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Tdawson(at)avidyne.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:33 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

I forgot to even make an analysis at Oshkosh. 



What are folks doing for windshield visors?

a) nothing?

b) Rosen?

c) other aircraft visor?

d) used visors from a 81 Chevy Chevette?



TDT

Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

I wish...



Right now, I use my arm, while holding my hand on the center

post of the windshield.  I talked to Mike Fiske at Rosen again

while at OSH and he told me once again that they have too

big of a contract right now with a couple of projects they're

doing so their engineering dept. just doesn't have time for our

-10 visors yet.  So don't hold your breath on those for a while.

I dont' know about others, but I could sure use some and will

probably build my own soon if I can't get something in the

near future.

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Tim Dawson-Townsend wrote:

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 I forgot to even make an analysis at Oshkosh. 

 

 What are folks doing for windshield visors?

 a) nothing?

 b) Rosen?

 c) other aircraft visor?

 d) used visors from a 81 Chevy Chevette?

 

 TDT

Tdawson(at)avidyne.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:02 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

I see Spruce has generic "homebuilt" Rosen visors for less than $200 . .

KiloPapa

Joined: 24 May 2006
Posts: 142
Location: Pearblossom, CA

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

Would any of the current Rosen visors be adaptable?  We have a set of Rosens 

in a C-182

but I am not that far along with the -10 to explore that idea.



Kevin

40494

tail/empennage



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wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:34 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

I've been in communications with the sales manager0 from Rosen and he says they are working on visors for the RV10. He told me they0 are struggling with how to attach them to the canopy. I've sent him off a couple0 of ideas but he says they have several other projects they are working on so the0 RV10 isn't getting top priority right now. 

  

 I've had Rosen in my last two planes and I really0 liked them. Other than that I may have to fall back on the old stick on the0 window thingies.

  

 Wayne Edgerton # 40336

  

 Engine work

bhughes(at)qnsi.net
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Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

Maybe the gentleman who is machining the hardware parts for0 the 10's could build a visor system. I can't remember his name at the moment.0 The hard part would be the mount and rotating joint. Sliding aluminum0 track with a locking device should be easy. Visor material should be easy0 to come by. I had Rosen in my 172 and they sure make flying safer. I bet most0 people would buy them if they where available at a fair price.0 

  

 Bobby

 40116



   From: owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com0 [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne0 Edgerton

Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 6:31 AM

To:0 rv10-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: Survey of the day:0 windshield visors

 

 I've been in communications with the sales manager0 from Rosen and he says they are working on visors for the RV10. He told me they0 are struggling with how to attach them to the canopy. I've sent him off a couple0 of ideas but he says they have several other projects they are working on so the0 RV10 isn't getting top priority right now. 

  

 I've had Rosen in my last two planes and I really0 liked them. Other than that I may have to fall back on the old stick on the0 window thingies.

  

 Wayne Edgerton # 40336

  

 Engine work

Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:25 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

How about a fixture that would clamp to the top of the centerbrace 

support that ties the top of the canopy to the fwd fuse? Should be a 

simple clamp-on device with tabs on either side for mounting the visors to.



Deems Davis # 406

Fuse

http://deemsrv10.com/



Wayne Edgerton wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   I've been in communications with the sales manager from Rosen and he 

 says they are working on visors for the RV10. He told me they are 

 struggling with how to attach them to the canopy. I've sent him off a 

 couple of ideas but he says they have several other projects they are 

 working on so the RV10 isn't getting top priority right now.

  

 I've had Rosen in my last two planes and I really liked them. Other 

 than that I may have to fall back on the old stick on the window thingies.

  

 Wayne Edgerton # 40336

  

 Engine work

Tim(at)MyRV10.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:54 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

Replying to both the below messages....

Deems, yes, that's one of the 2 options I was working with Rosen

on.  The tube is about .895 diameter, and they don't have any

clamps of that size made yet.  The bar is set a couple inches

back from the windshield, so it would need to have a T shape

behind the clamp, with the visors attached forward of the bar,

and when they swing up they'd have to be of the right size to clear

the door and side windows.  That's the arrangement I have been

working with them on, but everything halted with their busy

contracts.   The 2nd option I gave them was a screw in hinge

that would mount to the canopy top just behind the windshield

on that foam filled ridge.  That would work too, but wouldn't

be swing able.  FWIW, I don't think it's necessary to have them

swing to the side...if it were just available forward that

would be good.

Wayne, who's the guy you've been talking to?  I've been

talking to Mike Fiske, and he's in direct communication

with the engineering team too.  He also worked the booth

at SNF and OSH, but that was after I had already tracked

him down that I saw him there.  I sure wish they had the

time.  They did say though that if we were to come up with

everything, cutting the actual visors wouldn't be a big

problem.

Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying

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Deems Davis wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 How about a fixture that would clamp to the top of the centerbrace 

 support that ties the top of the canopy to the fwd fuse? Should be a 

 simple clamp-on device with tabs on either side for mounting the visors to.

 Deems Davis # 406

 Fuse

 http://deemsrv10.com/

 Wayne Edgerton wrote:

> I've been in communications with the sales manager from Rosen and he 

> says they are working on visors for the RV10. He told me they are 

> struggling with how to attach them to the canopy. I've sent him off a 

> couple of ideas but he says they have several other projects they are 

> working on so the RV10 isn't getting top priority right now.

>  

> I've had Rosen in my last two planes and I really liked them. Other 

> than that I may have to fall back on the old stick on the window 

> thingies.

>  

> Wayne Edgerton # 40336

>  

> Engine work

wayne.e(at)grandecom.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:57 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

Hi Tim,

  

 Mike is the same person I've been communicating0 with. I met him at Sun-N-Fun this year.

  

 Wayne Edgerton #40336

  

 engine and door handles

  

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Ray.R.Doerr(at)sprint.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:18 am Post subject: Survey of the day: windshield visors

How about machining a block of aluminum that is thin in the

center that has the four bolts holes that fasten the bar to the canopy.

Then the metal hanging out on each side could have screw holes to attach

the visors on each side.



Thank You

Ray Doerr

40250

N519RV (Flying)



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