Avid Randy

Absolutely Ridiculous!!  Signed

FREEDOM is the Greatest thing in this Country but that still does not give anyone the right to Remove, Deface or Destroy property that is not yours!  Totally amazes me the total disrespect of others these days! 

I'd say!  I know what I'm going to do with some of my scrap pipe now!    Cheers Randy

dav8or, Sorry to hear of your mishap.  Wish you the Best on your repair!

Jim, is that PVC pipe cut into clamp rings?  Pretty slick!  Cheers Randy

That does amaze me that the wood is holding that well.  Obviously by calculation it makes sense but I guess the wood is attached to each other too which helps with the opposing forces.

I think I'm going to give it a try.  Makes sense in the fact that it is a solid surface that the fabric is attaching to.  With the tube version the open space between the tubes would increase the chance of puncturing the fabric while getting in/out possibly!  Great Job Jim.....Thanks for another Great option!

Great People, Great Site and Great To Be Experimental!  Randy 

Absolutely!   Totally agree with cr125r847!

That's Awesome! I have to agree with CSCameron "I can feel the smile on your face..."  Glad your out having Fun!   Randy 

Looking Good!  I'm' curious how this works out for you.  It could be done by almost anyone without any welding.  I want to widen mine but haven't done it yet so this could be an option.   Cheers Randy 

Vance....Sorry to hear about your mishap!  Well I guess not really yours but for you to deal with!  I guess at least the guy was honest enough to tell you rather than finding out the wrong way like in the air or something.  Looks like you are well on your way to getting it operational again though.  

This brings up a Great point since I'm hoping to start my wings in the next few weeks.  I guess it would be a Good idea to do the ribtail reinforcement/cover while doing the actual build to strengthen that area ahead of time?

Wish you the Best at getting the bird back in the air!  Cheers Randy 

Shoot Jim.....at the rate we've been watching your projects you should be on to these by December! 

A New Airport!  You surely don't hear that often these days!!!

Great Video and the plane looks Great too!  Glad to see your getting some hours on it and hopefully having some fun along the way too!  Cheers Randy

The cost for a speedwing extension kit is $2090. This includes all materials including speedwing ribs, 6061T6 spar extensions, 6061T6 circular I-beam spar splices, fiberglass wing tips, aluminum stringers, two part epoxy, rivets/hardware, and covering material - this is not a complete list of included items.  (Copied response from Mark at Avid)

Mine was $1950 less the wing tips since I already have them (unused).  Not sure what it cost previously.  Hope its worth it!   Cheers Randy

As Joey "C5Engineer" mentioned he is working on producing parts.  I just ordered my Speedwing Extension with no problems so far.  Except parts were to be here yesterday but that is not his Fault!  The tracking number said yesterday but USPS is dragging their feet as usual!!  Cheers Randy

Jim, My Mark IV wheel bearings look like this as described above with the seal attached.  The part number on it (LM11900LA) is a Timken Bearing number but if you just search the number it will come up very easy.  Hope this helps.....Cheers Randy

That's Crazy!  Awesome Progress!  Keep up the Great Work and the posts.... Cheers Randy 

Yeah it is a shame!  I never actually called about it back then but it was on for quite awhile.  A lot of them have never made it in the air and got lost forever!  

Hope that's not me!!! 

Thanks for the info....That's funny.... that one was for sale on trade a plane not long ago, probably half a year or so.  It was in the Illinois area and said it had 10hrs on it then. There were no floats shown though.  I was keeping an eye on it back then.

After looking at that nice looking Bird makes me want to go work on mine!  Haven't been able to work on it for 2 months.  Hopefully back on it again tomorrow.   Cheers Randy 

I have found that Wicks Aircraft has decent pricing on tires and tubes.  They have the Carlisle tires as I just ordered some a few months ago.  Cheers Randy 

Now That's Progress!  Looks Great!  Your Hired.... How much to come to PA?  HaHa  Keep up the Great work and posts.....Great pics to review when I start some covering in next few months hopefully!   Randy 

Hope to make it to all that fun someday!  Looks Awesome!  Thanks for the pics!  Gives some great incentive for next year.  Randy 

Fred, sorry to hear about your misfortune!  Thank goodness you are OK and no one was injured.  Slight repairs to be made.....then we will be looking forward to the new video of you and the plane getting back in the air!  Wish You The Very Best!  Cheers Randy 

Yeah I remember one of the listings said about a custom dolly.  Thought "Double Tailwheel" sounds better.  HaHa.

I would've been very leary about all that as well!  Randy 

That is BS!  They wonder why people are FED up with them!  Glad to hear it came through for u finally!  Now you can have some fun!

I do remember seeing that one for sale with the double tailwheel kind of sticks out to remember it.  Congrats......Go Have Some Fun!  Randy 

That is Awesome! Congratulations! Look forward to the huge smiles in the air which will pay off for all the hard work.  Plane looks Great too!  Definitely helps provide inspiration for the rest of us working towards that goal!   Randy 

Glad to see your getting to put all that hard work to use......Flying around in that Great looking Bird!  Cheers Randy 

Good News is not Bad News!  So that's Good thing.....  We're all pulling for you Ed! Chat with you soon!

Thanks for the update Jim!