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  1. Guest added a post in a topic Still looking for a Fat Avid Cowl   

    Holy Crap! Thanks for posting those pics of the KF cowl! I'm going to study them! A lot there to take in.
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  2. Guest added a post in a topic Still looking for a Fat Avid Cowl   

    Very interested in the KF 7 cowl fit. Did it look like it would work well? That was an option it recently occurred to me to consider it.

    Does anyone know the differences if any between the Fat Avid and the Airdale Flyer WRT cowl fit? It looks like the cowl mold Ron has is for the Airdale.
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  3. tcj added a post in a topic Nanco 21x12x8 sale $31.80   

    Here's a couple pictures of the back side of the wheel.  They came in my kit with 3 bolt holes and instructions for the builder to drill the other 3.


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  4. tcj added a post in a topic Nanco 21x12x8 sale $31.80   

    Here's a couple pictures of the back side of the wheel.
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  5. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic homemade spring gear   

    Sometimes I wonder if it's something I've said.... )  Like a fart in church and the embarrest silence that follows it.  Jim Chuk
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  6. EDMO added a topic in Jokes   

    BAD BEER - BAD JOKE!
    Guess the South American "INBEV" folks who bought Anheuser Busch Beer Company are not used to our crazy weather in St. Louis.  They must have thought that our weather stories were just a joke.   They decided to cut costs by turning off the heat on the 100 loading dock spaces where the 18-wheelers load up.  Our blizzard took temperatures down to minus 13F this week.  50 loads of Beer froze in the trucks, and now will have to be scrapped.
    Glad I stocked up on Bud Lite before the storm!
    EDMO
    On the news this morning: a fireman put out a truck fire using Coors beer - bet you cant do that with Pot....
    And the forecast for St. Louis is +54F this Sunday.....Yeah!
    ED
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic Finally a video   

    Nice video and looks like you have got some good land to fly over - We are getting so many tall towers here that you have to dodge them below 2000 msl.   And those short sleeves - must be nice - been 13 below here this week.
    Good Flying,
    EDMO
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  8. lostman added a post in a topic homemade spring gear   

    I hate it when a good thread like this dies with so many questions left on the table! I would have liked to see what he had to say about the issues with the top strap too...I guess I'm just too inquisitive.
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  9. lostman added a post in a topic Finally a video   

    Fun times! Glad to see you're out and enjoying the Avid. Can't wait to see more video's of your adventures!
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  10. C5Engineer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Finally a video
    My first attempt at in cockpit video....also first vid after a 7 mos hiatus from my deployment..I'm BACK 
     

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  11. marshawk added a post in a topic Fat Avid weight and balance   

    The cowl was wider than needed but I just made a wider firewall and got the fat avid even fatter lol
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  12. EDMO added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    Thanks for the info Doug,
         If measuring my cowl, or photos - it is 2 piece - well, now it is one upper and 2 lower, because I had to split the lower down the middle to get it in the trailer when I moved - anyway, if that will help in some way, just ask.  It could be short Kitfox?
    EDMO
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  13. dholly added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    Ed - I actually do have to go about this a bit backasswards. The problem being there is no place to purchase either an Avid+ cowl or a 912 engine mount with the standard Avid firewall attach station bushings and pattern. Not to mention, I don't happen to have any spare 912's hanging around the shop at the moment.   I do have detailed 912 engine and ring mount drawings and specs from Rotax. Sooo, I figure first step is to see which currently available cowls have the closest natural fit and require the least amount of modification (I have no desire to fabricate my own cowl set). Next step is to attempt some W&B calcs to see where that places the Rotax ring mount from the FW and fabricate the FW to ring mount myself or, in a perfect world, see if one of the KF 5, 6 or early (short) 7 engine mounts can be used after modifying the Avid FW to the KF attach station bushings. The last option seems to hold the most promise of least fabrication/best W&B but I need to get the KF 5-7 912 FW to ring mount measures to be sure. Also, if anyone has a drawing of a KF 4-7 engine mount showing FW attach point and measures, I would love to have a copy. Thanks!
     
    [edit] the F/G instrument panel was sourced from [old] Airdale and included in my Avid+ kit.
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    Doug,
          Interesting photos - For 912? - Thought it was strange not to see the engine involved in cowl fit.
    I plan on hanging my Soob first and then fitting cowl.
    Is that fg IP standard from Avid+ or from Kitfox?
    EDMO
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  15. dholly added a post in a topic Fat Avid weight and balance   

    Ed - the Airdale was designed for the Sube FWF and I believe only one cowl option was offered. It had two round nose openings and there is a pic in this thread > http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/1325-airdale-build/
     
    You can also see an Airdale Flyer cowl in the pics here > http://members.core.com/~flyboy/airdale.html
     
    Note, this is NOT the same cowl as shown on the www.Airdale.com website under the [Airdale Flyer] link (which then directs to an Airdale 'Backcountry' (which used to be called the Airdale Flyer by the previous owners and was renamed by Brett?). Link > http://www.airdale.com/airdale.htm
     
    HTH
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  16. dholly added a post in a topic Still looking for a Fat Avid Cowl   

    If interested, I put pics of a KF7 912 cowl test fit to my Avid+ here > http://www.avidfoxflyers.com/index.php?/topic/2214-kitfox-7-3-pc-cowl-test-fit-to-avid/
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  17. dholly added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    last pics, promise...






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  18. dholly added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    more even more pics...










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  19. dholly added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    even more pics...










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  20. dholly added a post in a topic Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+   

    and more pics...










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  21. dholly added a topic in Fat Avids, Avid Plus and Airdale   

    Kitfox 7 3-pc cowl test fit to Avid+
    Here's pics test fitting a Kitfox 7 cowl to my Avid+...










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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Changing Jugs   

    Bigger Jugs is always an asset - but the important thing is to keep the action going!
    Oh, you were talking about 2-strokes - I need more strokes than that. 
    EDMO
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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Changing Jugs   

    Dave, I agree with Larry on this one.  I am not a fan of the doo rave valves, they are notorious for sticking and causing issues.
     

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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Changing Jugs   

    Most of the guys with RAVE engines have the valves disabled. They don't open until too high in the rpm range then make the motor too peaky to tune and operate. Especially without the huge exhaust system needed.

    Read the many postings about he lack of reliability on the 670 motors.

    Save your "jugg" upgrade money for the wife...
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  25. lostman added a post in a topic Build your own Avid Spring Gear document   

    Leni,
    I've been thinking of the lateral forces as well and I would definitely have a deeper V to the cabanes to change the moment of force. It seems a lot of what I'm seeing would twist the fuse tubes down and out instead of pushing up and against the ladder built up inside the structure. Of course this is all from looking at pictures and not being able to put my hands on it to really get a good mental picture of where the forces are being applied. I'm sure there is a much better solution to it all actually, just would have to sit and stare at it for a while until it talked back to me.
    Forgot to mention that I would use two springs and have a bit more travel to one if I built it. Progressive springs like on an off road car/truck or motorcycle would seem to be much more ideal that one set with VERY limited compression movement.
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