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  1. akflyer added a post in a topic Twin track, no skis snow machine   

    For the sled I LOVE my 2015 bearcat 570.  Wide track that will pull one hell of a load and its aircooled so when you pulling said load or running along packed trails pulling a groomer at a whopping 5-7 MPH it doesn't overheat.  To top it off its the most comfortable and easiest riding sled out there and the older I get the more comfort comes into play.  I can do  300+ mile day and I am not worn out or sore.
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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Chicken Stuff   

    Every time they ask me if I want a receipt I say nope, ignorance is bliss.  When I fist started my Avid rebuild I made a spreadsheet to track costs and hours.  I quickly decided that was not something I wanted a record of and deleted it.  

     
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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Repairing bent aluminum and steel tubes   

    2X4 and a soft blow hammer and you can straighten that tube right up.
     
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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Repairing bent aluminum and steel tubes   



  5. akflyer added a post in a topic Repairing bent aluminum and steel tubes   

    Are they kinked?  If they are not kinked, the best way I have found to straighten them is a block of wood with the tube radius routered in it and a hammer.  YouTube had some old school FAA videos showing this.  I straightened up some pretty nasty bends quickly and easily.
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  6. akflyer added a post in a topic A pilot short story   

       

     
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  7. akflyer added a post in a topic Glue for Struts   

    The covering will hold it all together.  I think its best that you seal up the strut before you put the wood fairing on.  Mine were not sealed up and the tubes rusted out really bad where the wood was holding moisture against them.
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  8. akflyer added a post in a topic Parting out all my stuff   

    I am happy that it went to you, I think you will have a ton of fun with her like I have.

     
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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic Progress on my 3   

    Looking good!  Now is the time that things start coming together pretty quickly!

     
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  10. akflyer added a post in a topic Bringing a Kitfox 1 back to life   

    Yes of course you can.  You can do it without having dual brakes as well but it is not the smartest thing to do.
     
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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic Stupid Question   


     
     
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  12. akflyer added a post in a topic Stupid Question   

    My guess is that TP is much better than pinecones.  I don't get the mass hysteria though.  

     
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  13. akflyer added a post in a topic Bringing a Kitfox 1 back to life   

    Learning to fly a TD with the instructor not having brakes is a great way to wad one up.  I have seen it happen on more than one plane around here.  
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  14. akflyer added a post in a topic Looking for a few Oetiker clamps.   

    Scratch that, Mine don't have the insert.
     
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  15. akflyer added a post in a topic WTB Floats   

    yes the IVO uses SS tapes.  I replace mine once a year for 15 bucks.  Good float flying practices and you wont be picking up water in the prop and destroying it.  Worst case you have a few sets of tape on hand and change them when needed, it only takes a few minutes.

     
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Beading tool   

    I do that a lot.  Now I have to label the tools I make so I remember what half of them are for the next time I need to use it in a few years.
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Near miss with fuel line.   

    I went through the same thing.  I had to heat up the end of the tygon hose to get it to slip over the aluminum tube.  After it has been on for a year you have to cut the tubing off or you will twist and destroy the aluminum tube trying to get it off.  I have yet to have a leak on one of those connections.  These are installed in pretty much a ZERO stress condition and they never see stress.  Vegas would not give you odds on the hose slipping off the tube if you use a safety wire clamp.

     
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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Parting out all my stuff   

    I sold the Avid, not gonna sell the coyote or the amphib.  Household good are all for sale, no more airplanes for sale hahahaha
     
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  19. akflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Parting out all my stuff
    Well folks, its time to reevaluate my priorities.  With trying to keep up with the house and the young kid I am just going backwards and failing in my housekeeping duties and just don't have enough time to fly.  Therefore, I will be parting out all of my stuff.  Please feel free to make offers.
    Vacuum cleaner
    Various Mops
    Various brooms
    Bathroom cleaning supplies
    Dusting supplies
    Sponges of various sizes and shapes.
    Steam cleaner

     
     
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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic Parting out all my stuff   

        

     
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  21. akflyer added a post in a topic Parting out all my stuff   

    No worries, I don't wear it, the housekeepers I hire do.  Trust me, its not a bad image to have  

     
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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic Near miss with fuel line.   

    I slip the hose over the tube and use safety wire to clamp it.  Never had a leak yet.  I use a double wrap of safety wire for almost all of my small diameter hose connections.
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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Near miss with fuel line.   

    I think you hit on the key right there.  Maintenance.  I replaced hoses every year on the Avid.  I probably do more maintenance than most and am constantly fixing little things.  It drives me nuts the people that only fill the gas and check the oil between annuals.  If I see it I fix it right then and there.  I do agree 100% that aluminum lines and good fittings are the way to go for longevity.

     
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Near miss with fuel line.   

    My pacer, cubs and 180 had hoses in the fuel system....
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  25. akflyer added a post in a topic Avid Amphib on Barnstormers   

    makes me want to get mine in the air!
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