Apologies for no Wed edition. Part time side job on the sleepy side of the clock…and prepping for icemaggedon ’26.
Check the filet radius on the crank nose, as compared to the relief cut on the aft side of the flywheel bore.



Aft Fueselage done, Longerons have been bent and twisted, working on the Centrer fuse.



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Flywheel drive lugs and propeller fit issue
Hello, I am trying to install my new whirlwind 330 series 2 blade constant speed propeller onto my factory new Lycoming YIO-360-A1B6. The Whirlwind instructions clearly state that the drive lugs must protrude the flywheel surface by between 0.18” to 0.20”. The drive lugs provided with my...
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Moab, Arches National Park
Anyone flown Moab, Arches National Park lately? We are planning mid May and would like to fly. Interested in service and fees at Moab, what motels you like. I think we can only use Enterprise rental car, which is OK. No response from Red Lands FBO. RV6A for 5 days. Thanks,
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prop lever "sticks" mid-travel w/ power on? PCU 5000 governor
Hey all, I'm posting this before going out and figuring out exactly steps recreate this, but it's troubling me and I figured I'd just ask early and lean on the good will of the group: I was trying to calibrate my System32 today by setting power on the ground at 24"/2400, 23"/2300 etc on down...
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RV-7A #73840
Well, I've officially started building an RV-7A I'm the third owner of this Kit and if you haven't read Vans warnings about buying older kits, particulary the bit about unboxed, original packaging you should. When I unboxed the kit for the first time in its 14 year life, this is the result of...
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What part is this.
I’m going through all the pieces that came with the partially completed kit I purchased. What is this part? There are four of them, they are steel with 1/4” holes and guessing by the other parts they were with they are likely part of the finishing kit.
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How do you file out D shaped holes?
Hi - I've messed up twice now, and want to get it right. If you're able to file out holes with a flat edge for a connector, tell me how you do it. Break it down for me. I'm trying to drill out a smaller hole, then file it up to size but with the flat in it - it's not working and I end up...
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