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RV and the Dog
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Captain_John
Well Known Member
Luke,
Nice Bike! Big Dogs are awesome!
In case anyone came here for the other kind of dogs... This one flies from time to time:
CJ
Nice Bike! Big Dogs are awesome!
In case anyone came here for the other kind of dogs... This one flies from time to time:
CJBoy
That dog looks concerned!
That dog looks concerned!
Luke,
Nice Bike! Big Dogs are awesome!
In case anyone came here for the other kind of dogs... This one flies from time to time:
lukej
Member
Luke,
Nice Bike! Big Dogs are awesome!
In case anyone came here for the other kind of dogs... This one flies from time to time:
Love the Big Dog, I let my son ride it for the first time yesterday, he has bike experience, but not on this kind... He loved it...
I'm sure your a great pilot,, but that dog does not look convinced... HAHA
blueflyer
Well Known Member
Love the Big Dog, I let my son ride it for the first time yesterday, he has bike experience, but not on this kind... He loved it...
I'm sure your a great pilot,, but that dog does not look convinced... HAHA
I think he is frozen stiff!! That is too funny!
lukej
Member
Haha
He's probably think "we'll be going 200 mph and I don't have a seat belt, mans best friend my butt"
Love that pic!!!! Priceless
He's probably think "we'll be going 200 mph and I don't have a seat belt, mans best friend my butt"
I bought my RV-4 in Aug of 2011. It was well equipped with Advanced Flight Systems AF4500, AF Pilot autopilot,
and AOA Pro with Garmin SL-30Nav/Com and 396. The system performed flawlessly for two years, and nearly 500 hours of flying.
Every piece of information you could want, is available at your fingertips, the EFIS moving map,
and geo-referenced approach plates make IFR situational awareness simple. The AOA pro system
with the panel display is very accurate and makes for simple short field landings,
I think the base to final turn is safer, at every aircraft loading scenario, with this system installed.
The only real issue I had was knee clearance from the bottom of the CB panel.
Since I?m 6?3? I had less than ? inch clearance.
I decided to make a change, so equipment selection started in earnest. I settled on the new AF-5500 which
adds geo referenced sectional, and IFR charts to the EFIS display, very handy in the tight RV4 cockpit.
And the AF-Trans Mode S transponder, remote mounted and controlled by the EFIS freed up panel space.
The addition of the AF-ADSB receiver allowed me to maintain weather information, added traffic
and I got to cancel the XM-weather subscription. I took out the AOA display, and maintain that safety feature,
with the EFIS display of the AOA information. While I was into that amount of work,
I decided to swap the SL-30 and 396 with a GTN650. I replaced the CB based electrical bus with an automotive
fuse panel, which swings down from below the EFIS. Gaining 1.75 inches of knee room, Fabulous!
I had SteinAir make an avionics interconnection drawing and a wiring harness done by Redlinethegoal.
These two decisions made the interconnections simple
As far as customer service goes, I ended up on the phone with Rob Hickman on the Sunday before
Christmas with a question; he got me fixed quickly. If I?d read the manual more carefully
the answers were in there. Thanks Rob!
I?m happy with the end result, and have just flown my first few coupled LPV approaches, very nice.
I?m not much on forum chats, but I?m happy to answer any questions directly tomdubes at gmail dot com.
and AOA Pro with Garmin SL-30Nav/Com and 396. The system performed flawlessly for two years, and nearly 500 hours of flying.
Every piece of information you could want, is available at your fingertips, the EFIS moving map,
and geo-referenced approach plates make IFR situational awareness simple. The AOA pro system
with the panel display is very accurate and makes for simple short field landings,
I think the base to final turn is safer, at every aircraft loading scenario, with this system installed.
The only real issue I had was knee clearance from the bottom of the CB panel.
Since I?m 6?3? I had less than ? inch clearance.
I decided to make a change, so equipment selection started in earnest. I settled on the new AF-5500 which
adds geo referenced sectional, and IFR charts to the EFIS display, very handy in the tight RV4 cockpit.
And the AF-Trans Mode S transponder, remote mounted and controlled by the EFIS freed up panel space.
The addition of the AF-ADSB receiver allowed me to maintain weather information, added traffic
and I got to cancel the XM-weather subscription. I took out the AOA display, and maintain that safety feature,
with the EFIS display of the AOA information. While I was into that amount of work,
I decided to swap the SL-30 and 396 with a GTN650. I replaced the CB based electrical bus with an automotive
fuse panel, which swings down from below the EFIS. Gaining 1.75 inches of knee room, Fabulous!
I had SteinAir make an avionics interconnection drawing and a wiring harness done by Redlinethegoal.
These two decisions made the interconnections simple
As far as customer service goes, I ended up on the phone with Rob Hickman on the Sunday before
Christmas with a question; he got me fixed quickly. If I?d read the manual more carefully
the answers were in there. Thanks Rob!
I?m happy with the end result, and have just flown my first few coupled LPV approaches, very nice.
I?m not much on forum chats, but I?m happy to answer any questions directly tomdubes at gmail dot com.
RV & Talking Dogs
LukeJ
''If only Dogs could talk'''
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They do....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Priceless..
Bruno
LukeJ
''If only Dogs could talk'''
------------------
They do....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGeKSiCQkPw
Priceless..
Bruno
Captain_John
Well Known Member
Ha! He is alive and well!
He is going to be on board for my first flight in my new -7 soon!
. CJ
He is going to be on board for my first flight in my new -7 soon!
. CJ
