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  1. saskavid added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    That trailing edge wing tip roll they had on the magnum that one of Chris's pics shows is such a classy touch and just added to the sex appeal of the avid flyers in that era...
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  2. dholly added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    That's impressive Chris!
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  3. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    They do require 10LB min in the tail with 912! Could be tools or battery though so doesn't have to be dead weight. I even have 10LB in my Fat Avid tail with the 912. That said I have no complaints whatsoever with the 912 once I put a slipper clutch and high torque starter on it. Before that I was plagued with issues, but I have an older S model engine. After the slipper clutch and high torque starter the engine has been a dream.
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  4. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    And here are a couple pics from the Wallowa mountains and Banks Lake with the Fat Avid. Can't carry the bicycle and have to carry some gear on the jury struts, but still not too bad! I have red and blue dry bags that I match the Nav light color with. I think it is a cool touch 




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  5. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    Here's a couple shots taking all that camping gear AND a bicycle WITHOUT any bags attached to the jury struts! This is what I could carry with my Magnum.



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  6. Allen Sutphin added a post in a topic Catalina with Hirth 2706   

    Hirth is close to pricing themselves out of the market. They have went up a few thousand dollars in the last couple years.
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  7. dholly added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    Not quite as easy as the gold shows would have you believe lol.

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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Catalina with Hirth 2706   

    Some guys have put 912 Rotax on them.  100 HP will really make them perform I would think.  JImChuk
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  9. arks added a post in a topic Catalina with Hirth 2706   

    OK that’s encouraging, thanks. I have sent an email to recpower for pricing.
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  10. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    912 has lots of power for an Avid.  Harder to find an engine mount for it though.  Also, requires about 10 lbs of weight in the tail for CG purposes.  Those that have them like them.   JImChuk
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  11. derekbfly added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    Ive seen a couple of 912's on craigslist for good price
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  12. Buckchop added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    Get to diggin??? U know what it takes to dig 140’ off the side of a mountain to get to bedrock? Hahahahaaaa  Man ive been digging all summer and still have more to go. Mayb b there befor end of this month. 
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  13. dholly added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    Flown a Legend Cub on straight floats with a 3300. It would be too much even on a stretched Mk4, IMO.
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  14. dholly added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    Get diggin' and start buying!! You'll be snowed in before you know it, hehe.
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  15. Allen Sutphin added a post in a topic Catalina with Hirth 2706   

    Hirth engines are pretty good. The big difference is that there is more info out there on Rotax and how to run them, than there is for the Hirth. Call Matt Dandar at recpower.com and talk to him.
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  16. Buckchop added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    I hear u there, I was more on Jims commet i guess on the model 4 and thinkin the price for the one my friend has is CHEAP, id love to have it but thats all i need is another plane project, i just finished the 1947 PA12 build in Nov and only 15hrs on it, a summer of mining kind of takes the time away faster than u realize. Hahahahaaaa
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  17. arks added a topic in Avid Catalina   

    Catalina with Hirth 2706
    I’ve been looking for a few months and found one I like. Biggest issue for me is the Hirth engine. Research indicates they are not well regarded in the industry. Wondering if there are any others with direct experience with them. The one I’m considering has under 50 hours TT with oil and fuel injection. Is 65 HP enough to get the aircraft safely off the water when loaded to near max payload? 
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  18. derekbfly added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    I enquired about the plane and he said someone is coming to look at it and he thinks they will buy it
    I saw 2 Jab engines on Barnstormers one is the 2200A for 4K and the other is the 3300 gen 1 for $3400
     
     
     
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  19. dholly added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    7-person tent and wood stove, lol. Of course, the ladies definition of 'all the normal stuff you need to camp' may vary considerably too.
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  20. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    I Love my Fat Avid!
    SO much room. I just camped in the Wallowa mountains and took my wife, a 7 person ultralight Tentipi, (12 feet diameter, 10 feet tall in the center) a wood stove for it and camping chairs in addition to all the normal stuff you need to camp. I did have small bags tied to the jury struts. But it all fit and I wasn't over gross. Try that with a kitfox. Highlander yes, but any other KF or Avid no way. Well a Magnum can carry all that, but its a completely different league of plane.
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  21. dholly added a post in a topic Whoa... $50k for a FWB KF7 STi ?!!   

    Good price if you're in AK but costly to ship back to the lower states I would imagine? Not sure that is a direct competition though. The A+ is higher gross, cabin is the same 43"w as KF 5-7 and can be built a heck of a lot lighter for less than half the price of the current KF models. It is for sure slotted somewhere between the KF 4-1200/Avid Mk4 and KF7 models as to size and capabilities. It may well represent the best price point bargain Avid (or original Airdale, if you know your history) ever produced, but they are rarer than hen's teeth with only 7 complete kits sold as Airdale was focused on marketing the Fat Avid fuselage retrofit to existing Avid owners.
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  22. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    The very early Jabiru engine had cooling issues.  Rotec in Australia (not Rotax)  makes liquid cooled heads for the Jabiru engine and that seems to be a good remedy.  Not cheap though, about $3000 for the 4 cylinder engine.  Are you sure what is causing the loss of compression?  
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  23. LCB added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    That is the one
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  24. derekbfly added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    Are you looking at the one listed on Barnstormers for 15K
    It says....
    Engine is a Jabiru 2200a Serial number #165 with about 650 hours since new. The engine runs great, but we had a bad leak down test. The engine will at least need one new head. (Very hard to find)
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic MK4 engine choice?   

    What is the issue with the Jabiru engine?  I put about 600 hrs on a Jabiru engine in my Avid MK IV.  What serial number is your engine?  I've seen these engines used on sale for $4000-5000 occasionally lately.  The Jabiru would be the simplest fix most likely.  912 will give better performance, but hard to find a mount, and it does move the CG forward on an already nose heavy design.
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