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I just went out and measured the overlap on my Avid A and it measured 7/8”. I got the AD from Avid while I was building, so I added aluminum strips both top and bottom to increase the overlap, ...

Just a note---the same document that says that an Avid/Kitfox can be towed on its wheels for up to 10 miles states that the Avid (with its 43 HP Cuyuna) will cruise at 80 mph!! Go figure!

Pop ...

Lots of good discussion and food for thought, guys! Dean Wilson designed the Avid Flyer to withstand all of the aerodynamic loads encountered in normal flight, and did a good job of it. Later Da ...

I would bet anything that the cause of his wrecking the hinge tubes on the AK roads is the same as what caused my fatigue problem, Without a fixed outer wing support, while going over rouigh roads ...

Bob -

I'm on both Kitfox and Avid lists, lots of good stuff! The Avid list is on Yahoo groups. Try the below URL to get on the Yahoo groups Avid site. You will have to join in order to see ...

Bob-

I welded up the trailer in my driveway specifically to fit the Avid -- it is a single axle with minimal spring stiffness --2 leaves. I live on the outskirts of Wash. DC and have to traile ...

Also biting my tongue! I have towed my Avid for 15 years backwards with the wings level at 65-70 mph and have never noticed any wind induced oscillations except from truck wake vortices. Of cours ...

All of this chatting about practicing dead stick landings has me smiling. If you really want to get the practice, just replace your Rotax or Jabiru with a Cuyuna or a Zenoah. Over the past 25 years, ...

Trying again for the hyperlink re NTSB and MMO, which got screwed up:

[url=http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20020916X01610&ntsbno=NYC02LA181&akey=1]http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/br ...

Keith-

The recommended ratio for Marvel Mystery Oil is 100:1. However, before deciding to use MMO in your avgas, be sure to read the following NTSB report:

Good luck!

Pops
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Keith-

The recommended ratio is 100:1. However, before deciding to use MMO in your avgas, be sure to read the following NTSB report:

Good luck!

Pops

Chec ...

Thanks, Bob, for the facts! I had been flying my Avid STOL for about 15 years with no problems until about a year and a half ago when ethanol became mandated in autofuel in Maryland. After several ...

I’ve been flying my Avid A model for about 14 years with pure gasoline. About 2 years ago 10% ethanol was mandated in Maryland, and I have had several incidents which have caused me to make off-airpo ...