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1. 04:30 AM - Re: Decisions: Advice please (WurlyBird)
2. 03:46 PM - Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (WurlyBird)
3. 05:56 PM - Re: Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (Lloyd & Lorrie Cudnohufsky)
4. 06:54 PM - Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (WurlyBird)
5. 07:12 PM - Re: Sun n fun (Malcolm Brubaker)
6. 08:35 PM - Re: Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (Ella Palamarek)
7. 08:38 PM - Re: Pre-purchase inspection (Jim Feldmann)
8. 10:42 PM - Re: Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters (Guy Buchanan)
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| Subject: | Re: Decisions: Advice please |
So why is the Mod 3 not a contender? It has a little higher gross weight then
the 2, a little better yaw control, and has about the same price tag. Yeah, I
am biased since I love my Mod 3, but I just thought it was a little odd to have
that jump so I was wondering if there was a reason.
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James
Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA
50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments,
now she lies in wait
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| Subject: | Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters |
Well I am "finished" with the gas cap fairing in carbon but I can't get any good
pictures right now. (here is a bad one) I will try tomorrow when the sun is
out. It turned out pretty good although I sanded into the carbon a couple of
times. In the end it looks good except for one nick which I will paint black.
I also want to show one of the sheets I have laid up as a test panel, the
weave is something else. It is a 1x1 weave made with 12k carbon so the TPI count
is like 4. I plan on laying up an old piece of red carbon/kevlar tonight
if it is not too mangled from a long storage and a couple moves.
Guy, what are those two black circles on your panel on either side of your compass?
I have seen those on a lot of Fox panels but mine does not have them.
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James
Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA
50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments,
now she lies in wait
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| Subject: | Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters |
WOW James,
I think they turned out pretty nice!
Lloyd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of WurlyBird
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 5:42 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters
--> <james.t.trizzino@us.army.mil>
Well I am "finished" with the gas cap fairing in carbon but I can't get any
good pictures right now. (here is a bad one) I will try tomorrow when the
sun is out. It turned out pretty good although I sanded into the carbon a
couple of times. In the end it looks good except for one nick which I will
paint black. I also want to show one of the sheets I have laid up as a test
panel, the weave is something else. It is a 1x1 weave made with 12k carbon
so the TPI count is like 4. I plan on laying up an old piece of red
carbon/kevlar tonight if it is not too mangled from a long storage and a
couple moves.
Guy, what are those two black circles on your panel on either side of your
compass? I have seen those on a lot of Fox panels but mine does not have
them.
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James
Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA
50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments,
now she lies in wait
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| Subject: | Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters |
Unfortunately there is no THEY, there is only the one. As I mentioned this was
largely an experiment so I only did one of them so I could try something else
with the other. I am pleased with it but I do not thing that carbon fiber would
look all that good on top of a yellow wing. Now the carbon with red kevlar
weave that I have I think might look pretty good with the red stripe on the
plane. We will see. I just laid up an instrument panel sized piece of the red/black.
Can't wait to see how it looks.
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James
Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA
50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments,
now she lies in wait
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my buddy rode out the storm hanging on to his plane. it was tail first into
the wind he also had his car and golf cart tyid to it
Malcolm Brubaker
Michigan Sport
Pilot Repair
LSRM-A, PPC, WS
(989)513-3022
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From: Pete Christensen <pchristensen10@austin.rr.com>
Sent: Sun, April 3, 2011 6:16:30 PM
Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Sun n fun
<pchristensen10@austin.rr.com>
Lowell,
I saw the screw in's pull out most in the wet sandy soil. I had a
Claw. I was on hi ground. An RV was upwind from me and probably slowed
the wind down some. My gear was sprung in showing that it had lifted up
against the tiedowns. I plan to make longer spikes for my Claws.
Pete
On 4/3/2011 4:58 PM, Lowell Fitt wrote:
>
> Pete,
>
> As I looked at the devastation in the slide shows, I couldn't help
> think of the seeming randomness of the damage. It made me wonder what
> types of tiedowns the survivors used and if tiedown method was a
> factor in who escaped damage or was not so fortunate. What were you
> using and do you have any idea what the Avid and Cub were using?
>
> Lowell
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Pete Christensen" <pchristensen10@austin.rr.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 12:46 PM
> To: <kitfox-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Sun n fun
>
>> <pchristensen10@austin.rr.com>
>>
>> My Kitfox III, parked in the, HB Camping was spared, while an Avid
>> in front and a Cub next to me were wrecked. My tent was flattened.
>>
>> Pete
>> Leander, TX, Kitfox III, 912, Grove.
>>
>>
>> On 3/31/2011 6:46 PM, dave@cfisher.com wrote:
>>>
>>> I was there today. massive damage
>>>
>>> I saw one Kitfox 2 or 3 bent to hell and in half.
>>>
>>>
>>> dozens of planes destroyed.
>>>
>>> will post pics and movies soon.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters |
James
I'll take a guess that they are shock mounts. However I'll defer to Guy for
the real answer.
Ted Palamarek
KF IV/912UL
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kitfox-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of WurlyBird
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 4:42 PM
Subject: Kitfox-List: Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters
<james.t.trizzino@us.army.mil>
Well I am "finished" with the gas cap fairing in carbon but I can't get any
good pictures right now. (here is a bad one) I will try tomorrow when the
sun is out. It turned out pretty good although I sanded into the carbon a
couple of times. In the end it looks good except for one nick which I will
paint black. I also want to show one of the sheets I have laid up as a test
panel, the weave is something else. It is a 1x1 weave made with 12k carbon
so the TPI count is like 4. I plan on laying up an old piece of red
carbon/kevlar tonight if it is not too mangled from a long storage and a
couple moves.
Guy, what are those two black circles on your panel on either side of your
compass? I have seen those on a lot of Fox panels but mine does not have
them.
--------
James
Kitfox 3 / 582 / 70" IVO 2 blade GA
50 hrs on the Fox in between deployments,
now she lies in wait
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=336091#336091
Attachments:
http://forums.matronics.com//files/gascap_199.jpg
http://forums.matronics.com//files/gascap2_187.jpg
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| Subject: | Re: Pre-purchase inspection |
Thank you all for the referrals and good advice. I have hired a Kitfox builder/owner
in New York to look the project and the paperwork over for me.
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Jim Feldmann
Kitfox IV Speedster / 912 lost to prop failure
Looking for a project
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| Subject: | Re: Carbon Kitfox Crafters |
On 4/4/2011 3:42 PM, WurlyBird wrote:
> Guy, what are those two black circles on your panel on either side of your compass?
I have seen those on a lot of Fox panels but mine does not have them.
>
They are lord mounts that pick up the two standard Kitfox panel mounts
that drop back from the front window X-frame.
Guy Buchanan
Ramona, CA
Kitfox IV-1200 / 592-C / Warp 3cs / 500 hrs. and grounded
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