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  1. Jeromef added a post in a topic Avid MK4 braking effect   

    I tested a motorbike brake handle on the stick but it did not work (the volume of fluid displaced by the piston was not sufficient for an efficient braking)
    Having the brake handle at the center has the benefit that you can fly the plane from either seat (being an long time glider pilot, i feel better having the stick in the right hand, and I  fly often in the right seat)
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  2. Jeromef added a post in a topic Avid MK4 braking effect   



  3. Jeromef added a post in a topic Avid MK4 braking effect   

    Yes I did install a hand brake system on my MkIV. I installed it because I had trouble braking and using the pedals at the same time (by the way, the previous owner had made 2 ground loops!). I put only one master cylinder, controled by a lever below the throttle . I think I already posted a pic of this setup somewhere in this forum.
    Sure it limits the ability to make short turns on the ground, but I feel much safer!
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  4. Jeromef added a post in a topic Autumn light over the mountains   

    Thanks Fred
    Could make a great winter project!
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  5. Jeromef added a post in a topic Autumn light over the mountains   

    Hello Fred
    It seems that your doors allow to open only the top part in flight. It is a custom mod or the original configuration of your plane?
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  6. Jeromef added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Nice October
    We have here in France an exceptionally mild  and calm autumn weather, perfect for flying (but not for grass, if you look at the airfield ground!)
    Here is Red Baron (my MkIV) just landed in the evening sun

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  7. Jeromef added a post in a topic OT: Garbage Pail Politics   

    dholly, if you come to Paris, I can fly there with you in the right seat.
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  8. Jeromef added a post in a topic OT: Garbage Pail Politics   

    With the picture!
     

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  9. Jeromef added a post in a topic OT: Garbage Pail Politics   

    The old Pegasus bridge and Horsa assault glider at the Colleville memorial.
    To return on topic, I saw them from the air during my recent Avid flight to the D-Day beaches but could not take a decent picture.

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  10. Jeromef added a post in a topic Soggy Plugs   

    The same for me, I installed on each cylinder head a standard plug and a "P" plug, that solved the starting problems on my GH 582
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  11. Jeromef added a post in a topic Kitfox S/N 1000 Restoration! N73BH   

    Why did the flaperon detach? That could be an useful information for other pilots!
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  12. Jeromef added a post in a topic Flight to the D-Day beaches   

    Sorry not, I was at the commands ay this time and my co-pilot was too busy looking to take pictures!
    You can see the coastline on the horizon on the first picture..
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  13. Jeromef added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Flight to the D-Day beaches
    This weekend I flew to Normandy to see the D-Day beaches from the air, and landed for lunch at the small airstrip at Courseulles - just 2km  from Juno Beach. A total of 3 flight hours in a nice and calm early autumn weather


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  14. Jeromef added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    On a friends airstrip
    I flew today after work and went to land on a friends private airstrip (another Avid owner by the way)
    The strip is 1300ft long, at the bottom of a hollow, and terminated on one side by a 10ft hedge, and on the other by a thick wood at 1000ft: not for the faint of heart!

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  15. Jeromef added a post in a topic Bleeder valve for Avid C Type   

    You gan get it quite cheap from ULM Technologie in France:
    https://ulmtechnologie-shop.com/fr/circuits-hydrauliques/1612-valve-de-purge-de-frein-1-8.html
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  16. Jeromef added a post in a topic Another engine out from an oil injection failure   

    Sure, but how would you know the cable is broken and you cant apply full power??
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  17. Jeromef added a post in a topic Air in Brake lines   

    In fact I modified the brake system by using a single master cylinder with a hand lever at the center. I did that because I had a lot of trouble controlling the plane on the ground while braking. I feel much   safer that way

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  18. Jeromef added a post in a topic Air in Brake lines   

    Hello all
    I have the same problem as the OP (air coming again in brake lines after bleeding the brakes)
    I have the "old style" Matco brakes, and it seems to me that this is caused by a leak in the right caliper.
    Is there a place where the gasket and O-rings are available on mail order? I dont know if they are the same reference as in the new calipers (as seen on aircraft Spruce or on the Matco website.)
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  19. Jeromef added a post in a topic Engine out outlanding   

    Turbo
    I think you have a good point, the junction of both tank lines is high in my setup.
    I ordered 3 fuel valves- one for right tank, one for left and the last for vent line, I will install them this weekend.
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  20. Jeromef added a post in a topic Special instruments   

    I think its FLARM, a device developed by a Swiss company for the gliders (as in mountain area such as the southern Alps in France there is a great density of gliders near the ridges, and a high risk of midair collision)
    This system is collaborative,in  that is every device broadcasts constantly its GPS position and the software computes continuously the risk of collision with nearby equipped aircraft.
    see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLARM
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  21. Jeromef added a post in a topic Engine out outlanding   

    Update:
    Yesterday, I drained the fuel circuit and inspected the "finger strainers"
    They were not totally clean (as you would expect for parts which IMHO  were never inspected nor cleaned since the plane was assembled, as they were epoxy sealed) , but in no way clogged or obstructed.
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  22. Jeromef added a topic in Introduce yourself   

    Avid Flyer MkIV in France
    Hello
    I am the owner of a Rotax 582 MkIV  in France. I fly from a 1300ft farm grass strip 40km west of downtown Paris
    This plane was assembled in Germany in 1995.
    I am a glider pilot since 1984 (1800 flight hours), and a recent ultralight pilot (2016).
    I work as an aerospace engineer in a big company.
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  23. Jeromef added a post in a topic Avid Flyer MkIV in France   

    In fact the strip is not mine, it belongs to a local farmer (who owns his own plane, an Ikarus C42) and rents me a place in his barn. By the way, the barn door is very narrow, and I have to fold the wings after each flight (that's why I choose an AVID!)

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  24. Jeromef added a post in a topic Forced landing   

    Turbo
    Having that totalizer (a FC10 fuel computer) did not prevent me from landing in a field some days ago!
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  25. Jeromef added a post in a topic Engine out outlanding   

    Chris
    If both tank contain fuel, I think that without a vent there is no way for air trapped in the header tank to escape.
    And yes both tanks feed the header at the same time, but not at the same rate as the circuit is not symmetrical. As I have the habit to fill the same quantity of fuel in each tank, I suppose that over time the level of fuel in the left tank has become higher that in the right one. (I use a FC10 fuel computer to estimate the remaining fuel, as checking the level in the transparent tubes inside the cabin is highly imprecise)
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