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kearney

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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 2:50 pm Post subject: Vans Fiberglass Quality

Hi 



I just received the fuse kit for my new RV10. The canopy, compared to the one I received years ago is much improved quality wise. Does that mean that all the VAN's f/g quality has improved. I was so disappointed with my gear leg intersection fairings that I got a set from RVBits. I am wondering If I will need to do that again.



Inquiring minds need to know.



Les



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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 3:13 pm Post subject: Vans Fiberglass Quality

I took an 8 year break from the ten and helped my wife with a Christavia MK-1 (plans built, high wing, O-200).  We finished it in September.   Now, I'm back on finishing the wings and doing the fiberglass tail parts.  I quickly ruined a fiberglass part and replaced it.  I was shocked at the higher quality and went ahead and got new wingtips as well.  Wow.  Much smoother and less filling to be done.  I'm sure someone knows what year the switch happened.

Bruce Breckenridge

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On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:50 PM, kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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 I just received the fuse kit for my new RV10. The canopy, compared to the one I received years ago is much improved quality wise. Does that mean that all the VAN's f/g quality has improved. I was so disappointed with my gear leg intersection fairings that I got a set from RVBits. I am wondering If I will need to do that again.

 

 Inquiring minds need to know.

 

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Posted: Thu May 25, 2017 6:05 pm Post subject: Vans Fiberglass Quality

Vans is now in a third generation of composition construction.  They acknowledge the time invested by builders to arrive at completion and have modified the product from the green, to pink to now grey components.  There is hope!  And less of the 90% done, 90% to go rule.

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On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 3:50 PM, kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca (kearney(at)shaw.ca)> wrote:

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 Hi

 

 I just received the fuse kit for my new RV10. The canopy, compared to the one I received years ago is much improved quality wise. Does that mean that all the VAN's f/g quality has improved. I was so disappointed with my gear leg intersection fairings that I got a set from RVBits. I am wondering If I will need to do that again.

 

 Inquiring minds need to know.

 

 Les

 

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 C-GROK - some assembly required

 

 

 

 

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Posted: Fri May 26, 2017 2:17 pm Post subject: Vans Fiberglass Quality

Les



I'm delighted to hear that Vans is improving its composites quality. I sent my intersection fairings back to Vans in disgust.



Warm regards



Patrick



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		   On 26 May 2017, at 08:20, kearney <kearney(at)shaw.ca> wrote:

 

 

 

 Hi 

 

 I just received the fuse kit for my new RV10. The canopy, compared to the one I received years ago is much improved quality wise. Does that mean that all the VAN's f/g quality has improved. I was so disappointed with my gear leg intersection fairings that I got a set from RVBits. I am wondering If I will need to do that again.

 

 Inquiring minds need to know.

 

 Les

 

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 C-GROK - some assembly required

 

 

 

 

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jchang10

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Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:00 pm Post subject: Vans Fiberglass Quality

Hi Les or anyone else. Does anyone know if the new Van's intersection 

fairing still require layups to be added to them? Or are they ready to 

install, like the aftermarket ones?



Jae



On 5/25/2017 3:50 PM, kearney wrote:

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 Hi



 I just received the fuse kit for my new RV10. The canopy, compared to the one I received years ago is much improved quality wise. Does that mean that all the VAN's f/g quality has improved. I was so disappointed with my gear leg intersection fairings that I got a set from RVBits. I am wondering If I will need to do that again.



 Inquiring minds need to know.



 Les



 C-GCWZ - Flying

 C-GROK - some assembly required





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kearney

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Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 6:11 am Post subject: Re: Vans Fiberglass Quality

Jae



MY tailcone intersection fairing, at first glance, look quite nice. I haven't got any other pieces as of yet.



Cheers



Les

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