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Dean,
I spoke with Tom at Van's before selecting the 85" pitch prop. He said I would be unhappy with cruise speeds with any pitch lower than 85. He was right. At 8000 ft and full throttle I ...

I completed an RV-7A in 2006 and am now starting to think about
building a rocket. I can't seem to find much information about F1
Rocket kit prices and availability. Anyone know what's up? I ...

I've been flying my 7A for about 1.5 years and 150 hours. It remains unpainted and the cowl at the time of the first flight was structurally complete but the spinner gap was never to my liking since ...

If your plane is nose heavy when picked up by the jack points I would sure
double check my weight and balance. I am not saying either way because I
don't know, but it would seem a little forward. ...

Steve,
I experienced the same problem in my 7A (ECI 0-360, MA 4.5 carb, and Dynon EMS engine monitor). In my case I saw fluctuating fuel pressure going back and forth from 7 to 15 psi on two flig ...

Bobby,
I hooked up with Nationair for my builder's risk and then converted to a full in-flight policy last June that included transport to the hangar and first flight coverage. Nationair was very ...

I agree with Gary. I think the secret is to completely clean the hose and tube where it attaches of any oil. I had a persistent little leak and when I cleaned the parts well and roughed up the alumin ...

Tim,

I used to live in Fort Collins and have flown out of both airports. 3V5 is downtown Fort Collins and is difficult to avoid densly populated areas. FNL has a nicer runway (longer and wid ...

Regarding the comment that Facet pumps require a filter between the fuel tanks and the pump to prevent debris from jamming the pump, I have Van's standard carbureted fuel system setup in which the onl ...

Thanks again to all who responded on and off-line with congrats and advice regarding my first flight and somewhat higher temps than hoped for. I got out the high temp RTV and plugged a few small gaps ...

Thanks again to all who responded on and off-line with congrats and advice regarding my first flight and somewhat higher temps than hoped for. I got out the high temp RTV and plugged a few small gaps ...

I have the standard Positech cooler and Van's standard firewall forward kit setup. This morning I re-examined my baffles and found a number of little gaps where additional high temp RTV sealant would ...

...much safer for everyone?

Not sure what you are implying but I have a complete flight test program mapped out that will be conducted in a SAFE manner. I have time to complete it before Oshkos ...

AB-DAR George Hanna flew from Colorado to Bozeman in is RV-6 yesterday to do the inspection on my 7A (He is the closest DAR to Montana). Believe it or not the FSDO in Helena needed 3-6 months to do my ...

Listers,
Has anyone connected their Van's capacitance probes to the Dynon EIS via the capacitance converters from Blue Mountain? I'm looking for capacitance to voltage converters that output 0-5 vDC ...

Bob,
Having just recently wired my ICOM A200, I recognized that you reversed pins 9 and J on your schematic below. Pin 9 is the PTT and pin J is mic input HI.

A real service manual! I'd ...

I have purchased several version of MS Flight Simulator through the years and I still do not like it. However, I have found OnTop version 8 from ASA to be a great IFR trainer. Don't expect great grap ...

The oil temp probe supplied with my engine monitor (Dynon EMS D10) has no hole drilled for attaching safety wire. This seems unusual to me. I'm wondering if I should attempt to drill a hole myself o ...

I have purchased several version of MS Flight Simulator through the years and I still do not like it. However, I have found OnTop version 8 from ASA to be a great IFR trainer. Don't expect great grap ...