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  1. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Feeding Pheasants   


    I'm flying over and my wife is bringing the camper...
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  2. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Avid Catalina   

    I really don't want to know about you getting Bob's puter up, Leni.

    I know it's cold and lonely up there in Alaska, but is it really that bad??



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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Feeding Pheasants   

    Hey, Bandit.

    You gonna fly over to Oshkosh with us this year?
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic How to screw up a good days riding   


    Me too...


    I didn't laugh, Leni. I just said "Dumbass." in my best Red Forman voice.
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Need help finding a part   


    Joey, let me check on this for you. I may be able to source it. I'll send you a text tomorrow. I might be able to bring it to you - Hand delivery, how about that??
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  6. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic How to screw up a good days riding   

    Dude-- You're insane! You have the entire state of Alaska to ride in but wind up running into your buddy!

    Was he okay? Looks like he took the worst of it... Did the sled come down on your ankle or what?

    Thing sounds like a rabid mosquito! Piped all to hell, huh?



    What time of day is that? Do you get full daylight where you are this time of year?
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Another reason I like two strokes   

    Welcome back Leni, hope all is getting better...

    Looking forward to the vids.
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  8. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Hitler pissed over NW airlines missing airport   

    I really liked the one where
    is delayed...
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic VW engine in an Avid/Fox   

    There's currently a 912 UL (80 hp) for sale on Team Kitfox which is at TBO (1500 hr), but is only $2700.

    Depending how mechanically inclined you are I know these can be inspected and without machine work go far beyond TBO.

    Subaru is just to heavy to be a viable choice. Any install over 200# makes these planes nose heavy, poor performers.
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic New home for 279AF   

    Congrats, Joey! That 40 hour phase I will be gone in no time, now!!
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  11. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Wiring   

    The only reason to prefer crimped joints to soldered joints is the flexibility. Soldered joints are more prone to cracking and failing where flexing may occur from motion or vibration. Additionally, when these joint do fail, they often have very rigid and jagged edges which can poke through protective tape or shrink tubing potentially causing shorts and fire hazards.

    IMO - I would say the best in-line splice or joint would be a crimped, uninsulated butt connector with a flexible shrink tubing over it.
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Hello?   


    Thought you might be over playing in the sandbox again. Welcome home.
    You gonna be home for a little while, now?

    I know Leni is "preoccupied" with legal matters (hope it works out soon for him).




    Lately it seems to be just the three of us here...


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  13. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Hello?   

    I'm hearing those crickets again...


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  14. Av8r3400 added a topic in Jokes   

    The old pilot
    An old Pilot sat down at the Starbucks and ordered a cup of coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a beautiful young woman sat down next to him...

    She turned to the pilot and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?'

    He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying Cubs, Aeroncas, Stearman, Cessna, Beechcraft and many others. I flew in WWII, in a B-29 and later in the Korean conflict, I've taught over 100 people to fly and gave rides to probably thousands. So I guess, yeah, I am a pilot.'

    She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.'

    The two continued to sit, sipping their coffee in silence.

    A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of the old pilot and asked, 'Are you a real pilot?'

    He replied, 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian.'
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  15. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic VW engine in an Avid/Fox   

    Back when I was still looking for a plane, I chatted with a guy who had a direct drive VW in a Just Escapade (similar design to a Kitfox). He said it worked okay, but was not optimum. Take off run was long, over 700' and climb was ~500 fpm. Not good for a Just. (Just uses the Avid airfoil with internal flaps and ailerons) That airplane with a 912UL 80 hp would be off in 200' and climb 1500 fpm or better.

    A direct drive VW will only make 60-70 hp on a good day. This is at a high rpm, 3700 rpm plus. This means you would need a relatively short propeller (50" ?) which may not offer the performance on a slow airplane. Especially around the round cowl on a Kitfox.

    Used Rotax 912 motors are around for a decent price, less than $10k, you just need to be patient and jump when you see one. In these airplanes, I just don't see anything else on the market that is viable.

    One of my EAA chapter mates has a Jabiru 2200 in a Zenair. It works well in that application. This or the 3300 could be another viable engine option.
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  16. Av8r3400 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Canada & US Registered Experimentals
    Open question to all of the experts out there: I have no immediate plans, but in the future a flight to or through Canada may be happening.


    What is the procedure (at this time) to cross the border, legally, into Canada and return to the US?



    Thanks.
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  17. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Heater help   





    Now, c'mon Joey. The edge? What do you guys get: A couple of winter days of bone chilling 50's there in central CA?





    (I'll be out there in your neighborhood [Danville and Reno] for the week of January 16th. To warm up...)
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  18. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Happy New Years   

    I'll second the wish by saying to all of you:





    May we all have an abundance of perfect flying days
    Mixed with personal and professional success in 2010!







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  19. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Insurance   


    I got my insurance through EAA. I forget the actual carrier at the moment, but it was $700 for the year on my Kitfox as a low time tail wheel pilot for liability only. They required 5 hours of dual in type to carry me, but did insure those 5 hours when I listed my instructor as a 2nd pilot. (He has 1600+ hours in type.)

    Come renewal time next August, I am going to investigate putting on some hull insurance. I should have plenty of PIC time to make this more reasonable. They wanted over $1200 for the hull insurance with 10 hours of PIC time.
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  20. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Merry Christmas   

    All we got was rain and sleet the last two days.
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  21. Av8r3400 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Merry Christmas



    ... to everyone out there and a very blessed, safe and flying filled new year.


    ..


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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Sharing a hangar sucks sometimes   


    So your A&P friend did dope on the wings and h-tail, but you did the latex on the fuselage? Man, that's a shame.


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  23. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic A Bad Sign   

    I consider a black cat to be an extremely lucky sign.

    (One of my best friends for the last 14 years, Zak.)

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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Sharing a hangar sucks sometimes   

    Man, that's awful. Some people are just so self absorbed that the world does not exist outside of themselves.

    Here's to you finding better, and cheaper accommodations really soon:








    (and for the record, welcome home.)
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  25. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Fish Creek Lakes trip   

    BUT-- When you went up Fish Creek, did you have a paddle?
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