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  1. TheDeltaFox added a post in a topic Wounded Bird   

    Brett is going to get me the back rib hangars to splice in. I'm going to remove all the fabric, inspect and recover the wing while i've got it off the plane. As much as it sucks to have to repair it, i do enjoy the work. Now if i could only build planes for a living. Then i'd never really have to work ever again....
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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Wounded Bird   

    You can replace just the rib tails and not the whole rib. Its easy to do as I replaced ALL of mine for the flaperon hangers. Brett can fix you up on all the parts needed.


    Sucks that she got broke but its a good thing that he is willing to step up and pay for it!


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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Bikers   

    Didnt see that one coming! hahahahaha.. that was WRONG Mr.!


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  4. Trackwelder added a post in a topic Wounded Bird   


    Brett has thewm, both plastic and fiberglass, the fiberglass was more expensive.
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  5. TheDeltaFox added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Wounded Bird
    Why is it that answering machines always have bad news on them. Today i returned home after a funeral and a 16 hour drive to find one of those "uh-oh" beeps on the answering machine. A friend who lets me store my plane in his hangar had some bad news. He had fallen off a ladder from just a couple steps up but his shoulder caught the outboard edge of the flaperon and broke the ends off the two most outboard flaperon ribs. He feels terrible and has offered to pay for the repairs. He said he felt so bad he almost got sick. I'm not mad at all just sad that i won't get to fly my little AVID for the next few weeks while its getting fixed.

    I wondering where to get the ribs from and seeing as i'm going to have it open i might as well put a second gas tank in so i have one in each wing. I assume Brett at Airdale for the ribs but does anyone have any suggestions on where to get the wing tank?

    Thanks,

    Darcy
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  6. akflyerbob added a topic in Jokes   

    Bikers
    > . A tough looking group of bikers were riding when they saw a girl about to
    > jump
    > off a bridge so they stopped.
    >
    >>The leader, a big burly man, gets off his bike and says, "What are you
    >> doing?"
    >>"I'm going to commit suicide," she says.
    >>
    >>
    >>While he did not want to appear insensitive, he didn't want to miss an
    >>opportunity so he asked... "Well, before you jump, why don't you give me a
    >>kiss?"
    >>
    >>
    >>So she does... And it was a long, deep lingering kiss.
    >>
    >>After she's finished, the biker says, "Wow! That was the best kiss I have
    >> ever
    >>had. That's a real talent you are wasting. You could be famous. Why are you
    >>
    >>committing suicide?"
    >>
    >>
    >>"My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl......"
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Fords better idea   

    Link to video on YouTube -


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  8. akflyerbob added a topic in Hangar Talk   

    Fords better idea
    Willow Run Bomber Plant Video - WWII



    Henry Ford was determined that he could mass produce bombers just as he had done with cars. He built the Willow Run assembly plant and proved it. It was the world's largest building under one roof. even then FORD HAD A BETTER IDEA!

    This film will absolutely blow you away - one B-24 every 55 minutes. ADOLF HITLER HAD NO IDEA THE U.S. WAS CAPABLE OF THIS KIND OF THING. There is no way he could have even guessed.

    For those who live outside of Michigan , Willow Run is near Bellville, Canton and Ypsilanti , MI

    It's amazing that one B-24 (built with over 1.225 million parts) came off the assembly line every 55 minutes

    Take a few minutes to watch this snapshot of history.



    bomber_plant.wmv
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  9. Russ. added a post in a topic DAR Inspection   



    Way to go Randy. Hope your flights are safe and as much fun as the building part of a fine looking craft. Russ.
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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic DAR Inspection   



    You guys waited I think I had 28 hrs of "break in time" on the engine when I got mine


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  11. C5Engineer added a post in a topic DAR Inspection   

    Congrats Randy looking forward to the first flight report! I think my first flight was like 2 or 3 days after getting my pink slip.
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  12. LASsociety added a post in a topic DAR Inspection   

    That's awesome! Congratulations. From what I can see it looks really nice too. Be safe and have fun.
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  13. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Gear swap...again   

    Grabbed this shot off my phone. Make sure you understand how the gear works and where it moves before you paint it. I had to take mine back apart and take the paint off the inside of one tube.



    Here's some nice shots Brett sent me of his airplane.

    He tapped the backside of his axle so he could use a bolt for a jacking point. I just left the extra inch of my axle sticking out.






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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic DAR Inspection   

    Congrats! Your right, now your out of excuses... Time to fire her up and start putting hours on it!


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  15. horsepower added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    DAR Inspection
    I got my DAR inspection today so now theres no excuses.Im taking it up to a friends house,he has a 3000 ft grass runway and he also has a Skyraider so he can help a bunch.Didnt think I would ever get done but now hopefully I can enjoy it.Also I got to meet Burt Rutan the other day at our flyin.Pretty cool to have Dean Wilson and Burt Rutan both living right by our little airport.Ive never met Dean but maybe someday if Im lucky.Thanks for everybodys help on this forum.I,ll keep you posted on first flight.Randy


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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic WAAAM Museum   

    The 5th picture is a Curtiss Robin. The 6th is a Jenny and the 9th is an American Eagle 101.

    I won't take a guess at the Pientenpol cause you got the name right in the picture

    One of the guys in the local model club here is good buddies with the owner of the museum. He goes down every year and flys the old iron around (yeah, I'm not gonna lie, I get jealous every time he goes down there)




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  17. C5Engineer added a post in a topic A glimpse into Dean Wilsons workshop   

    Dug up this thread to show somebody and realized I never went back and posted the pics so here they are a year later!












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  18. jackak added a post in a topic WAAAM Museum   

    Nice pictures Randy, thanks for sharing.
    Jack
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  19. Trackwelder added a post in a topic WAAAM Museum   


    That ford V-8 would have about 60hp, who is going to be first to put it into there Avid? Nice pictures.
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  20. SuberAvid added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    WAAAM Museum
    I just got back from a visit to the home town and made time for another walk through of a great little museum there in Hood River, OR called theWestern Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum. It is all private funded with donated airplanes and vehicles and all volunteer help. Except for the ones still being resored, all of the airplanes and vehicles fly and drive, and they fly them regularly on a rotaional basis. If you are ever in the area, it is definately a worth see. I got to talk to the guy who started it and donated about 75% of the planes plus built the hangars and continues to make it his personal work. He said he has flown every airworthy plane in the hangar. I thought it would be fun to post pictures of some of the planes, maybe you all can guess what they are. I will post some for now and more later. The one low wing yellow plane has a flat head Ford V8 and was one of the very few CAA certified airplanes with an automobile engine.















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  21. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Heading for New Home   

    Randy, I'm still holding my breath... Did you get it signed off and fly it?
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  22. SuberAvid added a post in a topic First Flight   

    That is great, I love that feeling! Congratulations. Now you won't get anything else done any time the weather is good .
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  23. SuberAvid added a post in a topic VW Engines   



    Leni, I flew to Deep Creek and back a few weekends ago to meet some friends and landed in the field by their cabin. I was not topped of when I left and I still had about 12 gallons in the tanks when I got home.
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  24. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Next mod=VG's   

    On mine, the ones on the horiz stab did more for the plane than the ones on the wing.
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  25. SuberAvid added a post in a topic New Member   

    Welcome to the forum. I am flying a subie EA81 powered Avid+ with a 3 blade Warp Drive prop. It is great to have another member to exchange ideas and experiences with. This Forum has been a great help to me and a lot of fun to share in the travels of the rest of all the rest of the group! As you get to know your plane, tell us your observations. Most of my flying is pretty much at sea level so I like to hear how yours performs at higher elevations.
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