WDYDWYRTW? 5 / 24-25 / 2005

[DeltaRomeo]

....getting things started in this weekend's 'what did you do' thread.
v/r,dr

Saturday yardwork. RV-6 giving me the side eye......

Sunday yardwork, 97ºF and TSRA in the Forecast. Summer!

KDTO 251953Z 19010KT 10SM SCT050 33/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP115 T03330222​

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KAFW 251953Z 16010G18KT 10SM SCT050 34/21 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP104 T03440211 $​

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KAFW 251730Z 2518/2618 18012G24KT P6SM FEW180 ​

FM260600 06010KT P6SM BKN070 ​

TEMPO 2606/2610 29020G35KT 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB ​

FM261000 03009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC015 ​

FM261300 17010KT P6SM BKN006​

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KFTW 251953Z 16014G21KT 10SM SCT050 34/20 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03390200​

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KFTW 251730Z 2518/2618 16015G25KT P6SM FEW180 ​

FM260600 03009KT P6SM BKN090 ​

TEMPO 2606/2610 29020G35KT 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB ​

FM261000 04009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC021 ​

FM261300 16009KT P6SM BKN006​

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KDAL 251953Z 18010G21KT 10SM FEW055 FEW250 34/20 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP113 T03390200​

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KDAL 251730Z 2518/2618 19011G23KT P6SM FEW140 ​

FM260600 10009KT P6SM SCT090 ​

TEMPO 2606/2610 29020G35KT 5SM -TSRA OVC035CB ​

FM261000 07008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC021 ​

FM261300 17009KT P6SM BKN006​

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KAUS 251953Z 14017G27KT 10SM SCT055TCU 35/23 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 14027/1952 SLP106 TCU E AND S T03500228​

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KAUS 251735Z 2518/2624 18015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 ​

FM260700 17011KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 ​

PROB30 2609/2615 5SM -TSRA BR SCT015CB BKN025 ​

FM261500 14012G22KT P6SM BKN035 ​

PROB30 2618/2624 5SM -TSRA BR BKN045CB​

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KSAT 251951Z 16017G24KT 10SM SCT060 BKN075 36/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP102 T03560194 $​

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KSAT 251735Z 2518/2624 16013G23KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 ​

FM260700 15011KT P6SM BKN015 ​

FM261500 16014G24KT P6SM BKN050 ​

PROB30 2618/2624 5SM -TSRA BR BKN045CB​

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KHOU 251953Z 15014KT 10SM SCT039 BKN055 32/23 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03220228​

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KHOU 251720Z 2518/2618 16014G22KT P6SM BKN035 ​

FM260000 15010G20KT P6SM SCT025 ​

FM260300 15010G20KT P6SM BKN025 ​

FM261300 16010G20KT P6SM BKN035​

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KCRP 251951Z 14019G28KT 10SM FEW035 SCT042 34/24 A2990 RMK AO2 PK WND 15028/1946 SLP124 T03390239​

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KCRP 251720Z 2518/2618 15018G26KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 ​

FM260300 14015G20KT P6SM SCT015 ​

TEMPO 2609/2613 15012KT BKN015 ​

FM261400 16022G28KT P6SM BKN035​

 

[crabandy]

....getting things started in this weekend's 'what did you do' thread.
v/r,dr

Lots of advice on installing the new one I found on VAF, loved reading back over Alex and Pete’s experiences…….currently needed to take a break from it as the frustration level was mounting. Also just glued the gasket to the pump and letting that dry.

Replacing Engine Fuel Pump

Is it just me, or are these engine mounted fuel pumps a real PITA to install? I have rotated the engine until the plunger is as far up as it goes. I can get the pump in all the way, as long as it is tilted a little bit. So far, so good. The problem arises when I try to get the socket head...

www.vansairforce.net

 

[RNB]

We did some traveling so no work on the build. For my build shop: Now just need HVAC installed, electric stuff connected, floor painted, roll up door installed. Maybe 2 weeks left.

ordered my wings!

Lake Mattamuskeet NC and lunch today.

 

[FlyingBanker]

Got us some actual IMC conditions that were perfect for getting some currency. 1,200’ overcast with tops at 3,000 and light winds allowed me to get in a couple of instrument approaches in actual rather than simulated IMC. The avionics worked perfectly and the plane did great. Nice save to a gray overcast day.

 

[N804RV]

Sat/Sun: Loads of fun riveting all the “easy” rivets on forward top skin and a little planning for how to tackle the “not-so-easy” ones.

 

[texbob]

Long time lurker of WDYDWYRTW. My favorite part of VAF. This motivated me many times to finish it.

Now that I have a flying RV-14A and it is freshly painted, I thought I would show it off. Saturday, my wife and I flew 3 hours from Houston to Lajitas (T89) to spend a night. Came back yesterday. Much better than the last time I visited those parts: 12 hours drive each way. For a flat lander Houston person, seeing jagged desert peaks was a bit different.

 

[JonJay]

Oregon Coast and the Ligbthouse “Terrible Tilly”.
If you zoom in you can see several hundred Sea Lions that make Tilly their home. They even climb the stairs and hang out at the top.

 

[crabandy]

New pump installed, overnight leak check and next day post engine run show no leaks and steady 4.5 PSI.
Key points:
-glue gasket to fuel pump
-turn prop to ensure maximum pushrod clearance
-hold pump 3/8” or so away from accessory case and start bolts
-wiggle pump with bolts partially started until pump arm wiggles under the pushrod in the accessory case and pushes tight and square to the accessoey
Case with minimal hand pressure.
-tighten/torque bolts and leak check

I find it a little annoying they used 100LL blue colored torque seal for the fuel pump screws….

 

[ScottPWard]

Finished up the conditional, oil change, FlyLED upgrade, started learning my new avionics.

 

[eavila1]

Windscreen fiberglassed. Not as relaxed as the cool and collected RV14 vans guru and video. My hangar was hot and the resin wanted to flash hot pretty quick. So I went outside my template perimeter a few times not intending to but at least onto the sacrificial tape. So....a lot of sanding is coming Seems like I used a lot of Epoxy resin. the 180 horses aught to pull it though.

I hope I have no surprises when i take off the tape. We'll see. Others feel the same way we you did your windscreen?

 

[Roadjunkie1]

New pump installed, overnight leak check and next day post engine run show no leaks and steady 4.5 PSI.
Key points:
-glue gasket to fuel pump
-turn prop to ensure maximum pushrod clearance
-hold pump 3/8” or so away from accessory case and start bolts
-wiggle pump with bolts partially started until pump arm wiggles under the pushrod in the accessory case and pushes tight and square to the accessoey
Case with minimal hand pressure.
-tighten/torque bolts and leak check

I find it a little annoying they used 100LL blue colored torque seal for the fuel pump screws….

Where does the wire terminal go.........?