The VAF News - 2.24.2025. #6283. As good an edition as they come. Nice mix of everything.

[DeltaRomeo]

Got in a .5 hr RV flight Sat! Yesssssss!!!! Then spent (6) hours Sun on motion at the side dark box on poles - stopped counting after 15 approaches. Not nearly as fun as Saturday LOL.
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dr

WDYDWYRTW? 2 / 22-23 / 2025

....getting it started. Sunday's dance card is full, so flew on Sat morning. BEAUTIFUL day in N.TX. No real plan. Just go fly. Lucked into one of the better roll-on wheel landings in a loooooong time. 0.0% chance of a TnG.....cuz I ain't topping that one. Airport 'Lakeview' on the left...

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Ironflight

Cylinder Base Temperatures?!

So today we hoisted our 25-year-pickled 540 off its shipping pallet and onto a work stand, and Hmmm…what the heck are these things? I had seen teh thermocouple wires and fancy disconnects disappearing under the cylinders, and assumed they were CHT connections. But on further examination, the two...

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ReidW

Cracks when dimpling R-912

Hello, Ran into an issue tonight. I'm on page 07-04 step 10 where it says to dimple for the AN509 screws that hold down the rudder counterweight. Prior to this I drilled these holes to #12 like instructed and deburred. During dimpling I got a crack on both holes. The guide of the dimple die fit...

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David Paule
Actually making a set of oil cooler installation brackets that fit took the usual amount of time and thought. At some point I realized that access to the nuts on the aft sides of the cowl cheek extension bulkhead was somewhere between zero and negligible and decided to put in nutplates. That worked for the the bottom mount on the bulkhead but led to another new top mount. Plus some filled holes in the glass bulkhead, which I’d reinforced beforehand.
Here’s a test installation.

RV-3B Dave's in Colorado

Just a note to say that the surgery seems to have done what it was supposed to Stay tuned to this station! Dave Great news!! :D

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Conner D RV

RV-6 Avionics Upgrade Pt. 2 Need Help!

Hey all! Created a new thread to update the inital post. Need a little help knowing what else I need (view bottom of thread) Here is a Picture of my current Pannel I decided to upgrade my panel using: Dual G5's, Garmin 175, and auto pilot. Here is a list of everything I have Garmin G5: 2 GMU...

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Nitty

Circular Connector Panel Template

If you use the TE Connectivity circular connectors. This link (or click the image) points to the files used to layout the center and screw holes for the panel mount receptacles. Receptacles come in several sizes but I've found size 13, 17 and 23 the most useful. Edit - If you go to...

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RE 912 ULS Carb Throttle Springs?
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912 ULS Carb Throttle Springs?

Hello, I ordered 2 carburetor o'haul kits. The kits came with non painted and different style throttle springs than I have. I called them and asked if they have the red and blue style springs that I have? They said no that it is a "Van's" thing. Are the Rotax springs in the kit acceptable to...

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AlphaCarlieBravo

Tail fairing

Whats the best way to deal with this 1/8” gap between leading edge and fairing? Just on the right side. Used a heat gun and have it all trimmed up and looks great except for this little area. Just want to build a little hook to capture the fairing. Thanks guys Arnie

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seagull

We may have saved the NTSB some paperwork

A good friend bought a RV-12 at the end of last year 2024. He bought it from the original builder who was selling it because of health reasons. The plane was a 2010 kit, first flown in 2011. The plane had a little over 700 hours on it and was well built. I helped with the pre-buy. After the sale...

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kirkbauer

Loose stick/elevator controls

I'm almost done with Section 39 and was trying hard to NOT have any slop or looseness in my controls. I believed I followed the instructions well (picture below): My bushing felt pretty snug inside of the control stick base pivot tube I trimmed the length of the bushing so that it just barely...

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lipper03 update

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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