ChrisBolkan

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Avid flyer on Facebook marketplace Oklahoma.    10 April

   Good eyes! I didn't notice it. So....is it broken or wood rotted? Seems odd that an inside one would break like that. Also, obviously not flyable even tho seller claims it is.. Seller said Cowl needed some work. I'd worry a LOT more about the flapperon hangar! 
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Stock Avid landing gear    8 April

   Both my nose forks are gone. Sorry...
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic This got the heart pumping a bit faster    31 March

   You are lucky there is no damage. Something similar has happened a number of times to me when a passenger gets out. Fortunately in my case it has always started banging during taxi and I have been able to correct it before taking off. Fortunately other than being scary and the potential to produce cosmetic damage, there is no real danger. 
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    16 March

   Thanks! I will look at the geometry for that. I did have to lengthen the existing "adaptors" that screw on to the top of the cylinder and attach to the pedal. I could not get the brakes to activate very well with full rudder deflection. I will definitely look to see if it is possible for the brake to over center as you describe with my setup.
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    9 March

   Thanks Jim. I have accumulated around 800 hours in it. A LOT more than I ever planned to when I bought it just to fly while I fixed my Magnum! But that's life.
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    9 March

   Happy day!
   I flew my converted Fat Avid yesterday for the first time and I ham happy to say she is tame and well behaved taking off and landing. It was a lot less short couple feeling than I expected, although my landings were all on grass yesterday.
   The trike to TW conversion took longer than I thought but turned out real well. I don't have $1K total into the conversion so I am very happy with that. I plan to fly it for a while on the pillow softs before converting to the cartoon tires.  It took a bit to get the brake geometry right using the Matco master cylinders with the Cleveland double puck brakes. Here is a pic of it while I was waiting for someone to move a vehicle out of the way so I could put it back in the hangar when I was done flying.
   My friction lock for the manual flap handle is a complete bust. There is way too much torque for it to hold. I am going to have to come up with some sort of indexing/locking mechanism to hold the flaps in position. I would appreciate any ideas on that.
   
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic New beginnings    14 February

   oooh the infamous sunken float. good find!
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic New beginnings    8 February

   Wow...
   

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   ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic New beginnings    7 February

   Wow! Looks like some work ahead of you! Do you think the rust level will require replacement of some tubing in the fuse and control surfaces? Difficult to tell from the pics.
   

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    ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    2 February

    Since there are complaints about low posting................................ I'm going to start out with the same main tires I was running in the tricycle configuration before running the 29s. I don't want to wear the really expensive tires until I have everything up and running the way I want and have some time driving it. So far there haven't been any real gotchas or anything like that, but it is taking longer than I hoped to get everything set up the way I want it. I also had to convert to manual flaps so made up a flap handle and friction stop to replace the electric mechanism that had to be removed because of the conversion. Not in the pics is that I have the double puck calipers also mounted up now. Progress.
    
    
    
    

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    ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Have the forums all died?    30 January

    I'm still here!
    

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    ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    6 January

    Hi Scott, indeed it is! Iron designs TW built by Scott Weinberg used on the Bearhawk!
    

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    ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club    5 January

    Coming along on the Fat Avid trike to TW conversion. Magnum main gear legs are fitted and look like they are meant to be there. Inch and a half axles Cessna wheels, double puck brakes. It's a little heavier than I thought it would be, but not too bad I suppose. It should hold up to moderate abuse. The tail wheel is a 2.8-X4. Not super wide but should roll over stuff pretty well. I have a bigger tire and fork for the tailwheel, but I had shimmy issues with it on my Magnum. The tail wheel spring is the bottom 2 leaves from a Cessna 170. The geometry looks good, but I won't really know until both main wheels are mounted and weight is distributed where it will end up. Here's a couple pics.
    
    
    
    

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    ChrisBolkan added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it    4 January

    Stock Avid landing gear

    Hi!
    I have accumulated some stock Avid landing gear that needs to find homes and get put to use. I have one set of stock taildragger legs with Azusa 6 inch wheels and cable drum brakes. I think the wheels can be set up with hydraulic brakes too, but drums and cables are what is on the wheels. This gear is "new" and has never flown.
    I also have a stock nose fork and set of tricycle gear legs that are "new" and have not been mounted for brakes or axles. This set has nothing else with it (axles tires brakes bushings etc.) and the nose fork has not had the recommended doubler inserted.
    Happy to send pictures. Would be nice to get this stuff out of the hangar.
    Chris
    

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    ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Repairing ribs and switching from cable to aluminum trailing edge    4 January

    Clever. That looks PLENTY strong!
    

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