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Got this email today:
11:05 AM (17 minutes ago)
Wicks has made the decision to not attend Airventure in 2021. It was not an easy decision, and we will definitely miss the interaction and seeing faces we have seen for over 40 years.With that being said, Wicks will offer the same Oshkosh discount we have offered in the past. You will receive 10% off and free domestic shipping when using coupon code: OSHKOSH2021This will be good through Aug 1st.***some restrictions apply***We also have an Oshkosh 2021 blowout sale page. Check out the page below.CLICK TO GO TO PAGEWicks would like to thank you for your continued years of support. Hope to see you again in 2022.Wicks Aircraft Supply | 618-654-7447 | 410 Pine St. Highland IL 62249 | www.wicksaircraft.com -
Very nice! You need to do a video of it in action next. JImChuk
Don't be silly - he can't actually use it, it's too purty, he'd get it dirty!
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If ur pondering the swapover in the future look now i say, least a guy could ride the sled till pull motor out, ice fishing or something, i wouldnt want to get one stuck,id have to leave it till spring. Hahahahahaaaaa
How do they do in sand????? Ice fishing - the only ice I know about in fishing is the ice in my drink (hoping a stupid fish doesn't interrupt my enjoyment of that!)
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Looks an awful lot like my 'C' model, modified doors and cowl though - my doors have no aluminum on them, and the cowl isn't split down the middle like that.
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I'm a member - it's a public group, so easy to get added, but I think if you click on the 'Buy and Sell' link above the ad, you will see all the ads instead of just the one I linked. It looks like it is already selected, but click it again and the display changes to 'all'.
Mumble mumble mumble grumble - user interfaces these days are all designed by the young whippersnappers that grew up playing the 'find the treasure' games......, you have click on every darn thing to see if there's a treasure underneath it.
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Facebook links don't work directly, but if you have a facebook account you can click on the 'view in facebook' link at the bottom to see it.
$22,000, has grove gear, can't tell much else from the photos.
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Looks like a lot of work, but priced at $1,950
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Found it!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sutter+Buttes+Lake/@39.2767598,-121.8304712,1617m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x808359ef003bebf5:0x88402b926ac985ba!8m2!3d39.2272877!4d-121.824883
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We all like to think we wouldn't keep pulling the stick after a stall, but there are too many accidents where it is obvious that happened for me to be so certain. In all my training, and ongoing practice, I've always pushed the stick/yoke forward immediately as the stall broke, but that's what I'm expecting and I'm ready for it. I hope I'll do as well if I ever encounter an unexpected stall, but the startle/panic factor can't be underestimated. The most extreme example is the Air France Airbus that was stalled fro 30,000+ feet into the ocean by a high time right seater.
Mark
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Another great find (IMHO) is heat shrink tube cartridges that fit a standard Brother PT label printer. No $$$ dedicated wire marking machine needed. 1/4", 1/3", and 1/2" sizes are available in both white and yellow.
Example below, there are lots of options. With 6pt type, I can get two lines on a tube, even on the 1/4"
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QL88NM6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Yes, the heat shrink is clear except for the two color bands indicating the size. Very easy to inspect. Since the heat shrink shrinks first, it basically seals the area around the solder so when it melts it has nowhere to go but where it should be. If you pulled on a wire while the heat shrink and solder were still soft you could mess it up, but I can't think of any other way.
The shield terminators that Garmin spec's in the G5 install manual, which are basically a shorter version of these with a pigtail preinstalled, also have a coloring on the solder that disappears when it has reached the proper heat for full solder melting. They are a lot more expensive though - RayChem brand, and designed for inspection on military aircraft assembly. However, I'll happily pay the price, dealing with shield termination any other way is a royal pain in the butt. Stripping the shield back so only a quarter inch or so is out is still a pain, but much easier than trying to tease the shield into something that will fit in a terminal.
I will say it is obvious why Garmin is more expensive. Their install manuals are very thorough, and the little things, like the backshells on the connectors, are highly engineered. All metal, threaded screw holes for shield termination, and I'm pretty sure they'll take a round or two before they don't work anymore.
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I found these while I was looking for some other things Garmin calls out in their install manual for G5's. Very easy, very secure. Heat shrink with a solder ring in the middle. Overlap the wires under the solder ring, hit it with the right heat gun temperature, the heat shrink does its thing, the solder melts, and when it cools just a bit the connection is very secure. No solder dripping in the wrong place, no chance of a soldering iron damaging other wires, crimpers not crimping strong enough, etc.
Available at Amazon aircraft supplies.
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I tried the 'intensifiers' on my bone stock Model C, I couldn't tell any difference. I rebuilt the pedals, which required changing the master cylinders to the shortest ones Matco has, and they work great now. The geometry in the Matco documentation is spot on, if you can get the 2.5 to 1 ratio, the stock brakes work just fine (with regular tires that is)
Mark
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1. I'm not sure Polyurethane is the same as urethane - probably is but don't know that for sure.
2. Might want the purty red color ones
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I'm guessing the 50x25 is 50mm by 25mm for us 'merican folks that don't speak metric unless under duress
I found these online:
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Y'all enjoy it, I'm going out to tan this afternoon....
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When I saw the Minneapolis craigslist, I got thinking about the local ATV salvage shop 10 miles from me. Last time I was there, I asked about the yamaha engines, and they had an Apex and a RX1 for 1500 each. Then I saw the add was for a project in Florida. Why was he posting in Minneapolis? Throwing the bait in front of me???
JImChukHe'd heard there was a guy in Minnesota that never passed up an Avid or Kitfox.
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Just down the road from me, but I have my own collection of Avid parts at the moment.
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Now that is a hangar!!! JImChuk
My first thought was 'where is Ferris', and 'that's way cooler than the Ferrari'.
Mark
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Enjoy! I think I got frostbite just looking at those pictures....
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Usually the 'shelf life' of a product is how long it was tested and was still good. It doesn't mean it was tested and was not good after that period, it is just the longest the manufacturer verified that it was good. Of course, that also doesn't mean it IS good, just that it might or might not be - you are the 'test pilot'.
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These pictures may be more what you are looking for
Whoze Goin' Oshkosh 2021
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I'll be there but not my Avid - it's flying the beams in my second hangar for a while. I don't think an Avid is exactly what I'd fly from Florida to Wisconsin anyway. My 5th wheel will be in Camp Scholler again this year.