Congrats!!
Congrats!!
Flying SS7, G3X, 912iS
https://mountainfoxbuild.wordpress.com/
Nice! Exciting!
Dustin Dickerson
Building 7ss STI x 2
Oratex
29" shock monster
EP912STI 155hp
Garmin
N33TF......FLYING!
N53TF......FLYING!
Congratulation Sir!!!
But I gotta ask........ How did the VHF antenna in the vertical stab work out? You had said it received well but hadn't heard anything else after.
G
Very Nice Darrel! Congratulations. Welcome to the skies as a Kitfoxer!.
Eddie Forward
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Garmin G3X
Thanks all for the very favorable comments.
Geek - too early to give a review on the antenna. Lots of calls come in clear and strong; especially ATC. Sometimes other aircraft not so much. Question is: is it my antenna/radio or theirs or other radios/interference? More flights should give me the opportunity to come up with a better answer.
Phil - you are correct; it was two years and two months plus a few days thrown in just to be sure. The funny thing was, on day one I posted on the white board in the shop: "Question - when will it be done. Answer - Tuesday." Turns out it was done on Tuesday.
The number one electronic issue to address is the ADS-b. I'm pretty sure that was solved this afternoon - the next flight will be the test.
Last edited by Delta Whisky; 07-02-2020 at 05:23 PM.
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Darrell..... Congrats! Heather and I are incredibly happy for you!! I remember sitting across the table in your kitchen and hearing how frustrated you were with your previous project and I was eager to see how you were going to enjoy the Kitfox build. Your plane is gorgeous. Something you should be proud of. I know your attention to detail and I'm confident it will be something you will enjoy!
Brandon
Excellent job! Congratulations!![]()
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
WOOT WOOT!!! Great job! Looks fantastic and glad she flew well 👍🏻
Jeff
KF 5
340KF
Geek - the answer (drum roll please) is in - the antenna works great. Took my longest flight today and listened to traffic and discussions over 70 miles away (ground and air) when I was at 4500 agl. I pick up AWOS stations when heading straight for them (I was a concerned that the the metal framework in front of the antenna would blank out those weak stations but fear not).
Brandon - please tell the gang at KF the plane is a real pleasure to fly.
Now, if I can only get it a tad slower on the approach . . . . . . . . . .
18 hours in, only 22 to go, then I'm free!!!
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