A sim I was scheduled for Tue from 10pm-3am was scrubbed (thank goodness!!!), but it was too windy to fly for fun Tuesday morning. Spending roughly a dollar a minute to be in the sky has me thinking twice on those flights where you get beat up. Treadmill and Mt. Email it is then….a different kind of punishment ;^).
Hope you have a nice Wednesday.
v/r,dr
RV News That Caught My Eye Over The Last Day or So ….dr
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Msstahl Shows Us His Panel
Skyview HDX system with a Garmin 175 navigator. I designed and manufactured the panel with removable switch banks that are illuminated from the rear for night flying. No outsourcing on this instrument panel besides the Dynon component trays which worked very nicely. I really like the contact condition indicators displayed on the HDX system.
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R-0001 platenut strip
Q: Can someone tell me the thickness of this part if you have one you can measure. I really don't want to wait to order one for my new rudder and would rather fabricate it.
A: Fab it out of a piece of .032" - .063”. Put a couple of washers between it and the recesses in the lead counter weight.
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More Firewall Penetrations …PaulvS setup
I used three firewall penetrations for electrical. Top left and top right for engine sensors, cht/egt and magneto P-leads and another penetration lower centre-right for wires to solenoids and panel power and alternator field wire.
The top left penetration should carry the wiring for the left side of the engine/firewall e.g. oil and fuel pressure sensors mounted on manifold, cht and egt for #2 and #4, magneto leads. The top right penetration has wires for cht and egt for #1 and #3, manifold pressure and UMA tach RPM sensor.
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Oil pressure question
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Hose Clamp Alternative
I haven’t had much luck sourcing clamps for the intake tubes from McMaster/Grainger etc. Found these and ordered a set. This is a good clamp for Lycoming intake tubes using the stock rubber hoses. The size is correct and within specifications for the size of the tube/hose.
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OSH’24 Field Reports (PIREPs / News / Pics / Recipes)
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WDYDWYRTW? (7/27-28/2024)
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RV News That Caught My Eye Over The Last Day or So ….dr
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Msstahl Shows Us His Panel
Skyview HDX system with a Garmin 175 navigator. I designed and manufactured the panel with removable switch banks that are illuminated from the rear for night flying. No outsourcing on this instrument panel besides the Dynon component trays which worked very nicely. I really like the contact condition indicators displayed on the HDX system.
Show us your panel!
You only running 1 comm? Sorry, missed this back then. Yes, only one comm. After many years experience in my last plane with a -255 with monitor function as well, I am quite comfortable with a single comm and a handheld backup in the cockpit (and have decided radio navigation is not a...
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R-0001 platenut strip
Q: Can someone tell me the thickness of this part if you have one you can measure. I really don't want to wait to order one for my new rudder and would rather fabricate it.
A: Fab it out of a piece of .032" - .063”. Put a couple of washers between it and the recesses in the lead counter weight.
R-0001 platenut strip
Can someone tell me the thickness of this part if you have one you can measure. I really don't want to wait to order one for my new rudder and would rather fabricate it. Thanks!
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More Firewall Penetrations …PaulvS setup
I used three firewall penetrations for electrical. Top left and top right for engine sensors, cht/egt and magneto P-leads and another penetration lower centre-right for wires to solenoids and panel power and alternator field wire.
The top left penetration should carry the wiring for the left side of the engine/firewall e.g. oil and fuel pressure sensors mounted on manifold, cht and egt for #2 and #4, magneto leads. The top right penetration has wires for cht and egt for #1 and #3, manifold pressure and UMA tach RPM sensor.
Firewall penetration locations for a RV-7A
I have already drilled firewall penetrations per the drawings for throttle cable, etc. I also need penetrations for engine instruments and thermocouples, plus a few other wires (mostly from the ignition switch). I can ensure that they don't conflict with the engine mounting bracket. Any other...
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Oil pressure question
Oil pressure question
Hi I’ve got a Lycoming io-540-d4a5 that Im having oil temperature issue, around 235f so I wanted to see if the oil cooler was clogged. I installed a mechanical gauge in line to the oil cooler and inline from the oil cooler. The reading was around 95psi at idle to the oil cooler and around...
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Hose Clamp Alternative
I haven’t had much luck sourcing clamps for the intake tubes from McMaster/Grainger etc. Found these and ordered a set. This is a good clamp for Lycoming intake tubes using the stock rubber hoses. The size is correct and within specifications for the size of the tube/hose.
Constant tension band hose clamp for the intake tube
Is any one using Constant tension band hose clamp for the intake tube? Im using them on my oil return lines from my rocker boxes and in 3 yrs not a drop and zero maintenance. Any reason why we wouldn't want to use them on the intake tubes? Thanks Tim
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OSH’24 Field Reports (PIREPs / News / Pics / Recipes)
OSH’24 Field Reports (PIREPs / News / Pics .... post your OSH reports here!)
Attn: VAF 'Reporters in the Field'! Well, it’s that time of year again! If you’re at the show, and you feel like posting a note on what you’re seeing, who you’re visiting with, what news you’re picking up, please consider sharing it with us in this thread. You can upload up to 10 pictures in...
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WDYDWYRTW? (7/27-28/2024)
WDYDWYRTW? (7/27-28/2024)
…getting this weekend’s thread started. Hope you’re having a nice one. v/r,dr
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