The VAF News - 12.09.2024. #6231. Why can’t you trust an atom? Because they make up literally everything.

[DeltaRomeo]

Please excuse the early Monday edition push….part time extra paper route is taking up Sunday afternoon/evening.
Hope you had a wonderful weekend.
v/r,dr

dr

WDYDWYRTW? 12 / 7-8 / 2024

...getting this weekend's thread started. I'm at the airport Saturday 0830 enjoying light showers for a couple hours. About to start putting the plane back together after the oil change, but stopped in the parking lot long enough to see if anybody was going to fly (while catching up on the...

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dr

Where/how do you read VAF? (w/Pics)

I spend a lot of time here. A. Lot. The majority of my business life for the past 17 years has been spent reading, monitoring, administrating, nurturing and fussing over this online community, and the thought occurred that maybe my site consumption methods might be similar to one or two out...

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TS Flightlines

AT LONG LAST------

At long last, Aircraft Specialty Flightlines now has our update Flow transducer mounting brackets for the Bendix/Avstar flow dividers on the Lycoming 75009 steel bracket. The are available on our website, https://aircraftspecialty.com/rv-7.html, under the RV7/9 models. The brackets are for the...

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GVilleFlyer RV-12

Stuck on page 24iS/U-02

Hello everyone! Everything was going great until I got to the part where I slip the cleco'ed roll bar onto the losely-bolted cast bases (Figure 1 on attached plan page). No way! I eased the edge of the cast base (maybe a bit much-see photos) , I lubed it generously......but it doesn't seem to...

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jer105

8,000 hour video

I drew the route on ForeFlight then created waypoints at each turn. I transferred the flight plan from FF to the G3X in my RV-8 and let the autopilot do the rest. It was a fun way to exercise the plane. Next time I’ll do shorter digits so it doesn’t take as long. I hit 8,000 this summer, a...

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dwollen89 RV-7

Aft Fuselage Feedback

I’m just looking for some feedback. I recently completed the aft fuselage for a 7A and without a doubt, the tailcone area was the most challenging part of my almost 3 year build. I spent 3 weeks trying to get this area right. Im very frustrated with the end result. The issues are that when I...

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jscurlock

-6 main wheel installation issue

I’m having difficulty getting my wheels/tires onto the axles. I’ve just replaced the engine mount/landing gear assembly so I have (of course) new axles. (The original engine mount cracked beyond repair). The inner bearing of the wheel hangs up on the axle as soon as it gets past the threaded...

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skirting_virga

How much metal is too much?

I'm going to preface this with: I have changed oil on a lot of old cars and there's always something in there. Usually looks like flakes of bearing material. I have no idea what is the norm for air-cooled airplane engines with presumably mile-wide bearing tolerances compared to your typical old...

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DanH

Pedal Mod

The -8 is different in many ways, including the pedals. Note how the master cylinder rod is attached. It's an AN-3 cantilevered through a .125" thick tab on the pedal. It can't be tightened, as that would lock rotation when the brake was used. So, the only thing keeping it 90 degrees to the...

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Q: / A:

Where is my probe?

I just bought an E RV-12. On the Dynon Skyview it shows “Cal?” Which I have learned means I need to calibrate the AOA. Before I go ahead and do that I want to make sure I actually have the AOA probe mounted on the airplane. I’ve read that on other model RV’s it’s mounted under the wing, but for...

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jcohen

Throttle cable to throttle body connection?

I am building an RV7 with Superior M1B IO360 and SDS EFII. It has horizontal induction and I am confused as to how I secure the throttle cable to the engine case as it runs under the engine to the throttle body arm. The stock vans bracket that secures the throttle cable to the engine case uses...

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nickw9815

Air filter retaining bracket sucked up into carb. How to properly mount air filter on O-360 carbureted?

Hey - I have an O-360 carbureted with an airbox. The air filter was mounted with retaining brackets on the inside of the filter. They were riveted down, and a rivet failed and the bracket was sucked up into the carb. Thank fully the flow guides in the carbon caught it, but for obvious reasons I...

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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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