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  1. 959 added a post in a topic Installing Rotax Ricks 670 Muffler on a 670   

    One other note,I never got off the phone with Rick that he didn't answer my questions completely. Marv
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  2. Luked added a post in a topic Tricycle gear information   

    Hey Guys, I added the diagram to my original post above.
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  3. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    Ron,
     
    Those pictures of my plane are with the 30" Airstreaks.  I have the stock pedals on my plane but changed to the MC4 masters with remote reservior and redrilled the brake pedals to bring them in close to the pivot point.  I have the stock 1/8" plastic lines but switched to the triple puck matco calipers.  I can run my plane up without moving; not sure it it would move at full throttle.  I can taxi it with the tail up and I have to be a bit careful on landing so it doesn't do a nose plant.  You will probably want to change to the double puck Clevelands on your magnum eventually if you go with the 29's or 30's.  It is nice having adequate brakes.
     
    I would recomend the 29" ABW Airstreaks if your going to buy a new set; they are plenty big (probably cannot tell them from the old 30" Airstreaks Leni and I are running) and they are lighter than the regular ABW's like Chris said.
     
    Leni, those look pretty huge on your Avid!  How do you like them?  What did it do to your cruise speed?
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    corn every evening with extra butter and a little salt.
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    Just as another thought…
     
    I've seen airplanes, Just Highlanders in particular, that have two Matco single puck calipers per wheel.  To do this with Clevelands may require some custom backing plates.
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  6. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    When I said my 2 inch single puck Cleveland brakes would not stop my AWB 29's, it probably needs to be said that the entire brake system is stock Magnum as came from Avid at the time. I have done nothing to increase the mechanical advantage of the cylinders.
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  7. jjbaker added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    I was about to die 17 years ago, however I kept on popping
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  8. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    Arteries are getting to be. My doc said...
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  9. birddog486 added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    almost as hard as my
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  10. Wild Bill added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    quit laughing, cause this concrete is  
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  11. marksires added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    If your brake pedals don't have the 2.5x1 geometry that Matco says you need, then fixing that will make the biggest improvement in braking over anything else you can do.  My 'stock' avid wouldn't hold at 3000RPM, let alone 5000-5500rpm needed for runup.  It had the MC5 cylinders with the built in reservoir.  I tried the augmentation kit that matco sells, which made a marginal improvement - maybe I could hold 3500RPM.  So I bit the bullet, put in MC4G (really short) cylinders, an external reservoir, and built new pedals that gave me the 2.5x1 geometry.  Now I can hold 5500rpm for runup.  Same calipers, lines, etc.
    Mark
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  12. marksires added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans   

    "Mark, you sound like you know a little bit about computers, you want another job    "
    I work on the all day long - that is why NO, I don't want another job!!! I get enough of this    all day long!  I play with airplanes, woodworking, metalworking, ANYTHING but computers after the work day is done!
     
    Mark
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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans   

    Sorry Leni,
           I think we both tried to "open" and it gives a "root missing" or similar error message - NO Can Do!  Not trying to download - don't even kno what that means.  I tried a long time ago and the files would not open for me then either.
    EDMO
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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans   

     
     
     
     
    Hey guys, I just opened the files on the wifes laptop.  Instead of saving them to your comuter, choose open files... then it opens just fine and you can THEN save the open fie to you comuter.. I don't know why it will open OK but not save right on a direct downoad.
     

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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    Mike,
     
    What size brake lines do you run?  I had the 1/8" lines when I was using the MC1 masters.  Would it do me any good to run bigger lines?  I wouldnt think it would really make much difference, as pressure is pressure and once its compressed to XX PSI its not going to matter if I am running bigger lines or not.. but theory and reality sometimes butt heads and if the bigger lines sem to work better I could give it a try pretty quick.
     

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  16. saskavid added a post in a topic Brakes for use with ABW 26" tires   

    As far as the magnum top end of it's brake system goes, I've only studied it in pictures and from what I can see the brake pedals suffer from some of the same flaws as the smaller avids even though it is completely different in appearance.guys with mc-4d masters and the modified 2 piece pedal are able to make 600 psi, which in an ac setup is about all you want in most cases.But as Leni's current setup with 30 inch airstreaks shows there are limits to what a single piston internal caliper bottomend can do even with maxed psi.To my eye the magnum brke pedal would make 400 ish psi or less stock, with the leverage and flex issues I'm seeing though this is just a guess.Only way to really tell is to plumb a pressure guage onto the top end with the caliper out of the picture.
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Funny Pics   

      I needed that laugh... the troll cracked me up!  Looks like me as a kid hahahahaha
     

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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans   

    Sorry guys, my laptop died but I have a copy of the manual on my computer at work... unfortunately, I wont be back at work for 2 more week so I wont be able to re-upload the files till then.  Joey, if you have them downloaded on your computer maybe you can swap the files out.
     
    Mark, you sound like you know a little bit about computers, you want another job   The original files are probly in the data base, but I couldn't tell you how to change extentions etc.. That is above my paygrade and computer skillz.  I just pay people to fix it when the forum goes Tang Uniform...
     

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  19. BryceKat added a post in a topic Add to this and keep it going with 7-15 words   

    my tool and told her to
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  20. marksires added a post in a topic My Avid (model C+)   

    No doubt I wouldn't notice the alignment, since every time there is snow or ice around here it comes with 20-30mph winds.  I've joked I really don't need an engine for this plane in the spring here, just a rope to tie it to the flagpole......
    Mark
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  21. High Country added a post in a topic My Avid (model C+)   

    Nice looking plane Mark, looks like you have the MKIV cowl as well. looks a lot better than the old A-C cowl that I currently have. do you have any pics of the inside by chance? panel? Having flown a narrow gear Skyraider I would second the motion to just put a wide gear on it and learn to fly the tail dragger the way it was intended rather than put the nose gear on. I think you will be happier in the long run. to put on the nose gear you have to do a bit of welding which would be no problem with the fabric off if you choose this route. FWIW I'm currently working on converting the wide bungee gear from Ridge Runner to fit my Avid. Its just a bit wider/ higher than Brett's gear and it keeps the bungees which I prefer to the springs. Its mostly a direct fit for the main gear just have to fab up my own cabane V which should be pretty easy. good luck with your new bird
     
    -Robert-
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  22. marksires added a post in a topic Need nose gear or plans   

    Yea, I looked at the downloaded pdf file, and somewhere in the various moves of the forum, they were transferred between systems with FTP using Text mode instead of Binary mode, so the end of line characters go messed up.
    Some characters that looked like end of line but weren't got wacked too, so reversing that process doesn't solve the problem.  I'll try to salvage them in my spare time, but if someone has useable copies it will be a lot faster to repost them.
     
    Mark
     
    Note - this is not a criticism of the forum in any way shape or form!  Just a statement of what is wrong.   Nobody appreciates more than I do the amount of effort and sacrifice that goes with maintaing/hosting a forum like this!
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  23. marksires added a post in a topic how all flight briefings should be!   

    I always fly Southwest when I travel for business.  They have several variations to this brief, and they are all funny.  Gets most of the passengers to pay attention after the first zinger registers too.
    Mark
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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic The end of the Pursang   

    Lets all hope that this is NOT the end of Pursang - That is a classic, and a historical marker in the evolution of the Avid/Airdale - Ken may be able to repair it again.
    Most important are the lives saved by a good pilot in a bad situation! 
    EDMO
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  25. thebriman added a post in a topic The end of the Pursang   

    Great job Ken.  You took a dire situation and made the best of it, and you walked away.  Thats the most important thing.  
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