akflyer
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akflyer added a post in a topic Floorboards???
WHACK, now thats usin your dip stick jimmy
I used newspaper for templates or poster board. Never thought of brown paper bags (which is kinda dumb of me cause we used to use them to draw up model airplane plans on when i was a wee little guy). Sounds like we use the same aeronautical engineering technique. I caution you as to the amount of liquid engineering you use.. cost me a couple re-do's
Me thinks I see why you are having trouble the uploads. bigum file size..
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
hmmm, let me check settings and see whats up with the uploading. may be time for me to upgrade software...
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akflyer added a post in a topic Floorboards???
damnit.. now I wanna fat bastard too... Nope, I will keep mine just the way it is for what she was intended to do, but I will stretch the parts of my wrecked pacer and make a sweet fat pacer with long wings... witha baggage area that will make you eat your heart out
The first fat bastage I looked at was jackaks and man. What a sweet bird those are going to be!
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akflyer added a post in a topic Floorboards???
Nope, I think mine are 1/8". When they are in and bolted / screwed / clipped, they are plenty strong. You will not be standing on them as there just is not enough room in there. You feet will rest on them is all. You have the aluminum heal plates to go in there are well right?
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
there should be way more than enough bandwidth to handle any build thread you want to do. If not I will buy more
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akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum
and yet... sadly, I am sure he is far from the strangest duck at that event...
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akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum
yer not right... and as of this moment your orientation is suspect.... I think the wife is just for good cover.....
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akflyer added a post in a topic Powder Coating
I started out using the stits epoxy but ran out. so I called the local A&P shop and they said for years they have used this stuff. So I did and so far no issues.
It is a 2 part but not sure about additives for high humidity.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
you the one with no info on the profile that shows where you are located There are a couple choices and I didnt want to carpet bomb the others to find the right guy lol
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akflyer added a post in a topic Powder Coating
yep, that is how I did mine. No issues with it as it flows out and seals it up good. you can look at the finished coating and tell if you missed a spot or if you need to hit an area again. If you are really worried aboutit, you should be able to find or rent a holiday detector to assure a full coating was achived.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Powder Coating
Powder coating, when done right is great stuff. My fuse had rust showing through so I blasted it. The original millscale was still on the tubes and they powder coated right over the top of it with no real prep what soever. I was pissed as I tried to get that crap off. 90% of the fuse is now epoxy coated after a good prep, and proper anchor profile was established.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
looks like one 3/4" machine spacer would do the trick perfectly. As I said before, the calipers float, so I would think it would not really make that much difference, and unless you pointed it out when she was all together, no one would know the difference.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Announcement
right on, looks likeyou will have a sweet place to work on it once your done.
oh, and dont worry about staying on topic here, I dont care too much and wont gripe like other sites will.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Announcement
ok so where are the more to come pics... take some shots of the fabric damage or paint issues that you are worried about, we can give you some arm chair advise
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akflyer added a post in a topic cooling issues
well crap, I forgot to get pics when I was home. I will get some when I get back in. I need to work a different schedule. 2 weeks on 4 weeks off would be good for everything but the pocket book!
How close are you getting on your plane? gotta be close to paint by now huh? She will be a work of art when you get it in the air.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
you think an ole coonass from the swamps is gonna figure out how to post up the pics There is hope, I figured out how to merge the topics so my coonass cousin has a shot at posting pics!
Keep the questions coming Greg and John, it is well past time for you bird to be in the air!
< if you use the chug, all slights and pokes are then deemed as acceptable good natured ribbing and therefore AOK
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akflyer added a topic in Kitfox IV
MOVED: Wheel/Axle installationThis topic has been moved to Avid Fat Bastard (Avid Plus).
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
and the good sense of humour is what keeps me laughing and the site up!
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akflyer added a post in a topic Wheel/Axle installation
how far out of alignment are you talking here? The caliper is floating so it does not have to be in 100% perfect alignment, but you dont want it 1/4 " out either. Another way to get it is to run down to the hardware store and grab some 3/4" machine washers. Put them between the gear leg and the spacer.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Gas tank leaking
so is the seam open just in front of the spar? hard to tell from this angle. At any rate, it is just fiberglass and is easily repaired. Just get the good epoxy that is made for gas tanks. A little spendy, but worth it, especially if you ever have to put booze in the tank..
< goes in the belly not in the gas tank
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akflyer added a post in a topic Impatient...
you can put in inspection rings real easy to take a look at the ribs, and re-gluing the fabric is easy. You can go down and dirty and use a needle to inject the glue under the coving and push the fabric into it, or you can wipe the areas of the cap strip down to bare fabric, thin the glue and work it into the fabric real easy. I rib stitched mine, akflyerbob used screws in his. Leaving the stringers off, but leaving the mounts on and covering over them would make me suspect of any other workmanship on the plane... Stripping and getting a good look at what you have may be a good idea.
If you have the time and materials on hand, there is no reason why you cant strip, do quick repairs if needed and recover up to top coat in 1.5 weeks, quicker if you are not working by yourself.
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akflyer added a post in a topic Impatient...
you would be very suprised, even shocked at some of the rag tag planes flying around here. There are a shit load of planes here that the paint is peeling bad, faded, looks like shit, but the fabric is actually fine. Hell I put a shit load of hours on a PA12 that was more duck tape than fabric. The AI finaly made us put fabric patches on it instead of duct tape... The have no sense of humour sometimes. As far as recovering, is the covering really bad or the paint. What was it originally painted with? I LOVE stits poly fiber for the extreme ease of field repairs. Worste care, if the paint is toast and cant be rejuvinated, you can wash it down with acetone and a rag back to clean fabric in no time, then shoot it again and not have to go for a full recover. Fuel lines and hardware are only a days work that can be done in the yard. Forget the garage and geter done!
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akflyer added a post in a topic Gas tank leaking
are you using ethanol contaminated gas? Curious as to why she started leaking on you. Keep us posted on the senario
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akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum
damn, sounds like a pretty good marathon. Glad your back in one piece, now get back to work on the avid
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akflyer added a post in a topic Rotax Aircraft Forum
not avid shots, but a few shots of a place we flew to last week to drop off and pick up other clients. The cabin was built by a guy named Dick Proenneke in 1967. The craftsmanship was unbelievable. The door hinges and door latches were a work of art and he only had hand tools some of which he made himself. He lived out here for 30 yrs. There are several movies and books about him. Was a nice flight from Island Lake thru Lake Clark Pass to Telequanna Lake.
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