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    Appearantly I didn’t read the extent of the exam, and to my surprise my doctor needed to look at my anus.  What the heck?  Why on earth does the FAA care about my anus?  Pucker factor?  Ability to grip the seat in an emergency?  I promised the doc it was there, but it didn’t matter what I said.

    I just feel so dirty... needed to tell someone.  Maybe there are more of you that experienced this too, maybe we need a therapy group.

    But seriously, what the hell FAA?!  Any doctors on the forum that can throw out a guess?

    -Joshua

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    That area looks like a hell of a lot of fun.  Just wrapped up a week at the Reno Air Races, and as much as I love seeing guys blow their hard earned money and putting their lives on the line, I think I’d rather be at a light sport/ultralight event.  

     

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    This place is a dump.  You'd think with the taxes, regulations, tree huggers, progressives that this liberal Mecca would be utopia.  Far from it.   Ya, I'm biased too!

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    Stuck in Oakland for at least anothet 24 hours, drove out late last night to fix a Falcon 50EX.  Parts in order....

    Looking for things to do, prefer aviation related and on a mechanics budget.

    Headed over to the Oakland Aviation Museum now, there's a kitfox there.

    Any suggestions?

    -Shua

     

  18. Posted

    ... and carry heat.  At least I do.

    I thought everyone did !  EDMO

    thats the problem, they don't. 

    The new Missouri law goes into effect tomorrow - Everyone can carry concealed, without a permit - Of course the gang-bangers have been doing that for a long time.   Only fault with the law, is that it means everyone - even teenagers or the ones with a bad record who cannot legally buy or own a pistol here.  I expect our lawmakers to correct that problem with it soon.  I have been thru 2 concealed carry courses, and about 1980 I attended Chapman Academy and had a week of carry and shoot training, in addition to the Police Academy, so I hope I am ready.  My 45 is starting to get a little heavy for my bum arm and shoulder - maybe need something lighter?    EDMO

    NV is going the other way, freakin California overflow and Bloomberg backed agenda.  Legally I have to get a background check to borrow a gun from a family member or friend. I carry a TCP 738 .380 auto.  Small, but it makes a reallg loud noise when you pull the trigger.

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    I went and looked at the Reno kit last October. Looked like a good deal. Pieces parts distributed between 2 garages. No engine or prop that I remember. The rest appeared to all be there. Decided to buy a flyer from Washington state instead. Will post a picture and profile soon.

    Ha!  Im not the only one that passed on the Reno fox , y'all thought I was crazy!

  22. Posted

    Just had a buddy of mine put a used 912UL on his plane, $4500.

    These engines are out there.  You just have to open your eyes and EARS to people in the know in your neighborhood.

    Wow!  Thats a deal.  

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    Reported as 533lbs empty on Tweety Bird with a 912ULS.  Not bad.  Climb rate/angle must be amazing!

    What's a Jabiru 2200 installation, 40lbs, 50lbs, (or?) lighter than a 912?

    So lets say 490lbs with a Jab in the same cowless, open aft fuselage configuration, right?  Can a Jab hang out in free air with a cooling plenum?

    So lets say I stick a cowl on it and cover the aft fuselage.   That can't possibly weigh more than 60lbs, right?

    Voilá! 550lb KF-3 with a four stroke.  

    Maybe use the Model 4 ribs that he has and improve the speed of the little frankin-plane by 10mph to take even more advantage of the high RPM Jabiru.

    Now the near impossible part:  finding a low to mid time 2200 jab at a decent price...

     

     

     

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    Don't know anything about this plane, but I know an Avid MK IV is very similar to a Kitfox 3.  The two MK IVs I've owned weighed 585 lbs.  One had a Rotax 582, the other a Jabiru.   A 912 installation would be heavier than either of these engines.  Kitfox 3 has a 1050 gross weight,  I would think it would be hard to meet a 500 lb useable load.  Is there something on the Kitfox 3 that limits it to that weight?  Why is the Avid 1150 or 1200 gross weight?  Could that or those limiting factors be strengthened to raise the gross weight on the Kitfox some?  You can sort of use whatever gross weight you want,  although that gross weight is supposed to be proven safe in the phase one flight test time.  It can also be raised at a future time by flight testing and proving it's safe.  To bad he didn't say the empty weight of the plane in the video.  JImChuk

    What did you think of the Jabiru?