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  1. EDMO

    Posted

    Rod,

          One of the guys on here was looking for Speedwing tanks - Do you make them, or will the STOL tanks fit?

      I suggested that if he could get the stol tanks, that he could just glue a rib in the center underneath to match profile of speedwing.

    EDMO

  2. EDMO

    Posted

    I would imagine that with the winter flying season starting there should be lots of interest in heaters.

    Hope you can get the utube videos posted.  Have you sent a pm to Joey about that?

    EDMO

  4. BryceKat

    Posted

    Hey guys,

    I posted on YouTube under my channel Bryce Custer three videos entitled Avid Heater 1,2 and three on how I set up my heater. I would post the YouTube links in this section however I don't know how to do it from my iPad or my iPhone, is it possible? Bryce

  5. stressedout72

    Posted

    Thanks for all the wonderful posts. I will sell items retail for those of you who are wondering. I do sell the 13gl wing tanks and have a very cool flush mount cap for them. They are a made from my own tooling I created for the Sky Raider. I do also sell them to Brett for the avids also. the tanks are 10.5 - 11lbs which are lighter then the poly tanks. I do not sell any hardware for the fittings seeing how there are so many ways you can run them. You can e-mail me if you want a price quote. rod@qpllc.net I am trying to get a fat airdale flyer cowling to pull a mold off of so i will let you all know how that goes. I am getting togather a list of items and prices to post. for now just e-mail me. Thanks again.

  6. EDMO

    Posted · Edited by Ed In Missouri

    Try Rob at Performance Products LLC - he is making new ones, alcohol resistant.

    If he only has the STOL tanks, you can still use them by glueing a rib under the center of the tank to match the speedwing profile.

    EDMO

  7. herman pahls

    Posted

    I recently helped a friend transport his newly finished Kolb to the airport.

    While I envied the 912S engine I did not envy how difficult and time consuming the Kolb is to get ready to transport and go thru the wing folding process.

    Makes me appreciate Dean Wilsons design since I fold my Kitfox wings every time I fly and it only takes 3 minutes.

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  8. EDMO

    Posted

    Thanks Jim - with that info, guess I had better guestimate my KF1 at less weight - I'm sure it is less than the Mk IV.  I wish we had weighed the J3 while it was stripped down.

    EDMO

  12. EDMO

    Posted · Edited by Ed In Missouri

    I have been asking for some time about bare fuselage weights - I have guestimated the weight of my Kitfox 1 clone at about 60 to 70 lbs, and have not weighed my Foxy Flapper fuselage yet.

    I weighed the Fat/Highlander/Magnum 48 x 17 homebuilt fuselage at 110 lbs, on bathroom scales, and that includes 2 pieces of plywood that could be replaced with aluminum, and without gearlegs or seats installed, but it did have the tail spring on it.

    If anyone gets a chance to weigh a bare fuselage of any kind, please post it for my curiosity.

    EDMO 

  13. akflyer

    Posted

    welcome aboard Rod!  I lusted after a scorpion when I was a younger feller... hell I probly dedicated a few sessions to the dream of owning and flying one.. I tried like hell to buy one I found in Hawaii when I lived there but the guy wouldn't sell his lawn ornament :biggun:

     

    Thanks for joining the forum, we have had several guys looking for tanks for the Avid's in the past. hopefully we can send some business your way.

     

    :BC:

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  15. Wild Bill

    Posted

    My name is Bill and I'm looking for an elevator for a Avid B model. My friend purchased the plane from a Barnstormers ad and he has asked

    me to start looking for some parts. He will probably need some more stuff, so if you have some B parts laying around let me know and I'll give him your number. Thanks for any and all help.

    405-513-0143 

  19. EDMO

    Posted · Edited by Ed In Missouri

    Welcome aboard Rod,

         I was wondering, as probably many others wonder, are you going to give us some kind of price list and interchange list for your products on this site? - probably the most interest here would be gas tanks, wingtips and cowls.

         I think you will be a welcome asset to the site.

    Best wishes,

    EDMO

  21. wypaul

    Posted · Edited by Paul S

    What I know of the setup is from a friend (ironically also named Paul) who had one. He has since changed to the newer style engine mount with the oil tank under the cowl.

    He has an early 912UL 80hp motor. Very early. He was having wild fluctuation of the oil pressure. He at first chalked this up to an intermittent sending unit or gage. Later he determined the long lines of the oil system were putting too much strain on the oil pump. Consulting with LEAF he determined that this was causing damage not only to the pump itself but potentially to the motor too. When changing the motor mount he also replaced the oil pump. Now there is no oil pressure problems.

    IMO, the long lines were allowing low pressure bubbles to form and I'm sure this was causing cavitation in the pump. This type of cavitation will erode the gears and walls in the pump which will eventually cause a catastrophic failure of either the pump or the motor itself if enough contamination is pumped into the bearings.

    Thanks for the info, so far the oil pressure is solid on mine but I will look into this some more.

  24. horsepower

    Posted

    Welcome Blake, There is lots of support here and plenty of guys flying both the Avid and Kitfox to help you with your decision.Im sure there is someone on this Forum from So Cal.I know there is a high time Avid flyer on here from central cal.Good Luck Randy