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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    damn... not that close lol...



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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Someone might want to fwd this info...   

    aw hell you aren't still banned over there are ya? I can post it up for ya...
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  3. 84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Someone might want to fwd this info...
    ....I can't , 'cuz I've been deemed to stupid by the same person who...... well, never mind.

    Bottom line.....slow loss of oil in any type of engine will result in ,1st, increasing temp, 2nd, eventual decrease in pressure. (hello?)


    http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/1997/a97o0055/a97o0055.asp?print_view=1
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  4. 84KF added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    No doubt about it......

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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    LMAO... damn.... now ya got me worried about my girlish figure...its a wonder that bird can get my fat ass in the air!!

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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic How to...and not to.   

    hey.. you were just doing part of the phase 1 testing right?? you gotta know what she can handle.. thats my story and I'm sticking to it!
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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic What the heck is this ?   

    dont tell me you think it is gas soaked moose poop!  I have no idea on that...maybe kreem?  I no be knowin..
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  8. 84KF added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    How to...and not to.
    Had the Old Man and his camera at the end of the runway for some pics.
    I guess ya have to take the good with the bad.
    Love the Grove gear. It takes a beating.


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  9. 84KF added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    Anyone told ya you look like Red Green wading around out there??
    Great vid and demo.
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  10. 84KF added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    What the heck is this ?
    The header tank fuel level warning lights has been intermittent so I finally got around to draining the tanks and removed the sensor. This is what I found.  Attached are pics of mine and the same part as new.
      The substance is like a very hard gummy plastic. And it will burn like hard nitrate dope. Carb cleaner will not soften or dissolve it.
    I have my ideas of what and why but I am looking for opinions.


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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    I posted the same info on the kitfox list....It has been fun playing with you plane thanks!
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  12. eskflyer added a post in a topic new float flying vid 9-17-07   

    Looks great bro. I have sent  pics out to people on the matronics site that wanted info and also sent them links to here.  You have done a great job on the ole bird , Thanks happy flying and blue skies for ya .

    JP
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  13. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    new float flying vid 9-17-07
    I made a quick vid of a little hunt we were on last week. The camera man cant quit talking but once you get past that it is ok lol..

    A little history, I put my floats on my brothers kitfox, as I have been having too much fun flying his plane since he got it up here to even think about working on mine. I was not happy with the performance as I knew it could do better. I have moved the step location 3 times and changed the angle of incidence 3 times also. In this video I had a bit too much angle of incidence on it. You could get it off the water quick, but it had so much drag it slowed me down 8 knots. I added a 3/4" shim to the rear float mount and now have it nailed. The cruise is still good 70 knots at 5800, and takeoff is great with no tendency to porpoise.

    At about 6:00 minutes into the vid you can see the slew I was taking off of in the first part of the vid, and at 6:10 you can see the little pond. The rest of the vid is just a small part of the flats we hunt. The ducks and geese are really starting to move through and KF makes it a breeze to hunt the area.


    Edit... I had to change the video and get rid of some of the commentary...then I thought... oh damn... free bird may not be the right song for a flying vid lol...
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  14. akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    projects on back burner..
    Well my Avid took a back burner to fishing and flying this summer.. I have had my brothers KF II to play with so I have not been going after my Avid as agressively as I was.  I have put his plane on my floats for now to give me a float flying fix.. I hope to get back to work on my Avid next week if the weather is crappy.. if it is nice, I am sure I will be burning more gas in his plane... I think I may be onto something... run the hours up on his plane so I can fly mine longer between TBO!  great plan from the way I see it lol..

    Here are a couple shots on a semi local river.. the second one is a reminder to keep an eye on the daylight left when you are having lits of fun cathing fish... night float operations are not the smartest thing a person can do.. infact it ranks right up there on the list of top 10 stupid things you can do in a plane...


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  15. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Vid of float flying 8-07



    Just a short clip of a recent flight.. I dont know why youtube cut the quality down so much... I will try to figure out how to get it loaded directly to this site so you can download the full resolution version if you want to.

    Edit.. I re-edited the video to make it a little better.  I think it is a bit less pixelated..
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox II on fiberglass Northaire copy   

    just a quick update... after we tried full fuel and two up, it was determined that these floats are too small for the KF.  I have since installed, my full lotus 1260's and love'em... they are a match made in heaven for this bird!
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic flying pics from 8-10 to 8-20   

    last ones...till the video is done..

    This is parked at John Stoners dock having a KF stare down..

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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic flying pics from 8-10 to 8-20   

    and a few more..





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  19. akflyer added a post in a topic flying pics from 8-10 to 8-20   

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  20. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    flying pics from 8-10 to 8-20
    here are a series of random shots from flying last week..The first two are of Mount McKinnely the highest peak in north america...but were taken from the 737 on the way home from work... not with the KF.  I dont think I can get it to 22,000 on floats lol..The rest are pick from a day of cruising Cook inlet and Tuxidney Bay doing what a KF was designed to do.. low and slow.






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  21. akflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox II on fiberglass Northaire copy   

    For anyone interested, I am posting the word document that shows the calcs for the square footage of the floats hence giving me the displacement.  They are not modeled perfectly, but really really close.  I will put up the 3D cad file also for anyone interested.
    Northaire float 3D model.dwg
    Northaire float model.doc
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  22. eskflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox II on fiberglass Northaire copy   

    WAhooo yeah Bro Thanks  alot for gettting her done . She flys perfect al we need is yours done and then we can play .  ;D
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  23. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    A little flight last week
    I took a buddy from maine that was up here fishing with me for the week out flying and chasing "spotting" bears.  I only got one shot of a bear as I was too busy flying.. low level flying and filming just does not cut it in the mountains lol..





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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox II on fiberglass Northaire copy   

    and a few more

    MVI_0049.AVI
    MVI_0050.AVI
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  25. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Kitfox II on fiberglass Northaire copy
    Well I spent most of the day yesterday rigging my brothers kitfox to a set of floats he had picked up that are a fiberglass copy of the Northaire floats.  I am not sure what they were rigged on before, but I had to cut and lengthen the rear struts, as well as make some sleeves for the front axles (they were set up for 1.25" axles and he has .75" axles.
      I set the wing root incidence at 3.5 deg and it turned out to be a great number!  After the launch I did a few high speed taxi runs and some step turns then it was seat belt on and firewall it.  She popped right up on step and at about 40 mph indicated I popped the flaps and was in the air.  I felt it out for a few seconds, dialed in some more pitch to the prop and pointed her to the sky.  A few laps around the patch revealed I need to add some slight up trim to the tab (not inflight adjustable).  I lined up at 65 mph, dropped over the trees and set her down for a picture perfect landing (my best landing in his fox).  I taxied in and set the trim tab and went around again, and this time it flew hands off.  I loaded up my brother and took him for a ride.  He was so damn excited to finaly see it on floats he could not hardly fly lol.. the ole jitters got him so I took it back and brought it in for another greaser.  A few more TO and Landings and it was time to bring it over to another lake closer to the house (that and it was 11:00 at night and I did not think the neighbors wanted me buzzing them anymore).  All in all it flys great, but the northaire floats are a tad undersized for my liking.  With two fat asses in the plane (me and a buddy) I had to step turn it to get off the lake I was on... not a big deal but I think with a bit more float it would handle better with full fuel and two guys onboard.




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