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  1. TJay added a post in a topic Spar Inserts   

    OK I beams showed up today, excellent packaging and top quality i beams, Not that I ever thought Just aircraft would have junk parts. It looks like there is plenty of material on top and bottom for a bit of filing and sanding if I need to. They are the full 60 inches long which I like, some say just extra weight but hey if I rebuild my wing struts to match my spars I could have the only Kitfox model 1 1200 Ha, But I will probably just stick with a 1050 lbs gross because that is way more than I will ever be,

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  2. akflyer added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Mark,
    When I was looking at them my plan was to cut out a section of the back where the wings and horizontal could fit it, then have an aluminum angle plate I could slip in place with a pin that the door closes against to cover the opening I cut out.  That way I could make any of the available trailers work.  Just make sure you pull the pins and get that aluminum plate off the door frame before you push back! 
     

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  3. akflyer added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    No scale is going to be 100% accurate, but it will darn sure get you close enough to know when its time to land, or if you have enough to think about taking off for a few circuits around the pattern.  If you want really good knowledge of how much fuel is on board get a flow meter with totalizer on it.  I love mine and hate to fly without it.  I know exactly how much fuel I have on board and if I was not so lazy I could hook it up to the GPS and it would give me miles and time to bingo as well as how much I will burn between here and there..
     

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  4. marksires added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Mine has what looks like a garage door spring, with cables that attach to the door.  I can't imagine how I'd lift it otherwise, the door ramp is rated for 4,500 lbs and is HEAVY.  The sides aren't there because of the door lift, they are there just to make the opening narrower and p*ss me off I think   .  I suspect they are the structural support for that overhead spring, and the back of the trailer since the door doesn't provide any strength.  If the door had pins or something to engage the opening when closed, that support probably wouldn't be needed.
     
    Mark
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  5. EDMO added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Colorado,
    Some of the trailers like the one pictured have a spring assist on the ramp / door, so you don't have to fight the whole weight of it. I am not sure how this is done - guess several ways - but should not take up any room on the sides of the trailer - maybe springs underneath, or cables above, or hydraulic / electric?
    Guide boards and tiedowns for your wheels and tailwheel might also be a good idea, but you can add those yourself.
    Hoping you find what you need and post photos for us.
    EdMO
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Thanks again tcj,
    Kitfox is just too proud of them for me to order any.
    Besides that, Kitfox changed the wing incidence on different models, so I'm not too sure how accurate this would be on each plane. I like the idea of making your own.
    EdMo
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic FLAPERON BUSHING QUESTION   

    Thanks tcj,
    That's just what I needed to know - now I can spend a few $$ and start making the hangers, as soon as I can find the correct polyethylene or some other type bushings. I have to match the ID of my hanger tubes to the OD of the bushings.
    My flap spar tube is 1.5" OD aluminum, and my aileron spar tube is 1".
    EdMO
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  8. marksires added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Don't assume just because it has a fold down door the opening is full width.  Mine has the fold down ramp door, but it the opening is still has a 3" piece on each side for the door to snug up too - that 6" is a killer on an 8' wide trailer.
    Measure it twice before you buy.  I only got this one because I needed it quickly, and it was in stock, otherwise I'd have looked for an 8.5 foot wide one with a full width back door.
    MArk
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  9. Luked added a post in a topic Hunting With Your Avid 2015   

    Great pictures. I wanted to see how you got the antlers in the plane, or were they tied to the struts?
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  10. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Hunting With Your Avid 2015   

    Wow!
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  11. RobS added a post in a topic Hunting With Your Avid 2015   

    I agree the pictures and narrative are great! I really enjoyed reading about and seeing your adventure.
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  12. ColoradoKF added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Thanks all for responding. I think the picture that 'Boat' posted shows what Ed says about increasing the inside width by using a fold down back door. This is the arrangement Mr Sorenson uses per his Barnstormers ad and links. And it does have a people door to get access to the front of the trailer without having to crawl under the plane!
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  13. tcj added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    My wife made a set for 12 gallon tanks with photo shop.  They are calibrated for my hand built airplane so may not be accurate for any others.
     
    Here's the plain placards for the 12 gallon kitfox model 4 wing tank.  You can modify these in photo shop to your wing calibration etc.  also you can add "Capacity" and "Unusable Fuel" labels to meet that requirement for placards.
     
    I just printed on plane paper, stuck them to aluminum sheet with double sided sticky paper and covered with clear shelf paper.  They have faded some.  You could put the files on a thumb drive and take it to a sign shop and they can print them on vinyl decal sheet.



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  14. KFfan added a post in a topic Hunting With Your Avid 2015   

    If only most of the lower 48 looked like that...
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  15. tcj added a post in a topic FLAPERON BUSHING QUESTION   

    Yes, the hinge rotates on the bushing.  There is #40 oil hole drilled just aft of the weld centered on the hinge bearing housing.  There is a 3/32 x 1/8 in. aluminum pop rivet in the spar 0.16 in. from the flange end of each bearing as a stopper to keep the bushing inside the hinge ring.
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  16. KFfan added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    ED
    I believe most have a man/woman/kids door on the right side
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  17. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Anyone know where to download and print the scale?
    EdMO
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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    Looks like if you find a trailer with a rear door that folds down to make a ramp, then you don't have the door frame and hinges taking up room on each side. A small door on the side somewhere would also be a good idea.
    EdMO
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  19. Boat added a post in a topic Enclosed trailer for Kitfox   

    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.

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  20. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    I did what Leni said. For the 3 point I only marked 5 and 10 gallons so I can get a good idea of fuel on board during the preflight. The other scale I did each gallon. I just used a sharpie.
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  21. EDMO added a topic in Technical tasks   

    FLAPERON BUSHING QUESTION
    Are the flaperon bushings supposed to rotate around the flaperon spar tube, or is the hanger supposed to rotate on the bushings?
    I was wondering about a Kitfox SB that said to put a blind rivet on each side of the bushing thru the skin and spar - guessing to keep the bushing located inside the hanger.
    Looks like there would be less wear if the steel hanger would rotate on the bushing rather than the bushing rotating on the aluminum flaperon spar
    I seem to remember some oil holes in one set of hangers, so guessing the slippage is supposed to be between the hangers and bushings?
    EdMO
    I really need some answers before buying my bushings and hanger tubes.
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic Avidfoxflyers.com On Facebook   

    I may have gotten on here one night when I was looking for a site to get more Bud Lite delivered
    EdMO
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  23. EDMO added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    LarryS,
    My memory don't last that long - it may have been for the model 4 wing tanks - may not matter much,
    but I would double-check it on that first gallon.
    - Hope you put the restrictor in the lower sight gage fitting, so level will be steadier.
    EdMO
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  24. akflyer added a post in a topic Avidfoxflyers.com On Facebook   

     
    That's like a bit of a liberal spin to me... I do believe we were talking about a certain person on another site   Damn mr. we aren't married, you don't gotta lie hahahahahaha.  shit, well now that I think about I may have stated something about the slight offhand possibility that some paint chips may have been consumed when you were younger... but then we figured out it was just good rum!
     

     
     
    I don't have any numbers on who may have been led here by the FB page.  No one has emailed me to say they saw us on FB and joined, but I have a suspicion that its been less than 3 new members.
     
    Sorry the AB forum isn't taking off.... no pun intended.  Niche markets are fickle at best.
     

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  25. LSaupe added a post in a topic Fuel Guage Scale 6 Gallon Wing Tank   

    Thanks Guys.  I do have the 12 gallon one, though not sure if that was for the undercamber wing or not.
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