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Here is an excellent tip that describes how to efficiently pinch an aileron trailing edge that was recently submitted by a well known RV8 builder:

http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread ...

I installed and use camloc doors and they work as advertised. It is a clean installation, close tight and look professional. I purchased mine from B&B, a perennial vendor at the FlyMart for eithe ...

Rick,
Did you make any kind of stabilizing frame for the bottle jack or use them
as purchased? Would be interested in pictures or description if you made
stabilizer. Dale,

I made up the jack i ...

Hey Matt,

I use two entirely different methods to jack up my RV-8 and both systems work very well. The first method uses a commonly available bottle jack from Harbor Freight. Many builders before m ...

Chris,

I see at least two ways of addressing that particular problem:

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First fix option: You could "pull" the hole over and clean it up al ...

Since my RV-6A is mostly polished, I applied the JC Whitney stainless steel tape on the wing flaps perceiving the choice as more cosmetically pleasing than the UHMW alternative and its translucent loo ...

This is not meant as a direct challenge to reported empty weight claims made by an individual builder but in my experience, I take most such reports with a healthy dose of skepticism. Out of denial, p ...

I used red (high temp) RTV to fill all the nooks and crannies. In service for several years, its hold is as tenacious as ever.

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Van's article "BEWARE: THE HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST" can be found starting on page 9 of "The RVator" second issue 2005.

Many builders including me, coat the inside of the cowls over a period of time using epoxy left over from other jobs. By using epoxy that might otherwise be wasted, the inside cowl surfaces can be se ...

.....What are you using to display the airworthiness and registration. I was trying to find a heavy gauge vinyl pouch but they only come in lots of like 500.....
The Airworthiness Certificate in ...

I experienced zero problems hanging the engine prior the installing the forward upper skin on both the -6A and the -8. I completed all instrument wiring and tested the radios and other panel circuitry ...

I decided to concentrate many of the electrical circuits into an enclosed
right side console on my RV-8. I incorporated various ideas from other RV
builders and was also inspired by military airc ...

--- On Sun, 4/5/09, Rick Galati <rick6a@yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Rick Galati <rick6a@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: bolting wings on RV-6A
To: sarg314@gmail.com
Date: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 5 ...

Ralph

First off...congratulations! You were at it for a long time. You probably don't remember that some years ago I sent you a small piece of .040 aluminum stock in a regular envelope when yo ...

Putting these into my plane, using the forward most position it looks like there isn't much deflection available before the brake fitting hits the firewall.....I do need all the legroom I can get. Th ...

I asked several pilots a similar question because I have no tail wheel experience much less an endorsement and my recently completed RV-8 awaits! Recently, an ex-instructor friend of mine has been te ...

Tom,
A few years ago, I installed this simple wedge now sold by Avery. Trim its length in 1/8" increments and test fly until you are happy with the performance. Can be epoxied into place. My ...

.....I have heard
that a good way to do that is using a flat bed tow truck, the kind with
a hydraulically tilt-able bed........My question is, where do you attach the rope/nylon strap to pull the ...

I have a Vetterman exhaust system and I need to re-tork the nuts on the
flange to head nut. What is the recomended tork for those nuts.
Jim RV9-A

Jim,

It is always best to contact the man ...