rcarsey
Well Known Member
Van's has published an updated PAP today here. The only change was in section G10 where they have you check to make sure you've added the wingroot seal.
In earlier version of the KAI, the language stated that you could defer the seal installation until after painting. However, some (myself included) took this to mean you can go and fly with no seal for a year until you go into the paintshop. That is not the case.
From Support: 'Having a gap between the fuselage and wing skins in some cases can have some undesirable effects on stall characteristics do to this disrupted airflow. For this reason we added the comments regarding having the seals installed."
In earlier version of the KAI, the language stated that you could defer the seal installation until after painting. However, some (myself included) took this to mean you can go and fly with no seal for a year until you go into the paintshop. That is not the case.
From Support: 'Having a gap between the fuselage and wing skins in some cases can have some undesirable effects on stall characteristics do to this disrupted airflow. For this reason we added the comments regarding having the seals installed."