Need help evaluating a barn find Kitfox Series 5

[DesertFox4]

Some tribal knowledge sent to me in the last month. Two separate model 5 non-Vixens with broken rudder pedals. One was on short final with a crosswind. No damage or injuries due to above average pilot skills and a little luck. Fix your pedals guys. The same pedals are used in Vixens, Safaris and Outbacks. Taildraggers put way more stress on the pedals than do nose wheel models.


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[Eric Page]

Some tribal knowledge sent to me in the last month. Two separate model 5 non-Vixens with broken rudder pedals. [...] The same pedals are used in Vixens, Safaris and Outbacks. Taildraggers put way more stress on the pedals than do nose wheel models.

Good intel; thanks. Makes sense that all models used the same pedal assembly. I guess it must have been an oversight by the SkyStar folks that restricted the Service Bulletin to only Vixen models.

[efwd]

Well you certainly can't do it the way the previous owner did. You need to finish it. Good luck, enjoy the build.

[bbs428]

Way to go Eric!

Finally it's in it's new home with someone who can get it in the air where it belongs, congratz!

Now the real work begins. It will get ugly and overwhelming real fast. Get it all apart. Label everything. Identify to
the best of your ability what still can be used, what's missing and what new hardware/ 7 mods you want to purchase.
Factory support is top notch so all you need is cash and motivation! Lol.
In my case, it was difficult for me to find what was missing until I got to that particular step in the manual. Seemed
like every two weeks I was placing another order. More astute management will reduce shipping costs which can get
out of hand fast!

Lastly organization is your friend. You will save literally hundreds of hours looking for that part you just saw the other
day. So you order a new one and shockingly - you find the old one.

All the best and enjoy the build.

[alexM]

Kitfox is the only company in the world that has my card on file.