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JP,
I stand by my theory, and pass along another, found at http://www.msu.edu/user/dynicrai/physics/dark.htm
If it wasn't true, it couldn't be on the Internet.
Steve
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HMMMMM i do not recommend this way of doing things . I done tried it and the ends of the fingers are now smoked
. Your theory is complete
Just my
I dont think it really worth that much
Later im going flying in the AM
JP
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Theres a set on a plane at the airport but ya mite get
. you could always say 
to the judge 
hehehhee
JP
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very nice...I have been on many commercial boats as I grew up commercial fishing.. from 8' dingys to 86' crabbers.. I have only been sailing once when I went to Kenosha to pick up a 1962 chriscraft.. The guy I bought it from was a master of the ocean and had a 60' schooner he had rigged to sail single hand.. I was not to impressed till the wind caught the sail, heeled her over and about pulled the wheel outa my hands... what a rush to feel that power you cant see. The wife allready knows that the retirement home will be a sail boat... and the kids will be out of the house in 3 more years !!
And no... I did not have fun at work today... But I did kill 32 viruses I picked up yesterday from the us steel buildings site while researching my new shop..and now have the laptop back up and running...I wont be buying from them now though lol..
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I am looking for a set of 8" wheels and hubs for a kitfox or avid. I need these to mount up a set of kingfox tires so I dont look like a damn pavement pounder.
Anyone have any leads on them, or atleast a set of hubs that I can adapt to my one piece 8" wheels let me know!
Also looking for a set of door lift strut mounts.. I know I can make them pretty darn easy, but I am runnng out of summer and want to cut my fab. time..
Thanks
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JP,
It might be better to just take the bare end of each existing wire (+) and hold it to ground (-) while the Master Switch is on.
This will release the heavy "magic smoke" contained in all wires, and then you can refill each wire with helium.
The less electrons,protrons, and nutrients in the wire, the lighter it should be.
That's my theory...and I'm sticking to it.
steve
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Steve
What gauge is the wire 19-22-24 . I need to know so i can lighten the bird up some .
Fly safe fly low fly slow
JP
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that is the same view I get on the mod II. I just line up slightly off centerline. With the left wheel on the centerline, I can keep things straight. At touchdown, I am not at a full 3 point, but I do transistion from looking ahead to looking out the side and down at the wheel or the runway lights. Kind of like doing glassy water landings.. you dont land out in the middle of the lake, you land near the shore line and watch the shore to see where the water is as you cant tell by looking down. That is one reason why I like lakes with lillypads.. as long as you land in the pads, you know there is enough water there and can see the surface just fine..
By the way.. I am jealous again.. I am back at work for 3 weeks and you are out flying....
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Here is what you have to work with...
This shot is eye level, and was taken in the run-up area, hence the pavement you see on the left.
And don't make fun of my pine tree air freshener hanging there in the upper right.....
It gives it that "new plane " smell.
steve
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It's a long wing.
Ya know, shame on me, but I haven't even noticed that (speed) yet.
When you go full throttle on mine everything happens so fast. The acceleration is unbelievable, all focus is on tracking straight. Within seconds you can get the tail up so as to see where you are going and then it just levitates up at 1000 fps after that at around 65mph. Even the T-6 doesn't push you back as hard in the seat for those first few seconds.
Now that I think about it... I don't even look at the airspeed until it's off the ground, there is no time, and it changes so fast
Now landings.... I established, in flight, that at idle, it will break gently, just nose down, without dropping a wing at 45mph. That's no flaps. With the first notch, 38-40 mph. So my approach, for now, is at 55-58 w/partial power, and when I have the runway made, power off, pitch up to slow down, continue at 50 +/-, when a few feet up, pitch up more and wait for the nose to block out the entire forward view. Hopefully the ground is just a few inches below when it hits 40 mph.
My opinion is that it has such a light wing loading (solo, 3/4 fuel) that it doesn't take much crosswind start it drifting at such low speeds. So I'm learning to keep it pointed, and flying, straight with one wing low, right to the end if the x-wind is a factor.
The closest comparison I can make is it's like a T-Craft on steroids, a real floater if you're to fast, but with absolutely no forward visibility forward in a 3-point attitude. None. Not to mention that you are completely blind to what's on the right side forward. Not like tandem seating. You can see more from the back seat of a Stearman then you can in a Series 5 on Grove gear. I spent last year in a Citabria 7ECA, and you get 180'foward vision in that, so I'm just learning to do without that luxury.
The airplane tracks well, so I don't think the alignment is a problem, BUT... I guess I could do the straight-edge check like you suggested just to verify. (It "looks" straight, but I never really thought about it... thanks.)
Anyway, I still have a lot of playing to do with the power-on, power-off approaches, and I havn't used full flaps on landing yet. But they make great speed brakes.... to fast on final, put that 2nd notch in and you go foward against the seatbelts.. wait a few seconds, go back to 1st notch and all is well, and much slower now.
more later...
my dinner is burning....damn.
steve
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just wanted to make you feel at home lol....
is yours a speed wing? If so, what do you rotate at? on my buddies avid speed wing it is tail up at about 35-40 and rotate at 55-60...he took off in front of me and by mid runway I was 500+ feet higher that him and turning down wind while he was still climbing to pattern altitude..
He touches down around 55.. I would think that with power and trim you could get her down a bit slower.. but who knows.. I have not flown a 5 yet.
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"you are full of shit, this is soooooo easy my 15 yr old can do it with one hand behind her back and her eyes shut"
Leni,
How many times do I have to tell ya....
Ya gotta stop cooking all that caribou in 2-stroke oil.
steve
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you should sticky these reference topics so they don't get lost. I just stickied this one
good info.. and if you do decide to bundle the telephone wire, make sure you twist the bundles for RF suppression.....
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I did all my initial training through solo in a pa12, then on to the spam can 152-172, 180, pa-18, 22/20 etc. I echo your feelings on the attention needed for the first few. I don't know about your 5, but the II bleeds off speed faster than a Huey with full aft cyclic..and it is sitting a couple feet lower than the cub so it just took a few turns around the patch to get the "picture" of what it should look like. As far as ground handling, it has the wide gear and kingfox tires, but is a real pussy cat on pavement, and no where near as bad as the 12 or 18 with 32" airstreaks on the pavement.
I really like the inflight adjustable as keeping your EGT's pegged where you want them on climb, cruise or descent is a simple flick of the switch. I was flying with a Avid Mk IV speedwing and was only about 10 kts slower W.O.T.
I think this is going to be a hell of a kick on floats playing with the 100's of lakes in a 50 mile radius, not to mention the places I can get into to hunt and fish that no one else can!!
My brother was flying a buddies 5 that had the grove gear and it was a bear... they adjusted the toe in on the gear and he said it was night and day... so if it is getting a loose on ya, you may check the wheel alignment (but I am sure you allready have).. if that is the case.... then "you are full of shit, this is soooooo easy my 15 yr old can do it with one hand behind her back and her eyes shut"
And I did indeed
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Leni,
What was the (minor, naturally) problem? Landing attitude? excess speed?
I tell ya.... I've flown a lot of taildraggers, and none of them demand the attention at touchdown that my 5 does.
I'll get use to it, and learn to love it. But thinking it is just a "Cub type" is not the way to go. I guess if it is what you learn in and initially solo, you have no expectations and bad habits to break. But to "downgrade" to a Kitfox", from what I have learned so far, is an exercise in precise approach techniques.
I'm not talking about just getting it on the ground... I mean being master of the aircraft, not the other way around.
Now, if I were posting this on the other site, I would be told I'm full of s--t..., that it's sooooo easy, bla, bla, bla,.
But I could re-post the link to the NTSB accident site.....
Now, go around and give me 3 more....to a full stop.
Go-arounds don't count...., and three 5' bounces don't count either.......
after.Way to go......
Steve .
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Here is the link to the FAA AC 43.13 1b Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair
While it is the bible for A&P's, next to a Mfgs specific manual, for Type Certificated aircraft, it contains a wealth of information that can, and IMHO, should be applied when questions arise...such as the circuit protection issue being discussed on the other site. (see Chapter 11)
But then... if you just bundle enough telephone wire together you can make you own starter cable.... right?
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Well last Friday I got my first turn left seat in a kitfox (mod II). First landing was a bit uhhh.. ugly, but we walked away.. actually flew away.. a few more and I was turned loose for solo.. It takes a bit to get used to but was nothing too major. I have put in a couple hours a day since then. This little bird is a kick. Cant wait to get my Avid in the air!
Leni
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Series 7 Dual Pin Door Latch Kit Retrofit
Anyone know anything about this item...found at http://kitfox.lazair.com/skystar/upgrades_and_performance_enhance.htm
Is it a direct replacement for the older original? The picture seem to show it in a horizontal position as compared to the standard vertical so I'm inclined to think it is not... I don't know.
My original doesnt hold well and I could use some input here. The door fits nice and flush, no gaps or anything, but the latch on the pilot side wants to "let go" in flight.
Yes..., I know I could just call them, but......
steve
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holy crap... I got a feeling you just made the banned list again
I am pretty certain you could not get a better plug at an advertising convention ...
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Well that's pretty sad. I can't see a lot of those people putting up with his version of "heavy handed" for too long. All of those that I've met in person seem a lot more intelligent than to buy that. I was of course the new guy there and I know I'll need a lot of help in the future but I find that attitude extremely distasteful. It's my opinion a moderator isn't there for that. Some of us may find that particular discussion extremely relevent. Those that don't aren't forced to participate. I'm disappointed but I guess it's hard to find capable and open minds to do any job. The wrong ones often step up to the plate! Sorry if this sounds like a bash but I for one have no use for Heavy Hands.
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hmm.. must be something you said... now you got the new guy in town
for ya...you can lead a horse to water.......
question on mounting full lotus floats
in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar
akflyer
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I have a set of Full Lotus 1260's to Put on my avid. The came with skystar rigging for a kitfox. The kitfox has a float mount that is 10" ahead of the front gear attach point, that the Avid does not have. The way the fuse pinches in at the nose, the most I could get would be about 4" if I welded in a new fitting. What I am thinking of doing is just using the front gear mount and the rear mount would go under the wing strut at that attach point. This puts the two mounts allot closer together than on most conventional float mounts (about 22"-24" apart). While it may look a bit awkward, does anyone see any problem with doing this? I don't want to end up breaking the back of the Avid because the rear mount was too far forward.... but then again, this is a pretty short coupled plane and has allot of bracing in the back... Any thoughts?