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Couple things I forgot to mention above. I always took off full throttle. Once airborne, if the MAP was >RPM I would reduce throttle for the climb to keep from being over squared. It doesn't ta ...

There's a great book called 'Fly The Engine' by Kas Thomas. It has a lot of good information I didn't learn in my flight training. I also learned some good tips from my transition tra ...

Dave,

I think it is a great idea to work through items of consideration for various failures. I developed several pages of emergency procedures for my POH.

From an electrical systems point of ...

Correction 3/16 inch.

-Jim

On 10/25/12, James McGrew <jsmcgrew@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
I set mine up 3/8 inch. At 200 hours spinner is level with the cowl.

-Jim
N312JE

On 10/25/12 ...

I set mine up 3/8 inch. At 200 hours spinner is level with the cowl.

-Jim
N312JE

On 10/25/12, Greg McFarlane <grbcmcfarlane@gmail.com> wrote:

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Let's stick to airplanes. Google is starting to show me adds based on this off topic discussion.

-Jim
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I tried taping it up with aluminum tape. I didn't see any difference in temp and decided not to build a plate. This is with a slot that I have lengthened by 2 1/4 inches beyond stock to ease inst ...

For starters, I wasn't allowed to take them flying until age 1. Not my
decision, but that's about when we could trust them to keep the
headset on, so it worked out. By then we had graduated to the f ...

Mt St. Helens is my favorite thing to fly over with sight seeing passengers. Impressive to see even 22 years after it erupted. I've often taken scenic flights up the Columbia Gorge, over/around St ...

Thanks to some much needed ribbing from Bob Condrey, after 5+ years of flying, I finally installed the wheel pants. I’ve been putting it off so long, I started to develop a fear of the job… ...

I fixed a single leaking rivet on the bottom of my right QB tank with
green loctite.

http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=28361

I emptied the tank, cleaned the rivet (probably acetone an ...

I'm at 1565 lb; IFR panel, fully primed but minimalist interior and no
paint yet. 1600 is realistic if you want it.

-Jim
N312JE

On 1/29/12, Chris <toaster73@embarqmail.com> wrote:
I am ...

I just checked mine. Similiar to what you describe on 3 of 4 hinge
bearings. Just enough play to feel a slight click when pushed on. 200
hours on my -10, so I'm guessing that's what it was like whe ...

RV-10 Group,

We all know the RV-10 is great. I just thought I would share something
I did with my -10 that reinforces that a bit. I found myself in the
right place at the right time to lead a for ...

Similar to your pIan, I built my RV-10 on a wall mounted work bench and a
4'x5' work table that sat in the middle. In my new garage I built two 2'x5'
workbenches that hook together to make a 4'x5'. ...

Cjay,

I believe I purchased mine before Van's started selling Plane Power
alternators.

-Jim

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Hi RV-10 Group,

My alternator failed after around 200 hours of flight (over 5 years) and I learned some things that may be worth sharing. I am using the 60 amp alternator that came with the Van ...

Thanks for all the inputs. It appears that all the available locking caps require a 1 3/8” insert to be pro-sealed in to the existing 2” opening. Also, it appears that all the locking caps ...

I’ve been researching retrofit locking fuel caps. I’ve seen some write-ups on the Van’s retrofit locking fuel caps and the Andair ones. Both require an insert to be pro-sealed into t ...

Wayne,

I had a similar leaking rivet during my first annual on my quick build wings. I used green loctite 290 to seal it up. No problems now almost 4 years later.

My rivet was on the bottom, s ...