Av8r3400

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  1. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Complete Rotax 912 wanted   

    Ewwwww!  You keep Tammy's festival bags to yourself!
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  2. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Rotax 912 ULS custom decals   

    Your local vinyl sign shop?
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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Yamaha Apex Skytrax Adapters   

    Does this system use a clutch to aid in starting with a large prop?
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic 1/4 turn fuel valves   

    Or replace them with a modern nylon-stainless ball valve that doesn't leak or jam like the o-ring valve does and has a larger passage for better flow.
    The original valves are junk.
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  5. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic 1/4 turn fuel valves   

    The ones I also got from Ace Hardware work great and are very inexpensive.
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  6. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic 582 alignment tool   

    Works on a 912 also, only you use the intake manifold. 
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  7. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Exciting day   

    Congratulations on a difficult job very well done.  Now on to the next adventures!
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  8. Av8r3400 added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it   

    Kitfox SS Nosewheel
    Theres a good deal on a complete Nosewheel setup on TKF right now. 
     
    http://www.teamkitfox.com/Forums/showthread.php?p=72006#post72006
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Yamaha RX1 Engines   

    Makes a lot more sense than a Arctic Cat engine...
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  10. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Oshkosh 2018...Who’s going!   

    Chris, there are several guys from WA, OR, CA, ID and NV doing the "low and slow" thing to OSH this year.  You may be able to hook up with them...
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  11. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic FIREWALL BLANKET???   

    I made my firewall from .016" stainless and put the insulation blanket on the inside of the cabin to keep it from being soaked with oil/gas and being more of a fire starter...
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  12. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Yamaha RX1 Engines   

    Steve Henry has been running the RK400 clutch without failure other than the first (?) one due to a bearing issue.  His new Apex engine is over 150 hp, plus Nitrous.
    Running and synchronizing two starters is far more weight and complexity than the clutch, with the added possibility of bind and locking up or destroying the entire system.
    The starter is not strong enough to swing a propeller fast enough.  This is designed to be a SNOWMOBILE engine, not an aircraft engine.  It's designed to turn a low inertia primary clutch on a sled.  Putting a stronger motor on the starter may not solve anything if the starter drive design can't handle the torque needs, either.
     
    Yes, I am coming around on the idea of the Yamaha power system.  I'm not there yet, but I am watching and learning as much as I can.  For me it means a better supply of used 912 engines on the market, which is a good thing.
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  13. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Yamaha RX1 Engines   

    The "E" box has the starter mounted to it, therefore is not compatible with the necessary clutch.  The Yamaha has it's own starter.
     
     
     
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  14. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic For sale soon - Avid MKIV   

    Detroit area.
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  15. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Which wheels/brakes to use?   

    Downside to the 8" Douglass wheels are the absolutely sub par Matco brakes that go with them.  
    The only way to make them work acceptably would be to add a second caliper on each wheel.
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  16. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Willow Valley Alaska   

    Beautiful, Randy...
     
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  17. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Oshkosh 2018...Who’s going!   

    First and foremost:  Get the best shoes you can afford, then spend a little more.
    You will put on an easy 25 miles walking in a just a couple of days.  
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  18. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic For sale soon - Avid MKIV   

    Airplane sold Sunday morning.
     
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  19. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Oshkosh 2018...Who’s going!   

    I will be there for 10 days also.  On Thursday (instead of Friday this year) we will be hosting our Fifth annual Kitfox/Avid party at our campsite.  
    More details to follow as they are finalized.
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  20. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Bad Landing, Failed Landing Gear, Missed Inspection?   

    ... and a really great guy.
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  21. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic For sale soon - Avid MKIV   

    Call/text/email Steve for details.  I really don't know the plane.
    I'd estimate the EW around 700.
     
    There is someone coming to look at it this weekend...
     
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  22. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Looking for a ride in a KitFox 7   

    Try over at TeamKitfox...
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  23. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic For sale soon - Avid MKIV   

    I'll bump this up one last time.  Ask around.  This is a nice plane.  It will be going onto Barnstormers in the next couple of days.
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  24. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Finally starting new hangar!   

    VERY NICE!
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  25. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic evolution of the old avid Catalina   

    No offense to Joey who is hoping to work for them, I too think that Icom is nothing but a pyramid scam.
    I believe the owners of that company belong in prison.
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