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   RDavidson added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal    5 Mar 2015

   Ed,
   
   A buddy of mine used the Aircraft Spruce stuff and told me it didn't do much.
   Any other ideas?
   
   Thanks,
   Ron
   

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   LSaupe added a post in a topic Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)    5 Mar 2015

   Thanks for the replies, great info.  Wings have not yet been painted, si it does help things a bit.  Yes, will bve using reinforcing tapes and new finish tapes after.
   

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   EDMO added a post in a topic Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)    5 Mar 2015

   Is this the wings that have already been painted?
   Are you going to use reinforcement tape before stitching, and then cover with finish tapes?
   If so, I think you need to cover leading edge of finishing tapes with new leading edge tape also.
   Looks like some touch-up painting to be done too?
   EDMO
   

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   KFfan added a post in a topic WW II B-17 STORY    5 Mar 2015

   Numbers? What numbers? LOL
   

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   TJay added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

   ha Jim, Everytime I drop something it bounces right up in the plane and lands somewhere that i can see it.
   

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   Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Piper Clipper    5 Mar 2015

   Unfortunately this beautiful plane is now dead. Cause of death: stupidity.
   
   http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20140224X30708&key=1
   

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   EDMO added a post in a topic Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)    5 Mar 2015

   We went by AC43-13 for stitching the Piper, which calls for 2 1/2" between stitches in the prop blast area, and 3 1/2" between stitches on the rest of the wing. I understand that to be on the top of the wing where stitching actually keeps the fabric from ballooning up from the rib. The first stitch should be 1/2 of the proper stitch distance from the leading edge on top.
   Quote from AC43-13: "The prop blast area is considered the diameter of the prop plus one rib." Please don't ask me how to figure this out. (prop diameter each side? or 1/2 for each side? or measure from middle of fuselage??)
   I guess experimentals don't have to go by AC43-13, but it is good practice.
   We laid out our hole patterns on the top, and then took that number of holes on one side of the rib and divided the chord of the bottom by that number, getting the dimensions between holes on the bottom. (maybe number of spaces works too?)
   Making a template for top and bottom makes the rest of the holes go in faster.
   Hope this is clear.
   EDMO
   

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   LSaupe added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar    5 Mar 2015

   Laying Out Rib Stitching (Top to Bottom)

   Getting ready to rib stitch and see that I just cant lay out the same distances on the top vice the bottom (as I had hoped), due to the significant differences in arc length.  How do you guys typically hadle this?  At first pass I am thinking about laying out the bottom and them thansferring the top holes by putting a pointer through the bottom holes with a device to keep the pointer normal to the bottom surface.
    
   How is this typically accomplished?
   

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   EDMO added a post in a topic Flaperon Mixer Control Assembly    5 Mar 2015

   I have a set for early Kitfox.
   EDMO
   

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    C5Engineer added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

    Mine weighed 533 with the E box and 2 radiators. I think we went way overkill on silver on the wings too. The original weight and balance with no electrical system and 532 was 484. I suspect mine is approaching 550 now with the upgrades I've done. It has 2 14 gallon wing tanks, no interior, sling seat, and no lighting at all besides the strobe on the tail.
    
    Dean told me every pound is 6 ft per second climb.
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal    5 Mar 2015

    Ron,
    If you don't find another way - Spruce sells some stuff for removing paper. I haven't tried it.
    EDMO
    

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    RDavidson added a topic in Avid Flyer General Hangar    5 Mar 2015

    Lexan/plexi protective sticky paper removal

    Fellas,
    
    I have all of the original Plexiglass pieces with protective sticky paper on them.
    Does anyone have a good way to get that 20 year old paper off?
    I haven't tried anything yet.
    
    Thanks,
    Ron
    

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    RDavidson added a post in a topic Superflite revisited    5 Mar 2015

    Thanks! That is a great idea...easy too!
    

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    1avidflyer added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

    My Avid MK IV with the Jabiru engine weighed 585. That's the plane that I just painted the fuselage for. Spent a bit of time today starting to put things back into it. Jim Chuk
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

    The Bandit weighs 480 with shorter wings and smaller tail, and sparce interior - 500 is a good goal, but think somewhere between 500 and 600 is more realistic with 2 wing tanks - your big landing gear and some large tires will add some weight too.
    EDMO
    My bird is getting too heavy - Got to try to lighten it - Just don't know how yet!
    Would like to be under 850, but 800 would be better.
    May have to fly with one seat and no doors or turtledeck (Open cockpit?)
    ED
    

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    1avidflyer added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

    My Avid B weighed 445 with a pull start and 532. Header tank behind the instrument panel, and two 5 gallon aluminum wing tanks. Don't put anything extra on the plane unless it passes this test. Hold the part above the ground. Let it go. If it doesn't hit the ground, put it on.... Easier said than done I know. Lighter plane performs better. That little Avid B would go from standing still to 500' AGL faster than a Super Cub with 150 HP when we timed them both. Jim Chuk
    
    PS I have a 1200 lb BRS that I'm not going to use.....
    

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    C5Engineer added a post in a topic Think I see Joey's plane in this video    5 Mar 2015

    This video is by my good friend Matt. That's a 47 Stinson 108-3 with a 220 Franklin and 29" bushwheels. Unfortunately it met its demise on Mile High in 2012. New owner is slowly rebuilding it though. This video was during our 2011 Johnson Creek trip. Cool find! Year prior Larry. I got there a day late and had to camp on the other side of the strip. After several days the walk to the showers and fire pits and the social part of the Flyin gets long when you are over there. In 12 I had a front row spot.
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic WW II B-17 STORY    5 Mar 2015

    Could be the same? Looked like subtle differences - could be curvature of VS in first photo?Amazing Story - Thought maybe a movie had been made about it - Like the one where the belly gunner was trapped and if they landed with the gear up he would have been killed.....
    EDMO
    

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    TJay added a post in a topic Empty weights    5 Mar 2015

    Im hoping to keep mine at 500lbs thats my goal with every option and 582 wish me luck, might have to raise that if I decide to stick a brs in the baggage area for phase 1 test flying
    

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    Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Think I see Joey's plane in this video    5 Mar 2015

    That maybe looks like the trip he "modified" his bush gear...
     
    
    

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    Av8r3400 added a post in a topic WW II B-17 STORY    5 Mar 2015

    They sure look the same to me...
    

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    TJay added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids    5 Mar 2015

    Think I see Joey's plane in this video

    I am just sitting here dreaming about flying in Idaho, watching youtube videos and I think I see Joey's plane in this one. Its on the right hand side of the runway you start to see it at 2 minutes and 30 seconds to 2 minutes and 36 seconds, how cool is that!
    
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here    5 Mar 2015

    Must be a local rule - although I was told that .22LR was scarce here too - Wally just sold me 10 boxes of .223 - Wally sells handguns in Alaska, but not in Missouri - For a while, they did not even sell long guns here.When I went thru Canada in '95, they let me have 5000 rounds of ammo - when I came back in 2007, the limit was 200 rounds - rules change like the weather!
    EDMO
    

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    EDMO added a post in a topic Electric elevator trim    5 Mar 2015

    If you drill the elevator tube, seal the wiring holes with silicone.
    You guys have got me to considering the electric trim, although I like manual trim better - running wires is probably easier than running cable - I have to buy the cable, and adding a switch to my electric servo may cost about the same ?
    EdMO
    

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    Tree top pilot added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here    5 Mar 2015

    Me and the missus like to enjoy the .22 rifles....but have a real hard time getting .22LR. This has been going on for 3 years now. Nothing wrong with some target shooting competition....but cant even enjoy that. Last gun show in town sold out most all ammo by Saturday....anything in bulk was gone. Have heard that Wallyworld had .22 but you had to be there when the truck came in.....limit 3 boxes...of anything.
    

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