My weekend was spent finishing up recurrent in the jet (EMB-505) I do part time sim seat support in outside of VAF, so no RV. Hoping (fingers crossed) to get in a short flight Monday if the forecast VCSH and VCTS don’t pan out. Hope you had a great weekend and got to hang with your RV or project.
v/r,dr
(qual’d for another year - yay! missing my RV - boo!)
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What did you do w/your RV this weekend? (June 8-9, 2024)
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Charity Cap Sighting …Don Hull
An old guy at a very old place…(Don's words) ;^)
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RV-14 lower intersection fairing gap (page 46B-13 step 14)
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Brake Master Cylinder Leaking
https://www.vansairforce.net/threads/brake-master-cylinder.227486/
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HFS’s Top Cowl Access
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v/r,dr
(qual’d for another year - yay! missing my RV - boo!)
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The 50,000 hour RV …Matt Burch RV-7 is Airworthy!!!
The 50,000 hour RV
Yesterday my RV-7 project received a thorough going-over from Paul Dye, an aviator who I've been proud to call my friend and mentor. Having found no issues with parts or paperwork, he used his newly-granted powers as a DAR to issue my airworthiness certificate, transforming my long-running...
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What did you do w/your RV this weekend? (June 8-9, 2024)
What did you do w/your RV this weekend? (June 8-9, 2024)
...getting this weekend's thread started. v/r,dr
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Charity Cap Sighting …Don Hull
An old guy at a very old place…(Don's words) ;^)
VAF Charity Cap Sightings
Day Job Video This is basically my day job, so watch for the hat sighting in our little video produced for a Microsoft Developer Conference we just had: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=20&v=WRfLfTLVg9w
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RV-14 lower intersection fairing gap (page 46B-13 step 14)
RV-14 lower intersection fairing gap (page 46B-13 step 14)
Page 46B-13 step 14 says to sand off any excess material that prevents the lower intersection fairing from laying flush. This makes sense near the leading edge of the fairing, but as it tapers to the trailing edge I have a gap and I'm not sure if I am supposed to trim the flange away or fill the...
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Brake Master Cylinder Leaking
https://www.vansairforce.net/threads/brake-master-cylinder.227486/
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HFS’s Top Cowl Access
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Hello all Just wondering whet people have done for their RV4 engine cowel access at the top I wanto make this a lot neater as its not very smooth, and what people use if anything elce other then these little can locks?? Thanks
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