Ski for my Avid

[Maddin 2]

Hello friends
here in Germany is approaching the winter and I want to equip my Avid on skis.
Has anyone of you an instruction manual or tip?
A simple way would be great. But the wheels must also work.
Does it make sense to equip on the spur with a small ski?

 

Another question.
I've built myself the gums - a good guide for that I have found.
But I can find no strong gums throughout Germany. After a week they leave after.
Has anyone of you an address where I can buy those bungee cords?
 

Greetings Martin

 

[1avidflyer 1983]

Not sure what you mean by gums, but Aircraft Spruce has aircraft grade bungee cord. It's called shock cord in their catalogs. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/lgpages/shockcord.phpThis link should get you to a listing they have. Jim Chuk

[dholly 718]

Sorry for poor quality, perhaps these will help.

[EDMO 1078]

Hello friends

here in Germany is approaching the winter and I want to equip my Avid on skis.

Has anyone of you an instruction manual or tip?

A simple way would be great. But the wheels must also work.

Does it make sense to equip on the spur with a small ski?

 

Another question.

I've built myself the gums - a good guide for that I have found.

But I can find no strong gums throughout Germany. After a week they leave after.

Has anyone of you an address where I can buy those bungee cords?

 

Greetings Martin

Just Guessing, but is a "spur" what we call a tailwheel? "Gums" is probably for rubber shock cords.

Guten Aben,

EdMO

[Maddin 2]

EdMO

You are perfekt!

Much better than google translatot.

Has anyone bulilt ski with old snowboards?

The yelow ski on top looks gerat but its a lot of work to build one.

[EDMO 1078]

I saw a set of skis on ebay not too long ago.

I don't know much about skis - We do not have much snow here.

You need to ask the guys in the North, like Jim Chuk, Akflyer, Suberavid, and others.

I cant write German, but I was there for two years in the Army.

Aufwedersehn,

EdMO

Edited 19 Sep 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[Av8r3400 1179]

Here's some photos of my "Airdale" skis.  It's doubtful that you will get Brett to respond to you to buy some from him (http://www.airdale.com) but feel free to copy the design from the photos...

[EDMO 1078]

I think Maddin is still looking for an answer about putting a "spur" (tail) ski on - is it worth doing?

I don't need skis down here, or even a tailwheel!

EdMO

Edited 20 Sep 2015 by Ed In Missouri

[1avidflyer 1983]

In the winter, I pack my runway with a drag I pull with the snowmobile. It ends up nice and smooth. If I run without a tail ski, the runway gets rutted up. The tail ski also helps to keep the tail of the plane up if you are in deep snow. You can make a tail ski where you keep the tail wheel useable by having a slot in the ski that the wheel protrudes through. I'm in favor of the tail ski. Jim Chuk

[KFfan 151]

I've watched a number of videos of light planes on skis. I believe I would want one on the tail as well.

 

Lou

[Maddin 2]

Thank you very much.

I will built skis like on the picture from av8r.....

And i think i will use a tailwheel ski too.

But i need more time! 24 houers a day is not enoth

The first snow comes perhaps in 8 weeks.......

Regarts oder aufwerdersehen )

[akflyer 1427]

Yes I would use a tail ski!  I did not use one the first couple of years and they make a HUGE difference if your in deep snow.

 

[Av8r3400 1179]

Leni-- How about a couple photos of your Matco rigged tail ski? I need to build one of those soon...

[Bandit 286]

Brett made a wheel penetration tail ski for me.

[Av8r3400 1179]

He made Leni's, too.

[akflyer 1427]

I will see if I can get some better pics.  If I were you, I would NOT weld that solid stop on the way it was before, the tubing will bend and break right there is you tag a snogo track or anything solid under the snow.  While at first I thought it was a pretty clever idea, I now am not to impressed with it.  Also needs a heavier spring and check cable is your playing in rough stuff, I have broke the ones that came with it and as you can see in the pic I uses a few loops of safety wire to fly back from my last trip to the lodge on the skis.  When that check cable breaks and the tail ski flips over you have some AWESOME braking power back there

 

 

[Av8r3400 1179]

Wondering out loud: is having the tail ski flex up and down on the pivot behind the tire really necessary??

If it had enough angle of attack to not dig in, allow the tail spring to flex for the ski. Since it's so short why have it flex at all...

[Av8r3400 1179]

Also why have the ski extend beyond the tire even?

[akflyer 1427]

yes it needs to pivot and yes you need all the area you can get on it if your in deep powder snow.  Mine will still sink into the snow up to the fuse at the tail, but with the tail ski I can get it on top and out of the snow a lot quicker than without a tail ski.

[BC-Quest-for-Flyers 1]

Maddi:

 

You may wish to check out the experimental "stainless steel breadbowl" saucer tailski concept.   I think I saw that here on AF forums?

I do live in snow county here in the Idaho panhandle, looks interesting to me but I have no experience in this area, just models

 

regards JS