Another item for the annual condition inspection: Disassemble, inspect and service nose gear strut
Another item for the annual condition inspection: Disassemble, inspect and service nose gear strut
Remove and install on the tail.![]()
Flying a series 4 speedster
Rotax 912uls whirlwind 75”
Looks great Paul!
Esser, thanks for the compliment. But thanks goes to John & Judd at Kitfox Factory. They do great work. Now to get a few more hours of Stick & Rudder before I head home.
Paul Zimmermann
LSRM-A
Garland, Texas
I saw 703KA while at the factory last week, still had the wheel up front. Looks great with the wheel in the back, Beautiful AC Paul.
Marv
Building 7 SS
Nose gear folks,
I'm looking for information about the most common damage that happens during a nose gear "event".
In thoroughly going over my used Vixen, I have found evidence of some kind of force that poked a hole in the firewall exactly in the center and between the tubes behind the center console. I had heard this airplane had a nose gear damage incident, but no details were found in the log books or on the Title Search I paid for before I bought it. So far I have not located any other suspicious damage (other than a sheet of metal that was riveted over the hole) however I will be looking further. I imagine the damage was a nose gear collapse, however I cannot figure out what goes where in the geometrics of the airframe when that happens.
I suspect some folks on this list may be familiar with my plane, it was originally flown around Arizona as Vixen N526. I bought it from the second owner (who only flew it for 12 hours or so until he sold it) who had re-registered it as N24V.
Any info would be appreciated, so I can look in all the logical spots for any un-seen damage.
Thanks much,
Skot
Kitfox Vixen 912 ULS
N24V at C29