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  1. sioux201 added a post in a topic Float Rigging   

    You might want to call Paul seahauffer, he has avids & foxes on floats!
    Be prepared, he a wind bag!!!
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  2. herman pahls added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    What is the bowed strip between the strut attach point and forward of the gear attach points?
    Herman
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  3. herman pahls added a post in a topic Airventure 2014   

    Thanks for the Shuttle advice and I made reservations which cost half as much as renting a car.
    I arrive GB Sunday 10:00 PM and depart GB 11:00 AM on Friday and the Shuttle will get me to and from OSH.
    Larry:  Are you going to leave the lights on for me?
    Herman
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  4. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    Ya gotta admit it was kind of tricky to post the picture sideways..... Jim Chuk
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  5. 959 added a post in a topic Float Rigging   

    thx
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  6. wypaul added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    Sorry, I just couldn't help myself.
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  7. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Handheld transceiver   

    I have a sportys SP-200 (Nav-Com)  that has hardly any use one it.  It uses the 8 batteries also, but you can use an adaptor for ship's power.  I've never used it in a plane, I had a couple of Vertex Standards that I've had for years that I use.  I got the Sportys from a friend of mine that had dreams of flying but they never came about.  He passed a little less than a year ago.   I do like the Vertex Standards though.  They are a little smaller than the Sportys and have NiCad batteries.  Jim Chuk
     
    PS  The Sportys has a standard antenna connection, that you can fit the small portable antenna to or a wire from an aircraft's antenna. 
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    Ron,
          I left out that the guy writing this was a retired aircraft exhaust manufacturer - He also said, "If you wrap the exhaust, You have doomed it to failure, and defeated its purpose as a heat sink."
    EDMO
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  9. RDavidson added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    Perfect, thanks Ed!
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic Handheld transceiver   

    My favorite is Sporty's New 400 - Big nav screen for VORs, All channels, weather, memory, etc. 8 AA batteries.
    I have the old model, which is almost as good.
    EdMO
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  11. looped added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Handheld transceiver
    Hi all my dad has a KF1 and is looking for a new handheld he would like one that will use his existing antenna hopefully for extended range any advice would be greatly appreciated
    Looped
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  12. akflyer added a post in a topic Float Rigging   

    it depends.. if they used the 4th (front mount) then you will have to modify it a little bit, but it should work for you.  Worst case you will probably have to modify the front strut and make it a little shorter and probably shorten up the N strut.  But the rigging should be long enough for you to modify what is there to bolt onto an Avid.
     

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  13. 959 added a post in a topic Float Rigging   

    Model IV
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  14. horsepower added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    You got me too,here I was feeling all happy for you and now you still have to work.Oh well at least you got some new tires.Randy
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  15. sioux201 added a post in a topic Float Rigging   

    Which model fox?
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  16. 959 added a topic in Technical tasks   

    Float Rigging
    Will Rigging for a kitfox fit a Avid.
    The floats are Aerocet 1100 amphib floats.
    Thx in advance.
                            Marv
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    awe damn.. boy do i feel dumb now hahahahahahahaha  ya got me, ya got the tatter.
     
    I thought you meant ya had more time now to get out and fly hahahaha
     

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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    Ron,
          The article I read was in the May 2014 Kitplanes mag.   I don't see where anyone writing the article is making any profit, so I guess it is just an opinion based on his years of experience.
          IMO, the most extreme heat the cowl should have would be after shutdown, when no air is blowing.  some folks have put an automatic door in the top of the cowl which is regulated by a VW thermobellows from the junkyard or dealer.  I don't know that it helps the exhaust areas much.
           To try to put it in a nutshell, I will condense what the article says:
    Only the parts of the cowl subject to high heat need to be covered, especially those areas closer than 3/4 to 1 inch to exhausts, and definately any area closer than 1/2".
    Level 1 - To seal the cowl from oil contamination, paint a coat of fuel-proof laminating epoxy on the inside, and paint with white or   silver paint.
    Level 2 -  Seal with epoxy and apply self-adhesive foil from Spuce or Vans.
    Level 3 -  Epoxy and 1/16" Fiberfax attached with Pliobond contact cement, and covered with foil about 2 inches wider.  
    I added this:   Level 3.5 -  Fiberfax is also available 1/8" thick.
    Level 4 -  Epoxy and Firewall 2000 - this is 1/4" of insulator sandwiched between stainless foil and aluminum foil.
    Hope this helps or gives you an idea or two.
    EDMO
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  19. wypaul added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    What, everyone missed my joke? I re- tired as is 21" tires on the Avid.

    Leni I have had the spring gear on there for over 100 hrs. and really like them, waiting on the Matco TW to finish off the gear.

    I should retire but I just like the trucking business and the oil patch to much. Started saying I was semi- retired this year but that was a mistake, just ended up working more. Guess it can't be work if II enjoy it.
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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    I dont see it as being a problem.  A lot of planes running big continentals have fiberglass cowls.  You should have plenty of air running through there to keep it cool.  On snowmachines we use foil tape on the plastic at strategic locations around the exhaust to keep it from melting the plastic. 
     
    ChrisB has a magnum he puts some hours on.. did you have any issues with the fiberglass cowling warping due to heat?
     

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  21. RDavidson added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    It sounds like a good idea Ed, I just wondered if you did the entire cowl if you would actually be baking the engine like a aluminum foiled potato and make the engine temp go up!
    Around the exhaust makes sense...
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  22. tcj added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    I lost about 30 pounds...all off my gut...the first six months after I retired.  I stopped by my old office to say hi to everyone and they all wanted to know how I lost the weight.  I just replied, "I'm retired, no time to drink beer".
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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Sling Seat -- reconditioning   

    Love the reg. #  They wont let up get away with stuff like that anymore over here.. Used to be able to get about anything we wanted for personalized plates for our cars , trucks.. but now they all go before a review board and they wont let you have anything good like that anymore.
     
    Glad that your able to get around again and get back to flying!
     

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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    Congrats Paul,
          I retired about 23 years ago the first time - unfortunately I was not smart enough or rich enough to quit working -
    2nd retirement was 10 years ago, and still had to rebuild another house, a garage, a storage building, and another plane -
    someday I may learn to relax! 
    Good Landings to you,
    EDMO
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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic New Header tank for the Avid   

    looking good!  I would be scared to put a DB meter in mine.. Funny how everyone OUTSIDE the plane says it is very quiet and that I can sneak up on them, but that is not the case inside the plane as it is pretty loud and when I am making radio calls I get ribbed a lot about the screaming 2 stroke in the back ground.  I am sure we can put some sound barrier in the plane to quiet it down, but good sound barrier is pretty heavy, and I want to lighten mine up all I can.  For now earplugs and good gel ear seals seem to be working for me.
     

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