Great effort. After owning an Avid I would ask why invest so much in an aircraft that won’t land in a 25kt crosswind? Back country necessitates more bandwidth for safety. No wing loading unfortunately.
Mostly because im poor haha but also because i like to go not where the path may lead but instead go where there is no path and leave a trail. Maul m5 180 max crosswind 12kts, cub crafters cc11 carbon cub max demonstrated crosswind 11kts , aviat husky poh says 13kts max crosswind all are capable backcountry airplanes. In your experience what happens to the avid in crosswind ? Is it just too light or does it run out of rudder ? As for the wings they will be getting changed for stol or heavy hauler or may design a new wing for it . Thanks for the feedback thats why i post these so people smarter than me can weigh in .
2 reasons , 1 if i go down in the backcountry i think the handheld would be a good survival tool that can stay on my person and join me on the hike out. 2 because the fuel tank is in the way lol , when i put new wings on it with wing tanks i may upgrade the radio but the handheld will always stay in the plane. Thanks for watching
Good idea with the gearbox. In my experience with rotax, they tend to under build things to save weight. Their power to weight ratio is what sells them. Just curious is the gear box the same as the lower hp models?
Its a rotax c drive , when i was doing my homework i found that this gearbox has been on many 90hp and also 130hp applications and i could only find one instance of a failure due to a spun bearing . 165hp is more than any ive heard of going through one . That being said this was more for proof of concept , if everything else works good i will spend the time and money to design an overbuilt gearbox . Thanks for watching
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Good work Boss!👍👍
Nice work brother, planes coming along nicely 👌
Strong work Dave! Thanks for paving the way!
Thank you and for following along.
Shhhhhhhh! Brother! Don't make the avid so attractive! I still wanna buy one someday!
@@travisw9071 haha awsome , i know that feeling all too well man.
Great effort. After owning an Avid I would ask why invest so much in an aircraft that won’t land in a 25kt crosswind? Back country necessitates more bandwidth for safety. No wing loading unfortunately.
Mostly because im poor haha but also because i like to go not where the path may lead but instead go where there is no path and leave a trail. Maul m5 180 max crosswind 12kts, cub crafters cc11 carbon cub max demonstrated crosswind 11kts , aviat husky poh says 13kts max crosswind all are capable backcountry airplanes. In your experience what happens to the avid in crosswind ? Is it just too light or does it run out of rudder ? As for the wings they will be getting changed for stol or heavy hauler or may design a new wing for it . Thanks for the feedback thats why i post these so people smarter than me can weigh in .
Great job like really great work but why a handheld radio and not a real dash mount like a Xcom, micro air or an Icom.
2 reasons , 1 if i go down in the backcountry i think the handheld would be a good survival tool that can stay on my person and join me on the hike out.
2 because the fuel tank is in the way lol , when i put new wings on it with wing tanks i may upgrade the radio but the handheld will always stay in the plane. Thanks for watching
Good idea with the gearbox. In my experience with rotax, they tend to under build things to save weight. Their power to weight ratio is what sells them. Just curious is the gear box the same as the lower hp models?
Its a rotax c drive , when i was doing my homework i found that this gearbox has been on many 90hp and also 130hp applications and i could only find one instance of a failure due to a spun bearing . 165hp is more than any ive heard of going through one . That being said this was more for proof of concept , if everything else works good i will spend the time and money to design an overbuilt gearbox .
Thanks for watching
What engine is that??
Rotax 800 etec
wish some day could be fliying in that plane !!
I thought those holes were just for cooling
I honestly dont know but it looks like a p.t.o. window . Anyway i drilled those holes in the bracket so if it is for cooling they are still there
They're inspection holes for the rubber dampening coupler. They're meant to be left open.
Ah thank you for clarifying, any idea why the threaded holes there? I did drill a 1" hole in the braket so inspections will be no problem still.