I would build a long time ago. I decided a long time ago also that I would go with the tailwheel (and that's what I have) but I never got around to renaming some of the pages of the website.

So I'm building a SLIDER, and a TAILWHEEL RV-7!!

PS...I should probably mention that after unsuccessfully trying for the last three days to install the steel tailwheel bracket between the two aft bulkheads, I keep saying I should switch to a nose dragger!! LOL

Another Vans steel part that doesn't fit...go figure...
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Old 11-03-2014, 10:07 AM
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Mark,

Fitting that weldment in goes much easier than the wing bolts and plumbing on a nosedragger!

By the way, watch your edge distance when drilling the top two holes through that weldment. If I recall correctly, I moved mine inboard about 3/16" or so.

See Mike Bullock's build site. He might have some details on it.

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Old 11-16-2014, 09:02 PM
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Stick with the slider. My first was a tip up.m I discovered that when the plane is upside down, and you are in it, you are trapped. With the plane resting between the spinner and the vertical stab, you cannot get the canopy open. With a slider, you have the chance to get out.
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