Nose dragger Avid C and a B for sale on barnstormers

[1avidflyer 1983]

Just happened to see this on Barnstormers.  At first glance, doesn't seem like a lot of money for what it is.  Only thing I know about the plane is what I see in the add.....  JImChuk

AVID C HH NOSE GEAR • COME AND GET IT • Avid Flyer Heavy Hauler Later model C Nose gear 1100 gross - 108.1 TT since bare frame restoration - 582 grey 13.7 TTSR (Not started for 2 years due to health, not pickled, must be torn down to check seals and for corrosion) - C box - 3 blade Ivo prop - Full VFR package - Bench seat with pads - F7A rudder linkage mod - Direct line steering linkage mod - Flaperon control mod - Hacman - Under belly custom radiator - Heater - Storage insert - Tow bar w/trailer lights - Gap seals - Custom 2g header tank w/low fuel warning - Best offer over $11K - So Utah - Serious inquiry contact for picture set • Contact Stephen Haggerty, Owner - located Cedar City, UT USA • Telephone: 435-590-1978 . • Posted March 13, 2018 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Pictures

 

Edited 14 Mar 2018 by 1avidflyer

[1avidflyer 1983]

Just found another Avid on Barnstormers.  A B model.  Turns out I know a bit about this airplane.  I got my first ride in an Avid in this plane.  Ron Weber from Minneapolis area built it.  It has long wings but speed wing ribs.  It flew nice, and faster than a STOL wing.  Seemed like a nice plane.  I don't remember if it had the wing fences on it then or not. I had read in the Sport Aviation mag a couple of years ago that he had gone west.  Nice guy..... Bummer.  JImChuk

 

AVID FLYER • $15,500 • AVAILABLE FOR SALE • AVID FLYER B model with heavy hauler mods, empty 578 lbs gross 1100 lbs. folding wings, bubble doors, rotax 582 blue head, TTA 1294, TTE 152. times will change with flying.3 blade IVO prop. Yaesu handheld radio, EIS, HACMAN mixture adjustment. IFLY 520 GPS (expired maps). New at condition insp= brake shoes, clutch, 406 ELT, bungees. condition insp good until 8-31-18. open trailer included for transport. landing, NAV and strobe lights. Great STOL plane VGs on wing and horizontal stab makes for rock solid approaches. please leave message if I don't answer. • Contact Mark H. Whiddon , Owner - located Gainesville , TX USA • Telephone: 940-390-5744 . • Posted March 10, 2018 • Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser • Recommend This Ad to a Friend • Email Advertiser • Save to Watchlist • Report This Ad • View Larger Pictures

 

[Bandit 286]

Jim,

Ron was a good friend of mine also. He was my Avid go to guy. He helped quite a few guys build and fix their Avids.  I also flew his airplane. It was a nice flying plane. Over the years he started with the speed wing and 503. That combo didn't work at all. Next came the 532 which was a bad choice.  Finally he installed the 582, then came the extended speed wing. This combination made a real good airplane. He loved the 582. He always told me it was "bullet proof ".

He did know how to fly behind a 2 stroke. Sure miss him.

[1avidflyer 1983]

Wow, Bandit,  small world sometimes.  I wish I had got to know Ron better.  The little time I spent  with him made me think he was a decent guy all around.,  When I met him, he had an Avid Magnum almost completed.  Don't know what happened to it though.   JImChuk

Edited 15 Mar 2018 by 1avidflyer

[Bandit 286]

He built a Airdale. He had a 0200 in it. That also is a nice airplane. His son has it now.