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C5Engineer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids 20 Apr 2014

I was invited over to a private strip today to have lunch. It was 90 miles away and a nice cruise. Put 3.0 on the Hobbs. And did some dinking around along both ways. I landed at an airport about 30 miles away where a buddy is decking out a 170 with a Backcountry theme and it was gusting to 24 kts. Taxiing was sporty so I took off right in front of his hangar! Didn't take many pics but got a few playing with the settings on our new DLSR camera that's way smarter than I am.

Owner of the property

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EDMO added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it 19 Apr 2014

IP for SALE

NOS .063 flanged aluminum IP, 43"wide and 11" high, with removable panel for vibration mount, holes cut for 6-pack. Should fit Magnum, others - can be cut narrower.
I wont make another for this price of $100 + shipping. This was made for my Maule Experimental a long time ago - just found it while looking for other parts.
Photo shows dust and finger marks - included at no extra charge.
EDMO

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RDavidson added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 19 Apr 2014

Ha! The dog bed definitely is mine!

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RDavidson added a post in a topic Axle bushing? 19 Apr 2014

Thanks guys, that is just what I needed to know!

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thebriman added a post in a topic Axle bushing? 19 Apr 2014

I turned mine on a lathe for squareness on the cut. 7/8 x .058 tubing. Hundreds of landings and a few sets of brake pads and no issues. .058 tubing gives an ID of .759 for a nice fit on a 3/4 axle.

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dholly added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 19 Apr 2014

Ron, you must have paid too much for that O-360. I see your wife has you sleeping under the plane!

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dholly added a post in a topic Axle bushing? 19 Apr 2014

Ron, here's a pic I put up about this question in the Avid+ forum. Might help some.

http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/297-wheelaxle-installation/?p=1250

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EDMO added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 19 Apr 2014

Ron,
If you are going with the Cleveland Calipers, why not use Cleveland Master Cylinders with them? I think they work at higher pressure than Matco MCs.
I have either 2 or 4 of them. PM me if you want them cheaper than buying new Matco.
EDMO

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saskavid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 19 Apr 2014

Ron with regards to toe brakes it is more a matter of mechanical reallity that no mechanical system is 100% effecient.Basic leverage mathmatics doesn't take this into account.The original hydraulic brakes on the non magnum avids were lacking in leverage and flimsy to the point of where you could pour as much leverage into the top end as yu wanted it wasn't going to turn into line psi just get obsorbed within the system.
http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/530-go-kart-to-matco-brakes/
this is a thread Joey did when he installed my 2 piece pedals , mc4d masters, and swapped out his cable bottom end to hydraulic.

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EDMO added a post in a topic Axle bushing? 19 Apr 2014

Ron,
I don't think the wall thickness of these spacers should be too critical - probably something like 1/8"?
I would NOT weld it to the axle.
BTW: I have the attachment plates with the calipers.
EDMO

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wypaul added a post in a topic Axle bushing? 19 Apr 2014

Ron on my MKIV there are two bushing that are spacers, one on each side of the wheel that just slip on. Can' help with the wall thickness at this time.

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RDavidson added a topic in Avid Flyer General Hangar 19 Apr 2014

Axle bushing?

Ok, now I have a question about what holds the wheel so that it is spaced properly for the disc brake?
I looked at the original gear and it looks like a bushing was slipped over the axle and welded in place, is that correct?
Does it need to be welded in place or can it just slide on and off?
What wall thickness should the bushing be?

Thanks,
Ron

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RDavidson added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 19 Apr 2014

Leni, the tires look great! Ok, sounds like I need to look into getting the MC4 masters. What are you guys using for different brake pedals? What makes the originals not so good? If I need to change them I'd like to do it now while I still haven't Fiberglassed the boot cowls or riveted the firewall in place.
Also Leni, I went big and bought a used O-360 for it, so I'm sure it will swing the larger prop. What brand prop makes the 81 or 82" you are talking about? I have a 78" ground adjustable Whirlwind prop that I use on another plane and I love it. I can only imagine wat another couple of prop inches will do! Probably leave the prop still and spin the airplane instead!

Mike, I'm running 1/4" too. Is it brake pedal leverage that the original pedals are lacking?

Randy, where did you mount your remote Resevoir? Thanks again for your gear leg dimensions! I am loving how the gear looks...minus my current wimpy tires!

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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words 19 Apr 2014

with Sister Mary Agnes, ravaging her...

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dholly added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words 19 Apr 2014

...sneaked a bottle of Peppermint Schnapps into the weekend church retreat and got caught...

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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words 19 Apr 2014

bombed, so it didn't matter. I thought it was just like the time I...

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jjbaker added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words 18 Apr 2014

"you're gonna roast in hell for taking from a homeless guy!" but I was completely

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allonsye added a post in a topic My Avid (model C+) 18 Apr 2014

Mark -

What tail wheel setup do you have? Looks like a single leaf w/Matco wheel in the pic. An effective solution might be the Screaming Eagle TW. Pic of one on a sold in Barnstormers:
http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/screaming-eagle-tailwheel-s/20.htm

http://www.flyboyaccessories.com/screaming-eagle-tailwheel-s/20.htm

I would contact these folks and consider this upgrade. This setup looks like it would nip that short coupled, challenging feeling on the ground.

My ser # is 955. Looks just like yours.

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Boat added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans 18 Apr 2014

The nose gear I have to fix or replace is basically just a tube with a U shaped section for the wheel axle welded to it.

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Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words 18 Apr 2014

The homeless guy, under the bridge. He said...

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saskavid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires 18 Apr 2014

I'm running quarter inch Joey is running 1/8 inch doesn't seem to make much if any difference..If you look at a cross section of 1/8 vs 1/4 and do an area ratio of the material wall to the orfice the fluid passes thru then in theory the 1/8 inch should be much stronger or rigid than the 1/4.My test stand does have the quarter inch line attaching the mc to the guage and it still allows me to wrap the 600 psi guage.One thing I've noticed wen it is 50 as opposed to 90 above, mucheasier to make pressure at lower temp.rigidity of the line does play a part in performance with temperature. Provided you don't have any air left in the system after the swapout from wheels to skis, then you should be at 600+ psi. You can't feed a matco or most any ac brake bottom end any more.With oversize tires it is real easy to over heat things in continued panic/ hard stops and the friction coeffecient goes to hell because you've cooked all the resisns out of the pad.