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I’ve never built a plane but I’ve been a Carpenter/fabricator for 20 years. I worked for a boat builder in my early twenties our boats would take a novice a lifetime to build but a couple of us could crank one out in weeks. I just don’t see where all the time is spent especially if you order a kit and have material acquisition covered. If the materials are sourced and you own the tools how can a proficient builder not put one together in 1/4 the time or better?

The Kitfox directions say to drain the fuel because the fuel will come out the fuel vent caps on top of the wing once folded back. Could you build the thing with the fuel vent caps more towards the wing root so when the wings fold back the fuel flows away from the vent caps?

Wow that was some serious whining! Thanks for the demo.

Sweden here: Thank you very much for your effort. Nice :)

barely made it to a 3rd of your video... all I could hear was plain/plane, this or that, most repeated word! is it Plain - (not decorated, large area of flat land) or is it Plane - (flat surface, spiritual, carpentry tool) or maybe an Aeroplane, or Aircraft 🤔 (a bit pedantic I know but, being former Royal Air Force, these references really make me cringe)

Want to sell it? :) Really. if so, comment and we can get in contact via email.

No safety wire on the drain plug?

That is such a cool KITFOX dude! I love your build!

The "Gas Valve Plug" you took out to drain the fuel has a depressive valve which means there's another piece that screws into the plane plug to drain things. I believe they put that drain plug so you could drain her w/o taking the plug out. There's a valve that depresses your plug & attached to a hose can be put into gas cans w/ less spillage. Also that special valve could used w/ a pump to do the job fast unless the directions say not to use a pump. I'm just thinking out loud here, I'm not a pilot or mechanic but the plug doesn't need to come out. peace

I’ve never heard someone bitch so much! Don’t be such a Sally. First get the appropriate clothing on (not your preppy crap).

Good Spanish!

In Europe, especially in the European Union, the quality is the same at all petrol stations. And this can be said 100%. If you fill up your car in a small village of 150 people near Warsaw, you will get exactly the same quality as in the city of Paris. The supply of petrol in the EU is amazing. However, there is no lower octane rating than 95. This is the minimum amount that can be sold.

Interesting. We are bringing Recon airplane to market here at Zephyrhills, FL. It is a redesigned bigger Apollo LSA. Doing the testing with standard 912ULS engine which is also 100 HP. At a weight of 1320 pounds gross, we are seeing 650 FPM climb sustained in hot Florida right now (2500 feet DA and very humid). Adjusting it for standard conditions, that is right around 790 FPM performance. Seeing around 100 mph cruise with 22 inch tires and no wheel pants with spring leaf gear that we make ourselves. With standard size tires and wheel pants, I expect to gain around 10 mph cruise speed at 75% power. Your STi should perform similarly unless the penalty from the landing gear is very severe. Remember drag affects not just your speed but also your rate of climb. You might want to try a slightly slower airspeed because that may be your real Vy than what you are using right now. That shift can happen due to extra drag. I cannot imagine a 1500 pound gross weight with 100 HP. We will allow 1500 pounds gross weight with 916iS only because with 100 HP performance at that gross weight is not satisfactory at all.

Mike wishes Scrappy was only 300000 dollars

Guy cannot keep eye contact

Do you know other manufacturers whose parts fit better? Shame that a year is spent. Sounds like much of that year is trying to make parts fit that should have come ready to assemble. Is Kitfox sourcing their parts from China?

Agree, for tens of thousands of dollars, surprising that so much sanding and reaming to make the parts fit together is surprising….

hi where can i get bush plane plans on sale

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I am looking to buy some land and I want to build a Kitfox not sure of the model yet except that I want 7 series model. In your opinion what is the shortest length field that you would consider for take offs and landings. Also what would you feel to be a comfortable length. I live in Texas and I am talking about a relatively flat grass turf or dirt landing strip.

Do u have to build the airframe from metal pipe? Can u use wood? If not whats the actual cost to have someone weld the whole thing how it should be

I built, owned, and flew a kitfox for 15 years 100 hp rotax ivo 3 blade. I live in northern utah and flew with my Brother in law with camp gear full fuel and had great performance in the backcountry of Idaho. Made sue we always flew in the cool morning air, cruise speed was 105 and never would it only climb 300 ft per min.

Great Vid.. thanks bro

A very fine video. Thank you.

I just got the same brake lines and fuel lines from Aircraft Specialties. Really good stuff!

No offense, but you come across as a whiny little crybaby.

"Can you build a kitchen table?" Had me laughing. I designed and built my kitchen table. I mean, I also used to build airplanes for a living, but...

Whiny @ss daddy’s kid

My grand papa showed me how to do this just like in the video, said it was the best way. He died in a mysterious hanger fire one day, never did find the cause.

Super good review

I really like your no BS straight to the point unapologetic style. Its awesome. Its the way aviation should be. I was looking at your videos to see which one people found the most help just looking at the views.... 2.5k, ok 1.5k cool 2k yep 10k... Oh....fuse covering...hmmm.... really? Then I realise your very cute other half is doing the feminine "Tada" pose....Of course. What would a bunch of men click on the most....😀 Great vid. I am going to watch them all. I like that your giving a summary of the experience not a how to set of instructions.

Love your honesty. People do not understand the work that goes in to building plans, cars, trucks.

Kits shouldn't be a thing because of the bizarre effort it takes. Imagine buying a car from Volkswagen as a kit and have to spend 1500 hours putting it together only to cost about as much as a factory finished one. Unthinkable. Mike Ojo the youtuber built a Sling 4 for over 300k$ while a superior factory built plane from Gogetair costs the same. Kits is a symptom of an ailing industry rather than an advantage. It's nice that it's allowed but the reliance on it is very unhealthy. Also a composite construction can be much simpler and faster to make from factory than the many parts of a truss plane. It's an illusion of simplicity.

This dude agitates me.

I’ve enjoyed watching your videos - thank-you for taking the time to make them.

Not everybody has a large hangar either. Having someplace to build is a giant advantage.

I think your video is very good. But, you are talking to a very small audience of like minded people. I have not built a Kitfox, but I did build a Challenger from Quad City many years ago. You obviously went into your build without fully researching exactly what you were getting into. Before I started my build I knew exactly what it entailed, and I felt comfortable doing it all. You can't rely on the words of someone trying to sell you something in an advertisement. You have to do your own research. I enjoyed building my plane, and let me tell you the manual provided by Quad City was worthless. It was like 500 pages that had been xeroxed so many times parts of it were not legible at all. There were photographs in there that resembled an ink blot test. The reality is that building a kit plane is not all that much less than buying a used certified one. The major benefit building a kit is it falls into the Experimental class, enabling you to do most maintenance yourself, you can even do minor modifications to your own plane, which save you a ton of money in operations costs.

If your experienced in building things you should have easily understood that their marketing of "anyone can do this" is far from true. This is far from basic garage building

Amazing video man. I was thinking about doing this . VERY enlightening. Thank you very much for this.

Where are your prior videos?

This is such a pain! 😢. (Removes a few dzus fasteners with a quarter twist and the entire plexiglass piece comes off). 😂. Spoiler: drain the gas, pull the pins and fold the wing. Add 15 minutes of drama for effect….

Yikes 1k hours oof.

I tried to make it to the end of this video but just couldn't. Just too much of a d'bag to ignore m

Looking awesome, keep up the hard work. Thank you for the update.

thanks Man .. & best regards from Greece

Seems the issue is your not the builder type your a flyer.... A builder doesn't need to fly, he gets to fly but enjoys the building of the plane too while the flyer just wants to fly and sure he may get some satisfaction from building his own plane it will never be the same as the craftsmans pride.

Rans manual was terrible to correct their mistakes in the manual I found so many mistakes that the plane I built would never be capable of actual flight. I called my airplane the S-10 Lemon.....

Would you mind sharing some specific planes you have in mind when you say there are others better at going "long distances affordably"?

Thanks for the awesome videos. What size tire did you go with? I’m trying to decide what I’m going to go with

Fabric coverings and finishings for aircraft is a black art in itself, all the lotions and potions, all the layers of products and preparation, its ridiculous. There is alot to be said for an all metal or composite aircraft. Its the kind of thing that you only work out how to do it by the end of the job and all the learning mistakes are in your aircraft once you're done