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I'll keep an eye out for your plane, not that I often see just who gets out of them.
 
You know it's my friend Pauls 100th birthday celebration/party tomorrow?
 
http://netnet.net/~wjknjan/people/johns.html

Just a quick FYI, I'm not gone. Been busy. Our project has been on hold since spring as my middle son sold his house and everything was packed up then packed into my shed. Since, we cleared a bunch up of my shed, widened the insulated shop area and then (slows the Avid project for awhile) hauled in a 1958 Cessna 150. Couple things to do before taking it to the airport and getting annual done. Youngest son and I are halves on the 150. middle and younger son will be working on their PPL and by this winter, middle son and I should be back at the Avid.
 
Avid: One wing just about done on transformation to HH, one wing yet to go. Fuse almost complete.

No, not Clete and not quite such a nice Clipper as Cleets. But, still a nice ole Clipper my good friend Pete lets me fly, as recently as tonight.
 
I believe your friend in the great looking red KF landed at 9'. Only beat me by 35'.
 
I'll likely be there next Friday. I'll have to keep my eye open for those nice looking KFs and maybe realize before you guys are taking off. It's usually close to noon by time I get there so not so likely to walk around or see who's landing.
 
BTW, darned if I can not recall or figure out how to get pics up here so this post is less useless than tits on a bore.

Hey, I was there,
 
Did you win the spot landing contest or your Kitfox counter part in the red/white one? Won at 9'? I qualified at 44' in the Clipper.
 
I believe about 205 paid lunches. (Helpers/volunteers eat for free and are not included in the count.)
 
Plane count was about 47.
 
Was nice day and turn out.

Doug,

Wasn't you arguing with me back then to convince me to convert my air suspension in my XT6 to coil overs, was it?
 
Hehe back attcha.

Dale

I thought the new look of this site looked familliar.
 
http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/

Just wanted to say thanks for all the info, suggestions etc offered. Also like the new looks of this site.
 
Not much new to report on prgress. Been very slow for months now. This never ending winter has me down immensly.
 
My son and I will have to move our plane factory. He has had his house listed for some time and he's just said he has an accepted offer. Looks like the project will have to come out here at least for awhile. That also means I need to toss a lot of junk out of my shed and make some more space in the shop portion of my shed. One wall will also be moved west, widening the work area by another 7' or so.
 
Wondering if I've ever mentioned our now trimmable horiz stabilizer. Small elect linear actuator, strut braces move with the actuator guid tube. HUMM, one of a kind system. Scary? Once the plane has flown and final adjustments, a couple small shaft collars (or??) will set max limits for nose up/down travel. This actuator has a small sliding variable resistor on it, so the trim indicator will be a small gauge on the dash.
 
Still a little hung up on power plant. Have the Corvaire yet but not done anything with it. I've seen Continentals in these and weight would be nearly the same. Still think the Sube install is the same or heavier than the Corvaire or Cont but not leaning to the Sube, although I really like the Sube autos I've had in the past. Especially thhe XT6 with air suspension. Definatly a dependable engine. Almost scored a VW which was projected to get 90hp. That would be lighter and I'd still be happy if we got 80hp or so. That engine may have slipped by us though and it would be $$$$ to start on one of them from scratch.
 
What would really be nice would be a Jabiru or the UL Power 85 hp. You may recall, I do not like 2 cycles and/or reduction drives. We want direct drive 4 cycle, so,,,,,
 
Well, that's my story (for now) and I'm sticking to it.
 
Thanks guys,
 
Come on spring!
 
L8r,
Dale

Thanks Doug What you describe sounds about right on the rib interference and we were thinking on doing as you mention. Little extra reinforcement/gusseting, etc.

That may well have been your pictures with the crossed cables. I thought I saw it a couple places but time does things with ones memory. So now your cables do not cross?

Thanks again.

OOO! Over seas? Milbourne IT? One and One? I may have to go back into work but I'll check for your PM and get back to you ASAP. Dam it's cold out here.

http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/KPCZ/2013/1/21/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA

Dale

AK,

The thing I requested the review from was not Google or Mozilla. I'd have to look up who it was, but they appeared to be the origin of it. When I told Firefox to ignore the warning, their site opened in a new tab. I think a couple online scans I ran to check this site for badware did not find any on the site but said they found that Google and I believe this other place I was at reported that they had detected and was reporting it as badware.

stopbadware.org was the place I went)

Anyway, I agree, what ever cleared it, I'm glad it's gone.

Dale

Hey! I got in with out the security warning BS tonight.

I did their request for review form yesterday or Saturday. Told them the only "badware" on this site is their jump through hoops crap that pops up when I try to access this site and to leave us alone. Think that took care of it?

Love it guys. Couldn't have stated any of it any better.

Thanks for the replies guys. Some time ago, I saw something here about some issues like this but thought it was resolved. I was curious why it was still happening on my PC. I don't mind just telling it to ignore and I get right in but this friend of mine told me his Chrome browser just wouldn't let him so I thought I'd ask quick. (Before heading off to the aeroplane factory last night.

I do some web site (set up and hosting) and will look to see if I can find anything out to help resolve this. This is too good of a site and people to have this BS hampering.

Ed, I'll try your suggestion. Once I get in, it does not come up again until a reboot or next day. Not sure. King O ahy? Don't get me going on that one. Goggles somewhat left of kookoo?

Another question but one above is more urgent.

We relocated the mixer to under the LH seat as seen in man a photo here and elsewhere. In many of those photos seen on the net, it appears that the push/pull cables cross, such that the RH bell crank in the mixer goes to the left flapperon and vice versa.

Well, if such is the case, the arms which the linkages hook to on the end of our (found) flaperons are mounted off the front (I think) of the flaperon tube. Thus, cris crossing of the cables will make the flaperons move opposite the direction they should. Easy fix if we swap those arms and have the cable hook up behind the flaperon. (Keep in mind, I might have the current config of the arm on the end of the flaperon tube backwards from actual as I have not looked at them recently.)

If anything above in those situation seems correct or familiar, let me take it a bit further. If we leave as is and do not cross the cables, the flap handle will be pulled up/back to lower the flaperons. If we swap the flap control arms, cross the cables, then it appears the flap handle will be moved forward/down to lower.

Not sure the reason for crossing those control cables if that is what I've seen in some pictures. Only thing I could think of, those push/pull cables have more capacity to pull than push and maybe it's preferable to pull a flaperon down VS the cable pushing it down.

Gosh, must sound like I'm lost in this wing/control system. Not necessarily, been a while since I looked into these things and have not given a lot of thought for some time now.

Again, thanks for any input with this one.
Dale

Maybe I should search, but will ask first.

We have our first wing glued up (except for the fuel tank) but something has had me wondering. This was a STOL wing, with one short rib between each long rib. In these STOL wings, the drag tubes (diag braces)run from the rear spar, through the center hole in the short rib (barely) then attach next to the next long rib on the front spar.

In the HH STOL wings we're making, there are 2 short ribs between each set of long ribs. Per the Avid (and Mohawk) build manuals, the drag tubes run the same way only they run through those 2 short ribs. Problem is, the tube runs through/into the vertical web of the rib.

Anyone have thoughts or knowledge of alternatives which would eliminate the need to route these drag tubes so far into that vertical web of the rib?

Any thoughts/suggestions always appreciated.

Thanks,
Dale

Funny AK. Sorry but long way to go yet. Working on fitting up and glueing the first wing, then need to break down and rebuild other wing yet, then close to covering. Also need to put this first wings gas tank back together. We peeled off top sheet for minor inside repairs and cleanup. (That tree messed it up a bit.

OH ya, need to position and weld strut attach points to the fuse.

I should try and get some updates/pix up here again soon. SSSOOOO many things to do.

Dale

I suppose I should have not opened this thread as I don't need to go all political this early in my day, but,,,,

I'm there with you. I know this country is on the wrong track and needs to change directions. The choice is clear.

Then there's Benghazigate. The lies, the cover up. I am just sick over what happened over there. Where was the greatest/most powerful contry/military in the world? "We have those things called aircraft carriers that we can land planes on". Two American heors faught to their dying breath and the most powerful militayry could not (was not allowed to) come to their rescue. Someone needs to be held responsible.

Come Tuesday night, Wednesday moring, we'll see how blind or in the know US citisens (hopefully) are in this country.

Thanks for the offer Ed but about all we need yet on the fuse is to position the strut attach fittings and weld them up. We already fabricated new parts.

Gotchca. Avid builder or not, all ideas, thoughts and suggestions appreciated. Too bad one can not use every thought/suggestion offered. Gives one somethings to think about though.

Couldn't be wrong wing, the twist in the tanks for washout would be the wrong way, right?

The one tank is still in the assembled wing. We have not broke that one down yet. Cap in on the inside of the wing. Wonder if I have a pic showing.

Fiberglass over top of tank? You mean tanks, another fiberglass wing top cover instead of just fabric over the tanks? This Avid just had fabric over the tank.

Thanks Ed. Didn't think about the caps on the other end coupled with folded wings and the tail on the ground. That's probably the best reason to leave them where they are.

Looked at dropping a plumb line from the rear carry though/wing attach tube down to the strut attach but there is that vertical tube of the rear door opening that blocks one from doing such. May have to explore other meas of lining it up, similar to what you sate but get around that vertical tube.

AK, Will be a hard call as to if it's worth it to open the other wing tank and take some the 2" washout from it. You say if you open your wings again you will go to 1/2". Can that be done with wings tanks as is?