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  1. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Rib Stitch over Covered Wings with Perimeter Tapes   

    I don't think it would matter,  if you were to use one long piece of finish tape (that covers top and bottom)  to cover each rib after you  ribstiched.  That way you wouldn't have a possibility of having the front end of the tape coming loose in the wind.  The manual does show doing the span wise tapes (like over ribs) first, then the cross wise tapes afterwards though.  Jim Chuk
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  2. EDMO added a post in a topic 3 mile vis in Class G airspace (Sport Pilot)   

    Because most of us old codgers are farsighted?
    The Private Pilot had to have some Instrument hours?
    The ultralight cant go fast, or that far?
    If you cant see China, you shouldn't take off?
    Guess they just don't trust us?
    I Donno!
    EDMO
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  3. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Poly spray pin holes   

    Go over it again with a brush applied layer of Polybrush thinned to 50/50 over the Polyspray.  This will fill the pinholes and thinned 50/50 will flow out leaving no brush strokes.  You can then spray Polyspray again over it.
     
    I just had a conversation about this today with Dave the covering guru, the genius helping me with my plane.  He told me he has done this several times with great results.  Another thing you absolutely can't do with Stewarts...
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  4. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic walleye limit   

    Leni, Pike is to snowmobile as Walleye is to snowmachine.   (Which for the record, even Apple spellcheck does't like.)
     
     
    Same thing, different location.
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  5. Jbird added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Poly spray pin holes
    Hi all ,this weekend I finally got a chance to poly spray the wings and on inspection their is a small area on one of the wings that looks like I missed with the poly brush and it now has what looks like pin holes, has any of you experienced this if so how did you fix it, thanks rusty
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  6. LSaupe added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    3 mile vis in Class G airspace (Sport Pilot)
    Getting ready for a bi-annual (havent flown in a long time, like 2 years ). I see that the 3 mile vis requirement is still there for Sport Pilots in class G.  Any idea why this is (when ultralight pilots, private pilots have only 1 mile)?
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  7. LSaupe added a topic in Kitfox III   

    Rib Stitch over Covered Wings with Perimeter Tapes
    Can you rib stitch after perimeter tapes have been installed (can this be done without needing to reaccomplish perimeter tapes), or do I buy into adding another layer of perimeter tapes to the wings?
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  8. dynomike added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670   

    leni,what was ivos deal with the prop on 3.1 ?
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  9. akflyer added a post in a topic walleye limit   

    We have a weather reversal going on here.. Its been in the upper 30s and well into the 40s all week at the house.  Raining like hell and no snow left in the yard.  Frickin weird winter for sure!
     
    Have you had pike?  I know they are a close cousin of the walleye, maybe even the difference is like a caribou and a reindeer.. geographic location otherwise they look and taste the same
     
    I think I prefer pike to halibut.  The guy that owns the lodge showed me how to fillet them so you don't get any bones in the fillets and the small strip that ends up with all the bones he pickles and it dissolves them... good damn eating fried, pickled or however else he cooks it.
     
    They got a 45 or 47" out of the lake in front of the lodge last summer.. most of them run 18-30".  My biggest I pulled out of there was 42"  Fun fish on a light trout rod and 6 pound test!
     

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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic walleye limit   

    I tried ice-fishing when a teen in Michigan, also rode once in a convertible with the top down at 19 below! Ice don't get thick enough here, but thick enough to keep your boat out of the lake.
    EDMO
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  11. EDMO added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...   

    And, anything I can put one in, like Kitfox, Ercoupe - Yes, I was trained in the old 150, 172,182, etc. Instructors kept bitching because the runway was not dead-centered behind me on takeoff - the compass don't keep you centered, so I used the mirror a lot! It's also good to watch the hot rod who took off right behind you. Of course, bush flyers don't have that problem!
    EDMO
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  12. Bandit added a post in a topic walleye limit   

    Ya, these are great eating size fish. The nice thing about it is we can catch them on the river that is only about a half mile from my house. I will agree they are not as good as halibut but, much cheaper per pound though. I might as well fish, its been to cold to fly. Its been about 8 below every night for a week.
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  13. C5Engineer added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...   

    Only the old 150s!
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...   

    I thought all planes had a mirror so you could see the F-16s coming up behind you!
    EDMO
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  15. KFfan added a post in a topic Funny utube video   

    Kind of like "airplane porn".
    Once you get started you just can't put it down.
    Reminds me of time spent IN the Bearing Strait.
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  16. KFfan added a topic in Files and Forms   

    AC 91-44A ELT Advisory
    This is dated 12/12/1980 and references the appropriate, at that time, FAR sections. It pertains to ELT operations.
    AC 91-44A 12121980.pdf
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  17. KFfan added a topic in Files and Forms   

    Ameri-King 450A ELT Installation Manual
    Self Explanatory
    Ameri-King 450 Rev A ELT Installation Manual.pdf
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  18. Guest added a post in a topic Avid model C turtle deck pictures needed...   

    The windows on Joey's TD are EXACTLY the same as the ones on my MKIV. The look awesome, but contribute nothing functionally (unless you install a small rear view mirrior for taxiing) and they add to the weight.
     
    Just sayin......
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  19. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Funny utube video   

    After I posted this one, I saw a bunch more of them. They are funny, that's for sure. Jim Chuk
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  20. akflyer added a post in a topic Funny utube video   

    There are a whole bunch of these on youtube.. They crack me up every time
     
     

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  21. 1avidflyer added a topic in Jokes   

    Funny utube video

     
    It's been a real cold winter up here in Mn, and I've been spending way to much time on youtube.  I got a kick out of this one.  Maybe some of you will as well.   Russian soldiers in a spoon fight....   Some guys don't know when to quit.  LOL   Jim Chuk
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  22. akflyer added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670   

    There are a whole lot of planes using side mounts and 3:1.  The only thing I have heard about 3:1 was IVO said don't use 3 blade ultralight prop with the 3:1.  I did it for a whole lot of hours with no issues, but I like the way mine fly's using 2.62:1
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  23. akflyer added a post in a topic Bush Gear Update   

     
    It the 320# spring off a skidoo rear skid center shock.  Part number is 503190854.
     
    The bushings I made were from poly bushings body mounts for a 68 dodge dart.
     

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  24. dynomike added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670   

    yeah it is the bottom mount.
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  25. EDMO added a post in a topic New float plane needs a 670   

    Seems like someone said the 3:1 couldn't be used with side mount Do you have bottom mount?
    Or, was that for Kitfox?
    I know nothing about this!
    EDMO
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