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eskflyer added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.
More will not post cuzz they are scared will get off the other site for being traitors.
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akflyer added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.
I dont know why more wont post....Come on up any time..Just make sure the fish are running
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84KF added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.
Don't think I haven't considered it. My folks have been there and say it's beautiful.
steve
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eskflyer added a post in a topic I like this site...No one hassles me here.
Come on up and we will hassle you some more with some great flying fishing and fun of a lifetime .
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eskflyer added a post in a topic Will someone tell him????
LMAO .
It is amazing that some people can even fly a airplane let alone worry about working on one lol. See the way I see it is if every one was smart then we would not have anything to talk about lol.
Take care fly safe .
This from someone who does all his own mods maintenance and rebuilds and does not have a A&P. I also do all my own Condition inspections and get a friend to then sign it off after I have signed the logbook myself as the one who did the work .
It is up to PIC to make shure the aircraft is safe for flight not anyone else.
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
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84KF added a post in a topic Just so we have something to read and comment on.....
A recent topic on the List is .... Operating cost.
Here's my take on that subject.
1) The plane is paid for. Therefore, no operating cost.
2) I barter for my hanger space. Therefore, no operating cost.
3) I'm a A&P. I do my own inspection. Therefore, no operating cost.
4) I charge mileage when it go to the airport to do A&P stuff so auto travel gas is paid for. Therefore, no operating cost.
5) I use the same oil as the auto,....buy a case for the auto and just "borrow" from it for the aircraft. Hence, no operating cost.
6) Ok... I have to fill two 5 gal. gas cans @ whatever the price is that day.... avg. $2.80 -$3.00gal. If I need gas for the auto to get home, I drain it from the plane.
7) Insurance? peshaw...Not required by FAA or Mich.
So MY total operating cost is the gas I burn. $12.00hr??
Kiss Keep it simple, stupid.
That's my story and...yada yada yada.
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Will someone tell him????...just posted on the list
"The only expenses I've had related to my Kitfox....."
"That said, I'm fortunate in that I have a local A&P that is willing to inspect and sign off on minor work that I've done on the aiplane. If I had not had that advantage, I would have had to take the airplane to an A&P for all the little nitpicky things that inevitably pop up with any airplane (more often I believe with all but the most exceptional experimentals). To list a few, I've had to replace the fuel lines, replace the gascolator, repack the tail wheel bearings and re-glue a de-bonded aileron trailing edge. I believe that owners of experimental airplanes mitigate cost by doing these kinds of jobs themselves. If you're not planning on building your airplane, the only way you can do this is if you find an A&P that is willing to sign off on your work. This is not trivial and if you can't find this then your ownership costs will be much higher (unless you intend to do the work anyway which I wouldn't recommend and is illegal)."
What's wrong with this picture? Come on (List) people...learn your regs as they pertain to amateur-built experimental. JEEEZE.
No certificate or rating of any kind is required to perform maintenance, repair, or modification on an experimental amateur-built aircraft. The only time a specific certificate is necessary is when performing the condition inspection each year, as required by the aircraft's operating limitations.
Ten minutes later, someone posts this incorrect response.....
"Hi Andrew, even if your not the builder of the aircraft there are many maintenance things that are allowed by the FAA if you are the owner of the aircraft.
Post subject: Preventive Maintenance thats allowed ....."
That's for certificated (real) aircraft and is found in Appendix A to Part 43 --Major Alterations, Major Repairs, and Preventive Maintenance.
Half an hour later..., in reply to e-mail........
"Hi again after checking this , you are right about maint. only if you are the builder, if you did not build the aircraft then you as owner can only do what the FAA calls pilot owner preventive maint.
GB"
You can lead a pilot to a runway, but ya can't make him land.
Last week i cudn't even spell A&P....this week i are one.
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84KF added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids
Playing in the rainRun-up ok, ready to cowl and go flying......when the sun shows up again.
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84KF added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids
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84KF added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids
I sure miss this bird....Ahh..., the good old days. I love this picture.
Fi-156 Fieseler Storch
Argus AS-10 Inverted V-8
Dual carbs
All German instrumentation
retail value $250,000.00
One may see her sister ship at Kermit Weeks museum in Florida. We had 5.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Runs great now....
glad to hear you are back in the air!
Some people swear by the seafoam, but I put it in a boat last year for winterization and was not to impressed...took forever to get he shit outa the tank this year, and when I pulled the filters it smelled like dead fish...the only thing I did different from previous years was seafoam in the tank..
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84KF added a post in a topic S0... why DID Lowell Fitt crash????
".....the body has a way of blocking shit out..."
I agree totally.
But the engine itself does not suffer from such. I would find it difficult to believe that a post-accident inspection of the same would not give some indication of malfunction.
And I would find it even harder to believe that the operator of that engine would not inquire into what that malfunction was.
Of course sharing this information is his choice.
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akflyer added a post in a topic S0... why DID Lowell Fitt crash????
hmmm. Dont know if he really knows... I was a while after I stuffed mine in that I actually remembered the last 20 seconds or so before I hit..the body has a way of blocking shit out...
On the other hand... temerature inversion me thinks thats a pretty damn far reach... and I have a pretty darn good imagination and drink alot too
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Runs great now....Cyl head went back on.., repaired muffler went back on (with brace)..., serviced the fluids..., and she fired right up and runs great.
I wonder how many of those " 912 running rough" complaints couldcan be traced to intake valve & seat deposits?
I decided to stay with the Mobile 1 full synthetic oil as I believe this episode was the result of fuel additives that were left on the tanks walls as the gas evaporated during its years of inactivity and then worked their way back into solution and then the system over the 20+ hours of fresh gas since I have had it.
From some research I have done, a normal amount of additives will help keep valve deposits to a minimum but in excess it will result in just what my pictures indicate.
Google "intake valve deposits" if you wish to learn more.
I am also going to use something called "SEAFOAM" in the first 10 or so gallons of gas to (hopefully) clean the other heads.
Anyone familiar with this product? I'm not.
steve
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84KF added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers
S0... why DID Lowell Fitt crash????Will we ever find out the cause of the mystery oil temp and pressure loss? According to the FAA http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070911X01376&key=1 "Witnesses reported hearing a "pop" as the airplane was heading in a westerly direction toward O61, and subsequently observed it making a forced landing before responding to the accident site."
Oh..I forgot...temperature inversion.
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84KF added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
The muffler was brand new from Skystar (Kitfox). Apparently the "new and improved" product has the same inherent weakness that the older ones have...as you still have to install your own brace from the stinger pipe to the body of the muffler. This is not part of the $375.00 muffler, and this information was not passed on to me by Skystar at the time of purchase.
I guess this is the name of the game in experimental "stuff", but when a product fails repeatedly in the "real" world, the manufacturer will re-design its product so as to eliminate the problem... not offer a supposedly "fixed" product, that still requires the same old quick fix.
Oh well..live and learn.
The only option I received from Skystar was to "Send the muffler back to us and we will take a look at it for repair…" (that was the entire reply)
I weighed the cost of shipping it back, then the cost of the actual repair..., after it would be determined that it was "my" fault, then the cost of return shipping and decided to have it repaired locally for $40.00
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akflyer added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
damn.. looks like the valves have been 150,000 miles not 55 hrs..
Did you threaten Rotax to place the broken muffler in places it should never go if it breaks again??
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84KF added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
The head went back on just fine and the pull through compression is now strong and tight. I get the repaired muffler back Monday.
I like the Rotax use of rubber seals and o-rings. No need to have a new gasket on hand for rocker covers, etc...
steve
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eskflyer added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
Looks like the same crap that was in your tank just blacker LOL .
Take care fly safe
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84KF added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
That's just it.... about 55 hrs TT since new.
The previous owner had put about 35 hrs TT on it, and it ran great when I got it. When you pulled the prop thru by hand it had excellent compression. You could "feel" each cylinder 'pop" as it went through it's strokes.
I have only used Shell V-Power(the 'premium) auto gas and Mobile 1 full synthetic oil. That will change now, but to what I haven't decided.
A visual check of the valve and seat, now that they are clean, shows them to be in excellent shape, with no warping, chips, or scratches. I guess the real test will be after it is back on the cylinder.
There is one more that needs attention also, but after seeing this one, I might just try a strong dose of Marvel Mystry Oil in the fuel before I pull that one.
The heads affected are both the rear. Front ones feel fine.
Attached are the pictures...not a pretty sight.
steve
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eskflyer added a post in a topic Stay tuned for 912UL valve pictures.....
Steve
Out of curiosity how many hours do you have on the 912. And what fuel do you burn?. I will not ask if you use TCP, lmfao.
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eskflyer added a post in a topic Just so we have something to read and comment on.....
I say me thinks your right Steve . And yes it is called a condition inspection . There is a big difference .
John
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84KF added a post in a topic Just so we have something to read and comment on.....
Well, here is the first comment on the "other" site.
" I use white lithium graese on mine because......."
White lithium grease....good for tractors. Just a dirt magnet on aircraft.
My opinion, and I'm sticking to it.
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84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
Just so we have something to read and comment on..........I am going to cut and paste questions from 'another' site that I have an opinion on.
Here is a recent question....
"I am doing my annual on my plane, and wanted to know if lubrication is required for the guide bushing? if so LPS1 or TRIFLOW. Can someone help."
First.., it is called a "condition report", not an "annual" Proper nomenclature is important
Second, if it moves...lube it. With what depends on how much dirt you wish to accumulate on the partspieces. Some lubricants will attract and-or hold dustdirt more than others. Items such as starter Bendix gears call for dry lubricants such as silicone spray to prevent this accumulation.
Third, clean then re-lube. Take a look at the sticky, gummy finish that develops on control yoke shafts in a typical "real" plane. A quick wipe with mineral spirits will remove this gunk, and a light rub with lube will restore the smoothness of the shaft and it will slide as if on butter.
So...if the bushings mentioned above are nylon, bakelite, etc..., one would do well to clean the rubbing surface, and lube with some product such as (dry) silicone or graphite to reduce future contamination. Sure, you could leave it dry and clean, but anything that reduces ANY friction is a benefit.
But hey...I'm just an A&P. I'm sure if you ask a dentist or plumber you will get a different opinion.
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