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Doug,

As the guru of wing info - Is the Avid speedwing rib the same on bottom as the Riblett Kitfox ribs, or is it flatter?

EDMO

 

Ed - Avid rib is the one with oval web cutouts.

ONLY Leni AkFlyer or Joey C5E can answer and help you. I had mine saved for the first 6 months, and finally decided to just stay logged in and just open it whenever I want to get active. I have long forgotten my login and password.

You can click on one of their names and a page will come up and you can send them a PM (Personal Message) and that might get their attention faster.

Glad to have you on the site.

EDMO

P.S. There is a post near the top of General Hanger that talks about password problems - I have not read it. Try going there.

Robert

I have a model b with .060 in front and tinted .125 on top. I split it at the crossover at the top of the windshield.

Regarding fuel monitoring:

I can see the fuel level to the last drop through the fiberglass tank wall at the wing roots. I have no header tank.

John M

I am new to this forum. I was assigned a long password. How do I change it?

Boy Ed that is so right on, the dems, what to make us all like the Indians. It is sad to drive through the reservations and see what is in store for our children and grandchildren.

Yes Paul - they want to make us all into "welfare children" - that's the Communist Doctrine TO CONTROL PEOPLE - and that was the biggest land grab since the Romans conquered Europe and England- or maybe since the Spanish took over Central and South America and other places.

EDMO

Looking for "gearbox removal instructions".

Boy Ed that is so right on, the dems, what to make us all like the Indians. It is sad to drive through the reservations and see what is in store for our children and grandchildren.

I waited for over an hour yesterday in the DMV to renew my DL.

All I could think about is this is how our medical system, 1/6 of our economy, is going to be run from now on. Remember those photos of hundreds of people standing in lines in the Soviet Union waiting for the one salami hanging in the butcher shop or one roll of toilet paper?

Yeah, it's exactly the same thing.

Dave

Great storage idea that I never thought about.

My Kitfox is also covered with fabric under the turtle deck like yours is.

I was going to remove the fabric to install the storage sack as was shown earlier in this thread.

If I send you my cell phone will you take some photos of how you lined the compartment fore and aft and above the elevator pushrod? L.O.L.

At least you know how to post photos and I am clueless.

Thanks for the great idea.

Herman

Thanks Dynomike , ya really cant wait to try it out , yours looks pretty sharp there too, a big thanks too all that helped get it this far.

I would have a hard time going back to flying a 582 without the clutch.

Start up and shut down are so smooth without gear box chatter.

The clutch has to make life easier on the gearbox and crankshaft.

It starts so easy (think snow machine) I would consider a rope starter to cut down some weight.

Tell us how it works for you.

Herman

Welcome John,  good to have you on this site.  I think you will find it is nice in a lot of ways.  Real easy to post pictures and such.  Jim Chuk

Chris you should fly over to Nampa sometime. There is an awesome homebuilder community at their airport there. There are two other guys that I know that have Avids there as well. The guy that did the filming in this video has a MKIV that I almost bought about 6 years ago down here in CA.

Welcome John! Glad to see you on here! We look forward to your experience and wisdom. Ed yes unless there's someone hiding in Europe someplace that we don't know about John has the most time on his Avid.

 

Here's a few pics of John and I's plane together last year at Johnson Creek. Notice the lines on my cowling and the lines on his fuse.....

 

 

Take your time and torque everything to spec. The gearbox is one thing you want total piece of mind with.

Nicely done Dave! Was it a CG issue that caused the early planes to have ZERO baggage area from the factory? One of the major selling points of the Avid MKIV was the factory baggage space. Nothing changed with the fuses. I guess in the early days they didn't figure people were using these planes for anything more than flying around the local flagpole perhaps??

Democrat Care

Photo attached

EDMO

Finally got to the clutch on the wishlist.. Ordered and delivered. Time to install.

 

Any pointers would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Just thought I would post some pics of the storage area I built in my Mod 1 Kitfox. Sorry for the poor quality photos there using my old cell phone camera. It is constructed of .06 Lexan with reinforcing at the hangers and an Aluminum outside door. The top of the door is pinched under the turtle deck.

Dave

Welcome aboard John,

Sounds like we can all learn a lot from you - Just guessing, but I think you may be the high-time Avid Flyer on here. Please continue with your input on posts here.

EDMO

Wow! You are indeed fortunate to be friends with Steve. A lot to be learned from him!

I just want to know how much that fancy paint weighs.

My name is John. I have owned an Avid model B STOL since 1990 and hav flow in for 4150 hours so far.

 

I have been through 5 different engines. 1) Rotax 532 with rope start 2 & 3) Rotax 582s 4 & 5) Jabiru 2200.

 

The 532 was swapped for the 1st 582 for the dual ignition feature. The 1st 582 had no starter so I hand propped it. The 2nd 582 had an E box with starter. 

 

I wanted a 4 stroke and installed the 1st Jabiru 2200. They had just changed to hyd lifters and the engine had many issues and problems. I had it rebuilt after an exhaust valved head popped and destroyed the number 2 piston, head rod, etc. My dealer replaced the bad stuff and rebuilt it. 

 

After getting it back from him I fired it up and it threw a rod. I was pissed as you might imagine. 

 

I contacted the dealer and he said he would provide me with a brand new , up to date Jab 2200 if only I wouldn't publish my experience on the Jabiru forum. I agreed and have been well pleased with this latest engine. I have flown it for 850 hours with nary a hick-up.

 

I did not build my Avid, but I have modified it to make it all that it can be.

 

Removed the panel tank. Don't like gas hanging over my legs. It still carries 28 gallons in the wings.

Removed the flberglass bucket seats and replaced with the sling seat

Moved the rudder peddals forward 3 inches.

Added extensions on the elevators for better pitch authority

Split the windshield. Now it has a clear .060 front Lexan and a .125 tinted top glass.

Changed the 600 x 6 tires for 800 x 6 x 21" Tundras for that back country flying.

Installed a leaning device similar to HacMan for the Bing carb.

Installed a vacuum gauge similar to that used on autos to monitor my engine health.

Installed VGs which gave much lower stall with flaperons OFF and some benefit with flaperons ON.

Installed VGs on pilot side of the vertical stab to compensate for the vert stab offset designed for the Rotax spinning the other direction.

Installed gap seals on horizontal surfaces

Installed fairings in jury struts, horizontal lift struts and tubes that go from the bungied to the axels.

Installed a Dynon D6 for those times when you wish you had gyros on board.

Installed fuel flow meter

 

My Avid cruises at 100-105 TAS running 2900 RPM burning 2.8 GPH. Range is about 10 hours or 1000 miles...cough...cough. Bladder range is 3 hours.

Climb is 1000-1400 FPM depending on load and DA.

 

The Avid was built in 1988 by Craig Johnson

 

John

 

 

 

 

I am fortunate enough to be friends with Steve Henry. He's one of those guys that would help out anyone in need. He's the one that picked me up off the side of the mountain last summer and helped me get my plane out. He's a blast to fly with! The Super STOL is his third Highlander and man does he know how to make it do what it was designed for!!!

Sorry, hadn't heard about the problems.

Jackak