Originally Posted by
Av8r3400
James,
First off, do you have a Kitfox now or how much time do you have in one? Or are you in the investigation to buy phase of things?
Second, before delving headlong into fixing a non-problem with an untried, non-solution, fly and get to know the airplane as it was designed. Kitfoxes work and perform very, very well as designed. This current airfoil has been in use on the Kitfoxes for over 25 years and has earned a very good reputation.
Adding 20 mph to your airspeed before climbing out of ground effect is ludicrous. This is not a VariEz. It is a very light and very forgiving airplane that will do just what you tell it to do. If you are flying in conditions of 20+ mph gusts, you need to pick another day to go flying.
Basing your course of action on accident records of questionable people doing questionable things with an aircraft and the trying to design out their mistakes, imo, will only lead to frustration if not outright trouble.