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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid flyer speedwing butt rib questions?   

    you can also go in to your profile so your notified when a reply is made to a thread you have posted in.
     
    Ed if you put the cursor over someones name and hold it there for a second, it will show said persons email   You have the option to either use PMs or you can email said person directly.
     

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  2. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Avid model D window install problems?   

    I believe the model D and Mk IV are the same plane.  Jim Chuk
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  3. William Davis added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Avid model D window install problems?
    Hi all as some of you already know I've purchased a avid flyer model D. It's 80% finished as I received it and it's at the point in construction to install the dash/panel and windscreen. The original builder purchased the mk4 cowling and has it split horizontally on either side. I've already got the window clecoed to the roof and clamped in place and i've temporarily mounted the dashboard and panel. The problem is when mounting the cowling the dashboard doesn't come close to lining up with the cowling lip as the manual states it should. Does anyone know if the dashboard is any different on the model d and mk4?

    Thanks
    Bill
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic MC3 VS MC4 SETUP?   

    Thanks Leni,
    My Grove MCs are 9/16" bore, and I think the Matco MC-3&4 are both 1/2" bore. I think the MC3 has an insert tube in it, and they figured out how to make the MC-4 without the insert. Just didn't know if the valving/piston setup was the same on both series, so you could use the MC3 with dual brakes.
    EDMO
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  5. EDMO added a post in a topic Avid flyer speedwing butt rib questions?   

    Bill,
    99% of our postings and answers are done here on the site. You can use the message part to make private messages (PM) between yourself and another person for things you don't need or want everyone to be a part of. Your email is not public info on here.
    EDMO
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  6. William Davis added a post in a topic Avid flyer speedwing butt rib questions?   

    Sorry all I didn't know I had any responses as I didn't get notified through email. Thanks for all the responses this is exactly what I needed to know.

    Thanks
    Bill
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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670   

    easy way to pick up some climb is to wrap something around those tubes and streamline them.  I got right around 200 FPM just by streamlining my struts on my avid.  You have a whole bunch of tubes hanging out there causing lots of drag.  Some .020 aluminum wrapped around the tubes and rivet at the trailing edge with maybe a few foam formers will be a whole bunch cheaper than a 670.. the flip side is, you can never have too much power in a plane so get the 670 anyways, streamline the tubes and have a real performer! 
     

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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic MC3 VS MC4 SETUP?   

    It really does not matter who makes them, they all operate on the same basic principal.  Yes you can set them up dual just like the MC4.
     

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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Stringers Question   

    I was wondering how a small (3/8 or 1/2"?)tube would compare to the wood stringers in bending strength when you stretch the fabric.
    EDMO
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic MC3 VS MC4 SETUP?   

    Thanks Jack,
    I also have a pair of Grove MCs, and Grove Brakes, so this mixture will probably fall in the "Experimental" category.
    EDMO
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  11. dynomike added a topic in "other aircraft your working on"   

    New float plane needs a 670
    So I just finished this new plane cause I had so much fun with the single seater on floats I bought a two seater , only problem is it doesn't have enough power to pick me and my wife up safely (only climbed 200 fpm) so at six hours on airframe and power plant I'm going to yank the engine off and get the 670 from Rick .
    Just wondering how the install went for other members , I know it's a different type plane so I'm sure I won't have the exhaust issue, but still wondering how everything else went as far as jetting and so on.



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  12. jackak added a post in a topic MC3 VS MC4 SETUP?   

    Ed,
    Doesn't look like anyone has experience using these. I was given good advice when I called MATCO with brake or wheel questions.
    Jack
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  13. akflyer added a post in a topic Stringers Question   

    You can use the stringer to make the lines how ever you like them.  My Avid has a couple stand offs welded to the frame and a tube was added instead of the wood stringer to change the shape of the bottom of the fuse to more of a straight line like your thinking.
     

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  14. High Country added a post in a topic Stringers Question   

    Like Ed said it keeps the fabric off the cross tubes and gives it shape.
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  15. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Engine Mount   

     
     
    Wow.  I never knew the -15 had a Lycon in it from the factory.  All of the -15s I've ever seen had C65 motors...
     
    Cool.  Thanks for the information.
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  16. Avid90 added a post in a topic Engine Mount   

    From what I remember, the Continental mount will fit the C-75, C-85, and C-90 engines except for a -14.  That series used the Lord mounts, same as an O-200.
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  17. Avid90 added a post in a topic Engine Mount   

    The PA-15 had a Lycoming O-145 engine.  The PA-17 had the Continental A-65-8, No starter or generator on either.
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Stringers Question   

    all the stringer does is keep the fabric off of the cross tubes.
    EDMO
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  19. TJay added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Stringers Question
    Hey guys I am ready to glue up my stringers and stand offs, I have seen a few pics of this and it looks like the bottom stringer is glued right to the bottom of the fuselage, why does that one not have the stand off blocks? When I pull a string line from the lower spar carry through to the tail spring there is about a 2 inch gap in the middle. What is the reasoning for not making a nice strait like with the stringer there? 
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  20. EDMO added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    I donno - I got mine thru Coast Guard supplier.
    Check shops that sell hydraulic fittings and hoses.
    EDmo
    Or, check Loctite for a dealer near you.
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  21. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    Is 545 sold at auto parts stores? I need to reseal a fitting in the steering box of my rock crawler.
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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    Most will caution against tape, but that is because very often it isn't used correctly.

    It gets wrapped in the wrong direction, not tight enough and as Ed mentioned, too far to the end of the fitting. In my career, I have seen droplets of sloppily applied liquid sealer cause blockages, too.

    Care must be observed with fitting sealer products of any type.
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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    We used Loctite 545 on all hydraulic and pneumatic fittings and non-stainless bolts in the Coast Guard when I was a maintenance supervisor, since there is a lot of corrosion on boats. Liquid PTFE sealant was used on some water lines, but never the tape.
    We used the liquid PTFE (Teflon) on pneumatic fittings at Chrysler. The PTFE Tape sheds strings which can get into air and hydraulic valves and cause a lot of trouble.
    No sealant should be on the first two threads of a fitting.
    EDMO
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  24. thebriman added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    I have used Loctite 565 and 569 with excellent results, although EdMO's 545 is probably a better choice.  I just happened to have 565 and 569.  I have heard not to use PTFE tape because of the ability to create a hazardous stoppage.
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic Brake lines   

    Loctite 545 hydraulic sealer. I also use this as a medium thread-locker/protectant sealer for bolts.
    You do not need to use heat to remove fittings or bolts.
    EDMO
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