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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    damn, sounds like a pretty good marathon.  Glad your back in one piece, now get back to work on the avid
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  2. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    Hey guys.. I just got back from a 5 day mission. 42 hours of flight time, 3 states, 4 countries (including Iraq) and half a million pounds of cargo moved in 5 days. We were gone 105 hours and worked 70 of it. Not too shabby of a trip. It's nice when there quick but then it takes  a few days to recover afterwards.. I'm beat. Hope to get a few hours to work on my Avid on Sunday.
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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   



    shiiiiiit  You come up here and we can take ya flying.  Show you stuff that would scare the hell outa a normal man


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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    not avid shots, but a few shots of a place we flew to last week to drop off and pick up other clients.  The cabin was built by a guy named Dick Proenneke in 1967.  The craftsmanship was unbelievable.  The door hinges and door latches were a work of art and he only had hand tools some of which he made himself.  He lived out here for 30 yrs.  There are several movies and books about him.  Was a nice flight from Island Lake thru Lake Clark Pass to Telequanna Lake.






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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   


    We're probably getting about the same as you, Skysailor.  Just finishing a week of high 80s and 90s with humidity to match.  Rain this weekend then more seasonable next week, 70s and 80s.
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  6. skysailor added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    You have good flying weather where you are???  Cool...very cool.  Still wait for it to arrive here!!
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   


    See, Leni, you've got this all wrong. 

    Everyone here is supposed to be writing (with movies and photos) all their adventures and building schemes so I have something to inspire me while I'm working on my shop, so that I can then work on my plane when the shop is done!

    Either that or come down here and take me flying. 
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    seems that there will be a flurry of activity then posts die off for awhile then it will come back.  I would like to think it is because everyone is out enjoying the weather and flying the planes instead of the keyboards.


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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    naw, been out camping for the weekend.  now at the gate waiting on flight back to work...This site is still up and running the other one is not
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum   

    So is this one dieing too??  
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  11. Av8r3400 added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers   

    Rotax Aircraft Forum
    So is that website down for good?  Anybody here know?

    There's been virtually no traffic on it in the last couple of months.
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Announcement   

    Teaser...  More to come, soon.

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  13. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Announcement   

    Awesome where are the pictures?
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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic Request pic of compression spring set up   

    yeppers, mine are the same way.  Extended 1" but should have gone 1.5 or 2".  Same clevises etc.  You can hook them up without the clevises, but have a buddy help and a couple beers to help dull the pain of the skinned knuckles.....
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  15. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Request pic of compression spring set up   

    Thanks looks like you extended your attachment points on the rudder and added a clevis.
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  16. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Announcement   


    Yup, she's home, in my garage.  Actually, it's been there for a couple of weeks now, just waiting on paperwork to clear before I spoke up too much about it.

    The Mrs & I hauled it home in a UHaul truck over Memorial Weekend.

    The project will really begin after the 4th, I hope.  I have some other Irons in the fire that need to be finished first, then I'll take lots of photos and document everything on my website as I go (I think).
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  17. dholly added a post in a topic Announcement   

    Git 'er done!!

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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Announcement   

       

    Sweet!  you have it in your possesion yet. 
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  19. skysailor added a post in a topic Request pic of compression spring set up   

    Here is a picture of my setup if it is of any help to you.  Cheers, Mike

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  20. Av8r3400 added a topic in Kitfox IV   

    Announcement
    Everything is now final, so I can officially announce that:



      [glow=yellow,2,300]I am a Kitfox Owner![/glow] 


    I have bought a "flying" model Classic VI-1200.  It's got a 912UL 80hp, Grove gear, panel mounted GPS and lots of bugs to fix before I fly it again.


    Wish me luck.  (I may need it...) 
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  21. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic What's it worth??   

    I just bought my "Flying" IV-1200 for just under that range.  912UL, GPS, Grove gear, IVO IFA, etc.


    More to come...
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  22. jackak added a post in a topic Wheel alignment   

    Bruce,
    It's the truss type gear.  On the aluminum gear, I think you can use shims to align the gear, if the axles have flanges.  Sure would be simpler.
    Jack 
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  23. C5Engineer added a post in a topic What's it worth??   

    There are several V's on Barnstormers right now. Most of them been running 25-40K depending on how they are equipped. Go to www.barnstormers.com click on experimental on the left then click on Kitfox. There is about 4 pages of them right now. That will give you an idea of what people are trying to sell them for anyways. Most of them have been on there for quite a while.
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Weighing question   

    Yeppers, level the fuse so the bottom of the door sill is level.  As was stated above, measure the thickmness of the scale and make sure all weights are taken with fuse level both ways.
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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel alignment   

    I cheated on mine.  I just knocked the 2 barrels off the gear, lined them up and welded em back on.  Did not take as long doinking with the axles and cheater bars etc.
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