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Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

For those of you who care about such things, Kitfox N369LM just  

passed 1000 hours of flight.

Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

On Jul 5, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:



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 From what you've written I gather the following: You have removed  

 the Hamilton compass from your plane and you are standing in your  

 front yard with it, trying to set it. That's how I read what you've  

 written...is this correct? If so, that might be the problem.



 Lynn Matteson

 Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

 Jabiru 2200, #2062, 998.9 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

 Countdown to 1000 hrs...<2 to go(20 days to go)

 Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

 Electroair direct-fire ignition system

 Rotec TBI-40 injection

 Status: flying

 do not archive



 On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:45 PM, larry copas wrote:



> Hi guys,  I removed the Hamilton Instruments, vertical card,  

> magnetic compass from my KF lll. It was off by 20 degrees. I've  

> read nearly all of the proceedures for swinging it: set North,  

> take out half of error at South, same with East and West.  I can  

> set any two adjacents but the opposites are off by 20 -25  

> degrees.  I've spent hours in my front yard and can get no closer  

> than about 12 degrees all around.  The screws have no markings  

> that're supposed to point to 9 O'Clock. I can't imagine that it's  

> broke. One thought was that a gear got jumped, somehow.  I'm ready  

> to take it apart but don't know if what I find will be self- 

> evident. Do you think there'll be alignment marks inside? Anyone  

> know how to contact a technician who works on them?  They went out  

> of business a while ago. A new one is incompatable with my  

> finances.  Thanks, guys.  Larry

>

> www.matronics.com/contribution _- 

> ============================================================

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

MDKitfox(at)aol.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:45 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Lynn,



Congratulations.  That's a terrific accomplishment.  What were your most memorable moments in that 1,000 hours, excluding the first flight of course?

 Rick Weiss

N39RW Series V Speedster, 912ULS

SkyStar S/N 1

Port Orange, FL

 

 

On Jul 5, 2010, at 10:28 PM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

[quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net (lynnmatt(at)jps.net)>



For those of you who care about such things, Kitfox N369LM just passed 1000 hours of flight.

Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

On Jul 5, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:



[quote]--> Kitfox-List message posted by: Lynn Matteson <lynnmatt(at)jps.net (lynnmatt(at)jps.net)>



From what you've written I gather the following: You have removed the Hamilton compass from your plane and you are standing in your front yard with it, trying to set it. That's how I read what you've written...is this correct? If so, that might be the problem.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 998.9 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Countdown to 1000 hrs...<2 to go(20 days to go)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying

do not archive



On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:45 PM, larry copas wrote:



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		  Hi guys,  I removed the Hamilton Instruments, vertical card, magnetic compass from my KF lll. It was off by 20 degrees. I've read nearly all of the proceedures for swinging it: set North, take out half of error at South, same with East and West.  I can set any two adjacents but the opposites are off by 20 -25 degrees.  I've spent hours in my front yard and can get no closer than about 12 degrees all around.  The screws have no markings that're supposed to point to 9 O'Clock. I can't imagine that it's broke. One thought was that a gear got jumped, somehow.  I'm ready to take it apart but don't know if what I find will be self-evident. Do you think there'll be alignment marks inside? Anyone know how to contact a technician who works on them?  They went out of business a while ago. A new one is incompatable with my finances.  Thanks, guys.  Larry

	
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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Way to go Lynn!  You've got me beat by quite a bit, I've flown a bit over 1/3 of your hours in the same time.  Keep having fun!  Jim Chuk  Avids, Kitfox 4 building (covering fusaloge)  Mn

 

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		   From: lynnmatt(at)jps.net

 Subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

 Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 22:28:06 -0400

 To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

 

 

 

 For those of you who care about such things, Kitfox N369LM just 

 passed 1000 hours of flight.

 

 

 Lynn Matteson

 Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

 Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

 Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

 Electroair direct-fire ignition system

 Rotec TBI-40 injection

 Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 On Jul 5, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

 

 > 

 >

 > From what you've written I gather the following: You have removed 

 > the Hamilton compass from your plane and you are standing in your 

 > front yard with it, trying to set it. That's how I read what you've 

 > written...is this correct? If so, that might be the problem.

 >

 > Lynn Matteson

 > Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

 > Jabiru 2200, #2062, 998.9 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

 > Countdown to 1000 hrs...<2 to go(20 days to go)

 > Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

 > Electroair direct-fire ignition system

 > Rotec TBI-40 injection

 > Status: flying

 > do not archive

 >

 >

 >

 >

 >

 > On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:45 PM, larry copas wrote:

 >

 >> Hi guys, I removed the Hamilton Instruments, vertical card, 

 >> magnetic compass from my KF lll. It was off by 20 degrees. I've 

 >> read nearly all of the proceedures for swinging it: set North, 

 >> take out half of error at South, same with East and West. I can 

 >> set any two adjacents but the opposites are off by 20 -25 

 >> degrees. I've spent hours in my front yard and can get no closer 

 >> than about 12 degrees all around. The screws have no markings 

 >> that're supposed to point to 9 O'Clock. I can't imagine that it's 

 >> broke. One thought was that a gear got jumped, somehow. I'm ready 

 >> to take it apart but don't know if what I find will be self- 

 >> evident. Do you think there'll be alignment marks inside? Anyone 

 >> know how to contact a technician who works on them? They went out 

 >> of business a while ago. A new one is incompatable with my 

 >> finances. Thanks, guys. Larry

 >>

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Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Congratulations Lynn.  That is quiet a milestone!



Jim Crowder



Do not archive



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n61kf

Joined: 27 Aug 2006
Posts: 23
Location: Waynesville Ohio

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:35 am Post subject: Re: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Congratulations, Lynn

May your airplane proudly wear it"s 1000 hour + homebuilt sign this year at Oshkosh!



Keith Schneider

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Red Stewart Airfield
Waynesville Ohio
KF IV 912ul

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:41 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Hey, Keith-

Yup, gonna be a "banner year" at O'kosh....thanks, Keith.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...



On Jul 6, 2010, at 1:35 PM, n61kf wrote:



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 Congratulations, Lynn

 May your airplane proudly wear it"s 1000 hour + homebuilt sign this  

 year at Oshkosh!



 Keith Schneider



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 Keith Schneider

 Red Stewart Airfield

 Waynesville Ohio

 KF IV 912ul

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Thanks, Jim...keep going...you'll get there. It sure looked like a  

daunting task early on, and I don't wanna think about how much fuel  

it took to get there, but it was fun, and keeps on being fun. I gotta  

think of another milestone to shoot for now. A friend asked me how  

far I had probably flown, and I guessed at about 85-90,000 miles....3  

times around the world?



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive



On Jul 5, 2010, at 11:34 PM, Jim_and_Lucy Chuk wrote:



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		   Way to go Lynn!  You've got me beat by quite a bit, I've flown a  

 bit over 1/3 of your hours in the same time.  Keep having fun!  Jim  

 Chuk  Avids, Kitfox 4 building (covering fusaloge)  Mn



 > From: lynnmatt(at)jps.net

 > Subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

 > Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2010 22:28:06 -0400

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

 >

 > 

 >

 > For those of you who care about such things, Kitfox N369LM just

 > passed 1000 hours of flight.

 >

 >

 > Lynn Matteson

 > Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

 > Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

 > Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

 > Electroair direct-fire ignition system

 > Rotec TBI-40 injection

 > Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

 >

 >

 >

 >

 >

 >

 > On Jul 5, 2010, at 11:28 AM, Lynn Matteson wrote:

 >

 > > 

 <lynnmatt(at)jps.net>

 > >

 > > From what you've written I gather the following: You have removed

 > > the Hamilton compass from your plane and you are standing in your

 > > front yard with it, trying to set it. That's how I read what  

 you've

 > > written...is this correct? If so, that might be the problem.

 > >

 > > Lynn Matteson

 > > Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

 > > Jabiru 2200, #2062, 998.9 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

 > > Countdown to 1000 hrs...<2 to go(20 days to go)

 > > Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

 > > Electroair direct-fire ignition system

 > > Rotec TBI-40 injection

 > > Status: flying

 > > do not archive

 > >

 > >

 > >

 > >

 > >

 > > On Jul 4, 2010, at 3:45 PM, larry copas wrote:

 > >

 > >> Hi guys, I removed the Hamilton Instruments, vertical card,

 > >> magnetic compass from my KF lll. It was off by 20 degrees. I've

 > >> read nearly all of the proceedures for swinging it: set North,

 > >> take out half of error at South, same with East and West. I can

 > >> set any two adjacents but the opposites are off by 20 -25

 > >> degrees. I've spent hours in my front yard and can get no closer

 > >> than about 12 degrees all around. The screws have no markings

 > >> that're supposed to point to 9 O'Clock. I can't imagine that it's

 > >> broke. One thought was that a gear got jumped, somehow. I'm ready

 > >> to take it apart but don't know if what I find will be self-

 > >> evident. Do you think there'll be alignment marks inside? Anyone

 > >> know how to contact a technician who works on them? They went out

 > >> of business a while ago. A new one is incompatable with my

 > >> finances. Thanks, guys. Larry

 > >>

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Thanks, Jim....



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive



On Jul 6, 2010, at 1:35 AM, Jim Crowder wrote:



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 Congratulations Lynn.  That is quiet a milestone!



 Jim Crowder



 Do not archive

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Memorable moments....well, I wasn't a pilot until I got trained in  

it, so I missed flying the first flight, or the next 40 hours, but I  

sure gave 'er hell after that! Probably flying it to California from  

Michigan, or being allowed to fly it into the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome  

airstrip were a couple of good accomplishments. On the bad side of  

things, finding a wheatfield in which to emergency land was  

memorable, as well as....when out of fuel...spotting a nice strip of  

grass and getting 'er whoa'd down on that strip, then discovering  

that it was a little-used airport after all. Flying on skis up to  

Oshkosh the first (and so far the only trip there on skis) time was  

pretty neat, too...yeah, the spot landing at Oshkosh during  

Airventure and the subsequent running out of fuel 20 feet off the  

runway was exciting....not really out of fuel that time. The fuel had  

just moved to where I wasn't getting it...forward, in this case.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...



On Jul 5, 2010, at 10:40 PM, Weiss Richard wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Lynn,



 Congratulations.  That's a terrific accomplishment.  What were your  

 most memorable moments in that 1,000 hours, excluding the first  

 flight of course?



 Rick Weiss

 N39RW Series V Speedster, 912ULS

 SkyStar S/N 1

 Port Orange, FL

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

bigboyzt0yz

Joined: 29 Jan 2008
Posts: 29
Location: Centeral Maryland

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 12:34 pm Post subject: Re: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Way to go. I am trying to catch you but you are pulling away fast.

_________________
Lee Fritz in Owings Mills Md. 2002 KitFox-IV Classic/912UL/Warp drive taper tip/100% Complete ( Extras Strut fairings08, Grove gear09,) 300 hrs since Aug 07 "Have your feet on the Pedals and keep reaching for the sky".

Fox5flyer
Guest

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:11 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Amazing, Lynn.  Do you ever sleep?

Kudos,

Deke



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Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:18 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Sure........while flying! : )



Just kidding, Deke. Geez, if I could fly at night, I'd have seen the  

1000 a long time ago.



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive



On Jul 6, 2010, at 5:09 PM, fox5flyer wrote:



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 Amazing, Lynn.  Do you ever sleep?

 Kudos,

 Deke

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:21 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

I'll probably slow a bit now....but I'm thinking of getting some  

float training, so the 'fox may sit during that time. I'd sure love  

to see my plane on floats.... : )



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive



On Jul 6, 2010, at 4:34 PM, bigboyzt0yz wrote:



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 <bigboyzt0yz(at)yahoo.com>



 Way to go. I am trying to catch you but you are pulling away fast.



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 Lee Fritz in Owings Mills Md. 2002 KitFox-IV Classic/912UL/Warp  

 drive taper tip/100% Complete ( Extras Strut fairings08, Grove  

 gear09,) 300 hrs since Aug 07 &quot;Have your feet on the Pedals  

 and keep reaching for the sky&quot;.





 Read this topic online here:



 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303957#303957

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

7suds(at)Chartermi.net
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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:11 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Congratulations Lynn!! Have you owned it since new? 



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Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:54 pm Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

I'm the 4th owner, but the one who completed the remaining 80-85 % of  

the work, and (because I wasn't a pilot at the time) watched it fly  

for the first time. I got my (continued) flight training in it  

starting at the 40th hour of its' life. : )



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive



On Jul 6, 2010, at 8:07 PM, Cudnohufsky's wrote:



[quote] 

 <7suds(at)chartermi.net>



 Congratulations Lynn!! Have you owned it since new?



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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 752
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Lynn, building and flying your kitfox for 1000 hours is an accomplishment some of us only dream of.



By the way, did you buy your kit from Jimmy in Texas?  I think you did and if so an extra rudder gap foam from my kit is on yours.

_________________
Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA

Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Hi Tom-

Yes I did buy the unfinished kit from Jimmy, but I didn't use the  

rudder gap foam....I made up my own rudder gap fairing, after making  

airfoils for the vertical. I had some prints that Jimmy gave me for  

the shape of the vertical airfoils, but they seemed quite fat, so I  

scaled them down a bit. I used a "W" (cross section)-shaped aluminum  

"socket" for the vertical, then rounded the leading edge of the  

rudder to fit inside the "W", creating a pretty decent fairing,  

similar to the fiberglas item available from Kitfox.



I haven't heard from Jimmy, and I know he follows the Jabiru Yahoo  

group, where I also announced this accomplishment...guess I'd better  

call and see how he is.

This foam...was it the hard yellow foam, or the pretty soft white  

vinyl-covered foam? I used some of the hard foam to do some forming  

somewhere, but I can't figure out for the life of me what that vinyl  

stuff is used for....after 1000 hours, I guess I don't need to know  

what it should have been used for. : )



Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

On Jul 7, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Tom Jones wrote:



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 Lynn, building and flying your kitfox for 1000 hours is an  

 accomplishment some of us only dream of.



 By the way, did you buy your kit from Jimmy in Texas?  I think you  

 did and if so an extra rudder gap foam from my kit is on yours.



 --------

 Tom Jones

 Classic IV

 503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp

 Ellensburg, WA





 Read this topic online here:



 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=304014#304014

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Lynn
Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

Tom Jones

Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 752
Location: Ellensburg, WA

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Lynn Matteson

 	  Quote: 	
		  This foam...was it the hard yellow foam, or the pretty soft white 

vinyl-covered foam? I used some of the hard foam to do some forming 

somewhere, but I can't figure out for the life of me what that vinyl 

stuff is used for....after 1000 hours, I guess I don't need to know 

what it should have been used for. : ) 	




Lynn, It was the hard yellow.  My Classic 4 kit came with one for a model 4 and one for a Serries 5 kitfox.  jimmy was going to modify it to use on his/your 4.  I don't know what the white foam is.  I don't think my kit had any of that in it.

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Tom Jones
Classic IV
503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp
Ellensburg, WA

cliffh(at)outdrs.net
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Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:07 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

Congratulations Lynn, for reaching 1000 hrs.

My speedster has 1311 hrs on it. It had 476 hrs on it when I bought it in 

Jan 2000.



Floran Higgins

Helena, Mt

Speedster

912 ULS

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Lynn Matteson

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

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 11:29 am Post subject: Another Kitfox hits 1000 hours

The white foam was soft and had this vinyl covering over it....it  

looked like a door-to-jamb seal....it might have been for a house for  

all Jimmy and I know. I did call him today and mentioned it, and he  

didn't recall it.

I recall using some of the hard yellow foam for building up the top  

of my rudder and the vertical stab, so they'd better match the  

slightly fatter area where the trailing edge of the vert. and the  

leading edge of the rudder came together.

Lynn Matteson

Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger

Jabiru 2200, #2062, 1000.2 hrs (since 3-27-2006)

Sensenich 62"x46" Wood (summer)

Electroair direct-fire ignition system

Rotec TBI-40 injection

Status: flying...1000 hrs. plus...

do not archive

On Jul 7, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Tom Jones wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 Lynn Matteson

> This foam...was it the hard yellow foam, or the pretty soft white

> vinyl-covered foam? I used some of the hard foam to do some forming

> somewhere, but I can't figure out for the life of me what that vinyl

> stuff is used for....after 1000 hours, I guess I don't need to know

> what it should have been used for. : )

 Lynn, It was the hard yellow.  My Classic 4 kit came with one for a  

 model 4 and one for a Serries 5 kitfox.  jimmy was going to modify  

 it to use on his/your 4.  I don't know what the white foam is.  I  

 don't think my kit had any of that in it.

 --------

 Tom Jones

 Classic IV

 503 Rotax, 72 inch Two blade Warp

 Ellensburg, WA

 Read this topic online here:

 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=304062#304062

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

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