---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 07/04/13: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:13 AM - Need Wiring Diagram (Norm Beauchamp) 2. 06:38 AM - New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? (SWeidemann@aol.com) 3. 11:48 AM - Re: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? (Lowell Fitt) 4. 11:55 AM - Re: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? (Pete Christensen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:13:00 AM PST US From: Norm Beauchamp Subject: Kitfox-List: Need Wiring Diagram List, I purchased one of Elbie's AOA systems quite some time ago. SN 330. I have lost the wiring diagram. The one I have has no voice commands. Just the leds. Would appreciate the information if possible to send it. Thanks. Norm Kitfox S5 N66180 San Angelo Tx ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:38:25 AM PST US From: SWeidemann@aol.com Subject: Kitfox-List: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? Greetings Kitfox Folks, I just flew home my new Kitfox Vixen Model 5 (with Rotax 912 ULS & Ivo prop) and am getting to know it. First impressions: The climb angle is very steep, cruise speed is pretty fast & glide ratio is very flat (I am having a hard time "getting it down") Anyone with pointers feel free to bring them up. Thanks much, Skot ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:48:52 AM PST US From: "Lowell Fitt" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? I don't know if this will help, but the first thing I would do is check the idle stop. The 912 on my current airplane had a tendency to quit in the flair or shortly after touch. I didn't like that because I always found it a bit challenging to restart afterword and had to just sit there for a minute or two. I increased idle RPM some and then went on a test flight and on the first approach I had a hard time finding the threshold so did a go around paying strict attention to the speeds in all phases of the pattern. Still came in high. I had to do a serious side slip to find the ground and then decreased the RPMs back to where they were. Lowell From: SWeidemann@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 6:34 AM Subject: Kitfox-List: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? Greetings Kitfox Folks, I just flew home my new Kitfox Vixen Model 5 (with Rotax 912 ULS & Ivo prop) and am getting to know it. First impressions: The climb angle is very steep, cruise speed is pretty fast & glide ratio is very flat (I am having a hard time "getting it down") Anyone with pointers feel free to bring them up. Thanks much, Skot ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:55:03 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: New Kitfox Vixen for me, network with others? From: Pete Christensen I would suggest not climbing at too steep an angle. It's fun, but you are a breath away from a stall should your engine quit. I used to do those climb s until a friend spun his Piet in when his engine quit. Sobered me right up. He lived but it was a close call. Pete On Jul 4, 2013, at 8:34 AM, SWeidemann@aol.com wrote: > Greetings Kitfox Folks, > > I just flew home my new Kitfox Vixen Model 5 (with Rotax 912 ULS & Ivo pro p) and am getting to know it. > > First impressions: The climb angle is very steep, cruise speed is pretty f ast & glide ratio is very flat (I am having a hard time "getting it down") > > Anyone with pointers feel free to bring them up. > > Thanks much, > > Skot > > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kitfox-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kitfox-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kitfox-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kitfox-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.