Ariel, It's great to hear you coming along nicely. I also used the large Stewart Warner oil cooler. I mounted my oil cooler behind and below the #3 cylinder...
Hi, A friend and I just ferried an rv8,which he purchased in the mid west, to the east coast. We each had a short checkout before leaving and everything seemed...
... Are you Barrie Gittens from the Yarmouth, NS area? If so, "Hi" - I grew up just north of Yarmouth, too many years ago. One option might be to talk to...
The solution is to use less rudder deflection and more braking to control your direction. The tail wheel will be controllable until it reaches about 45...
If you have the infllight adjustable pedals and either pedal hits the firewall at full deflection it sounds like the builder left out the spacer that goes on...
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You might want to check to see if your arcrft has one of Van's tailwheels. I had problems with this tailwheel and went to an after market sorce which solved...
Thanks for the good suggestions from all! We'll call Van's this week and look into the tall pilot option. I see from their website that there is an AD of sorts...
With 129 hours on the RV now I've found that the brakes are partially applied any time you have your feet on any part of the rudder pedals other than the very...
This is a very common complaint on RV8s. The issue is caused by the pivot point for the brake pedals. Randy Lervold has photos and directions for making a set...
I have about 25 hours on my 8A and and I can confirm BobbyD's analysis below. I have the rudder pedal extensions, and while they help slightly, they are not...
After installing the Aviation Products Inc Tailwheel P/N 6134 it took care of my RV-8's taxi problems. They are listed in Van's Accessory catalog. Mike...
Another option is to replace the two brake pedal pivot bolts per pedal with single long bolts that go from one side all the way to the other. Cover the bolt...
We are finalizing our panel and are wanting to know where other builders have located their compass...glareshield, panel etc. and how well it worked..thanks ...
I located mine on the right side of the panel. When the canopy is closed it causes the compass to move about 20 degrees.  Mike Hepperlen RV-8 flying 122...
I plan on putting mine on the left side in the panel, but will have the canopy bow degaussed to reduce the possibility of magnetic interference. Dave ... ...
Dan, how would this shield help on a RV 8a like mine where just pulling the canopy closed can make a compass slide 10-20 degrees? Would you have to build a...
Bill... To put the compass in the panel you'd just that - build a box for the compass. The material is very thin and easy to bend. In fact, it's fragile -...
I mounted mine on the left side of the panel (back when we all interpretted the rules to say that you had to have a stand-alone magnetic compass), and that's...
No mater where you put it it probably won't work unless you go to the trouble to degauss the roll bar and the canopy frame. My solution was to mount two of...
Is one required if you are already using the digital compass (Remote AHRS) from an AF3500 Efis? Sent from David's iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message...
The general consensus I have heard is that a digital compass is fine. Earlier in this thread, Paul Dye said, "(back when we all interpretted the rules to say...
It might be worth checking with your inspector. Here in Northern Virginia the FSDO still does inspections if the builder chooses to use them. Unfortunately,...
Dave: Your operating limitaions will specify that you need to comply with 91.205. 91.205 states that you are required to have a "magnetic direction indicator"...
I think you'll need something that works even if all the electrics and battery fail. I guess it will depend on what the DAR will accept. There may be some...
Remember when trusting modern glass panel type replacements for the "obsolete" whisky compass, that as builders we are focused on getting our planes up in the...
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