Effectiveness of the RV-14 WIKI

HAL Pilot · #1 07-03-2021, 10:27 AM

Hey All

Trying to get a feel for how many folks are finding the Wiki useful and actually using it?

Is it saving you from making mistakes?

Is it saving you from tech support calls to the mothership?

Recommendations for making it better.

DougZetting · #2 07-03-2021, 11:08 AM

I am in phase one now and not using it much any more. I looked at it often during the build and think it helped me avoid many mistakes and issues. I appreciate that you made this available. Thanks!

HAL Pilot · #3 07-03-2021, 11:15 AM

Sorry if I didn't mention earlier.

Its a Drop box PDF folder located in my signature Line.

New to the poll options so not exactly how I meant it to be.

mc607 · #4 07-03-2021, 11:45 AM

The amount of work you put in to this is impressive and appreciated. In the past I would go on Vans and use the drawings revisions. The links you make to VAF posts is very valuable.

SabreFlyr · #5 07-03-2021, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mc607

The amount of work you put in to this is impressive and appreciated. In the past I would go on Vans and use the drawings revisions. The links you make to VAF posts is very valuable.

Ditto!! While I could probably do the project without it, I have avoided mistakes and frustration because of it!

Bavafa · #6 07-03-2021, 08:24 PM

Gee, I didn't know there was a WIKI for RV14. Any link to it?

HAL Pilot · #7 07-04-2021, 11:47 PM

in my signature line.

Trying to make it a "sticky" but no luck so far.

JDBoston · #8 07-05-2021, 10:19 AM

I do find it useful however often it seems like some of the notes refer to
Things that were already corrected in the plans (might be mistaken).

I do actively use it and thanks for all your efforts!

jcirelli · #9 07-05-2021, 11:01 AM

I was unaware of the Wiki when I first started. If I'd referred to it more often, I would have been saved from a handful of mistakes (and ordering replacement parts). I'm still starting out, and will continue to refer to the Wiki.

HAL Pilot · #10 07-05-2021, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JDBoston

I do find it useful however often it seems like some of the notes refer to
Things that were already corrected in the plans (might be mistaken).

I do actively use it and thanks for all your efforts!

JD You are correct. Phase 3 will be to try to send a comprehensive list of bad and old threads (Most do not make it to the wiki) to a moderator to pull from the VAF site.

Any Moderators that are interested please contact me.

I am tracking the dead and bad threads, currently of the ones NOT on the WIKI I am up to 80 or so bad threads or threads that have been negated by plans updates.

I am about halfway through the RV14 threads so 2000 or so to go ( oh Joy!) once those are done I will go through the WIKI and try to clean any dead threads up from there.