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   marksires added a post in a topic Avid C project in south Alabama    21 March

   That has to be one of the best travelled Avids in the world!   It' been from California, to Illinois, to Florida, then Alabama, and now Minnesota!
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Have the forums all died?    17 January

   I mostly lurk since I don't have an Avid anymore..
    
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic 1/4" thick 12 ply aircraft plywood wanted    13 Dec 2024

   12 ply?  All I can find in 1/4" is 5 ply
    
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Not aircraft related, work bench    10 Nov 2024

   Very nice!
    
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Avid D Model?    9 Jan 2024

   There was a transition period between C and MKIV that was initially called a 'D'.  I had serial number 941, and it had some, but not all of the MKIV changes, and all the build manuals called it a 'D'.
    
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Avid Floats    21 Aug 2023

   Bill,
   Still for sale, I'll call you later this week.
   Mark
    
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Float molds for sale    28 Jun 2023

   Given I haven't had any nibbles on my floats, I'd guess not proceeding was a wise business decision!
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Float molds for sale    27 Jun 2023

   If you want floats, I have a set of genuine Avid floats for sale, only a couple of hours away....
   

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   marksires added a post in a topic Do I have an Avid Flyer C, HH, or Stol?    11 Jun 2023

   I've changed the pictures from HEIC (iPhone native format - sucks and nobody else uses it) to jpg and here they are.
    
   
   
   
   

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    marksires added a topic in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it    9 Dec 2022

    Avid Floats

    I've moved my Avid on to another owner, but he wasn't interested in the floats.  Original Avid floats, not amphibs.  I have the floats and the water rudders.
    I'm in Florida.  I'll post pics when I get a chance.
    $1,000 + shipping
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Avid Flyer Tyre Pressure    6 Nov 2022

    Those are old tires - Armstrong has been out of business for a long time.  Someone bought them, and I have the exact same tires with the new name, but can't remember it.  Anyway, when I got mine, I foolishly put the max psi - bad idea, it makes an already difficult ground handling airplane really squirrely!  I think I found in the Avid build manual that 8lbs is the desired air pressure.
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic New FG Panel    19 Oct 2022

    Nice!
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Broken tube repair sugestions    13 Sep 2022

    Jim beat me to it, but I'd also want a good look at the inside of that tube - it looks like there is a lot of rust around that crack.
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Avid Construction Manual    4 Sep 2022

    My model C build manual is actually called a model D build manual, which I guess was the original name for what became the Mark IV.  Mine has most of the MK IV mods, like the cheek radiators and the round tail.
    

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    marksires added a post in a topic Waht is the Avid + (Or plus)    2 Aug 2022

    That tube would carry the impact loads from taildragger main gear (the forward main gear mounting points, nose wheel main gear go on the mounting points behind) to the rest of the fuselage structure I think.  Basic structure looks similar to my model C, but I don't have any good pictures of mine to compare it with.
     
    

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