http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8 Kevin Horton's RV-8 Project en-gb http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=2008072019461270 I had hoped to be able to do my final inspection and first flight this week. But, I ran into a scheduling problem with the guy who is doing my final inspection. The way our respective schedules l... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080720192557437 I spent several hours reinstalling everything on the aircraft - spinner, plenum chamber, cowling, ELT, landing gear leg fairings, wheel pants, first aid kit, rear seat riser, seats, seat belts, all... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080713202122986 In Canada, we need to do a fuel flow test before we can receive the Special Certificate of Airworthiness for the aircraft. The aircraft is supposed to be at the maximum climb pitch attitude. The ... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080712214948330 In years past there have been one or two RV-8/8A builders meetings during the EAA Fly-In at Oshkosh in the Theater in the Woods. Several other builders who frequent the Yahoo RV-8 Group have expres... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080712205250962 It’s been a busy ten days. I was in Montreal for a few days the week before last, and my sister and family arrived for a week last Saturday. It was great to spend time with them, but it was a bit... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080701202956773 After I got home yesterday, I tried to contact Grand Rapids Technologies to ask for assistance with the fuel flow activation problem. I couldn’t get anyone to answer the phone, so resorted t... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080630154925816 I took the day off work today, and spent the morning at the hangar. I had noted yesterday that the idle mixture was very rich. At 700 rpm, if you pull the mixture back very slowly from full rich... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080630153836500 Sunday I spent most of the day at the hangar. I redid the magneto timing, and now the engine sounds happier when running on mag only. I tried using my ancient automotive timing light to confirm t... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080628090105440 Yesterday afternoon I got the compass swing done. In principle, it should be done with the engine running, but I need to minimize ground running time as the engine is not yet broken in. So, I did... http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8/article.php?story=20080626193133759 Success! The engine runs, finally.I took the afternoon off to make yet another engine run attempt. I put the new battery charger on the battery for 90 minutes to make sure it was fully charged. ...