Spike, It's time to kill this thread. Postings are not relevant to the topic anymore.

OK. I will admit it. I still like Flying magazine. I still like reading about stuff that I can't afford. Some of the best articles written have been in "I learned about flying from that." And Dick Collins is controversial. This can be good because it gets people talking about things. And if you are ...

Yeah. In the snow no less! Even in summer.

...and if you have ANY IDEA how much TIME it takes playing with these ribs to get to this point: Well, lemme tells ya! Itsa lotta work! I have been toying with these suckers for MONTHS! Debur, flute, dry fit, label them in order, match drill, plan out plumbing, disassemble, drill plumbing lines & c...

My cousin damn near got killed when a forklift rolled and landed on him. That was a complete life changing experience for the whole family. Watch out for those things.

Murrish, that was hysterically funny. Cyphergirl makes a good point too. I did a runup one time facing downwind in a Cessna 152 on a very windy day during my student cross country days. The way the damn thing shook at high power scared the crap out of me. (That's why I am 2 inches tall now. :) ) Eve...

Composite airplanes?? What are you thinking??

No really. Nice photos. The plenum is neat. I am not sure I would name my plane after a trashcan though.

g_e_young wrote:Well, I was referring to the thick angle in the HS spars that need to be tapered.

grant-

Grant wasn't initially talking about the stiffeners, but yes, a circular saw (even the little ones) near any empennage size parts seems like overkill and could get very hairy indeed.

Cyphergirl wrote:but I didn't go to Sun 'n Fun, I'm at home.



--patti

Alright then, kegger at your house this weekend?


Oops, I gave away your plan. Sorry.

Captain_John wrote:

Hahaha, you cruel bastid!

Pretty true, though!

It is fun to dream about a known-icing airplane!

I will stick to known-icing coffee rolls!

CJ

Amen to that!

How could the two of you (of all people) not make sure the camera was first priority out the door?




I would forget to put on my clothes before I forgot my camera.

There are two styles to the pre-made elevator counterweights. The old style (RV-6, older 7, 8 and the 9) and the new ones. The one pictured above is the new style. When asking how another person did it make sure they know which style you have.

Am I correct to assume that these are pre-punched skins without the ribs being pre-punched? Jig or no jig?

Now that is a great idea that I had not even thought of. Having the prop shop build up a non-certified version. So simple of an idea that it eluded me. Duh, Mikey!

Well put Bob.

A true "homebuilder" I see. Parts in the house-yeah. Good man! Which room is that? Are you sharing space with the cat's post?

I am not computer illiterate but:


What benefit does this new BBS function provide over what you have provided now?

What big brick upside the head am I missing here?

I had the same problem. But it works fine now.

Mustang is right. Build the VS first since it is half the parts count and half the cost to replace. My friend building an RV-3 and I both decided to do it this way. We also matched the rudder spars to the VS spar at the same time. Why Van had people build the biggest and most expensive part of the t...

[quote="spike"]What I really want to know is were you got a fixed pitch prop and accessories for $3K !!!
 
He probably got that CS prop years ago. When I first got my RV-4 plans the kit was 8000 dollars and now it's 13,700. Talk about kicking myself in the butt sometimes.