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  1. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Ridge runner / fox   

     
    Cool stuff Randy!
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  2. horsepower added a post in a topic Ridge runner / fox   

    Go to Performance Products LLC Facebook and you can see some of the projects he is doing for Kitfox and Skyraider.Randy
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  3. horsepower added a post in a topic Ridge runner / fox   

    The business phone # is 208-761-8244,they are in Melba, Idaho I believe,or maybe Homedale,Idaho.Rod Schramm is his name and they do several types of manufacturing from his shop but he is an ace in fiberglass stuff.His father was B.J. Schramm, father of the amateur built helicopter,he was the founder of the Helicycle.Nice to talk to on the phone.I think his business is Performance Products LLC.Randy
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  4. allonsye added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    Radiator, Engine Cooling, Avid
    Anyone in need of an Mdl C Copper/Brass Radiator set up for belly mounting?
     

     

     
    How about $75 shipped CONUS?
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  5. sioux201 added a post in a topic Ridge runner / fox   

    Thanks randy
    Do you have# or e mail addres
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  6. horsepower added a post in a topic Ridge runner / fox   

    Get ahold of Rod Schram {not sure if spelling is right} He does a lot for Skyraider and Kitfox,builds cowls, wingtips etc.Randy
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  7. sioux201 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Ridge runner / fox
    Just bought a Easy Raider !
    need ridge runner cowling and Fox stol tips
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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I have the SP lic. It would have been much harder to get a private ticket. Also, it's nice to take someone else with. But I think the fact remains, that ULs have taken a big hit. Jim
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    There's a ton I wrote here, but I deleted it.  We'll have to just disagree.
     
    I think that the LS rating is a good thing.
     
    I think that the 'fat' 103 thing was not.
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  10. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    I know of 4 sport pilots in my immediate area. Three of us were flying ultralights, one of which was a gyrocopter. I was able to take the written, oral, and flight tests because I was already a licensed UL pilot. I actually was the second Sport pilot in Mn. The other three guys trained with a CFI that had a champ and got their tickets that way. I don't know of any other guys in northern Mn that are SPs but there may be some. I think we all would have been happy if the FAA would have relaxed some of the part 103 rules (especially weight) but such was not the case. I think we had lots of fun when we were flying our ultralights, like one of my flying buddys says, now we just fly in bigger circles. And for more money I might add! Jim Chuk
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  11. C5Engineer added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    My Dad fell into that group. Larry in the beginning depending on what you were flying and your location, it was VERY difficult to get a SP license. My Dad had to go all the way from Central Idaho to Salt Lake City to get his checkride and that was AFTER him having to train with a guy who he had 50 times more experience than. The whole process cost him a fortune. He had been flying his 2 place Powered Parachute for over 10 years as a certified instructor under the instructional use only exemption and overnight he became illegal to fly anymore without his SP ticket. He went through the hassle to get it but after he couldn't give instruction anymore he hung it up and quit flying too. It was sad as to see.
     
    I agree that SP benefited a lot of folks but the vast majority it seems were all guys who were previously flying big fast airplanes and had 100 grand to blow on an LSA. All the guys flying two place quicksilvers, autogyros, PPC's, and other true homebuilts (the guys who really make a small airport a pleasant place to hang out) seem to have dwindled while the RV12, Rans, Skycatcher, etc (the guys who need a glass cockpit, leather interior, and autopilots) types have thrived.
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  12. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic New Avid Owner Idaho   

    That shop was huge and full of all kinds of stuff. Your dad was a hoot. Really enjoyed meeting him. I didn't get into Pierce like I hoped. The guys I were meeting were not far out of Orfino. I called your Pops when I came into town but he was out of town for the week so I didn't get to visit him. Neat area.
     
    Vance
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  13. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a topic in Two Strokes   

    Rotax 503 muffler heat muff
    Aircraft spruce sells a heat muff that goes around the 503 muffler. Has anyone installed this to heat the cabin?
     
    Thanks
    Vance
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  14. birddog486 added a post in a topic Avid MK IV Manual Section IV 912 Engine Installation   

    Wow, those are strong words. How many of these Avid setups with the oil tank mounted like this have you seen or heard of that have failed?
     
    This is the first time I've heard of a failure as you describe and I know of at least a handfull of 912 Avids that are setup like this and some have several thousand hours on them with no problems.
     
     
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  15. Guest added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    "Many of these folks were just too plane (sic) lazy to take the step and become certified."

    That certainly was the case at our airport. Too lazy or scared or just didn't want all of the work that goes along with regulation. I sure don't blame some of them though. There really is a lot of excess crap to slog through to stay truly "legal" in every respect.
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  16. Av8r_Sed added a post in a topic KFIII kit for sale   

    Ed,
    Where is the kit located?  Got any pics of the components and work to date?
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  17. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Avid MK IV Manual Section IV 912 Engine Installation   

    The motor will starve for oil and will fail. The lines are too long for the oil pump to keep up.

    The one I personally know ran this setup for a while before finally loosing the motor due to oil starvation. Luckily he was on the ground at the time.
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  18. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    Also keep in mind that since the LS became available our country's economy has gone down the schmidt chute thanks to the abominable lack of leadership in the White House. This has more than a little to do with slowdowns at our little airports.

    I'm sorry to hear of the fat ultralight crowd to scared or whatever to follow up and regain legality. They were in violation before why not take the opportunity to step into the light and enjoy 'legal' flying. Many of these folks were just too plane (sic) lazy to take the step and become certified. I know several like that too. It's a shame, really. Part 103 was and IMO still is dying. I don't see much of a future other than a very few diehard enthusiasts. LS didn't start that process, but it probably is hastening the demise.

    My airport has been very fortunate to have a very active LS instructor and community surrounding our EAA Chapter. It's what is keeping our airport afloat.
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  19. estepec added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    KFIII kit for sale
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  20. birddog486 added a post in a topic Avid MK IV Manual Section IV 912 Engine Installation   

    Bryce, the tank is mounted under the baggage compartment.

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  21. BryceKat added a post in a topic Turkey Day Video   

    I have to agree with Joey and the Barry White music😜! That's some Mile High Club music. Speakin' of which, anybody ever got' em' some in an Avid while flying? You might be able to do something on the ground, but I think it would be impossible in the air!
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  22. BryceKat added a post in a topic Avid MK IV Manual Section IV 912 Engine Installation   

    Hey Chris,
    Where do they put the oil tank? Seems the baggage area would be great from a weight and balance standpoint. Thanks, Bryce
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  23. Guest added a post in a topic What will replace the Rotax 447 and 503?   

    When I started flying, in my area there were a LOT of fat ultralights and a LOT of people flying them. The airport was full of activity and there was someone to fly with almost any time of the year. The airport was very alive and vibrant. When the SP rule was passed only a couple of the folks flying the fat ultralights went on to get their SP cert. The rest stopped flying. Since the small experimental/fat ultralight activity was the most visible and active groupe on the airport, the airport personality has changed dramatically. There is much less going on. I think it is sad. I don't know what to blame it on other than overregulation.
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Big Boy Toys   

    +1 to that, Ed.
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic Big Boy Toys   

    The cholesterol numbers have been abandoned here - more of a reliance on genetic risk factors - but guess the military cant change as fast as civilian docs.  Stay off of Statins if at all possible - they are bad news!
    EDMO
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