Glad to hear you are OK Gus. Hate to hear about the loss of a Kitfox, but it sure is a great testimony to the strength of the Kitfox.
Glad to hear you are OK Gus. Hate to hear about the loss of a Kitfox, but it sure is a great testimony to the strength of the Kitfox.
Phil Nelson
A&P-IA, Maintenance Instructor
KF 5 Outback, Cont. IO-240
Flying since 2016
So sorry to hear. It always pains me to see a fine airplane destroyed but it can be replaced. You can't! So thankful you're OK. I hope you can find a replacement soon. James Thomas
Guy,
So glad to hear you were ok, although hurt. I got a call from Stan early this morning - the crash was on the news last night, and he said that he heard from you, but was respecting your wishes to not share any details at that time. I suspected a wire strike. Looking at the pictures, it seems a miracle you survived at all. Everything considered, that's a good day. I hope your recuperation goes well and that you find another Kitfox to make into a beauty, as you did with that one. It was great to see you here in Colorado.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
Note to all: There is also a wire (cable) across the canyon north of Moab. When flying that canyon be aware as it can come upon you fast with little warning.
Steve Wilson
Huntsville, UT
Kitfox 85DD
912A / 3 Blade Taper Tip Warp Drive
Convertible Nosewheel & Tailwheel
SkySteve's SPOT Page
SkySteve's You Tube Videos
A real bummer to lose your Fox, but so amazing that you were able to walk away from it. Stan had shared the picture at lunch today and there was a story on the local news tonight. It was good to meet you on your way to OSH; hope it's not long before you're back in a Fox.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
Guy, Sorry for your troubles. You must be pretty tough to walk away from that one. I hope your spirits are still good after what you've been through.
Other folks, I'm curious if you're using something like Foreflight with synthetic vision, if a cable like this would show up as an obstacle with accompanying alerts.
-- Paul S
Model III SN910
582 IVO Med
I don't know for sure, but I do know that there are an awful lot of cables that are definitely not charted, and they can sometimes be very hard to see, even when you know they're there. So, even if there are some in a synthetic vision database, I think you definitely couldn't count on very many (if not most) of them being there.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
As been stated before in the Moab area, multiple cables I know of. Looking on a sectional only one is charted.
Glad your ok!
Mike Bentley
Model IV-1200
Jabiru 2200A #438
Rotec Aerosport LCH Heads
Ellison EFS-2 Throttle Body
Prince Prop (64x34)
My SPOT Page
When I first saw the pictures my heart sank cause I thought there was no way someone could walk away from that. Glad I was wrong and you are fine. Let us know if you need anything and have a quick recovery.
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Josh Esser
Flying SS7
Rotax 914iS
AirMaster Prop
Edmonton, AB, CWL3