Please note: Bob Collins is no longer producing the Hotline. Rob Riggen is producing it every other week. The list below is current only to that period where Bob discontinued his work. Thanks.
Archives
by subject is organized by the feature article (the one at the top)
for that particular week.
See Issues by Date
ACCIDENTS
A look at the RV fatal accident rate - October 21, 2006
A weekend of tragedies - December 9, 2006
Tragedy strikes Wisconsin aviator (Chris Good) - June
24, 2006
New York Cirrus accident - transition training - October
14, 2006
Why homebuilts crash - April 6, 2007
RVers lost in Ohio RV crash - May 26, 2007
BUILDING
Finding motivation in an online media player - April
1, 2006
Getting out of the rut - September 23,
2006
Videos to help you learn to build - April 21,2007
BUILDER
PROFILES
The 16-month RV-7 (Mark Chamberlain) - December 23, 2006
Chasing the morning sun (Manuel Queiroz) - March
18, 2006
The amazing flying machine (Paul Dye) - April
22, 2006
The need for speed (Dick Martin ) - March
11, 2006
Steve Formal's RV-8 - July 8, 2006
My other plane is a B-1 (Kyle Wilson) - August
19, 2006
Stupid builder tricks - Dumb things we do - October
14, 2006
Meet #5,000 - February 17, 2007
Jim Maddox's RV-7A - May 5, 2007
The people behind the builder - June 9, 2007
BUYING
AND SELLING
RV gold - April 15, 2006
COMPANY
INFORMATION
An evening at Van's - June 10, 1006
Sport Pilot TV highlights Van's - April
8, 2006
CANOPY
Cutting the canopy - March 24, 2007
When the bubble breaks - September 2, 2006
Alternative means of attaching a canopy - May 26, 2007
CONSTRUCTION
OK, class, let's build - April 29, 2006
Drilling out rivets on the rear spar doubler - January 13, 2007
Edge-distance penalty - Part 2 - April 21, 2007
Flap hole - Tackling the flap hole - August
26, 2006
Gear leg fairings - Papa Golf gets some gear leg fairings - December 30, 2006
Painting - Roll your own - May 20, 2006
Pre-inspection up close - March 10, 2007
Return fuel vapor lines - November 25, 2006
Soundproofing your RV - July 1, 2006
Tube bending - The art of the bend - December 16, 2006
What would you do differently - May 13,
2006
FIREWALL
FORWARD
Installing the Lightspeed ignition system - May
27, 2006
Assembling an ECI O-360 engine - June 23, 2007
FLIGHT
TESTS
Flight testing your RV - June 3, 2006
Transition training for RV pilots - January 20, 2007
FLY-INS
Big Bend Weekend - February 24, 2007
Land of Enchantment 2006 - October 21, 2006
Lakeland RV fly-in - January 27, 2007
Oh, Oshkosh! - July 29, 2006
Portugal fly-out review - April 21, 2007
Van's Homecoming 2006 - September 9, 2006
RV Aerobatics -SoCal RV Rendezvous - March 17, 2007
Sun n'Fun 2007 by RV - May 26, 2007
French fly-in 2007/SWRFI fly-in - June 9, 2007
Boone, Iowa RV fly-in 2007 - June 23, 2007
Oshkosh 2007 - August 4, 2007
FLYING
Ohio Valley RVators in perfect form - May
6, 2006
Tim Olson's RV-10 adventures - Decemeber 16, 2006
North to Alaska! - March 10, 2007
Flying the New York City corridor - May 12, 2007
Turks and Caicos by RV - June 9, 2007
Macinac Island by RV - June 16, 2007
Yellowstone by RV - June 23, 2007
North Carolina airport tour - July 7, 2007
FORMATIONS
Ohio Valley RVators formation clinic 2007 - May 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEMS
Installing the Airflow high performance fuel pump - Article
LIGHTING
Where should you mount your strobe power supply? - November 18, 2006
Lighten up: Less expensive alternatives - March 31, 2007
THE NOSE GEAR CONTROVERSY
RV-7 flips over in the U.K. - June 16, 2007
Preventing nose-wheel shimmy
-- June 23, 2007
The nose-gear debate - November 11, 2006
RVers search for answers in nosegear mystery - June 30, 2007
PLANNING
YOUR PROJECT
So you want to build an RV? - September
16, 2006
PRODUCTS
Weathermeister debuts on premium stage - November 4, 2006
Vertical Power is ready to fly - June 16, 2007
INSTRUMENT
PANELS
Beginning an electrical system design for your RV aircraft - February 3, 2007
Instrument panels - Principles and myths of instrument panel design
- June 17, 2006
Where dreams meet metal - March 25, 2006
Different airplane, different mission, different panel
- December 2, 2006
Researching engine monitors - February 24, 2007
Panel design by Tim Olson - June 2, 2007
SAFETY
Van revisits the higher gross weight limit issue - October 21, 2006
The Nose gear debate - November 11, 2006
In-flight fire with good outcome - August 11, 2007
WINGS
Do-it-yourself wing mating - July 15, 2006
Archive
by Date
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2006
March
11
Dick Martin on speed modifications; complying with the fuel pick-up
service bulletin.
March 18
Manuel Queiroz tries to break solo record; building on a budget.
March 25
Planning your panel; hurricane-ruined plane gets second life;
Oregon's RV-16s
April 1
Videos provide builder motivation; sons restore dad's RV-3; instrument
panel clinic
April 8
Sport Pilot TV highlights Van's; images from Sun 'n Fun; Capetown
fly-in
April 15
What are RVs worth? Beginning wiring; Profile: Jim Cone.
April 22
Paul Dye's "amazing flying machine" ; Eustace Bowhay
dies; Builder's motivation day in Houston.
April 29
Cal Polytech students build an RV; working with metal; How to
register your homebuilt.
May 6
Ohio Valley RVators in perfect form; One killed in RV fly-out;
Anatomy of a switch failure
May 13
What would you do different? RV insurance survey results; Flying
the RV-10
May 20
Painting your airplane; Oshkosh BBQ preview; Scenes from SWRFI
May 27
Installing the Lightspeed ignition system; RV-12 update; constant
speed vs. fixed pitch.
June 3
Flight testing your homebuilt airplane; Van takes on gross weight
violators; Tribute to Ron Russell.
June 10
An evening at Van's; Van’s Club France Fly In La Baule 2006;
Vibration control.
June 17
Principles and myths of instrument panel design; Investigating
accidents; Moving the plane to the airport.
June 24
Tragedy strikes Wisconsin RVator; Boone, Iowa fly-in; Flying with
Mom; talking airspeed indicator.
July 1
Soundproofing your RV; Traffic avoidance options; New nose fork
explored; Tribute to Chris Good.
July 8
Steve Formal's RV-8; Where to mount the strobe power supply; A
safety record comparison.
July 15
Do-it-yourself RV wing mating; Crossfire's fly-in; Fuel systems
for homebuilt airplanes; The value of transition training.
July 29
Oh, Oshkosh!; Passenger killed in Oshkosh RV accident: RV-12 makes
Oshkosh debut; Fixing the RV-10 heat tunnel problem.
August 19
Profile: Kyle Wilson; A day in the life of the Palmetto Flight;
Oshkosh revisited; Front axel and fork wear issue.
August 26
How to slow down an RV; Pilot killed in Wyoming crash; Tackling
the flap hole in an RV-7/9.
September 2
What to do when the canopy cracks; RV-6 crash kills two in Calif.;
leaning the engine.
September
9
Van's Homecoming 2006; Wyoming crash update; aileron travel stop
bracket
September
16
So you want to build an RV?...Paul Dye: Rocketman; Behind the
scenes at the AirVenture Cup race
September
23
Getting out of the rut; Never too old to build an airplane; Profile:
Ray Chaplin; A canopy kit with an airplane thrown in; RV-12 to
get glass panel.
September 30
Glasair vs. RV vs. Legacy; What you need checklist; Diesel, ethanol & batteries; Wiring "the stick"
October 7
The search for N2700Q;Hangar heaven at the Home wing; Probable
cause determined in fatal RV crash; Purge valve installations:
October
14
Stupid builder tricks; transitioning to an RV; behind the Land
of Enchantment; price hikes announced.
October 21
A look at the RV fatal accident rate; Van revisits the higher gross weight issue; Land of Enchantment review; the load analysis.
November 4
Weathermeister debuts on premium stage; Larry Olson killed in Arizona crash; Breakfast in Lone Rock; Profile: Steve and Barb Steinhoff; RV-8 captures Copperstate honors.
November 11
The nose gear debate; Randy Lervold's paint clinic; RV-12 flies for the first time; RV-10 door hinge clearance issues.
November 18
Where should you mount your strobe power supply?; LED installation documented; Van's releases nose gear data; SportAir avionics workshops reviewed; A diesel RV?
November 25
Return fuel vapor line; attaching the rudder bottom; RV-12 first flight video; Little River fly-in; RV pilot profile: John Musgrave.
December 2
Different airplane, different mission, different panel; Flyout to Petit Jean; Check for improperly crimped cables; How to measure "X" distance from edge.
December 9
A weekend of tragedies; Genesis of an RV-10 building group; RV aircraft turbine engines; The art of nose art; The Rocket 100; First RV-10 parts arrive in France.
December 16
The art of tube bending; Quarterly meeting of the MN. Wing of Van's Air Force; Canopy installation option for the RV-6; High marks for Mattituck seminar; Rocket crash kills two in Calif.; RV-4 restoration project; Editor's Page: Don't give up on dreams.
December 23
The 16-month RV-7 (Mark Chamberlain);Four-place hot-rod instrument panel;RV-6 as an "exploratory tool"; How to do wiring; SteinAir offering wiring DVDs.
December 30
Papa Golf gets some gear leg fairings; Direct 2 Avionics closes; Superior recalls engines; Changes announces at Sun-n-Fun.
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2007
January 7
My RV-10 experience; the year's first fly-in; Chelton owners form new support group;Oshkosh BBQ planning begins; Editor's Page: "I think I can."
January 13
Drilling out rivets; Whelen tail light strobe modification; $10.5 million jury award in death of RV pilot; Van's France fly-in announced; Editor's Page: "Where does my airplane come from, Daddy?"
January 20
Transition training for RV pilots; RV index updated; Mozambique fly-out planned; Caribbean cruise... at altitude; Speed brakes on an RV-10; Colin Walker passes away.
January 27
RV fly-in season begins; Students reach for a higher plane; adapting IR alternators to aircraft; Ed Bank's RV-7; New ELTs: How much is your life worth?;Organizing your shop. Editor's Page: Complaints from transition training article.
February 3
Beginning an electrical system design for your RV aircraft; EAA NWEAA ask for verdict to be overturned in RV crash; Rick Gray OK after emergency landing; Grove gear alignment; Using baggage floor space.
February 17
Meet RV #5,000; headset review; Mark Chamberlain in engine-out ordeal; "In the Mag" debuts; The long road to building an RV; Editor's Page: Handling waning enthusiasm.
February 24
Researching engine monitors; Ken Beene's RV-4; Big Bend weekend; Editor's Page: (Dis)organization.
March 3
Harnessing technology to help people with disabilities' SoCal RVators hold gathering; Dynon playback tool offered; Install an angle of attack indicator; Texas fly-in date picked; RVators storm the Beltway.
March 10
Charlie Kaluza's trip to Alaska; The pre-inspection;Martin Sutter nominated for Bingelis Award; Advice to dreamers; Jim Percy's first flight slideshow.
March 17
SoCal RV Rendezvous: Osh BBQ update; New series in Kitplanes on Avionics by Stein Bruch; Auburn fly-in images; Who says flying is a rich man's game; Editor's Page: Spring
March 24
Cutting the canopy; Flying the RV-4; RV pilot was at controls of jumbo (A380);Builder profile: Don and Debbie Nowakowski; Editor's Page: Fighting spam
March 31
Lighting alternatives; Are you ready to make that first flight?;The homebuilding settlers in Oregon; Confessions of a repeat offender: An under-dimpling epidemic?; Editor's page: Hey, buddy, can you spare a ride?
April 7
Why homebuilts crash; RVs reunite high school classmates; RVator killed in Texas crash;A great day at Tenkiller Airpark; the two stages of funding your project; Doug Reeves interviews Jay Pratt.
April 14
Is it time for an RV safety program? Palmetto fly-in; First flight for Van.
April 21
The edge-distance penalty fix - Part 2; Using videos to learn how to build; Portugal fly-out review; static line routing; How to move a project; The art of safety wiring; Editor's Page: A father's manifesto.
April 28
A spot by the side of the runway -- RV photos; RV-12 spin testing and update; first flights the RV way; Builder profile: Bruce Pauley; RV Homecoming moving location; Editor's Page: Gee Whiz.
May 5
Jim Maddox's RV-7A; Debriefing your first flight; Spring break in an RV-6; How to glue a slider canopy on an RV-9A; RV builder designing prototype glass panel.
May 12
Flying the New York City corridor; the future of the RV Builder's Hotline; Fighters force RV-6 to land; Selecting the proper approach speed; Thirty fatals in 30 days.
May 19
The Ohio Valley RVators formation clinic; Modifying an RV for speed (Rocket); GPS and spelling waypoints
May 26
Sun n' Fun 2007 by RV; RVers lost in Ohio accident; alternative means to attach a canopy. Letters from Flyover Country: The view from the Bench.
June 2
Flying tories: It's a small world
; Transition training in an RV-10; Tim Olson's panel design documentation.
June 9
The person behind the builder; SWRFI reviews; Vans Club de France fly-in; Missed pre-flight actions can kill; Turks and Caicos by RV; Letter from Flyover Country: Making a deposit to my builder motivation account.
June 16
Vertical Power is ready to fly; Mackinac Island by RV; RV-7A noses over in the UK; RV BBQ now a sellout; Inserting bolts in elevators; Control lock ideas.
June 23
Yellowstone by RV; Review of the 2007 Boone, Iowa RV fly-in; Preventing nose-gear shimmy; Assembling an ECI O-360 engine; Connecter for pilot stick grip; Letters from Flyover Country: From Nirvanna to Neanderthals.
June 30
RVers search for answers in nosegear mystery; The 2,500 RV-9A voyage; Formation flying cited in Oklahoma RV crash.
July 7
North Carolina airport tour
; RVs at Peach State Aerodrome; Ramp checks the FAA way; Aerobatics in an RV; Scenes from the NW RV fly-in.
July 28
Oshkosh Diary; The RVs of Oshkosh.
August 4
This one's for Tom; Hundreds attend RV BBQ in Oshkosh; Oshkosh coverage summary; Surviving forced landings; Canopies! Canopies! Canopies!; Tip-up safety latch modification.
August 11
In-flight fire with good outcome; Ken Scott's trip to Alaska; RV-fly-in Sweeden; Oshkosh formation videos..
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