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0. 12:19 AM - List Fund Raiser (Matt Dralle)
1. 01:14 AM - Re: 363KF down / Thanks for the last 7 years (akflyer)
2. 05:16 AM - Re: Kudos to Lightspeed (W Duke)
3. 05:26 AM - Re: Tail wheel Instruction (W Duke)
4. 08:17 AM - Vixen Info (George Wells)
5. 08:22 AM - KF 2 wing damage ()
6. 08:34 AM - gear for Mod. II (charles cook)
7. 08:55 AM - Re: gear for Mod. II (Marwynne Kuhn)
8. 09:40 AM - Stratus Subaru Engine (Trey Moran)
9. 10:31 AM - Re: KF 2 wing damage (Pete Christensen)
10. 11:16 AM - Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE (Don & Betty Stevenson)
11. 11:24 AM - Re: UNBELIEVEABLE (akflyer)
12. 12:53 PM - Re: KF 2 wing damage (Guy Buchanan)
13. 12:53 PM - Re: gear for Mod. II (Guy Buchanan)
14. 12:55 PM - Re: UNBELIEVEABLE (Michel Verheughe)
15. 01:31 PM - Re: Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE (Dave G)
16. 01:43 PM - Re: KF 2 wing damage (Joe Bruman)
17. 06:03 PM - Re: Stratus Subaru Engine (kirk hull)
18. 06:14 PM - Re: Vixen Info (Tom Jones)
19. 07:48 PM - Re: UNBELIEVEABLE (JetPilot)
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| Subject: | Re: 363KF down / Thanks for the last 7 years |
rebuild it. I just finished putting the last oinked tape on the wing of my re-build.
same thing happened to the guy I bought the wreck from. hard landing,
gear folded, he went on his back. He did some major damage but it will fly again
this weekend after alot of work (more than if I had just built a kit). Will
it be worth it... every dime and every hour I have spent on it.
Last year, we had the same thing happen on my brothers kitfox. Bounced it good,
gear folded, we went over on its back. Got the gear, prop, wing tips and cowling.
A little glass work, a patch here and there, new prop and it was flying
2 weeks later (had to wait on the new gear from Avid).
Don't give up, now is a good time to do any mods you thought of after it was built
the first time. I would recommend the Avid Wide gear, or the new "Cub" style
gear as the stock KF gear is prone to breaking. I know 4 locally that have
balled it up do to a gear failure on landings that were not really that bad.
I have beat the crap out of the Avid wide gear with no issues so far!
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DO NOT ARCHIVE
Leonard Perry
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
95% complete
Read this topic online here:
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| Subject: | Re: Kudos to Lightspeed |
I have 2 sets of 30 3Gs and have been impressed with the service.- Not ju
st impressed but very impressed.-
1.- head band cracked.- (Might be-a little weak construction but no p
roblem again in 3 years with being a little more careful.)- RESOLUTION- s
ent in and repaired at no charge.
2.- not enough passive reduction with doors open RESOLUTION- they sent me
a set of super thick foam seals at no charge.
3.- When sent in for above they replaced switch box with updated-at no
charge.
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It has been a couple of years since I had to use their service.- I hope i
t has not changed as some of the other emails imply.
Maxwell Duke
S6/TD/IO240
Dublin, GA
--- On Wed, 10/29/08, jeff puls <pulsair@mindspring.com> wrote:
From: jeff puls <pulsair@mindspring.com>
Subject: Kitfox-List: Kudos to Lightspeed
Went to the airport to fly my Fox. I have 2 Lightspeed 20XL noise canceling
headsets. They are about-five years old. I went to put one of my-heads
ets on and it came apart-in my hand (Adjustment band broke). I contacted
the factory and sent them my headset. It cost me $17.00 to ship it with $40
0 insurance. This happened on Thursday. Got my headset back in four days li
ke brand new. They repaired it and did a diagnostic. They shipped it UPS Or
ange. What service!!! Out $17.00, what a deal. Lightspeed in my opinion is
a pretty good company, Jeff KTZR Classic IV
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| Subject: | Re: Tail wheel Instruction |
Legally, I don't think you have to have an endorsement for an experimental.
--- That being said do not fly it without one or the equivalent exper
ience to get one.- Tail wheel experience is a must.- Ideally, experienc
e in a Kitfox but probably if you can get some in a cub champ etc. it will
be OK.- One tip I read on- a Maule list (off center seating like the Ki
tfox) is to put a piece of tape on the cowl and panel to highlight when tru
ly aligned with the runway.- I haven't tried it yet but it sounds good.
Maxwell Duke
S6/TD/IO240
Dublin, GA
--- On Sat, 11/1/08, pilot77777@hotmail.com <pilot77777@hotmail.com> wrote:
From: pilot77777@hotmail.com <pilot77777@hotmail.com>
Subject: Kitfox-List: Tail wheel Instruction
Hi,
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I bought a Kitfox a little over a month ago and I need the tail wheel endor
sement be for I can fly it. Does anyone know of an instructor near the West
ern New York area that has kitfox time or would come and instruct in my pla
ne? Is there an instructor some where that I can go too that has a kitfox?
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Thanks, Loel
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I am looking a possibility purchasing 2 different KF Vikings. Based on
the Part/Serial # can anyone tell me the approximate dates the kits were
made? One of them I think laid around quite a while before completion. I
feel the later one probably has the latest improvements that may have
been made to the kit like the beefed up nose gear etc.
The numbers are :
V9412-0023
V9610-0023
Thanks,
George
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| Subject: | KF 2 wing damage |
Hello, I'm looking for help finding the original 2.5" L.E. spar tube
with extruded sheer web for my damaged left wing. There is a dent aprx.
4" long not quite out to the strut attach fitting. I'm curious to see if
it can't be repaired. Any & all ideas will be appreciated. Thanks,
John S.
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| Subject: | gear for Mod. II |
Thanks to all who have encouraged me to get "back in the saddle". Okay now
I need to weigh options.- Does anybody have landing gear that would fit m
y Model II they are willing to sell?
I have read of some plans to build a taller, wider-but cannot find in the
archives.
Charles Cook
N363KF -582
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| Subject: | Re: gear for Mod. II |
If a model iv will fit, I know a man that has a pair.
Marwynne
----- Original Message -----
From: charles cook
To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:33 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: gear for Mod. II
Thanks to all who have encouraged me to get "back in the
saddle". Okay now I need to weigh options. Does anybody have landing
gear that would fit my Model II they are willing to sell?
I have read of some plans to build a taller, wider but cannot
find in the archives.
Charles Cook
N363KF 582
ATL
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| Subject: | Stratus Subaru Engine |
Does anyone have specifics on how to hook up the dual bing carbs on the
Stratus Subaru engine to a single cable throttle, including cable part
numbers etc.
Trey Moran
KF 5
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| Subject: | Re: KF 2 wing damage |
Have you tried Kitfox?
Pete
----- Original Message -----
From: redline4100@att.net
To: Kitfox-List@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 9:21 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: KF 2 wing damage
Hello, I'm looking for help finding the original 2.5" L.E. spar
tube with extruded sheer web for my damaged left wing. There is a dent
aprx. 4" long not quite out to the strut attach fitting. I'm curious to
see if it can't be repaired. Any & all ideas will be appreciated.
Thanks, John S.
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| Subject: | Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE |
Anyone think this is for real or is it a spoof??
--- On Tue, 11/4/08, Bruce McGivern <bgmcgivern@sympatico.ca> wrote:
Subject: Fw: UNBELIEVEA
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-------Original Message-------Subject: Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE
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Is this possible ??? Truly amazing !!!!
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| Subject: | Re: UNBELIEVEABLE |
That was Bill Hemple flying a 50% model. That is part of his new "airshow" routine.
He originally had it happened accidentaly with a 50% Edge 540, was able
to land it with one wing, then he decided it was cool enough to develope a system
to so he could jettison the wing at will.
So it is not the real plane pulling that one off, but a real big model.
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DO NOT ARCHIVE
Leonard Perry
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 IVO IFA
Full Lotus 1260
95% complete
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=212527#212527
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| Subject: | Re: KF 2 wing damage |
At 08:21 AM 11/5/2008, you wrote:
>There is a dent aprx. 4" long not quite out to the strut attach
>fitting. I'm curious to see if it can't be repaired.
John,
I'm guessing it's deep enough that you don't want to just
live with it. If it's deep it can't be repaired, since you'll cause
even more damage to the metal pulling it out. One thing you could do
that would be easier than a new spar, although uglier, would be to
glue and screw an aluminum patch over it. A lot depends on where it
is relative to the strut bracket and ribs.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Re: gear for Mod. II |
At 08:33 AM 11/5/2008, you wrote:
>I have read of some plans to build a taller, wider but cannot find
>in the archives.
Charles,
There are no plans for the off-road gear. Lowell Fitt at
Highwing LLC and John McBean at Kitfox LLC are marketing them
complete. You could, however, do as my original builder did and
rebuild the your landing gear with larger tubes and more reinforcement.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | RE: UNBELIEVEABLE |
> From: Don & Betty Stevenson [shericom@rogers.com]
> Anyone think this is for real or is it a spoof??
Very nice but ... a fake. Anyway, it would be better if you sent e.g. a link from
YouTube, instead of sending the file itself. Not all of us has ADSL connection.
Incidentally, on YouTube, you can see the faking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J72y_qFV2oc
Cheers,
Michel Verheughe
Norway
Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200 ... grounded
Do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE |
All computer generated. Here is a link to explain. It's part of an
advertising campaign.
http://www.reggiepaulk.com/2008/10/killathrill-generates-huge-buzz-with.h
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do not archive
----- Original Message -----
From: Don & Betty Stevenson
To: Kitfox List
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 3:10 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE
Anyone think this is for real or is it a spoof??
--- On Tue, 11/4/08, Bruce McGivern <bgmcgivern@sympatico.ca>
wrote:
Subject: Fw: UNBELIEVEA
-------Original Message-------
Subject: Fw: UNBELIEVEABLE
Is this possible ??? Truly amazing !!!!
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| Subject: | Re: KF 2 wing damage |
Guy, We've considered the patch idea & think that may work. Pops is an A&P & we've
built a couple kitfoxs now. I would like to find some 2.5" tube for patch
material & see if anyone has ribs. Again thanks for the input. John S.
--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com> wrote:
From: Guy Buchanan <bnn@nethere.com>
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: KF 2 wing damage
At 08:21 AM 11/5/2008, you wrote:
>There is a dent aprx. 4" long not quite out to the strut attach
>fitting. I'm curious to see if it can't be repaired.
John,
I'm guessing it's deep enough that you don't want to just
live with it. If it's deep it can't be repaired, since you'll cause
even more damage to the metal pulling it out. One thing you could do
that would be easier than a new spar, although uglier, would be to
glue and screw an aluminum patch over it. A lot depends on where it
is relative to the strut bracket and ribs.
Guy Buchanan
San Diego, CA
K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.
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| Subject: | Stratus Subaru Engine |
I made a leaver that goes from 1 to 2 cables
I will try to take a picture when I get out to the airport
_____
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Trey Moran
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:39 AM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Stratus Subaru Engine
Does anyone have specifics on how to hook up the dual bing carbs on the
Stratus Subaru engine to a single cable throttle, including cable part
numbers etc.
Trey Moran
KF 5
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[quote="oscardog"]I am looking a possibility purchasing 2 different KF Vikings.
Based on the Part/Serial # can anyone tell me the approximate dates the kits
were made? One of them I think laid around quite a while before completion.
I feel the later one probably has the latest improvements that may have been
made to the kit like the beefed up nose gear etc.
The numbers are :
V9412-0023
V9610-0023
Thanks,
George
> [b]
George, My Classic 4 kit came out of the factory in August of 1994. The serial
number is C9408-00XX. So, those two vixens may be almost twins.
--------
Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA
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| Subject: | Re: UNBELIEVEABLE |
I can not say if the video is ALL computer generated or not, the last part is fake,
but I think the actual landing is a real RC plane, not computer. Large
RC aerobatic planes have MOST DEFINITELY been landed after a wing has separated
as you see in the video. If you ever saw a master RC pilot flying a state
of the art aerobatics plane, doing the landing you see in the video would be easy
compared to some of the other things I have seen them do.
Mike
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"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
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