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  1. EDMO added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   

    Thought you were using Stewarts - Polyfiber has nothing to do with their procedure - You could be using Ceconite, and it would still be Stewarts glue, paint and process. IMO, I think you should talk to Dan or Doug Stewart first.
    ED in MO
    P.S. My Avid Magnum manual says to use the staples in ribs instead of stitching?
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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   



    yeah I think your right Larry, I dont think that was the one we had in mind


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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   

    I dont have the manual here at work.. I thought there was another section on wooden wings. I could be wrong, its been a few years. You may be right and on the top side, I didnt glue to the ribs untill I had stiched them, then I glued them down then put on the tapes. Would make sense that the underside would be the same. For some reason, I thought you had the undercambered wings. My bad


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  4. High Country added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   

    Yes i will be stitching the ribs also i have the flat bottom ribs NOT the under-cambered ribs. also in the poly fiber manual revision 21: pg 19 says "you won't cement fabric to the ribs themselves, since later you'll use rib lacing or some other mechanical means to hold the fabric to the ribs". and I know you glue through the fabric to the ribs before applying the tapes. hmmm
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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   



    I dont know about stewarts... However, the polyfiber maual says to refer to your aircraft manufactures reccomendations for under cambered wings and light weight structures so you dont buckle them.. Like only shrinking to 275 MAX.


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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   



    Babe, I was trying to make Doug feel better... you just ruined it for him!


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  7. akflyerswife added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   

    Awe baby thank you, minus the no sense part........... lol But its all in good fun so
    And honey I don't have small hands, and so does that mean you have really big "junk"?

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  8. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   

    I'd say a call to Stewarts would not be out of order.

    Are you planning to stitch the ribs? That may lead to the details on how you want to lay glue on them.
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   

    Hey! Merrill is my home field and I own a hangar there. No transponder needed.

    But, then again KRRL is probably not what you are talking about....
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  10. High Country added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   

    just to clarify i'm using Stewarts System but it should be the same though correct?
    Thanks for fast reply
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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   



    Thanks Nate! I was pretty sure that you didnt need one. There are SOME exceptions though depending on what departure route you want to take!!

    Stay out of ANC class B and you should be good to go.
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  12. akflyer added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   


    Damn Doug, didnt your daddy teach you anything??? It is warm SMALL hands they need to have... makes your junk look bigger

    Shit, she married me, she must have one hell of a sense of humor... just no sense

    In all reality, I could not have asked for a better one! Love you babe



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  13. dholly added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   

    Just breaking some stones, I had faith in ya bro! Christine, you're A-OK in my book, girl's gotta have a sense of humor first and foremost. Although warm hands are a -very- close second!
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  14. akflyerswife added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   


    Lol excuse me baby?? Just cause I don't use hand cuffs and I like to take rope and tie you down.. It make it easier lol Love you baby cakes

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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic Fabric Covering wing?   


    The avid manual says to glue to the ribs first starting on the under side. I put on 3 coats of poly tac, then layed the fabric over the wing and started gluing from the trailing edge forwards on the rib cap strips. I used a few spring clamps to hold the fabric in place on the trailing edge and leading edge spar tube. It only takes a couple minutes for the glue to dry and hold it in place. I used "thickster" nitrile gloves and rubbed the glue into the fabric good. On the tank, I just let the poly brush soak in and that will "glue" it to the tank. It is too large of an area to effectively use the poly tac unless you thin it WAY down, and even then, it wont lay on as smooth as when you just use the poly brush on the tank.


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  16. High Country added a topic in Technical tasks   

    Fabric Covering wing?
    I'm hoping to start covering my first wing in the morning and I'm still confused on gluing the cap strips. I've read you should apply glue to the cap strips and allow to dry before applying the fabric but I've also read (and seen pics) of just gluing to the front spar trailing edge root rib tip and around gas tank fill neck but not on all of the cap strips until after the fabric is on then glue through the weave, so which is it? I want to get started soon but want to make sure I do it right.

    Robert
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  17. flattie45 added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   

    No transponder is needed for coming into Merrill. It's not required for Lake Hood or the Lake Hood Airstrip either. The Alaska Supplement should have all the details you need. Merrill does have a control tower so you'd have to talk to them. There are quite a few experimental aircraft based at Merrill so I don't think that should be an issue.
    -Nate
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   

    There are no limitations just because you are "experimental" - however you should say that word with your number when you call in - I use experimental Kitfox N1234. It helps controllers, I guess, and I think is required?
    Merrill had not required a TSP when I flew there, but that was 10 years ago. I flew with a controller who worked there. I went to Av school on Merrill, but place is too busy for me, and no good place for an emergency landing when taking off toward downtown - prefer Birchwood.
    ED in MO
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  19. akflyer added a post in a topic EGT Question   


    yes it is normal. My EGTs on take off run right around 1000. At cruise I run them up to 1100 or 1150. I think you should be setting the mixture right around 4000 RPM. turn it out till she starts blubbering, then turn them in one turn at a time till it cleans up. Keep an eye on the EGTs as they should be reading within about 25 degrees of each other. How many RPM are your turning at wide open throttle tied down on the ground?


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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   


    Mine had one in it when I got it, but I took it out. I avoid Atown like it is the plauge just becasue I hote Atown I go into birchwood and wassilla etc, but have not taken the Avid into Merril yet. It all depends on where you want to fly as to whether you would need one or not. I can do a little research and see if you really need one for Merril.


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  21. lv2plyguitar added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    EGT Question
    I have a rotax 582 with the bing 64 carbs. Wondering if it is normal for egts to run a little hotter at 3500 to 4500 and then cooler at the higher rpm range. I also have the manual in flight adjustable carbs.

    Thanks
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  22. lv2plyguitar added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   

    Do you see a need to have one in Alaska for an AVID.

    Thanks
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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Mode C Transponder   



    Merril is not issue even without transponder unless they changed the airspace. I think for ANC you need to call ahead and get permission. Atleast, that is how it used to be.


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  24. lv2plyguitar added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Mode C Transponder
    Just curious what the limitations are for an AVID flyer. Can this type of plane land at Merrill field if I have a Mode C transponder?

    Is there certain airspace it is limited to by law once I have a certificate of airworthiness because it is experimental?

    Thanks
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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic Watch it boys, she found us!   



    hahahahaha... sorry Doug.. she is the one that wears the blind fold and cuffs not me She can tell you in a PM on the other.. I dont want to seem like I am bragging She may be a little to exhausted to post right now though hahahahahahahahaha


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