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  Topic: Hangar winch
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 4
Views: 6161

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2020 8:26 am   Subject: Hangar winch
Dear all,

I have an option on a T-hangar which needs the plane to be moved uphill, tail first, into a narrow space (8 inch clearance each side of the HS). Doing this alone by hand with a Bogi-Bar ...
  Topic: Oil in air filter box
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 1
Views: 3198

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 8:16 am   Subject: Oil in air filter box
Hi all, I am just in the last stages of ground testing before first flight. I have a new IO-540 from Vans and have run it somewhere between 1 and 2 hours for run-ups and taxi tests.
After each engine ...
  Topic: Transition training (again)
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 0
Views: 2672

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 11:44 am   Subject: Transition training (again)
Like a number of earlier posters I'm not having immediate success finding opportunities for transition training on the RV-10.
This is not an insurance requirement but a strong personal wish, and tho ...
  Topic: Wing attach hardware
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 0
Views: 2453

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed May 23, 2018 11:40 am   Subject: Wing attach hardware
Has anyone else out there noted that the single washer specified for each of the NAS wing attach bolts (page 44-11 figure 1) is not sufficient to prevent the nut binding up on the bolt thread runout b ...
  Topic: Alternator will not put out current
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 9
Views: 8401

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 3:32 am   Subject: Alternator will not put out current
Are you increasing engine rpm above idle during the checks? Some alternators/ pulley size combinations will not get above battery voltage until the engine speed is higher.

Good luck and happy holid ...
  Topic: Rear floor pans
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 7
Views: 6469

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:55 am   Subject: Re: Rear floor pans
Hi Les, Kelly, it has been suggested that using foam under the front floor pans can help reduce external noise caused by exhaust resonating on the underside of the fuselage. I bet no-one has done a b ...
  Topic: Cotton fiber instead of Cab-o-Sil
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 9
Views: 5927

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2017 1:42 pm   Subject: Cotton fiber instead of Cab-o-Sil
Carlos,

I glued the door halves together the first time with Cab-o-Sil.

I got nervous about the cracking noises when I tried to flex the doors, so I peeled them apart again by hand (very easy) a ...
  Topic: Fuel pressure problems continuing
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 7
Views: 4626

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 11:45 am   Subject: Re: Fuel pressure problems continuing
Dan,

The good fuel flow readings from your test with the electric pump are a nice health check for the boost pump but do not necessarily prove that system upstream of the mechanical pump is good. ...
  Topic: Impedance matching
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 0
Views: 3025

PostForum: Avionics-List   Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:49 am   Subject: Impedance matching
Hi all,

I am trying to hook up audio outputs from a Garrecht TRX-1500 (3Vpp, 8 Ohm) and Dynon Skyview (10V, 50 Ohm, output volume controllable by software setting) into a PMA5000EX (510 Ohm, max 3V ...
  Topic: Fwd: Impedance matching
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 1
Views: 2224

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 11:57 pm   Subject: Fwd: Impedance matching
Hi all,

I am trying to hook up audio outputs from a Garrecht TRX-1500 (3Vpp, 8 Ohm) and Dynon Skyview (10V, 50 Ohm, output volume controllable by software setting) into a PMA5000EX (510 Ohm, max 3V ...
  Topic: A-920 throttle / mixture cable
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 1
Views: 1445

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 2:01 pm   Subject: A-920 throttle / mixture cable
Does anyone have experience using the Aircraft Spruce teflon lined A-920 cables with CableSafe2 or similar fittings at each end (quadrant installation) instead of the Van's or ACS A-1550 throttle cabl ...
  Topic: Fuel injection servo attachment - concerned ?
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 14
Views: 13717

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 11:52 am   Subject: Re: Fuel injection servo attachment - concerned ?
Carl, Jesse, thanks a lot for challenging me to go look again. Now I managed to find the hardware and gasket. Definitely time for some 5S in the workshop….

Cheers,

Gordon

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  Topic: Fuel injection servo attachment - concerned ?
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 14
Views: 13717

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun May 17, 2015 1:12 am   Subject: Re: Fuel injection servo attachment - concerned ?
I have the Van's Lycoming IO-540 and am ready to attach the fuel servo to the engine, but cannot find any instructions or hardware. Only the nuts and plain washers holding the plastic "preservat ...
  Topic: Knocking In Lord Mount at Idle
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 7
Views: 4176

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 10:45 am   Subject: Knocking In Lord Mount at Idle
Sean, not quite. The spacer and durometers should be clamped as a rigid stack to the engine mount by the bolt if properly torqued. When the engine shakes the durometers deform in shear, allowing the d ...
  Topic: Knocking In Lord Mount at Idle
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 7
Views: 4176

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:55 pm   Subject: Knocking In Lord Mount at Idle
Hi Sean, If the mounts are old and sagged, or the assembly is off center, additional movement from shutdown vibration can cause the bolt sleeve to knock against the inside bore of the mounts. That sho ...
  Topic: Flap Chafing / Tape
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 9
Views: 6473

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:19 am   Subject: Flap Chafing / Tape
Les,

The trailing edge of the upper skin was pretty wavy on my QB wings. In reflex position I measured everything between gaps of 1/8" to interference of almost 1/8" which I considered a ...
  Topic: Looking for a source of 2024
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 8
Views: 4434

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2014 10:03 pm   Subject: Looking for a source of 2024
I used some of the stringer profile left over from the tail and wing kits. The J can be arranged so as not to interfere with the cutouts, or cut off with a bandsaw.

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On 19.06.20 ...
  Topic: Sudden Oiltemp dropout during climb out
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 6
Views: 4004

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:53 am   Subject: Sudden Oiltemp dropout during climb out
Michael,

3 times in same flight conditions seems a little suspect to pinpoint it as a sensor / electrical issue, although I would certainly follow advice and add the ground to eliminate that possib ...
  Topic: Seat question
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 27
Views: 17785

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:47 pm   Subject: Seat question
Excellent tips, thanks to all.

I was just at this point in the build and have spent the evening fitting up the seat rails and looking at whether to put the plunger inboard or outboard. It struck ...
  Topic: HS-910
Gordon Anderson

Replies: 4
Views: 2588

PostForum: RV10-List   Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 12:28 pm   Subject: HS-910
Hi Shannon,

I'm sure by now you have all the tips and tricks required. To give you more trouble deciding, here's how I did it.


Lay up a fibreglass sheet using 2 or 3 layers of thin (circa 200 ...
 
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