N941WR
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Yesterday we flew out for lunch and while on the ramp, I spoke to a gentleman who flew his Cherokee in for lunch.
We were discussing my RV and how he would like to build an RV-14. The reason was that he lives in the metro DC area and the cost of mechanics and his annual was driving him out of the Piper.
He thought the solution would be to build an RV-14 because of the wing. He figured that he could simply remove the wings every annual and bring the plane home to perform the condition inspection then trailer it back to the airport.
When I mentioned the wings weren’t designed for removal, he didn’t believe me. He mentioned that they mount in the same fashion as the RV-10 and were designed for easy installation. While true, I said, they are designed for one installation with one time use $20 NAS bolts. He thought that the cost of the bolts would save him money but didn’t seem to understand that repeated installation and removal of said bolts would not be a good thing.
I then added that he will most likely have to remove the HS to tow it down the road and that would require the removal of the VS but the elevators and rudder would have to come off first.
The guy looked at me like I had two heads.
This makes me wonder how many other RV Myths are out there.
We were discussing my RV and how he would like to build an RV-14. The reason was that he lives in the metro DC area and the cost of mechanics and his annual was driving him out of the Piper.
He thought the solution would be to build an RV-14 because of the wing. He figured that he could simply remove the wings every annual and bring the plane home to perform the condition inspection then trailer it back to the airport.
When I mentioned the wings weren’t designed for removal, he didn’t believe me. He mentioned that they mount in the same fashion as the RV-10 and were designed for easy installation. While true, I said, they are designed for one installation with one time use $20 NAS bolts. He thought that the cost of the bolts would save him money but didn’t seem to understand that repeated installation and removal of said bolts would not be a good thing.
I then added that he will most likely have to remove the HS to tow it down the road and that would require the removal of the VS but the elevators and rudder would have to come off first.
The guy looked at me like I had two heads.
This makes me wonder how many other RV Myths are out there.
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