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Circuit
breakers or fuses
A thread to make the solid state folks roll over in
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RV-12 order form changed
Engine/accessories no longer included in avionics/instruments. (VAF) |
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The great debate
A classic Bob Nuckolls treatise, this time apparently it's against the microprocessors as part of the avionics package (such as Vertical Power). I wonder how this thread will look 5 years from now? (AeroElectric List)
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RV-10 Service Bulletin
What if you never comply with the tailcone service bulletin (RV-10 List) |
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Do taildraggers have their "cons" too?
A builder considering shying away from nosegear asks. (VAF) |
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What else do I need to save for with wings?
What items to consider when building wings...lights, servos, antennas, etc. (VAF)
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New Titan kit
Thread with discussion and links to a couple guys building their own engines from kits. As a hands-on systems guy, thread watcher Joshua Wyatt says, "I'm actually looking forward to the FWF & electrical parts of the project), the idea intrigues me...I'll probably still buy from one of the known shops for safety, as I've never worked on an aircraft engine before (or buy used to save pennies), but I enjoy seeing the process and learning along." (VAF)
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Carb temp wires on an IO
When installing an engine monitor... (Advanced Flight Systems) |
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Movement of fuel sender
It's easy to miss the plans note. You have to bend the end slightly to keep it from flopping around. (RV-10 List) |
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Grove nose wheel -- before and after
A pilot makes the switch... and likes it. (VAF) |
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On-board camera
Installing a bullet camera. (Pilots of America) |
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Tip-up canopy skin fitting
The quest continues (Rivetbangers) |
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New CreativAir LED Nav/Strobe Lights
Previously they had the large round circular arrays of LED lights that I wasn't too crazy about. They now have some new small Nav, Position and Strobe lights. (VAF) |
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The RVers of Oshkosh
 You meet the most fascinating people on the Sunday before AirVenture officially opens, just by strolling around the homebuilt camping area. Here's a small sample of the stories behind the airplanes and the people who build and/or fly them in this multimedia slideshow. (More)
RVer is number 30,000
 RVer Bob Noll was honored for owning the 30,000th U.S. homebuilt aircraft. Twenty had applied for the title, which should go to the entire Noll family since they all pitched in. Noll and his daughter were among those interviewed on the RVers of Oshkosh multimedia presentation. (More from ANN)
Related link:
Homebuilt community emphasizes safety (Oshkosh Northwestern)
Building a winning RV
 Oshkosh is the perfect place to find out how to build a show-champion caliber RV. Armed with the official judging guidelines, I go over the standards and found the perfect guinea pig RV, and I answered the long-standing question: Will judges 'ding' you if you cover up rivets? Yes. (Watch the multimedia slideshow)
Nose and tail art of Oshkosh
 We've all seen the fabulous paint jobs on RV airplanes, but what's really intriguing is some of the nose and tail art on airplanes that people build. Far more than the paint job itself, the art shows the personality of the builder. I'll let you describe the personalities that are shown in the slides. (More)
AOA
and rotation speed indicator. You supply the brains
 Let
me say first of all, that I don't understand a single thing on
the pages I'm about to refer you to. But I know a lot of you will.
It's about Arduino,
an open-source electronics... something. Paul Eastham used it to
mess around with Dynon data in order to build
an angle-of-attack indicator with rotation speed readout.
Want to feel in the presence of engineering greatness? This is
the spot.
| THANKS TO THIS WEEK'S "THREAD-WATCHER" |
Joshua Wyatt (RV-9A) of Vasa, Minn., kept an eye on the online RV universe this week. Want to help out next week? Go here.
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| TX: Probable caused released in the 10/13/07 RV-8 collision with a car. Finding: The automobile driver's failure to yield right-a-way to the airplane before crossing an active runway. (Data | Background) |
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Who needs Oshkosh? They've got Havelock!
Despite record-high plane fuel prices, it will be a weekend of celebration for grass-roots aviation enthusiasts around the Maritimes as they gather on Aug. 9 for the Havelock Flying Club's annual Fly-in. Features RV-6 .(Times & Transcript)
South Florida pilots take pride in their homebuilts
A really nice video feature with "Crazy Eddie" Fernandez. Another perfect example of proactively getting good media. (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
The New Kitbuilt Rules: Endangering the freedom of the many for the excesses of the few.
The scariest sentence in Marc Cook's piece: "I asked if the RV-10, which is a more advanced kit, would pass and Dick said he didn't know; it hadn't been run through the same checklist. " (AvWeb)
RVer honored for work on EAA site plan
Dave Klages Klages is internationally respected for his talents in planning, design, and concept development of resorts and hotels as well as large-scale residential, commercial, and entertainment developments. (EAA)
Fast and quiet
A couple wins a $50,000 award for their modified RV-4. Now NASA is looking for green -- and cool -- airplanes(Network World)
RV-8 aerobatics
Photography of formation aerobatics, RV style. 104 images! (ZugMug)
RVer killed in Legacy accident
On the Ohio Valley RVers YGroup, Bill Flaherty reports, "The accident yesterday took the life of Roger Bock and John Linden.
John was a RV6a builder and pilot who flew out of Washington Co. They
were flying a Lancair Legacy into Oskosh when the accident happen. (Link to story)
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Oshkosh Forum
Wiring for smart people
I'm not sure what number is higher: the number of hours I've spent working on my RV-7A project (more than 1,700) or the number of seminars I've been to and number of times I've slogged through AeroElectric Connection, hoping that something will click and I'll be able to go ahead and wire up my airplane. I was a little hesitant to take in the Wiring for Smart People (Monday 10 a.m.) forum with Greg Richter, Blue Mountain Avionics, but then I figured, 'what the heck, maybe my whole problem so far has been that I'm much too smart. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.(More)
Taj Mahal paint booth
 Most folks know that Jason Hutchison is a busy guy. He built his RV-6 (slow build) in his garage
while moving to Pecan Plantation and changing jobs. Adding the Mazda rotary engine took another
large chunk of his time. Most builders would have tightened that last screw and said "time
to send this puppy off to the paint shop." Not Jason. In the time-honored manner of homebuilding, he also took on THAT challenge. Todd Baker's hangar soon became the hiding place for what has become known as the "Taj MaPaintBooth."
This photo essay follows him through that process. PVC and plastic make up the outer shell. (From EAA Chapter 983 Newsletter)
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How can the Picture of the Week be anything but Oshkosh. Marshall Jacobson captures the vibe perfectly. See more of his pictures here. |
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By the time you read this, the final hours of AirVenture 2008 are passing. For sheer "news," it was a remarkably quiet affair. But that just gave RV airplane fans the opportunity to spend more time socializing and, occasionally, learning a little more about homebuilding airplanes. In this issue, we've tried to cobble together some of our favorite AirVenture writings, as seen from the perspective of an RV builder/pilot. For the third year, I've put together a day-by-day diary of a week in the life of a camper. (