bullojm1 wrote:


I am going to be in Portland for about 8 hours on April 7th....Got time for a late lunch and some beers?

Are you flying your RV all the way Mike?

Joe, nose wheel tire is smaller then mains on RV9. Only RV12 has the same size see below.

Mike how can I help out?

captain_john wrote:

Why not just use 1/8" rivets instead in those locations? Nobody will ever notice.

CJ

I am with John rivet 1/8 it will be painted anyway

You go that far Mike in the middle of the harshest winter we ever had?! The farthest I've been in the winter is Rangeley, no wait, Butler County PA... it was a longer flight

captain_john wrote:

Perhaps I will run down to Florida and say hello soon!?!

Welcome to the forum!

CJ

Or you can ask me to go, check it out and bring the report

New member on Rivet Bangers , been building a slow build 8 for about 1800 hours on and off for 5 years . I have it disassembled and painting it now . It has a Ly-Con built io360 putting out 250 hp ,4 into 1 AWI James Cowl ,Plenum and Pants ,Todd's Canopy ,Using DuPont Chromabase /Clear . I am locat...

No leaks? Run again you have to have some

Congrats! That's a good news...

So you don't need any smoke? I still have the whole can of it. Time for a Panel Party Captain!

I have the other set of switches installed now! http://www.rivetbangers.com//forumsGallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=7522&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=0527a40d0a4d329218662bfa69004223 I might just fire this thing up tomorrow!?! :mrgreen: CJ Hurry up Captn hurry up. But don't r...

Wow! That's a mighty panel for mighty RV. Great job!

PS; Mike are you coming to FDK for formation clinic on Feb 15th? VLAD! I will be there. I'm looking forward to flying formation with you again! Cool! It will be a session of fun! BTW are you going to Mooselookmeguntic this coming weekend? It will be freaking cold but Captn keeps some hard liquor in...

I have three confirmed kills (a goose, a bat and a starling) and two hit and runs. Yes I was called a "bird magnet" by Tony. I fly low a lot and 99% of my visual attention is looking for the feathered and 1% for MANPADS with iPhones. There are no airliners, mil or PD helos under 100 feet :mrgreen: P...

I always wanted my own airplane. Understood I couldn't afford certified one in decent shape. Was shamelessly milked while in training. Had a lot of free time waiting for Uncle Sam decision. Run a calculator for about a year if I could swing the adventure. Planned new motor, nice interior and nothing...

Great job Cmdr! :mrgreen: http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq197/N666BK/A%20tale%20of%20RV/1-24.jpg http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq197/N666BK/A%20tale%20of%20RV/2-25.jpg http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq197/N666BK/A%20tale%20of%20RV/3-22.jpg Edit: Forgot how to post mods please move this...

Mike torx screws are great. I am using 72 of them Just make sure you have couple bits in your travel tool box.

Jeff don't sweat it. You said you lost empennage logs and some of the wings. It's not the end of the world. Reconstruct logs from your memory in written form. Approximate dates and work performed it will keep your future inspector happy. You still have 99% to go back it up this time. Move on stuff h...

cptbuzz wrote:My new site is now up. The url is www.rv-nation.com

Please come and visit and help support our efforts to generate more interest in aviation from kids. Anything that you can do helps.

Btw, when will your-7 be done?

Scott

Good stuff Scott. Definitely beats facebag.

Page wants password I will file discrimination class lawsuit

captain_john wrote:



...and yes, I have no idea why Michele hangs around with me either! hahaha

Because you live in the boonies and Michele has no choice. Tell her come to NY




Shimmy wise last week I've seen Richie out of Spadaro was glassing stiffeners to his 6 legs.