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  1. dynomike added a post in a topic first flight after 16 years of sitting   

    I thought I got my batt back far enough maybe a couple of feet behind mixer but might try to get it back even further.a four inch longer wing chord has gotta help in the w@b area I would think Ed
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  2. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    I said to her, "Don't ever ask me to choose between flying and [anything else].  You won't like the answer."
     
    She never asked again.
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  3. SkyPirate added a post in a topic quarter windows   

    looking good Larry
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic quarter windows   

    Here's a  couple of better shots of my "new" quarter windows.  The outer skin is screwed to the airframe through threaded tabs in the corners.  The window is held in place by the three strips bolted through the outer skin.
     
    From the inside you can see the front two tabs that the window attaches to and the inner strips that hold the glass in place.
     

     
     
     
     
    From the outside.  (Needs the rest of the screws, yet.)
     

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  5. SkyPirate added a post in a topic Favorite pics of your plane thread   

    no rock piles that big around here,..I miss mountain flying ,..it's pretty much flat here average alt is 1700 MSL
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  6. SkyPirate added a post in a topic AN Hardware   

    I miss the food trying to remember the name of the club there,,,club Kazabra? across from PX in vogelweh?
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    I just keep telling mine that there are no bars or strip clubs at the airport!
    EDMO
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    Your wife sounds like mine... When I started looking she was not saying no.  when it comes to toys, boats, planes, snowmachines etc, she is all about it.. well, she may try to make me sell one of my boats before I get another one.. but she will loose that battle
     

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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    Just remind her of the increase in value each year, and these planes started out at less than $10K - If I had just kept that 57 Chevy, 65 Mustang, etc...
    EDMO
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  10. SkyPirate added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    Lol i just told the wife i want a new plane , she thought about it , then said ok , it wilk be your birthday present this year,... And the next and the next and the next etc etc etc
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  11. Russ. added a post in a topic Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife   

    Double those savings with second aircraft, or vehicle of your choice.
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  12. akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Flying Expenses... The proper way to explain it to the wife
    For a number of years I was afraid to calculate my exact flying expense. A few years ago I finally decided to get right down to the facts and came up with the following information. This may not relate directly to your expenses but I believe it is worthwhile considering my approach.

    First I calculated my fixed expense; what I pay if I never fly a minute each year. First the hanger expense; I figure this is less than I would pay for an apartment for a girlfriend on the side and I am far less likely to get shot by my wife so I figure in the long run I am saving money considering a divorce and medical expenses. Next I looked at insurance. When I considered that I pay car insurance, medical expense, Social security expense, deductibles, life insurance and countless extended warranty policies/insurance it became clear tome that what I pay for airplane related insurance is such a small percentage that it is hardly worth considering. I help with my own annuals and all maintenance so that is worth something; perhaps a few thousand dollars saved each year. As I see it all of my fixed expense ends up being an actual savings of perhaps $5,000 per year (I don’t work cheap you know).

    When it comes to variable expense I first look at fuel. AV gas is around $5.50per gallon while auto gas is only $3.00. With this in mind, I feel comfortable in saying that it is only $2.50 more to buy AV gas. Therefore, It seems to me that if I burn 12 gallons per hour then fuel to fly only cost me $30 per hour and if I can split that expense with a passenger that goes down to only $15dollars per hour out of pocket. Oil is another factor to consider. I figure that I lose a couple of quarts of oil over the side every hour due to leeks and I burn about one quart per hour. With this in mind it is easy enough to figure that if I burn one quart and don’t burn the two quarts that leek out then I actually come out ahead one quart per hour so oil shouldn’t be considered an expense.

    Now comes the good part. If I have a savings of $5,000 per year on fixed expense and it only cost $15.00 per hour to fly, I can fly 200 hours per year for $3000 of my savings and realize an actual savings, in pocket, of $2,000 per year which I can put into savings.

    If I didn’t have an airplane I would not be able to save the $5,000 each year so I would have no savings. As it is, I get to fly and I am able to put back the $2,000 for tougher times which we will surly need a time goes by.Therefore, I cannot afford to not have an airplane. Having an airplane and not flying it is not good for the engine so the 200 hours flying time is some thingI must do to protect our $2,000 annual savings.

     

     
    My guess would be that a member of congress wrote this...
     
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  13. akflyerbob added a post in a topic Rotax 582 start problems   

    Ive been messing with this snowmachine 582 for some time now.
    It is indeed a 582 and not a 583, 583 has the exhaust valves.
    The case is cast provision 8, but the bolt holes are not threaded.
    Also and most inportant, the gear box surface is not machined to accept
    a gearbox. It is single ignition.
    I had a bad 582 case and was able to get measurements and a buddy
    machined the case to accept the gear box with correct tolerances.
    It turned to be guite a deal I didn't expect as looks can be deceiving.
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  14. Chewie added a post in a topic Rotax 582 start problems   

    Check compression?
    Check carburetor settings?
    Carburetor is clogged??
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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic Header tank relocation   

    that is what I used the first time.  It may work good for metal to metal connections, but it dont last long in the plastic header tank.. I tried to reseal with that stuff several times and it always weeped through after a few days.
     

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  16. C5Engineer added a post in a topic AN Hardware   

    I spent my first 4 years in the Airforce 99-03 at RAF Mildenhall in East Anglia England. During the height of WWII there was a base every couple of miles across that part of England. I went to a lot museums and was fortunate enough to see the Duxford Legends Airshow twice. I've spent quite a bit of time at Ramstein, Bitburg, Frankfurt, and Ktown as well. I'd love to get stationed in Germany.
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  17. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Header tank relocation   

    I was told to buy this stuff from Spruce/CPS for sealing fuel fittings.
     
    http://www.cps-parts.com/catalog/cspages/ezturnlube.php
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  18. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Favorite pics of your plane thread   

    Yes sir I flew 2.5 hrs up the Weed, CA airport just to get that shot Northern CA has some great places to fly.
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  19. SkyPirate added a post in a topic AVID Flyer Flight Manual   

    sold
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  20. SkyPirate added a post in a topic AN Hardware   

    in 62 I was in Japan,..left there in 64,..I was a kid then dad was survival trainer for airforce pilots,..if you remember the first throat mics,..my dad was one of the designers also
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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic AN Hardware   

    I was mostly halfway between Nuremberg and Stuttgart - lots of traveling tho as courier - been all over Europe - Had fun sometimes - don't ever want to go back as a GI....You know that! Got our butts chewed royally for chasing a fox in a Bell H-13, and topped a hill and scared hell out of a farmers chickens - cost a lot of Uncles money for all the eggs he said he didn't get - typical BS!Ed
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  22. SkyPirate added a post in a topic Rotax 582 start problems   

    my 582 was so fussy that if the gas was a week old she flat refused to fire,..give her some fresh drink and she ran like a top
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  23. SkyPirate added a post in a topic AN Hardware   

    lol ED I was there in 1977 spent some time at landstuhl general getting bolted back together
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  24. SkyPirate added a post in a topic AVID Flyer Flight Manual   

    I have matco masters without reservoir ,,and the main gear that I will let go with it for $400.00
    tail wheel has found a new home already
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic first flight after 16 years of sitting   

    I've got a Dave Johnson 81, smooth cowl - was hoping to get the rad up front, but considering what you said, with my nose gear and heavy heater, it may not be possible even with the 4 inch Leading edge extension - hoping to come in below 800 EW with Grove KF7 gear, but I am not landing on sandbars down here.EDMO
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