First Flight Mark Curley RV-6
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Mothership
UPDATED PHONE SUPPORT HOURS STARTING APRIL 21ST
At Van’s, our top priority is delivering the best possible support to our customers—whether you’re currently building, flying, or dreaming about your next aviation adventure. To ensure responsiveness and that we meet your needs efficiently, we’re making a few changes to our phone support hours, as well as our factory tour and demo flight schedules.
These changes are part of our plan to provide you with more timely assistance while maintaining quality phone support and in-person experiences.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a demo flight, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re here to help!
– The Van’s Aircraft Team
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RV-6 First Flight
My RV-6 slooow build went from project to airplane this week. Airworthiness inspection successfully completed and first flight! Test Pilot duties were accomplished by Jim S. (JRS14855 here on VAF). It flew well with no major squalks. This was a slow build kit from 2000 era. I am the fourth...
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WDYDWYRTW? 4 / 19-20 / 2025
....starting off a 'little damp' here in N.TX this weekend. Hope drier and less 'bang and sparky' in your lon/lat. :) v/r,dr Saturday morning: Saturday evening:
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Mothership
UPDATED PHONE SUPPORT HOURS STARTING APRIL 21ST
At Van’s, our top priority is delivering the best possible support to our customers—whether you’re currently building, flying, or dreaming about your next aviation adventure. To ensure responsiveness and that we meet your needs efficiently, we’re making a few changes to our phone support hours, as well as our factory tour and demo flight schedules.
These changes are part of our plan to provide you with more timely assistance while maintaining quality phone support and in-person experiences.
If you have any questions or would like to schedule a demo flight, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we’re here to help!
– The Van’s Aircraft Team
UPDATED PHONE SUPPORT HOURS STARTING APRIL 21ST - Van's Aircraft Total Performance RV Kit Planes
At Van’s, our top priority is delivering the best possible support to our customers—whether you’re currently building, flying, or dreaming about your next aviation adventure. To ensure responsiveness and that we meet your needs efficiently, we’re making a few changes to our phone support hours...
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Accidentally used acetone on canopy. Am I doomed?
So today I was scuffing the leading edge of my canopy getting ready to do the fiberglass work. After finishing the scuffing, I removed the 3M electrical tape because I was paranoid about it interacting chemically with the canopy and won't be doing the fiberglass work for another day or two...
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johntwilcox RV-8
Looking ahead, how do I buck these?
Looking ahead, plans calls for these to be 3-6. But the cross brace is in the way, and I expect it to be even worse with the top skin on. How did you buck these? Do I unbolt the cross brace with top skin on, buck these, then rebolt and attach to top skin? I have not riveted the panel to...
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jackking123 RV-7
Help Me - Design my Induction Inlet to Airbox Interface - Increase in Speed RAM air from Prop!
Assuming everyone knows what Van's FAB (updraft Filtered AIr Box) is and the "Per Plans" cowl inlet to FAB interface is like. With the Van's set up the connection between cowl inlet and FAB is kind of automatic, a net or lose fit around the bottom with baffle seal, and a separate baffle seal...
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ECAM RV-4
F 440 Pushrod
Hello , I purchased the RV 4 in December and I am still detailing and updating. Getting close to the end. Yesterday I discovered the rod ends of the small diameter elevator push rod F 440 have allot of exposed threads. ( aprox. 13 threads) . Both threaded ends are deep enough to cover the...
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Vlad Daily
Dave J RV-12
Reservoir thru firewall sealant
I'm installing the brake fluid reservoir on the firewall and it looks like it would be more accessible to seal up the lower tank fitting that enters the cabin before installing the brake line fitting. I haven't found this step in the KAI yet. When have you sealed this area on your 12iS build.
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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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