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marksires added a post in a topic Anyone near Atlanta,GA
Roger, I'll start working on my exaggeration skills.....
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marksires added a post in a topic Moved the plane today
36 degrees in AK in January. Dang, maybe I need to buy a store selling freezers up there, you may need them! )
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marksires added a post in a topic Anyone near Atlanta,GA
Lenny,
Remind me as it gets closer. I'm only a couple of hours away from Atlanta in my Cherokee. I could use a refresher on my Class B flying.
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marksires added a post in a topic Avid "Bandit" model with trailer for sale
Where did the 'Bandit' Model fall in the Model C, Model Iv, etc.? I have what I've always thought was a Model C/Model IV hybrid, but it looks identical to this one - same cowl, same tail, etc.
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marksires added a post in a topic Over 1000 members!
Jbird,
I second what Ed said. My brake pedals looked exactly like yours (stock Avid), and the brakes were pretty worthless. And don't waste your money on the 'intensifier' kit from Matco - it didn't help enough to fix the problem. I changed to Matco 4G (shortest available) cylinders, external reservoir, and remade the pedals so the cylinders attached to an arm off the pivot, not the top. That made a huge difference. Stock couldn't hold the plane at 3000rpm (582), now I can do a runup at 5500
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marksires added a post in a topic Which adhesive for gear leg fairings?
Hey lostman, good to hear from you again! Also - read your wifes book and enjoyed it quite a bit. Tell her to keep at it!
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marksires added a post in a topic Props
My Avid still has the original Peery wood prop. It seems to work just fine, and is in good shape. Just remember to retorque the prop bolts regularly with a wood prop. Temperature and humidity changes make the wood expand and contract, and if it contracts after you torque it, it may depart when you least expect it.
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marksires added a post in a topic Ready to Hysol the first wing
The directions I found say 1:1 by weight or by volume. Eyeballing it isn't optimal....
https://tds.us.henkel.com//NA/UT/HNAUTTDS.nsf/web/E26C4A5F8C916DE2882571870000DB25/$File/HYSA9460-EN.pdf
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marksires added a post in a topic Ready to Hysol the first wing
I don't recommend using wax paper with any epoxy. Any wax the comes off will weaken the bond between the epoxy and what you are attaching.
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marksires added a post in a topic Football Rant Anyone?
I agree with most of this except for the blame part. The blame mostly belongs to the sheep that keep buying tickets, jerseys and other 'stuff' that feeds the greed machine. If there is a market, someone will sell to it.
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marksires added a post in a topic Football Rant Anyone?
Agreed, the only sport I watch anymore is NASCAR. It's the only sport a short white guy like me has a chance at anyway
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marksires added a post in a topic Accidental takeoff during step-taxi testing in the Catalina
Nice video, looks like it gets off even glassy water pretty easily. Looks like fun plane!
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marksires added a post in a topic Fun day at the lake
Yeah, I was in L.A. the week of the 'severe storms'. Living in Illinois and Florida, and having spent a lot of time in Texas, I was trying to figure out what they were talking about. All I ever saw was a vigorous sprinkle....
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marksires added a post in a topic Finished and installed fiberglass flaperons. Nice, but I wouldn't do it again.
May have been a lot of time and effort, but at least you don't have to worry about corrosion on it now. On a seaplane, that's worth something.
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marksires added a post in a topic Fiberglass or Plastic fuel tanks?
Ok then, how about the sia marchetti?
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marksires added a post in a topic Fiberglass or Plastic fuel tanks?
Ed, except in landing and taxiing, tip tanks actually reduce the stress on the wing spar. They spread the load out over the whole wing instead of concentrating it all near the center. Remember the wing lifts over the entire length, not just the center.
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marksires added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?
Ed,
I was just being a smart*ss. Cherokees have a stabilator - the entire horizontal surface moves, so your ratio would either be zero or infinity, depending on which measurement you put on the bottom.
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marksires added a post in a topic Removing floats for the winter, putting gear on - information requested
I was looking over some of the original paperwork for my Avid. Those Avid factory amphib floats were a $6,995 option - in 1990! Take good care of them! The stock Avid was a little over $12,000 - including the 582!
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marksires added a post in a topic Elevator Cord Increase?
Did you measure any Piper Cherokee tails? )
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marksires added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications
Ed,
Ok, I just read all the way through your post from August, and you mentioned filling some spaces with can foam. Just wanted to make sure you had moved on from there!
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marksires added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications
Ed,
A couple of things - don't use the 'can' foam for anything you want to hold it's shape. that stuff doesn't fully set for a very long time and continues to slowly expand. It is a urethane based foam, so the chemicals probably won't hurt it after it sets, but I'd test a sample to be sure. You can get pour foam that will set quickly and not continue expanding, but it is not cheap like the can stuff.
Also, don't ever hotwire any urethane based foam - it gives off cyanide gas when you do, and you've had enough chemicals inhaled already!
The thick PVC foam at home depot, up to 2" thick, is easy to shape with a hot wire. We use what are basically the big blocks of that stuff used for dock floats as the core of the wings on the composite airplane I have plans for. We make a template using pressboard, stick one to each end of the block with nails, then run the hotwire over the template. Slow going if the block is big, but it is the fastest, easiest, most accurate way to shape PVC foam (but not Urethane!) And no foam mess from sanding, routing or cutting.
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marksires added a post in a topic Finally made it!
The only thing those duster planes have in common with the Stearmans is they fly low (but not slow), and drop stuff on crops (hopefully). There were 4 of them operating out of the airport we flew young eages at this summer. One of them called us over the radio and told us to watch for wake turbulence (I think he was yanking our chain a bit)- he was at gross of 16,000 lbs. And it still took off in less than 1/2 of a 4000ft runway. Those turbines just go!
Link to the manufacturers page:
http://www.airtractor.com/aircraft/802a
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marksires added a post in a topic Hard Hunted
Those are some nice floats there! Oh, and the Avid looked good too
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marksires added a post in a topic Kitfox 1 kit for sale
I guess you'll be getting some good out of all the firewood I saw stacked up at your place then! )
It's supposed to get down to 25 degrees here in north Florida Tuesday night (be back to 70 on Thursday). I expect a run on heavy coats at the local stores....
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marksires added a post in a topic Kitfox 1 kit for sale
I'm pretty sure I got frostbite just looking at the snow on the front skis........
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