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  1. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    I was just wondering if you had to use the plugs capless. If I can not find one in 14mm I was hoping to buy a set for 12mm and use them with a solid cap plug. Does that make sense?
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  2. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic lycoming mod ?   

    You are correct. As long as you stay with the 5 or above you are going to be a lot better off. The trick is finding one. The 5's and up sell faster than it takes a person to post them.
    I know of a 5 in California with an O-200 on it, He loves the thing. 
     
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  3. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Good call Chris. I actually have an inline fuse but its on the other side between the filter and the power source.
    That is another good reason to install the filter at the panel......You are not powering the filter all the time when not in use. I never considered that. 
    As far as the shielded caps......They are listed by the size of the thread on the spark plug. The plugs we use are solid top. If you go to the non-solid top BR8ES they have a 14mm thread. Do these shielded caps screw onto to the plug?  I could only find one shielded cap on Ebay for 14mm. There are a tom of them for 10 and 12mm. I emailed the place that had the 14mm shielded cap and they literally only have one cap. :(..
      
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  4. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Strut Cuffs for MK4   

    I really like the sound of the Jab 2200 on the Avid. The Whirlwind is a great propeller too. Sounds like a great combo. 
    Thanks for the info.
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  5. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic lycoming mod ?   


    Here is the Avid Magnum.
    A 130 Hp Kitfox that flies safe and still fits in a standard garage for under 20K is literally a Unicorn. If you can pull that one off we will give you mad props. 
    The only way to come close to your goal is to find a cheap plane in fairly good conditions and install an Apex Yamaha engine on it. You would still be doing the lions share of the building (engine mount,exhaust and wiring harness) yourself for that money. If you have to have these components built for you an engine build will run you 8k. If you do the work yourself you can get it down to 5k. I built the Yamaha RX-1 and was still over 5k and that was just the engine, adapter, gearbox and wiring harness. 
    I think by now you have a pretty good understanding of what you are up against. We wish you luck.
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  6. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    The wind kicked up this weekend so I got a few projects done. I installed the new prop bolts, added the new jet needles, and installed the noise filter. 
    The jet needles didn’t do much as far as cooling the upper midrange. Still running near 1200 in cruise.
    I ended up wiring in the noise filter at the battery because it was the easiest place to put it for a test.  It made a lot of difference. I would say it cut out 90% of the high pitch noise I was getting at high rpm. This proves there was a lot of noise being transmitted through the radio/intercom power source. It’s almost quite. I think I will move it to the main power buss so it shuts off with the master. Right now I’m pretty happy but will work to cut out even more noise.  Next will be shielded spark plug caps.
     




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  7. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Chris, Just so I have this straight..... You would do away with the wire I'm running directly from the battery to the radio/intercom power source. I do not have a radio/avionics switch but what I'm hearing you say is that I should run the filter off of the power buss behind the panel so that when I turn the Master off all power to the radio/intercom is cut off and there would be no chance of me accidently leaving the radio/intercom on and draining the battery when I'm done with a flight. Am I understanding you correctly?
    I looked for the Bosch metal caps and cant seem to find ones made from Bosch but I did find a lot of aftermarket ones on ebay. Do you know of a specific outlet for Bosch? Are these other metal caps going to do the same thing?
     
     
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  8. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Lesson learned
    I ordered new needle jets from Aircraft Spruce Monday. I paid for priority shipping to get them here before the weekend. I made another order for some prop bolts and washers the next day and had them shipped first class. Guess what!!! They both took exactly the same amount of time despite the fact I paid twice the shipping cost for the first order......
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  9. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic lycoming mod ?   

    That airframe was never design for that much weight FWF.  You are talking some significant mods to make it work. I do not believe a round cowl would cover that engine without major altercations also. Take it from a guy who has spent a lot of time trying to turn an airplane into something it is not......look for another model. 
    Not sure what your budget look like but there is a real nice Avid Magnum kit with Floats on Barnstormers for 15k. I've seen several Magnum's with the Lyc engine. 
    Just my two cents 
    Good Luck

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  10. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Chris, Here is a picture of the details listed on the side of the Filter.  

    Another question?? Right now I am pulling power for the 12 volt power source directly off both polls of the battery. Would there be any benefit to grounding the ground lead off of the plane body verses the batteries negative poll? I plan to ground the filters ground wire to the planes body.
     
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  11. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Chris, When I ran the battery pack with the AA batteries the RF noise was cut way down. Mind you I was still running the Intercom off of the 12 volt source so I believe there was still some noise being generated through the intercom via the power source. This noise eliminator if nothing else will help me answer the question if the noise is coming through the power source or radiating from somewhere else. At very high RPM settings there is a radiant noise that I believe is feedback between the intercom and the radio, I may be wrong on this and it may be that the shielded caps may be necessary to cure that issue. 
    This sure has brought up some great conversation and I appreciate all the feedback. 
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  12. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Back to the redio noise issue:  I found out the radio battery pack (one that takes the AA batteries) was my best option for less noise but the batteries don’t last long using it for transmitting. When they discharge to a certain point they cut out your transmission completely. 
     I really like the battery pack that plugs directly into a 12 volt cigarette style outlet but it feeds a lot of extra noise into the system. As mentioned here and from what I could read on the internet a simple noise suppressor works very well for filtering out inline noise coming through the power source. I purchased one and it arrived today.
    I have all of my instrument panel ran off a main buss and ground buss which is located behind the panel. When I installed my dual plug adapter I pulled the feed wire directly off of the battery because it was close to where I wanted to mount it (face of the seat truss under the passenger side) and I didn’t have to pull another wire across the floor.   I think the easiest way to install this is to pull the seat and wire it inline to the existing 12 volt power source. This should kill most of the ignition noise to the intercom and radio as they both are powerd from the same source.
    The system is sending and receiving well. I can hear traffic a long ways away and they seem to hear me ok. If this little gadget can clear a lot of the ignition whine out of the intercom and radio I’ll be in good shape. 
    I will report back once I install the noise suppressor. 

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  13. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Fuselage and Seat Truss Repair   

    How much is a set of the Lowell Fitt Highwing gear?
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  14. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Fred's Flyer Flying   

    Congratulations Fred!!!! I know how it feels to be back in the air.  
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  15. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    I got the GSC propeller reset day before yesterday and took her up yesterday evening to check RPM. Its running 6750 RPM straight and level WOT. Climb power is so much better with more RPM. I am still waiting for bolts for the new Ultra-prop. I hope it pulls as good as this GSC. 
    I got this Face Book message from a guy on the field. It's amazing how many people stop by and comment on the Mountain Avid. They love that thing!!!
     


     
     
     
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  16. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Pappa Bravo in the Gorge   

    That is excellent Turbo!!! love the pictures. Maybe we can get together one of these days and fly the gorge. 
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  17. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    Joey and I have talked about this before and the reason I did not go with his option was because someone had asked if the radio could be operated while plugged into the CP-20 Charging cord. Here is the Q&A from the Aircraft Spruce website. 

    Yet this is what the ICOM website says:

    This is the kind of shit that drives me crazy........ 
     
     
     
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  18. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Mountain Avid finally Flys   

    John M. I have a 20,000 MFD capacitor on the way. The other day while flying, one of the local instructors told me that all he could hear was a "click" when I tried to transmit. I finally figures out that it was the battery pack I have been using. It's one of the type that you add alkaline batteries to. Once the batteries get so low they don't have enough deep cycle capability to maintain a transmission.
    I have one of the battery packs that has a cord running to a cigarette lighter plug. Ir works great to power the radio but they I have to put up with the whining from the engine. 
    I will take some pictures of my ground and and power buss and post them tonight. I have my 12 volt auxiliary/cigarette plug port connected right to the battery and use them to power my intercom and radio. maybe you or Chris could give me an idea on where to install this noise filter.
     
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  19. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    Toe in or toe out?? In the auto world we toe in.
    I understand the pipe.....I was a millwright in my younger days.
     
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  20. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flap travel   

    Glad it will go to good use. 
    Yeah I do not believe you could get over 13 with the stock linkage. It’s ok. It flys good with 13 degrees. 
    More to come. :)
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  21. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    How do you adjust that on the standard gear? 
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  22. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    Made three pavement landings tonight. All went well. Happy feet for sure. I need to adjust some slack out of my rudder cables. It was very helpful changing my point of focus. Still work to be done. 
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  23. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    Several of you have indicated that you use an aim point than the prop. Just out of curiosity what is your aim point on the ground? Are you using the reference point in our plane against the center line of the runway or are you using something else?
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  24. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    Before changing my idler jets my plane would not idle below 2500. I dropped two idler jet sizes and now idle smooth at 1900-2000. You might try that for the high idle problem. 
    There is a lot of good points here on this thread. In the Champ you are setting looking right down the center line and I have had little issue keeping it straight. Last week I made two approaches in the Avid and both times I could tell the nose was literally pointing at the center line as I rolled on. I didn't think about it being the fact that I was literally flying the plane where I was focusing. It makes a lot of sense and maybe the reason landing on a strip without any actual reference seems so much easier because you have less tendency fly to a point coupled with the fact that its a more forgiving surface.  
    Joey brings up a good point......It is kinda funny that we are having a discussion about landing on the most standard runway surface in the world. I guess it goes to show you how nonstandard our little planes are.

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  25. NorthIdahoAvidflyer added a post in a topic Flying off paved runways   

    That just makes to much damn sense.  Good tip. 
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