we just finished lining up and clecoing the canopy frame to the fuse and getting ready to start trimming the canopy. we set it on the frame and it appears to...
FWIW - on my -7 I used the Vans supplied cutting disk with an arbor in an air drill. Turns slower than a die grinder and requires multiple passes, but allows...
I agree with the air drill recommendation - that is how I did mine. Also - the fit will change a bit as you trim, and the canopy can sit down more on the...
One more idea you might consider. I used a Dremmel Motor with a diamond disc. Hard to find the disc, Sears has them. Smaller footprint and easier to control,...
Daubert
gc.daub@...
Jun 5, 2009 6:24 pm
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We are just cutting the canopy for the second time, (broke the first one), we are going to glue the canopy, but I am not sure how to attach the skirt. should...
It was my fault, rough handling I guess...I was trimming the front around the canopy latch and left a relatively sharp turn in the plastic on one of the many...
Hi John, I built a open coffin frame out of 1X2's and lined it with an old sheet. That way you are able to control the movement of the canopy after you...
John, I glued on my canopy and part of the skirt. You can see what I did at _http://www.rv-8a.net/_ (http://www.rv-8a.net/) and look at Jan and Feb 2009. ...
Brian, If you're meaning the hoses that come from the pistons to the hard line, you only torque enough so they don't leak. Bob ... From: BRIAN DEHOS To:...
Don't forget that this coming weekend is the RV fly in at Lawrence. We need volunteers. If you can spend some time helping out there's a discount on food. ...
Is that Lawrence Kansas? To: RV-8@yahoogroups.com From: wfact01@... Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:29:21 -0400 Subject: Re: [RV-8] Fly-In this weekend. In a...
If anyone has a brand new, never flown non-WAAS Garmin GNS 430, you should quickly contact Stein Avionics. They have a military customer who needs new...
What are the large washers in bag 961 (from finish kit) for? Their part #'s are AN970-7 and -8 (there are 6 of each). [Non-text portions of this message...
I have "worked around" mounting the windscreen support for well over a year now. I don't know if I got a bad copy or what, but the thing just don't seem...
Brian! Don't even try to tweak it. Just call Van's, send it back for credit, and have them send you the pieces. Then you can weld/have it welded to fit your ...
... You need to have the correct fuselage width at the windscreen support so that the two canopy rails will be parallel to each other. I think that somewhere...
You can bend the rollover bar but it has to be bent more than it actually needs, because it springs back so much. I used a hydraulic jack. I actually had to...
rbsails@...
Jun 28, 2009 3:48 pm
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Gotta ask if anyone knows a solution to the RV-8A nose wheel shimmy problem. Actually it's more of an oscillation problem. I had my first flight today and...
... Stan, Congrats on the first flight! You must be on the moon. Shimmy - both those changes you mention will increase the damping of the shimmy motion, so...
Brian, As Kevin Horton mentioned earlier, make sure that your fuselage is the correct dimension before you go bending that roll over weldment.. Bending the...
This is an ongoing problem. Most RV guys in our area are using much higher breakout forces.as much as 25 lbs. Also, having the nosewheel balanced (check with...
From a 7A driver - the breakout force should be at least 22 pounds. The advice about keeping the nose wheel off is good - raise it on the takeoff roll and hold...
I have successfully drilled and clecoed my todds replacement canopy and am now contemplating its attachment..Vans recommends drilling the plexi with a 27 plexi...
For the last many years, we have had one or two meet and greet things at the Theatre in the Woods. I assume folks would be interested in doing this again this...
I am going to OSH for the first time this year. Would really like to meet other builders. It is panel design time and I am hoping to get a lot of good ideas....
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