Fly-n-Low

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  1. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Bush Gear   

    LOL!!! My skin is pretty thick. Yea, I figure that is the reason for the gear widening and the extended fuse mod. One down, one to go. "I think I have it down"... last words...
    Seriously, thanks for the advice. I stick to grass which is way more forgiving. I just like a wheel landing better in a cross wind. And the strip behind my house is 45 and 315. So there is always a cross wind.
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  2. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Thrilled to be in the Sky With You Guys!   

    That is a cool looking bird!!! I like!!!
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  3. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Matco vs Maule   

    Hi guys! When I bought my bush gear, I also bought the dual leaf spring drilled for the Matco. This one will work? I hate that solid Maule. Sounds like the plane is going to come apart.
    http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/matcom.php
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  4. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Bush Gear   

    Oh man, that is just what I wanted to hear!!! I have about 40 hrs and about 10 of that tail wheel. I had no problem with a Citabria, Scout, etc, but this short coupled thing...  I have a couple hours just taxiing with the tail up. It will darn sure get your attention and if you don't stay on top of it... WATCH OUT RUNWAY LIGHT!!!  I thought about the fuse extension kit, but this is a lot easier! 
    Before I do the install, I'll pull them apart and take some pictures.
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  5. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Bush Gear   

    C5- that's hard to look at!!! They are Airdale gear. And the pull type strut is sure different.
     
    So a question for those that went from narrow to wide gear, how much was its ground manners improved? That was one of the reasons why I got them.
    Thanks!
    Paul
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  6. Fly-n-Low added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Bush Gear
    Jacked up and secure. Trial fit.


    I need to take new pics of the gear now. Everything is powder coated white with red powder coated springs. Struts are coated internally with a compound similar to teflon, inside and out. As are all the brake caliper mounts and bushings.
    I apologize for my absence... and promise to show up on a semi regular basis???
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  7. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Vans Lawsuit   

    Pathetic. And I'll keep my post short because it would only echo your thoughts.
     
    What's the difference between an attorney and a catfish? One is a scum sucking bottom dweller and the other is a fish!
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  8. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Flying the heavy iron pics   

    Very cool!!! Great pic of the F-15!!!
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  9. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic My new and first plane   

    fusionfab, nice project!!!
     
    IFMT, very nice bird and info. I love a soob!!! That is the wide gear?
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  10. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Finally made it!   

    Talk about chemicals... I use to flag the aerial applicators in my youth. Mostly in rice fields. I think it affected my brain. I guess that is why I am so afflicted with speed and peril in other vehicles.
     
    If you look at the restored tower behind my craft, you can tell where I am. Scott Field.
     
    A video... it does run.
     

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  11. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Iron design tailwheel   

    Love this thread. I know which tail wheel to order now! The solid 6" Maule seems to shake the tail apart!
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  12. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Finally made it!   

    Thanks guys. I'll be workign on mocking up the new gear today.
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  13. Fly-n-Low added a topic in Introduce yourself   

    Finally made it!
    Thanks Akflyer for the help. My new Vaio Win8 crashed shortly after I joined and I lost everything!!!   Thankfully I had most of it backed up on an external drive.
     
    Anyway, here are pics of my M-IV with a 582 for power. It sat for 12 years or so before I bought it. Had to replace all the rubber and completely redo the fuel system. Bush gear will be the next mod. plus the multi leaf tailspring.
     
     
     


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  14. Fly-n-Low added a post in a topic Status of Airdale   

    Well I ordered a set of Bush gear from him. Talked to him on the phone. Seems like a nice fellow. But he is way short on communication. It took almost 3 mo to the day I made a Paypal payment to him. The gear looks line. Cleaning and deburring it now as it sits on my work bench. Nothing personal against him, but like I said, a bit more communication would go a long, long way. I was considering a new kit as it is so much more advanced but I have to reconsider....
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