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  1. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New Avid Mark IV owner   

    Got a picture or two of it?  JImChuk
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  2. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Pictures of MK IV radiator mounting?   

    I agree with sealing the radiators to the cowl.  JImChuk
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  3. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Access for fuel tank repair   

    Am I seeing a fiberglass tank behind the aluminum area, or is that the bottom wing fabric?  JImChuk
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  4. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New Avid Mark IV owner   

    I got a kick out of your comment.  You see I have only one eye.  I was popping a bull whip about 40 years ago, and hit myself in the other eye with it.  I was a carpenter by trade, but the last 20 years before I retired, I was a construction superintendent.  I've heard since then that the guys on the job would sometimes say behind my back, "he's only got one eye, but he doesn't  miss much"   I think I was a bit of a pain to work for at times. :-)  JImChuk
    PS  what are you going to do with the fuselage? 
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  5. 1avidflyer added a topic in Jokes   

    You can always go around (video)
    https://atcmemes.com/go-around-song/     This is kind of funny, but it's not really a joke.  Really good advice, wish I had it playing in my ear a few times (and listened to it)  :-) JImChuk
     
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  6. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New Avid Mark IV owner   

    looks good, here I go looking around the edges again.  What is the fuselage that is on the left side of the new plane in the first picture?  JImChuk
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  7. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

    Here is a link to the VW engine ebay add incase anyone is interested.  Might work on an A model Avid or Kitfox 1.  NAAAW!  JImChuk  http://www.ebay.com/itm/292141192105?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Access for fuel tank repair   

    Sorry, I misunderstood. I thought your were referring to the header tank as being the tank in front of the instrument panel.  Didn't realize you had a tank in the other wing.  When you mentioned it was an aluminum tank, I figured it was an early Avid being that it had an aluminum tank.  Also, I didn't mean to reinstall a bad tank, just replace it with a larger fiberglass one.  I guess that's what happens when I assume.  Jim Chuk
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  9. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Access for fuel tank repair   

    Not telling you what to do, but if it can't be repaired and you are going to do without, I would wonder if I would touch it at all.  Or, if I went through the work of tearing the wing apart, I would get a 13 gallon fiberglass tank to put in there and get rid of the header tank if I didn't want to carry that much fuel around.  I did seal a couple of aluminum tanks in a B model Avid once with KBS coatings..  They did hold for a while, but eventually began to leak again.   JImChuk
    PS  got to thinking, this is an Avid right?  In that case, it would be 14 gallon tank.....I think someone had some for sale a while back.
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  10. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

    Well, I posted the VW engine on ebay this morning if any one is interested or knows some one who may be.  Probablyl wont show up till 8 PM PDT though.  Item # is 29214192105  JImChuk
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  11. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Oil reservoir for early flyer (Oil Injection)   

    They say that necessity is the mother of invention.  Glad it's working out for you.  JImChuk
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  12. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

    Hey Ed, Throttle quadrant went to a guy in RI yesterday.  He posted a bunch of Avid parts on here a while back.  I think he may still have the MK IV fuselage he had.  Maybe I'll paint the KR 1 orange with white lettering that says  "Balkan Airfarce" on each side.  (I actually live in Balkan Township.  JImChuk
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  13. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Borrow some gross weight?   

    Standard STOL or Heavy Hauler wings are 29' 10 1/2"   I had 2 MK IV Avids.  Both weighed 585 lbs.  One had a 582, the other a Jabiru.  Both had the HH wings.  What's in the plane that you don't need?  If the Subaru is 75 lbs heavier than the Jab or Rotax, and you use 25 lbs of lead in the tail to offset the extra 75, where is the rest of the weight coming from.  JImChuk
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  14. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Just picked up this Model 1 kitfox   

    Looks like the tip just separated a bit.  A little wavy just in from the end, but not that bad from what  I can see.  I think I would clean out the old filler, what is it? bondo?  Clean it up good and redo it with epoxy.  JImChuk
    PS  I used zip ties to keep the seat in place
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  15. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Just picked up this Model 1 kitfox   

    Avid flyers wrap around the top of the seat truss.  If that's what he had seen before, then maybe that's the way he thought the Kitfox was supposed to be as well.  JImChuk
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  16. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

    My PC went on the blink for a few days, and I had to use my laptop that didn't have all my pictures on it.  Here are a couple of shots of the grandkids in the KR 1 last fall.  Maybe future pilots???  Sold 5 of the 8 items I had on ebay, relisted the unsold stuff.  JImChuk




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  17. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New gear   

    Sometimes it's kind of interesting to kind of look around the garage at the rest of the stuff, besides what the picture is about.  :-)  JImChuk
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  18. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New gear   

    Wow,  that's some nice looking landing gear.  Wonder if it would help to have a second cross piece halfway between the wheel and the fuselage.  Maybe would help to keep those long tubes from buckling/flexing  in a hard landing??? Not sure, mostly just wondering.  :-)    JimChuk
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  19. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Access for fuel tank repair   

    If you are going to cut into the fuel tank, I think you will have to put new fabric over the tank area.  A patch that size really needs to go from a structural member to a structural member.  Rib to rib sideways, and front spar to trailing edge front to back.  I don't think you will be able to peal the fabric back and then reglue it into place and end up with it being tight.  Also, it's tight now, so when you peal it loose, it will most likely be to small to glue back into place.  My 2 cents worth and worth every penny it cost you!  :-)  JImChuk
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  20. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Access for fuel tank repair   

    The aluminum should not be going over the fuel tank if it was built according to the plans.  Did you think about trying a tank sealant like KBS coatings or Carswell's tank sealant?  JImChuk
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  21. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

    Not sure yet Ed.  I'll have to get it out of the hangar one way or the other.  I was pulling the grand kids around in it last fall behind the ATV.  Kind of figured to jury rig some wheels on it and make it a play thing for them.  JImChuk
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  22. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Buonasera   

    Welcome to the site Fabio.  This really is a good site, nice guys that are willing to help if they can.  I don't speak any Italian, but my wife does.  She was born in Floridia, Sicily.  Came to this country when she was fairly young so she doesn't have an accent, but she remained fluent in Italian.  Anyway, welcome.  JImChuk
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  23. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic VNE   

    With my MK IV and the Jabiru engine, I could do right at 100 MPH on top end.  The .060" windshield would push up against the tubes at times at that speed.  The MK IV has a VNE of 135.  I wouldn't want to try it with that thin windshield.  JImChuk
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  24. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic KR 1 parts on ebay   

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    Auction ends tomorrow evening on these parts.  Don't miss out if you have a need for any thing there.  JImChuk
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic My Raven Build   

    It's not unusual for parts to come out of the jig they were built in and then warp a bit.  I've had motor mounts that you had to pull into place.  Probably most of them somewhat.  If you can pull it into place, I wouldn't worry about that to much.  JImChuk
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