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1. 05:26 AM - Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel (zackrv8)
2. 06:01 AM - Wing Heights ()
3. 06:26 AM - Re: Wing Heights (DejaVu)
4. 06:31 AM - Re: Com antenna (John Ackerman)
5. 06:35 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (DejaVu)
6. 06:46 AM - Re: Re: Wing Heights ()
7. 07:23 AM - Re: Fuel Tank Leaks (evmeg@snowcrest.net)
8. 07:24 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Tim Olson)
9. 07:28 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Tim Olson)
10. 07:31 AM - Re: Fuel Tank Leaks (James Hein)
11. 07:51 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (DejaVu)
12. 08:13 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Tim Olson)
13. 08:18 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Jerry Grimmonpre)
14. 08:27 AM - Com antennas (Chris Hukill)
15. 09:16 AM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Tim Olson)
16. 09:16 AM - Re: Air Conditioning Kit Complete and Posted (Dj Merrill)
17. 09:33 AM - Re: Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel (linn Walters)
18. 11:29 AM - New Design Brake Pedals For RV Aircraft (Dave Hertner)
19. 11:48 AM - Re: Wing Heights (plus T-Hanger measure request) (Tim Olson)
20. 07:38 PM - Re: Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel (Jesse Saint)
21. 07:48 PM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Jesse Saint)
22. 08:24 PM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Tim Olson)
23. 08:45 PM - Re: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight (Rick)
24. 08:47 PM - Re: Fuel Tank Leaks (Rick)
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| Subject: | Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel |
Thanks Anh. It was hard for me to stick my fat fingers between the door and Vans
square handle. Dave made up a prototype inside door handle from aluminum billet
and we noticed the stick comes very close. However, after sitting in the
plane, you are right....the stick will hit your legs before it hits the door
handle.
Sounds like we might have to chop a little off the stick to clear the foward
panel with an Infinity Stick Grip on it.
Zack
wvu(at)ameritel.net wrote:
> Joe,
> Mine comes close (maybe an inch) to the side. Of course it hits your lap way
> before that.
>
> At full fwd stick mine slightly hits the panel. My panel extends 1" below
> the stock panel.
> Anh
>
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RV8 #80125
RV10 # 40512
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=98617#98617
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I have a hanger that can be shared with an RV-7. Can someone with a finished aircraft
give the a couple of distance measurements?
(1) Just outside the main landing gear, Distance to the bottom of the wing to the
ground. Spar and edge of raised flap.
(2) At the wing tip / wing intersection, Distance to the bottom of the wing to
the ground. Spar and rear edge of wingtip
(3) Tail tie down to ground measurement.
We are looking to see if the wings will overlap enough to allow really close quarters.
It would be nice not to have to move one airplane to get the other out.
Thanks, Jim Combs
N312F - Finish Kit
40192
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| Subject: | Re: Wing Heights |
Jim, I'm about to go to the airport for some hangar flying (gusting to 40
today). I'll try to do that for you. Meanwhile attached are two pictures
which you can use a ruler and estimate if it'll work for you. Perhaps an
Aerolift like the one shown in the pictures is one solution. If you do take
this route, just know that it does not work quite well with RV-10s yet. I'm
working with them to resolve this.
Anh
N591VU
----- Original Message -----
From: <jim@CombsFive.Com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:01 AM
Subject: RV10-List: Wing Heights
>
>
>
> I have a hanger that can be shared with an RV-7. Can someone with a
> finished aircraft give the a couple of distance measurements?
>
> (1) Just outside the main landing gear, Distance to the bottom of the wing
> to the ground. Spar and edge of raised flap.
>
> (2) At the wing tip / wing intersection, Distance to the bottom of the
> wing to the ground. Spar and rear edge of wingtip
>
> (3) Tail tie down to ground measurement.
>
> We are looking to see if the wings will overlap enough to allow really
> close quarters. It would be nice not to have to move one airplane to get
> the other out.
>
> Thanks, Jim Combs
> N312F - Finish Kit
> 40192
>
> Do Not Archive
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>
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Sean -
FWIW, I made a couple inspection plates right over the antennae in
the forward outer corners of the seat floors, and mounted them with
angles riveted to the ribs and a homemade U-channel at the aft end of
the doubler, riveted to the seat floor.
This makes it easy to get at the antennae, and helps immensely with
running the wiring. I put a hole in the middle of the inspection
plate with a large rubber grommet that was a slide fit on Van's
conduit, and ran the conduit vertically there to and through the
uppermost lightening hole immediately forward of the inspection
plate. This allows the inspection plate to be slid up and out of the
way when you need to get in there.
There is one conduit running under the baggage floors to the
inspection plate/antenna area, and another that goes forward from
there. This lets me push and pull on the big #2 cable, especially,
thus expediting the threading of wires.
Hope this is of some use
John Ackerman
On Mar 3, 2007, at 9:19 PM, dogsbark@comcast.net wrote:
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> Oooops...forgot to change the subject
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> Question......I'm in the process of installing the doulbers for the
> Com antennas and going the typical conduit and alodine approach
> others have used under the rear seats. I made the hole in the
> bottom skin and doubler just large enough for the antenna
> connection to fit through. Do I need to make this slightly larger
> so in the future I can get the BNC (sp) connector through the
> bottom if I need to make a new connection? It will be trapped in
> there otherwise. Will this cause any problems with grounding?
>
> This stuff is all new to me. Thanks for any help.
>
> Sean Blair
> #40225
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work as a
stand alone unit and not relying on an external AHRS, right?
Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent. Sometimes it
would eventually level out. Other times I get impatient waiting to see if
it would level out. Doing an inflight GYRO reset usually corrects the
problem.
Anh
N591VU
----- Original Message -----
From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
>
>
> Scott,
>
> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
>
> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
> doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He seemed to view
> this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed, etc.
> Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a positional estimate
> as gps, so it really doesn't matter how superior the algorithm may be, the
> optimal solution would have gps. Just wondering if this might be the
> cause of some of the altitude wondering...
>
> ajay
>
> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10. My
> wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for the Bahamas.
> Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No big storms
> just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did awesome and the
> Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to quickly modify my flight
> plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some issues with the altitude
> wandering from the Chelton and there is a little bit of side to side
> motion from the Cheltons as well. I would typically let the Cheltons
> handle the lateral steering and just let the Digiflight handle the
> altitude.
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Wing Heights |
Anh, Thanks,
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From: "DejaVu" <wvu@ameritel.net>
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Wing Heights
Jim, I'm about to go to the airport for some hangar flying (gusting to 40 today).
I'll try to do that for you.
Anh
N591VU
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| Subject: | Re: Fuel Tank Leaks |
Before you cut your tank up you can try to run some thinned down sealant
along the inside edge. I do this on all of my tanks as a matter of
practice. Just mix up some sealant and thin it down with MEK....about 1
part mixed sealant to 1 part MEK. Then you can dump it into the lower
outboard corner of the tank through the fuel cap....I use a paper funnel
to keep it where I want it. Now just tip the tank up and run the mixture
down the seam to the other end. Turn it over and run it back and just keep
it moving until it is all used up. If that does no good then go ahead and
cut the holes in the back. Good luck and feel free to contact me with
questions.
Cheers.
Evan Johnson (400+ sets of RV tanks)
(530)351-1776
> I also had a couple of fuel leaks and tried working from the outside. Of
> course I had no luck and had to cut the tank and fix it from the inside.
>
> I got an Access Panel plate from van along with pop rivets that had closed
> ends. You need to cut a circular hole on the aft side of the tank and
> reach
> inside and reseal along the suspected joint in X, Y and Z directions.
> This
> repair sounds a lot more complicated and drastic than you it really is.
> It
> took me a lot of time admiring my problem that it took to fix it.
>
> You may need more than one opening in your case to fix everything. Good
> luck.
>
> Contact me offline if you additional info.
>
> Do not archive
>
> On 3/2/07, Kent Forsythe <rv10builder@4sythe.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have completed my tanks and during testing have noticed some leaks
>> along the rear baffle and the tank skins. No doubt I did not get
>> enough or good placement of the tank sealant. Does anyone have any
>> tricks for getting into the tank to get more sealant along that those
>> edges? I thought about taking the fuel senders out so that I could get
>> in through that hole. On the outer edges, I can get in through the fuel
>> cap area. I am having trouble getting to the middle of the tanks
>> though. Is it acceptable to seal on the outside of the tank where the
>> baffle meets the skins?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kent
>>
>> Kent Forsythe
>> 40338 - Wings
>> Slow Build All The Way!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Rob Kermanj
>
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
AJ,
No, the GPS aiding, or lack thereof, isn't at all what's in play
with Scott's wanderings. It's solely a function of getting the
proper settings in both the screens and the autopilot. Making an
autopilot fly straight is easy. Making an autopilot capable of GPSS
fly a perfectly straight track with no wing wag is slightly (but only
slightly harder). Making it fly perfectly level and fly up and down
and capture target altitudes is a bit harder yet. This is just
because the more function you have, the more variety of settings
there are that you have to tweak for your specific aircraft to get
them to perform. I gave Scott some baseline settings a while back
that improved his performance a bit. I've had pretty much perfect
performance laterally, and after a bunch of testing, and adjusting
some non-standard stuff on the TruTrak, I had very good vertical
performance too. Not perfect, in that altitudes would wander 20-30'
at times, but good enough to fly any approach. The thing to keep in
mind is that before EFIS, with their great air data and resolution,
you wouldn't generally even know if you were 10-20' off...the precision
wasn't there. Now we know.
Currently, we're on the final quest for perfection with getting the
proper mix of settings for the 2 main models of TruTraks to work well
with GPSV. There were some software issues with the TruTrak's that were
fixed in software version 2.22, so if Scott's not running 2.22, then
that's first and foremost something to change. They also did some work
on improving it in Chelton SW 6.0A9, and more in the soon to come
6.0A10 that are supposed to keep wanderings with GPSV and TruTraks down
to 7'. But we're still working on identifying the proper settings with
the current software.
The most important thing to remember is that anyone who's buying any
system that will control their AP for lateral and especially vertical
performance is that there is a bit of flight work to be done to get them
tuned in. You can't do as I did for months and just take off and go
places....you need to go out and actually do some tuning flights to
make sure you get everything right for your airplane. The baselines
that we have now are pretty good, but everyones may be a little
different due to airframe differences. There are many settings that
affect things...and I learned a couple more even last week.
EFIS:
Autopilot Analog Gain (affects roll and heading capture)
Autopilot Pitch Gain (affects pitch performance)
Vproc (setting procedure speed affects roll and wideness of turns
and heading capture)
Vclimb (setting climb speed affects pitch angle of autopilot...
may also be using mach climb settings)
Autopilot Roll Steering PID Loop (Needs to be disabled since TT
does it in their system)
Autopilot Valid Polarity (should be "open collector is valid")
TruTrak:
Lateral Activity (greatly affects roll characteristics)
Lateral Torque
Bank Angle (Low-med-high)
Microactivity (both pitch and roll...can definitely affect performance)
GPSS Gain (Obviously, this can affect a lot on turns and GPSS captures)
Vertical Activity (this setting has a huge affect on our RV-10s)
Min. Airspeed (affects pitch performance)
Max. Airspeed (affects pitch performance)
Static Lag (can affect how the AP assumes the speed at which your
static system is responding to altitude differences)
Half Step (can give finer resolution to pitch adjustments)
GPSV Gain (has a huge affect on ability to hold and capture altitudes
in some cases)
There are others that have possible affects too in the TT.
So you can see from the above list, it's definitely not going to
be "plug-and-play" for anyone who's going to fly a system with all the
vertical and lateral features. I've had a pretty easy time getting
lateral to work perfectly. It took a bit of playing to get to where
I was very satisfied vertically. But not being one to accept less than
perfect, I'm currently working with a few people to come up with
what will work as the best possible RV-10 baseline....which will also
assume you're running the very latest TruTrak and EFIS softwares.
As recently as last week, I found out that Vclimb, on the EFIS, wasn't
just there so you could mark your EFIS speed tape with climb speed.
I had it set to 106kts. Well, it turns out it also affects the pitch
angle for altitude captures....so now I need to go out and set to
perhaps a more appropriate setting for cruise climb. It's these little
things that can make all the difference.
For Scott's lateral wandering, I think that should be easy to lick.
I'd start with perhaps trying a number between 100 and 128 for the
"Autopilot Analog Gain" setting, and set Vproc to 145-150kts. And,
I'd say try an Lateral activity of 3 on the AP, and maybe try switching
between bank angle high and bank angle medium.
For the vertical wandering, I'd say start by making sure he's at
6.0A9 and TruTrak 2.22...and if not, stop there and get that
taken care of. Then shoot me every speed and AP setting in the EFIS,
and every autopilot setting and I'll take a peek at what's set.
It won't be long though and we'll have a better baseline documented
that he and anyone else can refer to in getting started.
With the dropout of D2A from the Chelton line, we're actually getting
much better support. There is now open communication to a technical
support person within Chelton, which is new because D2A used to only
deal with people directly and not have you call Chelton. Deliveries are
flowing, and I hear they're sending out about 20 systems per week of the
old D2A "theft" backlog. People are getting systems with both Crossbow
and Pinpoint AHRS installed and flying. Chelton has stepped up an
begun calling the Pinpoint the "Chelton AHRS" (refer to their website),
and is supporting it fully, and unofficially we've heard that the
manufacturing was done by one of the other foreign Chelton group
companies along with components from the same Chelton contractors who
actually made many of the parts in the EFIS. So they're stepping out
from behind the curtain a bit and are doing much better than D2A at
pretty much everything. Heck, the fact that when people pay for
equipment they get it is something new...with the D2A situation. I've
heard some rumors as to the amount of their "theft" (I'll just call it
that because it's obviously "theft by fraud") and the dollar figures
are staggering.
So in short, it isn't surprising to see someone having wandering
problems, both laterally and vertically, when externally controlling
their AP. There's a lot of work to do....and everyone who's
installing a similar high-end EFIS and autopilot will go through these
same steps. It doesn't have to do with the GPS aiding of the AHRS,
but the large number of settings which must be set. Too many builders,
and I'm not pointing fingers at Scott here, just plug it all together,
(or buy a pre-made panel), and then just assume it's all going to
work the way they want when they start flying. This is probably true,
if you're running the old six-pack and just a GPS/Nav/Com, but
certainly not when you're running any of the most sophisticated stuff
(OP Tech / Garmin / Chelton / Grand Rapids)
Scott, shoot me an offline email and lets get your situation analyzed
a bit and lick this thing. You're going to start a new flying season
going all over the country...you may as well have it all set up
perfectly and working beautifully.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
aj wrote:
>
> Scott,
>
> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
>
> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
> doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He seemed to
> view this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed,
> etc. Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a
> positional estimate as gps, so it really doesn't matter how superior
> the algorithm may be, the optimal solution would have gps. Just
> wondering if this might be the cause of some of the altitude
> wondering...
>
> ajay
>
> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10.
> My wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for the
> Bahamas. Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No
> big storms just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did
> awesome and the Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to
> quickly modify my flight plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some
> issues with the altitude wandering from the Chelton and there is a
> little bit of side to side motion from the Cheltons as well. I would
> typically let the Cheltons handle the lateral steering and just let
> the Digiflight handle the altitude.
>
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
Can you list your settings? It would be interesting to see how
it's set up before commenting. But, I think I saw an improvement
in vertical control after I got the torque enhancer for the pitch
servo...the wheel and channel one. If you get that one, BE SURE
to doublecheck your cable end clamping setscrews to make sure their
tight before you fly. Other than that, it works well.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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DejaVu wrote:
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> I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work as
> a stand alone unit and not relying on an external AHRS, right?
> Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent. Sometimes
> it would eventually level out. Other times I get impatient waiting to
> see if it would level out. Doing an inflight GYRO reset usually
> corrects the problem.
> Anh
> N591VU
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
> Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
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>> Scott,
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>> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
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>> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
>> doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He seemed to view
>> this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed, etc.
>> Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a positional
>> estimate as gps, so it really doesn't matter how superior the
>> algorithm may be, the optimal solution would have gps. Just wondering
>> if this might be the cause of some of the altitude wondering...
>>
>> ajay
>>
>> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10.
>> My wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for the
>> Bahamas. Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No
>> big storms just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did
>> awesome and the Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to quickly
>> modify my flight plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some issues
>> with the altitude wandering from the Chelton and there is a little bit
>> of side to side motion from the Cheltons as well. I would typically
>> let the Cheltons handle the lateral steering and just let the
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| Subject: | Re: Fuel Tank Leaks |
Be careful thinning!
From the info in a PDF previously posted:
"There has been much discussion regarding thinning tank sealant in order
to get it to flow into small cracks or voids. While the manufacturers do
not recommend doing so, as they must maintain compliance with the Mil
spec., tank sealant can be thinned using Toluene. *Sealant can be
thinned with up to 15% Toluene, by weight*, without affecting the
properties of the sealant. While other solvents, such as *MEK, may thin
tank sealant, they may also affect its properties* with potential
adverse results, so it is recommended to use Toluene if you must thin
the sealant. *An alternative to thinning the sealant is to use a Class A
sealant whenever a lower viscosity is needed"*
-Jim 40384, Finished putting in fuel return lines... All sealed up!
evmeg@snowcrest.net wrote:
>
>
>Before you cut your tank up you can try to run some thinned down sealant
>along the inside edge. I do this on all of my tanks as a matter of
>practice. Just mix up some sealant and thin it down with MEK....about 1
>part mixed sealant to 1 part MEK. Then you can dump it into the lower
>outboard corner of the tank through the fuel cap....I use a paper funnel
>to keep it where I want it. Now just tip the tank up and run the mixture
>down the seam to the other end. Turn it over and run it back and just keep
>it moving until it is all used up. If that does no good then go ahead and
>cut the holes in the back. Good luck and feel free to contact me with
>questions.
>Cheers.
>Evan Johnson (400+ sets of RV tanks)
>(530)351-1776
>
>
>
>
>>I also had a couple of fuel leaks and tried working from the outside. Of
>>course I had no luck and had to cut the tank and fix it from the inside.
>>
>>I got an Access Panel plate from van along with pop rivets that had closed
>>ends. You need to cut a circular hole on the aft side of the tank and
>>reach
>>inside and reseal along the suspected joint in X, Y and Z directions.
>>This
>>repair sounds a lot more complicated and drastic than you it really is.
>>It
>>took me a lot of time admiring my problem that it took to fix it.
>>
>>You may need more than one opening in your case to fix everything. Good
>>luck.
>>
>>Contact me offline if you additional info.
>>
>>Do not archive
>>
>>On 3/2/07, Kent Forsythe <rv10builder@4sythe.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>>I have completed my tanks and during testing have noticed some leaks
>>>along the rear baffle and the tank skins. No doubt I did not get
>>>enough or good placement of the tank sealant. Does anyone have any
>>>tricks for getting into the tank to get more sealant along that those
>>>edges? I thought about taking the fuel senders out so that I could get
>>>in through that hole. On the outer edges, I can get in through the fuel
>>>cap area. I am having trouble getting to the middle of the tanks
>>>though. Is it acceptable to seal on the outside of the tank where the
>>>baffle meets the skins?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Kent
>>>
>>>Kent Forsythe
>>>40338 - Wings
>>>Slow Build All The Way!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>--
>>Rob Kermanj
>>
>>
>>
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
Tim, I'll check the settings, meanwhile.... I have the IIG, no vertical
steering. I have a hard time seeing how the torque enhancer would change the
fact it commands a descent (of no particular rate). With the enhancer I
imagine that it would just commands a descent better.
Anh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
>
>
> Can you list your settings? It would be interesting to see how
> it's set up before commenting. But, I think I saw an improvement
> in vertical control after I got the torque enhancer for the pitch
> servo...the wheel and channel one. If you get that one, BE SURE
> to doublecheck your cable end clamping setscrews to make sure their
> tight before you fly. Other than that, it works well.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
> do not archive
>
>
> DejaVu wrote:
>>
>> I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work as a
>> stand alone unit and not relying on an external AHRS, right?
>> Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent. Sometimes it
>> would eventually level out. Other times I get impatient waiting to see
>> if it would level out. Doing an inflight GYRO reset usually corrects the
>> problem.
>> Anh
>> N591VU
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
>> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
>> Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>>
>>
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>>>
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
>>>
>>> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
>>> doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He seemed to view
>>> this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed, etc.
>>> Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a positional
>>> estimate as gps, so it really doesn't matter how superior the algorithm
>>> may be, the optimal solution would have gps. Just wondering if this
>>> might be the cause of some of the altitude wondering...
>>>
>>> ajay
>>>
>>> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10. My
>>> wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for the Bahamas.
>>> Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No big storms
>>> just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did awesome and
>>> the Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to quickly modify my
>>> flight plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some issues with the
>>> altitude wandering from the Chelton and there is a little bit of side to
>>> side motion from the Cheltons as well. I would typically let the
>>> Cheltons handle the lateral steering and just let the Digiflight handle
>>> the altitude.
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
I was thinking back to mine in that I had some funky pitch
dives during my flyoff when it was out of trim and the torque
servo would then slip. It behaved very strangely. But if
you're perfectly in trim when you engage, then you're probably
right that the torque enhancer wouldn't change things. I
did find it a nice mod for a VSGV system...but not sure how
that will come into play in your situation.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
DejaVu wrote:
>
> Tim, I'll check the settings, meanwhile.... I have the IIG, no vertical
> steering. I have a hard time seeing how the torque enhancer would change
> the fact it commands a descent (of no particular rate). With the
> enhancer I imagine that it would just commands a descent better.
> Anh
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
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>> Can you list your settings? It would be interesting to see how
>> it's set up before commenting. But, I think I saw an improvement
>> in vertical control after I got the torque enhancer for the pitch
>> servo...the wheel and channel one. If you get that one, BE SURE
>> to doublecheck your cable end clamping setscrews to make sure their
>> tight before you fly. Other than that, it works well.
>>
>> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
>> do not archive
>>
>>
>> DejaVu wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work
>>> as a stand alone unit and not relying on an external AHRS, right?
>>> Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent.
>>> Sometimes it would eventually level out. Other times I get impatient
>>> waiting to see if it would level out. Doing an inflight GYRO reset
>>> usually corrects the problem.
>>> Anh
>>> N591VU
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
>>> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
>>> Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Scott,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
>>>>
>>>> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the
>>>> Pinpoint doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He
>>>> seemed to view this as a positive in case your gps feeds get
>>>> blocked, delayed, etc. Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as
>>>> accurate a positional estimate as gps, so it really doesn't matter
>>>> how superior the algorithm may be, the optimal solution would have
>>>> gps. Just wondering if this might be the cause of some of the
>>>> altitude wondering...
>>>>
>>>> ajay
>>>>
>>>> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the
>>>> -10. My wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for
>>>> the Bahamas. Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the
>>>> Bahamas. No big storms just low ceilings and clouds at all levels.
>>>> The RV-10 did awesome and the Cheltons were amazing. I really
>>>> learned how to quickly modify my flight plan on the Cheltons. I
>>>> still do have some issues with the altitude wandering from the
>>>> Chelton and there is a little bit of side to side motion from the
>>>> Cheltons as well. I would typically let the Cheltons handle the
>>>> lateral steering and just let the Digiflight handle the altitude.
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
Tim ...
This is good info ... are you archiving posts, such as this, to your site?
A lurker ...
Jerry Grimmonpre
RV8 wires
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
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Why don't you mount the antennas just forward of the rear seats, under
the flap tube cover? The coax is accessible when the covers are off, and
the flange of the aft spar bulkhead is a ready made doubler for the aft
mount screws of the antennas. I'll send you pictures if you want.
Chris Hukill
cjhukill@cox.net
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
I haven't archived this particular info on my site yet, but I will
once we get through the final process and have a great baseline.
It's nice to have a good web reference for this stuff, you're right.
I'd like to hopefully get enough info so that no matter what EFIS
you're using you have a place to look for AP/EFIS setup info. If
anyone has others, especially GRT, where they're flying vertical
steering and want to do a full setting documentation, just write it
up on a spreadsheet or something and I'll be happy to post that too.
There's just not enough good info out there, including from
any manufacturers install docs and manuals, to get into the detail
that's nice to have.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
do not archive
Jerry Grimmonpre wrote:
>
> Tim ...
> This is good info ... are you archiving posts, such as this, to your site?
> A lurker ...
> Jerry Grimmonpre
> RV8 wires
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Air Conditioning Kit Complete and Posted |
John N. Strain II wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Flightline AC has posted the completion of our kits for the RV10. Take
> a look at the website http://flightlineac.com/vans_aircraft_kits.
Hi John,
Do you know what the prices are? I might have missed it, but I could
not find any on the web site.
Thanks!
-Dj
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel |
Please tell me what unusual attitude you might be in where you need to
hit the stops with full forward stick??? You're not planning on taking
your -10 on the airshow circuit, are you??? :-P
Linn
do not archive
zackrv8 wrote:
>
>Thanks Anh. It was hard for me to stick my fat fingers between the door and Vans
square handle. Dave made up a prototype inside door handle from aluminum
billet and we noticed the stick comes very close. However, after sitting in the
plane, you are right....the stick will hit your legs before it hits the door
handle.
>
> Sounds like we might have to chop a little off the stick to clear the foward
panel with an Infinity Stick Grip on it.
>
>Zack
>
>
>wvu(at)ameritel.net wrote:
>
>
>>Joe,
>>Mine comes close (maybe an inch) to the side. Of course it hits your lap way
>>before that.
>>
>>At full fwd stick mine slightly hits the panel. My panel extends 1" below
>>the stock panel.
>>Anh
>>
>>---
>>
>>
>
>
>--------
>RV8 #80125
>RV10 # 40512
>
>
>Read this topic online here:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=98617#98617
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | New Design Brake Pedals For RV Aircraft |
RV-10 Listers,
A while ago I posted that I had finished the design work on a new
type of stainless steel brake pedals for RVs. I would like to thank you
for the replies and the encouragement to bring them to market. I am
happy to announce that I have been able to do just that.
I have been fortunate to team up with Mike Lauritsen and his
excellent company Cleaveland Aircraft Tools to offer these brake pedals
for sale. Mike has great record of providing high quality tools and
accessories for the experimental builder.
Mike has the brake pedals listed on his website and will be placed
in the Accessories section of his next catalogue. They are being offered
for $199.00 per set and are ready to ship.
Here is a link to Mike's site where you can read more about this new
product:
http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RVSGPEDAL
Thanks everyone and I hope that you enjoy this new product from my
company Effectus AeroProducts Inc. Stay tuned as there are a number of
other products that I have in development. I will be offering them to
you through Cleaveland Aircraft Tools as well.
Dave Hertner
#40164
Attaching Canopy
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| Subject: | Re: Wing Heights (plus T-Hanger measure request) |
Jim and all,
Anh just called me from his hangar where he obtained some recently
requested measurements. Here they are:
Ground to wing root at spar above wheel: 27.5"
Ground to wing tip at spar at end of aluminum wing: 35"
Ground to wing at trailing edge wing root: 28.5"
Ground to wing end of aluminum near tip at trailing edge: 36.5"
Ground to tiedown bolt: 34.5"
Ground to tiedown bolt tail: 37"
Trailing edge of wing to spinner tip (the fit required for
depth of T-hangar): 135"
Hope those measurements help everyone who wanted them.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <jim@CombsFive.Com>
> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:01 AM
> Subject: RV10-List: Wing Heights
>
>>
>> I have a hanger that can be shared with an RV-7. Can someone with a
>> finished aircraft give the a couple of distance measurements?
>>
>> (1) Just outside the main landing gear, Distance to the bottom of the
>> wing to the ground. Spar and edge of raised flap.
>>
>> (2) At the wing tip / wing intersection, Distance to the bottom of the
>> wing to the ground. Spar and rear edge of wingtip
>>
>> (3) Tail tie down to ground measurement.
>>
>> We are looking to see if the wings will overlap enough to allow really
>> close quarters. It would be nice not to have to move one airplane to
>> get the other out.
>>
>> Thanks, Jim Combs
>> N312F - Finish Kit
>> 40192
>>
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| Subject: | Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel |
We put the infinity grips on the sticks so they just about touch the curved
section of the stick. The stick has to be trimmed a fair bit to allow for
this. This also makes a good height for resting your hand on your lap when
flying, which varies some based on the "thickness" of the driver.
Do not archive
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse@saintaviation.com
www.saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of zackrv8
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 8:25 AM
Subject: RV10-List: Re: Aileron Control Stick Travel
Thanks Anh. It was hard for me to stick my fat fingers between the door and
Vans square handle. Dave made up a prototype inside door handle from
aluminum billet and we noticed the stick comes very close. However, after
sitting in the plane, you are right....the stick will hit your legs before
it hits the door handle.
Sounds like we might have to chop a little off the stick to clear the
foward panel with an Infinity Stick Grip on it.
Zack
wvu(at)ameritel.net wrote:
> Joe,
> Mine comes close (maybe an inch) to the side. Of course it hits your lap
way
> before that.
>
> At full fwd stick mine slightly hits the panel. My panel extends 1" below
> the stock panel.
> Anh
>
> ---
--------
RV8 #80125
RV10 # 40512
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=98617#98617
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1:58 PM
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
On the IIG with a 430 or a Sorcerer with a 430 there were no settings that
needed to be changed at all. The IIG has the normal servo and the Sorcerer
has the torque enhancer. There is a difference in the strength of the
torque enhancer, appropriately. Let's just say, "be careful not to put a
map or log book on top of the trim hat on the infinity grips when on auto
pilot, because the servo will only hold for so long, and then it will
release the plane to the trim setting, which can be a 'wetting' experience."
Do not archive
Jesse Saint
Saint Aviation, Inc.
jesse@saintaviation.com
www.saintaviation.com
Cell: 352-427-0285
Fax: 815-377-3694
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of DejaVu
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
Tim, I'll check the settings, meanwhile.... I have the IIG, no vertical
steering. I have a hard time seeing how the torque enhancer would change the
fact it commands a descent (of no particular rate). With the enhancer I
imagine that it would just commands a descent better.
Anh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:28 AM
Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>
>
>
> Can you list your settings? It would be interesting to see how
> it's set up before commenting. But, I think I saw an improvement
> in vertical control after I got the torque enhancer for the pitch
> servo...the wheel and channel one. If you get that one, BE SURE
> to doublecheck your cable end clamping setscrews to make sure their
> tight before you fly. Other than that, it works well.
>
> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
> do not archive
>
>
> DejaVu wrote:
>>
>> I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work as a
>> stand alone unit and not relying on an external AHRS, right?
>> Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent. Sometimes it
>> would eventually level out. Other times I get impatient waiting to see
>> if it would level out. Doing an inflight GYRO reset usually corrects the
>> problem.
>> Anh
>> N591VU
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
>> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
>> Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Scott,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the update, always exciting to hear about rventures.
>>>
>>> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
>>> doesn't use gps inputs for its navigation solution. He seemed to view
>>> this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed, etc.
>>> Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a positional
>>> estimate as gps, so it really doesn't matter how superior the algorithm
>>> may be, the optimal solution would have gps. Just wondering if this
>>> might be the cause of some of the altitude wondering...
>>>
>>> ajay
>>>
>>> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10. My
>>> wife and I packed up our bags and left Salt Lake City for the Bahamas.
>>> Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No big storms
>>> just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did awesome and
>>> the Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to quickly modify my
>>> flight plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some issues with the
>>> altitude wandering from the Chelton and there is a little bit of side to
>>> side motion from the Cheltons as well. I would typically let the
>>> Cheltons handle the lateral steering and just let the Digiflight handle
>>> the altitude.
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
Yes, but you're referring to a IIG, and a 430. I did say that the
lateral was pretty easy. Not much to do there for most people.
It's the vertical steering for approaches and climbs controlled
by an external system that really start to get more complicated.
I agree TOTALLY on the inifinity grip + trim. During my flyoff
I put one of my binders on my lap and it laid on the trim switch.
It didn't take long before I was yelling "whoa!!!" and felt like
I was riding a bucking bronco. The trim is very fast at high speeds.
Perfect in the pattern though.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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Jesse Saint wrote:
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> On the IIG with a 430 or a Sorcerer with a 430 there were no settings that
> needed to be changed at all. The IIG has the normal servo and the Sorcerer
> has the torque enhancer. There is a difference in the strength of the
> torque enhancer, appropriately. Let's just say, "be careful not to put a
> map or log book on top of the trim hat on the infinity grips when on auto
> pilot, because the servo will only hold for so long, and then it will
> release the plane to the trim setting, which can be a 'wetting' experience."
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> Do not archive
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> Jesse Saint
> Saint Aviation, Inc.
> jesse@saintaviation.com
> www.saintaviation.com
> Cell: 352-427-0285
> Fax: 815-377-3694
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of DejaVu
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:51 AM
> To: rv10-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
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> Tim, I'll check the settings, meanwhile.... I have the IIG, no vertical
> steering. I have a hard time seeing how the torque enhancer would change the
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> fact it commands a descent (of no particular rate). With the enhancer I
> imagine that it would just commands a descent better.
> Anh
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Olson" <Tim@MyRV10.com>
> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
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>> Can you list your settings? It would be interesting to see how
>> it's set up before commenting. But, I think I saw an improvement
>> in vertical control after I got the torque enhancer for the pitch
>> servo...the wheel and channel one. If you get that one, BE SURE
>> to doublecheck your cable end clamping setscrews to make sure their
>> tight before you fly. Other than that, it works well.
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>> Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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>> DejaVu wrote:
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>>> I don't fully understand the guts of the DigiFlight II. It can work as a
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>>> Sometimes engaging the ALT hold commands a ~500fpm descent. Sometimes it
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>>> Anh
>>> N591VU
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "aj" <ajhauter@yahoo.com>
>>> To: <rv10-list@matronics.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 1:50 AM
>>> Subject: RV10-List: Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight
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>>>> Just a thought about the Cheltons-- I recall Tim saying the Pinpoint
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>>>> this as a positive in case your gps feeds get blocked, delayed, etc.
>>>> Nevertheless, no sensor onboard provides as accurate a positional
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>>>> may be, the optimal solution would have gps. Just wondering if this
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>>>> ajay
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>>>> Well, I just finished flying some good hard IFR last week in the -10. My
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>>>> Once we hit Texas I flew IFR all the way to the Bahamas. No big storms
>>>> just low ceilings and clouds at all levels. The RV-10 did awesome and
>>>> the Cheltons were amazing. I really learned how to quickly modify my
>>>> flight plan on the Cheltons. I still do have some issues with the
>>>> altitude wandering from the Chelton and there is a little bit of side to
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| Subject: | Re: IFR RV-10 / Bahamas Flight |
Maybe I missed something but,
As I read down Scott's post, I recall him mention that Randy, his Father-in-Law
had passed away which led to his hurried return trip, ALONE. FWIW, my sympathies
to Scott's wife and their family for their loss, NOW let's chat about the
auto pilot. Jeeez guys!!
(unless my screwy HTML email made me miss the appropriate responses, then my bad)
Rick S.
40185
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Yeah but he has made 400+ sets of tanks ;)
He might have a bit is experience fixing leaks!! :)
Rick S.
40185
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