New Kitfox 4

[CW2]

A special "THANK YOU to all of the amazing folks here on the forum.
Today is the day. Plum Krazy just received her airworthiness certificate.

Test flight tomorrow weather permitting.
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[GWright6970]

Excellent!! Enjoy your flight...please post photos!!

[CW2]

Thank you,
I will definitely get a load of pictures and will post the best.

[cubtractor]

Looks great. Congrats! We'll have to meet up at a fly-in sometime.

[av8rps]

Congrats on your very nice Model IV. And good luck on your test flight.

Oh, and more pictures would be marvelous.

[inzersv]

Awesome CW2. Tell us a little about your 4. You know how long to build, what powerplant, etc. Safe flying!

[CW2]

Plum Krazy comes in at 656.5 empty. now to learn to fly her. Put her on a trailer then off to a private grass strip to learn to steer. She sports a Rotax 912 80 hp, GSC prop (love the look of a wooden prop), Nanco 21s, steam gauges. (way more than needed) Pretty difficult to find instruction around here in an experimental. I have learned to fly the tail (without leaving the runway). I am making sure I can handle the ground work first. (per instructors request) Great idea because it is ready to fly. (can feel it)
Have to love a Kitfox.

[HighWing]

Congratulations! Best on the transition and Phase I. You will enjoy it, I am sure. From your description, it appears it is very similar to mine.

[CW2]

Thank you,
As the owner/builder I get to taxi her a bit, but I am really struggling with having to let the instructor fly off the 40 hours for phase one. Then I get to finally get my sport ticket. I understand the gasps and you gotta be kidding me thoughts going on, but even my instructor thought it a good idea to get "ground time". It allows me to make sure my high insurance payment was wasted. No claims. I would rather find the poor braking ability or the carbs out of adjustment myself so it can be fixed before I let one of my best friends get off the ground with it.
And I can go as slow as I want....Slow is the key to staying on the ground with this.
I have only instruction in tailwheel aircraft and even flew my Model 2 last year before it was looped by a high time Pitts pilot. Now I wait. I can't solo until probably hour 50. I hate starting all over, but it will be worth it. I have been trying to fly for years now. Life Happens...but life is good again.