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  1. chopndrag added a post in a topic The value of avid mk IV kit   

    Haha I had a few more to post but decided to keep it simple . Edmo I might be a good competitor for amount of ex's. To many tried to change me and quickly met the door . Luckily my wife doesn't want me to change . Can't complain she's pretty damn hott too . I married out of my league for sure .


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  2. chopndrag added a post in a topic Wing Strut Farings   

    Couple threads show guys making them . Doesn't look to hard to do .
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  3. chopndrag added a post in a topic The value of avid mk IV kit   

    hahaha Joey me too , my wife says I'll never grow up and she's right !!!!







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  4. chopndrag added a post in a topic The value of avid mk IV kit   

    Sad thing is the plane isn't probably worth the selling price.  I come across stuff like this all the time that ends up selling really cheap. Hopefully you get a realistic price I love my mkIV
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  5. chopndrag added a post in a topic Avid Model A Rebuild   

    I'll look into it but your best source of info would be Matt at Recreational Power . That guy can answer any questions you have about hirth  
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  6. chopndrag added a post in a topic Spam Cans at UAA School   

    I didn't know they had color cameras way back then !!! That is pretty cool being able to have a photo you have great memories from . 
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  7. chopndrag added a post in a topic Slipping?   

    Thanks , The last thing I'm going to get scared about is my door opening. I've flown plenty of aircraft doors off so it wasn't a big deal . I took a photographer up to shoot someones business from the air . Doors off in a Kolb ss ? The one that actually looks like a plane . Crazy ass photographer was hanging out the door while we were sideways so he could get the perfect shot . I was always taught to fly the plane first then diagnose the problem . Can't pull over in the sky !!!!
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  8. chopndrag added a post in a topic I'm Scared!   

    I found a picture it doesn't show much but my master cylinders are smaller it looks like

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  9. chopndrag added a post in a topic Slipping?   

    Haha my daughter experienced her door opening going from base to final . Plane didn't have struts in the door when I got it . That on top of a tab a tad to high to get a solid bite on the door latch made the door pop open . I threw it into a slip and slammed the door . Needless to say 50 lb gas struts and the tab taken care of means no sudden slips . She was scared for a second but I kept my cool so she realised no big deal she was buckled in anyway. Having the giant tail and rudder definitely helps . 
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  10. chopndrag added a post in a topic I'm Scared!   

    My mkIV is a nose dragger with all the tubes connected . My master cylinders are on top not next to my rudder pedal like that . 
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  11. chopndrag added a post in a topic Slipping?   

    Definitely fun to slip once you figure out the rudder input. If I barely kick mine to the side and drop the wing it starts sinking fast.
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  12. chopndrag added a post in a topic Flight Control issues...   

    I pitched my prop for speed and all my tail low issues were gone . I was constantly holding the stick back and trim to keep the nose up . A little playing with my prop I now climb out around 6200rpm and my plane definitely flies better . 
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  13. chopndrag added a post in a topic Your opinion: Ballistic parachute?   

    I always check , wiggle and look over my flaperon mounts everytime. As for a brs STAY AWAY !!!! If you fly like the rest of us with your avid the brs won't even have time to open after you assess the situation. Proper maintenance is all it boils down to .
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  14. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hope to pick up a project next week   

    It's owned by a older gentlemen and just wants someone to enjoy it . I might even pick it up myself. He gave me a personal price that's hard to pass up . They're pretty much like an avid just a little different. There's also a rv6 around me going for a steal along with a couple hi max planes . I need to get rich so I can buy these and build them up .
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  15. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hope to pick up a project next week   

    I know where a Rans s6 is for sale. Fuselage is done no engine or avionics but has all the stuff to build the wings etc and a bunch of other stuff with it . 
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  16. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hope to pick up a project next week   

    I have no idea but we are dealing with experimental aircraft doesn't mean they have to go in the wing. 
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  17. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hope to pick up a project next week   

    I still have the 2 fiberglass 9 gallon tanks for sale.  I've had offers from other forums and went as far as boxing them up for the guy and he never bought them .

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  18. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   

    An RV is a nice plane but I'm working class 100% and that plane isn't in the cards . I'll stick with flying a plane I don't have to have 3 jobs to buy parts for . I'll get my lil Avid going faster sooner or later . 
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  19. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   

    You build it I'll fly it haha . That's about the only way I'll get a toy like that . 
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  20. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   

    Man I think I screwed my post up. I get around 115mph indicated and 108 ground @ 6000 rpm with my speedwing . That was a nasty windy day and after I got the new tach in that was finally reading write. I haven't done the gap seals yet any recommendations? Oh and this was before the round cowl . ::: enter ricky bobby ::: "I wanna go fast " haha 
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  21. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   



  22. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   

    At around 6000 rpm in windy weather I was showing around 115mph indicated and 108 mph ground . I just want to squeeze every bit of cruise I can get for my lil speed wing . I haven't done the gap seal yet . 
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  23. chopndrag added a post in a topic Hello from Ohio   

    If I did the droop tips on my wing would it slow my cruise or just help with slow flight and take off ? I always liked who they look but never really asked about them 
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  24. chopndrag added a post in a topic nose dragger mains   

    I seriously need to get off my a$$ and start making landing gears . I got everything to do it then powder coat them after . 
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  25. chopndrag added a post in a topic How to exercise video   

    Definitely would be riddled with bullets before he even got 2 feet away where I live . Everyone carries a gun here .
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