Wishing you and yours a happy, safe and RV-filled weekend.
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RV Grin …DanH PIREP
3D printer kneeboard update
…dr
Data finally collected in flight:
Extra paper route as SIC today in the King Air 350. CA took a pic of the 3D printed prototype kneeboard phone table I’m playing around with (designed by me - printed by my buddy David until my printer arrives). Light chop about 1/2 the flight - all stayed put. Approach to minimums. Easy peezy.
Things I like….things I want to tweak. My thumb rests just about perfect on the Scratchpad icon. Juggling data getting easier.
80% happy with it so far. I liked very much just wrapping the rag around the whole thing and setting on the dash when we shut down (I open the door and need to crawl out of the seat first). 'Building my nest' contains less objects now. Good.
More when I have it. Needle moving….
aturner
…New Year’s Reflections
Saber25
RudiGreling
Spotlighted Classified
…price reduced.
Update
…PaulvS ‘Orange Peel, Runs, Solvent Pop and Dust!!’
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RV Grin …DanH PIREP
Another one...
Ya'll meet Fabio Rodrigues, a Gulfstream driver from Brazil. We're out for a familiarization run prior to turning him loose with his RV-8. Fabio has an interesting background, so when you see him at RV gatherings, buy him a beer and strike up a conversation. Great guy.
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3D printer kneeboard update
…dr
Data finally collected in flight:
Extra paper route as SIC today in the King Air 350. CA took a pic of the 3D printed prototype kneeboard phone table I’m playing around with (designed by me - printed by my buddy David until my printer arrives). Light chop about 1/2 the flight - all stayed put. Approach to minimums. Easy peezy.
Things I like….things I want to tweak. My thumb rests just about perfect on the Scratchpad icon. Juggling data getting easier.
80% happy with it so far. I liked very much just wrapping the rag around the whole thing and setting on the dash when we shut down (I open the door and need to crawl out of the seat first). 'Building my nest' contains less objects now. Good.
More when I have it. Needle moving….
Designing a 3D Phone Cradle to Use Instead of Kneeboard
For the last few months I've been using only my iPhone in the cockpit, leaving the iPad home. Less stuff to keep track of on contract gigs and in the sim. Also, the phone is always with me and can talk to the Internet without tethering (my iPad is Wi-Fi only). Faster to file and amend flight...
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aturner
…New Year’s Reflections
New Year’s Reflections
I don’t see any “New Year’s Reflections” threads, so I will start one here. For my New Year’s ritual I did what any pilot flying behind a glass panel can easily do and made a map of my cross-country adventures in 2024. Downloading each of the 70 kml files from my FlyGarmin logs and adding them...
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Saber25
Second longest relationship next to my wife
I celebrated the first day of 2025 by my customary tradition of flying my 36-year young RV4. The only time this tradition couldn't be accomplished was if the weather prevented a flight or if I was on a trip in the left seat of a Boeing. The sky was all mine here in Southern Colorado with a...
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RudiGreling
Intermittent Zero BlowBy? With Bore Scope Pictures Attached
Aviators, I am baffled and reaching out for opinions and experiences before considering taking my engine to a shop. Based in South Africa, our fleet is small, and experience is limited, so I am seeking a wider audience for insights. Summary: My RV10, equipped with a standard Lycoming IO540-D4A5...
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Spotlighted Classified
…price reduced.
RV 10 project for sale
After much deliberation and considering our current situation, we have decided to part with our Vans RV10 kits and move another direction. The empennage is connected to the fuselage. The fuselage was a slow build but is past the quick build stage. The rudder pedals are in, the control sticks and...
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Update
…PaulvS ‘Orange Peel, Runs, Solvent Pop and Dust!!’
Orange Peel, Runs, Solvent Pop and Dust!!
I've started painting my RV, in a temporary paint booth inside my farm shed. The paint is single stage polyurethane 2K and the plane is going to be red and white. It's been a bit of a learning curve painting the top coat and trying to get it to turn out nicely. This morning I got up early...
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Get your VansAirForce.net Charity Cap!
VAF Charity Cap: Help your charity and promote this site.
Get the cap all the cool kids are wearing! I don’t get a penny. It’s around $15. $5 more if you want your N-number on the back (I put 'STAFF' on the back of mine because it makes me laugh. Put STAFF on yours too if it makes you smile). And down the road $10 to the charity of your choice...
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THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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