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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.   

    they would be a little big and heavy for my Avid I think.. I will just go ahead with my plans to build them.. I will make a run of 4 sets for various guys in the area.

    My brother found that most ofthe areas we would find open to float flying up here was closed to float flying in OK.  He never bothered to put his floats on for the 5 years he lived there.  I guess we take for granted the wide open space for flying up here.
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  2. kl7jw added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.   

    The floats, I don't have a clue as to the weight (displacement) rating.  Just didn't take time to look at them since they are unlikely to be used here in OK.  Got them stored up in the ceiling of the shop, and they are not easy to reach without taking the lines loose that hold them up there, which are a pain to get in place.  The engine is an NSI Subaru.  The prop is an NSI CAP 140.  That prop I'd sure like to have some more info on.  I've got the maintenance/operator/installation manual, but it sucks as far as tech info.  The manual tells how to assemble the prop, but not how to disassemble, clean, lube, inspect, nor does it tell which lubricant is recommended.  I assume Aeroshell 5 should be OK, since the hub is aluminum and so are the blade roots. 

    Those skis I left at Willow are for a Cessna 170 that I sold when I left AK.  If you're interested in them, get in touch with Eddie Trimmer, Trimmer Aviation, Willow Airport.  http://www.trimmeraviation.com/  He's got them there.  They are certified skis, Federal brand I think.  Its been 9 years since I left AK, and I just don't remember.  I'm getting to the CRS (Can't Remember Stuff) stage of life, I guess.
    John Hart
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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.   

    Welcome John.  If you decide to turn loose of those skis let me know... I am in the market and will be building a set in the next few weeks if I cant find a set already built.


    Funny, you moved from here to Oklahoma and brought your kitfox... My Brother moved FROM Oklahoma to here... and dragged his kitfox up here with him..

    What size floats do you have?  1220 or 1260?  What engine?
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  4. akflyer added a topic in Jokes   

    the Golden Saloon
    A guy comes home, drunk out of his mind, and his clothes smell like Budweiser. He loop-legs it through the door and is met by his wife, who
    is scowling, figuring he's been out screwing other women.

    "Where the hell you been all night?" she demands.

    "At this fantastic new saloon," he says. "The Golden Saloon. Everything there is golden."

    "Bullshit! There's no such place!" she says.

    Guy says, "Sure there is! Joint's got huge golden doors, a golden floor.  Hell, even the urinal's gold!"

    The wife still doesn't believe his story, and the next day checks the phone book, finding a place across town called the Golden Saloon. She
    calls up the place to check her old man's story. "Is this the Golden Saloon?" she asks when the bartender answers the phone.

    "Yes it is," bartender answers.

    She says: "Do you have huge golden doors?"

    He replies: "Sure do."

    She asks: "Do you have golden floors?"

    He replies: "Most certainly do."

    "What about golden urinals?" she says.

    There's a long pause, then the woman hears the bartender yelling, "Hey, Duke, I think I got a lead on the guy that pissed in your saxophone last
    night!"
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  5. kl7jw added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.   

    Well, I'll try posting over here!  I'm John Hart, an old retired fart that bought a Kitfox Model IV with a set of Full Lotus floats, wheels, and a trailer to pull it around on.  (I left my skis in Willow, AK 'cause they don't work here in OK but two or three days a year.)  The aircraft sat for a couple of years, and is in need of a little TLC, which I will turn my attention to in a couple of weeks.  (Deer Season is open here in OK, so the airplane has to wait.)  I've been in aviation since 1962 - 26 years in Army Aviation, charter and flight instruction in OR for 9 yaers, then charter worked out of Willow, AK part time for 6 years.  I worked for the FAA 2 years in Anchorage, but got real fed up with the politics there and quit them in 1999, and moved to OK.  Got a lot at the VFW Oklahoma Home land - http://www.vfwokhome.org/, built a shop and house, and here I sit, but going hunting in a few minutes.

    John
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  6. akflyer added a topic in Jokes   

    Proper dinner manners
    The Polite way
    to Pee

    During one of her daily classes, a teacher trying to teach
    good manners, asked her students the following question: "Michael, if you
    were on a date having dinner with a nice young lady, how would you tell her
    that you have to go to the bathroom?" Michael said, "Just a minute I have to
    go pee." The teacher responded by saying, "That would be rude and impolite.


    What about you Sherman, how would you say it?" Sherman said, "I am
    sorry, but I really need to go to the bathroom I'll be right back." "That's
    better, but it's still not very nice to say the word bathroom at the dinner
    table.

    And you, little Edward, can you use your brain for once and
    show us your good manners?"  "I would say:  Darling, may I
    please be excused for a moment?  I have to shake hands with a
    very dear friend of mine, whom I hope to introduce you to after dinner."


    The teacher fainted...
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  7. akflyer added a topic in Jokes   

    genie that is hard of hearing....
    A man walks into a bar with a paper bag.

    He sits down and  places the bag on the counter.

    The bartender walks up and asks what's in the bag.

    The man reaches  into the bag and pulls out a little man, about 9" high and sets him on the  counter.

    He reaches back into the bag and pulls out a small piano, setting it on the counter as well.

    He reaches into the bag once again and pulls out a tiny piano bench, which he places in front of the  piano.

    The little man sits  down at the piano, and starts playing a beautiful piece by Mozart!

    "Where on earth did  you get that?" says the bartender.

    The man responds by reaching into the paper bag.

    This time he pulls  out a magic lamp. He hands it to the bartender and says: "Here. Rub it."

    So the bartender  rubs the lamp, and suddenly there's a gust of smoke and a beautiful genie is  standing before him.

    "I will grant you one wish... just one wish... each person is only allowed one!"

    The bartender gets  real excited Without hesitating he says, "I want a million bucks!"

    A few moments  later, a duck walks into the bar. It is soon followed by another duck, then  another.

    Pretty soon, the  entire bar is filled with ducks and they keep coming!

    The bartender turns to the man and says, "Y'know, I think your genie's a little deaf. I asked for a  million bucks, not a million ducks."

    "No shit!!" says  the man, "Do you really think I asked for a 9 inch pianist?!"
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic A Warrant Officer's Story   

    lol... good one!  keep em coming.
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  9. kl7jw added a topic in Jokes   

    A Warrant Officer's Story
    Many years ago during the Vietnam conflict, an older Army Warrant Officer Helicopter Pilot was attending a course of instrusction at Ft. Rucker, AL.  He had already served two tours in Vietnam, and as was his usual routine after class, he went by the Officer's Club for a beer on the way to his quarters.  He went to the Stag Bar of the club where all the officer student pilots usually hang out.  Warrant Officer candidate student pilots could not go to the Officer's Club in those days, so the bar was, as usual, filled with second lieutenants.  One of the stundent officers struck up a conversation with the old Warrant officer, and during the course of the conversation, asked the old Warrant Officer why he had never take a commission as a lieutenant since the Army was handing them out to Warrant Officers.  The Old Warrant Officer replied, "I applied for a commission a few years ago, but was denied."  The lieutenant asked why had the Army denied the application for the commission.  The old Warrant Officer replied, "In the course of reviewing my military personnel files, they discovered that my parents were legally married to each other." 
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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Starters   

    the Hobbs shows 226.8 hrs, I put probably 20-30 starts on pretending to fly and break in...At first it ripped it over then the RPM just started slowing down till it would just barely turn it over.. I figured the solenoid was bad so I jumped that, then went straight to the starter with a new battery... no help...  Quick clean up of the armature and she was good to go.... I am redesigning the box in the firewall so I can pull the starter without having to pull the engine.. I don't know why the hell they did not make that box a bolt on instead to a rivet on to begin with.?
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  11. 84KF added a post in a topic Rotax Starters   

    Leni,
      How much time was on the starter when it went bad?  Or even better, can you gestimate the number of cycles, or starts since new?
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  12. akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Rotax Starters
    I had troubles with my stock Rotax starter so I bought a GPL starter so I would have backup in case the battery went dead I could hand start it.  The GPL starter will not fit on an Avid without major modifications to the engine mounts.  I pulled the rotax starter apart and the armature was real dirty, yet the brushes looked fine and had lots of life left in them... I put a cordless drill on the brush end of starter and spun it up using a piece of emery cloth to clean the armature up.  I took out a few shallow pits etc and now she works good as new!  For those of you who are having problems I would take the time to pull the starter apart instead of spending 700 bucks on a new one.  Any local automotive starter/alternator rebuild house should be able to fix you up with new brushes etc. if you need them.  WAYYYYYY better than the rotax prices.

    I am also told that a starter off a 2000 sea doo personal water craft will bolt right up and work.. that one lists at 219.00 new.. dealer price is around 145.00.
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  13. akflyer added a post in a topic A little flight last week   

    damn... did he not see the spell check button right next to the POST   clue in goober.... 
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  14. eskflyer added a post in a topic A little flight last week   

    What the hell is a PIOLT

    Sig below
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  15. GLMCMINN added a post in a topic A little flight last week   

    OH DONT BE SCARED. YOUR A ALASKAN BUSH PILOT LMFAO :biggun:
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Was "High EGT...."   

    still does not answer the fuel flow issue..... but put it in there ifn ya want to... I wont need it for a few more weeks.
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  17. eskflyer added a post in a topic Was "High EGT...."   

    Heck your engine is going in my plane tomorrow BRO.
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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Was "High EGT...."   

    nope.. it is getting a tear down this week... I am back at work so I cant to anything on it....

    I think it is time for me to get my head outa my ass and get mine in the air.  A good week should have it flying if I dont dick off on it.
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  19. 84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Was "High EGT...."
    I've got a spare Briggs and Stratton sitting here in the garage if you need it. It runs fine, but it's a bit hard to fire up in cold weather as I filled it with 90# gear oil when I ran out of regular oil last spring.

    Really..., how's it going? Any progress?

    Steve
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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic high EGT 582 GRRRRRRR   

    new valves, fuel lines, both tanks do the same thing... with cap on and with cap off...
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  21. akflyer added a post in a topic GPL Starter   

    well shite... YHesterday I pulled my engine to install the GPL starter... it wont fit.  I would have to move the engine mount and cowling forward about 4" for it to just bolt on, or cut he firewall and engine mounts and re-design the fuselage mounts.  I guess I will sell the GPL starter and take a raping for a new rotax starter....and hope to hell the battery never goes dead when I am out i nthe middle of nowhere... the price I think I am willing to pay for having the clutch on the prop...

    anyone want a good deal on a new GPL starter
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  22. 84KF added a post in a topic high EGT 582 GRRRRRRR   

    The fuel supply is properly vented...yes?
    No crimped, collapsed or plugged lines?
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  23. eskflyer added a post in a topic high EGT 582 GRRRRRRR   

    Ok we are in the WTF mode now . Plane is in yard and getting a minor major done lol .
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic high EGT 582 GRRRRRRR   

    new fule valve didnt do it... yesterday we ran all new fuel lines..didnt do it.. dumped a little ISO in each tank let it set overnight... hopefully that does it.. if not, she comes home for an indepth teardown to se WTF is going on with the fuel feed.
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  25. eskflyer added a post in a topic Well laa-de-fricking-daa   

    Me thinks I would sell out for the mill . buy a new airplane and go fly for the rest of my life and live in a cheaper area. lol




    Later all Sig is below
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