Nose gear kitfox

[fastfred]

I land grass much of the time then the grass gets covered then we go to Ice and now I run skis.

[airlina]

I land grass much of the time then the grass gets covered then we go to Ice and now I run skis.

Fred what kind of skis are you running? Bruce N199CL

[fastfred]

Datumair retraceables

[airlina]

Fred, those look great , top of the line retractable wheel skis . With our hit and miss winters now , I am looking to switch out my federal 1500's straight skis for wheel type skis so I'm not grounded when the snow melts and i need tires . Thanks Bruce N199CL

[fastfred]

They are cheaper than summits. 3 skis are less than 100 lbs. . they fly nice and still cruise at 104 on a normal day. I fly north and leave on pavement on most days and land in snow ten come back to pavement. They are very handy

[fastfred]

I have a weight question while the nose gear guys are watching.
On the ground the nose seems quite heavy for taxiing on soft surfaces . Has anyone ever put some weigh on he tail to counter some of this? The W and B stays in good shape with say 10 Lbs.