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  Topic: Still around
Joel

Replies: 4
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PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:34 am   Subject: Still around
I've been monitoring the list regularly for years. Plan to get my Model 5 on Clarmar amphibs back in the air in May after installing a new 912 ULS and experiencing a compound fracture last summer. J ...
  Topic: Model 7 For SaleModel 7 For SaleModel 7 For SaleModel 7 For
Joel

Replies: 0
Views: 2923

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2016 7:40 am   Subject: Model 7 For SaleModel 7 For SaleModel 7 For SaleModel 7 For
Put this beautiful aircraft on floats.
I have a set of Full Lotus 1650 straight floats rigged and ready for a Kitfox 5, 6 or 7 available for $3900.
They have been flown 2 summers under my Kitfox 5 a ...
  Topic: Back in the Air Again
Joel

Replies: 7
Views: 6268

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 7:33 am   Subject: Back in the Air Again
Congratulations Guy!
 
My wife & I are driving to OSH from near Seattle, camping at Scholler. I'm hauling a light weight flat-bed trailer, hoping to return with amphib floats.  Anyone interest ...
  Topic: New (Free) Aviation App
Joel

Replies: 20
Views: 26775

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 9:43 am   Subject: New (Free) Aviation App
 
Glenn,
Requested permissions for Android apps can be controlled by the developer using the manifest.permissions object. see [url=http://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permissio ...
  Topic: New (Free) Aviation App
Joel

Replies: 20
Views: 26775

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:55 am   Subject: New (Free) Aviation App
Hi Glenn,
 
Just wondering why the app needs access to identity, calendar, contacts photos & files, the camera and call information. I understand the need for location information to improve sea ...
  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:56 pm   Subject: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
I just removed some Shields Fuel Feed Hose-5/16" I.D. from my Kitfox for 3 reasons:

1. There was a perpetual, small leak at one wing tank fitting. Just enough to generate fumes.

2. It is o ...
  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:13 pm   Subject: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Unfortunately, none of the catalog stores, including Aircraft Spruce, sell 5/16 id fuel tubing. The 1/4 id line, either Bing or Tygon, works great for the vent line, but 5/16 id is required for the li ...
  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 11:29 am   Subject: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
I replaced my wing tank to header tank fuel lines over the weekend with the 5/16 id Tygon fuel line. It was easy to work with and fit the barb fittings perfectly. I dipped the line in a little engine ...
  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:07 pm   Subject: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
 
 
Not sure about other colors, but the yellow is translucent, so fuel flow is visible. Here is a link to a source on Amazon.

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  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:59 pm   Subject: Re: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Hi Roger,

I selected Tygon because I can see fuel flowing through it and because it is more flexible than rubber fuel line, making wing folding easier.

Joel Mapes Kitfox 5 912ULS
  Topic: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 18674

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 8:09 pm   Subject: Tygon tubing 5/16 id
Kitfoxers,

I've located some yellow Tygon fuel line for my model 5, but had to buy a full roll of it. I'm selling eight foot lengths, enough for both wings to the header tank lines for $20 with p ...
  Topic: Full Lotus float installation
Joel

Replies: 2
Views: 4023

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 6:09 pm   Subject: Re: Full Lotus float installation
Leonard,
I am trying to assemble Full Lotus floats (1650) per Sky Star Document P/N 10265.000 and am perplexed by step 11. "Mark the positions of the attachment bracket holes on the float stiffe ...
  Topic: Full Lotus float installation
Joel

Replies: 2
Views: 4023

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 8:40 pm   Subject: Full Lotus float installation
Anyone have experience installing Full Lotus 1650 floats on a Kitfox 5? I'm confused by the original Sky Star installation document, especially the inner spreader bar attach brackets.


Joel  Kit ...
  Topic: ground loop
Joel

Replies: 3
Views: 3808

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Sat May 22, 2010 6:09 am   Subject: Re: ground loop
BJ,
After a prop strike on a Rotax 912/914 the gearbox should be removed and sent to an approved repair facility for inspection. While the gearbox is off, check the run out of the crankshaft. As I re ...
  Topic: Brake pedal ergonomics
Joel

Replies: 14
Views: 10716

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:03 am   Subject: Brake pedal ergonomics
I made a similar arrangement using scraps of plastic/wood decking material. Totally water and rot proof, lighter than aluminum and easier to work with.


Joel, Kitfox V 912ULS Warp


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  Topic: Rotax spark plugsRotax spark plugsRotax spark plugs
Joel

Replies: 0
Views: 1830

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:05 am   Subject: Rotax spark plugsRotax spark plugsRotax spark plugs
It is also available in smaller quantities at Radio Shack  
[url=http://www.radioshack.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=silicone%20paste&origkw=silicone%20paste&sr=1]http://www.radioshac ...
  Topic: Ultralight Store Canada
Joel

Replies: 2
Views: 3410

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:20 am   Subject: Ultralight Store Canada
Hi, Can anyone tell me if the ultralight store at http://www.ultralightnews.ca/ is still in business? I have been trying to contact them for weeks without any response.
Thanks in advance,
Joel
  Topic: Kitfox 7SS w/Corvair Engine
Joel

Replies: 5
Views: 4949

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:54 am   Subject: Kitfox 7SS w/Corvair Engine
Another Corvair expert is Brady at Magnificent Macnine LLC  Joel Mapes C PMP

Kitfox 5 rebuild in progress
       
[url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmapes]www.linkedin.com/in/joelmapes


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  Topic: model 5 gear pictures
Joel

Replies: 10
Views: 9471

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 3:28 pm   Subject: Re: model 5 gear pictures
A few more model 5 landing gear pix
  Topic: Arlington Fly-In
Joel

Replies: 0
Views: 2092

PostForum: Kitfox-List   Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:14 am   Subject: Arlington Fly-In
Hello fellow Kitfox enthusiasts C
 
I was at Homedale yesterday talking with John and Debra McBean about the show schedule this year and John said that he plans to have a bigger presence at Arling ...
 
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