Hey guys- just picked up a set of Avid amphibious floats with all the hardware- at least I believe they are Avids. Any advice or direction on these would be appreciated. Thanks- Scott
Hey guys- just picked up a set of Avid amphibious floats with all the hardware- at least I believe they are Avids. Any advice or direction on these would be appreciated. Thanks- Scott
Hi Scott, got a pair that look just like them but mine are straight floats and they were stated as avid floats. I dont have the rigging so there just sitting in the barn. Mine are about 12ft. long and that seems a little short to me but I have no float time. Wondering if you are putting them on a Kitfox or Avid?
My plan is to put them on my Kitfox. I have all the rigging as far as I know, but no instructions or plans. Don't really know anything about them- and from what I see so far, neither does anyone else
Scott - Reach out to member named Av8rPS about this. He is an old Avid Seaplane jockey from way, way back...
Hi Scott, I am familiar with those avid amphibs. They are in fact Avid floats. I flew that float, although not an amphib, on an early lightweight (400 lb ew) Avid A model, and then later on a 600 lb ew Mk 4 Avid. The floats have good buoyancy, I would guess around 1200 lbs. So they would work well on early, lighter Kitfox models, up to a model 4-1200 imho. The downside of these floats is that they are not as strong structurally as most others, so if you put them on a kitfox with say more than 550 lbs ew on wheels, be careful not to pound them too hard in rough water, etc.
I also had a set of Avid amphibs just like yours, but sold them before I ever flew them. The gear is pretty well designed, but if I recall they are around 260 lbs empty weight, which is a bit heavy for a small float. But, it will still work just fine on the right airplane.
Thanks for posting AV8RPS- I really appreciate it. Do you have any idea where I can find some plans or anything that shows proper installation??
Thanks,
Scott
If anybody runs across the rigging for the avid straight floats, im looking for some. Thought i saw just the struts once for sale for 100 bucks but when I checked the measurments with the mounts on the Kitfox they didnt fit. Wasnt sure what was up with that. Though the avid and kitfox mounts were the same.
Well, I looked through all my papers and files and couldn't find anything giving install details on Avid floats. But I did find a few pictures of Avid floats, straight and amphib on a plane or two for visual reference. The picture out of the old Avid brochure I thought was good because it shows the position of the step on the Avid prototype.