RV-10

A Vans RV-10 with a Lycoming Thunderbolt and a Garmin G3X system.

09 December 2020

Final Rigging

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I performed an initial rigging a couple of months ago when I had to bend the control sticks into a tighter radius in order to clear the pane...
20 October 2020

Weight and Balance

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It is getting real now! With everything on the plane (at least first flight wise) it was time for the weight and balance. I am going to keep...
25 August 2020

Control Stick Bending

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Something I have been putting off for far too long... When I put my panel in I ended up putting some switches and breakers into the standard...
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The non-build things

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Up until 2020 I was pretty good about staying current (not just legally current but comfortable current). When COVID hit airplane rentals be...
19 August 2020

Fuel Flow Test

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  Prior to the first start I had already cleaned, purged and tested the various aspects of the fuel system from the tanks through the filter...
17 August 2020

First Start!

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We started with a short checklist to button up all of the loose things on the plane that would probably depart the aircraft once the prop st...
21 May 2020

Door Locks (Part 2)

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The door locks are pretty much just a standard 90 degree turn to open cam lock, with a 5 pin wafer lock cylinder that has a square drive th...
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