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	READ ME FIRST Before trying to register a forums account here, read the document inside.	Read this document before... by admin 07-26-2016 04:05 PM	1	1
	Temp / Test / Misc. (posts deleted after 2 weeks) A place for 1) temporary things (like a fly-in this weekend or a show on TV tonight featuring an RVator), 2) playing around and get the feel of how things work. KEEP IT RV-RELATED!	PIREP on Merritt Island(COI)... by uk_figs Yesterday 09:57 AM	24	117
	RV General Discussion/News The general purpose forum. First flights, vendor news, construction technique., wiring, painting, interiors, flying technique, etc. Note the 'Never Ending Debates' section further down with forums like 'Tools' and 'Primers' and such.	Taxes for new RV purchase by Saville Today 06:24 AM	34,585	372,412
	VAF Classifieds (posts in here deleted after 30 days) Post stuff for sale (FS) and stuff you want to by (WTB).	FS: Garmin 430W by Jesse Today 05:53 AM	331	1,074
	Safety All things safety. Anything that promotes safety.	A very disturbing discovery... by Saville Today 06:21 AM	1,199	25,596
	Places To Fly...Things to See...Things to Eat Please read the 'sticky' in the forum BEFORE posting in here.	Byrd's Adventure Center by DanH 04-18-2018 03:03 PM	459	4,599
	RV Photo/Video URLs A place to post the URLs of various RV related photo galleries.	RV-Lancair Brotherhood Day by snopercod 04-11-2018 03:29 PM	1,638	13,632
	Virtual Hangar Pictures and descriptions of finished RVs posted by their owners. Each RV has its own separate thread.	RV-7A N74WK by Vansconvert 01-13-2018 04:53 PM	67	901
	My RV Build Project A place to semi-document your RV project in pictures and words. One thread per project please.	RV-7A rebirthing by jcarne Yesterday 06:55 PM	171	5,819
	RV Ongoing Maintenance Issues Questions about changing tires, oil, brakes, annual issues, etc addressed here...	DIY Jack Stands by Snowflake 04-17-2018 03:26 PM	2,022	21,330
	RV Building Tips/Techniques A place to 'give' out tips and tricks to make the next person's RV building experience easier.	Panel - Paint or Powder Coat by uk_figs Yesterday 09:46 AM	800	7,321
	RV Friends Who Have Passed On A place to talk about those flying friends who have passed on.	Tom Irlbeck by Eric Petersen Yesterday 07:48 PM	205	2,668
	RV Threads: The Best Of The Best (copies) Copies of the best posts saved here in a 'read only' location for future reference by all. You can't post here, but if you're looking for the 'golden posts' pulled from the forums this is the place.	Words of Encouragement for... by 339A 07-20-2010 06:33 AM	9	182
	VAF Group Buys / Discounts Helping coordinate group purchases between mfgrs/dealers and RV builders. More on how this works in the sticky at the top of this folder.	Wheel Chock Group Buy... by DeltaRomeo 07-08-2013 05:44 AM	3	6
	Job Board For RVators looking for a job and for RVators looking to hire other RVators. Lets help each other out if we can.	Prototyping Technician Needed by Ryano 03-23-2018 09:13 AM	62	265
	Reviews Products and services. No vendor bashing will be tolerated.	A huge thank you to Bill at... by wjb Yesterday 08:50 PM	847	6,064
	Acts of Charity (using your RV) A place to coordinate and brag on using your RV to do charity work. Pilots 'n Paws, hauling blood and/or supplies, etc.	Combo Platter by rv7boy 03-27-2018 11:53 AM	173	1,311
Model Specific Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	RV-14 Announced to the public 7/23/12.	Show me your antennas (esp.... by mturnerb Today 04:54 AM	1,739	15,827
	RV-12	Canopy Rail Support by rvbuilder2002 Yesterday 11:18 AM	6,852	76,791
	RV-10	I would like to test fly RV-10 by Chippster1 Yesterday 08:44 PM	4,463	46,662
	RV-9/9A	9 Elevator trim spar Question by JSOliveira 04-16-2018 03:28 PM	3,186	30,225
	RV-8/8A	Grove Gear - RV-8 not listed by DanH Yesterday 03:29 PM	4,781	42,124
	RV-7/7A	Wing jigs in SoCal? by longranger Yesterday 10:37 PM	5,823	54,116
	RV-6/6A	Show Us Your Panel by titanhank 04-16-2018 01:34 PM	1,398	12,488
	RV-4	Culprit by EXflyer Yesterday 08:23 AM	2,015	19,349
	RV-3	Where To Put a Gascolator? by David Paule 04-11-2018 09:44 AM	808	7,368
	RV-11	???????? by smokyray 03-23-2018 11:55 AM	10	68
	Rocket 'close enough'	G3X rocket panel layout. by FitzRX7 03-20-2018 10:53 AM	259	3,385
	RV-1	The Mockingbird in her new... by Vlad 07-03-2016 07:00 AM	101	1,232
RV Firewall Forward Section Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	Propellers Constant Speed, Fixed Metal, Wood	Prop Balancing in Spokane,... by scarlson 04-16-2018 02:01 PM	992	9,750
	Traditional Aircraft Engines Titan, Lycoming, Superior, etc.	EGT keeps increasing when... by mahlon_r Today 06:25 AM	3,996	41,038
	Alternative Engines Subie, Chevy, Turbine, etc.	Auto Engine ECUs in aircraft by Tomcat RV4 04-17-2018 06:38 AM	497	9,974
	Electronic Ignition Systems	Ford edis with megajolt by DanH Yesterday 04:04 PM	518	7,395
	Fuel Injection Systems	SDS EM-6 EFI ECU by rv6ejguy 04-16-2018 03:51 PM	343	3,670
Avionics / Interiors / Fiberglass Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	ADS-B	480/SL70R/600B Setup... by wookiemail Yesterday 08:07 AM	449	7,583
	GPS	Buying an Avidyne IFD540/440 by tim2542 04-05-2018 07:46 PM	1,215	11,009
	COMM	Dynon Radio Interference by Piloto506 04-17-2018 10:53 PM	1,252	10,079
	Autopilots Single axis, dual axis, installations, questions. TruTrak, Trio, Navaid, etc.	Tru Trak pitch servo install... by rvsxer 04-12-2018 06:16 AM	566	5,020
	Glass Cockpit EFIS, MFD, PDAs, etc. The cutting edge stuff.	G3X LRU Kit Selection by g3xpert Today 06:28 AM	3,037	33,601
	Steam Gauges Traditional gauges. Installation, use, calibration, etc.	AH topples by Capt 04-10-2018 03:13 AM	244	1,602
	Engine Monitors uMonitor, Grand Rapids, JPI, etc.	Kavlico sensor wiring by az_gila 04-18-2018 09:32 PM	402	2,640
	Electrical Systems	Basic electrical questions. by NYTOM Today 05:43 AM	2,196	20,470
	APRS Tracking Description, installation, and demonstration of APRS trackers in RV aircraft.	Practice holds in a 30kt wind... by dlloyd3 03-26-2018 11:02 AM	339	3,413
	Interiors For questions/comments on all things interior (carpets, seats, armrests, etc).	Classic Aero Designs Customer... by Luke D 04-04-2018 09:05 AM	205	1,933
	Fiberglass	SJ cowl oil drain access hole? by db1yg 02-27-2018 02:19 PM	229	1,954
Regional Forums Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	Oregon The largest concentration of RV's on the planet.	maybe moving to Corvallis,... by RV8JD 03-25-2018 05:48 PM	141	800
	Texas (North) Sub-Forums: Shared Tools	Fort Worth area aero... by LordofWar 04-16-2018 02:06 PM	584	3,283
	Texas (South) Houston, San Antonio, Austin, etc....	Houston area monthly lunch... by N546RV Yesterday 09:22 PM	478	2,554
	California One of the larger concentrations of RVs.	Van's at Mojave Experimental... by davidkarlsberg 04-18-2018 10:28 PM	485	3,213
	Florida (South) per request of 'otrova'	Fort Lauderdale - for a cruise by bill@fusion4.net 03-22-2018 11:52 AM	145	790
	Florida (Central) per request of Tony Johnson	A Canadian in Venice...... by Funguy 04-12-2018 06:28 AM	248	1,478
	Florida (North) per request of Danny Smith	10th ANNUAL SHAMROCK FLY IN by Mark Wiencek 03-15-2018 07:28 AM	87	432
	Mid-Atlantic DC, DE, MD, VA, Estrn Panhandle of WV	Looking for a new home MD/DC... by Icarus 03-12-2018 08:49 PM	152	1,114
	Midwest CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, OK, SD, UT, WI, WY	Looking for Partner to build... by pr1malr8ge 03-31-2018 12:18 PM	624	3,098
	Northeast CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WV	Any builders in Western New... by dwranda 04-15-2018 03:07 PM	391	2,793
	Northwest AK, ID, WA (Oregon has its own dedicated area)	Arlington Airport, WA (KAWO)... by RV8JD 03-28-2018 03:33 PM	220	1,152
	Southeast AL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TN (Florida has it's own dedicated forums)	over night storage by Ron B. 04-18-2018 04:44 AM	605	3,981
	West (and Southwest) AZ, CA, HI, NV, UT, NM	Ely, Nevada by Lars 04-09-2018 11:57 AM	332	2,119
	Canada All Provinces	RV-8 parking at Thunder Bay? by tfriendshuh 04-09-2018 02:07 PM	256	2,199
	International Everywhere Else!	Kit delivery to Europe,... by ella84 04-11-2018 06:22 AM	221	1,340
Activity Specific Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	Aircraft Camping	Sun and Fun by f14av8r 04-15-2018 05:10 PM	105	1,108
	Trip Write-ups A place to put a summary of a recently taken trip in your RV. Used to motivate others to keep building and to generate travel ideas.	Caverns of Sonora by gasman Yesterday 09:38 PM	1,101	14,570
The Never Ending Debate Section Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	Tip up canopy vs. Sliding canopy	Tilting Canopy vs Slider by ALagonia 11-21-2017 06:44 PM	30	660
	Nosewheel vs. Tailwheel	Has Anyone Splatted an... by pa38112 02-06-2018 08:43 AM	50	878
	Traditional vs. Alternative Powerplants	Electric RV? by terrye 07-21-2017 02:18 PM	24	767
	Tools	Have I just stuffed my Pneu... by mturnerb Today 05:03 AM	890	8,648
	Primers	Van's support funnie on the... by rdamazio 04-07-2018 01:46 PM	278	2,573
	Painting your RV All about painting your RV. Prep / filling / which paints / hardners / application techniques, etc.	Paint Shop Recommendation by wnplt 04-08-2018 11:51 AM	509	4,676
	Polishing your RV	California Custom Purple... by Bcone1381 04-10-2018 09:57 AM	39	476
Education Posting rules can be found HERE. Forum moderators HERE.
	Probable Cause Documents Discussed After the FAA (or equivalent in other countries) publishes a probable cause document (PC), we encourage you to discuss it in order to learn.	Probable Cause List Updated... by DeltaRomeo 01-25-2018 02:19 PM	15	137
	Flight Testing	Fixed Pitch Prop; Do I need... by az_gila 04-01-2018 01:51 PM	139	1,722
	Close Calls / Lessons Learned A place to debrief your flying, judgment and planning mistakes in a way so that others may learn. (a.k.a. 'I Cheated Darwin', 'Oh Sh%t', etc.). Similar to the 'Never Again' and 'I Learned From That' sections in some flying magazines.	I got ramp checked by Mel 12-20-2017 08:07 AM	64	1,183
	Visual Flight Rules	MOAs and activity by ryan 02-03-2018 08:07 PM	48	528
	Instrument Flight Rules	GRT-IFR-GPS by Lars 04-12-2018 09:05 PM	157	2,613
	Formation Flying	Seattle Area Formation... by schristo@mac.com 02-13-2018 07:31 PM	192	1,835
	Photography Get questions answered on how to best photography your flying, static or under construction aircraft.	Quad RV-8? by jdhmotor 12-06-2017 07:31 AM	108	1,001
	Web Site Development Get questions answered regarding the web site you have online spotlighting your RV project.	ADDS Weather URL changes by rzbill 03-07-2018 09:42 AM	76	592
	Builder Website Links A place to post an entry (thread) pointing to your website. This area is really just a test to see if it will catch on.	RV14 build, Scotland UK by Chris Cooper 03-06-2018 01:21 PM	149	405
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