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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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

Another Corvair expert is Brady at Magnificent Macnine LLC Joel Mapes C PMP

Kitfox 5 rebuild in progress

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A few more model 5 landing gear pix

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 ...