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My experience with a partially open canopy in flight is there was a load on it, it would not move open or closed. (RV-7 not 8) That...
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FThat’s how the world works now. If enough people have the same opinion it becomes fact. 🤣 We need to all share online our opinion that...
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If you post a few more topics online about the Axis, you can reinforce the gemini. Grok did the same thing, just rehashed the VAF... -
“The missile knows where it is, because it knows where it isn’t”…… (very obscure reference to all but the aerospace geeks…)🤣
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I had to run down to a little airpark just west/southwest of Las Vegas to do a quick aircraft inspection today. I left home in the...
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I posted this same message a few months back for some RV8 seat patterns. My sister made the seats for my RV8 , she is in progress of... -
vlittle replied to the thread Jettisoning a canopy.See this thread: https://www.vansairforce.net/threads/jump-dog-canopy-jettison.119911/ -
Llr172 replied to the thread Oil On The Belly/Over Filling.10 qts is way too much. not sure exactly what level it starts to blow out, but i never have more than 5.5 qts in my 540.
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DI understand the confusion. But, in fact, I do not use a dedicated GPS nav receiver. I have flown my old RV-4 across the US many times...
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Ddrinkwater replied to the thread Fuel Tank Testing.I hesitated to post earlier. One other thing you could try is plumbing leak test dye (comes as a powder or liquid). It's highly...
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N40ES replied to the thread Oil On The Belly/Over Filling.Would like to revive this thread and how it may apply to the RV10 and IO-540. I departed Daytona recently for a 4.5 hour trip to... -
Sskirting_virga replied to the thread A Quick Trip to Vegas…...That's an incredible XC machine!
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SI had to run down to a little airpark just west/southwest of Las Vegas to do a quick aircraft inspection today. I left home in the...
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andoman replied to the thread A Quick Trip to Vegas…...The efficiency and versatility of the Rocket is indeed eye watering! I can’t help but notice how high your temps are with the OAT just...
