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     2. 02:07 AM - Re: Re: rudder trim tab (JC Propeller Design)
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     4. 02:27 AM - (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab (Michel Verheughe)
     5. 02:53 AM - Re: isogonic lines - semantics (Michel Verheughe)
     6. 03:08 AM - Re: Re: rudder trim tab (Lynn Matteson)
     7. 03:19 AM - Re: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab (Lynn Matteson)
     8. 03:19 AM - Re: Re: New Product Announcement (Summers, Mark)
     9. 03:49 AM - Re: rudder trim tab (Michel Verheughe)
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    16. 01:37 PM - Re: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab (Noel)
    17. 02:11 PM - Re: Re: rudder trim tab (Noel)
    18. 02:17 PM - Re: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab (Noel)
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    21. 05:00 PM - Re: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab (Lynn Matteson)
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| Subject:  | Re: Kitfox - how high have you gone ? | 
      
      
      Hello guys
      Showing off with lots of altitude make no sense at all. The only real
      number is the service ceiling as defined and with MTOM. Sorry to be so
      blunt. 
      
      Heinz Lang
      Kitfox IV-1200
      R582
      
      
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| Subject:  | Re: RE: rudder trim tab | 
      
      
      Michel,
      
      Have you got your license back?
      
      Jan
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: "Michel Verheughe" <michel@online.no>
      Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 11:44 PM
      Subject: Kitfox-List: RE: rudder trim tab
      
      
      >> From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt@jps.net]
      >> I think heading is the direction that the plane is headed (duh!), and
      >> course is the intended flight path.
      >
      > I believe it is, Lynn, on your side of the big pond.
      >
      > But the Royal Air Force Air Navigation published by the Air Ministry May 
      > 1944 says in Chapter One, page 15, paragraph 25, and I quote:
      > - The direction in which an aircraft is heading is called its Course.
      >
      > Then, same page, paragraph 26:
      > - The direction of the path of an aircraft over the Earth is called its 
      > track.
      >
      > Mind you, this is something I have been discussing with aviators and 
      > mariners for years and they mostly agree with you. But the R.A.F. doesn't. 
      > Terribly sorry, old chap! :-)
      >
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >
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| Subject:  | Re: rudder trim tab | 
      
      A trim tab is something between 5 to 10% in size of the movable ruder 
      (or elevator) area behind the hinge line.
      
      engine offset 1-2 degree normally, more on slow airplane less on fast 
      plane.
      
      Jan
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        From: Noel 
        To: kitfox-list@matronics.com 
        Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:28 AM
        Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Re: rudder trim tab
      
      
        Many airplanes are designed to have the vertical stab offset so the 
      prop wash won't skew the plane...  in out planes we have the possibility 
      of changing from a left turning 582 to a right turning 912 so the 
      factory not knowing what we will install can only set the vert stab 
      straight.  That means to me at least that some sort of tab is going to 
      be necessary.
      
         
      
        noel
      
         
      
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      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of 
      KITFOXZ@aol.com
        Sent: 19 May 2009 12:07 AM
        To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
        Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Re: rudder trim tab
      
         
      
        Lynn, Lowell and Mike, others lurking,
      
         
      
        I didn't mean to condemn trim tabs and especially cockpit controlled 
      trim tabs.  The point I was hoping to make is that I feel the emphasis 
      should be on building a good airframe that is straight and true.  I 
      don't want to have a bird that is all bent up and those imperfections 
      compensated for with hairy items hanging off of every control surface.  
      
         
      
        These are harsh sounding words I know.  I am just trying to make the 
      point with exaggerations.  Engine torque is proportional to power 
      setting and so is the resultant yaw.  I want to cancel it immediately at 
      it's source with engine thrust line offset.  Washers, shims, another 
      engine mount perhaps, are the cleaner ways to make an airplane fly 
      straight.  What I want to accomplish is a glide that is straight and 
      true first and then do what has to be done to make the engine pull it in 
      as straight of a path as can be done even with the imperfections of that 
      rotating, torque inducing, P factor producing, wind mill out in front.
      
         
      
        Of course a cockpit controlled trim tab is used for cross wind trim 
      and elevator trim is used for load CG variations.  But, to permanently 
      bend a control surface to make up for a faulty thrust line is wrong I 
      feel.  If your car has a front end alignment problem, do you alter the 
      rear axle alignment to make it go down the road straight?  --Albeit in a 
      crab angle? 
      
         
      
        I love this forum because there are so many points of view that can 
      get aired.  Dead horses are beaten.  Feelings are even stepped on but, 
      when it all is tallied up some do and don't are discovered.  Some best 
      practices are established and airplanes end up flying. 
      
         
      
        Got to turn in for the night.
      
         
      
        John
      
         
      
        John P. Marzluf
      
        Columbus, Ohio
      
        Outback (out back in the garage) 
      
         
      
        In a message dated 5/18/2009 9:44:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
      orcabonita@hotmail.com writes:
      
      <orcabonita@hotmail.com>
      
          There is nothing wrong with trim tabs.  All sorts of much more 
      advanced and high performance aircraft use trim tabs.   Johns washer 
      idea is a good one, but I doubt it will be enough, and even when you get 
      close to correct, you will still probably get yaw changes with power, 
      which is exactly why many manufactured aircraft have rudder trim.  Even 
      modern jet airliners have rudder trim... The theory of building a 
      perfectly straight airplane is good and something to strive for, but the 
      reality is that you will still probably need a trim tab in the end.  An 
      electric adjustable rudder tab is even better...
      
          Mike
      
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| Subject:  | (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab | 
      
      > From: JC Propeller Design [propellerdesign@tele2.se] 
      > Have you got your license back?
      
      Negative, Jan. Well ... I didn't lose it either. After my cardiac arrest of July,
      I lost my driving license for one year and after notifying the Norwegian Aviation
      Authorities, I grounded myself for one year.
      
      Since I am over 50 years old and, according to the Norwegian Ultralight rule, I
      need a medical certificate each year. My cardiac incident happened only three
      weeks after that medical check.
      
      I decided then to talk to my doctor who said that if I regain my driving license
      next year, she would have no objection to let me fly again. The problem is:
      I checked the Norwegian law and there is no difference for PPL or ultralight:
      Heart attack = no license.
      
      The think is: we all know that some pilots still fly after a cardiac problem. The
      thing to do is: to find "doctor Nice." But I refuse to do that. My GP knows
      me for years and I will work to make her understand that if I can drive a car,
      I am certainly not more a danger for society if I fly my Kitfox.
      
      I have now an appointment for the cardiologist the 10th of June, then an appointment
      with my GP for the 18th of June. That day, at about 09:00, I will know if
      I can open a bottle of Champagne! :-)
      
      Cheers,
      Michel Verheughe
      Norway
      Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      
      Do not archive
      
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| Subject:  | RE: isogonic lines - semantics | 
      
      > From: Paul Franz - Merlin GT [paul@eucleides.com]
      > Heading and course are not the same. Course and track are the same.
      
      Of course it is, my dear Paul. Of course, in your own language! My point was not
      to tell what is "correct" but to stress that language is something that evolves
      and has different meanings in different places. I hope you don't argue my
      quoting of the R.A.F, do you?
      
      I have been involved with maritime education in English, for the past 26 years
      and if you wonder where I learnt English, being a native French speaker living
      in Norway, it is from my profession, where I am in charge to ensure the quality
      of our products, both graphically and verbally.
      
      Which English to chose when you write for the international seafaring community?
      We chose British English. And, in Britain, course and heading are the same thing.
      
      Regarding the magnetic declination vs. the magnetic variation, I know very well
      that, especially among American aviators, the variation is what is used. But
      then, I ask: How do you call what I call the magnetic variation, i.e. the yearly
      variation of the magnetic north?
      
      The thing is: Seafarers are used to see that in the margin of their charts, as
      they may want to adjust it since their charts may be a few years old. Note that
      seafarers also use Mercator projections and not Lambert projections as airmen
      do.
      I guess that the notion of a yearly variation has become obsolete among pilots
      since their charts must be up-to-date with the latest AIRAC that is published
      every 28 days. Flying with years old aviation maps is dangerous!
      
      Cheers,
      Michel Verheughe
      Norway
      Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      
      Do not archive
      
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| Subject:  | Re: RE: rudder trim tab | 
      
      
      Blimey! You mean to say, old boy, that the R.A.F. and the rest of the  
      world are not in agreement? Stop the presses, it's time to re-write  
      the History books. Shiver me timbers, mon ami, we'll just have to  
      agree to disagree. (How's that for a bit of mixed language metaphors,  
      or something....?)
      
      A GPS sure takes a lot of the mystery out of flying, doesn't it? Pick  
      a spot to go to....climb up to your favorite altitude, and follow the  
      yellow brick...ooops, make that follow the pink line 'til it says  
      you're there. I love figuring out all the different angles, wind  
      speeds, headings, and courses, but when you just want to go someplace  
      for the joy of flying, nothing beats following the pink line, and of  
      course (there's that word again) following your progress with an  
      Aeronautical Chart.
      
      Lynn Matteson
      Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      Status: flying
      do not archive
      
      
      On May 19, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
      
      >> From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt@jps.net]
      >> I think heading is the direction that the plane is headed (duh!), and
      >> course is the intended flight path.
      >
      > I believe it is, Lynn, on your side of the big pond.
      >
      > But the Royal Air Force Air Navigation published by the Air  
      > Ministry May 1944 says in Chapter One, page 15, paragraph 25, and I  
      > quote:
      > - The direction in which an aircraft is heading is called its Course.
      >
      > Then, same page, paragraph 26:
      > - The direction of the path of an aircraft over the Earth is called  
      > its track.
      >
      > Mind you, this is something I have been discussing with aviators  
      > and mariners for years and they mostly agree with you. But the  
      > R.A.F. doesn't. Terribly sorry, old chap! :-)
      >
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >
      > Do not archive
      >
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| Subject:  | Re: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab | 
      
      
      I'll buy a bottle a few days before the 18th of June....let me know  
      if I should open it. : )       (I probably will anyway, but it would  
      be good to have a GOOD reason)
      
      Lynn Matteson
      Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      Status: flying
      do not archive
      
      
      On May 20, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
      
      >> From: JC Propeller Design [propellerdesign@tele2.se]
      >> Have you got your license back?
      >
      > Negative, Jan. Well ... I didn't lose it either. After my cardiac  
      > arrest of July, I lost my driving license for one year and after  
      > notifying the Norwegian Aviation Authorities, I grounded myself for  
      > one year.
      >
      > Since I am over 50 years old and, according to the Norwegian  
      > Ultralight rule, I need a medical certificate each year. My cardiac  
      > incident happened only three weeks after that medical check.
      >
      > I decided then to talk to my doctor who said that if I regain my  
      > driving license next year, she would have no objection to let me  
      > fly again. The problem is: I checked the Norwegian law and there is  
      > no difference for PPL or ultralight: Heart attack = no license.
      >
      > The think is: we all know that some pilots still fly after a  
      > cardiac problem. The thing to do is: to find "doctor Nice." But I  
      > refuse to do that. My GP knows me for years and I will work to make  
      > her understand that if I can drive a car, I am certainly not more a  
      > danger for society if I fly my Kitfox.
      >
      > I have now an appointment for the cardiologist the 10th of June,  
      > then an appointment with my GP for the 18th of June. That day, at  
      > about 09:00, I will know if I can open a bottle of Champagne! :-)
      >
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >
      > Do not archive
      >
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      I have wanted to move my throttle control to the left side for left hand
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| Subject:  | RE: rudder trim tab | 
      
      > From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt@jps.net]
      > A GPS sure takes a lot of the mystery out of flying, doesn't it?
      
      Yep, and I think we can conclude this way, Lynn: We can thank the Yanks for making
      the GPS and the Brits for making ... the English language! :-)
      
      Cheers,
      Michel
      
      Do not archive
      
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| Subject:  | Re: Cutting 2/12in. hole in Plexiglass doors | 
      
      Tom,
       Go to _apollo-fox.com_ (apollo-fox.com)  .There is a  picture of the vent
      
      just above the center line of the door and towards the  front. That is whe
      re 
      I have mine and it works great!
                                                                       
                                                                     Dick Maddux
                                                                    Milton,Fl 
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| Subject:  | bushing for rudder | 
      
      I removed my rudder (Model ll)-for a little maint. and when I got ready t
      o re-install I noticed one of the bushings missing.-l -Has anybody boug
      ht or made any of these?
      
      Charles Cook 
      N363KF -582 
      ATL=0A=0A=0A      
      
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      We have been offering a similar throttle cable for some time. The throttle
      ends are done and the cable is sized for the Kitfox.
      
      Fly Safe !!
      John & Debra McBean
      Ph 208.337.5111
      www.kitfoxaircraft.com 
      "The Sky is not the Limit...  It's a Playground" 
      
      
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Summers, Mark
      Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 4:19 AM
      Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: Re: New Product Announcement
      
      
      I have wanted to move my throttle control to the left side for left hand
      operation for some time, this looks like it may make that move simpler
      
      Mark Summers
      
      
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      you can pic the tubing up at most any hardware store.  It is just the tubing used
      for running water to the ice maker in your fridge.  If the OD is too large,
      you can put a small section in a drill spin it up and hit it with a file or sand
      paper to turn it down  to the desired OD.  Same with ID if you cant find the
      right diameter, just run a bit through it.  I ordered 20' of new bushing material
      from Airdale and had to turn both the ID and OD.  only took a few minutes
      to make it happen.
      
      --------
      DO NOT ARCHIVE
      Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
      Soldotna AK
      Avid "C" / Mk IV 
      582 IVO IFA
      Full Lotus 1260
      #1 snake oil salesman since 1-22-2009
      
      hander outer of humorless darwin awards
      
      
      Read this topic online here:
      
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| Subject:  | RE: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam | 
      
      I am the first to appreciate how an immediate cut of ethanol production
      could have serious ramifications for farmers.  I do think the government has
      to stop throwing money at using ethanol as a fuel they don't have to stop
      entirely tomorrow.  I also think the pork & poultry producers will be able
      to take up a lot of the excess corn produced.
      
      
      Dave seems to be try9ing to find out how high he can get on hooch!
      
      
      Noel
      
      
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bob Brennan
      Sent: 19 May 2009 11:07 AM
      Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: RE: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam
      
      
      Noel - you give far too much credit to farmers! I live in farm country and
      am all too aware of farmers worried about gambling what to put their acres
      up in given that by the time the corn is ready for market the politicians
      and the speculators could have trashed their life savings. It's a nasty
      situation but the farmers are just pawns in the game, they stand to make
      good money or lose their overalls over decisions they have absolutely no
      control over. Maybe farmers should join an organisation with the political
      clout of the NRA, then you could blame farmers.  But then they might shoot
      back! ;-)
      
      
      "Voting farmers" - in farm country you have 1 or 2 votes per 100 acres of
      farmland, in a suburb how many votes per 100 acres - none of them farmers! I
      doubt the vote matters. Personally I think ethanol is just viewed as "doing
      something" about our dependence on foreign oil, without really researching
      whether that something is a good solution at all. 
      
      
      But, bringing it back to Kitfoxes, I am *still* rebuilding my entire fuel
      system to run on the inevitable corn-gas that I have to use, so I do tend to
      rant on the topic, sorry. Fire up your blowtorch and flame away Dave, just
      keep it away from your ethanol reserves... ;-)
      
      
      Bob Brennan - N717GB
      
      ELSA Repairman, inspection rated
      
      1991 UK Model 2 ELSA Kitfox taildragger
      
      Rotax 582 with 3 blade GSC prop
      
      Wrightsville Pa 
      
      
        _____  
      
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Noel
      Sent: 19 May 2009 8:21 am
      Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: RE: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam
      
      There are no redeeming qualities to burning ethanol as engine fuel.  If the
      politicians didn't keep throwing huge quantities of money, our money, at it
      the whole idea would dry up and blow away.  Problem is there would be a lot
      of voting farmers who would be really peeved.   I'm also willing to bet the
      next fuel replacement program will also involve farmers so their peeve won't
      last too long.
      
      
      Noel
      
      
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of patrick reilly
      Sent: 17 May 2009 12:30 PM
      Subject: RE: Kitfox-List: RE: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam
      
      
      Mike, If ethanol polluted gasoline has virtually no redeeming
      characteristics, and government mandating interference in the market economy
      promotes only costly inefficienties, as government market interference
      always does, there IS only one side! The U.S. feeds the world with corn and
      to mandate burning food for energy when there are other sources is... well
      you draw your own conclusion.
      do not archive
      
      Pat Reilly
      Mod 3 582  Rebuild
      Rockford, IL
      
         
      > Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 09:10:10 +0200
      > From: michel@online.no
      > To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
      > Subject: Kitfox-List: RE: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam
      > 
      > > From: Rexinator [rexinator@gmail.com]
      > > Not that I'm trying to create any debate (certainly here we all agree
      ethanol is bad).
      > > This just neatly explains the issue.
      > 
      > Yes, I agree that ethanol is bad, Rex, and because of that, I need now to
      pay twice as much for Avgas in my Kitfox (with tax deduction I can make,
      Mogas is half Avgas in Norway).
      > 
      > But how can anyone pay attention to an article that is aimed only at one
      thing: Discredit ethanol? It would be like asking the Pope if he believes in
      God.
      > 
      > The idea is to use carbon dioxide neutral energy. Fossil fuel is something
      that was supposed to release CO2 millions of years ago. That is the problem!
      > 
      > Is ethanol the correct CO2 neutral fuel? I leave that question to those
      who know better than me. But the article from Yahoo was one-sided and if I
      am to read that, I may as well read ... er, hum ... Mao's little red book!
      :-)
      > 
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      > 
      > Do not archive
      > 
      > <pre><b><font size=2 color="#000000" face <a
      href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List">http:="http://www.matr
      onics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/co======================
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      > </b></font></pre>
      
      
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| Subject:  | (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab | 
      
      
      I know one commercial helicopter pilot who flew for years after bypass
      surgery.  
      
      Noel
      
      -----Original Message-----
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Michel
      Verheughe
      Sent: 20 May 2009 06:56 AM
      Subject: Kitfox-List: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab
      
      > From: JC Propeller Design [propellerdesign@tele2.se] 
      > Have you got your license back?
      
      Negative, Jan. Well ... I didn't lose it either. After my cardiac arrest of
      July, I lost my driving license for one year and after notifying the
      Norwegian Aviation Authorities, I grounded myself for one year.
      
      Since I am over 50 years old and, according to the Norwegian Ultralight
      rule, I need a medical certificate each year. My cardiac incident happened
      only three weeks after that medical check.
      
      I decided then to talk to my doctor who said that if I regain my driving
      license next year, she would have no objection to let me fly again. The
      problem is: I checked the Norwegian law and there is no difference for PPL
      or ultralight: Heart attack = no license.
      
      The think is: we all know that some pilots still fly after a cardiac
      problem. The thing to do is: to find "doctor Nice." But I refuse to do that.
      My GP knows me for years and I will work to make her understand that if I
      can drive a car, I am certainly not more a danger for society if I fly my
      Kitfox.
      
      I have now an appointment for the cardiologist the 10th of June, then an
      appointment with my GP for the 18th of June. That day, at about 09:00, I
      will know if I can open a bottle of Champagne! :-)
      
      Cheers,
      Michel Verheughe
      Norway
      Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      
      Do not archive
      
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| Subject:  | RE: rudder trim tab | 
      
      
      Me, I love DR.  Give me a chart and a whiz wheel and I'll have fun...
      Yes I do have a GPS but to be honest with the restricted range (three hours)
      of the Kitfox it's use hasn't been necessary... yet.
      
      Noel
      
      -----Original Message-----
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Matteson
      Sent: 20 May 2009 07:38 AM
      Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: RE: rudder trim tab
      
      
      Blimey! You mean to say, old boy, that the R.A.F. and the rest of the  
      world are not in agreement? Stop the presses, it's time to re-write  
      the History books. Shiver me timbers, mon ami, we'll just have to  
      agree to disagree. (How's that for a bit of mixed language metaphors,  
      or something....?)
      
      A GPS sure takes a lot of the mystery out of flying, doesn't it? Pick  
      a spot to go to....climb up to your favorite altitude, and follow the  
      yellow brick...ooops, make that follow the pink line 'til it says  
      you're there. I love figuring out all the different angles, wind  
      speeds, headings, and courses, but when you just want to go someplace  
      for the joy of flying, nothing beats following the pink line, and of  
      course (there's that word again) following your progress with an  
      Aeronautical Chart.
      
      Lynn Matteson
      Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      Status: flying
      do not archive
      
      
      On May 19, 2009, at 5:44 PM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
      
      >> From: Lynn Matteson [lynnmatt@jps.net]
      >> I think heading is the direction that the plane is headed (duh!), and
      >> course is the intended flight path.
      >
      > I believe it is, Lynn, on your side of the big pond.
      >
      > But the Royal Air Force Air Navigation published by the Air  
      > Ministry May 1944 says in Chapter One, page 15, paragraph 25, and I  
      > quote:
      > - The direction in which an aircraft is heading is called its Course.
      >
      > Then, same page, paragraph 26:
      > - The direction of the path of an aircraft over the Earth is called  
      > its track.
      >
      > Mind you, this is something I have been discussing with aviators  
      > and mariners for years and they mostly agree with you. But the  
      > R.A.F. doesn't. Terribly sorry, old chap! :-)
      >
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >
      > Do not archive
      >
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      Lynn:
      
      The only reason I need to open a bottle of Champaign is the same as to fly
      the plane.... it's there!
      
      Noel
      
      -----Original Message-----
      From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Matteson
      Sent: 20 May 2009 07:47 AM
      Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab
      
      
      I'll buy a bottle a few days before the 18th of June....let me know  
      if I should open it. : )       (I probably will anyway, but it would  
      be good to have a GOOD reason)
      
      Lynn Matteson
      Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      Status: flying
      do not archive
      
      
      On May 20, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
      
      >> From: JC Propeller Design [propellerdesign@tele2.se]
      >> Have you got your license back?
      >
      > Negative, Jan. Well ... I didn't lose it either. After my cardiac  
      > arrest of July, I lost my driving license for one year and after  
      > notifying the Norwegian Aviation Authorities, I grounded myself for  
      > one year.
      >
      > Since I am over 50 years old and, according to the Norwegian  
      > Ultralight rule, I need a medical certificate each year. My cardiac  
      > incident happened only three weeks after that medical check.
      >
      > I decided then to talk to my doctor who said that if I regain my  
      > driving license next year, she would have no objection to let me  
      > fly again. The problem is: I checked the Norwegian law and there is  
      > no difference for PPL or ultralight: Heart attack = no license.
      >
      > The think is: we all know that some pilots still fly after a  
      > cardiac problem. The thing to do is: to find "doctor Nice." But I  
      > refuse to do that. My GP knows me for years and I will work to make  
      > her understand that if I can drive a car, I am certainly not more a  
      > danger for society if I fly my Kitfox.
      >
      > I have now an appointment for the cardiologist the 10th of June,  
      > then an appointment with my GP for the 18th of June. That day, at  
      > about 09:00, I will know if I can open a bottle of Champagne! :-)
      >
      > Cheers,
      > Michel Verheughe
      > Norway
      > Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >
      > Do not archive
      >
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| Subject:  | Re: Kitfox - how high have you gone ? | 
      
      
      
      hlang(at)bluewin.ch wrote:
      > Hello guys
      > Showing off with lots of altitude make no sense at all. The only real
      > number is the service ceiling as defined and with MTOM. Sorry to be so
      > blunt. 
      > 
      > Heinz Lang
      > Kitfox IV-1200
      > R582
      
      
      I could not disagree more, there are so many differences in Kitfoxes, that maximum
      altitude will vary greatly.   I don't give @#%@ what some definition somewhere
      says, the only number important to me is what my plane will actually do...
       And its fun to compare the highest altitudes, highest speeds, etc. etc. people
      have been doing that for a hundred years with their airplanes.  Human nature
      is to see how high it will actually go, when people ask me about my planes,
      they ask how high it will go, not some garbage about definitions and service
      ceilings.   Ever heard of racing, its based on maximum performance of machines,
      not definitions  [Laughing]  
      
      Mike
      
      --------
      "NO FEAR" -  If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
      have !!!
      
      Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
      
      
      Read this topic online here:
      
      http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=244836#244836
      
      
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| Subject:  | Re: Yahoo news article - The Great Ethanol Scam | 
      
      
      Ethanol is here .  I did not have a choice so I  use it 
      
      almost 600 hours now in just over 2 years .
      
      Trouble free so far .  
      
      Seems like only a few have issues and there are not 100 % proven to be ethanol.
      
      
      
      Dave
      
      --------
      Rotax Dealer, Ontario Canada
      http://www.cfisher.com/
      Awesome *New Forum *
      http://rotaxaircraft.com/forum/
      Realtime Kitfox movies to separate  the internet  chatter from the truth  
      http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=kitfoxflyer
      
      
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      And both excellent reasons, Noel.
      
      Lynn Matteson
      Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      Status: flying
      do not archive
      
      
      On May 20, 2009, at 7:44 PM, Noel wrote:
      
      >
      > Lynn:
      >
      > The only reason I need to open a bottle of Champaign is the same as  
      > to fly
      > the plane.... it's there!
      >
      > Noel
      >
      > -----Original Message-----
      > From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
      > [mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Lynn  
      > Matteson
      > Sent: 20 May 2009 07:47 AM
      > To: kitfox-list@matronics.com
      > Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: (OFF-TOPIC) License WAS: rudder trim tab
      >
      >
      > I'll buy a bottle a few days before the 18th of June....let me know
      > if I should open it. : )       (I probably will anyway, but it would
      > be good to have a GOOD reason)
      >
      > Lynn Matteson
      > Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
      > Jabiru 2200, #2062, 656.1 hrs
      > Sensenich 62x46 Wood prop
      > Electroair direct-fire ignition system
      > Status: flying
      > do not archive
      >
      >
      > On May 20, 2009, at 5:25 AM, Michel Verheughe wrote:
      >
      >>> From: JC Propeller Design [propellerdesign@tele2.se]
      >>> Have you got your license back?
      >>
      >> Negative, Jan. Well ... I didn't lose it either. After my cardiac
      >> arrest of July, I lost my driving license for one year and after
      >> notifying the Norwegian Aviation Authorities, I grounded myself for
      >> one year.
      >>
      >> Since I am over 50 years old and, according to the Norwegian
      >> Ultralight rule, I need a medical certificate each year. My cardiac
      >> incident happened only three weeks after that medical check.
      >>
      >> I decided then to talk to my doctor who said that if I regain my
      >> driving license next year, she would have no objection to let me
      >> fly again. The problem is: I checked the Norwegian law and there is
      >> no difference for PPL or ultralight: Heart attack = no license.
      >>
      >> The think is: we all know that some pilots still fly after a
      >> cardiac problem. The thing to do is: to find "doctor Nice." But I
      >> refuse to do that. My GP knows me for years and I will work to make
      >> her understand that if I can drive a car, I am certainly not more a
      >> danger for society if I fly my Kitfox.
      >>
      >> I have now an appointment for the cardiologist the 10th of June,
      >> then an appointment with my GP for the 18th of June. That day, at
      >> about 09:00, I will know if I can open a bottle of Champagne! :-)
      >>
      >> Cheers,
      >> Michel Verheughe
      >> Norway
      >> Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200
      >>
      >> Do not archive
      >>
      >> <pre><b><font size=2 color="#000000" face="courier new,courier">
      >>
      >> List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kitfox-List</a>
      >> forums.matronics.com</a>
      >> www.matronics.com/contribution</a>
      >>
      >> </b></font></pre>
      >
      >
      
      
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| Subject:  | Re: Kitfox - how high have you gone ? | 
      
      Be blunt, but you're missing out! Fly the airplane!
      
      
      -----Original Message-----
      From: Heinz Lang <hlang@bluewin.ch>
      Sent: Wed, 20 May 2009 1:50 am
      Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Kitfox - how high have you gone ?
      
      
      
      Hello guys
      Showing off with lots of altitude make no sense at all. The only real
      number is the service ceiling as defined and with MTOM. Sorry to be so
      blunt. 
      
      Heinz Lang
      Kitfox IV-1200
      R582
      
      
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| Subject:  | Re: Kitfox - how high have you gone ? | 
      
      
      I put in the data for a Kitfox 1200 65 hp in my propeller program, it is 
      using a curve for 4-stroke engine when it come to altitude performance, I 
      don't know if the 2-stroke is different in loosing power with alt. but any 
      way.
      
      where it climb 100 fpm is said to be practical ceiling
      
      assuming it will do 102 mph at sea level WOT, (drag calc) it will reach 
      almost 12000 (Climbing 100 fpm) this at MTOW 1200 lbs.
      
      with TOW 1000 lbs it will reach 16000  (climb 100 fpm)
      
      with 80 HP (max speed 108.6 mph) it will go to 15000 at 1200 lb
      and 19000 at 1000 lb
      
      max alt will be 3000 feet higher, (where it "climb" at 0 fpm) it will take 
      60 min to climb the last 3000 feet!
      
      this is theory and  it use a standard atmosphere,
      and differences in aircraft drag have big influence at alt, where power is 
      limited, ( at 15000 power is 55%)
      less drag and there is more power leftover for climb.
      
      Jan
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita@hotmail.com>
      Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 11:55 PM
      Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Kitfox - how high have you gone ?
      
      
      >
      >
      > hlang(at)bluewin.ch wrote:
      >> Hello guys
      >> Showing off with lots of altitude make no sense at all. The only real
      >> number is the service ceiling as defined and with MTOM. Sorry to be so
      >> blunt.
      >>
      >> Heinz Lang
      >> Kitfox IV-1200
      >> R582
      >
      >
      > I could not disagree more, there are so many differences in Kitfoxes, that 
      > maximum altitude will vary greatly.   I don't give @#%@ what some 
      > definition somewhere says, the only number important to me is what my 
      > plane will actually do...   And its fun to compare the highest altitudes, 
      > highest speeds, etc. etc. people have been doing that for a hundred years 
      > with their airplanes.  Human nature is to see how high it will actually 
      > go, when people ask me about my planes, they ask how high it will go, not 
      > some garbage about definitions and service ceilings.   Ever heard of 
      > racing, its based on maximum performance of machines, not definitions 
      > [Laughing]
      >
      > Mike
      >
      > --------
      > "NO FEAR" -  If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you 
      > could have !!!
      >
      > Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
      >
      >
      > Read this topic online here:
      >
      > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=244836#244836
      >
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