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rocketman1988 replied to the thread Airplane cleaning.Man, I wish I had the time to wipe the entire airplane down after each flight! I guess that will have to wait until I am retired… -
DanH replied to the thread Siletz Bay State (S45).Missed that, and wish I would have thought of it. Marvin was going to be tied up for a few days replacing his crank seal, so I... -
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JP4 replied to the thread Siletz Bay State (S45).I was fortunate enough to visit again last fall and get a photo of my plane in front of the hangar. My grandfather moved the family from... -
Really sad about the hangar. They tore down one of the two at Moffett. Pretty soon, there won't be any more of these amazing...
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F#151 scheduled for will call on the 24th, a few weeks later than the date on my status page
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That’s a great legacy. Sadly, a large section of the roof blew off in one of our many storms last winter. The Museum and Hangar are...
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rolivi replied to the thread Airplane cleaning.+1 on plain (plane) water after each flight. The critters come off quickly when fresh, but if you let them dry on for a few days... -
jecutter reacted to ChiefPilot's post in the thread RV-6A High Altitude Cruise Performance with
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I'll add this here as well - this is from a couple of years ago. The training department at work was talking about high altitude slow... -
I'd like to order custom-length lite-links for a project, and i have been watching his website for awhile. They seem "permanently" sold... -
Just plain (plane?) water.
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scsmith replied to the thread Siletz Bay State (S45).Really sad about the hangar. They tore down one of the two at Moffett. Pretty soon, there won't be any more of these amazing...
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JonJay replied to the thread Siletz Bay State (S45).That’s a great legacy. Sadly, a large section of the roof blew off in one of our many storms last winter. The Museum and Hangar are... -
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jmra72a replied to the thread Airplane cleaning.I use a teaspoon of Simple green in a quart spray bottle filled with water. I clean all leading edges after each flight. with the spray... -
Dan 57 reacted to pecanflyboy's post in the thread RV-6A High Altitude Cruise Performance with Like.
RV6 with RV8 tail. Baggage, no passenger. IO-360, 10:1, dual SureFly's in variable timing mode, Hartzell scimitar. Best economy (Note... -
It's not that the RV-9(A) has a better wing -- it's simply a different lower roll-rate, inherently stable, high lift, non-aerobatic wing...
