What The???
Thursday January 26, 2012

Why is there an RV on the RANS CLAN? I know, I know...this is craziness. But here's why-I am learning how to make aircraft illustrations and this is the first airplane I've completed. I started with the RV because I have a very nice, accurate side view.

Previously I've used MS Paint to design the paint schemes as shown on the Downloads page. As you can see though, MS Paint doesn't exactly make a nice looking drawing. Eventually, I want to remake all of the RANS planes so they look like the illustration above.

So what am I working on now? The RANS S-19. Specifically, I am making an illustration of Glenn Mathis' airplane. Don't anyone tell him though so it will be a surprise when it's done! Here's the beginning...

I don't like the wheel pants so I will remove them when I add Glenn's paint scheme. Eventually I will make a version with wheel pants to include other paint schemes. Once the S-19 is complete, then it will be time to draw my S-6S.

[full version of my RV illustrations]

What an S-19!!
Tuesday January 24, 2012

By Ami Selaami

"I am sending you few pictures of my S-19 I finished painting about two weeks ago, to share with the rest of the CLAN. I started flying in April 2011 and managed to fly around 90 hours so far - even with the five weeks the airplane was down for painting."

Wow! Check out that nose art!!

Which Headset Works Best for You?
Friday January 20, 2012

Which headset have you found works best with the noise levels of the Rotax 912S? Join the discussion on the RANS CLAN forums.

News From MGL Avionics
Monday January 16, 2012

V6 Com Radio from MGL Avionics

MGL Avionics has announced availability of a new V6 Com Radio. The V6 is a small 2 1/4" size Com Radio for the Experimental/LSA market. The V6 features 6 Watt Transmit Power at a low power consumption, full stereo VOGAD intercon for up to 4-place aircraft, Pilot Isolate modes, and for the first time on an MGL Avionics com radio, standard rotary knobs for frequency and volume selection. The V6 will operate on both 12V and 24V systems. Also, like its older brother the V10 Com, this new radio can be remote controlled via EFIS for frequency selection. It packs btoh high-powered radio and a full-featured 4-place intercom into a small, low cost package.

More information on the V6 Com can be found at http://www.mglavionics.com/html/radios.html
 

One more S-6S in the Paint Shop
Monday January 16, 2012

It looks like there may be another RANS S-6S flying soon. Rick Hayes (of Hayes Aero LLC) is finishing up painting his new S-6S. Rick has a lot of very nice reference photos on his Photobucket site of not just the S-6, but also the S-7 and S-19. Check out his pics here.

Pilot's Cave
Sunday January 15, 2012

You may have noticed that EAA's Sport Aviation magazine has a fairly new section in the back called Pilot's Caves (or something close to that-I don't have a magazine here with me now). This is one of my favorite sections because it's interesting to see how some people make their hangars into a fun place to just hang out. Do any of you have a Pilot Cave?

Here's a pic of mine. Although, it's not really a Pilot Cave since it's a rented hangar and I haven't done anything to it. But, it is where my airplane lives. Let's see yours. Post your pics in this thread on the RANS CLAN forums.

Winter is Here
Sunday January 15, 2012

Cool affect with Paintshop Pro...

Randy Clark's Newly Painted RANS S-19
Saturday January 14, 2012

Randy's S-19 is out of the paint shop and looks awesome. Congrats Randy!  Visit his thread here.

Chuck Berry's Amazing Video
Friday January 13, 2012

You've all heard of and know about Red Bull. There's latest video called "Airborne. The Life of Chuck Berry" is a must see! It features Chuck Berry and his amazingly beautiful RANS S-6S. It's a great short video with some really spectacular videographey. Congrats on a fine video production Chuck!!

Ray Sheffield's RANS S-19
Saturday January 7, 2012

Ray sent in a photo of his amazing S-19 along with a note indicating he now has 45 fun-filled hours on his airplane. He says that the RANS kit was high quality and he is very satisfied. Your S-19 looks great Ray! I love the paint scheme.