Richard Smith

It has been a pleasure to read joey and I wish we had backcountry flying like this in the UK. Avid looks really sad with a broken leg and I no that feeling as I totalled my first avid after an engine failure after take off on my first solo  

I have a short speedwing and I have no problem getting in and out of short grass strips and when im solo i climb at nearly 1200 fpm indicated 

little clip from a flight 

Hi Don 

I have emailed you a few question about the engine works.

Thanks 

Richard 

hi don 

I have all the cad drawings if you need them.

Richard 

I do like the sportcruiser but I know I can get £50,000 for it, the kf7 kit I can get for £14,000 and I think that is a good deal but I can't keep them both even tho I don't have to sell the sportcruiser to free up the money it's the space . I'm very lucky that Mr friends are LAA inspectors and engineers so I only have to pay for parts and I help them do the works and then it gets signed off.

Decisions 

Decisions 

It's a hard one as I do like my sportcruiser but as you are aware I have the avid to so I won't be without an aircraft. The thing is l want a tail wheel aircraft and I like the look of the kitfox and I could keep both in the hanger instead of one at two different airfields. I Like building and have built several aircraft. 

Hi guys 

A friend of mine has decided to put his kitfox 7 up forsale and it's still in kit form with very little work done on it, it comes with everything apart from the 912 injected engine and fabric. Do you think I should by it cause if i do then i will have to sell my sportcruiser so the question is kitfox 7 or sportcruiser.

Thanks 

Richard 

Thank you very much and it has taken a long time to do the conversion and many bespoke parts have been made along the way. I would like to turn it into a tail wheel and change the colour so no doubt I will have to re-skin it then to keep the weights down so she will be out of action for a while when I start that and I will put a new panel in her to finish off.

Thank 

Richard 

Hi guys 

As if having to upgrade my radio to 8.33 and transponder I have 2 x radios forsale all in good working order when removed. 

1. Microair 760 

2. Terra TX 760 D 

And 1 transponder 

1. Terra TRT 250 D with encoder 

If anyone is interested feel free to contact me and I can email you picture

Thanks

Richard 

here's a short clip of a flight over the weekend and I'm sorry about the crappy recording on my phone but will get the go pro in soon and upload more.

I have

2 doors half and half 

1 elevator with Ray Allen trim servo

1 one piece turtle deck

1 full cowling for a 582

1 very nice instrument panel with instruments 

1 tail wheel

2 wheels with tundra tires 

2 brake discs and callipers 

2 control sticks 

Both sets of rudder peddles 

Brake peddles with cylinders 

Plus more so everything apart from the fuselage and the parts Simon got from me to put on yours.

Thanks 

Richard 

Hi Gfry

I see that you have purchased Simon's avid and I sold Simon the curved rudder and fuel tank from my crashed avid and I also have a set of doors but will have a look at the door handles. Where in the UK are you and feel free to send me your number as a private message and I'll call you.

Thanks 

Richard 

Hi David 

It's a great conversion and I have all the cad drawings for the engine mount, adapter plate and the centrifugal clutch if you need it. Where in the world are you and have you purchased an engine yet ? 

Thanks 

Richard 

Merry Christmas to all as well and once again thank you for keeping this site going it's truly amazing.

Thanks 

Richard 

hi akflyer

I live in ththe UK and don't have paypal is there another way I can send you money as I think this site is amazing and very friendly so would like to help it carry on. 

thanks 

Richard 

It ripped the pilot landing gear off and both 4130 carry throu off and also bent the wing struts. if I could upload the pictures from my phone I'd post them.

thanks 

Richard 

Hi knuckle draggeer 

Sorry to hear about your accident and I hope your doing well. I had my 582 fail on me on take off on my first solo and it didn't go to well with me going through trees and ripping both wings off and ended upside down was a little battered and bruised but thought I'd give the avid another go but could only get a nose wheel so now need to make it a tail dragger again. I'm in the uk so will need to know the shipping charges as well as the cost of the legs and axles ?

Thanks 

Richard 

Hi guys

if you look at the topic from the beginning there are pics and details.

thanks 

Richard 

Morning flight 

clip of the bmw r100 running 

Morning flight 

a clip of the bmw engine running if anybody is interested