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Hot threads online
    		• Insurance
    RV-10 drivers compare. (RV-10 List)
    		• Cycling Whelen power pack
    Don't bother. (Yahoo)
    		• Transfilling oxygen
    Safety concerns. (VAF)
    		• Interior paint ideas
    With requirements. (rvsqn)
    		• More fiberglass
    Elevator tips (Yahoo)
    		• Preparing for emergency landings
    What do you do with the canopy? (VAF)

    • Icom A-200
    A real wiring diagram (AeroElectric List)

    		• Static line route
    Through the F-705 and then...? (Yahoo)
    		• RV-12 weight
    Places to knock off a few ounces. (VAF)
    		• Luggage
    What works well in an RV? (VAF)
    		• Pilot proficiency
    Idea for a safety program (RV-10 List)
    		• What inspection?
    Closing up the emp. (Rivetbangers)

    • Iranian plane
    Kind of looks like an RV? (rvsqn)


    FIRST FLIGHTS

    Tim ?. Thruxton, UK. RV-7. 11/18/06. Bob Cole as test pilot. (More)
    First_flight
    Dale Shafer, Churchville, PA. RV-7. 11/4/06 (More at Van's)
    Roy Samuelson, Oakland, CA. RV-7A. 11/18/06.
    BK Knight, Melbourne, FL. RV-8. 11/19/06.

    TOP TIPS
    Return fuel vapor lines
    A look at the installation

    It was well after my fuel tanks were closed up, but before my engine was selected, that I first discovered the fuel-vapor return line mentioned on a bulletin board somewhere. Some engine configurations -- some fuel injected engines, for example, especially those using an AF fuel injection system -- require them. Now there's documentation on how they're installed, thanks to "Capt. John" on Rivetbangers.com. (More)
    Related links:
    Recirculating fuel systems
    RV-9: No more header tank
    VAF: Vapor return lines
    Fuel return line (Mickey's RV-8 site)

    Attaching the rudder bottom
    Rudder bottom This question on the RV list this week provided some very good instruction on what, for some of us, is the first steps in fiberglass work. (See thread)
    Related links:
    RV-6 rudder fairing
    Wing-tip tips (VAF)
    Mickey's RV-8 - Rudder bottom

    RV-12 first flight video
    Screenshot from RV-12 video Ken Krueger of Van's and Doug Reeves of VAF teamed up to produce a pretty nifty video of the first flight of Van's RV-12. It's available on YouTube. (More)

    Little River fly-in
    Sign at Little River fly-in Apparently the fly-in season isn't over afterall. The fly-in near McAlpin, Georgia featured a generous helping of RVs and some audiovisual work by Claude Stokes.
    Fly-in videos
    Photo gallery
    Cleve Thompson's photo gallery

    A weekend and an RV
     Dan Checkoway instructed at a SportAir workshop, but in a detailed review of his weekend, it's obvious that getting there and back -- and everywhere in between -- in an RV is twice the fun. (More)
    Related link:
    Teetering on the edge (RV-10 list)

    RV pilot profile: John Musgrave
    John Musgrave Even though he flies Cessna 172s, Arrows, Citabrias, Decathlon, and even the Stearman throughout the day, he hasn't really had his "fix" until he fires up his RV-3 and takes to the skies. (EAA Chapter 95)

    B-Nut fitting likely cause of fatal crash
    The National Transportation Safety Board says a loose B-nut fitting on the carburetor fuel inlet line was the likely cause of a November 2003 crash in Saticoy, Calif. Investigators say in examining the engine, fuel spilled out of the plane when the electric boost pump was activated. Pilot Russ Cathaway was killed in the crash. (More)
    RV SPECIFIC SEARCH
    Learn more about this.

    CALENDAR
    November 26 - December 2

    GA: Lawrenceville. Sat. 12/2. EAA 690 breakfast. 8 a.m. LZU (More)

    UK    : Birmingham. Sport & Leisure Aviation Show. Sat. 12/2-Sun. 12/3. (More)

    CA: Corona. SportAir workshop. RV Assembly. Sat. 12/2/- Sun. 12/3. (More

    COMING UP

    MN: Minnesota Wing, VAF, quarterly meeting. 12/16. Lake Elmo. Tim Olson on his RV-10 travels.

    South Africa: Fly-in to Margate. Dec. 16 & 17. (More)

    Funplacestofly.com

    ACCIDENT REPORTS
    CA: Saticoy. Probable cause released on 11/7/03 RV-6A accident that claimed one person. (More)

    NEW INCIDENTS
    GA    . Midway.RV-6. Nose gear collapsed while landing on turf runway. 11/18/2006 (Data)

    VA: Nokesville. RV-6. Aircraft crashed on landing. (Data | Registration)


    OTHER NEWS

    A week in the life of an airport
    RVs and more, coming and going. (Plainview Daily Herald)

    Perhaps a future project
    Musings on the RV-12. (Blog: Clear of Clouds)

    Aircraft owners, keep out!
    Pilot participation in an aircraft annual (hint: build it yourself!) (AvWeb)

    The airbrush trick
    It's not much of a trick. But then, it's not much of an air brush. $4.99 from Harbor Freight. (Bob Hoover's blog)

    Last minute fly-out
    A few pictures of some RVs.     (EAA Chapter 90)

    Breaking breakers
    Why they're not recommended for aircraft. (AeroElectric)

    What's in your workshop?
    A humorous look at tools. (EAA 78)

    Bird of a different feather
    NASA's article on Paul Dye, RV-8 driver.

    Runway Safety
    You might've gotten this CD in the mail too. (ASF)


    BUILDER QUICK Q & A & TIPS

    You say "pants" I say "spats"
    Flat tireWe're keeping an eye on this thread on the Yahoo group, "rvsqn    ," where Simon Bromiley reported, "A few stones trapped in the spat were enough to cause a burst tyre. Time to revisit spat fitting I think." Find the picture at his Web site.

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    		PICTURE OF THE WEEK
    Alan Judy's windshield

    If you can take your eyes off the paint job long enough, you'll note Alan Judy's modified windshield, a piece of Lexan layed in to test the flight characteristics. He found out his idea offered no benefit.
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