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133 lbs.  You can put what ever is your favorite prop on it.

I'm currently flying it with a Sensenich Composite Ground Adjustable 62 inch prop.

I should say right off that I think the Jabiru 2200 is the best aircraft engine for Light Sport airplanes being built today.  I've just put 50 hours on my new engine - it runs like a sewing machine and sips fuel.  I replaced the 15 year old 2200 with almost 400 hours on it just because I could afford to and wanted all the updates they've made over the years - the old engine is in perfect condition and I can't tell any real difference in flying between them.  It would be nice if it put out 100 HP instead of 85.  Having said that, I find it troubling that Jabiru isn't making any effort to sell the engine in the US market.  The rumor mill on this engine has been rampant for years with lots of unfounded talk about problems - ignoring that other manufacturers face the same problems at the same or greater numbers.

Yes, straight from Jabiru.  Glad good weather is back - time to go flying.

I just replaced my 15 year old 2200 with a new 2200 - now have 26 hours on it.  After fooling around with several wood props, I got a 62" Sensenich ground adjustable composite prop - it's perfect.  I can dial it in to exactly the RPM's I want.  Climb, WOT speed, cruise speed, and fuel burn are all better.  The best prop I had before was a 62" X 40" Sensenich wood prop.  I also had a Props, Inc. 60" X 42" wood prop on the old engine and it wouldn't turn it fast enough - tried it on the new engine and it was over revving.  

I checked out "everyone" before I got the Sensenich - there seems to be an unfounded bias against the Jabiru engine - I'm on my 2nd and love it.

I have a 24 ft. enclosed trailer that I modified to carry my Avid Flyer Mk IV.  Works really well.  I paid $3,500 for it - had some easily repaired damage.  Currently my neighbor in Potter Valley has his Kitfox Mk IV in the trailer - storing it until he moves some of the airplanes in his hanger to make room for it.

Saturday, August 8, 2015 is the 16th annual Boonville Airport Open House. Come to the airport and enjoy a day of fun and adventure! Many types of aircraft will be on display, including experimentals, antiques and who knows what might drop in for a visit. There will be a pot luck dinner at 5PM. Bring a dish and enjoy the great food. Drinks will be provided by the Airport.

http://www.avcsd.org/airport.php

http://eaa1027.org/

What engine do you have.  Mine's a Jabiru 2200 and the openings are the same size as the Jabiru plenum chamber opening.

After taking the spinner off everything cooled down to the "normal" range.

The original spinner on my Avid Flyer Mark IV with a Jabiru 2200 is 7 1/2".  I put a new Sensenich ground adjustable prop on it with a 9 1/2" spinner and had cooling problems.

I have a 9 1/2" carbon fiber spinner I got with the Sensenich ground adjustable prop.  Used it about 30 minutes and took it off as it was causing cooling problems.  The spinner is made by Hammerhead Aviation ( http://hammerheadaviation.com/gallery/) .  It's a fantastic spinner and I would order a smaller one IF they made it.  If anyone's interested let me know.

FLY IN GARBERVILLE CA
SATURDAY JUNE 13TH 2015
 

Pancake Breakfast 9-11, BBQ Lunch 12-2
Free Airplane rides for kids 8 to 17 from 10am to 1pm
Adults to follow with donation to GPA
Balsa wood/rubber band to prop flying contest for kids at 1pm
Aerobatic demonstrations 10am & 1pm
Info Contact: Fred Baron 707/923-2432
 

http://eaa1027.org/

Note: the fly-in has been changed to the 19th - it's not the 12th as shown on the website.

I'm looking for a couple of F2 Flaperon U-Joints for an Avid Flyer Mark IV.  I have the plans to make them, but perhaps someone has one or two they could sell me.

Lee

I have an enclosed trailer for my Avid Flyer Mark IV.  A neighbor, who has too many airplanes to have another one, bought a Kitfox Mark IV 1200 and ask me about trailering it back to his hanger.  "No Problem". 

We drove to Vacaville where it was hangered and put it in the trailer.  It had a 3 bladed carbon fiber prop which cleared the trailer just fine.  Towed it to Potter Valley, over 100 miles, and upon opening the rear door found the propeller sticking up through the roof of the trailer.

Seems the Subaru engine runs through a gear box which free wheels in one direction while ratcheting against compression in the other direction.  There must have been enough up and down on the road for it to rotate and drive it's way through the roof of the trailer.

Who would have thought to tie the propeller down?

I shut mine off when I park it. I got a flat once in the hangar and all the fuel transferred to one side and overflowed the other tank and made a heck of a mess in the hangar. I also shut mine off if I am fueling from a pump so I know exactly what went into each tank so I can pour the right amount of oil in. I only have a shutoff on the left tank.

My only fuel system vents are the caps on the wing tanks.  I've always worried that perhaps if I shut the two wing tank valves off and it got too hot in the hanger that the collector tank and plumbing to the engine might heat up enough to expand someplace and cause a leak.

I have two 14 gal wing tanks which I always assumed would equalize through the header tank when everything was turned ON.  I made my final landing today and noticed one tank empty and own half full - why didn't they equalize?  They go through a header tank which does not have a vent.

Rescheduled to Nov. 16th due to runway project that will not be completed by this weekend.

Lee

Sunday, November 9th

This is our time to honor all who have served , and are serving our country in military service with a fly-in demonstrating our support and appreciation for the freedom we enjoy, thanks to them. We encourage all pilots to put a vet on board your plane and fly them to this event so we can honor them.

We'll have a great burger barbecue with all the trimmings and dessert hosted by EAA Chapter 1027 and the Boonville wing of the Chapter 1027 with Cap'n Kirk Wilder and the Boonville group. We hope to see you all there , with a vet accompanying you if you can. The event is from 11AM to 3 PM. Boonville airport (D83) weather update the morning of the event will be available from Cap'n Kirk at 707-895-2949.

The cover is a Bruce's Custom Cover - Stock cover for an Avid Flyer MkIV

My A&P was able to fix the original front fork and so far it seems to be working fine.

Saturday, August 9, 2014 is the 15th annual Boonville Airport Open House. Come to the airport and enjoy a day of fun and adventure! Many types of aircraft will be on display, including experimentals, antiques and who knows what might drop in for a visit. There will be a pot luck dinner at 5PM. Bring a dish and enjoy the great food. Drinks will be provided by the Airport.

http://www.avcsd.org/airport.php

The nose gear I have to fix or replace is basically just a tube with a U shaped section for the wheel axle welded to it.

I should mention that my nose-gear is not sprung, but is steerable by a bell-crank attached to the rudder peddles.