2019 Kitfox Fly-in Aug 23rd-25th

[efwd]

I submitted yesterday or the day before and I have not heard anything back as of yet.

[efwd]

Glad to hear your safe Bob. Wish I didn't have to cancel last minute. Glad I did as you'll see in my post later. Have a great time. Fly safe.

[aviator79]

I hope your bird is okay Eddie. I'm in suspense. Is this related to the warm temps?

[aviator79]

Here's a quick trip report for those that didn't make it out. Branden might correct me on the details.

24 airplanes showed up at Rainbow Ranch, which was generously offered up as the venue by Bob Hoff and his family. The grass was in immaculate condition, and camping on the field was pretty great. Friday afternoon it was fun to see old friends and make some new ones. Several people showed up who have deposits down waiting for kits. They had a lot of great questions, and I think if they learned one thing it's that there is a great community that will support them in their builds. Friday night after dinner Paul briefed the pilots on the Saturday morning flyout.

Saturday morning we had aircraft rolling out for the flyout by 7:30 AM. Paul planned a great itinerary that took us through some beautiful country, with gorgeous lakes, valleys, the Tetons, and then over Yellowstone. Branden served as cab driver, making a couple trips in an overstuffed crew car to get us to breakfast in Yellowstone. We hit a fun little aviation/war museum in Rexburg on our way back to Rainbow. The landings in Rexburg and Rainbow were a bit sporting as the winds had started to pick up, but we all managed pretty well. I got a couple great bounces in front of everyone.

The winds continued to get worse throughout Saturday night, well past midnight. I got concerned when one of my tent poles buckled inward. But dawn greeted us with dead calm, and instead I got those winds at my tail on the way home, posting 160 mph groundspeed at times at it wasn't even that bumpy. I think everyone departed pretty early in the AM on Sunday to get away before the winds got nasty.

The staff from Kitfox, Stick and Rudder, and the Hoff family did a great job putting on the event and I can't thank them enough. I look forward to seeing everyone again soon. I'll post some pictures below when I get some more time.

[aviator79]

I didn't feel like curating and posting pictures individually, so here's a dump of what I took:

Kitfox Factory Fly-In 2019