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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   



    Not to brag, but um... Mines bigger than yours is

    Mine goes from the back of the seat to the rudder


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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Bush Spring Gear   



    Yikes.. Was yours for a matco tail wheel or the maule style? I ordered one a few weeks ago for the matco style and may end up building my own if it does not show up in the next couple of weeks..


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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Bush Spring Gear   



    I would really be interested in a "bungee elimination kit" I do like my wide gear though! Twice it has saved my bacon where I know I would have gotten a wing tip at least had I been on the narrow gear.

    I am really thinking of changing mine out to 1.25" axles too. I have bent 3 sets of stock 3/4" axles in my plane. It would be easy to cut the 3/4" out and weld on new tubes for the 1.25" axles.


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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    While you are at it, you may as well put in an extended baggage too. You can look back in the pics of my rebuild and see how they did the one on mine. As nose heavy as you probably are with the 912, you should be able to load it up pretty good and still be well within your envelope. I have loaded mine up pretty damn good when making a supply run out to a friends summer cabin on Chisik Island. I should have taken pictures of all the crap I had in the plane.

    I loaded up 4 cases of soda's, 4 cases of Spam, 40# of potatoes and a cabin full of other groceries. The more the plane was loaded towards the aft CG the better she flew, and I was able to actually fly level with the elevator trim at neutral. Normaly, I have to run with full up trim on the elevator and still have a very slight amount of back pressure on the stick to hold level flight.

    I had to put my plane in the hangar the other day to thaw it out after a snow / rain cycle. I had 13.5 gallons in the plane and full oil, but removed everything else. My little piggy came in at 709# on the certified scales. I about shit! That put it at 623 empty!! She is going on a diet when I get back home. New instrument pannel that will be bare bones! The stock pannel is HEAVY with a bunch of useless crap that can get hucked out the door. The heavy certified 24" tires are out the door and I will go with the king fox or the new 26" airstreaks for experimentals when I go back to wheels.


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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Looking good.. now comes the really fun part. Covering! I actually really enjoyed it on mine


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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic Always check for overflow   


    I am sure we can get a booster, or battery charger down at the lake. We have done that before when Mark had a dead battery last year. I have a pretty cool pre-heater that will really help with the cold starts, but a shot or two of primer would probly do the trick!

    I think I will be back around the 28th but have newyears plans at the cabin in Caribou hills. Would like to do a lodge trip after the first if I can stay in town for a full 2 weeks. I will keep you up on it.
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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic Wing Jack   

    I could have used that today! how about a parts list so we can build some like it?


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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Always check for overflow   

    I flew out to a buddies hangar on wick lake today to put my skis on.. I was pretty sketched out landing on the lake cause the ice looked a little thin, but it worked out fine. I got the skis on and am ready to rock for the next time home! Be ready to fly out to the lodge fopr a weekend of flying and fun! I will have a bunch of gas dropped out there with the 206 so we can burn as much air as we want!


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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic Always check for overflow   

    Holy cripes! Glad you didnt ding that pretty new bird up Randy! Mine if going on Skis tomorrow. That was one thing I loved about the floats.. Overflow and thin ice were a non issue!

    Glad your still able to fly with no major repairs.


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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic Classic IV Restoration   

    Looking good Larry! One word of caution.. The metal washer on the threaded shaft should be replaced with a teflon washer. The damn thing will rattle on the shaft and bugger up the threads and you wont have full pitch range adjustment.. Been there done that twice, and it is not cheap to replace the shaft. Have not had any issues with the teflon washer in mine.



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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax 582 real TBO   

    I know of people who have had engine failures at 5 hrs and I know of 5 or 6 others up here who ran them 1500 + hrs on trikes at an old flight school. The guys at the flight school would run compression checks and pressure test the seals, if all was good they ran the piss out of them. If the seals start to leak, you put new seals in them and run the piss out of it. If you fly it or atleast run it once a week and keep the bearings lubed up, there is no good reason for the 300 hr TBO. The engine will most times let you know there is something going on with it be it getting hard to start, not pull full RPM, fuel consumption changes etc. I have no plans what soever to to a rebuild at 300 hrs.


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  12. akflyer added a post in a topic joke thread   

    What does the NFL and Brokeback Mountain have in common?





























    Cowboys that suck.
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  13. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid+ flight Observations   

    That is AWESOME Randy! I have been really wondering how she was doing. It is nice when when a labor of love meets, or exceeds your expectations! I was going to try and fly out to the lodge this weekend, but the ice is a wee bit thin. My next chance will be towards the end of January the way things are looking right now. If the weather breaks and it clears up, I may fly up and see you next week. Will let you know if I head that way.


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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic Tundra Tires in Kenai   

    those are the same tires I have on mine..Heavy and stiff side walls!


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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic Explorer... a Flying Boat!   


    Holy crap, talk about airplane envy! Dean is a genious when it comes to design. Anyone else designing this plane would have had to hang some monster turbines on it to get it to fly.


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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Project is off the ground   


    Called to the carpet and I cant even put together a Chinese straight with the cards I am holding I guess the dog ate my engine mount excuse wont work with this group.. Damn, foiled again


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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Project is off the ground   

    Right on, good to see forward progress on the bird! Lotsa pics Mr. I like to see the planes transform as the work progresses.. Something the fat bastard has forgetten to do in quite some time


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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Denney Aerocraft Kitfox IV   

    I'm 5'11 and bouncing around 200. I liked the seat pan on the KF cause it gave me more leg room, but on long flights I much prefer the sling seat.


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  19. akflyer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Red Green Guide to building your own plane
    I agree with most except the beer fridge!


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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic Fuel Leak   


    Is there some corrosion going on inside the brass tubing? I can't think of any good reason that it would be cracked unless it was getting thin, or it had gotten whacked hard and bent and someone tried to straighten it. I have never seen a fuel inlet crack before even in some horrendous snowmachine wrecks. I am 90% certain it is just a press in fit for the nipple, but a call to Bing should tell you all you need to know on this one.


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  21. akflyer added a post in a topic Fuel Leak   


    is the crack in the fitting or the carb body? Either way, I would be looking at replacing the affected component. A temp fix in an area that could have fuel dripping on the hot exhaust could really F up your day! Not to mention, at the least, it could cause fuel starvation to one cylinder leading to a nice melt down of said cylinder. This too would only happen at the most in-opportune time and also really F up your day.


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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic AVID Fly=In 2011   


    You were the first guy that came to mind for the road trip Mr.! Are you going to start snow birding it? That would be great if you were there, I could drive down, fly around for a couple weeks. park the plane and truck, fly back up to work, then head down for a couple more weeks of flying and then a leisure drive back up.


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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic tundra tires for Friends Rans S7   


    It is easy to do. You get the 6" douglas wheels and the kitfox hubs. You just weld 3 lugs inside the rim for the rotor to bolt to. Going with the matcos may be better, but I am not sure if the Matco rims will work with tubeless tires. I will see if I can get AKflyerbob to put up some pics of the rims he had made. I think the rims were around 50 bucks apiece and to have the lugs welded in was around a hundred bucks. By the time you get the hubs, rims and weld in the lugs it would probably be a wash on the price of the matcos.


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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic AVID Fly=In 2011   



    Randy, we will have to start making plans! Trailering to Oregon sounds like a great plan. If we can time it right, we should be able to hook up with Joey and a few others and go have some fun down south talking to towers ( I hate that).


    I hope to be able to get some time off after the first of the year. I will call Julie up at the lodge and see if we can get a flyin put together up there. They are eager for some company, and are AWESOME hosts. There are a couple snowmachines we can use to run around the lakes and do some ice fishing, as well as flying around checking out the area. I know that I will be up there for the start of the Iron Dog for sure.


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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic tundra tires for Friends Rans S7   


    damn, thats pretty high for nanking.. we were buying them for around 50 bucks shipped for a pair.. I think akflyerbob found them for 12 bucks a piece some place. When Kevin quit selling them I bought several sets of the king fox tires for 40 bucks a set.
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