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That spring idea looks like a good idea.

Jeff Hays
CH801 Builder

Higher than normal, probably 80+ mph. Initially pitched down like
normal when pulling flaperons, this I compensated with elevator and
trim but then the elevator just went away, and the nose pitched ...

I use 11 degrees a lot for landing, the plane handles great, plus I get a better
over the nose view on final and still have no problems flaring for landing even
with the heavy motor. 22 degrees has ...

Here's my "Never gonna do that again" experience for the year.
Discovered nearly fatally a aerodynamic combo my plane will not
tolerate.

Steep descent to get through a hole in the clou ...

I bought a sheet of gasket material at the auto parts and cut my own. So
far 5+ years with no leaks, and enough material left for a bunch more.

Jeff

100W landing lights should be around 7-8 amps @ 14vdc.

Jeff

Wow! 100 Amps for the landing lights, they should be able to see you
clear across the Atlantic on approach!

Jeff

If you read the book Voyager by Dick Rutan they lost a prop blade and the
engine unmounted itself and was left hanging in the cowl by a restraint
cable. Another Kitfox builder in Canada who used to ...

There was a post on the Zenith list a while back where the guy did extensive
pressure measurement recording of the internal pressure in both tanks in
flight and he found significant pressure differe ...

Whichever tank has the header vent line run to it, will feed faster. It is
just hydraulic head pressure which causes it, and unless you vent to both
tanks there will always be a difference.

Rega ...

Just a thought, but I think it might be relevant. I added 12 lb's ballast to the
tail behind the battery in order to get a more favorable cg. If you're nose
heavy and compensating with trim, or tail ...

Oops, mistake.

Correction, actually 2200 rpm, is more like around 105, which is my normal
setting for not being in a hurry.

2400 rpm is my 120 cruise setting.

A lot of the time I throttle ...

Series 5 with IO-240B, 74" dia. Sensenich, faired lift struts, no wheel pants,
I get 120-125 mph cruise at 2200 rpm, and can exceed 140 at full throttle
at 2800 rpm.

Three different variatio ...

I ran aluminum fuel tubing attached with Adel clamps, with aeroquip
braided fuel line at the wing attach.

Jeff

I squirt them with spray on goof off, wait a couple minutes and they peel
right off with no effort. It absorbs right through the label and melts the glue.

Jeff

'How to fly a Kitfox' has absolutely no relevance for flying my Series 5
with IO-240B, I think it only applies to lightweight engine planes.

Regards,
Jeff

Hello Jake -- I am in the midst of building an 801. So far it has been a bad dream - but not quite a nightmare. The stories I can tell you. Keep trudging - it is still a great plane once it is fini ...

I had a similar sound that was barely audible for a flight or two
before my vac pump failed on my IO-240

Jeff

If you edge form too close to the rivet line, sometimes you get dimples
around the rivets when they pull down.

Edge forming is super simple, I do a lot with a block of nylon that I cut
a groove ...

I'm finished with all the structural assembly on my CH801, but working on
detail stuff like electrical, paint, etc. My advice is to take ALL of Zenith's
jigging recommendations with a huge grain of ...