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  1. My Cub is a 1946 J3 with a A-75 engine. I have all the original logs and data plate for it. The airframe time has 1720 hours since new and the engine has 600+ SMOH. I was planning on putting it in the owner maintenance category here in Canada but haven't decided yet. The airplane has sat for a few years so i've been going through it and planning on doing a complete restoration on it. The engine was torn down and has been inspected and has new main bearings and new connecting rod bearings. Theres new gaskets, piston rings, and some new pushrods. The Mags are the orignial Eissemann mags and both are still strong. One does have the impusle gear on it for easier starting.The airframe has been mostly stripped of fabric at this point. It has the 12 gallon header tank and one wing tank in the right hand wing. I also have a metal Mccauley prop rated to 85 hp for it and the Federal 1500 skis to go with it.

    The wings are in ok shape and for the most part and need to be torn down, inspected, any repairs made and then new fabric and wing tip bows. The wings have the metal spars and if i read the logs right, one of the wings was replaced some 20 years ago. The newer wing is actually in very good shape. I've got new bungees on the main gear. I haven't touched the wings and they're stored in a shop on my farm. I've got the fuselage in the garage to work on. Theres a bit of cross tubing to replace in the back of the fuselage which is the majority of the repairs needed. Apparently a fence post jumped out in front of the previous owner. Now lets see if I can get some pics on here. As for price, well i'm open to offers at this point.

    Thanks Darcy. Sounds like you have a lot of places to have fun with airplane projects. :-) I'm finishing up a long term restoration project of my own and will be using the finished project to fund a change in my flying. A Cub or some such flying machine would be welcome.

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  2. I have an Avid Flyer project for sale in Portland, Oregon for $4,800.

    Everything FWB is included except for covering.

    It includes a VW with PSRU, but no engine mount or propeller.

    The airplane has been flown, has an A/W certificate and had registration numbers.

    The person completing this airplane could use the existing A/W certificate.

    If the DAR will agree, new A/W and repairman certificates could be issued and then the new owner could perform their own annual condition inspections.

    I am the third owner of the airplane.

    Airplane includes hydraulic brakes and strobes

    Instrumentation includes:

    Radio, transponder, air speed, altimeter, slip ball, tach, water temperature, EGT, voltmeter, hobbs meter, ELT

    To my knowledge this is the situation regarding the airplane:

    The original owner used a Rotax 582

    The second owner did the following:

    Stripped the plane for recovering

    Bought a new wing and landing gear

    Built the replacement wing

    Modified the stabilizer and elevators to be the same as a MK4

    Removed the model B offset from the vertical fin

    Bought a MK4 rudder

    Bought a model C engine cowl

    Built an engine mount for a Jabiru 2200

    Serial number 352

    Manual calls it a model B

    The original wing is a model B with a gas tank

    The wing struts are model B

    The fuselage is a model C

    The new wing is a model C with a gas tank

    The tail feathers are MK4

    Model B and model C engine cowls

    VW engine

    1775 cc (90.5 mm bore x 69 mm stroke)

    Single ignition, distributor

    Electric starter

    Diehl back case and alternator

    1.74:1 belt PSRU

    Pictures available at www.falcondesign.com/avid

    Bruce

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    bruceatfalcondesigndotcom

    Looks like an interesting project. I'm planning to be heading your direction within weeks to visit relatives. It it's still available I'd like to look it over. I'm not well educated on the specifics of the Avid so will need to do some research about what works and what doesn't. Any help in getting me smarter would be welcome.


  3. Roy what sort of "project" are you looking for? A complete kit, repair, rebuild, ect? There's a sweet MKIV on Barnstormers and Ebay right for cheap that was ground looped. Needs some tube and fabric repair but didn't look too terrible.

    I'm finishing up a Grumman AA1-B project soon...as in the next couple months...hopefully. It's been my magic carpet for a long time. I've enjoyed the speed, simple joy of a sweet handling inexpensive way to fly. I'm finishing a restore of the whole airplane, engine and airframe. Time to pass it along to some one who appreciates what it has to offer. My flying "wants" have changed and the where, when and how I fly has changed as well. I like "boony" flying these days. dropping in at the local or not so local lake or river retreat, searching for the wild horse herds or watching the wolves run. Hard to do in my little AA1-B. So I'm looking for a way to satisfy that kind of flying. I'll be putting the Grumman up for sale or trade as soon as it's finished and am looking for an aircraft that has flight characteristics more like bush flying than fast A to B flying.


  4. Hey Guys,

    As I mentioned in a different post, i've been contemplating selling my Avid and my J3 project

    Darcy, I'm looking for a good tail dragger project. I see your Avid on Barnstormers...I wonder about your J3 project. What can you tell me about it and what price are you asking?

    Roy