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  1. RDavidson added a post in a topic New Avid Owner in the NorthWest   

    Wow! She's a beaut! Congrats! Love the Amphibs! Let us know where you are located and what kind of TLC you have planned for her!

    Again Congrats,
    Ron
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  2. TreeTopAirways added a topic in Introduce yourself   

    New Avid Owner in the NorthWest
    Hello All - purchased an Avid Flyer. It needs a little TLC, hope to have it flying soon.
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  3. BryceKat added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Off Shore Drilling
    I'm for it!

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  4. dynomike added a post in a topic 1st Annual Red Hills Ranch Fly-in Pics   

    looks like a good time
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  5. C5Engineer added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    1st Annual Red Hills Ranch Fly-in Pics
    First airplane camping trip of the year this weekend. This ranch has had lots of movies filmed on the property to include the Unforgiven and Back to the Future 3. Was a great day and campout with just the right amount of people.

    Propery owners Jack and Myrna







    The tracks that the train scenes from Back to the Future III were filmed on











    Sweet front yard!!











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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Ah - memories of tailwheels wanting to be nose wheels! 
    Never saw a nosewheel that wanted to be in back tho!
    EDMO
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  7. wypaul added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Well Ed, I guess when you are thinking nose dragger its hard to think about anything else  I do know that sometimes the tailwheels have nose wheel envy and try to get in front.   .
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Rans Coyote II   

    Jim,
           If you like visibility,  hope you get to ride in Foxy Flapper some day - don't know where the tail will be, but the pilot sits about 12 or 10 inches higher than the Kitfox with fiberglass seats.   I hate being old and short and laying down in a plane!  Hard enough for an old pilot to get in and out without adding reclining seats to fall into and to get out of.
    EdMO
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Paul,
         You actually got another one on me - We were looking at the video of the spring-loaded Avid nosewheel - and then you posted the photo - I thought you were trying to con me into thinking that it was a nosewheel ! 
    EdMO
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  10. wypaul added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Yep, very nice can't wait to get it into the dirt.
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  11. akflyer added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Well Ed, I guess you still know your airplane parts I actually got the pun this time is that a dual fork?


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  12. 1avidflyer added a post in a topic Rans Coyote II   

    I had one ride in an S6 years ago.  It had a 582 in it.  It flew about 65 MPH, where the Avid will do about 75 at the same RPM.  It was a good bit wider inside though.  Visibility was better in the Avid, seemed like the nose was real high in the Rans in flight.  Jim Chuk
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  13. wypaul added a post in a topic Rans Coyote II   

    I sure do like my little Avid, tons of fun to fly and very responsive. 
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  14. Av8r3400 added a post in a topic Rans Coyote II   

    You will be very disappointed with it compared to your Avid.  It handles like a slug-- or a Cub or Champ.  Slow and sloppy on the controls.  S7 and Highlander are similar, too.  
     
    Don't get me wrong, they are a capable planes, but once you fly an Avid or 'Fox, you're spoiled to their handling.
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  15. wypaul added a topic in "other aircraft your working on"   

    Rans Coyote II
    I have been helping a friend finish up his S-6 project and must say that when I ran the W/B through my spreadsheet it was very impressive.  No matter how you load that plane the W/B stays pretty much in the center of the range.  It will be interesting to see how it flies.
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  16. marksires added a post in a topic BRAKE LINE PRESSURES?   

    Here is the link to the 'intensifier' kit for the MC5, they also have one for MC4.  I installed it on the MC5's that were originally in my Avid.  It helped, but not a lot.  I ended up building new pedals with MC4GH (shortest ones they had) to get the geometry right, and they work great.
     
    http://www.matcomfg.com/MASTERCYLINDERINTENSIFIERKIT-idv-3282-46.html
    Mark
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  17. marksires added a post in a topic FLOATS ON EBAY $1000 AND NO BIDS   

    Highly recommend the seaplane rating. Did mine in December and it has become an addiction.  I'm sitting in Tavares Fl right now, was supposed to fly a 180 on floats from here to Lake of the Ozarks (MO) on Friday, various things delayed that till Monday.  This is what a flight delay looks like when you fly seaplanes....
    Mark

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  18. EDMO added a post in a topic Avid aftermarket spring-loaded nose gear info wanted   

    Here are the old posts on the Avid spring nose gear attachment, the old video, and the photo of ChrisB's plane with the Kayak under it.   The link is in one of the earlier posts - tried to copy it here, but failed.
    AND NOW IT IS NO LONGER THERE - JUST SOME OTHER STUFF - DONNO WHY.........
    Guess it is because they no longer make the nose attachment, and changed the site?
    EDMO
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  19. wolves200 added a post in a topic Retired yesterday   

    hahaha; this is funny!
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  20. wolves200 added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    Guys;
     
    after talking to an Airforce Helicopter Mechanic, which is actually opening a airplane factory, he pointed me the following.
     
    in regards to 4 strokes. (which is the reason why I said in my first post, "then again my engine is a 2 stroke...")
     
    he wrapped the exhaust pipes of his Rotax 912 with the bandage and it worked fine, until they hit 50 hours, and notice cracks all over the Rotax exhaust pipes. Wrapping the pipes will get temperatures really high ALL THE TIME, different from racing cars and other vehicles, this engine operates in constant RPM. meaning there is not enough time to the metal to cool down and so it becomes red glowing. the original material cannot withstand the extreme heat.
     
    his solution was, welding a metal plate onto the pipe with a gap of about 5mm letting the air flow through and preventing burn the cowling, much like a MC to prevent burning your leg,
     
    however this does not solve high temps inside the engine compartment, so they changed the original pipes to STAINLESS STEEL pipes and open bigger vents under the cowling.
     
    so at the end wrapping is not the answer either, i´ve been running my engine for 40+ after the wrap, and see no cracks, BUT THEN AGAIN is a 2 STOKE ENGINE!!!
     
    Rotorway building manual clearly says, should be wrapped to lower the temp and painted with high temp paint to prevent any drop of oil becoming flame inside of the cowling.
     
    I`m just sharing my experience here with you guys, if anyone has a better solution, by all means, share it with US, PLEASE...
     
    so far, the wrap worked for me but I don´t want to burn my engine either!
     
    Regards
    Dimi3
     

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  21. EDMO added a post in a topic Sealing the firewall?   

    I thought all Helios were now turbine?  At least the last civilian one I had my hands on took a while to spool up, and so did the Hueys..
    EDMO
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  22. EDMO added a post in a topic NOSE GEAR SPRING QUESTION???   

    Kitfox is castoring too.   I flew several planes with the disconnect on the nose wheel, but without a disconnect, and slipping to a landing with cross controls, the nose wheel is following the rudder, and can make for some very interesting swerves when you hit the ground.  The Ercoupe was a terror in that respect, but it always landed better than the pilot thought it would.
    They say that castoring and steering with the brakes until you can steer with rudder is fairly easy once you get used to it - guess most things are that way - just another learning curve.  I like to get the nosewheel off of the ground ASAP.
    Guess everyone but me knows what kind of tailwheel that is???
    EdMO
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  23. wypaul added a post in a topic NOSE GEAR SPRING QUESTION???   

    The are plenty of planes using the castoring nose gear so I bet it will be well suited for you.  RV and TriQ to name just a couple.
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  24. EDMO added a post in a topic NOSE GEAR SPRING QUESTION???   

    Paul,
         I have studied the RANS nosegear - good design.
    Mine is not steerable - yet - never have flown a castoring nosegear = may change my mind once I try it.
    EDMO
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  25. wypaul added a post in a topic Coming out of "retirement"   

    Am I stretching the pun to far Ed,  the new tailwheel is getting installed today.
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