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Boy. I wish my Kitfox started that easily. I'm working on adding a fuel primer to mine. She can be a real bitch some days.

Are there any caveats to look out for when moving wingtips from one airplane to another. I'm not the builder of my Kifox so I'm not sure what to look out for. For instance, are the mounting holes like ...

Hmm. As it happens, one my droop tips suffered some damage recently when one tie down came undone in high winds. One wing lifted and crunched the end of the opposite wing tip. I see that you have a mo ...

CPS = California Power Systems?

Only thing I could find there was this:
http://www.rotaxparts.net/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1342

That part looks like it's exiting the top of the carb. On t ...

I've always found the choke operation on my plane to be kind of stiff. I noticed recently that the 912 diagrams show a metal 90 degree elbow where the choke cable enters the carb. My installation is m ...

I'm in the process of replacing my heat box and all associated plumbing with air filters mounted directly to the carbs. Not sure what to do with the float chamber vent lines that used to run to the ca ...

I had to remove my oil reservoir recently for some maintenance so now I have to do an oil purge. I've been reading the oil purge procedures. They seem rather involved. Pressurizing the system, removin ...

I got this one from Aircraft Spruce:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/rotaxdualthrottle.php

I replaced mine hoping that it would feel more like the throttle that I got used to in my ...

Portable devices don't usually use any kind of standard interface to talk to its own internal display so you can't just tap into it and route it to an external display. The maker of the device must bu ...

I definitely would have considered the venier type throttle from Kitfox but I'd already purchased this one from Aircraft Spruce. I didn't realize the implications of the friction style lock until I ha ...

Part of the problem with the throttle spring is that they are relatively short so the tension is quite high at the idle setting. Perhaps a longer spring would even out the tension and keep it reasonab ...

Sounds like the spring on your throttle is reversed from mine. On mine, the throttle wants to go wide open. The idea of a friction lock being the only thing keeping the the engine from roaring to full ...

I'm installing the twin lead throttle cable from Aircraft Spruce:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/rotaxdualthrottle.php

It works ok but it lacks the ratcheting lock that my old throt ...

So I gather you removed the propeller? I was wondering if that would be necessary. I have access to an engine hoist. I'm hoping that will be enough.

Thanks for the tip in the engine mount. I'll giv ...

I'd like to address a persistent oil leak in a rear accessory case of my 912UL. It's a slow drip that I could live with if it weren't that it drips on the lower motor mounts. The oil and the heat cons ...

Trying to get back in the air after 4 months of down time. I'd like to start by installing one of these:

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/acsprimer.php

I can't find a fitting on the ...

Wow. Posts like this are the reason I stopped reading this forum. I poke in once in three months and I'm not disappointed. Glad to know I'm not missing much. Thanks!

You are very wrong about that A ...

100 hours total. 70 in my Model IV. No insurance. No ground loop... yet.

Michel,
I've heard this line of reasoning before but I'm always a little confused by it. If your flaps add lift then doesn't that reduce your stall speed and therefore your minimum safe approach spee ...

Wow. So I'm actually running on the cold side at 1450. My Westach EGT gage only goes up to 1500. Does this mean that my carbs are running a little too rich? How does one adjust the EGT on a 912? Inter ...