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wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

I was wondering how many Kitfox owners there are in the South East and if there's any interest in some kind of gathering. I live near Greenville, SC. 



I'm a fairly new pilot myself and I have to say that I'm a little disappointed to discover how few people there are in the sport. My home airport (34A) is a ghost town. The hangars are full but there are no airplanes in the tie down area. If there's ever more than one airplane on the ramp, the locals crack jokes and call it a "fly in". 



And yes, I do like a little cheese with my whine.

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

kitfoxpilot(at)msn.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:03 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

I fly my Kitfox IV out of WOO/Freeway Airport in Mitchellville Md.  Lets 

meet up and do some Kitfox-in.



Ray

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		  From: "wingnut" <wingnut(at)spamarrest.com>

Reply-To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: South East Kitfox Owners

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:00:17 -0700






I was wondering how many Kitfox owners there are in the South East and if 

there's any interest in some kind of gathering. I live near Greenville, SC.



I'm a fairly new pilot myself and I have to say that I'm a little 

disapointed to discover how few poeple there are in the sport. My home 

airport (34A) is a ghost town. The hangars are full but there's are no 

airplanes in the tie down area. If there's ever more than one airplane on 

the ramp, the locals crack jokes and call it a "fly in".



And yes, I do like a little cheese with my whine.



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Luis Rodriguez

Model IV 1200

Rotax 912UL

Flying Weekly

Laurens, SC (34A)





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wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

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		  I fly my Kitfox IV out of WOO/Freeway Airport in Mitchellville Md. Lets meet up and do some Kitfox-in. 	




Great. Now we just need someplace interesting to fly to that's somewhere between us. Looks like the midway point will be somewhere around the NC/VA border. Know anything interesting in that area?

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

Sbennett3(at)aol.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

Luis, I live in RDU area and just purchased my  Kitfox 912 4-1200 today. The previous owner is taking it to KLBT so I can get  some tail wheel training... Then I'll hanger it back at my usual home  hanger  1nc1.   I have a friend at the same strip thats building  one. So ya, we're out here...  Steve Bennett   Durham  NC.



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dcsfoto

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 120

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

I have a model III and almost finished with a Model 7,

live in Arkansas we need a midpoint to have a Kitfox flyin



David

wingnut

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Posts: 356

Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

How about somewhere on the coast? First Flight Airport at Kitty Hawk seems like a fitting destination. A bit south of that is Ocracoke Island (W95) which is supposed to have the best beach in the US:

http://www.drbeach.org/drbeach/best_beach_list.htm

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

shinco(at)bright.net
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:15 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

I live in Ohio.and close to grand Lake St.Marys.in west central 

Ohio.there is Lake field Airport there would be ideal for a Kitfox fly 

country air port CQA..lots of room there for one.  Steve Shinabery N554KF



dcsfoto wrote:

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 I have a model III and almost finished with a Model 7,

 live in Arkansas we need a midpoint to have a Kitfox flyin



 David





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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:53 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

How about Roxboro NC  TDF.

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wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 6:03 am Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

 	  Kem Dunnebacke wrote: 	
		  Morning, i read that there is interest in a Kitty Hawk fly in? I am Based at Bayboro NC and know there area it is in route for Kitty Hawk. 10 mls west is EWN, class D, fuel, car,logging........LETS GO  its a ocean flight with many wonderful views, OBX is on the way with a phone call we get also get fuel.a great place for brunch! i can have local EAA help if needed, i would be glad to help organize incoming pilots. info:252-638-5828 h  252-229-8200 cell

Kem Dunnebacke N3163K kitfoxivplay(at)gmail.com 	




Whoohoo! Lots of great suggestions. No matter what happens, it's already raised my spirits just to have this many people respond.  So far, I count seven interested pilots and almost as many suggested destinations . They all sound interesting but Kitty Hawk is one that really stands out for me. The thought of a flock of Kitfoxes gathering at the birthplace of aviation gets my heart pumping. What do you say guys? Shall we make it Kitty Hawk?

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

jcant1(at)hughes.net
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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

Hey guys I live in northwest Alabama, does that qualify for southeast fly

in, I have just finished building a 5TD with Rotec radial and hope to get it

inspected next week. I would like to join you if I get enough time on the

fox before then.

Jim Cantrell

Kitfox 5 TD (1995)

Hodges, Alabama



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wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:35 am Post subject: SE Kitfox Flyin

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		  Hey guys I live in northwest Alabama, does that qualify for southeast fly in, I have just finished building a 5TD with Rotec radial and hope to get it inspected next week. I would like to join you if I get enough time on the fox before then. 	




Please come! I started out addressing SE based pilots thinking that people further away would not be interested. Just to be clear, EVERYONE is welcome as far as I'm concerned.



A Rotec powered Kitfox is quite a unique specimen. It would be awsome if you could make it. What kind of timeframe are you looking at?

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Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 2:19 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

I've got a friend who lives in Fayetteville, NC, and I'll be visiting  

him sometime, so I'd join up with you folks if you don't mind a  

Northerner infiltrating the ranks.  : )

Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/395+ hrs

do not archive

On Aug 30, 2007, at 10:03 AM, wingnut wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   

 Kem Dunnebacke wrote:

> Morning, i read that there is interest in a Kitty Hawk fly in? I  

> am Based at Bayboro NC and know there area it is in route for  

> Kitty Hawk. 10 mls west is EWN, class D, fuel,  

> car,logging........LETS GO  its a ocean flight with many wonderful  

> views, OBX is on the way with a phone call we get also get fuel.a  

> great place for brunch! i can have local EAA help if needed, i  

> would be glad to help organize incoming pilots. info:252-638-5828  

> h  252-229-8200 cell

> Kem Dunnebacke N3163K kitfoxivplay(at)gmail.com

 Whoohoo! Lots of great suggestions. No matter what happens, it's  

 already raised my spirits just to have this many people respond.   

 So far, I count seven interested pilots and almost as many  

 suggested destinations . They all sound interesting but Kitty  

 Hawk is one that really stands out for me. The thought of a flock  

 of Kitfoxes gathering at the birthplace of aviation gets my heart  

 pumping. What do you say guys? Shall we make it Kitty Hawk?



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 Luis Rodriguez

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:19 am Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

 	  Quote: 	
		  I've got a friend who lives in Fayetteville, NC, and I'll be visiting 

him sometime, so I'd join up with you folks if you don't mind a 

Northerner infiltrating the ranks. : ) 	




Holy cow! It's the infamous Lynn Matteson. There goes the neighborhood! That would be awesome Lynn. 



Well it looks like we certainly have enough interest now we need to pick a place and a time. At the moment, I see two alternatives that look really interesting. Campbell Field Airport on VA's eastern and First Flight Airport at Kitty Hawk. I can go either way but I think we should pick a destination that would draw the most people. Shall we put it to a vote? 



I'm personally leaning towards Kitty Hawk. Seems like the kind of pilgrimage that every pilot should take sooner or later. 



As for a date: How about the first weekend of Oct? Columbus Day makes it a long weekend. Also, I got word from a couple of people who are interested but can't make it any sooner. 



Oh.. I've been corresponding with Mr. John King himself and he expressed an interest in Kitty Hawk. Let's start an email campain and see if we can tear him away from that boat he's building .

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:54 am Post subject: South East Kitfox Owners

Yup, it's me alright...quick, hide the women and children!

My friend down there has a friend who lives nearby, right on a  

private strip called Eastover...a fly-in residential park. I flew  

radio controlled planes there one summer day while visiting. It is  

located just under the outer ring of Fayetteville Reg'l, to the  

northeast. That is where I will park the plane when I visit the  

F'ville area. That aside, keep doing the planning and I'll go along  

with whatever is voted upon.

Maybe we could all pitch in and finish John's boat so he'd have more  

time to fly. : )

Lynn Matteson

Grass Lake, Michigan

Kitfox IV Speedster  w/Jabiru 2200

flying w/395+ hrs

do not archive

On Aug 31, 2007, at 9:19 AM, wingnut wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

> I've got a friend who lives in Fayetteville, NC, and I'll be visiting

> him sometime, so I'd join up with you folks if you don't mind a

> Northerner infiltrating the ranks. : )

 Holy cow! It's the infamous Lynn Matteson. There goes the  

 neighborhood! That would be awesome Lynn.

 Well it looks like we certainly have enough interest now we need to  

 pick a place and a time. At the moment, I see two alternatives that  

 look really interesting. Campbell Field Airport on VA's eastern and  

 First Flight Airport at Kitty Hawk. I can go either way but I think  

 we should pick a destination that would draw the most people. Shall  

 we put it to a vote?

 I'm personally leaning towards Kitty Hawk. Seems like the kind of  

 pilgrimage that every pilot should take sooner or later.

 As for a date: How about the first weekend of Oct? Columbus Day  

 makes it a long weekend. Also, I got word from a couple of people  

 who are interested but can't make it any sooner.

 Oh.. I've been corresponding with Mr. John King himself and he  

 expressed an interest in Kitty Hawk. Let's start an email campain  

 and see if we can tear him away from that boat he's building .

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 Luis Rodriguez

 Model IV 1200

 Rotax 912UL

 Flying Weekly

 Laurens, SC (34A)

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 11:05 am Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

Wow. I just combed through all the replies since my original queries and we have close to a dozen pilots interested. There are a couple more that responded directly to my home email that I donâ€™t have in front of me at the moment but hereâ€™s the first cut at a list:



Steve Bennett, Durham, NC, Sbennett3(at)aol.com

Steve Shinabery, Lake St.Marys, OH, shinco(at)bright.net

Travis, Roxboro, NC, tc9008(at)aol.com

Ray Gignac, Mitchellville, Md, kitfoxpilot(at)msn.com

Kem Dunnebacke, Bayboro, NC, kitfoxivplay(at)gmail.com

Luis Rodriguez, Greeville, SC, wingnut(at)spamarrest.com

Jim Cantrell, Hodges, Alabama, Rotec, jcant1(at)hughes.net

Lynn Matteson	, Grass Lake, MI, lynnmatt(at)jps.net			

Mark Napier, Atlanta, GA, Mark.Napier(at)sciatl.com		

John King, Warrenton, VA, kingjohn1(at)comcast.net



As Iâ€™ve posted, I currently see two viable alternatives for a location for the gathering (please see previous post).  Would everyone on the list above please chime in with their own preference? Also, would anyone that is interested that is not on the list please chime in with their email address?



We also have to pick a date. Since no one else has mentioned a firmed date yet, Iâ€™ll kick it off with suggesting Oct 8th. Itâ€™s far enough away that it will include some people that would not be able to attend otherwise while soon enough that we can start making firm commitments. 



Finally, should we take this off this discussion off the Matronics list to avoid clogging the in boxes of people who are  not interested?

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

wingnut

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 356

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

Ken pointed out that I goofed with the date. Oct 8th is a Monday. It's Columbus day thus a holiday and why I was thinking of this particular weekend but I'm guessing that Saturday, Oct 6, will work better.

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Luis Rodriguez
Model IV 1200
Rotax 912UL
Flying Weekly
Laurens, SC (34A)

kitfoxjim

Joined: 30 May 2007
Posts: 7
Location: SC

Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: South East Kitfox Owners

Hi Greenville



I live about 50 miles from Greenville. Be glad to fly in to 34A. Kust let me knpw a good day. I have a Vixen.

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