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1. 06:02 AM - Great Lakes Area Kitfox Fly In. (steve shinabery)
2. 08:32 AM - Re: Trailering my Kitfox (Tom Jones)
3. 09:20 AM - Re: Re: Trailering my Kitfox (Michael Laundy)
4. 05:48 PM - ROTAX 912 Carb boots (dpremgood@aim.com)
5. 06:52 PM - Re: ROTAX 912 Carb boots (RAY Gignac)
6. 07:17 PM - Re: Re: Trailering my Kitfox (Noel Loveys)
7. 08:14 PM - Fast Taxi After Complete Rebuild :!: (SkySteve)
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| Subject: | Great Lakes Area Kitfox Fly In. |
Great Lakes Area Kitfox Fly In,,,When ::Sunday May11th,2008,,Where::Lake
Field Airport,[CQA]Celina Ohio.West Central Ohio..BBQ Lunch at
noon..Free lunch to any Kitfox Pilot flying there KF in to the fly
In.after lunch we are having a BOMB Drop,and a SPOT Landing
contests..all so if you do not have a KF fly In what you do have .you
are welcome all so..{bring tie downs}..hope to see you all there. a fun
day with your KF family...Steve Shinabery N554KF KF2
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| Subject: | Re: Trailering my Kitfox |
> I was wondering if someone would be so kind as to email me a picture or drawing
of how the wings/tail ties down. The plane does not have those items with it
and the current owner has never done it. Any information would be helpful
> Thanks
> Ted
Ted,
Attached are some photos of these items on a Classic 4. The Wing Support Braces
I made from 3/4" EMT. I think you can get real nice factory made ones from
the kitfox factory. The wing Lock Back Braces are made from 1/2" 4130. Maybe
someone has a set you could buy or borrow or check with the factory for a set...you
really should have these to tow the kitfox. Also put a fail safe of some
sort on to keep a wing from swinging out if a Lock back brace should fail or
come off. That has ruined the day for a Kitfox owner or two. Notice in the
rudder picture I use a bungee around the flaperon counter balances for this purpose.
I secure the rudder and elevator with some foam rubber as shown.
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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Re: Trailering my Kitfox |
On my KF III when I use my road trailer I secure the aircraft by its front axles
and the tail wheel axle. I double up on the tiedowns at each wheel so a single
tiedown failure won't loose me the plane. I feel the aircraft's suspension
can then work to a limited degree and give the plane a smoother ride. I have a
hand winch to get the aircraft up on the trailer and I attach that to the tail
wheel spring and leave it attached when trailering. I use an extra strut on
each side to support the leading edge of the wing to the float/gear fittings.
I use the struts supplied with the kit to hold the wings folded, and some foam
pipe insulation on the outboard flaperons to stop movement of the rudder and
to stop the flaperons rattling against the rudder. In the cockpit I secure the
stick aft with the seat straps to limit elevator movement. Finally I use a wide
strap around the wings and fuselage just forward of the fin to prevent a single
failure of the wing fold securing strut
allowing a wing to swing forward.
However, since I fly from a farmer friend's field about 4 miles from my home I
tow the aircraft there on its own wheels. I have had a cranked towbar made complete
with a jockey wheel. I tow with my quadbike and the cranked towbar holds
the folded wings above the bike, since that gives me a shorter distance from
the quad to the aircraft wheels the whole rig is more manoeuverable than when
using the road trailer. It has an added advantage that I can park the quad under
the folded wing of the aircraft in its hanger when not being used. With a
forward tow hitch on the quad the raised wings allow me to push the aircraft
into its hangar with the quad and still be able to see where its going.
Mike
KF III
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| Subject: | ROTAX 912 Carb boots |
Good day all,
Has anyone got a carb heat box installed and have a solution fro
keeping the carbs in place on their boots? The vibration at idle is
enough to cause the carbs to come off from their boots.
thanks.
Doug Remoundos
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| Subject: | ROTAX 912 Carb boots |
You can use cable ties attached on the top and bottom of the carbs! a frien
d of mine has a CH701 abd cable ties were used in that manner! works great.
Ray> To: kitfox-list@matronics.com> Subject: Kitfox-List: ROTAX 912 Carb bo
ots > Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 20:43:57 -0400> From: dpremgood@aim.com> > -->
Kitfox-List message posted by: dpremgood@aim.com> > Good day all,> > Has an
yone got a carb heat box installed and have a solution fro > keeping the ca
rbs in place on their boots? The vibration at idle is > enough to cause the
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| Subject: | Re: Trailering my Kitfox |
That forward hitch ( on the front) is a great helper for parking any trailer
with any machine that has one.
Just a question though what happens if the tail spring breaks while you are
towing the plane??? Do you have a back up for that?
Noel
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[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michael Laundy
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: Trailering my Kitfox
On my KF III when I use my road trailer I secure the aircraft by its front
axles and the tail wheel axle. I double up on the tiedowns at each wheel so
a single tiedown failure won't loose me the plane. I feel the aircraft's
suspension can then work to a limited degree and give the plane a smoother
ride. I have a hand winch to get the aircraft up on the trailer and I attach
that to the tail wheel spring and leave it attached when trailering. I use
an extra strut on each side to support the leading edge of the wing to the
float/gear fittings. I use the struts supplied with the kit to hold the
wings folded, and some foam pipe insulation on the outboard flaperons to
stop movement of the rudder and to stop the flaperons rattling against the
rudder. In the cockpit I secure the stick aft with the seat straps to limit
elevator movement. Finally I use a wide strap around the wings and fuselage
just forward of the fin to prevent a single failure of the wing fold
securing strut allowing a wing to swing forward.
However, since I fly from a farmer friend's field about 4 miles from my home
I tow the aircraft there on its own wheels. I have had a cranked towbar made
complete with a jockey wheel. I tow with my quadbike and the cranked towbar
holds the folded wings above the bike, since that gives me a shorter
distance from the quad to the aircraft wheels the whole rig is more
manoeuverable than when using the road trailer. It has an added advantage
that I can park the quad under the folded wing of the aircraft in its hanger
when not being used. With a forward tow hitch on the quad the raised wings
allow me to push the aircraft into its hangar with the quad and still be
able to see where its going.
Mike
KF III
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| Subject: | Fast Taxi After Complete Rebuild :!: |
Today was the day. The snow has finally melted enough to get the hanger door open.
The runway has been plowed (however there is still about 3 feet of snow
on both sides). I took the brand new 85DD rebuilt Kitfox I-IV Nosewheel (I call
it that because of all the model IV mods we have installed) and taxied for
0.8 hours. First slowly, then about 30 mph and then did several wheelies down
the runway at about 40 to 55 mph [Shocked] . Did a few slight lift offs, keeping
the plane just a few inches above the runway, then settled back to earth
[Laughing] . She seems to have lots of power and really wants to get off the
ground in a hurry with the new Warp Drive prop. We still have a few things to
check and re-check before the big maiden flight, but it feels like spring is
getting close . . . and so is my new fox getting close to flight! Thanks to
John Oakley for all his advice and encouragement!!!
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Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox I-IV 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Warp Drive
Convertable Nosewheel & Tailwheel
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