Bandit

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    The flaperons are also very good for crosswind landings, I am still amazed at how well the Avid handles direct crosswinds.

    I'm sorry I thought you said flaps. I miss read your post.

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    The flaperons are also very good for crosswind landings, I am still amazed at how well the Avid handles direct crosswinds.

    I would never use full faperons in a strong crosswind. Been there done that. Full deflection of the control stick did nothing.

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    I was not aware of Jim Weir's prior electronics career. Certainly makes sense now though, I've noticed a -very- steady stream of electronic products out of Belite over the past several years. Some of those have been truly innovative IMO, pretty neat stuff.

    I was not aware of Jim Weir being connected with Belite.  Guess he needed a hobby away from electronic profits!  The University of Alaska Aviation school used to send all the students to his store to buy electronic thingys for projects.   My genius idea was putting in small red LED lights for indicators of a tripped breaker on the IP - I passed electronics class even tho I let the smoke out of an alternator on the test bench!  EDMO

    I think his name js Jim Weibe. That was his name in the u- tube video.

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    I think the Belite came from the kitfox lite. About the same as a Skyraider 1, except it had flaperons like the kitfox. 

    If it did come from the Kitfox Lite it was sure a crazy adaptation. The Belite is all aluminum angles. I suppose it could have been copied from the tube and fabric version but it sure doesn't look anything like the lite to me. If you really look at it, the Kitfox lite could be said to have been an adaptation of the cub as well. Almost everything in aviation especially light aircraft, is a copy of something else it seems. 

    Personally I think if given the choice I'd take the Kitfox lite since it is actually tube. Something about the very thin aluminum doesn't yell durable to me. Not that it can't be, but I just trust tubing more. It just feels more robust. This coming from someone that owns a completely aluminum aircraft, a complete wood aircraft and is building a tube and fabric one now. 

    I like what Belite is doing, don't get me wrong. If I had the chance I'd fly one too. Just would like to see one up close before ordering a kit for one. 

    He started with Kitfox !ite. They were tube and fabric. He changed the design to meet part 103. The Kitfox Lite did not meet part 103.

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    Just watched a u-tube video with James Wiebe that was filmed 6 years ago. He said he had a carbon fiber Belite factory built for only $50,000. Crazy! He did buy the tooling for the Kitfox Lite, not the Kitfox 1.

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    The Avid gear is real flimsy when on skis. When taxing over rough snow the skis are twisting and turning. Do not turn the airplane when pushing it in and out of the hanger unless you are moving it forward or backwards. Especially in deep snow. 

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    I connected it to a turnbuckle so I could rough trim it on the ground. When in flight I can fine tune it with the trim control.

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    35 cent fix. Trim up with this. Trim down with the flaperons. My push pull cable never worked either. To much play in the cable through the fuselage.

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