My Favorite Aircraft |
I have built an Avid Flyer, two and a half RV-6A's, and an RV-10. These pages describe these aircraft and show some drawings and wiring, there are also some links to related websites.
Send mail to me at: ted_french@telus.net
This aircraft was bought from Avid Aircraft in Caldwell ID in 1988. Construction took one year plus a few days. First flight was in Jan 1989. I flew it that summer, and during the winter I put the Full Lotus floats on it. Never did get the rigging just right and the aircraft wanted to porpoise during landings. VERY interesting sometimes. However, this aircraft was a low and slow type of airplane and I wanted something a little faster. Soooo....
Click HERE to view panel.
This aircraft was bought as a kit from Van's Aircraft in North Plains OR. It took 5 years of evenings and weekends to build. Engine is a 0-360-A4M which I bought from Eustace Bowhay in Blind Bay BC The aircraft is fitted for night flying, although it needs gyros for night cross country. The plane cruises at 170 mph and burns 8 gph. Top speed is about 200 mph straight and level. I flew it to Oshkosh in the summer of 1997, and then on to Toronto. I sold this aircraft to a gentleman at Microsoft in May of 1998.
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I built a second RV-6A which I started in Sept of 1997 and flew Sept 1999. This aircraft has the same registration as the one above. This aircraft was delivered to a buyer in Seattle on Aug 6, 2000.
It includes the following features:
It has a full panel of lighted instruments. (View Panel)
A zero time 0-360-A4M from Aero Sport Power engines in Kamloops.
The oil cooler has a cockpit controllable door to restrict the air flow for oil temperature control for winter flying. Cooler is mounted on the baffling by #4 cylinder.
It has the new metal propellor from Sensenich. 79" dia x 83" pitch
The seats are Temperfoam.
The cockpit is fully insulated for cold weather flying.
The electric flaps have a circuit to automatically position them to 10 deg and 40 deg. when the down switch is jogged. This circuit will also automatically adjust the electric trim to compensate for the flap extension or retraction. Click HERE to see the drawing.
The plane has two landing lights, one on each wing. These are 100 watt offroad halogen lights. I bought the reflectors and bulbs for about $40 and made my own brackets for them. The lenses I bought from Van's. The lights arel also used as recognition lights and flash on and off alternately.
Vertical card compass.
Grand Rapids Technology engine monitoring system. This is an older unit which has been upgraded with fuel flow, and all the CHT & EGT temps. It is equiped with alarms for out of range parameters. These include
4 Exhaust Gas Temperatures
4 Cylinder Head Temperatures
Oil temp
Oil press
Manifold press
Fuel press
Fuel flow
Fuel & time remaining in tanks
Tach
Carb inlet air temperature
Low voltage (alternator failure)
Hour meter
Trip timer
and more.....
Sliding canopy
I sold this kit to a friend of mine and we built it in my garage together.
A Van's RV-10, a four place 200 mph aircraft.
Why we fly ! This picture was taken north of Williston Lake in the "trench" heading towards Watson Lake. Watson Lake to Prince George direct was 3 hours.
Some of my favorite links:
Van's
Aircraft
Van's
Air Force - Western Canada Wing
