Days since my last RV flight: 0
Yay! Got the RV-6 off the surface Tuesday for the first time in 28 days. Take that, loaded calendar and summer heat. Obviously worked on fundamentals…two standard rate turns followed by two steeps. Rusty, but it still counts ;^). Came over the fence 3 kn too fast and floated - like a damn rookie.
v/r,dr
data on the the turns. The two big green dips are GS changes when coming into and out of the winds aloft during the standard rate turns.
Flight w/Starlink Mini. Actual data. …noahhl
Flew with it this morning behind the tip up rollbar. For test purposes, just held it up with a suction cup w/ a RAM x-grip tablet holder on the end and copious amounts of flight test tape. Speed test was 142 Mbps with 24 ms latency at 4500' and 140 KTAS. Some variability (as low as 50 Mbps) as I maneuvered, but no consistent pattern w/ heading or anything.
Still undecided if I'm going to come up with a more permanent mount behind the seats (probably tied into the rollbar and rollbar-to-baggage-bulkhead or try the left wingtip. I have spare wires run out to the stall warning access panel, so not hard to get power out to the wingtip.
Rjmvmi1998
chop1
Mc607 Control Stick Wiring
Flap Aileron Alignment Update
…RV7 To Go
After doing a few other things I got back to the aileron/flap alignment. What I did not like about bringing the flap overlap up to the fuselage was that the aileron counter weight then ended up below the bottom skin of the wing which would just be additional drag. I think the plane would still fly fine but it just didn't feel right to me. So I went back to lining up the aileron to the tooling holes. I cheated a bit and lined up the bottom skin of the aileron instead of the center. The counter weight didn't hang below and the flap overlap was a bit closer to the fuselage. Needs a little massaging on the overlap but better than before. No concerns with how it will fly. Done and moving on!
And yes, I installed a step. Sacrilege I know, but I am old and that's a big step up to the wing. Still needs a popper in the open hole due to no bucking bar access.
Thanks all for the feedback!
https://vansairforce.net/threads/flap-aileron-alignment.229071/post-1788596
constantin_w
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Yay! Got the RV-6 off the surface Tuesday for the first time in 28 days. Take that, loaded calendar and summer heat. Obviously worked on fundamentals…two standard rate turns followed by two steeps. Rusty, but it still counts ;^). Came over the fence 3 kn too fast and floated - like a damn rookie.
v/r,dr
data on the the turns. The two big green dips are GS changes when coming into and out of the winds aloft during the standard rate turns.
Flight w/Starlink Mini. Actual data. …noahhl
Flew with it this morning behind the tip up rollbar. For test purposes, just held it up with a suction cup w/ a RAM x-grip tablet holder on the end and copious amounts of flight test tape. Speed test was 142 Mbps with 24 ms latency at 4500' and 140 KTAS. Some variability (as low as 50 Mbps) as I maneuvered, but no consistent pattern w/ heading or anything.
Still undecided if I'm going to come up with a more permanent mount behind the seats (probably tied into the rollbar and rollbar-to-baggage-bulkhead or try the left wingtip. I have spare wires run out to the stall warning access panel, so not hard to get power out to the wingtip.
Starlink Mini
Anybody used one of these in an RV yet? Seen a few pictures of them mounted in Cirrus and 172's, trying to think how it might be done in an RV. Looks like it will work at our speeds, and $50/month ain't bad if you're going to be spending a lot of time in the air. Chris
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Rjmvmi1998
Battery to Buss Voltage Drop
I have an interesting problem here, looking for some advice on where to trouble shoot. RV10 with two earth X batteries. Electrical systems designed for two batteries, 1 main and 1 standby (which is continuously tied to the main under normal conditions when system voltage is above 12V and then...
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chop1
Anybody seen this before?
All of these seem to be sticky to the touch. It is not caused by a leak, everything is dry around them. 912is engine 130 hours
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Mc607 Control Stick Wiring
Control stick wiring to panel
How have you secured the Com cable and control stick wires allowing for the motion of the stick? Photos would help.
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Flap Aileron Alignment Update
…RV7 To Go
After doing a few other things I got back to the aileron/flap alignment. What I did not like about bringing the flap overlap up to the fuselage was that the aileron counter weight then ended up below the bottom skin of the wing which would just be additional drag. I think the plane would still fly fine but it just didn't feel right to me. So I went back to lining up the aileron to the tooling holes. I cheated a bit and lined up the bottom skin of the aileron instead of the center. The counter weight didn't hang below and the flap overlap was a bit closer to the fuselage. Needs a little massaging on the overlap but better than before. No concerns with how it will fly. Done and moving on!
And yes, I installed a step. Sacrilege I know, but I am old and that's a big step up to the wing. Still needs a popper in the open hole due to no bucking bar access.
Thanks all for the feedback!
https://vansairforce.net/threads/flap-aileron-alignment.229071/post-1788596
constantin_w
Vapor Lock at FL82
Hi guys, today I went to FL82 for a while and had to drop to somewhere about FL65. As soon as the descent started, the fuel pressure sensor started screaming and showing high numbers and the engine started running rough. Originally I felt the oil may be the root cause as the oil temp didn't...
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