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  1. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Not sure if yall want to see this mess but here it is   

    I'm glad to see you decided to keep working on it.  In a way it would be nice if a guy could hang a lighter motor on it, and still have something like 150 HP.  I'm scared of the high revs of the Yamahas, and wonder if the 915,   916 Rotaxes will stick together when you drag so much more power out of them.  And they cost a crazy amount of money besides.  Well Dean knew far better than me how to design a great airplane, and the Magnum was designed for an O-320.   Stay busy on it and keep the videos coming!  JImChuk
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  2. 1avidflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    EAA webinar on tailwheel operations tonight
    This could be helpful to many of us perhaps.  JImChuk EAA webinar at 7 PM CST 2/18/2026 Register at:https://pages.eaa.org/WBN2026-02...Tailwheel Flying TechniquesWednesday, February 18, 2026, 7 p.m. CST
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  3. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Nice weekend landing on the lakes   

    Looks nice,  have you ever flown to the Ice Port fly in on Mille Lacs lake?  I miss out on most of the winter flying with taking the wife down south.  I did get to do a flight review in a CT Sting on Friday though.  There was no sign of snow or ice, and it was in the mid 70s.  Do you have skis for the plane?  No need for them now though from the looks of things.  JImChuk
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  4. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Bringing a Kitfox 1 back to life   

    I'm  sure the box tape would work,  in one of Mike Patey's videos he did that to make a mold for duplicate parts.  He just had to spend more time smoothing up the mold where the ridges were from the layers of tape.  I should have done a mixture of the shrink wrap, and the packing tape.  JImChuk
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  5. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Bringing a Kitfox 1 back to life   

    I tried to use the blue heat shrink plastic wrap to copy a cowl.  The shrink wrap didn't shrink quite enough in some places.  I was wanting to finish up the plane the cowl fit, so I gave up on it.  I should have kept at it, cause later on, I waited over a year for someone else to make that second cowl.  Keep at it though, and you will be glad you did once it's finished.  JImChuk
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  6. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Wing covers.   

    I'm sure you have heard the saying, "when the brain doesn't work, the body suffers".  Your solution proves it's true.  Brain is working, and body has an easier time of it.  Some good ideas!  JImChuk
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  7. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Avid Flyer Mk4 wide landing gear bungee length   

    I did a bit of searching and found this thread on the same topic as your question,  At the end, Doug Holly says bungees are 100" and 8 wraps.  Others said 1/2" diameter, but I wonder if you can get 8 wraps of 1/2" bungee in there.  Compare what you already have on that one.  JImChuk
    Airdale Wide Gear - Avid Model IV - AvidFoxFlyers Forums
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  8. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Anybody know what this is?   

    For stretching exhaust springs maybe.  
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  9. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Anybody know what this is?   

    Not a kitfox part as far as I know.  JImChuk
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  10. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Avid Stretch (Mini Plus)   

    Thanks for all the info Randy.  JImChuk
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  11. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Avid Stretch (Mini Plus)   

    Thanks again Randy for the pictures and good info.  Is the engine tipped to one side or up or down at all?  I know on my factory built Jabiru motor mount, it seemed to be pointed straight ahead for side to side offset, and the prop was at 90 degrees to the wing spars.  Thanks again.  JImChuk
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  12. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Avid Stretch (Mini Plus)   

    Thanks for posting up all the pictures.  I like the motor mount using the rotax ring mount as well.  How far is the front face of the prop flange from the firewall?  Is that the motor mount Leni made the jig for?  JImChuk
    PS  Making the mount in two pieces would make it much easier to ship as well......Hint, hint  ;-)
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  13. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New kitfox model 1 and the hse700 0 hours   

    The are very near the same.  As I remember, the belcranks are just a bit different.
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  14. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox 2 frame strengthening   

    on this one, I went 2" wider on each side overall, so 1 1/2" between the tubes.  Didn't use bubble doors,  I bent/twisted the door frames to fit the new openings.  Then fit the windows into the door frame with it sitting in the door opening.  I can't see how bubble doors would help me much, you are probably widest at shoulders and elbows, and they are near the rear of the door opening when you are sitting in flight.  Bubble door is wider further ahead but that is not where you are sitting.  JImChuk
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  15. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New kitfox model 1 and the hse700 0 hours   

    Post up some pictures of the mounts you have.  Maybe we can help you identify what they fit.  Other engine options are 582 Rotax and 80 HP Jabiru.  I had a Kitfox 1 with 582 and it really performed well.  JImChuk  
    PS  this was my Kitfox 1 with 582   DSCN0096 Kitfox 1 takeoff video
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  16. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic New kitfox model 1 and the hse700 0 hours   

    The HKS is not overly powerful, but will fly the Kitfox 1.   A 912 is much heavier and would eat up your useable load considerably.  JImChuk
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  17. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Bringing a Kitfox 1 back to life   

    Seems like quite a project.  Should pick up some HP with the change.  JImChuk
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  18. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox 4 build # 2   

    Sorry, but it will have to wait till spring.  Thanks!   JImChuk
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  19. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox 4 build # 2   

    It's the Kitfox smooth cowl,  John Rogers in Id has a mold and made me one.  Because the engine sticks further forward, I had to build my own boot cowl, which I did out of fiberglass. It's pretty much the same as my flying Kitfox 4 cowl, except for length.  JImChuk
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  20. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox 4 build # 2   

    Well I had a bit of an exciting day today.  Taxied the Kitfox 4 for the first time.  Runs nice, felt like it would have left the ground in no time.  655 lbs and 100 HP 912 will do that I suppose.  Anyway, I'm happy.  Still got stuff to do, but it's close!  Short video as well.  JImChuk    Kitfox 4 first taxi



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  21. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Kitfox 4 build # 2   

    Wow, here it is, over a year later and still no first flight.  To many other things get in the way of working on the plane sometimes.  Getting closer though, though I was going to taxi it yesterday, but ran out of daylight.  Looks like it ended up weighing 654.8 lbs, but will probably have to hang 10 lbs of weight in the tail for CG reasons.   JImChuk


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  22. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Lift strut fittings   

    Maybe both, with more of the former??  I don't think they support the early Kitfoxes much either.  Being that they are almost 2 yrs out on a new kit, I don't suppose they want to monkey with other perhaps less profitable things.  These are just my guesses.  YMMV.  JImChuk
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  23. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Complete Avid kit   

    TJay,  you had me wondering, but then I saw that my post was from 2017.  Been trying to figure out what it was, and I'm still not sure.  Sounds like it was airplane related though.... Gues I'm still wondering.   JImChuk
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  24. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Lift strut fittings   

    If you are referring to the part that is glued and riveted to the wing spars, Kitfox or Just aircraft are probably the same as what Avid used.  Certainly Kitfox uses a 2 1/2" OD spar, and I think Just does as well.  Whether they will sell just those parts is another matter.  Probably wise not to mention Avid Flyer if that's what you need them for if you call Kitfox.   JImChuk
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic STOL wings   

    Both planes use the 27 1/2" spacing on the spars, but the lift strut brackets are most likely in a different place, so they use different length struts.  Actually Kitfox 1 and 2 have different length struts than the Kitfox 3 and 4.  One other difference is the strut attachments at the fuselage are different from the Avid to Kitfox.  JImChuk
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