I think Van would be crazy not to tap into the potential of the Sport Pilot option. But there is a good point that was made here about Vans spreading his business too thin. So here is my take. I think he has done the initial marketplace survey and thinks there is a sufficient demand. They should dev...

Anyone hear about a potential LSA from Vans? Saw a web page recently where they talked about upcoming issues of the RVator highlighting the development of this.

Yep thats the one I remember...thanks for the link

There was an article last summer in one of the kit plane type magazines that featured a builder in Germany who modified his RV4 to have retractable gear.

Anyone else see that? Which magazine was it and what are your thoughts on attempting such a radical modification?

Scott

http://www.rv-7adventure.net/

Check it out....IO-540 on an RV7. This is a very nice site. I read the thread about the Super 8, but this is the first time I've seen this.

I bet this thing will be FAST

Scott

I was looking through the Aircraft Spruce web page this evening and thought this looked like a decent combination. Lightweight, integrated, and reasonably priced. I am planning a VFR only equipped RV. Works Combo Kit (11-02867) T2000 Transponder, M760 VHF Transceiver, Ted Antenna, 4-Place Vox Interc...

I noticed this morning that you did restructure a few things on the site....looks great!

Scott

I think the site is fantastic! Excellent work, and I hope it continues to grow. I check in here several times a week....and I'm not even building yet :oops: I hadn't thought of it before, but maybe there are a few too many forums. Just off the top of my head how about this structure for major topics...

I was recently out surfing sites and found a builder talking about "reaming" the prepunched holes as opposed to drilling them.

Is this just a different bit? Or is it different method of drilling?

Thanks
Scott

Mathew Brandes out near Kansas City is building an RV-9A with modified fuel tanks.

http://www.n523rv.com/

Scott

Now that Vans has the RV10 as its newest addition, anyone care to speculate as to what sort of kit we might see next from Vans? A new model entirely or just some improvements to the existing ones? I think he was working on a sail plane over this past year but I dont see anything about it on the web ...

One of the RV-7 links on Vans page contains a pretty good review of that builders experience with that program. If I recall correctly, he was glad he did it.

Let me see if I can find the correct link to it.

As I read the posts on the topic of 9 vs 7 it seems that many lower time pilots opt for the 9 since it better suits their skills. That leads me to ask this. Is there a way to build the RV-7 to make it more suitable for a pilot with fewer hours? I am thinking about something like a lower HP engine pe...

Great site. Like other posts, I agree that this format is a bit more user friendly than others I have been on. I am still absorbing all of this RV stuff. Although I have flown in a beautiful RV-6A (Paul Stratman), and went to Oshkosh this past year, I have yet to get the PPL. I visited the workshop ...

http://www.usjabiru.com/jabiru_6000.htm

see if that link works. I think I copied pasted correctly

Anyone looked at or considered the 8 cyl Jabiru? Last time I checked there website they had installed and flown one in an RV with good results.