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Laird
RE: foam filling vs open area
…Carl F. I drilled a 3/8” hole in the area of the outboard rib lighting hole to allow the borescope to get in. A piece of aluminum backed tape goes over the hole until next year.
RE: Fuel Pressure Restrictor Fitting
…TS Flightlines
Speaking of hoses you dont trust, some of you fly some certified planes, Cessnas, Beech, Piper, etc. Got these in yesterday. YEP date code 4Q63, thats 1963. Master cylinder hoses on a Bonanza. Yep, rigor mortis set in about 30 years ago. LOL, you couldnt straighten them out with a press. No, we arent talking about fuel hoses, but I think brakes are pretty important too. We use the old rule of thumb for fuel and oil-- H8794 (303/111 hose) 8 years from the date code and its off. Most dont adhere to that until they have a failure. Ive seen tank hoses on Mooneys from the 60s with the original hoses. So---unsolicited advise here----next annual, of before, check them.
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dwollen89 RV-7
RE: Autopilot retrofit …MiserBird
Trio at one time offered a kit to do just that; I had to roll my own. Works great.... Sorry for the upside down photo of the servo.
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Laird
GAD 27 Flap Wiring...Help?
So I'm doing my schematics for my G3X and I'm trying to understand the attached diagram of the GAD 27/Flap wiring. In my old RV 6, I had a momentary ((ON) OFF (ON)) switch for the flaps. You would just hold the switch in the direction you wanted the flaps to go and when actuator reached the...
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RE: foam filling vs open area
…Carl F. I drilled a 3/8” hole in the area of the outboard rib lighting hole to allow the borescope to get in. A piece of aluminum backed tape goes over the hole until next year.
foam filling vs open area
RV7a new project owner: Lots of questions.... Should the inside edge of the elevator horn (where the weight attaches) and the outboard edge of the elevator be filled with foam to reduce drag?? I've checked each aircraft in our hangars, it's about 50/50 of those filled vs open... Thoughts?? cindy
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RE: Fuel Pressure Restrictor Fitting
…TS Flightlines
Speaking of hoses you dont trust, some of you fly some certified planes, Cessnas, Beech, Piper, etc. Got these in yesterday. YEP date code 4Q63, thats 1963. Master cylinder hoses on a Bonanza. Yep, rigor mortis set in about 30 years ago. LOL, you couldnt straighten them out with a press. No, we arent talking about fuel hoses, but I think brakes are pretty important too. We use the old rule of thumb for fuel and oil-- H8794 (303/111 hose) 8 years from the date code and its off. Most dont adhere to that until they have a failure. Ive seen tank hoses on Mooneys from the 60s with the original hoses. So---unsolicited advise here----next annual, of before, check them.
Fuel Pressure Restrictor Fitting
Good day RV friends Just a quick question, do you need a restrictor fitting in the fuel pressure hose going from the engine driven fuel pump to the fuel pressure sensor on a carburettor setup? I think it’s a good idea on a fuel injection engine with much higher fuel pressure ,but not so sure if...
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Clayvt
BNC bulkhead connector
I’m putting in a bulkhead connector for my archer nav antenna and just had a quick question… The connector creates continuity with the rib. I’m assuming this is not supposed to happen correct? I know next to nothing about comm wiring and how antennas actually work. On the plus side, first time...
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dwollen89 RV-7
Rudder Brace Question
Some days I just shake my head. So I drilled 2 lightening holes in my rudder brace after spending a couple hours drilling it to the firewall and drilling the rudder block to it. I accidentally drilled one of the lightening holes at 1 5/8 from the bottom side instead of 1 5/16. The saving...
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RE: Autopilot retrofit …MiserBird
Trio at one time offered a kit to do just that; I had to roll my own. Works great.... Sorry for the upside down photo of the servo.
Autopilot retrofit
I recently purchased an RV-7 and would like to add an autopilot to it. I have done some searches and it seems that on a 7 the roll servo goes in the wing. I saw some respones that people located the servo in the wingtip, but the wintips on this plane are bonded on. I am sure that they can be...
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