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  1. FireFoxIV added a topic in Close Call's and dumb stunts   

    I wrecked my Kitfox
    The end of July I flew out to Suches GA to the Just-Aircraft fly-in out at Kennedy Creek, which is in northern GA.  I was flying in the STOL competition they had there (not cause a had a chance and beating the Just-Aircraft but more for practice than anything)   and on my first landing my right rudder peddles broke, unfortunately my peddles hadn't been reinforced, which then resulted in a ground loop. 
    One of the spectators got a video of my incident and shared it with me, so here it is.    https://youtu.be/rIkYKB6JHQE.  
     
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  2. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Kitfox 4 rebuild   

    Wow. that is light!!!
    You musta done somethin right
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  3. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Inspection covers location   

    thanks Chris. That's sound a lot easier
    I really wasnt look forward to cutting holes in my fabric
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  4. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Inspection covers location   

    Thanks guys, that's what I wanted to know. There is no moving parts in the wing so it make sense that there doesn't need to be inspections holes all over the place
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  5. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Inspection covers location   

    The wing tips are removable. I had an A$P tell me there wasnt enough inspection covers in the wings and that I was gonna have to put a bunch more in. But maybe there doesn't need to be that many?
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  6. FireFoxIV added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Inspection covers location
    The wings on my Kitfox don't have any inspection holes in them. What are the places that need them?
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  7. FireFoxIV added a topic in Avidfoxflyers General Hangar   

    Inspection covers location
    The wings on my Kitfox don't have any inspection holes in them. What are the places that need them?
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  8. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Seein how short I can STOL my Kitfox   

    Model 4 speedster 1200 
    Rotax 912ul 80hp
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  9. FireFoxIV added a topic in Avid fox flyers pics and vids   

    Seein how short I can STOL my Kitfox
    I made my landing and takeoff lines 400' apart. So I could land on a 400' runway(not that I would). My combined T/O and landing distance is 335'
    Y'all should post up some vids so I can compare
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  10. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Carburetor issue.   

    When I bought my kitfox, the previous owner had the mechanic, that did the annual, rebuild the carbs, and on my flight home I stopped for the night and the engine quit on landing roll out and when I popped the cowl this is what I found The bolts in the carb boot where only hand tight and had back out after 2.5hrs of flying. 
     
    50hrs after the carb rebuild it started to run rough at idle a few weeks ago, and when I took the carbs apart to see what was up, 75% of the o-rings where cracked. 

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  11. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Backcountry runway project   

    https://youtu.be/DKHM7gozwfo
    Landed my Kitfox on my new runway last Tuesday.      Prty fun!!!
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  12. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Mangy Fox Dumb Stunts   

    That's not bad numbers. 
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  13. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Mangy Fox Dumb Stunts   

    What's ur staric rpm?
    Cruise rpm/mph? vs the Prince
     
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  14. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Mangy Fox Dumb Stunts   

    thanks 
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  15. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Mangy Fox Dumb Stunts   

    Larry, how do you liking the N/R prop so far? I'm thinking about getting one from Hal for my Fox and I would like some feedback. 
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  16. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Clogged jets   

    Im geting a inline fuel filter to put in downstream of the fuel pump, and I'll probably flush all the fuel lines to make sure I get all the crud out
    there is a really fine screen in the gasgolator, the pieces of FOD are quite abit bigger than that screen. It almost looks like the fertilizer that i put on my runway, at least for color anyways
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  17. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Clogged jets   

    The carbs where rebuilt February 2019 with 50hrs on them. I think there's finger screens in the tanks but it's hard to see since I cant get the fitting out because one of them is bonded to the the female fitting thats glued to the fiberglass tank. And the other one is a nylon fitting that's stuck. The only other fuel filter in the whole fuel system is the screen in the gasgolator. I don't use a filter when I'm filling, I know I should, but the jugs I use are for filling my airplane only and there clean, know tellin about the fuel though. I have know idea what it is or where it came from
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  18. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Cheap Kitfox 4 on barnstorms 912   

    I called him last night and he said he was talking to someone else, and when he hang with them he'd call me back but he never did, so I might try again later. 
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  19. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Cheap Kitfox 4 on barnstorms 912   

    I just saw that. That incredibly cheap, especially for the shape it looks like its in, in the picture 
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  20. FireFoxIV added a topic in Rotax and other engines   

    Clogged jets
    My 912 has always idled I little rough and I kinda pawned it on the carbs being out of sync. But last time I ran it, it idled so rough there was no way I was goin flyin. I tweaked the throttle arms to see if I could get it to run smoother, but no matter what I did it just got worse. So I dropped the float bowls and took out the idle jets, and what I found sure made sense why it ran roughly at idle and smooth at 2500rpms and up. 
    this is the mixture screw

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  21. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Dirty work   

    Thats not fair! Everyone else gets to start out with something already flat
    Its looks good though. 
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  22. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Backcountry runway project   

    Got it seeded, fertilized, and rolled


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  23. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Backcountry runway project   

    I'm all ready for seed tomorrow 
    Cellphone pics ain't the best

     


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  24. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Kitfox 2 project start   

    The N number is 121DC. I looked at that airplane back in May 2019 when it was in OK. It has a different prop on it now, but I'm pretty sure it's the same airplane. The guy that had it, when I looked at it, said it was de-registered 2 owners before him for "liability" reasons.  It's a nice airplane, engine sure ran nice, I hope you got it for a good price, he wanted 13k when I was looking at it. 
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  25. FireFoxIV added a post in a topic Kitfox 2 project start   

    Did you pick this up from Stillwater OK?
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