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  1. 959 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Thoghts on Full Lotus Floats
    I'm thinking of buying a set and want to know of other experiences.
    I would like to have aerocet 1100 ampibs but have not found any that the owners want to sell at my price range.$7000
     
    Thanks for any info
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  2. KFfan added a post in a topic AIRLINE CRASHES   

    my .$02
     
    Its all about distracting the public with drama and sensationalism. There is very little NEWS coverage, at least in the U.S. What is available is usually skewed with some political or social agenda!
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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Yes, it will impact how tightly the wings will fold. Mine, like many, will rarely - if ever - be folded, so that is not a high priority.
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    The looks of the fin was part of it. I wanted to add more vertical tail for improved stability and control.
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  5. jjbaker added a post in a topic AIRLINE CRASHES   

     
    Dollars are worth more than passengers, no matter what. Never has been different, never will be different.
    Thats a worldwide problem, not limited to Germany or Europe and the crapper in the cockpit won't help.
     
    Whats scary is the level of involvement of so-called "experts" which have been feeding the press with a ton of BS.
    A well known retired LH Psychologist I have known for decades just joined the discussion. Nice little bonus to a already high pension. Roundtables from 6AM to midnight "discuss" the issue to death, more and more hair raising details are released against good money, as with Lubitz's ex girlfriend. Her new Mercedes is already paid for. Depending on the amount on the table, she will release much much more...
     
    One of Germany's most idiotic tabloid papers (Bild Zeitung) noticed that the printing machines went on strike, even machines have more style than some reporters and would prefer not to print what they write. The problem I notice is that lots of aviation media outlets (even in the U.S.) soaked this stuff up and they are spreading it around like horsemanure now. Now the pilots are wondering about his flight experience, the interruptions in training and all of his possible fetishes. Imagine being the parents of this kid and seeing your child declared a mass murderer by his peers. Even if he was, it was the damn job of the employer and authorities to weed him out and the system failed again.
     
    Imagine a French built airplane crashes on French soil, killing 150 people. Stocks plunged within a few hours. People and even crews basically grounded hundreds of Airbus aircraft as pax would not board and pilots and FA's would not fly. Instantly, we knew that the airplane had been down for unscheduled technical issues the whole day before the crash, however that little tidbit of information "disappeared" from the news as quickly as it appreared. The technical blackbox went missing, just when the CVR tape popped out of the wreckage like a mushroom. Tons of issues lost in translation, the cockpit athmosphere was described as "frosty" when in fact it was supposed to mean it was jovial and normal, both pilots on par with sterile cockpit and level of professionalism.
     
    Depression and suicidal thoughts are not as rare as we wish to believe, mental health issues kill tons of people every year. We blame and regulate to death, the tools and weapons those people use to do their deed, but we ignore the base of the problem and try to fix it with regulations that are foolish and full of loopholes. Part of it is putting a 60KG girl in the cockpit when either of the two button pushers needs to go pee. Cameras will be mandatory to observe the smallest movements. I would not be surprised if the industry developed technology that allows the aircraft to be controlled remotely in case both of the pilots become mentally ill or otherwise incapacitated.
     
    How many depression & mental issues, drug & alcohol abuse disorders are concealed and remain "officially undiagnosed", just because doctors know that pilots will instantly loose their medicals and basically become unemployed? Now everyone screams for a law to report the prescription of psychoactive drugs as well as all medical visits to the authorities and in the end, a suicidal or depressed pilot will simply not go to the doctors office. You are perfectly fine flying any airplane with a loaded gun sticking out of your mouth, just as long as you don't get diagnosed and treated for depression. We might not wish to hear it, but we know that medical exams are tiny momentary snapshots which reveal nothing and contribute absolutely nothing to the safety of aviation. How else could I explain flying with a Class I medical holder a day before his pretty terrible death from cardiac arrest? He had medical exams every half year! He was supposedly healthy like a horse, flying big iron around the globe.
     
    The discussions amongst AME's in Germany is no different now than it has been in the U.S. and neither Lufthansa nor Germanwings are comprised of a bunch of blind dumbos. The German authorities are just as helpless as the U.S. authorities and the mob screams to have a monster and some solutions quickly, so they can blame someone and go back to flying cheap and feeling safe. It could have been a mechanic or a pilot, or a controller, as long as the public can blame someone, everything is just fine. Whats sad is that even pilots & professionals are jumping on the wagon and use "Bild Zeitung" information to feed their speculative discussions - knowing that at this point in time, nothing is confirmed. Thats grotesque.
     
    All we really have is a French AG who shook like a young girl on a Navyship quickly releasing some but not all information within 48 hours of the crash, mentioning that the aircraft was COMPLETELY well. Within hours and the wreckage still warm and rolling down the hill, everyone was able to absolutely discount any and all technical issues.
     
    I can't help but think that a lot of this stuff stinks all the way into outer- space, just the high heavens ain't enough.The funky thing will be that at some point in the distant future, those tasked with this twisted and predetermined biased investigation will release a final report - except nobody will really read or understand it.
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  6. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Did you just add the extra tube at the dorsal fin for looks? Looks good, it's coming together! Jim Chuk
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Just Aircraft Offers SuperSTOL Spoilers Kit   

    I have it on good authority that they did break a couple of them, Ed.  Steve Henry has rebuilt his at least once that I know of...
     
    The long travel suspension will absorb a ton of abuse.  It is a very impressive design.
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  8. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    The fuselage is covered.  You can see the unique profile of the dorsal fin ahead of the vertical stabilizer.
     

     

     
     
    Also got the rudder cable farings positioned.
     

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  9. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    My Avid MK IV would do right at 100 MPH with the Jabiru engine in it. That was 80 or 85 HP though. Didn't seem to climb any better than the 582, but definatly flew faster. You're right though about the under cambered wing and the drag wall. Jim Chuk
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic Just Aircraft Offers SuperSTOL Spoilers Kit   

    I wonder how many they bent or broke learning how to make those show-off landings - It didn't impress me as much as the Kitfox did.
    EDMO
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  11. KFfan added a post in a topic P-38   

    Well, that probably adds 20 years to your lifespan..
    You did swallow, didn't you?
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  12. TJay added a post in a topic Just Aircraft Offers SuperSTOL Spoilers Kit   

    Even with all that said, If I had unlimited funds I would be building a Super Stol in a heartbeat, I think they are sweet.
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  13. Av8r_Sed added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Keep motoring Larry!  You're making great progress.  The fabric and panel are looking great.  Def going to fly this year if you keep it up.
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    I have heard that the undercamber hits a wall at 90 - If you can go that fast. I have the Riblett mod.
    Warp says if I go with the cruise prop/settings, I will get 4 to 7 mph faster, but worse TO and climb, and it aint worth it.
    I'm going to try with a 70" full blade first, turning about 25-2600 WOT.
    EDMO
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  15. TJay added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    Hope so If I can get a max rpm of 6500 that gives me a prop rpm of 1873 should be nice and quiet, and your right TO will be good cruise might suck but in all honesty if I get 70 mph I will be happy. I could spend $1000 bucks putting smaller gears in and $600 on another prop that spins faster and maybe hit 75mph, a Kitfox 1 with the undercamber wing I really don't think any of them would get over 75mph,  Maybe I'm wrong.
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  16. dholly added a post in a topic AIRLINE CRASHES   

    Not only that, if you have flown on a domestic carrier 1st class recently you will also see the flight attendant pull the food/drink cart into the aisle to block access to the cockpit whenever the cockpit door is to be opened.
    The Canadian, Brit, EU and Gulf carrier cockpit policies -were- different. Lufthansa has now adopted the 'two man' rule, as has Air Berlin, Emirates, Virgin and Air Canada. You can bet there will be more, particularly regional with a two man flight deck.
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  17. EDMO added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    Guess you can run that long prop turning slow with your ratio - Should be good for TO & climb - Mine is 1.84:1 and I need a shorter prop, but my engine turns slower.
    EDMO
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic P-38   

    May not be a name on mine - some of the rations we ate in 60-62 were packed in 1943.EDMO
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  19. KFfan added a post in a topic P-38   

    No name on the WW II version I have.
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  20. TJay added a post in a topic Rotax 582 getting air in the cooling system   

    This might be way different but I do know if fuel lines if you install a few sharp 90 Degree fittings they create alot of air bubbles,
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  21. TJay added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    I bought a 3 Blade 74 inch Power Fin, brand new for a little less than half of new, I'm not sure if it will work good or be a turd, I have 3.47 to 1 gears wish I had less, but this is what I got for now so I will learn to like it, I can always cut the blades off a bit if I have to, I really like the looks of the Power Fin, so I hope it works, I know they last along time, we have a local guy with a Challenger close by, He had Power Fin on it for 2300 hrs before it started to show stress cracks, He then switched it out for a 3 blade taper tip Warp performance was identical.
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic 532 parts?   

    What kind of prop did you get? How much?Just nosey! I saw some on ebay but they were in sillymeters and only for Rotax.
    EDMO
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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic P-38   

    Those were made with progressive die stamps - about 5 or 6 stages - I saw a sample of each stage - Never looked at mine to see company name, if it has one.
    EDMO
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax 582 getting air in the cooling system   

    I am pretty sure its a metric thread.  I ended up tapping mine out so I could screw a standard one from the auto parts store in it when I twisted mine off.
     

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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic belly radiator   

    I would be leary of running without a thermostat. To easy to have a cold seizure with out a thermostat in place in my opinion. Also helps to keep engine from cooling to much in a descent. Last Avid I bought was run like this, and I had to bore it out and install new pistons. Jim Chuk
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