40 hours!

[ken nougaret]

I completed my 40 hrs this morning. The last thing i did was max gross of 1550 lb flight. I was impressed at how well it got off the ground and a climb out of 600 ft/min @ 60 mph with no wind. I know those numbers dont impress a lot of folks but im running an o200 and i thought that was pretty good. My ias is about 103 mph @ 2500 rpm.
Ken

[Dave S]

Hey Ken,

Congratulations on a job well done!:)

Now we expect to hear of your adventures with your Kitfox in the future. Photos always appreciated:)

[av8rps]

Congrats Ken. That's a huge milestone. And now is when the fun really starts...enjoying the years of effort resulting in a proven airplane that you built yourself.

I don't know about others, but those numbers sound pretty good to me. I think it would be great if more "non-Rotax" powered Kitfox owners would share their performance numbers with all of us. That could help to encourage others that just don't want to use the Rotax (for whatever reason: preference for a standard aircraft engine, lack of familiarity with a Rotax, costs, complexity, etc, etc...).

So please share more of what you learn about your Kitfox as you contue enjoying it.

[jiott]

Congratulations Ken! Its a real good feeling when you can launch and go anywhere your heart desires in a wonderful airplane.

[jmodguy]

Very good sir! You have accomplished something amazing with your creation! Best of luck with your aircraft!

[DesertFox4]

Have fun Ken. Congrats!!

[GWright6970]

Congratulations!! You made it!! Now you get to REALLY enjoy the journey!!

[kitfoxrk]

Congratulations Ken!. Wish I was where you are:)

[Av8r_Sed]

That's great Ken. That's a logbook entry that gives pretty good satisfaction when you reflect on all the time and effort that got you there. I hope the plane gives you a lot of interesting adventures.

[LSaupe]

Congratulations!!

[Guy Buchanan]

Congratulations! How soon until you visit San Diego?

[Cherrybark]

With this community and other home builder forums, it seem almost a casual thing to build and fly your own airplane. Not to get too melodramatic, but you have accomplished what many have started and never finished. Not to mention how many have dreamed but never started.

Congratulations!

[ken nougaret]

Thank you all for the nice comments. This forum has been a huge help and i still enjoy the reading almost everyday. Hope to someday put more faces to the names.
Ken

[jdmcbean]

CONGRATS Ken and Dori (sp)!!! It is an accomplishment that has to experienced to truly appreciate.

[HighWing]

With this community and other home builder forums, it seem almost a casual thing to build and fly your own airplane. Not to get too melodramatic, but you have accomplished what many have started and never finished. Not to mention how many have dreamed but never started.

Congratulations!

My thoughts too. Good News!