Over the last couple of weeks, I have been recovering from my radiation treatment. I have been feeling very low and my strength is non existent. In order to keep myself amused I have been posting updates on Facebook to keep my friends informed of my condition and I have been tracking various posts on Doug Reeve’s VAF forum. These have for me been a life saver in keeping me sane. I have not just arbitrarily posting on VAF, I hopefully have made a genuine contribution in highlighting a safety issue on RV-4s that show c of g can go outside the envelope under a certain set of load parameters. The post I am refering to is this one:
RV-4 Centre of Gravity Observations
Anyway the above post is not really the point of this particular thread so let me try and drag the emphases back on topic. What I want to say is that VAF is arguably the best reference site on the Web for ALL things related to RV aircraft. If you have an issue you can search the forums and usually someone has posted something related to your query before. If not, the wealth of expert help available on VAF is vast and usually someone will pipe up with a solution or work around to your problem. This information is entirely free if you choose. However, Doug feeds his family on the revenue generated from this site. I personally donate 50 bucks every year to Doug. It is the BEST 50 bucks I have ever paid for any building/flight related service.
Doug has some guidelines to posts on his website. If these guidelines are not followed, then the post will be removed. For me that is not an issue. It is Doug’s website and he controls what is placed in his forums. I try to follow the guidelines but I have had some posts removed. When if you do find a post has been removed, do not complain, the post has infringed the guidelines so just take it with a pinch of salt and don’t worry about it. If your post is a genuine technical or information enquiry then it will not be removed.
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