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   SuberAvid added a post in a topic Broke 100 hrs in the log book tonight    14 Jan 2015

   Wow, what a difference from $50 a pair that Paul was selling them for.
   

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   EDMO added a post in a topic Tailwheel castor angle    14 Jan 2015

   Tailwheels came along before concrete was invented for airstrips and cow pastures - They can be a PIA on pavement! The original Wright Flyer was a nose-dragger, well - a nose-skidder!
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   Jbird added a post in a topic Tailwheel castor angle    14 Jan 2015

   Thanks this helps a lot Jbird
   

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   thebriman added a post in a topic Anyone near Atlanta,GA    14 Jan 2015

   I live in Athens, GA, about 60 miles from Atlanta,  and it just so happens that I enjoy adult beverages.
   

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   Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Moved the plane today    14 Jan 2015

   How about a photo of your sled.  I'd like to know what you guys ride up there and what kind of riding you do.
   

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   EDMO added a post in a topic Tailwheel castor angle    14 Jan 2015

   My landing gear book says top of pivot about 5 degrees forward with a load on it - leaning backward is dynamically unstable, to use other words for what Leni said.   Tailwheels can be downright fussy, and sometimes more tweaking is needed to stop shimmy.
   EdMO
   

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   1avidflyer added a post in a topic How much fabric Fuselage and Tail Feathers?    14 Jan 2015

   I'm visiting family and friends down in SC, so it would just be a guess on my part as well. Fabric is 70" wide. I would do some measuring on the fuse and tail feathers and go from there. I've never worried about having some extra fabric around. About the time I think I'll never recover another plane, something happens, and here we go again. I buy the uncertified stuff from Aircraft Spruce. Way cheaper, and I think, just as good. Jim Chuk
   

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   akflyer added a post in a topic Tailwheel castor angle    14 Jan 2015

   Leaning it forward (the top of the king pin in relation to the bottom) will also cause it to steer straight on the ground as it will have to "lift" the tail to turn the wheel.  I always start the summer out with mine angles slightly back, then after a few gravel bar landings it seems to be angled forward.  It sucks, but I get tired of pulling the tail springs off to re-arch them.  Maybe next time I will have a spring shop do it and re-temper them so hopefully they will hold shape a bit longer.
    
   
   

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   akflyer added a post in a topic Moved the plane today    14 Jan 2015

   If you bought a snow maker I would pay for ya to go put some on the trails around my cabin so I can ride my darn snogo.. pathetic that I have not put a single mile on my sled yet his year and I normally get in 2-3000 miles a year on
   

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    Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Tailwheel castor angle    14 Jan 2015

    With the weight on it, the kingpin of the tailwheel should be perpendicular to the ground.
    
    Leaning the kingpin forward will cause shimmy, leaning it back will cause it to be unstable making straight travel difficult.
    

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    LSaupe added a post in a topic How much fabric Fuselage and Tail Feathers?    14 Jan 2015

    Thanks Ed.
    

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    Jbird added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar    14 Jan 2015

    Tailwheel castor angle

    Hi all I'm in the process of makeing a tailwheel spring for my mk4 . I have done some research and their seems to be some differing theory's .do I need positive or negative castor ? Does the axel lean forward or backwards ? Thanks
    

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    dav8or added a post in a topic Pictures of MK IV radiator mounting?    14 Jan 2015

    That is great and answers how the cabin heat attachment is supposed to mount as well. I will have to modify this a bit but it gives me a great starting point. It would be interesting to see your setup as well. My Avid has the throttle set up mounted using the front 2 engine mounts where the MKiv radiator mounting plate is in this picture. It would be good to know the hose routings as well.
     
    Thanks!
    Dan
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Moved the plane today    13 Jan 2015

    36 degrees in AK in January.  Dang, maybe I need to buy a store selling freezers up there, you may need them! )
    Mark
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Anyone near Atlanta,GA    13 Jan 2015

    Lenny,
     
    Remind me as it gets closer.  I'm only a couple of hours away from Atlanta in my Cherokee.  I could use a refresher on my Class B flying.
     
    Mark
    

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    akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar    13 Jan 2015

    Anyone near Atlanta,GA

    Looks like I will be making a trip to Atlanta for work on 5-16 for a few days.  If anyone is in the area and wants to get together for an adult beverage and swap some lies I would dig it.
     
    I think I will be in town from the evening of the 16th to the 22nd.
     
    
    

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    akflyer added a post in a topic Pictures of MK IV radiator mounting?    13 Jan 2015

    The pictures kind of suck, but here is the section that shows the mounting on the MK IV  I will look and see if I have any pics of mine when I did it.
     
    
    D model Chaper III Cooling System.pdf
    

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    dav8or added a topic in Avid Model IV    13 Jan 2015

    Pictures of MK IV radiator mounting?

    Hi,
     
    Does anyone have pictures of the MK IV radiator mounting. I am going to try mounting twin radiators in a MK IV cowling and it would be great if I could see how it was originally done on the MK IV before I start designing my own mounts and radiators. I have one MK IV radiator I believe but I am not 100% sure about how it was mounted. I am modifying my Model C which originally had a side radiator.
     
    Thanks,
    Dan
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Moved the plane today    13 Jan 2015

    If I remember right, We were somewhere are 32F BELOW sometime that winter.  But, twice that cold when I was in Fairbanks.
    EDMO
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Broke 100 hrs in the log book tonight    13 Jan 2015

    Guess that I and my catalog are getting OLDER!  
    EDMO
    

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    thebriman added a post in a topic Tow Bar    13 Jan 2015

    I want it.  I'm near Athens, GA.  I'll PM you.
    

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    akflyer added a post in a topic Broke 100 hrs in the log book tonight    13 Jan 2015

    We looked into that when we were doing bobs mod 3... that was a year or two ago and that's what the price was then as well..
    
    
    

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    akflyer added a post in a topic Moved the plane today    13 Jan 2015

    It's 36 degrees today and we are half way through what should be on of the coldest months... doubt we are going to have to worry about frozen pipes this year
    
    
    

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    akflyer added a post in a topic Wind generator    13 Jan 2015

    No drag that I noticed. It's in a pretty dirty area so I doubt there is much. Still playing with props to get the output right. I cut a 14x5 down to 8.5x5 but didn't have time to try the new prop for the generator.
    
    
    

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    Bandit added a post in a topic SkyRaider Wing and hinge pictues    13 Jan 2015

    The SkyRaider that was flying at Oshkosh every day was silver and had a 503 with no cowling. It has been for sale on Barnstormers.
    

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