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  1. BryceKat added a post in a topic Cabin Heat   

    Thanks Leni!
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  2. birddog486 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Wing Strut Wood
    I see theres a conversation on the Yahoo site about the wood wing strut fairing being a required structural component and, Avid sent out an AD on it in the early days.
     
    I'm pretty sure I've seen both Avid and Kitfox without these installed.  Thoughts??
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  3. High Country added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    PM sent...
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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   


     
    That does not surprise me in the least.. Shipping costs are STUPID up here.
     

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  5. Trackwelder added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    Let me know what the shipping and other costs are, and I will be happy to take them off of your hands, Hydraulic is the way I want to go, but I am so close to getting airborne that I will put it together with whatever parts I can get.
    I was a professional welder but worked with heavier gage steel, as a hobby I have been welding lighter stuff, gas and Tig, If I had good pictures and a rough idea of measurents I could build them from what I have on hand.
    I heard through the grapevine, that there was a brick building up in the rural part of Alaska that they shipped in the bricks using flat rate boxes, they were cheaper than anything else.
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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic Favorite pics of your plane thread   

    warming it up for a flight last week.
     
     

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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic The 180.. saving a ramp mummy   

     
    I hear ya on the bills!  At least this time around I am working a much better job and it wont take 3 jobs to support the family!... well... I guess that will depend on how the 180 rebuild goes
     

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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Cabin Heat   

     
    well it has been awhile, but guess what dumb ass finally got around to taking some pictures..



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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic Ice Fishing   

     
    here is how mine is holding up.. good thing I put some extra rivets in the UHMW bottoms
     



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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    If your interested, I am going to be taking my old Matco masters off and putting on the newer ones that use the remote reservoir sometime this summer.  I already have the new masters, I just have to modify the tabs on my rudder bar to be able to install them.  The old Masters will be your for the taking if you want them.
     

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  11. High Country added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    I'm using my original rudder bars so hopefully Joey can come to the rescue there but I did however locate the original pedals for the cable breaks I've been pretty busy lately but will try and get some pics for you in the next couple days and you can decide for yourself if you want to just fab some up, it would be real easy, or you can have these ones. all that said I've had the old style brakes on a skyraider and hated them and I always flew from dirt or grass strips. I think it would be in your best interest to go for the hydraulic brakes yes its not cheap but I think its worth it. just my .02 whatever you decide It would be real easy to fab up your own parts or just use these ones and you could easily use the same torque tubes later if you decide to go hydraulic, it is wise to add some small gussets to where the uprights come off of the main torque tube and also the tabs where the rudder cables attach. I'm assuming you can weld based off your name but if not just some hysol and rivets should work fine for the gussets. good luck
     
    -Robert-
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  12. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Up to 25,000ft unpressurized today   

    That sounds really fun! And a great way to learn how you will react if ever in a situation of reduced oxygen.
     
    I work for a company that manufactues neurodiagnostic medical equipment and we were developing a pulse oximenter. Being relatively athletic at the time, I got to participate in oxygen desaturation experiments to compare our oximeter to a standard as part of our FDA approval testing.
     
    if I remember correctly (it was several years ago) I put on a mask and was fed less and less oxygen, but still had the sensation of getting full breaths of air so I never felt the need to struggle for air. It was a very interesting sensation as my blood desaturated but since I was in pretty good shape it didn't seem to have much of an effect at least for as long as I did it or for as far as the needed the oximeter calibrated.
     
    Then i did an experiment of my own to track our oximeter further into desaturation. We had "safety" there in the form of the company president who is an MD. When I was already desaturated as far as they were testing the oximeter, I took a deep breath of the weak mixture and held my breath for as long as I could. At first everything was OK but as time went on I wanted to breathe worse and worse and the oxygen saturation kept tanking. The first two minutes were OK, but after that things really started happening. My vision narrowed and I really had to fight not to squirm and struggle. I made it to three minutes before it felt like I was about to pass out and die, and everyone in the room was telling me to breathe and were getting very concerned, although I wasn't worried. That was a sure sign I had lost good judgement which as I understand it is one of the signs of oxygen deprevation. They were very concerned and I wasn't! Breathing regular air never felt so good! I hope I didn't kill too many brain cells, but I know some divers can hold their breath for up to seven minutes so I probably didn't do too much damage.
     
    Anyway it was a fun experimet and I was happy to get to participate. And I got to learn too a bit about how I react in a strange environment. I almost got the opportunity to go into a chamber like you did, but they cut that program at Fairchild AFB which is where they used to periodically offer the opportunity to civilians.
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  13. Trackwelder added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    Yes, I could use the bars, and if anyone ha at least a picture of the pedals that would help
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  14. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    Do you need the rudder bars or the pedals that connect to the bars? I found my bars yesterday in the hangar but danged if I know what I did with the pedals themselves.
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  15. dholly added a post in a topic another avid +   

    Mark,

    FYI... I bot a damaged Aerotrek (U.S. SLSA version of Eurofox) and ended up replacing the wings with new factory built wings to comply with the major repair requirements in the manufacturers repair manual. The old wings are easily rebuildable IMHO (I would have done just that if it werent for the darn SLSA rules). IIRC, the wings share the same 27-1/2" center to center f/r spar pin bushing measure with the Avid and KF cousins. Certainly quicker than building a new set of wings, and offer some great features not available with the KF 4-7 wing (ie. aluminum ribs and 'floating' wing tanks, steel drag tubes. Since Aerotrek uses similar flaperon push/pull tubes to the flaperon horns as Avid and KF, I dont see a problem using your Teleflex cables but, if you use your existing flaperons (I'm using the old flaperons), some modification to the wing attach system will be necessary. Again, IMHO, not terribly complicated and a very inexpensive mod aside from the time, but it will result in a much stronger all-metal design than the wood hinges on your Avid wing.

    Let me know if you care to discuss.

    Doug
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Stewart Systems paint?   

    I see the rotator now - Thought you had invented a secret anti-gravity system, and I wanted one!  Ha!
    EDMO
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  17. lostman added a post in a topic Stewart Systems paint?   

    Very nice looking paint!
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  18. lostman added a post in a topic FWD LH wing spar/fuselage attach holes   

    Now I understand what you're saying. I didn't think about removing and replacing the inner tube to redrill. I think the easier solution is a small bushing though. Not sure how easy it would be to pull the tube out of the spar. Good thought though. I'll have to look at it closer and see if I really need to do anything, but this thread gives me some ideas.
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  19. birddog486 added a post in a topic Stewart Systems paint?   

    another rotator ED.
     

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  20. Trackwelder added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    I have a B model 2 piece cowl, that has had the radiator scoop removed and glassed over, quite badly actually, still looking for the proper rudder pedals, Weather has turned to winter again so I have time.
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  21. marshawk added a post in a topic Denali Flight   

    Awesome pictures as usual, you guys must get some serious turbulance off them big rocks when its breezy,
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Stewart Systems paint?   

    TRAVIS,
         I can see your wing stand / rotator at the other end - but you got me on this one - What is holding up the wing at the near end?
    EDMO
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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic Model A cable brake rudder pedals   

    Do you have the fiberglass bootcowl?  you need to match firewall to it.
    EDMO
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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic Denali Flight   

    My wife hates the cold and snow - We have had a very long winter here and lots more snow than usual - I kept telling my wife that there was not enough snow in Alaska for the dogs to run the Iditarod - they had to run on gravel because it was so warm.
           Now, you post all those photos of snow and ice and mountains! 
    Beautiful memories for me - but my move back just got cancelled!
    EDMO
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic The 180.. saving a ramp mummy   

    Leni,
         I just bought a used set of Horton STOL Droop tips for a 182 - Hoping they will work for my extended leading edge on Foxy - If I don't use them, then the NEXT TIME you need a set.......They wont be as cheap as your bargain - but a whole lot less than $1500 to $2000 for a new set!   Avids are a LOT cheaper!
    EDMO
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