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1. 12:59 AM - Re: Subaru oil loss (avtar412)
2. 05:33 AM - Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator (369PL)
3. 06:00 AM - Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator (Mnflyer)
4. 06:22 AM - Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator (Marco Menezes)
5. 06:33 AM - Re: Morning Flight (Michel Verheughe)
6. 07:54 AM - Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator (Noel Loveys)
7. 11:37 AM - Re: Morning Flight (Torgeir Mortensen)
8. 12:06 PM - first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Geir_Olav_=D8ien?=)
9. 12:38 PM - Re: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) (steve eccles)
10. 01:04 PM - Re: rib thickness (Zimmermans)
11. 01:42 PM - Re: Morning Flight (Michel Verheughe)
12. 01:48 PM - Re: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) (Michel Verheughe)
13. 01:56 PM - Re: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) (Torgeir Mortensen)
14. 02:06 PM - SV: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) (=?iso-8859-1?Q?Geir_Olav_=D8ien?=)
15. 03:09 PM - Re: Fluff: Mid Mich Burgers (LaNita Begola)
16. 08:33 PM - Re: New and seeking info !! (Keithc)
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| Subject: | Re: Subaru oil loss |
Not sure of the NSI design but EA81's suck in on the right side rocker cover and
blow out on the left. I have an oil seperator in the left side and both crack
case vents out the bottom of the cowl. No messy sreak and I empty the seperator
about once every 3-4 hrs. Clean and positive. John A. Serie 5 EA81T Intercooled.
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator |
I posted the same question a few months ago. Some one sugested the keywest reggulator.
It provides a more constant voltage on my aircraft. I also think it reduced
my radio noise. But mine is on the inside of the firewall. I don't know
how the heat will affect it.
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator |
The Keywest is probaly the best regulator available. I replaced the original Rotax
one with a Keywest and it provided steady even voltage both were mounted
on the engine side of the firewall didn't notice any noise reduction in the radio.
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GB
MNFlyer
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| Subject: | Re: Rotax Voltage Regulator |
Gary:
The Key West solid-state regulator available from LEAF and many other sources (John
& Deb?) is inexpensive and works great. I replaced the stock regulator a
few years ago with the KW and it has operated flawlessly. There's a good Mike
Strattman article on California Power System's website that describes all the
alternatives and how they work.
Marco Menezes
KF II 582-90 N99KX
All,
It looks like my Rotax 582 three phase voltage regulator's
dying. (It will occasionally go over voltage. I can re-set it and get
it to work, but it's happening more often now.)
Does anyone have a recommended replacement? I've mounted it
in the engine compartment to minimize electrical noise in the cockpit
and I suspect things are a little hot for the stock Rotax unit. Has
anyone tried any of the Harley replacements? Any after-market units?
Or should I just increase the cooling to the Rotax unit?
Thanks,
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Re: Morning Flight |
On Aug 17, 2007, at 1:54 AM, Torgeir Mortensen wrote:
> "Hildringstimen" is a very moment of your life that you'll never forget
Exactly, Torgeir; either at sea or in the air.
Incidentally, here is the off-Kitfox-topic report of my flying a
Slepcev Storch to Norway. It is worth looking at, if only for the view
of the Sogn fjord! :-)
http://home.online.no/~michel/storch/
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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| Subject: | Rotax Voltage Regulator |
If this is a problem that has been coming on slowly then I expect there
is a
problem with a ground in your system somewhere. First step is to make
sure
all the ground connections between the voltage regulator,battery and
engine
to the frame of the plane are nice and shiny clean. These solid state
units
(regardless of brand name) are designed to operate many years without
attention. When they quit they normally don't come back.
There is an operating envelope for these regulators in terms of
operating
temperature and your problems may be temperature related. you can try
mounting a piece of 1" scat hose inside the cowl to direct air from the
front of the cowl to the regulator.
I have had serious EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) in the past with
my
582. The cause was in the spark plugs. The 582 requires resistor plugs
AND
resistor caps. because of an engine problem all my plugs shorted the
resistor in the plugs I could hear the tower but the tower couldn't copy
me
at all even though my signal was strength 5. I was operating on
batteries.
Noel Loveys, RPP, AME intern
Campbellton, Newfoundland,
Canada
Kitfox Mod III-A, 582, B box, Ivo IFA
Aerocet 1100s
<mailto:noelloveys@yahoo.ca> noelloveys@yahoo.ca
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From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Marco
Menezes
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Rotax Voltage Regulator
Gary:
The Key West solid-state regulator available from LEAF and many other
sources (John & Deb?) is inexpensive and works great. I replaced the
stock
regulator a few years ago with the KW and it has operated flawlessly.
There's a good Mike Strattman article on California Power System's
website
that describes all the alternatives and how they work.
Marco Menezes
KF II 582-90 N99KX
Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com> wrote:
All,
It looks like my Rotax 582 three phase voltage regulator's
dying. (It will occasionally go over voltage. I can re-set it and get
it to work, but it's happening more often now.)
Does anyone have a recommended replacement? I've mounted it
in the engine compartment to minimize electrical
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| Subject: | Re: Morning Flight |
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 15:33:14 +0200, Michel Verheughe <michel@online.no>
wrote:
>
> Incidentally, here is the off-Kitfox-topic report of my flying a Slepcev
> Storch to Norway. It is worth looking at, if only for the view of the
> Sogn fjord! :-)
>
> http://home.online.no/~michel/storch/
>
> Cheers,
> Michel Verheughe
> Norway
> Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
Hi Michel,
What an interesting journey, -and write up..
This is the first time I've ever seen a stand-by compass mounted outside
cockpit and right on top of the engine cowl. Am I right??
Thanks for sharing this with us.
Torgeir.
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Kitfox Model II, 1993
Engine: Rotax 532 with B gearbox
Propeller: IVO UL 366Q
Tromsoe
NORWAY.
Weather in Tromso right now:
http://met.no/troms/index.html
City map of Tromso:
http://www.avinor.no/English/Airports/Tromso_Airport/?module=Articles;action=ArticleFolder.publicOpenFolder;ID=1453
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| Subject: | first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) |
It flew. My instructor took it to the air for a 20min flight today, and
he was thrilled. Flew hands off with just a little bit pitch trim, and
he was very pleased with the handling . He was reporting 100mph cruise
with only 2600rpm of the Jabiru 2200 engine.? (think I have to check my
ASI). The weather was not that good for a test flight, it was 10knot
and some rain, hopefully the weather is better in a few days, Will come
back with more numbers later.
Geir Olav
Kitfox 4-1200 (Speedster wing).
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| Subject: | first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) |
Geir
Congrats on the flight , You will love that machine
Steve
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Geir Olav
=D8ien
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 2:05 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway)
It flew. My instructor took it to the air for a 20min flight today, and
he
was thrilled. Flew hands off with just a little bit pitch trim, and he
was
very pleased with the handling . He was reporting 100mph cruise with
only
2600rpm of the Jabiru 2200 engine.? (think I have to check my ASI). The
weather was not that good for a test flight, it was 10knot and some
rain,
hopefully the weather is better in a few days, Will come back with more
numbers later.
Geir Olav
Kitfox 4-1200 (Speedster wing).
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| Subject: | Re: rib thickness |
My series 5 ribs are 1/4 inch thick & the caps are 1/8 inch.
----- Original Message -----
From: Alberto Santori
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 12:56 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: rib thickness
Hello to all, I'm Alberto from Italy.
I'd like to know the thicikness of the plywood used for the ribs.
What are the procedures to glue them to the aluminum spars?
Thanks!
Alberto
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| Subject: | Re: Morning Flight |
On Aug 19, 2007, at 8:24 PM, Torgeir Mortensen wrote:
> This is the first time I've ever seen a stand-by compass mounted
> outside cockpit and right on top of the engine cowl. Am I right??
... I can confirm that the Storch mag compass was as inaccurate as the
one I have in my Kitfox! :-)
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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| Subject: | Re: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) |
On Aug 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Geir Olav ien wrote:
> He was reporting 100mph cruise with only 2600rpm of the Jabiru 2200
> engine.?
Congratulations, Geir! I am sure you'll have a lot of pleasure with
your Kitfox - Jabiru combination. I also fly at 2600 RPM on cruise but
it is more like 90 MPH. Your ASI might be slightly wrong. Going from
the Rotax 582 to the Jabiru, I noticed that the air vent under the
cowling, ahead of the firewall was creating a slight low pressure in
the cockpit and I had to put my ASI to a static port, aft on the
fuselage. Maybe you could check that. Another thing is that maybe your
prop has a coarser pitch than mine. What is you static WOT RPM on the
ground? Anyway, with my model 3, 100 MPH is the Vne so I am very happy
cruising at 90 MPH.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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| Subject: | Re: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) |
Hei Geir Olav!
Gratulerer med "first flight".
N begynner morroa...
Hilsen
Torgeir
(A congratulation in Norwegian.) :)
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 21:05:16 +0200, Geir Olav ien <geir_olav@c2i.net>
wrote:
> It flew. My instructor took it to the air for a 20min flight today, and
> he was thrilled. Flew hands off with just a little bit pitch trim, and
> he was very pleased with the handling . He was reporting 100mph cruise
> with only 2600rpm of the Jabiru 2200 engine.? (think I have to check my
> ASI). The weather was not that good for a test flight, it was 10knot
> and some rain, hopefully the weather is better in a few days, Will come
> back with more numbers later.
> Geir Olav
> Kitfox 4-1200 (Speedster wing).
>
--
Torgeir
Kitfox Model II, 1993
Engine: Rotax 532 with B gearbox
Propeller: IVO UL 366Q
Tromsoe
NORWAY.
Weather in Tromso right now:
http://met.no/troms/index.html
City map of Tromso:
http://www.avinor.no/English/Airports/Tromso_Airport/?module=Articles;action=ArticleFolder.publicOpenFolder;ID=1453
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| Subject: | first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway) |
By the way, if you take a look on this address, here is some nice
pictures taken of one of the other guys in the club. www.mikrofly.net
The static rpm is 2950 (it is not the best choice propeller on this
engine/airframe) but I will test if for a while.
Hope to see you and your Kitfox one day Michel.
Geir Olav
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Fra: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] P vegne av Michel
Verheughe
Sendt: 19. august 2007 22:48
Til: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Emne: Re: Kitfox-List: first flight of a kitfox 4-1200 (Norway)
On Aug 19, 2007, at 9:05 PM, Geir Olav ien wrote:
> He was reporting 100mph cruise with only 2600rpm of the Jabiru 2200
> engine.?
Congratulations, Geir! I am sure you'll have a lot of pleasure with
your Kitfox - Jabiru combination. I also fly at 2600 RPM on cruise but
it is more like 90 MPH. Your ASI might be slightly wrong. Going from
the Rotax 582 to the Jabiru, I noticed that the air vent under the
cowling, ahead of the firewall was creating a slight low pressure in
the cockpit and I had to put my ASI to a static port, aft on the
fuselage. Maybe you could check that. Another thing is that maybe your
prop has a coarser pitch than mine. What is you static WOT RPM on the
ground? Anyway, with my model 3, 100 MPH is the Vne so I am very happy
cruising at 90 MPH.
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
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| Subject: | Re: Fluff: Mid Mich Burgers |
We used to fly into Frankenmuth. If you call the Bavarian Inn or Zendner
s(spelling) they will pick you up and take you back when you are ready to
return.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: Malcolmbru@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2007 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Fluff: Mid Mich Burgers
Dalton has a place called Gabby's on the field.
Houghton lake (DNR) by the state police post has a nice restaurant with
in walking distance, on the water.
Owoso has a hotel and strip bar you can taxi up to, nice for a over ni
ght.
malcolm
AOL.com.
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| Subject: | Re: New and seeking info !! |
Thanks guys
I have serial # C9604-0154, can anyone tell me what this means. Also can anyone
tell me what I can do to the airframe to take advantage of the series 5 wing
strength/capacity. I am pre-cover and have a great source for any welding mods
that I could benefit from.
Thanks
Keith
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