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1. 06:23 AM - Re: First Flight (Donna and Roger McConnell)
2. 06:55 AM - Re: Re: Elevator Trim systems Elevator Trim systems (kurt schrader)
3. 07:56 AM - Re: Elevator Trim systems (Guy Buchanan)
4. 09:12 AM - Re: First Flight (jdmcbean)
5. 09:12 AM - Re: First Flight (jdmcbean)
6. 10:45 AM - Re: Model 3/w rotax 912 (dcecil3@aol.com)
7. 01:04 PM - APB for Bob Nuckolls Wiring Seminar (Dan Billingsley)
8. 11:12 PM - NSI CAP Control Unit Circuits (Colin Durey)
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Donna and Roger McConnell" <rdmac@swbell.net>
According to the FAA registration, N815BH is assigned to a Bell model 47G
helicopter. However the status looks questionable.
Roger Mac
DO NOT ARCHIVE
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Don Pearsall
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall" <donpearsall@comcast.net>
Hi John, who was the Seven's owner? Is he on the list? Congratulations to
him, and to you for helping get the plane in the air!
Don Pearsall
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jdmcbean
Subject: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean@cableone.net>
After a quick trip West to Bend, OR for some dual and a first flight prep
A new Kitfox Series 7 had its maiden voyage yesterday 01/05/2006 at 1:30 pm.
The owner reported an uneventful flight and wonderful feeling of elation.
The day was cool, crisp and not a breath of air as N815BH lifted into the
Oregon skies.
Kitfox Series 7
Rotax 912S with an ifa IVO prop
Have a Safe New Year !!
John McBean
www.sportplanellc.com <http://www.sportplanellc.com/>
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
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| Subject: | Re: Elevator Trim systems Elevator Trim systems |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: kurt schrader <smokey_bear_40220@yahoo.com>
Hi Duane,
I believe that there were 2 and maybe 3 failures of
the old jack screw. I have pictures at home of one
plane before and after it broke. It was a beautiful
plane that got bent sideways plus other damage when
the jack screw broke loose just before landing and it
hit hard. The jack screw broke at the bottom mount.
This was the old jack screw where the motor was
parallel to the jack screw. The newer and stronger
ones have the motor at 90 degrees. I still added a
backup safety mount on the bottom of mine and so did
some others.
The wound spring trim indicator that came with mine
was terriblly inaccurate. It would not show any
movement for the first 25% of travel in either
direction. I bought a rheostat and linear meter from
radio Shack and made a system where the stab rotates
the rheostat and the meter reads its position in the
cockpit. Works fine for me. Some people just use a
takeoff reference line on the tail and a mirror in the
cockpit to line it up. Pretty easy and fool proof.
Mine does not trim below about 60 knots unless I carry
baggage. John McBs flap/trim fix may be in the works
for me after I tweek a few other things.
I might have to add the correction for the sensitivity
in cruise too. So far I have been beeping in trim and
immediately beeping in reverse to get a fine
adjustment. It may take several up/down tries to get
it set right.
Overall I like the electric trim fine on my S-5. It
just needs a little tweeking to make it work perfectly
and to keep it operating safely.
Kurt S. S-5/NSI turbo
--- "Rueb, Duane" <ruebd@skymail.csus.edu> wrote:
> Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Elevator Trim systems
> Elevator Trim systems
>
> The safety link on this one is on the top,
> not the bottom...............
>
> Duane Rueb N24ZM
Just $16.99/mo. or less.
dsl.yahoo.com
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| Subject: | Re: Elevator Trim systems |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
At 02:16 PM 1/6/2006, you wrote:
>Another thought is
>what the RV guys are running, they are using a push pull very similar to a
>throttle, has a push button on the end to lock / unlock and make large
>adjustments and can also twist from the lock position for micro adjust.
Thanks Lloyd,
I've seen this system and though it looks great in an RV, it's a
bit large for a IV. I've already got the friction lever installed so I'm
happy to hear it worked for you. Thanks again for all the help.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
Do not archive
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean@cableone.net>
Don,
His name is Bruce Hoisington.. I do not know if he is on the list..
Have a Safe New Year !!
John McBean
www.sportplanellc.com
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Don Pearsall
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall" <donpearsall@comcast.net>
Hi John, who was the Seven's owner? Is he on the list? Congratulations to
him, and to you for helping get the plane in the air!
Don Pearsall
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jdmcbean
Subject: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean@cableone.net>
After a quick trip West to Bend, OR for some dual and a first flight prep
A new Kitfox Series 7 had its maiden voyage yesterday 01/05/2006 at 1:30 pm.
The owner reported an uneventful flight and wonderful feeling of elation.
The day was cool, crisp and not a breath of air as N815BH lifted into the
Oregon skies.
Kitfox Series 7
Rotax 912S with an ifa IVO prop
Have a Safe New Year !!
John McBean
www.sportplanellc.com <http://www.sportplanellc.com/>
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
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--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean@cableone.net>
OOOPS... N851BH
Have a Safe New Year !!
John & Debra McBean
www.sportplanellc.com
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Donna and Roger
McConnell
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Donna and Roger McConnell"
<rdmac@swbell.net>
According to the FAA registration, N815BH is assigned to a Bell model 47G
helicopter. However the status looks questionable.
Roger Mac
DO NOT ARCHIVE
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Don Pearsall
Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Don Pearsall" <donpearsall@comcast.net>
Hi John, who was the Seven's owner? Is he on the list? Congratulations to
him, and to you for helping get the plane in the air!
Don Pearsall
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of jdmcbean
Subject: Kitfox-List: First Flight
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "jdmcbean" <jdmcbean@cableone.net>
After a quick trip West to Bend, OR for some dual and a first flight prep
A new Kitfox Series 7 had its maiden voyage yesterday 01/05/2006 at 1:30 pm.
The owner reported an uneventful flight and wonderful feeling of elation.
The day was cool, crisp and not a breath of air as N815BH lifted into the
Oregon skies.
Kitfox Series 7
Rotax 912S with an ifa IVO prop
Have a Safe New Year !!
John McBean
www.sportplanellc.com <http://www.sportplanellc.com/>
"The Sky is not the Limit... It's a Playground"
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| Subject: | Re: Model 3/w rotax 912 |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: dcecil3@aol.com
Hey Folks
just listed my model 3 on ebay if you know anybody that wants one send em my way
prob won't find one this cheap anywhere else
Thanks D. Cecil
-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Elevator Trim systems
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
At 06:08 PM 1/5/2006, you wrote:
>--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Cudnohufsky's" <7suds@chartermi.net>
>
>Guy,
>The trim on my 4 was an after thought so I made a trim tab from light gauge
>aluminum, about 14 ga. it was about 3.5" x 20"
What did you think of the size. Was it about right? Too large? Too small?
>stock and made a friction system similar to the flap handle friction system
How did the friction system work? I bought a small throttle quadrant that
uses friction but I was worried it wouldn't hold.
...
>The cable
>was run through the fuselage and exited below the horizontal stab at the
>rear. 2 stand-off horns were fabbed from aluminum, one was riveted to the
>trim tab and the other to the cross bar in the elevator.
Did you run the cable out the angled member of the elevator? Or did the
cable make some kind of an "S" to meet the tab perpendicular to it?
Thanks for the help. By the way, I got your sketch off-line and it
clarified how you handled the back end. Thanks again.
Guy Buchanan
K-IV 1200 / 582 / 99.9% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | APB for Bob Nuckolls Wiring Seminar |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Dan Billingsley <dan@azshowersolutions.com>
To all intrested,
I have recently been in touch with Bob Nuckolls about doing a 2 day
weekend seminar (in the Phoenix area) on Panel/firewall forward
wiring. Bob is the author of The AeroElectric Connection and is a
leading authority in aeronautical electronics. See the following
web site for more info on the seminar.
www.aeroelectric.com/seminars/seminars.html
We will need 20 participants and the cost is $150 for the weekend.
He suggested we set the time in August or September to allow for
enough to sign up. If we get enough interest amoungst us in the
area, I would like to see it happen in June or July.
If you would like to be included as a participant, please e-mail me
direct at danb_89@yahoo.com. Send your name and phone # and I will
put you on the list. I will let everyone know where we stand in a week
or so and we can go from there.
Thanks,
Dan B
Mesa, AZ
Kitfox Lite2 (enroute from Idaho)
www.azshowersolutions.com/Kitfox1.html
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| Subject: | NSI CAP Control Unit Circuits |
--> Kitfox-List message posted by: "Colin Durey" <colin@ptclhk.com>
Hi Folks,
I am presently looking over the NSI prop control unit out of Graeme Tofts'
ditched Kitfox. After a thorough cleanup it looks pretty good, especially
considering that if forgot it was out of an aircraft and tried to be a
submarine controller for a few hours. There are no fried tracks and
components, so I am quite hopefull that it can be resurrected.
Before I launch into the unknown, I thought I would ask if anyone on the
list has a copy of the circuit schematics for this unit, or at least, a
connection diagram. This will make my job a lot easier, otherwise, I'll
just have to do it the hard way and trace everything out first.
Any help that you can give will be greatly apreciated.
Regards
Colin Durey
Sydney
+61-418-677073 (M)
+61-2-945466162 (F)
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