Rest in Peace: Rob ‘Smokey’ Ray
[ed. Updated with funeral information on 10/27/25. v/r,dr] Funeral Information for Rob ‘Smokey’ Ray …from Teena. Rob's memorial will be held Thursday, November 13th at 9:30 at Victory Church Lakeland. Lunch will be provided by the church following the service. We will then travel to Florida...
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3D printed throttle handle with switch
I'm installing a DJM two lever throttle quadrant in my RV-8. I wanted to slightly extend and modify the throttle handle shape, and to incorporate a flap switch in it. I drew up the new handle using Freecad, with a cutout to match a three-position switch...
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Removing hinge eyes from the flaps hinges
The manual says "remove one hinge eye at the center of the flap hinge and two hinge eyes at the center of the wing hinge". Is there any reason I cannot remove two hinge eyes from the flap and one hinge eye from the wing? I would like to move the location slightly so the pins are centered on the...
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another sticky valve question
We agree the IO-360 angle valve (exhaust) valve has a sticking issue. #2 cylinder to be specific. CHT too hot bad, too cold bad, like Goldilocks and the bears. Does anyone no a sweetspot for cruise CHT? peak exhaust temp is where I set mixture, is LOP better for preventing the valve sticking? I...
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How reasonable is this anti-chafing cap for nutplate?
Do you think this is a reasonable protection against chafing? My wire bundle is about ~1/2" from the tip of the access plate screws. In case the wire bundle flops around, I printed these caps from TPU (which is a soft plastic). P.S. Caps have TLAR retention mechanism -- the hole narrows such...
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Boeing Quick Change System - I’m Hooked!
Many years ago, there was a great vendor at the SnF FlyMart hangar that sold drill bits. Many of them had this strange base - cylindrical, a little more than a quarter inch in diameter, with dimples in it. They chucked up fine in a regular drill, and I have used them that way for years (bigger...
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First Flight: Daniel Snow | Humboldt, TN RV-14A #141089
https://www.vansaircraft.com/first-flights/daniel-snow/
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I (didn't) give up
There has been no resolution to the starting problems of my RV-12iS as discussed in a thread from a few months ago. One of the best Rotax experts looked it over today and was stumped. He doesn't think it's an injector problem because a bunch of harness issues seem to be coming into play...
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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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