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Quite often I see people referring others to articles in Van's Aircraft's RVator magazine, which comes out six times a year. But few of us can remember exactly what issue it was in, and going through years and years of RVators is a daunting task. Not anymore. The RVator index makes it easier to focus on a topic and single issue. This spreadsheet is available online in the RV Builder's Yahoogroup (in the files section). If you want, you can download it yourself, and add more items or more detail. Or you can just use the CTL-F function to look for a topic. To search through recent aviation-related magazines, go here. Year Issue Number Subject Title Page 2001 1 Builder Profile Gearhead's update: Ed Anderson 10 2001 1 Builder Tips Protecting pain on wing when refueling 6 2001 1 Builder Tips Protecting paint on gear leg fairings when removing cowl 6 2001 1 Builder Tips Clothespin clamps for wing construction 7 2001 1 Building tips Installing the RV-4/6/6A wings 8 2001 1 Building tips Sheared wing tips 9 2001 1 Company news Van's Newest: The RV-7 makes its debut 3 2001 1 Company news Whither the RV-6/6A? 4 2001 1 Electrical Wiring labels 8 2001 1 Flying Stories Cautionary tales: Connecting rod bolts 2 2001 1 Flying Stories Cautionary tales: Feathered friends in the plane 2 2001 1 Maintenance Jacks and more jacks 7 2001 1 Obituary Neal Scott 13 2001 1 Obituary Tony Bingelis 13 2001 1 Products Intercom installation package 14 2001 1 Products Throttle/mixture installation kit for IO-360 with front mounted injector 14 2001 1 Safety Getting to fly-ins in one piece (Van) 12 2001 1 Thinking about building Which RV? 5 2001 2 Builder Profile Who's on first? Andy Loiselle 4 2001 2 Company news First customer built RV-9As fly 3 2001 2 Company news Second customer-built RV-9A flies 4 2001 2 Flying Stories Some good flying averts potential disaster 8 2001 2 Fly-ins Recap of recent fly-ins 9 2001 2 In the Shop Illustrated Guide to Engine Hanging 5 2001 2 Service Bulletin Flap link "flap" 7 2001 2 Service Bulletin Gascolator required inspection 7 2001 3 Builder Profile The magic hat: Giles and Rachel Clark 9 2001 3 Builder Tips Loose nuts on fuel pick-ups 10 2001 3 Builder Tips Prepping the cowling for paint 10 2001 3 Builder Tips Bonding riveting trailing edges 11 2001 3 Company news Dilbert 6 2001 3 Company news The RV-10: A four-seat RV 8 2001 3 Flying Stories Dilbert goes to Oshkosh 8 2001 3 Fly-ins Back again: Another year at the world's biggest aerial event 3 2001 3 In the Shop Exhaust system fails 10 2001 3 In the Shop Fairing slices brake line 10 2001 3 Maintenance The slime fighter - oil breather tube woes fixed 11 2001 3 Products Crotch strap kit 13 2001 3 Products New high pressure fuel boost pump kit 13 2001 3 Products Tip-up canopy reinforcement bracing kit 13 2001 3 Safety The showoff demon (Van) 12 2001 4 Engines All the pretty horses:  why too many ponies in your RV-9A can buy you big trouble 7 2001 4 Fly-ins Recent gatherings 9 2001 4 In the Shop Change brake pads and inspect wheels 11 2001 4 Maintenance Wha's shaking? Van investigates puzzling reports of tail buffet in the RV-8 3 2001 4 Maintenance RV-8 tail shake: one builder's perspective 6 2001 4 Maintenance Capacitnce fuel gauges and auto fuel 12 2001 4 Misc. September 11 9 2001 4 Products Fuselage only QB kits 9 2001 5 Building tips Choosing a wing: The best for one airplane may not work for another 3 2001 5 Company news Fun with numbers: Status of Van's sales and completions in the homebuilt industry 6 2001 5 Company news The light-sport airplane category 7 2001 5 Fly-ins Australian fly-in, mid-Atlantic WAM, LOE 11 2001 5 In the Shop Bugs in the carburetor 8 2001 5 In the Shop Finishing fiberglass for paint 10 2001 5 In the Shop Painting: straight and level 10 2001 5 In the Shop POH 10 2001 5 Maintenance Aviation products tailwheel problem 9 2001 5 Project profile Finishing out the cockpit 10 2001 5 Safety Capturing 8 2001 6 Company news New kit prices 10 2001 6 Company news NGOP again. Bruce Reynolds is Van's new guy on the phone 13 2001 6 Design On a wing…and a lot of lead shot. Load testing the RV-10 wing 3 2001 6 In the Shop Breather tube 6 2001 6 In the Shop Access to spark plugs 7 2001 6 In the Shop Dual rate electric trim 8 2001 6 In the Shop Joining aluminum pitot to plastic tube  8 2001 6 Products Firewall forward installation kit 9 2001 6 Products New Kit options 9 2002 1 Builder's Assistance Builder's Assistance in Georgia 9 2002 1 Building tips Van's employees consider what they'd do differently next time (Part one) 3 2002 1 Company news Self launch sailplane (Van) 7 2002 1 Engines Updates on 'other' engines 12 2002 1 Project profile Dick Colliander's RV-8 2 2002 1 RV-10 development RV-10 Progress report 6 2002 1 Safety Transition training 11 2002 1 Van Light-sport plane and pilot NPRM 10 2002 2 Builder Profile The gift that keeps on giving (Greg Bitzer) 13 2002 2 Builder's Assistance Another builder's assistance center success story 10 2002 2 Building tips Van's employees consider what they'd do differently next time (Part two) 7 2002 2 Company news Another new design: The RV-0 3 2002 2 Company news Van's trip to Florida 5 2002 2 Company news Czech quickbuilds 9 2002 2 Flying stories A Trip to 'Oz' - Ken Krueger 8 2002 2 Fly-ins Sun 'N Fun Again 4 2002 2 Maintenance Brakes: Dragging brakes 10 2002 2 Project profile An RV "French Connection" 11 2002 2 RV-10 development RV-10progress 12 2002 2 Safety The spin on spins (RV7/7A) 12 2002 3 In the shop Cowl protection 8 2002 3 In the Shop Cutting cured tank sealant 9 2002 3 In the shop Intersection fairlings 9 2002 3 In the Shop Oil cooler location 9 2002 3 Maintenance An Avoirdupois dilemma. An airplane goes on a weight-loss program 3 2002 3 Maintenance About vibration 10 2002 3 Products Bug wash 11 2002 3 Products Prop guard 11 2002 3 RV-10 development RV-10 Progress report 8 2002 3 Safety RV Baseball: The three-strike rule strikes again 6 2002 3 Service Bulletin RV 7/7A spin tests and the rudder 11 2002 4 Building tips Good things to have: Safetying 8 2002 4 Building tips Cleaning fuel tank sealant 12 2002 4 Company news Self launch sailplane - Part 4 (Van) 9 2002 4 Company news The quiet guy in the corner: Engineer Mike Schwartz 18 2002 4 Flight testing Shakin' the 8 3 2002 4 Flight testing Weight and balance stories 4 2002 4 Fly-ins Oshkosh, AirVenture, the show… 13 2002 4 Propellers MT propellers 12 2002 4 RV-10 development RV-10 update 11 2002 4 Safety Casual formation flying: it's a contradiction in terms (Van) 6 2002 5 Engines There's more to matching engines and props than you might think 14 2002 5 Flying stories Across the continent and the Atlantic in an RV-6A 3 2002 5 Fly-ins Van and the RV-9A go to Flabob 13 2002 5 Fly-ins The homecoming 15 2002 5 In the shop Building the cabin frame 7 2002 5 Products The Mellenium arrives (TruTrack) 10 2002 5 Products Advanced Control Systems' engine monitor 11 2002 6 Building tips Smart Rivet tricks 7 2002 6 Company news Tales from plexiland 3 2002 6 Company news RV glider 7 2002 6 Company news RV-11 progress 11 2002 6 Company news Defining your engine and rop (ordering) 12 2002 6 Fly-ins A flight to the Land of Enchantment 5 2002 6 Fuel tanks Leak testing 7 2002 6 Products Flap positioner 13 2002 6 RV-10 development RV-10 Progress report 10 2002 6 Safety How to land an RV 8 2003 1 Builder Profile Building an RV-8A --- Harmon C. Lange 3 2003 1 Company news Baby Gets New Shoes --- From RV-7 to RV-7A 5 2003 1 Company news RV-10A progress 12 2003 1 Flying story You taught your wife to fly in an RV-6A???  11 2003 1 In the Field Tires 6 2003 1 In the Shop Detective work pays off 7 2003 1 In the Shop Upside down wings!!? 7 2003 1 In the Shop Peeling off 8 2003 1 In the Shop Touching up 8 2003 1 New products New Duckworks landing light, Jihosroj governor, RV seat cushions, Oil analysis kit 8 2003 1 New products New Hartzell propeller 9 2003 1 Van How to land an RV 13 2003 1 Van Operating the filtered airbox 13 2003 2 Building Tips Information - You want it, you got it --- Michael R. Corder 9 2003 2 Building Tips Squeaky wheel gets attention 10 2003 2 Building Tips Wingtip antennae 10 2003 2 Building Tips Extended range tanks 11 2003 2 Building Tips RV-4 canopy side skirts 11 2003 2 Building Tips Wall to wall 12 2003 2 Building Tips Recommended modifications to filtered airboxes 15 2003 2 Company news RV-10 update 6 2003 2 Company news Sun 'n Fun 6 2003 2 Company news What does it take to meet the requirements for a "builder's log?" 8 2003 2 New products Altrak stand-alone altitude hold unit 19 2003 2 New products Lightspeed QFR Cross-Country 2 headset with active noise cancelling 19 2003 2 New products New intercom wiring harness 19 2003 2 Propeller Hartzell propellers 8 2003 2 Propeller MT propellers 8 2003 2 Van How to land an RV 3 2003 3 Builder Profile First RV7/7A 'Down Under' (Dave Barret) 9 2003 3 Fly-Ins Scott and Mike go to Texas 7 2003 3 Fly-ins Oshkosh review 8 2003 3 Fly-ins Scappoose 8 2003 3 From the office Are you out there Wade Barnett? 14 2003 3 From the office QB Kits 14 2003 3 From the office Specify 14 2003 3 From the office Standard kits 14 2003 3 In the Shop Landing gear fairings 10 2003 3 Products Installing and flying the Altrak Altitude Hold 13 2003 3 Products Classic ANR headset 14 2003 3 Products Replacement brake pad set 14 2003 3 Products Touch up paint gun 14 2003 3 RV-10 The RV-10 Flies: And flies well 3 2003 3 Tools Making flared fittings (includes torque specs for flare fitting) 12 2003 4 Engines Snooping around: New engine possibilities at Oshkosh (Van) 6 2003 4 Flying stories Things that go wrong: Oil on the windshield 9 2003 4 Fly-ins Oshkosh review 3 2003 4 Fuel tanks Things that go wrong: Slosh in the tanks 10 2003 4 Fuel tanks Tank repair 11 2003 4 Maintenance Gimme a brake (Cleveland Brakes) 12 2003 4 Project profile Dave Hamilton's RV-8 19 2003 4 Project profile Stan Shanon's RV-9A 19 2003 4 RV-10 Flying the RV-10… Again 7 2003 5 Builder's profile Jerry Wilcox 12 2003 5 Company news 2000th RV-8 kit start 11 2003 5 Company news RV-10 goes out the door 11 2003 5 Flying stories Bird backs into RV-4 air intake 9 2003 5 Flying stories Return to Kitty Hawk (Van) 13 2003 5 Fly-ins 2003 AirVenture Cup race 10 2003 5 Fly-ins Big Country Airfest, Abilene, Texas 14 2003 5 Fly-ins Las Cruces, New Mexico 14 2003 5 Fly-ins Sweeden 14 2003 5 In the Shop Installing forward elevator pushrod in the RV7/9 9 2003 5 Products 2004 RV calendar 11 2003 5 Products Coffee mugs 11 2003 5 Products Icom A200 11 2003 5 Project profile Hoyt Highfill's RV-7A 2 2003 5 Propellers The best damn prop west of the Pecos: How much difference is there, really? 3 2003 5 Safety Don't stall (Van) 7 2003 6 Company news Year in review 3 2003 6 Company news Testing shoulder harness 11 2003 6 Company news Price adjustments 14 2003 6 Flying stories The day Daryl stole the car 6 2003 6 Flying stories Fly the airplane: A broken supercharger belt deposits Dave Domeier in a cornfield 12 2003 6 Flying stories Tom's winter vacation (Tom Green) 13 2003 6 Fly-ins Las Cruces review (Van) 5 2003 6 In the Shop How to flush rivet nutplates 8 2003 6 In the shop Removing sticky vinyl 8 2003 6 In the shop Simple map pockets for the interior 8 2003 6 Maintenance The case of the dusty alternator 10 2003 6 Panels Thoughts about panel design (Amit Dagan) 9 2003 6 Products Pre-built fuel tank option 14 2004 1 Building tips Dimpling and riveting the tight trailing edges 8 2004 1 Building tips Mounting tires and tubes 9 2004 1 Building tips Sealing access plates to fuel tanks 9 2004 1 Company news RV Florida 10 2004 1 Company news Airborne on one horsepower 12 2004 1 Company news RV-10 QB progress 12 2004 1 Company news Section 4 (instructions) is the place to go 12 2004 1 Company news Tom turns 39 12 2004 1 In the Shop Clean and neat under the hood 6 2004 1 In the Shop New transition training airplane 6 2004 1 In the Shop "Gotchas" in the engine room 7 2004 1 Products Blue Mountain EFIS 11 2004 1 Products Dynon EFIS 11 2004 1 Products New "RV Story" video 11 2004 1 Profile Mike Kelly 18 2004 1 Propellers More on propellors - Prop testing 5 2004 1 Safety Formation Cross -country in minimum VFR conditions 3 2004 2 Company news RV-10 program notes 7 2004 2 Company news Testing the RV-10 Lid 7 2004 2 Company news The next RV-10 7 2004 2 Company news 2003 completions 8 2004 2 Company news Light sport category 8 2004 2 Company news Rv-11 motorglider update 9 2004 2 Company news Submitting for the Rvator 9 2004 2 Engines The right power: More is not necessarily better 10 2004 2 Flying stories Fly the airplane: Arnold Mlton 13 2004 2 Flying stories Over downtown - fuel zero 14 2004 2 In the Shop Flaky flap motors 4 2004 2 In the Shop Which way does the rivet go? 4 2004 2 In the Shop Polishing out plexiglass 6 2004 2 Testing Noise measuring in Switzerland 3 2004 2 Van Become involved with an EAA chapter 12 2004 3 Company news RV-10 prototype progress 12 2004 3 Company news RV-10kit progress 12 2004 3 Engines