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    agusgroh replied to the thread RV6A too slow!.
    Hi, I am getting 2500 RPM at WOT at 8,000 ft pressure altitude, with an OAT of 52°F and 135 KIAS. In the attached images, you can see...
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    Steve Crewdog replied to the thread Difference in the building experience as we age.
    When I retired earlier this year I told my wife I didn't want to be The Guy who gets a medical condition and has to sell his airplane...
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    wirejock reacted to skirting_virga's post in the thread Countersunk pull rivets for nutplate? with Like Like.
    After pulling all the screws to get my wingtips off, I like your hinge idea.
  • gemivnet
    gemivnet replied to the thread RV-12iS #121708.
    The empennage is done! Well, mostly. There's about an hour left on the stabilator fairing, and I'm saving the VS and rudder fairings and...
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    agusgroh replied to the thread RV6A too slow!.
    Hi, sorry maybe I wasn’t clear in my previous post. At 8000 PA at WOT I get 2500 RPM and 135KIAS. 1. K&N filter 2. The filter is clean...
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    WKRV6 reacted to Dugaru's post in the thread SUREFLY SIM4P Failure with Like Like.
    I’m developing a new appreciation for the lowly magneto.
  • Baron71
    Baron71 reacted to ymc9's post in the thread Missing screw hole on canopy skirt with Like Like.
    Thanks! Yours does have the very first hole there. No idea why it was deleted. I think it helps keep the skirt tight to the canopy. Will...
  • newt
    newt replied to the thread RV6A too slow!.
    Last week: RV-6, Sensenich cruise-pitch prop, IO-320. Not WOT, but still acheiving 2400 RPM at 7.2 gph at 7000, OAT 6ºC, altimeter 30.39...
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    FlyinTiger reacted to newt's post in the thread LOP dilemma with Like Like.
    If you fly a Cirrus SR22 in accordance with POH numbers, you're LOP. Is their claim that LOP is bad unless you're in a Cirrus? :) (Your...
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    newt replied to the thread LOP dilemma.
    If you fly a Cirrus SR22 in accordance with POH numbers, you're LOP. Is their claim that LOP is bad unless you're in a Cirrus? :) (Your...
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    tareed reacted to Capt's post in the thread LOP dilemma with Like Like.
    Each to their own re LOP, I own an RV to go fast, fuel is the cheap known part of flying, you know, dead a long time, can’t take it with...
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    skirting_virga replied to the thread LOP dilemma.
    Angle valves cool like crazy, especially with a big oil cooler. I have no trouble getting the CHTs super low at (admittedly-high) cruise...
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    FlyinTiger replied to the thread LOP dilemma.
    I was skeptical at first about LOP. Then I tested it out over the years on dozens of different normally aspirated Lycoming and...
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    skirting_virga replied to the thread Countersunk pull rivets for nutplate?.
    After pulling all the screws to get my wingtips off, I like your hinge idea.
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    skirting_virga reacted to Walt's post in the thread Countersunk pull rivets for nutplate? with Like Like.
    Check out the CCR244CS3-02 (or -03). This is specifically designed for nutplate installation. (reduced head/small countersink...
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