Yep, thankful.
I’m thankful for the people I get to go through life with. I care about them, too.
I’m thankful for the folks that make this nice community what it is, and for the folks who help keep it online with a badge.
I’m thankful I didn’t know how much work was involved when I took the self-employment plunge ;^). Roller coaster for sure!
I’m thankful I get to fly an RV every now and then. It recalibrates my Mk 1 brain back to its default setting like almost nothing else can. Acro does it faster…
I’m thankful for you stopping by every now and then, and replying in threads, and being a participant in RV discussion and knowledge transfer.
I’m just very, very thankful (and I hope you have a lot of things to be thankful for also).
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
v/r,dr
PS: Reminder: Mothership closed Thu and Fri for Thanksgiving.
From Last Weekend’s WDYD Thread
…seattleworm
On the way back after a test flight on 11/23
petehowell
Real time, Oil Quantity Sensor in flight or on the ground
…Rich Meske from www.AircraftExtras.com
MOST RECENT TESTIMONIAL
“This unit is great! I had an oil cooler failure and lost 3 quarts of oil before landing in Santa Paula, CA in my RV-10. I had no idea I was losing oil, luckily it happened where and when it did otherwise it could have been disastrous! With a new higher quality oil cooler installed I returned to Texas. My wife and I were not comfortable with what almost happened. I discovered the Aircraft Extras Oil Quantity and Temperature Sensor and it was an easy purchase decision. I also purchased an AG6 Display unit which works good because of the older avionics I have in my plane. Another RV-10 owner had a similar experience with an oil cooler failure on a flight home to Texas from Nebraska. Likewise it was an easy purchase decision for him. He has a Garmin G3X and uses it to display the quantity. There have been two others on the field who fly to the Bahamas in their RV-10s that have installed the Oil Sensors for peace of mind. The units are high quality, well designed, easy to install, work great and are reasonably priced. Also, I want to thank you for your technical support.”
Happy customer! Richard J. , Texas
Also, see more great products here: www.aircraftextras.com.
mc607
With the canopy frame closed, trace the underside onto the sub panel aft face.
skirting_virga
….elevator stop update
I may have reached the "if in doubt, call Vans" stage of this, but I wanted to follow-up with some measurements, referencing the annotated photo below.
These dimensions are difficult to measure accurately because a caliper does not fit with the elevator horn.
A = 0.84" (this is the most precise of the measurements)
B = ~1.0" (slightly less than 1" as described)
C = ~0.69"
My impression is that C is hogged out more and the contact occurs primarily on A, but I didn't have any modeling clay handy to check it. As you can see from the second picture, the elevator horn does not come too close to contacting the bulkhead in its present condition. Do you think more material removal at A, or A&C is allowable?
lipper03
…3D modeling update - RV-14 sub panel
Finished a test of the hat shelf for the GTX45R/GAD29.
3D model showing "installed" and the real life shelf with the GTX45R trey cleceo'd in place.
Planning a piano hinge on the subpanel bottom flange, a .032 sheet across to two or three nutplates on the panel bottom flange.
I haven't decided on what to mount the hat to the bottom sheet with, rivets, or nutplates, or screws/nuts.
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I’m thankful for the people I get to go through life with. I care about them, too.
I’m thankful for the folks that make this nice community what it is, and for the folks who help keep it online with a badge.
I’m thankful I didn’t know how much work was involved when I took the self-employment plunge ;^). Roller coaster for sure!I’m thankful I get to fly an RV every now and then. It recalibrates my Mk 1 brain back to its default setting like almost nothing else can. Acro does it faster…
I’m thankful for you stopping by every now and then, and replying in threads, and being a participant in RV discussion and knowledge transfer.
I’m just very, very thankful (and I hope you have a lot of things to be thankful for also).
Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
v/r,dr
PS: Reminder: Mothership closed Thu and Fri for Thanksgiving.
From Last Weekend’s WDYD Thread
…seattleworm
On the way back after a test flight on 11/23
WDYDWYRTW? 11 / 23-24 / 2024
...worked side jobs (Fri night sim - Sat SIC duty). Sun recovery, Mass and VAF keyboard tasks. A working weekend w/no RV sadly. :cry: About to launch off FTW a BEAUTIFUL blue rocket landed in front of us. Guessing based at FTW. Stunning!!!!! RVs all around - me in none of them. :^( FBO...
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petehowell
Winter Sunset..............
It finally got cold in the Twin Cities, - 12C at 2500 ft, but low winds and clear-ish skies led me and the intrepid Gizmo to the hangar. She was a bundled up and ready to go! Over St Paul, we were treated to interesting skies over Minneapolis. The iPhone makes it look darker than it was...
vansairforce.net
Real time, Oil Quantity Sensor in flight or on the ground
…Rich Meske from www.AircraftExtras.com
MOST RECENT TESTIMONIAL
“This unit is great! I had an oil cooler failure and lost 3 quarts of oil before landing in Santa Paula, CA in my RV-10. I had no idea I was losing oil, luckily it happened where and when it did otherwise it could have been disastrous! With a new higher quality oil cooler installed I returned to Texas. My wife and I were not comfortable with what almost happened. I discovered the Aircraft Extras Oil Quantity and Temperature Sensor and it was an easy purchase decision. I also purchased an AG6 Display unit which works good because of the older avionics I have in my plane. Another RV-10 owner had a similar experience with an oil cooler failure on a flight home to Texas from Nebraska. Likewise it was an easy purchase decision for him. He has a Garmin G3X and uses it to display the quantity. There have been two others on the field who fly to the Bahamas in their RV-10s that have installed the Oil Sensors for peace of mind. The units are high quality, well designed, easy to install, work great and are reasonably priced. Also, I want to thank you for your technical support.”
Happy customer! Richard J. , Texas
Also, see more great products here: www.aircraftextras.com.
mc607
With the canopy frame closed, trace the underside onto the sub panel aft face.
Show us your sub panel installation and ideas RV 14
I've started work on the stein wiring harness for the panel, and sub panel, and there isn't much out there in a single thread, so starting this thread for more discussion and ideas on sub panel mounting. Ideas, comments, "show us your" sub panel type thought for this thread. Everyone has...
vansairforce.net
skirting_virga
….elevator stop update
I may have reached the "if in doubt, call Vans" stage of this, but I wanted to follow-up with some measurements, referencing the annotated photo below.
These dimensions are difficult to measure accurately because a caliper does not fit with the elevator horn.
A = 0.84" (this is the most precise of the measurements)
B = ~1.0" (slightly less than 1" as described)
C = ~0.69"
My impression is that C is hogged out more and the contact occurs primarily on A, but I didn't have any modeling clay handy to check it. As you can see from the second picture, the elevator horn does not come too close to contacting the bulkhead in its present condition. Do you think more material removal at A, or A&C is allowable?
Elevator aft/up stop adjustment - how much can I grind?
I bought an 8A that I didn't build and it's been a joy to fly. In the course of getting to know the plane better, I've looked at the range of travel of the various control surfaces, which is generally within spec. In doing so, I noticed the up elevator is at the minimum limit and the down...
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lipper03
…3D modeling update - RV-14 sub panel
Finished a test of the hat shelf for the GTX45R/GAD29.
3D model showing "installed" and the real life shelf with the GTX45R trey cleceo'd in place.
Planning a piano hinge on the subpanel bottom flange, a .032 sheet across to two or three nutplates on the panel bottom flange.
I haven't decided on what to mount the hat to the bottom sheet with, rivets, or nutplates, or screws/nuts.
Show us your sub panel installation and ideas RV 14
I've started work on the stein wiring harness for the panel, and sub panel, and there isn't much out there in a single thread, so starting this thread for more discussion and ideas on sub panel mounting. Ideas, comments, "show us your" sub panel type thought for this thread. Everyone has...
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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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Please consider donating yearly to help keep this American 1-person pirate ship afloat:
Older issues of the ‘VAF News’ can be found at:
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Pushed out every now and then.
www.vansairforce.net
THE VAF LIST (a list of RV-related lists)
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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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