Wheel pants are on

[SkyPirate]

now to just get in the new hangar :)

[DesertFox4]

Nice job. Should add 20 knots with that slick paint job.;)

[SkyPirate]

lol only if flying with a tail wind,,down hill in 3 foot of snow bare foot :)

and thanks Steve :) she does look better with her pants on :)

[cubtractor]

Looking good!!

[SkyPirate]

Thanks Mike :) Madison helped me put them on between making her snow men and drinking her direly needed hot chocolate or the world will come to an end if she doesn't get it in 5 minutes lol

[Av8r3400]

The world's first 200kt Kitfox. :eek:


Seriously, she looks pretty sweet...

[SkyPirate]

Roflmao~!!
rigggghhhhhttt :)

Thanks Larry

[SkyPirate]

Ok I just drew the eagle on the wheel pant,..Yeh or Nay,..
too much Bling or not?

[Pilot4Life]

No way! I think the size is perfect! Looks good SkyPirate. Do it!

[SkyPirate]

without eagle on pant

[SkyPirate]

thinking maybe :) I could get vinyl ones made and if it turns out to be too much,..could peal them off

[SkyPirate]

Thanks Chris,..:)

[Av8r3400]

I vote plain.

[GWright6970]

I vote for "ON." It balances it out...

[DesertFox4]

I like with. But hey, vinyl is easy to make, install and remove as the mood dictates. They may not stay on at 200 knots though.

[SkyPirate]

lol dang I guess I'm going to have to detune this thing to keep it under that 200 kt vinyl pealing speed lol

at least I'm not caving in my windscreen ha ha :)

[Danzer1]

I think on would look more "finished". How about talons looking like they are grabbing the tires:D.

Greg

[Pilot4Life]

There you go Greg! Good idea....I concur.

[Danzer1]

Maybe like this:

5856

[SkyPirate]

Lol i will get right on it :)

[N213RV]

I vote on!

[SkyPirate]

Just for you Danzer1 :)

[SkyPirate]

looks like a 1 legged road chicken with that claw on there lol

Sorry Danzer1 I vote no on the claw :) ha ha

[SkyPirate]

so far the "ON's" have it

[Danzer1]

Now that's funny! How about this:
5858

Hope you didn't copyright your picture!

[SkyPirate]

lol :) you should have connected the claw to the landing leg :)

[Danzer1]

Okay, had to go to Photoshop for that one:D:
5859

Stick with the eagle like the fuse!

[SkyPirate]

lol yes :D I'm just using the laptop paint program ,,it's a good way for anyone to check out a proposed paint scheme

[Slyfox]

I like it, looks cool. only one thing, how do you get in the plane. I always step on the tire. what do you do?

[SkyPirate]

I back my arse onto the seat then swing 1 leg at a time I'm 6' 210 I have a tougher time getting my right leg over the stick with these dang braces on , my right knee only bends short of 90 degrees with or without the brace

[SkyPirate]

I'd post a video of how Maddie gets in with the step we made but its the wrong format wlmp?

[SkyPirate]

ok after the "on's" here on this post and all the "ON" emails I received ,..I guess I will be putting the eagle ON the wheel pant,..but probably wait for warmer weather :)

[HansLab]

Looks awesome, Skypirate!
I'm in the middle of this process, now my PH-FOX actually flies..;-))
And I can't get an idea how to attach the pants to the Groves...like you did.
Is there a drawing of your attach-plates available? The manual doesn't mention Groves, and the SS-manual gives a plate-idea, but that somehow doesn't fit. Perhaps my pants are different, dunno... I bought FOX as a project, and the pants are Spruce, I think.. I can't bend them out so far that one side is at the end of the axle and the other side is outside the Grove.. I miss some 15 mm.
Your solution might not give me a perfect answer (although it sure looks that way) but might give me a different angle to look for...

[SkyPirate]

The pant bracket goes between the axle and the spring, you have to cut your pant to fit around the brake caliper and there is a round spacer that goes between the axle ( nut end) and the inside of wheel pant, on mine its close to 1.25" or 1.25 / .03937=32 mm


And awesome on getting your fox in the air!!

My brackets actually go around the caliper as well, i should say over the caliper and i have grove brakes and wheels

[SkyPirate]

Hanslab here is a pic for your kitfox pant

[SkyPirate]

Thats cool N981MS

[SkyPirate]

today was the first time she has been outside since the wheel pants where put on,..an that was short,..although all the snow has melted now we have been having rain that is suppose to switch to ice then to snow,,,

[DesertFox4]

Looks very very nice Chase. Good luck with the inclement weather. Tuck the model 5 in her hangar and start the wood burner.:)

[SkyPirate]

funny you should say that Steve ,..I just got the furnace going :) I searched my N number a bit ago,..it shows the sale took place,..when I sent the registration and N number change request in ,..I've had an N number reserved for a few years now,..our boys in Oklahoma city re-reserved the number again instead of transferring the N number,..and somehow the registration was misplaced,..so I had to resend a new registration form and re submit for the N number change,..yes had to send another check too :eek:

[Slyfox]

oh well isn't that like 5 bucks. I think you need to paint the strips on the pants and than. put your name under it. put your daughters name on the right side. oh and it looks very nice.

snow and ice. oh heck that stuff is fun in the kitfox.

[SkyPirate]

wheel pant on tail wheel yes or no

[SkyPirate]

Slyfox..it was $15.00 the first time and $15,00 the second time,..it's not allot ..but I think they should have credited me ,..it wasn't my fault :)

[Esser]

No tail pant and leave the mains plain...that's my .02

[Pilot4Life]

Yeah, I agree! No tailwheel pant...but I agree with Esser. Leave the mains! Looks good!

[Slyfox]

Slyfox..it was $15.00 the first time and $15,00 the second time,..it's not allot ..but I think they should have credited me ,..it wasn't my fault :)

ya right. you are working with the faa

[Dave Holl]

I like the tail wheel spat as we say in the uk!:)

[Paul Z]

No way! I think the size is perfect! Looks good SkyPirate. Do it!

I agree with Pilot4Life, I think the added color on the Wheel Pants looks great!

[SkyPirate]

you guys must read minds lol ,..I was actually on the phone this afternoon with the place that's putting the eagle on the wheel pants ,..I'm getting my new N number put on,.. "SkyPirate" put on pilots door, and the eagle put on the wheel pants :) no tailwheel pant though,,

[SkyPirate]

there is a local shop Aerographix they do RC and full size aircraft graphics ..located in rolla Missouri,..I will post pics when it's done

http://www.aerographix.biz/_borders/AeroGraphixToledoBanner.jpg

[Dorsal]

Cool! looking forward to the pics