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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic WANTED: 72" prop for soob belt reduction pusher   

    and this thread is WORTHLESS without pics!  I have been thinking of a hovercraft myself.. It would be the ticket for up at the lodge as long as I could lift 600-100 pounds.. how big of one is he building?
     

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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic WANTED: 72" prop for soob belt reduction pusher   

    if he is spinning in the right direction, cant you just put a tractor prop on backwards?  it would be sorta pulling, not pushing, but it shouldnt matter if rotation is correct.
     

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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic Flaperon Question   

    Randy,
          I would be a little cautious about the single sheet of aluminum sticking out of the flaperon because of possible flutter.  I would think that if you used 2 sheets, one on each side of trailing edge, and riveted together at their trailing edge, you would have a much stiffer setup.   I think you could go 100%.
          Have you thought about rechecking balance?  And maybe, reinforcing rib ends?
    EDMO
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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Wanted: transponder   

    Randy, I was flying into ENA the other day in my brothers pacer and the tower was hassling me cause I didnt have a transponder.. I was like .. :wth: I can fly into Lake hood, or Merril and not need one, but Kenai suddenly thinks they are ANC and wants to play with the big boys?  Must be something new cause they didnt ask me about it when I flew the 180 out of there this fall.
     

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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic This looks weird. Why?   

    careful Randy.. someone is gonna question our manhood again if we keep talking about big tires   Of course, I would love said people to come play on the sands of the mac. river with 600s.  I will be the guy laughing and videoing the heli lifting their pile of rubbish off the sand bar.
     
    Or watch them trying to land in the tundra with a tire that takes more than 2-3 PSI in it.  Its always fun to camp out and watch your buddy try to weld the fuse and put new gear under his plane while your out shooting animals and having a good time
     

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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic Flaperon Question   

    hmmm.. I like where your going with this!  I can see roll forces getting heavier, but it could add some benefit too on the flaps.  I am still tinkering with the idea of splitting them so I can have flaps 40 and full aileron.  Not sure if I really need it though once I get the dadgum 800 in it.
     

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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic Aerial Wolf Control   

    Ahh, cool!  We used to do it with a mini 14.  If your in the rear, careful of the wing strut!  I know of more than one cub driver who heard the nasty bang bang bang ting as the gunner was watching the bullet hit the snow and trying to walk it in on the wolf with no regard to the location of the wing strut
     
    Shooting out of the plane is fun, but it takes a bit to get it down.  Kind of like trying to hit a road sign with a beer bottle.. ya gotta get the lead dialed in!
     

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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Fat Avid weight and balance   

    Unless you want an IFA trim tab, and want to rebuild your elevator, then a small 2"x6" flat aluminum tab riveted to the inner part of the elevator trailing edge is the easiest - just add it and guesstimate a 5 degree bend to start with, then fly and straighten or add more bend as you need.  Bend it opposite of the way you want your nose to go.
    EDMO
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  9. Trackwelder added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    I don't think he follows this forum, I hope he doesn't just call an end to the Avid line of aircraft, it is so close to being an aircraft that could go LSA that I would like to see it continue. I know the Kitfox has made it through some tough times, but the right salesman could bring the Avid back into todays world.
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  10. lostman added a post in a topic Mark V for sale   

    Hopefully I will see John soon, if I do I'll definitely tell his thanks for you Randy.
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  11. lostman added a post in a topic Wanted: transponder   

    Randy, do you even have anywhere near you that you'd need one for? I got thinking about it, it just made me laugh! Can't say that I haven't posted something before and then gone back and looked and it thinking, "what the hell was I thinking!"
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  12. EDMO added a post in a topic WANTED: 72" prop for soob belt reduction pusher   

    Joey,
          As an old retiree, I try to stay "on the cheap" as much as possible - If your Dad has a set of 72" tractor blades and a hub that fits a Soob, I might be interested if he wants to get rid of them.
          Otherwise, I will keep looking for some Warp Drive blades to fit my hub, or a WD prop.
    EDMO
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  13. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Wanted: transponder   

    Duh, sorry about that.  What's a transponder thingy?  I try to stay out of those places up here.
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  14. SuberAvid added a post in a topic New Fat Avid owner   

    Welcome BanjoPlayer.  It is great to have another Fat Avid member on board!  If you read this forum much you will find I am a pretty happy with mine.  I finished mine in 2010 and have a bit over 300 hours on it now,  Willis just got his flying and hopefully JackAk will have his flying by this spring (it is just about to the point where we can bring it out to the hanger and put all the parts on it at the same time to make it an airplane).  Just keep after it every week and you will get it done.  We look forward to hearing progress reports and will try to answer any questions you have.
     
    On the wing spar spacing; yes, there was a problem with the jig and the front and rear carry through tubes were set slightly too close.  It sounds like Bruce or someone remedied that by moving the rear carry through tube.  I considered that option but talked to Steve Winder about it and he recommended heating and benting the front tube ends forward slightly.  that is the option that JackAk and I chose to do and I also wended in a tab to add a little extra support in case the bending weakened it some. See the attached pics.  Moving the rear carry through should be OK if the rewelding of the collector point was done well; althjough a lot more effort and complicated.
     
    Keep us posted and let us know if we can help.
     
    (Oh, I own a banjo but found I have no talent for playing it)
     
    Randy


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  15. lostman added a post in a topic Wanted: transponder   

    Randy, I'm talking about a transponder, not ELT. The plane does have an ELT.
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  16. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Wanted: transponder   

    A 121.5 will get you legal even if they are no longer monitored.  The are very cheap for that reason. 
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  17. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Mark V for sale   

    Just want to say that Dean Wilson, John Larson and Steve Winder are all key players in the Avid+ that I have.  Many thanks to them!
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  18. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Aerial Wolf Control   

    Leni,
     
    Haven't set a firm time yet.  I just have the gunner permit, not the pilot permit so I am gunning for Randy Apling (Plaschem).  He is having shoulder surgery later this month so will likely be Feb before we can get out.  Meanwhile, I need to do some patterning with 00 buckshot to see if I can use my 18.5" 12 ga or if it would be better to use a long barrel.
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  19. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Fat Avid weight and balance   

    I don't have a real good closeup of the trim tab handy but you can see it in the attached picture.  It is the standard Avid MKIV trim tab and I am using an electric trim servo but think you coule rig it up for cable operation just as well.

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  20. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    If Brett didn't want to actively continue with Airdale anymore I sure would like him to work out a deal like this.  It sounds like a win/win/win for Brett, Trackwelder and all of us!
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  21. SuberAvid added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Flaperon Question
    I've been doing a lot of thinking about my new wing build lately but no building as of yet, but looking at the post Larry made of the STOL competition at Osh, I got to looking at the videos.  The one of Kazoom was pretty interesting, besides the NOX (which I may get around to one of these days), it showed they had extended the flap chord with just a full length aluminum sheet tab along the trailing edge.  It looked like about a 2" extension.  What do you guys think that would do on the inboard section (say 40 to 60%) of our flaperons for slow flight?
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  22. 68niou1 added a post in a topic 912 UL Engine Vibrations - Kitfox IV   

    Hey thanks Lostman! Flight went well- just need to relearn how to fly and not have lazy feet!!
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  23. lostman added a post in a topic Airventure 2014   

    How many people here are planning to fly in and camp onsite? My wife and I will be planning to make it this year if we are able to buy a plane shortly (in the works). It would be nice to meet some of this group in person and have people to hang out with during the event.
     
    This competition would be great to see! I've always wanted to go see it in Valdez.
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  24. SuberAvid added a post in a topic This looks weird. Why?   

    They all look goofy with little tires.  Noticed they didn't fair the wing struts either.  Looks like a good plane though and nothing someone couldn't tweak to fit their own flying style.
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  25. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Insure your packages folks   

    Man I hate that but I have done it too.  Why is it that the uninsured packages are the only ones that get lost?
     
    I think Horsepower has the best advice to try to recover this.
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