Kobyt

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  1. Kobyt added a post in a topic Avid Amphibian in France   



  2. Kobyt added a post in a topic Avid Amphibian in France   

    Update time! 
     
    After spending winter in the east of France at my ultralight trike airfield, our blue amphibian resumed its journey to Laurent's place for final maintenance before flying. 
    The engine had been taken of already and entirely overhauled by Laurent, following the overheat discovery on cyl n°1 due to a lack of lubrication.
     Engine is back on the frame at last. But more work is needed on the wings, especially on the ribs. They will be stengthened with carbon fiber. 
    We hope to fly this summer! 









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  3. Kobyt added a post in a topic Avid Amphibian in France   

    Sone pictures of F-JGNJ!



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  4. Kobyt added a post in a topic Avid Amphibian in France   

    Overheating marks in n°1 cylinder (rotax 582) on F-JGNJ



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  5. Kobyt added a topic in Avid Catalina   

    Avid Amphibian in France
    Hi everybody, 
    New post in the correct category, and some updates since the last one on this topic : 
    Newcomers with an amphibian project
    First, we are now a group of three french enthousiasts, with 3 Amphibians. 
    In addition of Laurent, we welcomed Christophe, from the south east of France. With his father he currently has a "landphibian" aka an amphibian kit finished without the hull and the retractable gear. 
    Here is an update on the work in progress : 
    Landphibian : We will give Christophe and his father the hull of our first amphibian project, which they will use to convert there landphibian into a fully capable seaplane. 
     
     
    First amphibian project (link above) : Work has stopped on this one for now. The frame suffered multiple hard landings with gear failure. It needs extensive work. We haven't given up on it yet. Christophe will provide us with a complete set of new wings, previous ones are corroded and some wooden parts are broken. We could use this frame to rebuild it and register it as a seaplane (not ultralight) on the french register. Condition is that we have to complete more than 50% of the build work, which will certainly be the case. This would allow us to have 3 pax on board (2 is the limit as per the french ultralight rules) 
    New one! :  Laurent and I recently acquired another frame, built in France at the time, later based in Germany. It was registered F-WRFE then F-PUZL then converted as an ultralight as F-JGNJ. As the world is small, Christophe's father owned and operated it for a few years in the 90's.. It is essentially complete and not far from being ready to fly, however we discovered signs of overheating in the front cylinder. We need to dissassemble the engine. We planned to have it done by spring! 
     
    Have fun! 
     
    Elie


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  6. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Disassembly is now pretty complete, good news for the wings with little corrosion, except for the struts mounts, but nothing unfixable


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  7. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Today Laurent separated the hull from the fuselage.
    The hull weighs a lot, we suspect there is more bondo than fiberglass.. 


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  8. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Yes, it surely must have been a terrible one! The gear failed and the hull took the damage probably
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  9. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Thanks for this piece of advice! I think we'll go with the original breaks indeed
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  10. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    The gear tubes have been removed as well, no doubt it has suffered a lot.. and has seen a nasty repair as well







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  11. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Barkes seem good as well, a little cleaning and they should be good to go! (or should we go full Beringer? )


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  12. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Hello all!
    Time for a quick update! After a halt, Laurent has been able to resume work on our Amphibian, time to strip the fuselage!
    The fabric has been taken off, too bad it was still in a quite good condition, but we have to assess the tubes condition. 
    The rust seems harmless and limited to the surface, great!




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  13. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Actually it is a little bit behind the rear seat but yes, it is probably designed to bind with the bottom of the hull..!
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  14. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Thanks for the warm welcome Laurent!
    I have no doubt this forum will provide a precious help for our restoration 
    Here's a picture of the tube just above the redan. Not sure if it is very explicit, but most likely the hull went up and bent the tube when the main gear collapsed.
    The hull was probably forced back in place, bending the tube further upward. I am not sure of the reason for the stratification seen over the tube.. 
    Positive point : the bilge pump attached on the tube still works!
    Have fun!

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  15. Kobyt added a post in a topic Newcomers with an Avid Amphibian project   

    Thanks for telling us!
    I am always wondering.. are those people considering they did a good job fixing the damage or are they knowingly selling a dangerous plane.. ?
    Would you provide some pictures of your aircraft?
     
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