Buckchop

With some heat from the heatgun and holdin fabric away from airframe the Oratex almost becomes rubbery and strechs so it easy to get the wrinkle pulled out and shrunk some as u attach it to the airframe to anchor it down.  But yes u can really shrink the stuff in some places when needed, Awesome stuff i tell u. 

Well since its that time of year here for me to get started fixing equipment, sellin gravel and gold mining here for summer, i thought id share a few pic of some of our most prized pieces we have found in the almost 35 years on the same ground, and it also rubs the gold bug into Leni somemore for this summer of fun.  Hahhaaaaa 

Well that i cant answer as i have no idea what ratio the box is.  Guess best way to find that out is to count the teeth on the gears?  

Yea they b nice to have but mayb better off with savin your money, and add some more and buyin some full lotas floats?  Yep they same age as my dad this year, the big 80 

I have a freind sellin a set of EDO 1070, they have some damage on one from transporting them but not to bad.  He wants $2500 they here in fairbanks alaska. 

Well finally was able to get back to the fabric work on the PA12, gettin right side fit, glued, and anchored to airframe, looks damm good i say, so hope today ill finish that up and move on to sewin the tailfeathers, and do finishin tapes.  Well unless the new turbo for the D9 Caterpillar shows up then ill have to do some real work. 

P.S. I love this Oratex!!!! 

Well Jim i think i like that prop, would that fit my 582 and Cbox on the BlueFox? Any idea what the price is for that? 

I think if u add up all supplies for both fabric systems and an hr labor rate, even for urself, no chemicals and the time savins i think it same or better in the long run, IMO.  Ill bet u can cover ur gear legs in less than an hour with the Oratex, And no braincells  burned from the solvents. 

U can call paul at better aircraft fabric in anch and he will send u some 24"x36" sample pieces with glue.  I got some olive drab green to do repairs on my BlackFox then painted it black, it been about a yr but i belive they where about $10 each.  

Well there "Bird Wisperer" them pic r Awesome!!!! Damm nice weather there looks like.  10 years huh? Congradulations, this 28th of May will b 24years for me.  

Oh i forgot,  Checkout what a buddy of my son drew for me, he is one heck of an artist and he is only 17, he draws alot of cartoonish cars, and motorcycles for people here and has done some for me, so i gave him a challenge to do his first airplane, if anyone interested i can ask him about one for u.  I belive he charges $40.00ea but ill have to check. 

Well been doing a little work on the BlueFox, got the wiring done except the TinyTach( mounting it in the bare spot on dash) Im gettin the exhaust i got from Jim mounted now, then ill weld the outlet backon to fit cowl, once thats done just put the parts into the carbs, cables and fluids and ill start it up for the first time. YAHOO!!! 

Tsoftware,,, take a look at the for sale area on this form. Dholly has one he is tryin to sell, i thought i had a friend interested but he spent all his $ on the Zenith 701 kit and dont have the funds to pick one up yet.  The one Dholly has sounds like a good motor for what i know about the 912.  And if u ask me the Oratex is sure awesome stuff, mayb more to buy to start but in the end the time savings and easy install and no stink if worth it. Im doing my first every fabric work on a PA12 and found it to b great stuff. 

Nice lookin bird, ill bet its GREAT to have it home, so fun to stare at it and c what all u want to update,  and good luck with the learnin to fly it, im doing the same here with my model 1 KF#0021.   

Bucky 

Well i really cant say, this is the first time i have ever done any fabric work (except a few small patches on my BlackFox) i was VERY nerves to do the work on Dads plane but since Joe from Better AirCraft Fabric came up from Anchorage and showed me the ropes and do's and dont's for the install,,,,, i think this fabric is going to take the aircraft fabric world by STORM!!! So easy, user freindly, no stink, and ill say just down right fun as hell to do the work!!!  Hahahahaaaaa so now ive got two more planes to do with the Oratex, my build of the BlueFox when its done, and my BlackFox, now they have Black Oratex out so next winter the BlackFox gets it.  Here is the blue and the black i want. 

Well i passed the info on to him and he is interested but he said b4 he can make an offer he will have to sell one of his trikes first. Soooo guess i jumped to fast to help my buddy, thought when he told me to keep my eyes open for one he was ready with funds, But as soon as he does ill try again.  I dont even know what they r going for but id guess $10g 

Thanks Bucky 

Hey im sorry he is lookin for the motor for a Zenith 701. Not a Challenger II (which he also has) 

Well i should have had coffee for them, but im not a big coffee drinker so honestly i didnt think of that to much.  Hahahahaa 

on another note i have some great info,

Standard fabric i pulled off the plane

fuselodge- 7.6lbs

tail feathers 8.2lbs

weight of Oratex roll b4 fabric work 25 lbs

weight of Oratex roll so far after all fabric pulled off EXCEPT ONE SIDE OF FUSELODGE 18.7lbs

I bought more fabric than i needed just to have it if ever needed. Could probably cover a KitFox fuselodge, to bad its white not corsair blue for the BlueFox. Hahahaaaaaaa 

A good friend of mine here in fairbanks is lookin for a good, complete, Rotax 912 to install into his Challenger, Thanks Bucky. 

Update:  Sorry its not a Challenger II, (which he also has)  He is lookin for a 912 for a Zenith 701. 

Got a little more done on gettin the tail feathers covered,  i figure once they all covered ill start the sewing on them, then after that ill b back to finish up the fuseloge.  Still havent shrunk the fabric yet, as it looks so far it will b super nice when im done. 

Course i have to remember that the bluefox has different cowl than blackfox but i belive still same would work and mayb a different one also cause of cowl. 

U are correct. That is a mount for a model 1 at least.  It is made for the round bump cowlin. I have one of them hangin on the wall and one on the blackfox

Well had an awesome turnout for the Oratex show and tell, got alot farther than expected with the coverin since its so user friendly, Joe from Better AirCraft Fabric was here and did a great job with tons of info on the product. Now to just get with it and finish it up.  Here some pic, 

Well ill b. That is the same one ive been lookin at in the CPS catalog, well the one with the removable 90* elbow. But either may work. Send me a pic next time u get a chance and ill check it out farther. 

Yea pic would b great and im not sure but think Avid different from KitFox since the enigne is mounted upsidedown in the Avid. But ill have to check, mayb someone here knows better than i do.  Thanks