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  1. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Tailwheel Endorsement   

    Thanks Leni.

    We bought the house "package" from Golden Eagle Log Homes.  It is a modification of one of their "stock" plans (that they don't make any more - The Mountain View).  You know, a little more here, a little less there, kind of thing.  We like it.  The property and the house were a stretch for us, but they aren't making any more land, now and we couldn't pass up the opportunity.
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  2. Av8r3400 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Tailwheel Endorsement
    Well, I spent the day Saturday in an old Citabria working on my tailwheel endorsement.  What a blast.

    I've got a couple more hours of dual to do yet, but my instructor is pleased with how I'm doing and says we should be able to wrap up on this Sunday (weather permitting).

    Also did the BFR at the same time.  Two more steps done on my list....





    More details to come, soon. 
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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Spendy Avid   

    I even spoke (Emailed) with the guy.  Nice plane, but not at that price....  A couple of weeks ago it was down to like $15k.  That is more in line with this plane.
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Who has painted an airplane with housepaint?   

    I'll be watching this thread very closely...

    More details soon.
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic playing on the beach   



  6. Av8r3400 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    VGs
    I put this up over at Rotax, but that site seem pretty dead now...

    Has anyone ever put VGs on their flapperons?  This would be in an attempt to minimize the inversion issue when the flap function is extended. 

    If I understand correctly, the inversion situation happens when the further deflected flapperon stalls, loosing it's lift and allowing the opposite flapperon to roll the aircraft in the "wrong" direction.


    Just a thought from the nooby. 
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Takeoff distance   

    What's the empty weight of your bird, Lenni?
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  8. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Looking at a Model IV   

    Saturday the 23rd, flying into Albany at noon-ish.

    I could fly out again Sunday morning or begin driving home with something in a truck... 
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Looking at a Model IV   

    The plane I'm looking at is in upstate New York.

    Anyone in that neighborhood??
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Looking at a Model IV   

    Thanks, Lenni.  That's what I'm looking for.

    It's a 912UL - 80hp.  Definitely not a show winner, but I think well taken care of.

    I'm still waiting on the SN of the motor to check the AD's and Service Bulletins.
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  11. Av8r3400 added a topic in Kitfox IV   

    Looking at a Model IV
    I'm going to go look at a model IV Kitfox over the Memorial day weekend.

    I'm putting together a "Checklist" of things that I want to look at on the airframe.  This board has some pretty knowledgeable folks, so how about it?  What would you look at to determine if the plane is worth buying?  Maybe a better question would be:  What constitutes a deal breaker on a model IV?

    Thanks. 
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic first un-intentional engine out   

    Click here.  Ready for an upgrade?
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  13. Av8r3400 added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers   

    You know...
    I really like chocolate ice cream.   




    (What?!  No one else is writing anything here lately.  I don't have a plane, yet.  This is all I can talk about that may be interesting...)
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  14. Av8r3400 added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Props and Blades
    Does anyone over here have the courage to talk about propellers?  Apparently they don't over at Rotax.

    I'd like to know more about 4+ bladed props.  Are they only for extreme low speed ('Chutes and Trikes)?


    I wanna learn something, cause I's be ignorant. 
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  15. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Why would you bring personal shit into the "list"   

    I saw.  I was disappointed by the remarks.  The individual that made them is a knowledgeable (and I'm sure a good) guy. 

    I hope the remarks, as written, were taken out of their intended meaning.  I hope it was not meant as a disparaging remark to poster #2's wife, but as a warning to poster #2 that "other people" may think the association between the 'racy' stuff and poster #2's wife were/are on purpose.

    That is what I hope. 
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  16. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Double tail spring   

    [Engineer Hat = ON]

    When ever you have a sharp edge or corner in a heat treated or hardened piece of material - like a spring leaf - it is very important to radius all edges to prevent stress risers from becoming cracks.  Filing a radius on the cut that you made on the spring is good, but then polishing that filed radius very smooth to the touch with emery cloth similar will be better still.  I've seen file marks cause cracks at times.

    This is also important on any drilled (or punched) holes in these leaves (yes you can drill through a hardened spring leaf) are chamfered and polished, too.

    A coat of paint to protect from corrosion is a good bet, too.

    [Engineer Hat = OFF]
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  17. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Double tail spring   

    Feel free to smack me down if this is too outside the box, but:

    Why is there so much trouble breaking these tailwheel springs??  Leni-- you admit to only 51# of dead weight, so maybe a max 250# of landing impact weight?

    Sounds to me like this is an extremely poor engineered spring.  I would say replacing this with something a little better quality (like a POS, chinese trailer spring segment) would gain much more durability!  (These are experimental planes, right?)  Even if it is heavier, rear CG does not seem to be an issue!!


    Sorry, I have to call  on this problem!
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  18. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Hello?   

    I'd bet the 5 gallon bucket of Delo would weigh almost as much as your 582. 

    Just the starter on a 8V-71 will probably weigh more than the whole FWF on your Avid! 
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  19. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Hello?   

    I prefer to run a fine aged [domestic] snake oil in all my 2-strokes.

    Of course all my 2-strokes are Detroits. What would you think of a nice 8V-71 in an Avid?

    How cool would this sound on the flight line at Oshkosh:


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  20. Av8r3400 added a topic in Hardcore Avidfoxflyers   

    Hello?
    Hello?

    Hello?

    Hello?

    Hello?

    Hello?
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  21. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic F7A Bellcrank mod   

    Dave Fisher has an instruction on his website.  It's for a Kitfox, but, well, you know... 
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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic F7A   


    Dave Fisher has them on his website. Here is the direct link to the rigging information. It's for a Kitfox, but it's probably close enough.
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  23. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Nice Avid on Barnstormers   

    Didn't last long there, either.
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Opinions...   

    Very nice, 84KF.  Is that a IV or V?  What is you empty weight on that bird?

    Bandit, do you have any photos of your motor install as a comparison?
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  25. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Opinions...   

    Maybe correct me if I'm wrong, but I was told that:

    The KF IV was a ground up redesign, once Denney-Aerocraft was large enough to employ a couple of real aeronautical engineers who designed out some of the quirkiness of the earlier models. This is when the break from the Avid-clone design happened.

    Dean Wilson (Avid) is a designer, Dan Denney (Kitfox) is an innovative salesman. (I'm told.) That is not to take anything away from the accomplishments of either man.

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    I too, am a little svelte in the mid-section (IE - I'm a fatass) at 240-ish pounds.  That's why I would like to get into the larger cabin right away so that I don't get discouraged by the "cozy" design that won't allow me to share the fun...
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