---------------------------------------------------------- Kitfox-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 05/21/15: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:58 PM - Re: Out of square / accident history (Dwight Purdy) 2. 06:01 PM - Re: Out of square / accident history (Dwight Purdy) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:58:13 PM PST US From: "Dwight Purdy" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history I was just thinking. The nice or not so nice thing about a model I or II is it does not matter as you are on the peddles all the time anyway. Dwight Purdy Model II ----- Original Message ----- From: kerrjohna@comcast.net To: kitfox-list Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history I'm wondering what you will find or how you will interpret the findings. Shortly after completing my classic 19 years ago it was left overnight at a nearby airport. The people at the FBO had been somewhat sceptical aboutf homebuilts and a little out spoken. When I went back the said they owed an apology. They had measured the plane ever which way as you have suggested and the largest variance was 1/8 inch. "None of the certified planes on this field are rigged that close." This would suggest you don't know what you have unless you know what you started with. Rippled fabric might be a clue but often can be reshrunk. If the measurements are way out of whack look further. John Kerr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- From: "TURBO T" To: "kitfox-list" Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:37:33 PM Subject: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history Good day A lot of kitfoxes seem to get ground looped at one time or another, I am guessing this may twist the frame out of whack a bit. If inspecting a KF for purchase , is it worth while to check the distance from centerline to wingtips front & back ? Maybe compare spinner to wingtip distances side to side & tail to wingtip distances ? thanks 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 05/20/15 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:01:35 PM PST US From: "Dwight Purdy" Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history Whoops. Spell check did not catch peddles(pedals) Dwight Purdy model II ----- Original Message ----- From: kerrjohna@comcast.net To: kitfox-list Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2015 12:04 PM Subject: Re: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history I'm wondering what you will find or how you will interpret the findings. Shortly after completing my classic 19 years ago it was left overnight at a nearby airport. The people at the FBO had been somewhat sceptical aboutf homebuilts and a little out spoken. When I went back the said they owed an apology. They had measured the plane ever which way as you have suggested and the largest variance was 1/8 inch. "None of the certified planes on this field are rigged that close." This would suggest you don't know what you have unless you know what you started with. Rippled fabric might be a clue but often can be reshrunk. If the measurements are way out of whack look further. John Kerr ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- From: "TURBO T" To: "kitfox-list" Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 9:37:33 PM Subject: Kitfox-List: Out of square / accident history Good day A lot of kitfoxes seem to get ground looped at one time or another, I am guessing this may twist the frame out of whack a bit. If inspecting a KF for purchase , is it worth while to check the distance from centerline to wingtips front & back ? Maybe compare spinner to wingtip distances side to side & tail to wingtip distances ? thanks 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D No virus found in this message. 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