Geico266
Well Known Member
We have all been there when building, or working on a plane you just bought flying. You have an issue and feeling a little frustrated so you call the Van Aircraft Tech Support Hotline.
But what about the RV-1?
This is the kind of humorous good time everyone has working on the plane. We were working on a clamp to hold the mixture control to the firewall when one of the guys holds up a black cable and says; "Has anyone figured out what this black cable does?" It is marked "Choke" on the pilot's side, but the standard carb does not have a choke. Carb heat? The air box is gone being rebuilt, but no one remembered seeing carb heat on it. It was gone when I got there.
My idea was call Vans Tech Support! Everyone had a good laugh, since this was the first RV it was assumed there are no manuals. I still think we should call Ken Scott just to get a good laugh out of him.
Anyone have any ideas on what the cable did? Cabin heat maybe?
But what about the RV-1?
This is the kind of humorous good time everyone has working on the plane. We were working on a clamp to hold the mixture control to the firewall when one of the guys holds up a black cable and says; "Has anyone figured out what this black cable does?" It is marked "Choke" on the pilot's side, but the standard carb does not have a choke. Carb heat? The air box is gone being rebuilt, but no one remembered seeing carb heat on it. It was gone when I got there.
My idea was call Vans Tech Support! Everyone had a good laugh, since this was the first RV it was assumed there are no manuals. I still think we should call Ken Scott just to get a good laugh out of him.
Anyone have any ideas on what the cable did? Cabin heat maybe?
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