WDYDWYRTW? Feb 14-15, 2026. Valentine's Day weekend.
What did you do with your RV this weekend? Getting this weekend's thread started. Not too promising in the DFW area Saturday morning LOL. v/r,dr
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ForeFlight v18.1.1
ForeFlight 18.1 was released in February 2026.
https://www.foreflight.com/releases/18-1
RV-6 F-668 Sub-panel question
Can anyone shed some light on how to assemble the two halves of the F-668 subpanel? Drawing 35 doesn't show how to create the flange on the curved portion nor how to make the 2" overlap fit together as the dimensions are the same on both halves. Does anyone have photos of their assembled...
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Mine is on the engine side of the firewall on my RV6 - carbed O-360 (see pic). The “downspout” is from home depot. If it looks crooked it’s because it is. The threads on the brass tube are cut that way. I’ve tried two of them and they are both the same. A standard fuel tank drain is on the bottom using a coupler. Nothing leaks - works fine - drain sample through a hole in the cowl below it. I have to turn on my electric fuel pump to get more than a few drops out of it. Easily opened up for checking/cleaning during my CI. Ive never found anything in it.
GASCOLATOR????
Cindy and I are completely baffled by Van's lack of guidance on this one. The gascolator is a fuel filter. That they call it a gascolator should have been a warning. I can't, for my life, find where the instructions are that outline where this doubler "VA-161" for the 'gascolator' goes and...
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RV-8 Canopy Skirt
By the time I got both halves match-drilled onto the canopy frame, the aft end wasn't anywhere close to any kind of easy joinery. I wound up whacking off more than I should have and making several relief cuts on one side to get them close to symmetrical. But now I'm left with a bit of a gap...
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[Closed] Step 6 VS spar caps (steps 6.2.2 & 6.2.3) too short
I made the same mistake as noted here: https://vansairforce.net/threads/first-mistake-drilled-1-8th-holes-in-hs-spar-web.208563/#post-1623421 I learned every word matters, and now know what "web" means. 🙃 So now I'm doing the rework, with the new VS web and new spar caps. It was a fairly cheap...
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Discounted RV-12is Kits
By and large, school flight programs have been a huge success, turning out high quality young people as well as quality airplanes. Some completions become local trainers, but most are marketed by aircraft dealers, while the kids go on to advanced schools and (hopefully) aviation and/or STEM...
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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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