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akflyer added a post in a topic Got'er flyin'!
yep break up is in full swing.
ArcticMan has been going on since the mid to late 80's. It is a total riot with alot of good riding and worst case you end up hanging around a bonfire with your best friends and telling lies..
the "bar" was provisions for 3 people for 6 days, not counting the beer.
I thought about doing a kitfox flyin in along these same lines, but I think the hey yall hold my beer and watch this would not end quit as funny as it does on snowmachines...
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kl7jw added a post in a topic Got'er flyin'!
Git'er dun! Sounds like your'e gonna have it in the air pretty quick.
That Articman thing is something new since I left Alaska. Sounds like it could be fun.
Has breakup started yet?
John Hart
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akflyer added a post in a topic Got'er flyin'!
congrats on getting her back in the air. I just got back from a one week drunk fest at Arcticman. www.arcticman.com
heck of a party and alot of fresh snow we tracked up! I have my wing on the saw horses and got a few new cap strips glued in lastnight. I plan on spending the next week getting her back on her feet and should have the wing covered.
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kl7jw added a post in a topic Got'er flyin'!
No, no peechers! ;D I have a hell of a time taking pictures of me and the airplane while flying it.
Got a new aircraft logbook entry though. Had the Mode C transponder and altimeter check done today, and got in almost 4 hours stick time doing it. No avionics shops close by.
Anybody got any idea what the fuel burn should be on the NSI normally aspirated Subaru? My fuel flow meter says it's about 5.5 at cruise. Seems a little high to me, but I haven't verified the actual fuel burn by adding measured amounts after a flight with full tanks. Gotta get 'round tuit one of these days.
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84KF added a post in a topic Got'er flyin'!
What? No pictures?? Supposed to have pictures.
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kl7jw added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Got'er flyin'!Finally got the Kitfox Model IV where everything's working and is capable of flight! Took it out for a 1.5 hour test flight and it flew fine. Gonna take it to the avionics shop Monday to have the transponder/static system checked. That has never been done since the aircraft was built in 2003.
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Win a "pitch indication" instrument....Info @
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=41222
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kl7jw added a topic in Jokes
The Church GossipMartha, a unmarried lady of 50-ish just can't resist poking her nose in other folks business.
She saw Ted's old pickup parked in front of the liquor store on Friday night, and just couldn't wait to confront him at the Baptist church on Sunday they both attended.
Sunday, after the morning services, Martha was just about the first person out the door and stood next to the Pastor as he shook hands and spoke with folks as they exited.
As Ted shook hands with the Pastor, Martha said in a loud voice, "Ted, I saw your pickup parked in front of the liquor store on Friday night! Your pickup parked there is truly an indication that you were buying liquor. Don't you know that partaking of alcohol is sinful?", so that all within ear shot could hear.
Ted, looked Martha right in the eye, said absolutely nothing, and walked to his pick up and went home.
The next Saturday night, Ted drove his pickup over to Martha's house, walked home, and left it parked there all night long.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Oil Change
SOOOOOO damn true
holy shit that is me last year! well except for the DUI, the BAIL, and the impound fee... oh and I just put the oil on the dirt road in front of the house to keep the dust down
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84KF added a topic in Jokes
Oil ChangeOil Change instructions for Women:
1) Pull up to Jiffy Lube when the mileage reaches 3000 miles since the last oil change.
2) Drink a cup of coffee.
3) 15 minutes later, write a check and leave with a properly maintained vehicle.
Money spent:
Oil Change $20.00
Coffee $1.00
Total $21.00
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Oil Change instructions for Men:
1) Wait until Saturday, drive to auto parts store and buy a case of oil, filter, kitty litter, hand cleaner and a scented tree, write a check for $50.00.
2) Stop by 7 - 11 and buy a case of beer, write a check for $20, drive home.
3) Open a beer and drink it.
4) Jack car up. Spend 30 minutes looking for jack stands.
5) Find jack stands under kid's pedal car.
6) In frustration, open another beer and drink it.
7) Place drain pan under engine.
8) Look for 9/16 box end wrench.
9) Give up and use crescent wrench.
10) Unscrew drain plug.
11) Drop drain plug in pan of hot oil: splash hot oil on you in process. Cuss.
12) Crawl out from under car to wipe hot oil off of face and arms. Throw kitty litter on spilled oil.
13) Have another beer while watching oil drain.
14) Spend 30 minutes looking for oil filter wrench.
15) Give up; crawl under car and hammer a screwdriver through oil filter and twist off.
16) Crawl out from under car with dripping oil filter splashing oil everywhere from holes. Cleverly hide old oil filter among trash in trash can to avoid environmental penalties. Drink a beer.
17) Buddy shows up; finish case of beer with him.
Decide to finish oil change tomorrow so you can go see his new garage door opener.
18) Sunday: Skip church because "I gotta finish the oil change." Drag pan full of old oil out from underneath car. Cleverly dump oil in hole in back yard instead of taking it back to Auto Zone to recycle.
19) Throw kitty litter on oil spilled during step 18.
20) Beer? No, drank it all yesterday.
21) Walk to 7-11; buy beer. Write a check for $20, drive home.
22) Install new oil filter making sure to apply a thin coat of oil to gasket surface.
23) Dump first quart of fresh oil into engine.
24) Remember drain plug from step 11.
25) Hurry to find drain plug in drain pan.
26) Remember that the used oil is buried in a hole in the back yard, along with drain plug.
27) Drink beer.
28) Shovel out hole and sift oily mud for drain plug. Re-shovel oily dirt into hole. Steal sand from kids sandbox to cleverly cover oily patch of ground and avoid environmental penalties. Wash drain plug in lawnmower gas.
29) Discover that first quart of fresh oil is now on the floor. Throw kitty litter on oil spill.
30) Drink beer.
31) Crawl under car getting kitty litter into eyes. Wipe eyes with oily rag used to clean drain plug. Slip with stupid crescent wrench tightening drain plug and bang knuckles on frame.
32) Bang head on floorboards in reaction to step 31.
33) Begin cussing fit.
34) Throw stupid crescent wrench.
35) Cuss for additional 10 minutes because wrench hit bowling trophy.
36) Beer.
37) Clean up hands and forehead and bandage as required t o stop blood flow.
38) Beer.
39) Beer.
40) Dump in five fresh quarts of oil.
41) Beer.
42) Lower car from jack stands.
43) Accidentally crush remaining case of new motor oil.
44) Move car back to apply more kitty litter to fresh oil spilled during steps 23 - 43.
45) Beer.
46) Test drive car.
47) Get pulled over: arrested for driving under the influence.
48) Car gets impounded.
49) Call loving wife, make bail.
50) 12 hours later, get car from impound yard.
Money spent:
Parts $50.00
DUI $2500.00
Impound fee $75.00
Bail $1500.00
Beer $40.00
Total - - $4,165.00
But you know the job was done right!
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84KF added a post in a topic Sorry Steve
No harm.., no foul.
But..., payback's are a bitch....
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akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Sorry SteveOne of the few things I am good at is being a smart ass... I tend to show my strengths when give a chance...I know you would never wear fingernail polish when you head out for a date :lol:
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akflyer added a topic in Jokes
lost churchesLost Churches in New Orleans
A local television station in South Louisiana aired an interview with a woman from New Orleans.
The interviewee was asked if the complete devastation of the churches in the area had affected their lives.
Without hesitation, the woman replied, "I don't know about all those other peoples, but we haven't gone to Churches in years. We gets our chicken from Popeye's."
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akflyer added a topic in Jokes
women killed by garden snakeWoman ....Snake....Dead
Never bring outdoor plants into the house. Garden Grass Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can be dangerous. Yes, grass snakes, Here's why..........Headlines from The Baltimore Sun Times...
Baltimore Woman Dead...Cause of Death Garden Grass Snake...
A couple in Baltimore, Maryland had a lot of potted plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.
It turned out that a little green garden grass snake was hidden in one of the plants and when it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it go under the sofa.
She let out a very loud scream! The husband (who was taking a shower) ran out into the living room naked to see what the problem was. She told him there was a snake under the sofa.
He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look for it. About that time the family dog came and cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.
His wife thought he had a heart attack, so she covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance. The attendants rushed in, wouldn't listen to his protests and loaded him on the stretcher and started carrying him out.
About that time the snake came out from under the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and dropped his end of the stretcher. That's when the man broke his leg and why he is still in the hospital.
The wife still had the problem of the snake in the house, so she called on a neighbor. He volunteered to capture the snake. He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and began poking under the couch. Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat down on the sofa in relief.
But while relaxing, her hand dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake wriggling around. She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under the sofa. The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out, tried to use CPR to revive her.
The neighbor's wife, who had just returned from shopping at the grocery store, saw her husband's mouth on the woman's mouth and slammed her husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods, knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed stitches.
The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him, so she assumed that he had been bitten by the snake. She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of whiskey, and began pouring it down the man's throat.
By now the police had arrived. They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, and assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to explain how it all happened over a little green snake.
The police called an ambulance, which took away the neighbor and his sobbing wife. The little snake again crawled out from under the sofa. One of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it.
He missed the snake and hit the leg of the end table. The table fell over and the lamp on it shattered and as the bulb broke it started a fire in the drapes. The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who, startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car swerved to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car.
Meanwhile, the burning drapes were seen by the neighbors who called the fire department. The firemen had started raising the fire truck ladder when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder tore out the overhead wires and put out the electricity and disconnected the telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did get the house fire out).
Time passed! Both men were discharged from the hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired a new car, and all was right with their world.
A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman announced a cold snap for that night. The wife asked her husband if he thought they should bring in their plants for the night.
That's when he shot her.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Experimental Amateur-Built "gross weight" myth. (work in progress)
Steve,
Thanks alot! I just spent my 10.00 and have the CD headed my way. Who the hell woulda thunk the FAA had something in place that was easy to do to get info!!!!!
Nice score!
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84KF added a post in a topic Experimental Amateur-Built "gross weight" myth. (work in progress)
Leni,
For $10.00 you can get every document that is on file with the FAA for your, or any, aircraft sent to you on a CD.
I obtained all records of 84KF this way.
http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/copies_aircraft_records/
http://162.58.35.241/e.gov/ND/airrecordsND.asp
I'll e-mail my file to you so you can see what you would receive.
Yes, there is personal information listed, but it is public record so anyone could access it if the had a mind to....and 10 bucks.
Steve
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akflyer added a topic in Jokes
Leni is missing...Leni was in trouble -- He forgot his wedding anniversary (again). His wife was really angry.
She told him, 'Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 6 seconds AND IT HAD BETTER BE THERE!!'
The next morning, Leni got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up she looked out the window and sure enough there was a box gift-wrapped in the middle of the driveway.
Confused and curious, the wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, and brought the box back in the house.
She opened it and found a brand new....
BATHROOM SCALE.
Leni has been missing since Friday.
Please pray for him.
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akflyer added a topic in Jokes
Heaven or Hell.. a polititians decision.THIS IS A NONPARTISAN JOKE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED BY BOTH PARTIES!
While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit by a truck and dies.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter. 'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.'
'No problem, just let me in,' says the man.
'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.'
'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the senator.
'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, Shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting Rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.
'Now it's time to visit heaven.'
So, 24 hours pass with the senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'
The senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would Never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.
He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. 'I don't understand,' stammers the senator. 'Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?'
The devil looks at him, smiles and says, 'Yesterday we were campaigning.
Today you voted.'
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akflyer added a post in a topic Experimental Amateur-Built "gross weight" myth. (work in progress)
sum bitch... ya got me.. I am at work and dont have my paperwork in front of me, but I dont recall anywhere on the paperwork, other than the original bill of sale from the dealer that has a hand written gross wgt 1085 on the top of the paper.... No where else is it mentioned. All I have is the airworthiness, limitations (called out as a motor glider), and the bill of sale / order form. All other paperwork and build logs were destroyed in a house fire before i bought it.
I do know that if you are ramp checked you better have a current WB. That would be the ONLY place I could see the number being used just to show how you keep the CG in range for your load.
come on with the rest and enlighten us, I look forward to a good uhhh discussion on this subject. Wonder how long it will take them to ban your IP again
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Experimental Amateur-Built "gross weight" myth. (work in progress)Leni...,
This is my point exactly. When it is said... "I as the MANUFACTURE of the aircraft can put any damn number I want on it for a gross weight".....where IS it "put down"? It isn't.
As you started correctly, it is not on, and as I say, is not required to be on, ANY paperwork submitted to, or on file with, the FAA.
And... it isn't required on the weight and balance information submitted in the application and inspection process. Nor is it required on the aircraft Data Plate.
It is not specified in (my) the operating limitations either. (pre 1999)
Note: Only since 1999 have you been required to show flight testing info to be included in the Operating Limitations, specifically Vx, speed for best angle of climb, and Vy, speed for best rate of climb. There you must state the weight at which the numbers were determined nothing more...nothing less.
Here is a quote from someone who seems to know the score....
"(For example, despite published specs, our homebuilts have no specified gross-weight or CG limits. You "experiment" by loading fore or aft until you run out of necessary elevator and/or stability, and you add poundage until you run out of climb. If your airplane proves capable of operating at twice the published gross--due to the superiority of your workmanship, let's assume--be happy. Go fly.)
http://www.seqair.com/Hangar/Wilkinson/BAFV/BAFV2.html
Hey!!! Here's a thought..... This is why the Sport Pilot rule defines the weight limit as "Maximum Takeoff Weight"....because not all aircraft eligible for use by Sport Pilots have a mandatory FAA "Gross Weight"
.... And, as we all should know by now, the definition of "Maximum Takeoff Weight", as it applies to Sport PilotLSA issues IS included in the "Final Rule" Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 143 / Tuesday, July 27, 2004 / Rules and Regulations 44793
"Some commenters stated that lacking
a definition of maximum takeoff weight,
aircraft with fairly high performance
characteristics could meet the definition
of light-sport aircraft by limiting the
approved weight and payload of the
airplane. The FAA considers this a valid
concern and has provided some
additional constraints on the weight as
detailed below. The maximum weight of
a light-sport aircraft is the sum of:
(1) Aircraft empty weight;
(2) Weight of the passenger for each
seat installed;
(3) Baggage allowance for each
passenger; and
(4) Full fuel, including a minimum of
the half-hour fuel reserve required for
day visual flight rules in § 91.151(a)(1).
http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/regulatory/sport_rule.pdf
To be continued....... Comments welcome, and encouraged. Pros and Con.
Steve
84KF
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akflyer added a post in a topic Cowboy's New Watch
bwaaaaaaah... good one!
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kl7jw added a topic in Jokes
Cowboy's New WatchMontana cowboy walks into a bar and takes a seat next to a very attractive woman.
He gives her a quick glance then causally looks at his watch for a moment.
The woman notices this and asks, "Is your date running late?" "No", he replies, "I just got this state-of the-art watch, and I was just
testing it."
The intrigued woman says, "a state-of-the-art watch?" "What's so special about it?"
The cowboy explains, "It uses alpha waves to talk to me telepathically."
The lady says, "What's it telling you now?"
"Well, it says you're not wearing any panties."
"The woman giggles and replies "Well it must be broken because I am wearing panties!"
The cowboy smiles, taps his watch and says, "Damn thing's an hour fast".
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akflyer added a post in a topic RE:Steve are ya lost buddy
Here we go again... You are correct as it is not anywhere on my registration or airworthiness or any other place on my paperwork.... They guys are being a bit anal. Senario, I buy a kit, see where I can make a few improvements and beef it up. The kit manufacture says gross weight is hmmm say 950. I have done my own number crunching and say it is now good for 1500# with the mods I did... I as the MANUFACTURE of the aircraft can put any damn number I want on it for a gross weight. It is MY experiment to do with as I please period.
I think you are going for the "max take off weight" shit storm. I still cant beleive that even with it in black and white in the regs, the listers still can only see gross weight...
Hell it has been way to quiet lately, kick that behive again lol... I am gonna be gone from April 7 till the 15th so I may miss some of the fireworks, but rest assured I will read all about it when I get back
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
RE:Steve are ya lost buddyNaw, sorry about the absence. Everything is cool.
I've been able to sneak in a few flights in 84KF now that the Michigan weather is starting to break. Runs good, flys nice.... I think the local runway is sinking into the ground though. When I round-out and flare for landing it seems to be about 3 to 5 feet lower then it was last fall. (That's my story..... and I'm sticking to it.)
Give me few days or so and I will have the fur flying on the List.... It's time to put the mythical "gross weight" issue on the block. To much bullshit and misinformation is being spread.
As a preview:
1) Question... "Where in the process of applying for, and after receiving a Experimental Airworthiness Certificate for an "amateur-built" aircraft is the term "gross weight" used, stipulated and/or required by the FAA?
(hint... don't say "on the weight and balance"...I'll disprove and shoot that down in a heartbeat.
2) Question: Where is the term, or even the words "gross weight" used in the registration process?
You may see where I am going here.....
I'll post everything here first for comments.
Steve
84KF
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kl7jw added a topic in Jokes
True LentEach Friday night after work, Boudreaux would fire uphis outdoor grill and cook a venison steak.
But, all of Boudreaux's neighbors were Catholic...and since it was Lent, they were forbidden from eating meat on Friday.
The delicious aroma from the grilled venison steaks was causing such a problem for the Catholic faithful that they finally talked to their priest.
The Priest came to visit Boudreaux, and suggested that he become a Catholic.
After several classes and much study, Boudreaux attended Mass...and as the priest sprinkled holy water over him, he said, "You were born a Baptist,and
raised a Baptist, but now you are a Catholic."
Boudreaux's neighbors were greatly relieved, until Friday night arrived, and the wonderful aroma of grilled venison filled the neighborhood. The Priest
was called immediately by the neighbors, and, as he rushed into Boudreaux's yard, clutching a rosary and prepared to scold him, he stopped and watched
in amazement.
There stood Boudreaux, clutching a small bottle of holy water which he carefully sprinkled over the grilling meat and chanted: "You wuz born a
deer, you wuz raised a deer, but now you is a catfish."
John Hart
Wilburton, OK
Kitfox Model IV (That I finally got some work done on)
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