For me the regular automotive creepers designed to be low to fit under cars were too low to comfortably work under the airplane. Reaching the underside of the wings and belly of the plane was a stretch and not comfortable for long jobs. I got […]
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Canopy Nut Caps
This project started when my wife snagged her sweater on one of the canopy bolts. I looked for ready made vinyl caps and was unsuccessful finding ones that looked right. It seemed like a lot of work to make my own but I like to […]
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Lifting without getting a sore back
An easy way to solo lift the RV-12 to do wheel maintenance or put it on sawhorses is this Harbor Freight hydraulic table cart. It can lift 1000 pounds, the whole RV-12, although I wouldn’t suggest lifting the whole plane since there isn’t strong structure […]
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Ultimate Fuel Stick
My RV-12 is the early design with the fuel tank behind the co-pilot seat. Checking fuel level is very important and I do it before every flight. My original fuel measuring stick was a 5/16 wooden dowel extremely warped, (Home Depot stocks lots of the […]
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Shade For The Cockpit
When parking in the sun the RV-12 can get pretty hot inside, the first few minutes getting back in is a dance to keep from getting burned on the hot interior. I found this spring type window shade on Amazon that fits perfectly, rolls up […]
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12 Volt Fuel Cart
When I bought the RV-12 I knew I wanted to use mogas as much as possible. Bringing it in to the airport wasn’t an issue but getting it into the plane with 5 gallon jugs shoulder height was going to get old really fast. I […]