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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic The good, the bad, and the ugly   

    If I was home you know I would have been headed your way in a heart beat!  Been there done that, you cant feel as stupid as I have at times!  I thought I had the market cornered on that one! 
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  2. wolves200 added a post in a topic LED Mini-spotlights   

    Hey ED;
     
    hmmm.... well that´s stupid really!!! no shipping to the US, I guess it´s about right for distribution or something, mine are also from Crazed pilot website, one of the first models, now he has different models, this ones failed after very little hours of operation, they light constantly, but not as strobes, I checked the LED controller and there was poorly done, I try to fix them but it´s really cheap to spend time on them.
     
    Regards
    Dimi3
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  3. SuberAvid added a post in a topic The good, the bad, and the ugly   

    I still had cell service so that made it easier.  The buddy that came to my rescue was actually down at Kenai dipnetting at the time but had his plane there so he flew back in the morning and picked up my other prop and flew it out to me.  Another buddy I got ahold of didn't think he was in flying condition since it was around 10:00 Sat night.  You were about next on my list.  It all worked out good but a nervous night since I was right at water level.  Fortunately no real rain and was cool so the glacier didn't have a big melt or It would have made things a lot more difficult.  Maybe around a campfire I can tell you how stupid I felt. LOL
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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic LED Mini-spotlights   

    Dimi,
         I have a pair of those square lights from Crazed Pilot - see his site -  planning to put them in my wingtips for wig-wag lights.   The ad for the truck strobe lights says, "DOES NOT SHIP TO UNITED STATES"???
    Thanks,
    EdMO
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  5. High Country added a post in a topic WTB - Rotax B gear box   

    in one word - "Budget" 
     
    I know there are better options and I would like to change at a later time but at the moment we are pretty broke and just want to be in the air and this seems to be the cheapest route.
     
    Bob has taken care of us just waiting for the mail man now Thanks again Bob
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  6. marshawk added a post in a topic Almost There...   

    Looks awesome, just wondering what the W&B numbers were for it
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  7. marshawk added a post in a topic The good, the bad, and the ugly   

    Glad to hear you made it out and it was only a one nighter,I better finish my survival pack
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic The good, the bad, and the ugly   

    OUCH!  Looks like she be a bit sticky there!  One reason why I am leery of muddy rivers.  I have walked on some bars that looked solid gravel but it was just a sprinkling on top of the mud and mud knee deep under the pretty gravel layer.
     
    Were your not able to get in touch with anyone using the Inreach SE ?? Or did you just not have the phone numbers with you? 
     
    I too keep my survival pack in the plane at all times.  Not only do I need it stuffed back in the tail for W&B but its time like this that a nice tent and sleeping bag as well as many other goodies in the bag make the stay much more pleasant.
     
    Glad you got out of there, and very happy to see that it was just the prop.  This sounds like a story to tell around a campfire some place!
     

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  9. wolves200 added a post in a topic LED Mini-spotlights   

    Hey ED; I saw this on Ebay,
     
    http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Car-Truck-LED-Eagle-Eye-Emergency-Warning-Flash-Strobe-Lights-Lamp-Bulbs-White-/161296307734?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item258e025616&vxp=mtr
     
    I currently have the square bulky on the sides windows behind the pax and pilot and I would like to replace them with this ones, not that I Want to fly in pitch dark and hoping this is the solution, but just to make myself visible in high traffic areas, should be easy to install and doesn´t cost much.....
     
     
    Regards
    Dimi3
     

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  10. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Almost There...   

    Did the W&B and fired it up and timed it last weekend.  Jack is ready to schedule the DAR!!!

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  11. SuberAvid added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    The good, the bad, and the ugly
    I got to spend the night out on the Matanuska River a couple of weekends ago...unplanned.The Good  The Bad  The ugly.  Did you ever want to know what's inside Stretch Armstrong?
     
    What I learned:  1. If you end up in a bad spot; shut down, get out and walk the plane through by hand if possible.  2. Keep emergency gear with you in your plane, your probably are not getting out the same day.  3. Have good buddies that fly and keep your contact list with you and a way to contact them.  (Leni, we need to get that going for our AFF group by local areas).  4. Keep a spare prop!  My Warp Drive has save me more than once now; it is well worth letting it collect dust in the hangar.  5.  Pray that God takes care of you as good as he has me.
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  12. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Oshkosh 2014 Picture thread   

    This video get's close to summing up the week....close... but it misses the 10K airplanes that I spent 10 hrs a day for a week walking around. Snaps makes an appearance in the first 10 seconds. Congrats John! Of a show of this magnitude just seeing your plane is awesome.
     

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  13. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Matco tail wheel   

    Good tips. 
     
    First time I had mine apart was to fix the fork arms.  Now it is the bush tail wheel the way it needs to be.


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  14. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Oshkosh 2014 Picture thread   

    Thanks for allowing me opportunity to be in the presence of these ladies Doug
     

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  15. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Wanted a Rotax C redrive   

    The gearboxes can be mounted either up or down.  Jim Chuk
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Wanted a Rotax C redrive   

    Is the A box / B box reversible to mount the engine upside down like Avid?
    Thanks for the info Jim.  I thought maybe they were specific to engine mounting.
    EDMO
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  17. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Wanted a Rotax C redrive   

    All except the last built 532s were provision 4 engines and used an A box.  It's basically the precursor to the B box and is the same size and shape as the B box.  Quickest way I know to tell them apart, is the A has nuts/studs  holding the front half to the back half, and the B has bolts.   Jim Chuk
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Wanted a Rotax C redrive   

    I am guessing that the redrive off of an upright 532 would not work?
    EdMO
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  19. EDMO added a post in a topic NEXT WISCONSIN FLYIN ?   

    Thanks,
         Midwest Antique....Members only  -  Broadhead, WI - Sep 6-7-8 or close to that.
    EDMO
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  20. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic NEXT WISCONSIN FLYIN ?   

    http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/air/fly-ins.htm

    Check this site. Wisconsin dot registered fly ins.
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  21. EDMO added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers   

    NEXT WISCONSIN FLYIN ?
    I think there is a gathering in Wisconsin in September - Can anyone give me info ?
    Possibly the J3 will be going there.
    EDMO
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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic Wanted a Rotax C redrive   

    The e box puts 12 more pounds as far out on the nose as you can get it.. I doubt that's what you want with the weber engine.. I would go C box if it was me.
     

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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club   

    Thanks Chris.  Hope something works for you.
    EdMO
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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic Material for making ribs ?   

    I thought I had posted this once, but it disappeared somehow:
    I stated that Govment Specs and methods may be 40 or 50 years behind the technology.  
    I think that a carbon fiber laminate would be far superior to any plywood ribs.
    EDMO 
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  25. Trackwelder added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    Wanted a Rotax C redrive
    I am looking at using a Yamaha 4 stroke snowmobile engine in my Avid in Place of the 582 and would like to use a C redrive instead of the E that I currently have, unless someone can come up with a good reason that the E box will work.
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