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  1. tcj added a post in a topic FLAPERON BUSHING QUESTION   

    Yes, the hinge rotates on the bushing.  There is #40 oil hole drilled just aft of the weld centered on the hinge bearing housing.  There is a 3/32 x 1/8 in. aluminum pop rivet in the spar 0.16 in. from the flange end of each bearing as a stopper to keep the bushing inside the hinge ring.
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  2. KFfan added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    ED
    I believe most have a man/woman/kids door on the right side
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Anyone know where to download and print the scale?
    EdMO
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Looks like if you find a trailer with a rear door that folds down to make a ramp, then you don't have the door frame and hinges taking up room on each side. A small door on the side somewhere would also be a good idea.
    EdMO
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  5. Boat added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    I have a 24 ft. enclosed trailer that I modified to carry my Avid Flyer Mk IV.  Works really well.  I paid $3,500 for it - had some easily repaired damage.  Currently my neighbor in Potter Valley has his Kitfox Mk IV in the trailer - storing it until he moves some of the airplanes in his hanger to make room for it.

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  6. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    I did what Leni said. For the 3 point I only marked 5 and 10 gallons so I can get a good idea of fuel on board during the preflight. The other scale I did each gallon. I just used a sharpie.
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  7. EDMO added a topic in Technical tasks   

    FLAPERON BUSHING QUESTION
    Are the flaperon bushings supposed to rotate around the flaperon spar tube, or is the hanger supposed to rotate on the bushings?
    I was wondering about a Kitfox SB that said to put a blind rivet on each side of the bushing thru the skin and spar - guessing to keep the bushing located inside the hanger.
    Looks like there would be less wear if the steel hanger would rotate on the bushing rather than the bushing rotating on the aluminum flaperon spar
    I seem to remember some oil holes in one set of hangers, so guessing the slippage is supposed to be between the hangers and bushings?
    EdMO
    I really need some answers before buying my bushings and hanger tubes.
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Avidfoxflyers.com On Facebook   

    I may have gotten on here one night when I was looking for a site to get more Bud Lite delivered
    EdMO
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    LarryS,
    My memory don't last that long - it may have been for the model 4 wing tanks - may not matter much,
    but I would double-check it on that first gallon.
    - Hope you put the restrictor in the lower sight gage fitting, so level will be steadier.
    EdMO
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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic Avidfoxflyers.com On Facebook   

     
    That's like a bit of a liberal spin to me... I do believe we were talking about a certain person on another site   Damn mr. we aren't married, you don't gotta lie hahahahahaha.  shit, well now that I think about I may have stated something about the slight offhand possibility that some paint chips may have been consumed when you were younger... but then we figured out it was just good rum!
     

     
     
    I don't have any numbers on who may have been led here by the FB page.  No one has emailed me to say they saw us on FB and joined, but I have a suspicion that its been less than 3 new members.
     
    Sorry the AB forum isn't taking off.... no pun intended.  Niche markets are fickle at best.
     

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  11. LSaupe added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Thanks Guys.  I do have the 12 gallon one, though not sure if that was for the undercamber wing or not.
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  12. jjbaker added a post in a topic Avidfoxflyers.com On Facebook   

    I must say I am impressed. The Facebook page has gotten 25 Likes since it was opened, but this thread has gotten 50+ responses.
    If Dr. Lenny would tell if any of the new members who joined recently referred to Facebook as the reason for signing up, we'd be smart.
    In any case this was a good test. Nothing is upside down, that much we know.
     
    Just an example for how it can go if things are swimming belly up:
     
    I have a stonewalled to death forum for aerobatic pilots, which has a Facebook page. The page itself has 35 members and no activity, but its damn Facebook page has 280 Fans with 63 Followers on Twitter. That's a total of 343 "Followers" following a wet bag of nothing. Organic reach is beneath 10% and even the post that the domain is for sale has caused more fans and followers.
     
    :flush:   :flush:
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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Larry,
    You could use the one for the 12 gallon tank and just change the numbers to 1/2 the original IF your dihedral is set on the factory setting.
    The one that Leni suggested you make might be more accurate and gives both indications.
    Make sure your bird is leveled both ways and supported by a sawhorse or blocks on the side you are adding gas to - otherwise, the tire on that side will collapse a little more each time you put another gallon of gas in the tank and your readings will get less accurate, depending on how much air is in your tires.
    Probably not a big deal - It's the last gallon remaining that counts most!
    EdMO
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    Luke,
    I have been learning for the past 60+ years, both from my experience and others - I am still learning!
    BTW: I celebrated my 49th birthday for the 25th time this year!
    Most of my early experience was in commercial training many years ago. The first job offer I got was Co-pilot on call for a late-night HOT run from St. Louis to Detroit to pick up and return a load of heavy car parts for a plant here, with maybe thunderstorms on the route. I very quickly made up my mind that I would fly when I WANTED to fly, and NOT when TOLD to fly, and settled into a Toolmaker job for the next 40 years.
    These kind of conversations are really good.
    Thanks to all,
    EdMo
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  15. Luked added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    Ed, you are correct. About larger aircraft with higher wing loadings being able to handle more turbulence than smaller lighter aircraft. What I was talking about would be where you compare two identical aircraft with the same structure, but one is loaded heavier than the other one.
     
    Jim, you bring up a good point about maneuvering speed. Maneuvering speed increases as wing loading increases because maneuvering speed is calculated based on stall speed, and stall speed also increases with wing loading. The reason Maneuvering speed is based on stall speed is the stall acts kind of like a pressure relief valve for the structure. When the wing stalls, load decreases dramatically avoiding damage.
     
    I hadn't considered that fact. I was only considering the basic physics described in the quote I included above. So, I think I may have been correct for certain situations where damage may occur directly from the motion caused by the turbulence. I think you guys were more correct in how turbulence usually causes damage the the airframe (sudden increase in angle of attach that overstresses things). This is one case where stalling is actually a good thing for the structure at least. I guess you learn something every day 
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    The ultralight flys at 25 MPH and would not be able to get out of the hangar without lifting off and then damn near flying backwards.  The 150 is not yet flying at 40 MPH therefore he can do an extremely sporty taxi and take off if he is lucky enough to get out to the runway without flipping the plane over.  I've been in my Avid loaded up in turbulence that rolled me better than 90° and winds that turned a 1.2 hour trip into a 4 hour trip.  No the soon to be Ex was not a happy pregnant wife that flight but we survived
     

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  17. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    Here is a article that asks the question: Why does maneuvering speed increase with weight. Is he correct? You be the judge... Jim Chuk
    http://www.aviationchatter.com/2012/05/why-does-maneuvering-speed-increase-with-weight/

    another one http://www.lapeeraviation.com/maneuvering-speed/
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    Luke,
    I know that you have some engineering education, and probably the one who wrote that does too.
    However, I have read some "experts" writings that contradict the above. I don't claim to know much about the physics involved, so I cant present a valid disagreement with either.
    What I can say, is that lighter GW planes cannot safely fly in the same winds and turbulence as the heavier GW aircraft - Just ask any Ultralight pilot who is staying in the hanger while I take off in a Cessna 150 in 40 knot winds to look for horses driven off by a forest fire where turbulence is wicked - So that tells me what I am more comfortable flying in any weather.
    But, most everyone knows, that even the strongest plane may not survive in a thunderstorm turbulence.
    Now, go back to the original posts: "There have been no recorded in-flight wing failures of an Avid or Kitfox plane."
    (as validation for not wanting a BRS in mine).
    EdMO
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  19. akflyer added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    I would make my own.  Just stick a paper behind it and mark it as your filling the first time.  I would have 2 scales as well.  3 point and flying attitude.  setting the tailwheel on the tail gate of your truck or trailer should get you close enough to the flying attitude to mark the scale.  Once your rough scale has been marked you can make a pretty one on the computer and print it out.
     

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  20. Luked added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    Not to be argumentative, but a lightly loaded plane will experience less stress on the airframe in the same turbulent conditions as a more heavily loaded plane. It's counter intuitive because a heavily loaded plane rides more smoothly in turbulence.
     
    I guess I'm not very good at explaining the concept, so I looked up a reference to a good explanation. Take a look at this page:
     
    http://www.mountainflying.com/pages/mountain-flying/turb_va.html
     
    Here is a quote from the section that talks about this:
     
     
    Last time we discussed this, I think I got overruled, so I'll put on the flame suit now 
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    I had the 12 gallon scale on the same list of sites that the Kitfox SBs were on - Still cant find it.
    EdMO
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  22. marksires added a post in a topic Parachute installation   

    That is correct.  In turbulence inertia is your friend.
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  23. LSaupe added a topic in Kitfox III   

    Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank
    By chance do any of you have a PDF (or a link) to a PDF from which I can make a scale for my Kitfox Model III wing tank sight glass?
     
    I remeber seeing a European site with one, but for some reason cannot locate it anymore.
     
    Looking too make a fuel indicating plate to place behind the tube.
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  24. SuberAvid added a post in a topic full flaps?   

    I get 26 degrees with stick neutral.  With full flaps and full aileron deflection my counterbalance touches the underside of the wing at about 40 degrees.  Mine has the undercamber wings.
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  25. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Wings in Turtle Deck   

    They don't flop around.  you are correct to fit them to the top of the wing and not the turtle deck.

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