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07-27-2012, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Marshall TX (KASL)
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Many -12s use the seat belt holding the stick full back as an elevator and flaperon lock. This places the elevator fully up. A high wind can cause the nose to lift and the tail to drop. Check the modifications sticky thread for the small piece of wood I use that lets you do the seat-belt locking with the elevator neutral. There was some evidence that a couple of 12s lifted their noses (and maybe more than just the noses) and then pivoted into the wind, held by the ropes. The nose wheels were cocked. Sweetie's nose wheel or main wheels did not move. It is a 5-minute project.
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07-28-2012, 12:21 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas, Fort Worth
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More OSH 2012
Another shot of the flipped biplane from the storm Wedensday. 
Red bird cub simulator.

New McFarlane vernier throttle for the Rotax as previously shown by Dave V. You lock the push pull function by twisting the small black shaft disk. But you will still be able to rotate the big knob to increase or decrease throttle for fine adjustment. Very cool.

Planes were really starting to fill up Philps 66 Plaza by Thusrday.

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RV12 N1212K
Flying Since June 2010
1020 Hours as of 9/30/2017
Johnrv12@icloud.com
RV14 Wing, arrived and building at Rdog's new Hanger at 16X
S/N 140014
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07-28-2012, 12:27 PM
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More OSH 2012
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RV12 N1212K
Flying Since June 2010
1020 Hours as of 9/30/2017
Johnrv12@icloud.com
RV14 Wing, arrived and building at Rdog's new Hanger at 16X
S/N 140014
Last edited by Jetguy : 07-30-2012 at 08:00 PM.
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07-30-2012, 08:22 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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All good things must come to an end!
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RV12 N1212K
Flying Since June 2010
1020 Hours as of 9/30/2017
Johnrv12@icloud.com
RV14 Wing, arrived and building at Rdog's new Hanger at 16X
S/N 140014
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07-30-2012, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas, Fort Worth
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Oshkosh the Flight home2012!
The crowd for the nite air-show looking up & down the flight line.

The taxi out for takeoff Sunday to head back home. We were a flight of 3. Bill our #2 headed back Friday.
Bob in front.

And Steve bringing up the rear.

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John
RV12 N1212K
Flying Since June 2010
1020 Hours as of 9/30/2017
Johnrv12@icloud.com
RV14 Wing, arrived and building at Rdog's new Hanger at 16X
S/N 140014
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07-30-2012, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas, Fort Worth
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Oshkosh 2012 comes to an end!
Bob over southern WI.

First stop back at Tri Township for some 91octane

Flying Down the Mississippi.

Lastly here we are flying over the heartland of the greatest country on planet Earth.

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John
RV12 N1212K
Flying Since June 2010
1020 Hours as of 9/30/2017
Johnrv12@icloud.com
RV14 Wing, arrived and building at Rdog's new Hanger at 16X
S/N 140014
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07-30-2012, 10:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Marshall TX (KASL)
Posts: 1,783
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Great trip! My longest yet. Although I am now talking to Abby at Flightline about some more supportive bottom seat cushions... Sweetie gave a consistent 122 kts at exactly 5gph block-to-block on these long x/c legs.
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07-31-2012, 06:28 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Gloversville, NY
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Close Call!
My airplane, N37JP (see it in some of the pictures above), was parked about a hundred feet from the wind-wrecked biplane!  My controls were locked, the "claw" tiedowns held, and I suffered no damage. Whew! 
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?Master Pilot? Award, UFO Member.
RV-12 N37JP 120176 Flying since 2012.
One Week Wonder Build Team, OSH 2018.
VAF paid through 10/2019.
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07-31-2012, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Jackson Ohio
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Thanks John
Thanks for the great pictures, glad to hear everyone made it home safely. We are still doing the test cards and it made it to 10,000 feet last night with no problems. We are having a blast dialing everything in. Don Lewis
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