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  1. Chewie added a post in a topic new viking 110 -- honda fit core conversion   

    When you guys say "Stratus" engine, is that a Subaru variant?
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  2. jackak added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    In the Mark IV construction manual, in the engine section, there is a procedure for installing the muffler, that shows the factory mounts for the grey head engine.  Pretty involved set of braces and  clamps, but looks like it would be strong enough and have the engine and muffler moving together.
     
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  3. C5Engineer added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    I came across some pipe mounts for a two stroke dirt bike that would work well in this application too I think although they are a fixed length.

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  4. EDMO added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    Looks like you already have the info - I thought of this when remembering my 49 Ford and 55 Studebaker that I had to put new exhaust hanger on. The old ones were more of a canvas web strap then - I guess the modern ones are now rubber.
    Hope this helped.
    P,S. You can bend the steel strap to give you angle, offset, standoff.
    EDMO
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  5. Av8r3400 added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers   

    Rants
    Bath Towels
     
    Who the frack is the WOMAN who designed modern bath towels???  This has to be a woman.  
     
    No man would design a bath towel to have near the same square footage as the average living room carpet.
    No man would design a bath towel of some material that is thick enough to insulate your hunting cabin.
    No man would design a bath towel to have a decorative band of nonabsorbent material 6" wide on each end.
    No man would design a bath towel to have ugly colors that bleed when the towel gets WET!!
     
     
    ARGHHHH!!
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  6. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

     

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  7. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    This motor mount is the dynasmooth  motor mount.   It absorbs more of the vibration from the two stroke engine then the earlier motor mounts did.  A later, better idea from Avid   Jim Chuk
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  8. EDMO added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    NOSEWHEEL MEASUREMENTS
    Can anyone give me measurements from main gear center to nose wheel center on either or both the Avid steerable or the Kitfox castoring nosewheels?
    Please give make and model with measurements.
    Thanks,
    EDMO
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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    It's a perforated rubber strap with a steel hanger on the end that uses a u bolt. It may just work perfect for these! It's probly less than 10 bucks at napa.


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  10. C5Engineer added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    Gonna need a visual on that one Ed.
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  11. Chewie added a post in a topic Kitfox IV thoughts   

    Found it. Thanks for the reference!
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Kitfox IV thoughts   

    This one has an open thread over on Team Kitfox right now. The consensus (I agree with) is it is overpriced for what it is. Lots of damage there that will be very costly to repair.

    A Lite Squared is a stripped down IV Classic-1200 that was sold as a competition to the Avid Mark IV Bandit. It was intended as an Ultralight Trainer, sort of paired with the new (at the time) Kitfox Lite.




    (Edited on iPhone to put spacing in...)
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  13. BryceKat added a post in a topic you might be a redneck   

    It works!
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic Kitfox IV thoughts   

    I'm not sure that the Lite squared is 1200gw. The spars could be bent where the strut attaches?
    Someone other than me may know about the price.
    EDMO
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  15. Chewie added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    Kitfox IV thoughts
    I could use some opinions on a project I found:
     
    http://www.barnstormers.com/classified_836442_Kitfox+1200+project.html
     
    Any thoughts or concerns from some trained eyes?
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Weight and Balance   

    I think you are right on - no plane flies without fuel and pilot - We were loading Cessnas in Alasks so heavy that the pilot had to get in to put the nose wheel back down and bring the tail up!EDMO
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  17. EDMO added a post in a topic 582 Exhaust joint leak fixs   

    Just a thought, and I don't claim to know anything about 2cycle exhausts:
    What about the flexible strap-type, clamp hangers found in auto parts stores, used to hang tailpipes and mufflers? Any way you could suspend it with one or two of those?
    EDMO
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  18. egp8111 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    you might be a redneck
      looks a little trailer park but hey no need to stop flying while waiting on the new ASI!

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  19. tcj added a post in a topic Weight and Balance   

    You didn't forget to include some fuel and a pilots weight did you?  27 pounds needed on the tail would be pretty unusual.  Empty weight does not have to be within CG limits.
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  20. no1son38 added a post in a topic Weight and Balance   

    The real weight on the tail wheel is 28 the only way I could get the numbers right is to use 55. so I need to add enough ballast in the tail to get it to 55
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  21. tcj added a post in a topic average build time   

    It will take at least 2 times as long as the kit manufacturer says it will.  After you build one you will be able to build another in the time advertised.
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  22. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Favorite pics of your plane thread   

    Awesome pics Chris Thanks for posting!!
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  23. marshawk added a post in a topic Favorite pics of your plane thread   

     Thats cool Chris,I built a 17 foot Cedar strip kayak , but dont think it will fit under the fat avid lol. Hoping to do some of that camping out now that I'll have room to pack some gear
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  24. Av8r3400 added a topic in Jokes   

    Drunken Jokes
    Cute.  Good for a chuckle.
     
     
     

     
     
     
     
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic Weight and Balance   

    Randy,Any WB calculations have to include the arms times the weight when plane is level - I think Avids are the same as Kitfox and all weights and arms are taken from the leading edge of the wings, with the tail in position to level the floor of the cockpit - hang a plumb bob or a weight from the leading edge and measure from the center of that to the center of your tires - unless you have a nose-dragger all arms should be +. If I remember right, you divide the total (arms times weights) by the total weight to get the CG of that configuration.
    Your book should show maximum forward and aft CG in wing measurements from leading edge.
    P.S. Doug - I cant read the WB calculator you posted because it requires Office, and I don't have that - is there another way you can post it - pbf / pby? / jek / jet? Whatever they call it. jpg? I know there are others, but cant remember the names. Oh, the one with the red shield and what looks like a 3 blade prop on it?
    OLD ED
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