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NNM Doug replied to the thread AK-450 ELT rubber gasket.Does anyone still have a couple AK-450 o-rings to spare? Thanks!
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mburch replied to the thread RV 7 FLAP EXTENSION QUESTION.I don't know about your copy of the RV-6 manual, but it's definitely in the manual for the RV-7, and in the copy of section 15 available... -
fixnflyguy reacted to wirejock's post in the thread Difference in the building experience as we age with
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That was my regret. I wish I had had the money to fly while building. However, I finished with zero debt and she flies amazing. I'm... -
fixnflyguy reacted to Dad's RV-10's post in the thread RV-3A N696DB - Inflight Breakup - June 15, 2026 with
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An experimental Van's RV-3A, N696DB, was destroyed following an inflight breakup near Lakeland, Florida. -
fixnflyguy replied to the thread coast to coast.Sounds like a great adventure..I'm jealous, it's on my list to do one day, reverse route of you. I'm in central NC at 8A7, Good little...
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eavila1 replied to the thread coast to coast.yes if you are taking the southern route definitely go see The War Eagles Air Museum located at the Doña Ana County Airport at Santa... -
1. You must start by validating the accuracy of your indicated airspeed with some 3 or 4 way runs using the calculators mentioned in... -
GGIJANE replied to the thread BILATERAL LEG AMPUTEE.Thanks for mentioning my Army service. Got it thank you
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GThank you for your service. Here is the website for Jessica Cox. https://www.impossibleairplane.com/
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Unless my quick and dirty calculations are wrong (quite possible!)... I get ambient pressure of 22.35 at 8000' and your temperature...
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GGIJANE replied to the thread BILATERAL LEG AMPUTEE.Thank you kindly for mentioning my service. Jessica actually lives in Tucson, where I grew up. I recently checked her website and she...
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Llr172 replied to the thread LOP dilemma.The Lyc operating manual tells you for economy cruise to lean to roughness then richen until smooth. For a carb, that will be around...
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GFirst, Thank you for your service and sorry that it ended that way for you. I cherish the freedoms you fought to maintain. If you...
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blaplante replied to the thread LOP dilemma.Two things: 1) to the OP, any of those engines operated at LOP and had issues... have engine monitor data? I wonder if there's a... -
Llr172 replied to the thread RV 7 FLAP EXTENSION QUESTION.I don't remember seeing that in the RV-6 manual. Did I miss that?