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  1. dholly added a post in a topic Rotax 912UL - REVISED Service Bulletin SB-912-063 UL Revision 2   

    I did try to jigger something up out of the tool chest but couldn't come up with the right combo. Good tip re: the SkiDoo tool kit, thanks. FWIW, my Yamaha xt600 tool kit has everything but an 11mm. I'm just gonna go have the airport mechanic do it, I hate to go this route because he and the FBO owner ALWAYS give E-AB guys shit and I'm sure payback will be a bitch!
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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Airdale wide gear.   

    http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/1153-gear-leg-safety-cable/?p=6853
     
    This shows where the gear legs tend to break right at the toe of the weld where the diagonal comes in and the bungees are wrapped around it.  I ground off the tab on the end of the cross tube the bungees wrap around and slid another tube inside a couple inches past that weld zone, then welded the tab back on. 
     
    I looked at both the failed gear legs that were on mine, and at the one on my brothers kitfox and they all broke at this same point.  I make it  part of my pre-flight to look at this area to make sure there are no visible signs of cracking.  I also moved the safety cable as shown on the drawing to assure that if / when it does break, the cable will still be useful.  The cable at the stock location does nothing for you when the gear breaks at that weld.
     

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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Airdale wide gear.   

    I have it on my plane and have beat the crap out of it.  One thing I did do.. My plane was on its back twice before I got it do to the stock gear folding up.  I got to take that trip in my brothers kitfox as well (he was flying I was just along for the ride).  I will dig up the thread on how I reinforced the gear leg to get away from the cracking issues (I hope).  I would not hesitate to go with the wide gear, but I thought it was standard on the MK IV..
     

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  4. 959 added a topic in Technical tasks   

    Airdale wide gear.
    Thoughts on going this route on my Mark 4.
    Lighter than the Grove gear?
    Doe's it stand up to off runway landings?
    Thx Marv
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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic The 180.. saving a ramp mummy   

    one step forward 3 steps back..had what looked like some light corrosion on on of the engine mount tubes.. After stripping it turns out its worse than we thought.  Found one that has just been overhauled and powder coated for 1000.. and the guy will load it up in his 180 and deliver it to us saving us 6 hours of driving.  still not sure what we are going to do with the stab and elevator.
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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Doug, we didn't get crap for snow fall this year.. there is virtually no spring run off this year and its has been blue bird days with high temps and no rain so far this spring.
     

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  7. dholly added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    I would have thought the rivers would be high in Spring with snow melt? Does that mean I'm too ignorant to ever move to Alaska?
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  8. eatwildgame added a post in a topic Valdez fly in   

    That would be great, hope the weather holds it was 69 here, cooking hot like everywhere else.
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  9. 959 added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    Thx for all the reply's.
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  10. marshawk added a post in a topic Summer Shoes   

    Ya looks good, you guys so many places up there to explore
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  11. Bandit added a post in a topic The 180.. saving a ramp mummy   

    That makes me feel bad. It more than sucks!
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    ALL of those "reality" shows are scripted for the "drama" value.  I can't watch any of them any more, but, I wouldn't mind seeing Ariel in her bikini again...
     

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  13. birddog486 added a post in a topic Empty weights   

    Good eye's fellas and without going into to much detail and sidetracking this thread to much. The vents are in the caps thanks to some 3/16" brake line. There's a doubler in the nose gear tube and the picture is just at the right angle to not show the standard Avid 912 smiley face opening for the radiator. The oil tank is under the baggage compartment and doesn't have a cooler except the two lines running under the fuse in the wind.
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  14. marksires added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    I agree about Wild West Guns, occasionally amusing, but for the most part Ken makes me want to go check my wallet, then wash my hands. I did like the tag line on one of the show - 'There are two kinds of people in Alaska, those that carry guns, and bait'
    Mark
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  15. EDMO added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    When I was in Alaska, the tires on the cubs were getting up to the 4 foot mark - Finally, the FAA ruled that 36" was the biggest that could be put on the cub, because the big tires were blanking out the elevators.
    EDMO
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    Another stupid "reality show":   I am so glad that I left Wild West Guns before the TV show made "con-man" Ken a star!
    I watched a couple of the shows, but had to go puke after each one, so I quit watching - It is all a bunch of scripted BS!
    Nobody buys a gun without first asking the price (like they show)!  Notice that no prices are ever given.
    EDMO
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    http://www.desser.com/store/products/850%252d6-4-PLY-AERO-CLASSIC-SMOOTH-TUNDRA-*Pre-Order*.html
     
    Dresser is saying they are coming out with several new sizes.  I think the 27" will be perfect.  I wish they were a tubeless "all in one" tire like the AK bushwheels are.  The dresser tire in 4 ply should be pretty soft and work perfect for you and they don;'t break the bank.  For 400 bucks you should be able to have the tires and tubes and be ready to ply in the grass, gravel and sand.
     

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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    Randy, you buy them I will put em on... for one flight anyway
     

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  19. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic panel layout- radio vs. ignition   

    Looking good on the panel, I just remembered that when I first tried putting my radio and GPS next to each other I got noise on the radio. Don't remember if it was the Magellan GPS or a PDA I had rigged up with  GPS software that caused the problems.  When I moved them about 18" away from each other, the noise went away.  That was with my Vertex Standard VXA-220 radio.  Jim Chuk
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  20. SuberAvid added a post in a topic How big of tire can I put on a 6 inch wheel   

    I wanna see an Avid with 35's    Actually, those take a 10" wheel though.
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  21. akflyer added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    I have watched them all, it just pisses me off when the editors have to make a super cub sound like a turbine, or a 208 sound like a cub.. why the hell can't they get the editing right so the plane sounds like the plane that is flying.  They did show then doing some dumb shit on TV that has not helped the image.
     
    Ed,  ERA heli has not been a part of ERA aviation for many many years. 
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  22. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Empty weights   

    That is looking great and it sounds like you will have a real performer!.  On additional comment; I can't see the gas cap vents.  I know there is some discussion on this and recently on this forum but the most trouble free and proven method is to vent through the caps.
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  23. Luked added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    I agree. I really liked the show. I watched all of the episodes available on Netflix. I wasn't so into the stories about everyone's personal life, but I liked being able to watch a show with some good aviation content, and interesting flying conditions. It also had some fairly funny humor at times. I don't know what the family is like in real life, but they seemed pretty nice on the show.
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  24. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    Flying Wild Alaska was my favorite TV show when it was on. I loved it even though it campy at times. Watched it every Friday night.
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  25. akflyerbob added a post in a topic Alaska flyers beware   

    Flying Wild Alaska was ERA Alaska and is now  Ravin Air and is owned by and operated by all the idiots their talking about.
    They should have known, when you do stupid stuff and put it on TV, your going to get everyone busted, not just you.
     
    And BTW, she is a babbling idiot!
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