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  1. Kent H added a post in a topic Avid Mark IV Heavy Hauler project for sale   

    I believe it is sold but will let you know if anything goes awry.  Thanks, 
    Kent
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  2. brilenz added a post in a topic Avid Mark IV Heavy Hauler project for sale   

    is this still available?
     
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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Kitfox down   

    Brandon and his sister are both recovering at their homes now.
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  4. Avidventurous added a post in a topic Kitfox down   

    Damn. At least they survived.
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  5. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    HKS may be am option as well.  Friend has one in a Skyraider 2.  60 HP 4 stroke.  Enough power in a light enough plane.  Guy used to post here who had one in a C model.  He has youtube videos of it flying.  JImChuk
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  6. snaprollinfool added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    would love to have a jabiru, just a tad out of my retirement budget! guy has a gen 3 for sale on barnstormers for $12,000. zero hours. i'm going with a predador 670 v-twin which is a honda clone. have one in my ultralite which is putting out about 36 hp @3800 rpm.  an after market cam will bump it up to 44 hp @ 4600 rpm which should be enough for avid  with an 425 pound ew and 850 gw although performace won't be great.
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  7. Gene L added a post in a topic Any Avid MK 4 for sale   

    Brian, I own an extended wingspan Avid Mark IV Aerobatic Speedwing taildragger with an AeroVee 2180 cc VW 80 hp engine that I built and have flown in western North Carolina for several years. The plane performs nicely, but I’m now 82, liability insurance premiums are getting ridiculous, and family is ‘encouraging’ me to part with the plane due to my age (and so they won’t have to deal with it if something happens to me).
    If interested, please email me at e_letourneau@yahoo.com and I will send a couple pix and some descriptive information.
    Gene Letourneau
    N227TG
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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    I had a 2200 generation one Jabiru in it.   Worked pretty good.  I would do another again.  I have another MK IV project, and I'm debating between a 912 and the Jabiru for it.  I sold my Avid about a year ago, the new owner loves it last I heard.  He had about 50 hrs on it by then.  JImChuk
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  9. snaprollinfool added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    hey Jim, what motor are you running in your bird? by the way it looks great.
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  10. snaprollinfool added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    thanks jim, i started working on it this week. have some cutting and welding to do.  1,make new lift struts  2 take left turn out of vert stab. ( right hand prop) 3.modify doors. sometime in it's life a former owner decided to beef up up the firewall for a VW and went crazy with 2 inch by .125 steel strap so will be removing some of that. should have it flying by july. thanks for all your help.  Bill
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  11. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic avid model A door modification,   

    I'm sure some have.  I know someone here who did it on a Kitfox 1 that had the same style door.  He also widened the fuselage at the same time.  I think it would be pretty easy to do for someone who has the proper skills.  JImChuk
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  12. snaprollinfool added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    avid model A door modification,
    hi all, has anynoe modified the avid model A door and fuselage to be like the later models? getting older and it would  make it much easier to get in and out. thanks.  bill
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  13. wypaul added a post in a topic Wingtips Hoerner style   

    One tip filled and ready for sanding tomorrow.
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  14. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Wingtips Hoerner style   

    Yes, keep us informed.  JImChuk
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  15. wypaul added a topic in Avid Model IV   

    Wingtips Hoerner style
    I’m in the process of building some new wingtips for my Avid.  These are epoxy/glass.  I actually started building them a couple of years back and just now getting down to laying them up. The plugs are made from laminated pink building foam from Home Depot or the likes.  The shapes were cutout with a Hotwire knife. These will be built into wing tanks.  The nice part of the Hoerner tips is that they will increase the effective wingspan by over 30” without increasing the actual wingspan. What to expect according to available data is slower stall speed, greater climb, slightly higher top speed and greater range (time in the backcountry.  
    I can post photos as the project progresses if anyone has an interest.
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  16. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox down   

    Bummer for sure,  At least they will recover.  Hopefully it will be very soon.  JImChuk
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  17. Av8r3400 added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    Kitfox down
    Brandon Peterson from Kitfox Aircraft was involved in an accident this past Saturday.
    He and a passenger, not his wife Heather, hit a power line going over the Snake river and they went in.  N295P was lost but they both got out and were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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  18. Kent H added a post in a topic Kitfox IV Standard Gear for sale   

    Hello.  I seem to have misplaced a message from someone that wanted to buy the gear.  Please let me know if that was you.  Thanks, 

    Kent
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  19. Brian Madetzke added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Any Avid MK 4 for sale
    Any Avid MK 4 / Fat Avid for sale 44" or wider cabin? Preferably a stretched version
    I Use to own a Avid Heavey Hauler years ago.
    Sky Raider I at present would like to go 2 place again.
     
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  20. Brian Madetzke added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Any Avid MK 4 for sale
    Any Avid MK 4 / Fat Avid for sale 44" or wider cabin? Preferably a stretched version
    I Use to own a Avid Heavey Hauler years ago.
    Sky Raider I at present would like to go 2 place again.
     
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  21. Brian Madetzke added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Any Avid MK 4 for sale
    Any Avid MK 4 / Fat Avid for sale 44" or wider cabin? Preferably a stretched version
    I Use to own a Avid Heavey Hauler years ago.
    Sky Raider I at present would like to go 2 place again.
     
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  22. sramsey4u@msn.com added a post in a topic Weight and balance   

    I am working on an avid heavy hauler trigear. rebuilding and am ready for the weight and balance . using the numbers and formulas I have a empty cg at 12.inches and a loaded cg at 13. anybody else have a trigear . my next move is to jack the plane at the cg indicated and see how close it is.
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  23. TBflyer added a post in a topic Matco brake fluid replenish   

    OK, thanks! I'll try this weekend.
     
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  24. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Matco brake fluid replenish   

    I always fill from the bottom. I don't think it matters how you get the old fluid out but your idea sounds great.
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Fuel tank issues   

    They were maybe 1/8" thick.  I laid up some fiberglass on an old lexan windshield.   I used some of my polyester resin a week ago, and it hardened up just fine.  It's a few years old.  
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