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Hundreds attend RV BBQ An
estimated 500+ people didn't let a thunderstorm disrupt intentions,
as the RV Builder's Family Reunion BBQ played to a full house
in the campgrounds of Oshkosh on Wednesday July 25. Dozens
of folks won door prizes ranging from T-shirts to aircraft engines
to tail kits. At the conclusion, it was obvious we need
to do this again next year. Here are more than 100 new
images from the event. (Flash is required) (More)
Related Link(s): RV BBQ site with Doug Reeves' images Oshkosh coverage summaryIf you've found a site you like with photos or stories from AirVenture and you don't see it here, please send the link along. With so many in attendance and taking photos and video there is so much great coverage it's hard to gather it all together. Here's a sampling that Bob and I have dug up with your help.Related Link(s): Oshkosh award winners Doug Reeves' Oshkosh slideshow (Vol. I) Thread: Oshkosh notes (VAF) Video: RVs at Osh (Rob Riggen) Doug Reeve's Oshkosh slideshow (Vol. II) FlyVans.com's outstanding daily slideshow Amit Dagan's Oshkosh slideshow Tad's 35-ship formation slideshow Christopher Checca's Oshkosh pictures Rob Riggen's Oshkosh photos Smitty's Oshkosh slideshow Doug Reeves' Oshkosh slideshow (Vol. III) Hog's 35-ship formation slideshow cnet blog Surviving forced landings Forced
landings are probably one of the most feared things that most
of us pilots think about and fear; second, perhaps, only to fire
in an airplane. There are some common things we may not think
about ordinarily that will improve your chances of survival. (More) Canopies! Canopies! Canopies! You
know how it is when you're building RVs, right? You go to a fly-in
and you go from RV to RV, looking at one part -- just one part.
It's the part you're currently building. My building-buddy, Warren
Starkebaum of Plymouth, Minnesota, is about where I am on the
building process -- the canopy. And so when he tackled Oshkosh
in 2007, he dutifully documented some of the canopy fitting on
the RVs. (More)
Related Link(s): Kevin Horton installs a canopy lock Test-flight card, pitot static and IAS check I
now have several hours of flight time logged on my new homebuilt.
I am becoming quite comfortable with basic flight maneuvers, and
also have several hours working the engine to help break-in seating
of the rings. It's time to proceed with the exploration of the
flight envelope. [I want to Builder my own Airplane (EAA
Chapter 1410) ] (More)
Builder profile: Bill Rose Bill's
list of owned aircraft include a J-5, Aeronca Chief, Cherokee
140, two Bonanzas, and his current RV-8. [EAA 983] (More) TIPS/Q&ATip-up safety latch mod Shortly
after ordering my RV9a tail kit back in 2003 I witnessed an RV-6A
owner struggle to get his tip-up canopy open. It seems the canopy
slipped out of his hand on closure and the safety latch had pivoted
and partially engaged under the roll bar when the canopy slammed
shut. After about an hour of working accompanied by much colorful
language he was able to get it unlocked without damage.Hmmmm--how to avoid this as well as keep the latch from continuously scratching the high dollar jet flex paint I intended to use on the interior?? After much head scratching I tossed the stock mounting block and replaced it with some white UHMW plastic. The new block is the same thickness as the old but it is about 1" shorter and 1" wider. I drilled this block for the safety latch shaft handle, purchased a SS compression spring (aviation section of my local Lowes), and mounted the stock stop washer and cotter pin. The block was mounted whereby the safety latch is high of the roll bar when not in use therefore it can not pivot and lock with me on the outside of the plane. When you need to latch simply pull down on the handle (compress the spring), pivot, and release. It also will not rattle as it wears as the spring will remove any slack. You will note from the pic that I also mounted a thin strip (1/8th thick) of the UHMW plastic under the canopy bow--the latch rides on this when engaged. The angled white metal above the latch shaft is simply there to contain the spring in the event the cotter pin gave up--it is probably overkill but I did not want the spring releasing into my plexi. [VAF] (More)
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Brad
Bensing, an 18-year old from Stafford, Kansas, had
dreams of one day owning and building an experimental
aircraft. His interst in aviation stemmed from his
involvement with his local chapter, where he became
a fourth-generation pilot in thhis family. Brad
knew he'd find someone, somewhere, who would be willing
to help out a young pilot, and after only a short
period of searching, he did. Enter Ken Simmons. Pg.
92 [Sport Aviation - August 2007]
There's
just too much coming at you at Oshkosh. Helicopters,
scooters, blimps, homebuilts, jets, kids.... how can
anyone stand it. I miss it already. Follow the daily
observations. | The
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