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To date I have in stock: 
1) 3-blade 177 cm (70"), pulling right with 75/101,6 mm hub, saber-shaped - for Rotax-912/914, 
2) 3-blade pulling right 180.5 cm (71"), 75 mm hub, truncated saber - for Rotax-912/914, 
3) wooden propeller 140 cm (55.1") left pulling for Sauer S2100, 
4) wooden decorative 130 cm (55.1") with built-in barometer.

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Kitfox IV standard gear for sale.  $250 plus shipping.  

Avid Mark IV Heavy Hauler project for sale.  Nearly complete.  Grove gear, Whirlwind prop, Scott tailwheel, 100 hp Stratus EA81 engine.  Comes with brand-new custom, open trailer to haul it!  This project came from a hangar purchase from an estate sale.  I know nothing about the plane but do understand it was undergoing taxi tests when the previous owner passed.  $20k or best offer.  

Well, it's that time of year again. Starting 2023, copperstate is no longer associated with Buckeye Air Fair due to political complications.

So it's only Buckeye Air Fair this year.

https://www.buckeyeaz.gov/community/residents/events-in-buckeye/buckeye-air-fair

I KNOW I can't be the only airplane owner in AZ..... come join us.

There is also a matched pair of pieces inside the wing on the web of the rib and under the cap strip to reinforce these brackets.

I converted to the new style hangers when I rebuilt the Mangy.

I've watched most of TJay's videos. Very well done and a talented guy. The way he made his new wing ribs is almost exactly how I set up to do mine. I have access to a laser so making the hangars is no problem. Just trying to get the orientation right so I don't have any weird handling issues. 

TJay Larson has a youtube video where he shows making new kitfox hangars I believe.  He converted his Kitfox 1 to Kitfox 4 style wings.  

Got it - Thank you Sir! I thought I had seen them only on top but wasn't sure after seeing your picture.

the two piece one is the original type.  Kitfox changed to a steel one that is just on the top.  

Did you happen to install them or are they lying around that someone might purchase?

Do all the later Kitfoxes have an upper and lower 2pc bracket like this?

Thank you Jim. I appreciate you taking the time to help me out. This picture helps a lot.

I snapped this picture today of my Kitfox 4 flaperon hanger.  Maybe that will give you the info you are looking for.  I believe that Avid flaperon is a good bit lower.  JImChuk

The type 54 carb in the top of the Bing carb page has two cables coming into the top of the slide it looks like.  That of course is not the carb used on the 582.  Lot of the other parts shown are interchangeable though.  And actually the 912 type 64 and the 582 type 54 carbs use the same floats.  

So I looked at the link Jim posted about the bing distributor web sight. The carb slides they show are very different from the original items so I am wondering if anyone has a set of these custom fabricated ones and how they work and assemble to the existing carb hardware? They look like fully machined pieces from solid aluminum stock to my eye. 

I was just looking and is this slide even compatible with the carbs our planes are running?it lists the slide as being for 54-1 carbs and I have no idea what model of 54 the 582 has....

Thanks Jim! Got some on the way! Bryce 

Hoping someone with a Kitfox 4 or later can provide some dimensions. I am building a Kitfox(ish) wing for my C model Avid and feel the position of the flaperon is critical for proper control response. I have attached a drawing with 4 dimensions for the position of the flaperon relative to the trailing edge of the wing. Any assistance would be appreciated. 

Trailing edge to Flaperon.pdf

That is very heavy.  Would almost wonder about your scales.  Rotax says one should wipe the floats off, and let them air dry for a couple of minutes before you weigh them.  Bing says it sells only for motorcycles on their website, but I've bought from them and used these floats in my 912.  I've always been tempted to try the white single piece floats they show, my type 94 on my Jabiur engine had that float from Jabiru, and it worked fine for 20 years.  At least it looked to be the same looking at the pictures.  Like I said, I've been tempted to try, but haven't.  JImChuk

PS,  Leading edge airfoils, and Lockwood aviation sell them as well for more money I believe.  

Bing Carburetor Home - BING AGENCY INTERNATIONALSOLE DISTRIBUTORFOR BING CARBURETORS AND THROTTLE BODIES IN THE US, CANADA,SOUTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA

PS PS  got curious, and looked on Leading edge, and they were actually cheaper.  

Jim,

One pair is 10g and the other 11g. I got Fat floats.  Any recommendations on who to get them from? Thanks, Bryce

Jim,

One pair is 10g and the other 11g. I got Fat floats.  Any recommendations on who to get them from? Thanks, Bryce

I noticed a post of a new owner on Rotax Owner with starting issues and a few years back I experienced some worth noting. This happened on a trip to Idaho after fueling and running on 100 LL.  ABOUT THE SECOND FUEL up the 912 would not fire at all. Finally changed out the plugs and it fired right up.  The fellow with me fueled at all the same places had no issues at all. The next time I stopped same issue. Running short of spare plug I found I could change one plug and the engine would start and run just fine.  Once I returned home and running on auto fuel, 91 alcohol free, no more issues.  To this day I do not know what was the cause but suspect some chemical related issue with the lead in the combustion chamber related to temperature of the burn.  Anybody else ever have this issue. I was not running Iridium plugs at the time.

Is there a new owner on here from St George having ignition issues?

My NR hubs do use drive lugs.  They are not threaded, but rather have a 5/16"/8mm hole through them.  I think the bolts where the deformation shows were not tightening up correctly or enough.  Even though the torque wrench said they were tight enough.  Might be that the galvanizing (if there is any) was being squeezed off the bolt threads and galling and binding up.   

PS   When I submitted my first post on this topic, I put the pictures in the order I wanted them to be in, and wrote my description accordingly.  Just looked now and they are not in the correct order.   Picture one and three are the 80 HP with about 175 hrs run time, pictures to and four are the 100 HP with about 15 minutes run time.

I have ran quality 8.8 metric bolts in my props for the 912 engines without issues.  I suspect that the bolts may be counterfeit and of poor quality.  Looking at the hub there seems to be deformation where in contact with the washer’s perhaps it is just the pictures.  I guess I would need to hear about the report on the recent KF crash in AZ where there has been some doubt cast on the prop.  These of course are just my thoughts from looking at pictures which doesn’t mean much.  I do wonder what grade of aluminum is used in the hub.  Does the hub use the standard Rotax drive lugs? Mine are threaded for the 8.8 x8mm bolts but I know they are available clean bored to be used with nuts on the rear.