TJay

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    Haha yes it was just like the one in the newer kitfoxes. When I saw it I thought thats how kitfox  came up with the design.  I wish I could remember where that museum  was been to so many in the last 10 years. Love visiting them.

  11. Posted

    Just my opinion, but if you really wanted to get less adverse yaw, I would do what TJay did and copy the Kitfox 4 mixer.  The engineers at Kitfox "probably" know more than we do.  And it's been a proven design for more than 20 yrs.  Or just learn to use your feet.  Adverse yaw isn't that bad in the early models.  Maybe if I had the welding skills TJay has I would look at it some what differently, but I would leave it as is and learn to love it.  YMMV.  JImChuk

    Think its more than 20 years. Cant remember what 1930-1940  museum plane I saw it in but it was the  same type setup as the kitfox I just laughed when I saw it. 

    So it was the same mixer as the early kitfox/avid or the newer mixer you built?

    If your asking me I built the new design Kitfox 4-7 style

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    Think its more than 20 years. Cant remember what 1930-1940  museum plane I saw it in but it was the  same type setup as the kitfox I just laughed when I saw it. 

    I'm not surprised.  Nothing new under the sun it seems.  Even the wing folding Avid started using was done 50 or 60 years earlier.  

    That just goes to show how smart and talented those old timers were.

  13. Posted

    Just my opinion, but if you really wanted to get less adverse yaw, I would do what TJay did and copy the Kitfox 4 mixer.  The engineers at Kitfox "probably" know more than we do.  And it's been a proven design for more than 20 yrs.  Or just learn to use your feet.  Adverse yaw isn't that bad in the early models.  Maybe if I had the welding skills TJay has I would look at it some what differently, but I would leave it as is and learn to love it.  YMMV.  JImChuk

    Think its more than 20 years. Cant remember what 1930-1940  museum plane I saw it in but it was the  same type setup as the kitfox I just laughed when I saw it. 

  14. Posted · Edited by TJay

    Here is mine Similar to kitfoxes but a bit longer. This was the first one The second one I made was 2 inches longer and worked much better.

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  16. Posted

    I changed from the regular F7 bellcrank to the modified F7A bellcrank on one of my Avids, and I didn't think it made very much difference.  Still needed to use your feet.  TJay on this forum changed out the mixer controls on his Kitfox 1 to the Kitfox 4 mixer setup.  Maybe he will chime in on this topic.  JImChuk

    I sure did and it was one of the best things I did for that plane so far. Absolutely incredible the difference it made but took a lot of hrs to make it work and a lot of questionable test flying.

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  21. Posted

    Concrete done for the year how long is this weather gonna hold for me :)

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