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  1. oregonpilot added a post in a topic "A" model Avid   

    Charlie,
     
    A very unique engine choice, indeed! Should have a lot of people scratching their heads with that. The last one of those I saw was on a Bellanca 7ACA Champion.  They're called a Franklin but they're built by WSK-PZL in Poland, who have the TC's now.  60hp @ 3200rpm. Bore & Stroke: 4.625" X 3.50".  58.8 cu.in.  Weight is listed as 126-133#. They have been in production since about 1962 to the present I think. They are popular on motorgliders in Europe.
     
    Good luck on your new adventure
    Laurel
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  2. looped added a post in a topic Turtle deck   

    Thanks for the replys I think I'm on the right track . I'm thinking I will reinforce the deck and put in a large window thanks again Rusty
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  3. dholly added a post in a topic Wing Trailing Edge Replacement   

    Well then Wild Bill would probably appreciate if you would cover his 2nd wing tomorrow afternoon sometime, preferably before supper hour.
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  4. lostman added a post in a topic Rise of the Phoenix (Pursang rebuild of sorts)   

    I was thinking about the saw blade last night and wasn't sure what brand it was. Now that I've looked at it again, I'm still not sure. Meaning, it obviously was not a good brand blade. Time to pony up a couple dollars to buy one. I'm sure it would be better than eating through the cut off wheels. They are nice where they need to be used, but I'm sure most of the cuts could be made just as good, if not better with the saw.
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic "A" model Avid   

    Now that's a unique engine!

    What is the story? How about some details on her? Hp, weight, etc...
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  6. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Wing Trailing Edge Replacement   

    I'm here to serve...
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  7. wypaul added a post in a topic Johnson Creek   

    Both trips sound great Chris. Look for the red pickup a couple of miles south of Yellow pine in Johnson Creek.
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  8. dholly added a post in a topic Johnson Creek   

    Alrighty then, a front row seat to dropping over a waterfalls like on your avatar would be most excellent!!
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic "A" model Avid   

    That may be the most shaky Avid ever flown, unless someone puts a Jake on one!   Haven't seen one of those engines in the last 50 years -  Welcome, and Good Flying, and keep us posted on results.
    EdMO
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic WTB (2) Matco MC-3 Master Cylinders   

    A MC-4 with the reducer installed should be the same as the MC-3.
    EDMo
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic Rise of the Phoenix (Pursang rebuild of sorts)   

    Mine is a very understanding, non-flyer - She just says when I finish this plane, and if I fly and die, that she is going to collect the insurance, sell the scraps and buy a new outfit, get her hair and makeup done, and look good at my burial in case there is an eligible man in the crowd!
    I told her that would be OK with me! 
    EdMO
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  12. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Johnson Creek   

    Won't be doing the self support air shuttle this time, but my friends have helmet cams. I'll post links when they get video from the trip on line.
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  13. Luked added a post in a topic Rise of the Phoenix (Pursang rebuild of sorts)   

    Hi Kenneth,
     
    I was sorry to hear about your accident, and I'm also sorry to hear about the way this project has affected things with your wife. I hope things will work out for the best eventually.
     
    As far as cutting fuselage members goes, I have done a fair amount of this when removing my front tricycle structure, and also on my seat truss. The biggest job though was removing about 100 tabs that the PO added, but I will not be using and didn't want the weight (about 1 lb). I started out removing the tabs with a cutoff wheel, but I was looking for a better method pretty soon. My Sawzall with metal blade cut through them like butter. After all that cutting, I'm still on the same blade going strong. Not sure why your blade didn't last. Was the blade a good brand (Milwaukee, Dewalt, etc.)?
     
    Luke D.
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  14. dholly added a post in a topic "A" model Avid   

    Welcome Charlie! First time I've ever seen an Avid taped to a trailer!
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  15. dholly added a post in a topic Rise of the Phoenix (Pursang rebuild of sorts)   

     
    Trust me, the AIDS symptoms are exponentially worse when you have a non-flying better half!
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  16. dholly added a post in a topic Turtle deck   

    Mine were also split front to back rather than side to side, although I like the side to side version for quick 'n easy cargo sack access. One could rivet on a piece of hard aluminum "J-Channel", soft vinyl, or similar equivalent under the piano hinge to direct rain leakage back out.






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  17. Avid90 added a topic in Introduce yourself   

    "A" model Avid
    Hello,
     
    Last fall, I bought an "A" model Avid Flyer, s/n 90, without an engine, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  Last weekend, I trailered it (on an old boat trailer) 425 miles home to Illinois.  Yes, the plane needs work, but it is pretty much all there.
     
    Plans?  I plan on installing a wing tank and replacing the original fiberglass nose tank with a small header tank, install a basic instrument panel rather than the velcro'ed-to-the-fuel tank panel that was originally there, open up the wings and repair the damaged wing tips and trailing edge ribs (groundloop?), and replace the engine with a Franklin 2A120.  (If that doesn't elicit comments, I don't know what will.)
     
    Thanks for the website.  I've found lots of good information here, and more than a little inspiration.
     
    Attached are a few pictures of the plane.
     
    Charlie Sullivan
     




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  18. dholly added a post in a topic Johnson Creek   

    That sounds like a very cool trip!
     
    ...which of course never really happened unless proper and irrefutable pictoral documentation is posted (extra points for helmet cam video running rapids!).
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  19. dholly added a post in a topic Wing Trailing Edge Replacement   

    ^ thank you sir!
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  20. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Johnson Creek   

    Well, I'm off to the Johnson Creek / Yellow Pine area today but will be driving there, not flying. (  From where I live its about a 2 1/2 hour flight, but an 8 hour drive. We will be kayaking the classic East Fork South Fork and South Fork Salmon rivers in a 4 day 3 night self support trip. The SF Salmon is a classic and epic wilderness whitewater run. The whitewater portion of the trip will end at Mackay Bar, but we will paddle an additional 20 miles on the Main Salmon to the nearest road access at Vinegar Creek out of Riggins.
     
    When I get my plane in the air again my goal is to do this trip and run the shuttle by air with my friend Ron who also kayaks and flies a 912 powered MKIV. We would fly to Johnson Creek and unload our gear then fly to Mackay Bar and leave a plane there, then fly one plane back to Johnson Creek to put on. On the back side we would fly from Mackay Bar back to JC to get the other plane and fly back to Mackay Bar to complete the shuttle and  load up all our stuff and head home. What an adventure that will be! That will extract maximum utility out of our Avids! 
     
    Chris
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  21. Deejayel added a post in a topic WTB (2) Matco MC-3 Master Cylinders   

    I have a set of mc-3's installed. I cant keep the right mc from seeping hydro fluid out the top when the pilots side mc is depressed. 3 orings. 3 times. No luck yet
    Im going to mail it to matco today for overhaul and see if they cant work their magic. If it cannot be repaired, ill have to purchase a pair of the -4's or find an mc-3 on the used market
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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Wing Trailing Edge Replacement   

    Here's a discussion. http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=3400&highlight=Trailing+edge
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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic Wing Trailing Edge Replacement   

    Doug,
         Any photos you can post of the arrows to trailing edge?
    EDMO
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  24. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Turtle deck   

    All 4 of my Avids had the two halves separate and used comlocks to hold them togeather.    Jim Chuk
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  25. lostman added a post in a topic Rise of the Phoenix (Pursang rebuild of sorts)   

    So I've been neglecting the project for the past couple weeks. Seems aviation, even though my wife is a pilot, maybe the end of this relationship. She's not wanting to even talk to me when I bring up the plane build. I'm seriously thinking the Pursang, that was supposed to give us some flying time together, may be working in the opposite end of the relationship spectrum. Have you ever heard of AID's? Aviation Induced Divorce syndrome?
     
    Anyway, the update: today I brought both fuselages from the back of the house and put them in the driveway. Next I pulled out my angle grinder and cut off wheel. I cut the big fuselage right where the tail comes into the thicker tubing of the cockpit. It weighs considerably less and now fits in the garage too. Then I started work on the Pursang fuse, or what was left of it. The more I look at it, the more I realize there is really nothing left straight to work with. I made a few cuts to try to get the firewall off but ended up burning through the last two cut off wheels I had for my grinder so had to quit. I even tried to cut it with my sawzall and a metal blade. That just burned up my metal blade though. I need to stick to the cut off wheel.
     
    At just before 8 PM I made a Harbor Freight run to pick up a 10 pack of wheels. Hopefully tomorrow I will be able to cut some more of the firewall and free it from it's mangled body. The firewall itself is mostly unharmed, just twisted due to the upright supports of the cockpit being twisted when the right wing dug into the ground and forced everything to move in ways it wasn't designed to.
     
    I will have another go at it tomorrow. I might even be bringing out the big metal chop saw for the few places I can get it into for the cutting. It sure would be easier and go through much less disc that way, I'm sure.
     
    No pictures of progress since my camera battery decided to die after taking a few pictures. Now it doesn't seem to take a charge anymore.
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