Saturday rotten RV Wx in DFW. Sunday pretty nice - got in an afternoon flight after the winds died down a little bit. Felt wonderful to fly in the RV - last RV flight Jan 25. Hope you had a nice weekend and got to do something RV. Have a nice Monday.
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RV7ForMe Friend’s 14 Build Update
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PaulvS Update RV-6
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RE: Ground Location …Carl Froehlick reply
RE: ACK ELT E-04 installation/pics …Yesterdays-3’s reply
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WDYDWYRTW 2 / 15-16 / 2025
… getting this weekend’s thread off to a start. The weather here in Dallas, Texas isn’t looking like we’re gonna be flying RVs much today. 😔 Good morning to work on the lawnmower. 😜
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RV7ForMe Friend’s 14 Build Update
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Thank you! Boyd, I was moved by your story and photo. Your photo is worthy of the Van's Calendar. I urge you to submit it. Without political input, I think we all need an uplifting story like yours. Way to go. Daddyman Hey, thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it. Photo submission is a...
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Mike Schollmeyer
Emergency landing RV14A exhaust weld failure
Flying my new RV14A home yesterday with 45 hours on the IO-390-EXP. Landed at the first leg of the trip, full power take off and then heard a steady banging from the engine at 1,000 feet AGL. CO2 alarm from the G3X. Closed cabin heat, opened cabin vents, reduced thrust and CO2 levels started...
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GPS175 to G3X Interconnect Questions
I'm adding a GPS 175 to my completed RV-12is. I have a pretty good grasp on the wiring that I need to do but I have some questions that fall in the easy/dumb category. Being an ELSA -12 builder I didn't have to think through the wiring scheme other than the most basic understanding. Garmin's...
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PaulvS Update RV-6
RV-6A Very Slow Build, Western Australia
Nice grin Paul :) The more so enduring the frustration… nice seeing you forging ahead.
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dwollen89 RV-7A
Conical Bend Fun
I just bent my first side skin conical bend. I think it turned out decent. All the holes line up without to much trouble and I don’t see any cracks…yet 😬. However, I see that the side skin doesn’t quite cover the notches in the tail cone skin. It’s very slight so I’d guess it will be rectified...
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CQ Headset new website
Greetings all, Come see the full refresh of the CQ Headset website! I am so appreciative of all of our customers that lurk here on VAF and elsewhere in the broader pilot community. 2025 is off to a great start at CMW, and for me personally. Product improvements are continuous, special projects...
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RE: Ground Location …Carl Froehlick reply
Ground location
RV-8 with an aft battery and battery contractor. I'm going to put the lighting controller, the ADAHRS, and a few other boxes aft. Maybe a COM2 remote radio aft. Maybe keep the audio controller aft as well if I remote it. I'll feed the aft circuits through a fuse block. I need a ground bus...
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RE: ACK ELT E-04 installation/pics …Yesterdays-3’s reply
ACK ELT E-04 installation/pics
Anyone have pics of their ACK ELT E-04 installation to replace the old ACK E-01? My new to me RV-6A originally had the old ACK E-01 121.5mhz unit from Van's mounted directly behind the pilot seat. The E-04 has a different mount footprint and is longer due to the lithium battery. I was thinking...
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SantosDumont
3D printed RV-14 tank cradle
Here's a =AZW3-wQWns-cpOij-Pd1FziEnnE8doQOoVRbyxEAT3nsM9gjHp2BqB6x2UCy8sV25w_RKFlX6NIh2Auq6ed5cgQnSk6J-FJN_8dFFAagODHjGKpQHAIvcB8xRjzYLYF0mXSDxZzUbSuDBNISE7GvselG8LSK-6S0i4GC5vT7kc1fyUPMPw_IBfJYW-rERzmQnSw&__tn__=H-R']3D printed RV-14 Tank / leading edge cradle I designed if anyone doesn't want...
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BravoAlphaRomeo 14A
14A Vetterman 4 into 2 exhaust clearance
Is this a normal bottom clearance as the exhaust exits the cowl area. As seen in photo, pipes are 1/2” under nose gear link assembly. I can take the heel of my hand and knock that pipe into the white assembly. Do others with this same exhaust have the same clearance ?
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