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 Topic: Door Locks? |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 17 Views: 5372 |
 Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:46 pm Subject: Door Locks? |
| Thanks Lloyd, I may give that a try.
Bill W. Do not archive -- |
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| Topic: Door Locks? |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 17 Views: 5372 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:33 am Subject: Door Locks? |
| Nick, I installed locks in both my doors using cam-lock mechanisms purchased from a lock shop. I had them keyed the same for simplicity. By attaching a small piece of aluminum to the inside handle of ... | |
| Topic: ASIs |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 18 Views: 6012 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:04 pm Subject: ASIs |
| >How much do you guys trust the altitude feature of your GPS?
Not much. Not even close to field elevation and fluctuates while the GPS is stationary. Bill W. Do not archive ... |
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| Topic: 912 Choke Actuation Problem |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 10 Views: 3284 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:29 pm Subject: 912 Choke Actuation Problem |
| Robert, I made a larger diameter knob, still pulls very firm but fingers don't hurt anymore.
Good Luck. DO NOT ARCHIVE [quote][b] |
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| Topic: 100LL and TCP |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 11 Views: 5384 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:39 pm Subject: 100LL and TCP |
| >Is anyone running 100LL and TCP in a 912UL? Any problems? How do you get the TCP to mix uniformly with the 100LL. Any problem mixing the 100LL / TCP and mogas that has ethanol?
Ro ... |
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| Topic: Old Subject? |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 5 Views: 2882 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 4:40 am Subject: Old Subject? |
| Ray,
I switched back to 100LL about a year ago and have not noticed any problems with the automotive grade fuel lines so far. I will continue to monitor the lines but suspect that there will not b ... |
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| Topic: Oil Filter Thoughts |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 6 Views: 2653 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:21 am Subject: Oil Filter Thoughts |
| Lowell I agree with your thoughts and have made the same observations.
Bill W. DO NOT ARCHIVE .AOLPlainTextBody { margin: 0px; font-family: Tahoma, Verdan ... |
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| Topic: child car seats |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 6 Views: 1747 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:36 am Subject: child car seats |
| I thought this was OK and not really off topic. About a year ago I attended a safety seminar put on by the Michigan Department of Aeronautics that was focused around traveling with children. Child sea ... | |
| Topic: Model IV Brake Lines |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 2 Views: 1340 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 9:02 am Subject: Model IV Brake Lines |
| Dan, I routed mine down inside the trailing edge of the aft vinyl faring. Of course this will only work if you are installing the faring option.
Bill W. Classic IV 912 -- |
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| Topic: UTC |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 2 Views: 1675 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:24 am Subject: UTC |
| Lynn, maybe this will help some.
[url=http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/world.html]http://physics.nist.gov/GenInt/Time/world.html Bill W. do not archive > ... |
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| Topic: wheel landings |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 13 Views: 4420 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:00 am Subject: wheel landings |
| Dave,
I am inclined to agree with you both from experience and through the flight instructor who gave my last biannual. He learned to fly tail draggers in South Dakota and is not much of an advoca ... |
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| Topic: Watvliet, MI - Chili Hop Flyin (10/15/06) |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 18 Views: 9804 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:18 am Subject: Watvliet, MI - Chili Hop Flyin (10/15/06) |
| Lynn,
Carrying that briefcase will give you a head start on your wheel landing technique. Bill W. >....you guessed it...the briefcase was turned the long way in the ... |
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| Topic: Watvliet, MI - Chili Hop Flyin (10/15/06) |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 18 Views: 9804 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:35 am Subject: Watvliet, MI - Chili Hop Flyin (10/15/06) |
| Sorry to hear this Richard, I was looking forward to it weather permitting.
Also sorry we could not get together at the Jenison airport as well. I don't know which flight instructor you talked wit ... |
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| Topic: owner list |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 1 Views: 1125 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:18 am Subject: owner list |
| Bill Willyard
Classic IV TD 912ul PowerFin blade prop 273 hrs [quote][b] |
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| Topic: 912 lubrication system question |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 1 Views: 1458 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 9:57 am Subject: 912 lubrication system question |
| I thought at one time I read on this list that someone had modified the lubrication system on a 912 with a check valve to reduce or stop oil migration from the remote sump to the crankcase when the en ... | |
| Topic: Kitfox IV and 912ULS installation |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 9 Views: 3172 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:21 am Subject: Kitfox IV and 912ULS installation |
| I relocated the drain connection on my tank towards the firewall to incorporate a quick drain (before they were available for Rotax). This allowed me to lower the tank enough that I can use the cap su ... | |
| Topic: ANR headsets for Rotax 912 |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 9 Views: 5157 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:39 am Subject: ANR headsets for Rotax 912 |
| I have the Sigtronics ANR head sets and they seem to be OK with the 912 noise, but then I have never used them anywhere else to know if they could be better.
Bill W. >Are ... |
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| Topic: Looking for gas leak |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 17 Views: 6247 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 7:58 am Subject: Looking for gas leak |
| > I opened the door to 824KF yesterday to find that she reeked of gas. I guess I have a leak but I can't find any evidence of it (other than the smell). Any ideas?
I had the same situation. ... |
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| Topic: Garmin Service |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 6 Views: 1955 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 3:39 am Subject: Garmin Service |
| Don't expect this kind of support from Garmin with there automotive GPS units. They are unreliable and the customer support phone numbers are always busy.
Bill W. .AOLPlainTextBod ... |
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| Topic: Solo! at last... |
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| Bill Willyard Replies: 26 Views: 8934 |
Forum: Kitfox-List Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:09 am Subject: Solo! at last... |
| Let the fun begin!!!
Bill Willyard GrandVille, Michigan I just did my first 5 solo flights in anything today....well, except for jumping off the porch as a kid with a pillow case for a 'ch ... |
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