08 Oct 2019 Canopy skirt interference
The fit was perfect before paint but I somehow forgot that paint adds thickness. Duh! I need to figure out how to add some space for the canopy skirt. ...
Author: Mickey
06 Oct 2019 Inside the wingtips
Some photos to show what's inside the wingtips. I have the flyleds kit and a simple halogen landing/wigwag in each tip. On the right wing I have the AOA plumbing. In the left I have the GRT...
06 Oct 2019 Wingtip lights
Looking cool. Really turned out nice. The guys that painted my aircraft are masters! ...
07 Sep 2019 Aircraft move to hangar
The airplane is now in the hangar. I'm happy. The RV8 in the truck with Craig who moved it from the south of France with care! Got it out of the truck somehow - only one real...
19 May 2019 VR Flight Simulator
I put together a quick and dirty VR flight simulator. I used the following components: Joule Performance eSports Ti which has a Nvidia RTX 2080 TI, a Playseat Air Force seat, Oculus Rift...
17 Mar 2019 In the paint shop
The aircraft is now painted. It was done by https://www.aerostyll.com/en in the south of France. Looks fantastic - now I just need to find a hangar to do the final assembly! ...
09 Jan 2019 Baggage door hinge pin
After crawling around warbirds at Oshkosh the last few years, I decided to not worry about my RV8 having some parts with a bit of a practical finish. I'm not trying to hide rivets and...
20 Nov 2018 Side panel access ports
The side panels are riveted on so I needed access in case I wanted to run some additional wires. The left was simpler than the right. ...
11 Nov 2018 Grand Rapids Avionics Sport EX EFIS USB port
The EFIS has a USB port in the back so I installed this adapter to get to it easier for code and database updates....
11 Nov 2018 Blue sea usb
Nice little device. I bought two, one for the passenger and one for me. It does charge at the 2.1A (5v) level, and will keep an active ipad charged. I accidentally pulled it apart when removing one...
11 Nov 2018 Tips from Mahlon on leaking crankshaft seal
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=164655 If you have a chronic nose seal weep that leaks between the seal and the shaft a good remedy is to helix the shaft per CM sb M74-6. Its not a Lycoming SB but the theory...
25 Oct 2018 Panel progress
The panel is in. Smoke test successful. Builder happy. Some panel pictures ...
13 Oct 2018 Some wiring details
The wiring is almost complete, so I wanted to get just a couple of pictures of the details. Below you can see examples of a butt splice with a metal collar crimped to a resistor and...
08 Oct 2018 Trig TY-91 and TT-21 harnesses
Created the two harnesses - took about a full day each. Lots of details to take care of. Had to pull the headset jacks because I couldn't remember how they were wired. All good now, ready for...
06 Oct 2018 Flat black vinyl wrap on glareshield
3m 1080 flat black vinyl wrap stuck to the glareshield. I had tried to paint it twice with heat resistant radiator paint but it was a bit glossy and not smooth. The film looks great and...
06 Oct 2018 4.8 volts bus for GRT EIS probes
The EIS seems to like 4.8 volts going to its probes and i have 5 that need this so I decided to make a little bus to make it cleaner than a bunch of splices. I...
06 Oct 2018 Stuff I need to wire
This is all that's left to do! :) Actually a lot is done. Just need to finish the EFIS, radio, transponder, and connect the panel to the aircraft....
24 Sep 2018 Flap relay board install
Just installed this little flap relay board. I could have gotten away without it but I decided to remove the flap motor controller to simplify but I still wanted a switch on the stick. The...
29 Aug 2018 Autopilot pitch servo installation
Here is a comparison between the "Standard" bracket, and the one I used. I made it longer so that it would be easy to remove the bolts. Got the pitch servo installed. Looks good. Slight deviation...
29 Aug 2018 Mount for transponder and radio
Installed the mounts for the Trig radio and transponder. ...
20 Aug 2018 Bellcrank mount – 3rd time’s a charm?
Third time I've had to do this. I hope this one will do the job for a while! ...
24 Jul 2018 Panel received
Got the panel - looks good. CAD and cut by Bill at Up North Aviation. Great job, Bill! [video src="http://www.rv8.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/3efe5681-6431-428d-bd75-2bf66c478aaf.mp4" ]...
24 Jul 2018 Roll autopilot servo installation
This is the roll servo install in the right wing. The GRT kit seems to be designed for the RV4 and needed a bit of fiddling. Looking at the instructions for the Dynon kit, which...
20 May 2018 Battery contactor / solenoid
Just some photos of I believe the final configuration of my battery solenoid. I have the battery bus cable in there along with the cable connecting the always hot side to the switch with a...
20 May 2018 Top spark plugs and adapters installation
Decided to install the top plugs and adapters. Using "auto" plugs which seem to give better performance and are recommended by emagair. Not to mention they are a lot cheaper so I can change...