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Maintaining January 30, 2023

Oil Changes

Oil G-STRV has had two oil changes to date, at 5 hours and 25 hours. This has been straight mineral oil as specified for engine “break-in”. During the summer we initially used Aeroshell 100, but…

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Maintaining January 18, 2023

Safety – Canopy Breaker Tool

We decided it was probably sensible to have a means of escaping from the cockpit, should the unthinkable happen and we find ourselves upside down in a field. Finding a suitable tool? The readily available…

Flying January 16, 2023

35 hours of fun!

It’s been a while since I’ve added information to this RV14 web site, and that is because I’ve been absorbed learning how to operate G-STRV and really enjoyng myself! So what’s been happening? G-STRV now…

Building, FLIGHT TESTING, Flying July 13, 2022

Maiden Flight!

The following day the “Permit to Test” arrived via email from the LAA. The wind abated by the evening, and it was from a northerly direction, ideal for runway 36 at Sleap. In preparation for…

Building, FLIGHT PREPARATION July 12, 2022

Engine Start

Having done the Pre-Oil, the Lycoming manual advises a start within 3 hrs. A big moment finally arrived, so we positioned a fire extinguisher, and … … found some nice big chocks. We had also…

Building, FLIGHT PREPARATION July 12, 2022

Engine Timing

I made sure the PMag Ignition Harness was routed correctly, making sure no individual cables were touching each other as advised in the E-MAG installation manual. We are using the E-MAG Auto Leads with Denso…

Building, FUSELAGE June 26, 2022

Classic Aero Interior Installation

I had fitted the various components which are used to attach the Classic Aero interior about a year ago, as described in this post. The following is a sequence of pictures showing the final installation,…