Flying the 8 is Great

[David-aviator]

Scott I had the same experience removing the Subby from the 7A.
What a waste of time and money that adventure was.
About all one can say is it was not boring. 😊

[SHIPCHIEF]

Thank you Andy Dan and David for the observations and encouragement.
Yes, the rotary project was fun. I changed my plans for the RV-8. Flying it changed my view of, well...flying it!
Today I flew it 2.6 hours, now 3.6 hours with the cowl still on, something I never did with the rotary. I took shorter flights and removed the cowl after nearly every one. That's the cost of safe operation with an auto engine project.
Now N89SE is a 'stock' VANS RV-8 with some patches on the cowl. Today I got a glimpse of cross country (inside my 60 mile Phase 1 radius) and a touch of mountain flying. Marilyn has big plans for this summer!
I may have to re-think my commitment to lightness. It was cold up there today, I might install a heater..

[Randy]

Originally Posted by David-aviator

Scott I had the same experience removing the Subby from the 7A.
What a waste of time and money that adventure was.
About all one can say is it was not boring. 😊

David,

I am near the end of my new firewall forward install of an IO375 and WWRV200 prop to replace my Subaru with MT on my 7A. Can't wait to go fly and not feel like a test pilot all the time.

An interesting side note, the IO375 installation has proven to be much more difficult and labor intensive than any of the 4 Subie installations.. especially the baffling. Maybe this perception is partially because I got so familiar with the Subie installs, but still...

I went through 4 Subaru installations and it certainly cost me alot of money to do all that experimenting, but I still do not think of it as a waste of time. I learned plenty all along through the process, and as they say, "you pay to learn"

BTW, I went with your recommendation, using 4" scat to feed air to an 8432r mounted on the firewall via RV10 bracket etc., and the 4" butterfly valve to control that air flow... Trying to be ready for Airzona summer weather!

Randall in Sedona

[David-aviator]

Originally Posted by Randy

David,

I am near the end of my new firewall forward install of an IO375 and WWRV200 prop to replace my Subaru with MT on my 7A. Can't wait to go fly and not feel like a test pilot all the time.

An interesting side note, the IO375 installation has proven to be much more difficult and labor intensive than any of the 4 Subie installations.. especially the baffling. Maybe this perception is partially because I got so familiar with the Subie installs, but still...

I went through 4 Subaru installations and it certainly cost me alot of money to do all that experimenting, but I still do not think of it as a waste of time. I learned plenty all along through the process, and as they say, "you pay to learn"

BTW, I went with your recommendation, using 4" scat to feed air to an 8432r mounted on the firewall via RV10 bracket etc., and the 4" butterfly valve to control that air flow... Trying to be ready for Airzona summer weather!

Randall in Sedona

I had that system with 7A and could regulate OT, it worked well.
With 8 it is a baffle mount cooler as per the plan, so far it is ok but I have not been Arizona temps.

[David-aviator]

Just to reiterate flying the 8 is great.
Had a great flight this afternoon first since June 28.
Sure beats anything else I do.