WDYDWYRTW? May 23-26, 2026. Memorial Day Weekend.
...getting the weekend thread started. Hope you're having a nice one. v/r,dr
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The Reveal - F1 Almost Ready for Flight!
For those interested - yet another John Stahr paint job was rolled out this morning for the neighbor’s to see! While the F1 is still technically a “project” - Airworthiness Inspection is scheduled for next Friday - there is pretty much nothing more to do except go over critical things one or two...
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When the airplane talks to you.. you should listen!!
I had a very tiny oil leak for a while.. never enough to make a drip on the ground, but the engine was always wet. One day after a flight, I noticed a small spot.. “That’s new” so I decided to decowl it and look around..
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Some questions - climb and CHT.
Was taught to use IAS mode, so the AP will always keep the aircraft flying fast enough and will lower the nose if it has to my Dynon AP does a great job in VS mode but in IAS it's over controlling the pitch and oscilating. I set VS for 1000 fpm climb and monitor IAS closely to stay above 100...
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RV8 ("Red Tail") ... Reserve Grand Champion - Homebuilt (SnF) [MORE PHOTOS}
My friend, Scott McElroy, received Reserve Grand Champion - Homebuilt at the 2026 SnF. He doesn't do much posting (or talking about his excellent work), but has given me permission to share a few things here. I will include a picture or two here, and he and I will get some additional photos to...
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RV14 Garmin GHA15 location
Has anyone a picture of where they installed the Garmin GHA15 in their RV14? That would be much appreciated!
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Nose Wheel Bearings
So what is going on here? Do I need to tighten/loosen up the axel? Grease appears to be seeping between the wheel hubs and the bearings; happening on both sides. RV-9A, new build with 6 hours total.
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