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  1. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Just joined the Fat Avid Club   

    No pictures yet. I will take some. I can't take credit for building the plane, so really they would be pictures of Vince's fine workmanship. He did a nice job on all the stuff that realy counts. He is a bit more of a gadget guy than me, so I am simplifying things a bit to make it mine. Have found several things that need some attention before it starts being flown a lot and am focusing on those right now. Plus he flew it quite a bit so there is a lot of maintenance and just going through everything with a fine tooth comb and a new set of eyes. It's a great project and I feel fortunated to that he was kind enough to give me a real fair deal on it.

    Chris
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  2. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Calling Brett at Airdale...   


    Hi Leni,

    From what I understand, it sounds like extending the wings with the current twist would be self defeating like you say. I am not planning to put them on my existing wings but on the new wings I will be building from the Avid kit I picked up last summer. My plan is to extend the wings by 1/2 bay (18" per side) instead of the full bay each side. I will cut the washout to 1 inch with the extensions on the wings. Also plan to use a hinge rib on the end and extend the flaperons 1/2 bay to the ends as well. Plan to double up the spar stiffeners by laminating a 36" length microlam to the stock 24" microlam stiffener to strengthen and lengthen the stiffener support but don't plan to lengthen the lift struts, just replace the 7/8" tubing with 1" tubing on them.

    I guess if Brett doesn't come through I will have to fab up the extension parts myself so would welcome any parts source info.

    Randy
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  3. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    I used my older ACK 121.5 ELT until they finally got the new ACK 406 on the market. It was about $600, still a chunk of money but not $1000 like most of the others.
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  4. SuberAvid added a post in a topic electric fuel pump   



    Ed, the MGL Flight -2 instrument with fuel flow sensor. This instrument gives you fuel flow, fuel remaining based on tank level sensors or you can preset your fuel amount at start of flight if you dont have tank sensors, fuel time remaining, fuel distance remaining, low fuel warning; all based on the fuel level, fuel flow and airspeed calculated by the instrument; plus all the other things it does.

    3/8 fuel lines are overkill for the EA81. I used 5/16 but when you look at the orifice that the fuel flow sensor has in it (placed upstream from the fuel pumps) it is probably only about 1/8" at the largest and has smaller inserts for readings at the lower fuel flows. I didn't install any restricting inserts in mine which may cause it to be less accurate at the low fuel flows but I wanted the larger size so I didn't have too much restriction.
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  5. SuberAvid added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    That is true dictatorship coming from this administration and unfortunately NY state. On the other hand, we have some good news up here in AK; Mike Chenault (not sure if I spelled it right) is the R leader or the state senate, introduced a bill to make it a misdermeaner for any federal official to enforce any new gun control laws on a citizen in AK. We need to thank this guy and ask the other state reps to get behind this bill! Maybe this will spread to other sane states.

    States can choose to nullify overreaching federal laws but they have to have the guts to do it. Although it is an odd comparison, WA and CO already set the precedence recently by their legalization of marijuana and Obama said "OK". Of course he may have been thinking about the whitehouse where legalities don't apply anyway.
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  6. EDMO added a post in a topic electric fuel pump   

    What kind of flow meters are you guys using? cost & size? I have a pressure meter, but no flow meter. Guess this will be good?
    ED in MO
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  7. EDMO added a post in a topic Wing inspection plates   

    An AD was issued years ago on the Ercoupe - Added something like 32, 4 inch inspection covers under wings - even in metal wings - my IA wanted a deviance to just do 1" holes borescope the metal wings - FAA said "NO - cut the big holes and inspect". End of story.
    ED in MO
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  8. EDMO added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    Lets say that an ELT is good to have - But nothing is guaranteed to be a sure thing - another story follows:

    A fairly new pilot, friend of mine, flew his Stintson from Birchwood across Cook Inlet to around Lake Clark -
    On his return, he encountered such headwinds that he would have run out of gas over the water, so he chose to try to land instead. He ended up in a tangled wreck and pinned inside the plane with broken bones and cuts - and in freezing weather.
    Soon afterward, the Coast Guard followed his ELT signal to the wreck and hovered above the plane looking for survivors. He said he heard the guy in the door of the chopper yell, "There's nobody here", and they were going to leave, he thought.
    He managed to throw a gas can out of the window and they immediately came to his rescue.
    Later, in the hospital, he told this story to me.
    ED in MO
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  9. EDMO added a post in a topic electric fuel pump   

    The most generally used is the square Facet - probably cheapest and best at about $40 - But read on.......
    Facet makes a ton of different pumps, with different pressures, fittings, backflow check valves, or not, and frontflow check valves, or not - all internal....You can download the list at the Facet website.
    For mine, I plan on 2 pumps, in parallel, 4-7 lbs pressure, with backflow checkvalves, and no frontflow(flow-thru) checkvalves. Weight is 2 or 3 lb each. Should run 3/8 fuel lines for my Soob.
    ED in MO
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  10. EDMO added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    I got a new expensive 406 instead of a real cheap 121.5 because my life is worth more than a "bargain" that dont get the job done - when shit hits the fan you dont worry about money!
    My battery will have to be replaced by the time my plane is inspected, but flying is not cheap - my life isnt either!
    ED in MO
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  11. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   



  12. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    Thanks Randy,
    My airworthyness cert was issued with the ELT in the configuration I described, so it must be "legal"!
    Chris
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  13. EDMO added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   



  14. High Country added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   



    So what if I installed the Aritex 200 w remote switch get my inspection then replace with the other to loose the weight
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  15. horsepower added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    If your plane has not been inspected yet for a air worthiness then you have to have the new style with the remote control,it can still be 121.5.If it already has a airworthiness from a few years back then you can use the older style without the remote control.There is no rules as where you mount it but most mount behind seat.If you have a single place a elt is not required.I guess if you go down by yourself nobody cares.Randy
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  16. akflyer added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   



    :lol:



    PS, hope your not too damn old to forget where ya buried the stash! hahahahaha
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  17. akflyer added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    I have had occasion to use the 121 ELT twice. Both times I was glad to have had it. I have one in my plane now and use the SPOT if I need help. But the SPOT wont go off in the event that I am twisted up in the wreckage and cant manually hit it. Atleast I have a half a chance of the 121 going off and someone maybe eventually finding me.

    Yes, maybe if I flew higher I would have time to activate the spot before I hit the ground and get atleast one message out, but alas, I dont. On the average I probly have 5-10 seconds to try a restart and find the softest spot to try and crash



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  18. akflyer added a post in a topic electric fuel pump   

    mine is a facet pump. I think it is around 4 PSI.


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  19. ChrisBolkan added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   


    I have the very ELT in your picture. It resides on the sidewall in the baggage compartment below the side window. Never has an inspection mention a problem with the location. it can be activated from the cockpit, but not without undoing seatbelt and turning around. Certainly I could not activate it easily while flying. Am I asking for trouble?

    Chris
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  20. larrym added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   


    I use the same elt, as I believe it is still legal, and mine was free. I also understand that the regulations have not kept up with technology, and though it be far better than the legal. Unfotunately, you have to be safe and legal. Safe with your spot, legal with the old elt....

    I have a current battery date on mine, but can assure you that mine will never go off in the hangar in the middle of the night. (or ever)

    larry
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  21. High Country added a post in a topic electric fuel pump   

    what kind on fuel pump are you guys running or would you recommend? how many PSI

    -Robert-
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  22. High Country added a post in a topic Elt - save life?   

    Seeing as its just been brought up. is there a specific requirement for an ELT on these birds. I plan to use some sort of a PLB or a SPOT as they are more up to date and if needed I believe they would do more good than an outdated ELT. That said I will have one regardless of what is required but do I still need to pack on the extra weight of an old school ELT and if so what are the requirements for having the ability to activate it from the cockpit? and for replacing the battery. I bought this one a while back because it is completely self contained and pretty light, but to mount it in a place out of the way I will not be able to activate manually from the seat. thoughts? use it, toss it, use a different one? I also have an Artex 200 that could be mounted further aft and still be manually activated from the panel but its a LOT heavier than the one in the pic

    -Robert-

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  23. larrym added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Elt - save life?
    Ok Ed, I picking on you;

    "Single-place planes do not require them, although I would want one from the time of first flight - it could save your life."

    I rather doubt that an ELT will saving anyone's life, especially on a local test flight. Your sounding like a polition who saw an airplane once in his life and is now setting laws to protect us.

    You want a life saver - try fuel in the tank along with oil, fly on nice days only, do through walk arounds, never do anything for the "thrill", and so on! a 4 lb brick of electronic gear that the satilites don't pick up, and those who hear it on121.5 ignore it. I can get the exact statistic if you'd like, but nearly 98% of elt activations are false alarms - how does that affect the notification and response system...... I could go on, but I won't. I'm surprised by your remark.

    All in good fun Ed :beerchug:/>/>/>

    - fights on :hammerhead:/>/>/>

    larry
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  24. dholly added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    Following his ex White House Chief of Staff's advice - "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste, and what I mean by that is an opportunity to do things that you didn’t think you could do before." - the President today announced 23 executive actions in an attempt to reduce gun violence; specifically, he and the administration will:

    1. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal agencies to make relevant data available to the federal background check system.

    2. Address unnecessary legal barriers, particularly relating to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, that may prevent states from making information available to the background check system.

    3. Improve incentives for states to share information with the background check system.

    4. Direct the Attorney General to review categories of individuals prohibited from having a gun to make sure dangerous people are not slipping through the cracks.

    5. Propose rulemaking to give law enforcement the ability to run a full background check on an individual before returning a seized gun.

    6. Publish a letter from ATF to federally licensed gun dealers providing guidance on how to run background checks for private sellers.

    7. Launch a national safe and responsible gun ownership campaign.

    8. Review safety standards for gun locks and gun safes (Consumer Product Safety Commission).

    9. Issue a Presidential Memorandum to require federal law enforcement to trace guns recovered in criminal investigations.

    10. Release a DOJ report analyzing information on lost and stolen guns and make it widely available to law enforcement.

    11. Nominate an ATF director.

    12. Provide law enforcement, first responders, and school officials with proper training for active shooter situations.

    13. Maximize enforcement efforts to prevent gun violence and prosecute gun crime.

    14. Issue a Presidential Memorandum directing the Centers for Disease Control to research the causes and prevention of gun violence.

    15. Direct the Attorney General to issue a report on the availability and most effective use of new gun safety technologies and challenge the private sector to develop innovative technologies.

    16. Clarify that the Affordable Care Act does not prohibit doctors asking their patients about guns in their homes.

    17. Release a letter to health care providers clarifying that no federal law prohibits them from reporting threats of violence to law enforcement authorities.

    18. Provide incentives for schools to hire school resource officers.

    19. Develop model emergency response plans for schools, houses of worship and institutions of higher education.

    20. Release a letter to state health officials clarifying the scope of mental health services that Medicaid plans must cover.

    21. Finalize regulations clarifying essential health benefits and parity requirements within ACA exchanges.

    22. Commit to finalizing mental health parity regulations.

    23. Launch a national dialogue led by Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan on mental health.
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  25. dholly added a post in a topic Maybe new Political category needed here   

    Listen Bitch - I gotta go bury some shit but I'll be back in few days...
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