Who has been the highest in their Kitfox?

[Esser]

I was just perusing the Kitfox site and once again I saw the claim of 160mph cruise at 16,000ft with the 914

What's the highest you guys have actually been and what was your TAS?

[Av8r3400]

I was indicating 130 at 11.5 once. My GPS showed 170 ground speed, but that was the huge tailwind. I never figured the "true" airspeed. Honestly I was freezing my @$&!s off wearing shorts and a t-shirt at the time. But the tailwind was too big to pass up!

[Dorsal]

Been to 12.5 myself, everything seems to slow down a bit at those altitudes, kind of nice.

[Slyfox]

I think once I made it over 1000 ft.

[Esser]

I think once I made it over 1000 ft.

That's how I usually fly too! I used to joke that I was going to red line the altimeter at 500ft...

[Slyfox]

That's how I usually fly too! I used to joke that I was going to red line the altimeter at 500ft...

way to go, welcome to the club. I only go up to 1000 cus my airport is in a congested area.

[Kitfox Guy]

A few years ago I got my Model IV up to 14.5, and still had 200-300 fpm climb. I don't remember the airspeed, but I was solo, less than half tank of gas, the engine was 100 SMOH, and it was a cool spring morning.

[Paul Z]

I had mine to right at 12000. I had posted a photo of the Advanced Flight System showing 11500, but I can't find the photo.