New member Intro

[KFfan]

Hello all. I completed ground school this spring and want to get my SP ticket. I searched ALL summer for an affordable Kitfox to use as a trainer. The closest facility to me with a LSA for training is about 65 miles distant. I don't know when I decided I HAD to have a Kitfox but I did. I finally found a decent one about two weeks ago. It is currently in the warehouse where I work. I want to get to know this Beauty intimately before I get a waiver to use it for my SP training. I've been lurking on this and the Avid forum for some time. I have certainly gleaned a great deal of knowledge from those forums. Thank you all for an education and your thoughts. Lou

[jiott]

Welcome to the Kitfox family.
Is it a taildragger or tri-gear? Which model? I started my pilot (Sport) training in a T/D Kitfox with Stick & Rudder in Boise. Its not the easiest plane for a brand new pilot to learn in, but it is very satisfying to get that tailwheel endorsement in a high performance STOL machine like the Kitfox.

Good luck with your training.

[Paul Z]

A tail dragger Kitfox is a lot easier to land than a Cessna 120 of a J3 Cub! Much more forgiving!

[KFfan]

Thanks jiott!
Yep, I went into this with eyes WIDE open. I'm not a spring chicken and have gained a LOT of moxy over the decades...
It is the second incantation of the Kitfox with a 582 Gray head and about 255 hours TT. It became airworthy in 2000. I believe I am the 6th owner. Makes me think "why did they all bail on it". Perhaps it didn't meet their expectations. I just want to putz about in the sky and take in the world from a different perspective. I have lived with the fishes and now hope to soar with the Eagles.

[KFfan]

Hi Paul
I'm always open to new challenges!

[Dorsal]

Welcome, the more the merrier

[KFfan]

Thanks Dorsal!

[Kurt.A]

Welcome Lou.
Glad to have you aboard. I too am a new member and have the utmost respect for the members on this site. The learning curve is steep and well guided.

[Av8r3400]

Welcome KFfan-Lou!

I moved the tail wheel discussion to its own thread so as to not hijack your intro thread any fisher!

Again, I bid you welcome. Read, learn, contribute and enjoy our little corner of the internet! You'll be Kitfox-ing before you know it!!

[KFfan]

Fisher?
I'm old enough that I don't bite on much of anything.

Glad you split it. A great deal of valuable insight was divulged.