RV Construction FAQ

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Contents 1 Airframe 2 Controls 3 Electrics and Lighting 4 Instruments and Avionics 5 Painting 6 Propellers 7 Riveting 8 Regulations 9 Workshop and Tools

Airframe

• Baggage capacity: what are my options for increasing it?
• Fuel tanks: should I slosh them or seal them?
• Smoking rivets: what do I do about them?

Controls

• Right stick left throttle: how can I do it?
• I have a physical disability, how can I modify my RV's controls so I can fly it?

Electrics and Lighting

• Cockpit lighting: what are my choices?
• Landing lights: what are my options?

Instruments and Avionics

• AOA gauges: are they worthwhile?
• Autopilots: which is best?
• Gyros and acro: do they mix?

Painting

• Primers: which should I use?
• Trim: decals or paint?

Propellers

• Acro: which propeller is best?
• Pitch: can or should I change it?

Riveting

• How can I set solid rivets near the trailing edges of the control surfaces?

Regulations

• Can I import a completed RV from the U.S. into Canada?

Workshop and Tools

• How much space do I need?
• Rivet guns: 2X or 3X?