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  1. EZFlap added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    Thank you for making this discussion forum possible. I have no doubt that it will continue to provide a tremendous source of information, camaraderie, and resources for the Avid / Kitfox community. I've been a member for just about a week and I have already received very worthwhile benefits, knowledge, parts sources, and education from smarter people than myself.
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  2. RDavidson added a post in a topic Finally made it!   

    I grew up near a pecan plantation and I used to stare up at the crop duster flying over and occasionally got pelted with the spray! I grew 24" in one Summer! Ha! Just kidding, but I do wonder what those chemicals probably did to me!

    Pretty Avid! I love the paint!

    Ron
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  3. EDMO added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    Mother and Daughter are pretty - Pretty women and Pretty Planes are better than talking about ugly old men!
       Best wishes to your family.
    EDMO
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  4. akflyer added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

     
     
    No big head here, I know I smell good, my momma don't dress me, and I may be ugly but the old man still got it
     
     
     


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  5. akflyer added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

     
      Yeah, I am much loved over there... about as much love as the Matronix site hahahahahaha
     
    Can't help it, I have a trouble not calling it like I see it sometimes.  Tact is not one of my strong points.
     

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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications   

    TJay,
         I did have to make taller rear jury strut attachment fittings - the strut fittings should be OK. 
    EDMO
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    OMG Leni - TKF remembers you!
    EDMO
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  8. cliff added a post in a topic SCRATCH BUILDING   

    Good one Ed!!!!!!
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  9. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    Leni:
     
    You're ugly, you kinda smell and your mom dresses you funny.  Just keeping it real.
     
     
     
     
     
     
    (C'mon guys!  We can't let him go and get a big head or anything…)
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications   

    Mark,
    Thanks for looking out for my mistakes in writing / thinking - I knew that was wrong about the canned foam, and I know that some others have used it - donno if they will pay a price for that in the future?
    Happy Turkey Day,
    EdMO
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  11. horsepower added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    I also agree,Happy Thanksgiving everyone.Randy
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  12. EDMO added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    I second those "Thanks" for Leni for establishing and maintaining this site where almost 1000 of us now can discuss, cuss, and try to share things about building and flying our pet birds.   The amount of knowledge on here is great, and the things I have learned from others is worth a lot.  
    Thanks to Leni and all of you - Happy Turkey Day - even to those in other countries who may not have our holiday.
    EDMO
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  13. marksires added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications   

    Ed,
    Ok, I just read all the way through your post from August, and you mentioned filling some spaces with can foam.  Just wanted to make sure you had moved on from there!
    Mark
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  14. EDMO added a post in a topic SCRATCH BUILDING   

    Cliff,
    If there is a "spell check" on this site, then this dummy don't know how to use it - As I type, the site sometimes corrects my spelling and any time I write Kitfox it underlines it in red, but when I post the red line goes away. I don't think anyone is going to bitch about something not spelled Kerectly!
    EdMO
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  15. EDMO added a post in a topic Iron design tailwheel   

    "------, and use stock tailwheel at annual."  - Unless you fly in Alaska and cant fly to Anchorage for an annual, because you don't have a pilot license or owner papers for the plane!  
    EDMO
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  16. EDMO added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications   

    Mark,
    Thanks for posting the info - We covered most of it in AMT school - I believe that the canned foam is advertised "Not for aircraft use", and think it can cause corrosion. There is no foam in my plans - the ailerons and flaps are planned with a combination of aluminum and wood ribs and covered with .025 sheet and rivets where not glued.
    EDMO
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  17. marksires added a post in a topic Wing rib modifications   

    Ed,
    A couple of things - don't use the 'can' foam for anything you want to hold it's shape.  that stuff doesn't fully set for a very long time and continues to slowly expand.  It is a urethane based foam, so the chemicals probably won't hurt it after it sets, but I'd test a sample to be sure.  You can get pour foam that will set quickly and not continue expanding, but it is not cheap like the can stuff.
     
    Also, don't ever hotwire any urethane based foam - it gives off cyanide gas when you do, and you've had enough chemicals inhaled already!
     
    The thick PVC foam at home depot, up to 2" thick, is easy to shape with a hot wire.  We use what are basically the big blocks of that stuff used for dock floats as the core of the wings on the composite airplane I have plans for.  We make a template using pressboard, stick one to each end of the block with nails, then run the hotwire over the template.  Slow going if the block is big, but it is the fastest, easiest, most accurate way to shape PVC foam (but not Urethane!)  And no foam mess from sanding, routing or cutting.
    Mark
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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic Iron design tailwheel   

    Larry its easy, you just use the Matco between Annuals and the stock tail wheel the day of annual
     

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  19. akflyer added a post in a topic Thanks Leni!   

    Well thank you sir!  But the truth is, I just keep the lights on, the forum content would not be here without you, the members.  So its my turn to thank you guys for making the place worth while and for making contributions both monetary and in forum content to keep us moving forwards.  I hope everyone is able to spend the day with family and enjoy the day.  I'm at work keeping the lights on for ya
     
     

     

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  20. cliff added a post in a topic SCRATCH BUILDING   

    Jim, 
     
    The A model was a compromise to get us in the air quicker. It started out a a donor airplane but ended up being a quicker way to having something to fly. It was a speed wing , we took the stol wings from the MK4 project and put them on the A model. Now we have a poorly built set of speed wings and an Airdale wing extension kit for the MK4. The entire journey we have taken to get to the first flying Avid was long  because of miss steps. We have more money in it than we will ever get out of it if we sell it. It still has mechanical brakes that do almost nothing and a crappy trim system that needs reengineered. It flys great but I just can't see dumping another 10k into it to put a HKS on it. I have been flying it for a couple of months and don't want to be with out a puddle jumper again while I would do the engine swap. It probably would be a good airframe and powerplant combination, but I just don't want to go there. A MK4 with bush gear, extended fuselage, Jabiru 3300, and Flaps was my vision. Sort of a cheaper way to have something comparable to a highlander. I can't afford a Highlander so I thought I would build something close with the parts I have. For now I am going to let it rest and cross this bridge again next year when I am finished with my move to my new airport. I am in the middle of a hangar renovation and toys and playing are on the back burner until I have my new shop up and running.  
     
      Thanks, Cliff   ps how do you use the spell check on this forum?
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  21. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Iron design tailwheel   

    How did you ever get those approved on a certified airplane?  Kudos to you for doing it, though!!
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  22. thebriman added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Thanks Leni!
    I just wanted to shout out to Leni on this Thanksgiving Day.  This forum has provided me with indispensable knowledge and ideas, as well as a place for like-minded (most of us anyways  ) folks with similar airplanes to share our ideas and experiences.  If Leni didn't take the time out of his days to keep this forum running, I wouldn't know half the things about my airplane as I do.  I'd probably have a little more cash in my wallet, as I would like to think I wouldn't be modding my Avid every time something new and cool pops up on here, but thats besides the point!  That being said, my Avid is a better airplane for it, and I'd like to think I'm a better pilot for the things I've learned and continue to learn here.  Thanks Leni for the work you do.
     
        
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  23. EZFlap added a post in a topic Avid B model to MK4 Elevator upgrade   

    With a major increase in pitch authority you will also likely have different (worsened) stall/spin characteristics. An airplane that was unable to spin, or spiraled out of a spin... may now be able to get wrapped up tightly in a spin, or stall deeper, etc.
     
    This "rule" is a generality, and I have ZERO flight experience in an Avid. But increasing the pitch control power ALWAYS exacerbates stall and spin type stuff. Don't panic, but just be careful and understand all of the ramifications that are involved with this type of mod. 
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  24. EZFlap added a post in a topic Iron design tailwheel   

    +1 on the Matco tailwheels, I have owned two of them (put them on Taylorcrafts) and both times I loved it. I particularly like the simple design that does not use highly loaded parts in the lock/unlock mechanisms. Some other tailwheels use highly heat treated parts that are pretty darn small, and they wear out. You can cut out a replacement cam/steering arm for the Matco using a hacksaw and a file from hardware store steel if you need to make an emergency field repair.
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  25. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic SCRATCH BUILDING   

    I think the 912 would be a lot of motor for an A model. They have a low gross weight, the 912 is a good bit heavier than the 582 or HKS as well. Probably have to add weight to the tail to balance the 912. It would be a single seat rocket though.... Jim Chuk
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