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kitfoxnick
Joined: 13 Apr 2008
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Location: Northern Maryland
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 Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: Look out below |
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I'm a new member of the club just passed my practical test. I bought my plane in April replaced the GSC with a Warp taper tip I contacted the Baltimore Fsdo requesting a 5 hour phase one. The contacted me back saying my plane did not exist. I told them I have an Airworthiness a Registration and a set of Operating Limitations. I sent copies to them and the best explanation was that they ended up in some other airplanes file. Well it took a couple of months of back and forth phone calls for them to come up with a plan. Which was to have me do a new condition inspection, and the Faa inspector personally came out to look at the plane and logs. They knew they had egg on their face otherwise they would have made me pay for a DAR. So three months later I have a brand new plane according to the faa. I hired my instructor to fly the five hours off of the prop. That was August 2 since than I put 20+ hours on it 13 was with him. I now have my sport pilot license and life is good!! I have been blessed to have a wonderfully talented and seasoned instructor who has over 7000 hours and has been flying his champ since 1966 he has taught me a great deal and now I have my license to learn. I Look forward to meeting you guys in the future until then thanks.
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:26 am Post subject: Look out below |
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Way to go Nick...always nice to hear, especially when one of the side
benefits is stickin' it to THE MAN...or at least showing them that
they aren't without fault. Enjoy your flying...where are you located?
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster
Jabiru 2200, 562 hrs and holding for repairs
Status: "Condition grounded, but determined to try." (Pink
Floyd..."Learning to Fly")
do not archive
On Aug 19, 2008, at 10:47 PM, nick4853 wrote:
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I'm a new member of the club just passed my practical test. I
bought my plane in April replaced the GSC with a Warp taper tip I
contacted the Baltimore Fsdo requesting a 5 hour phase one. The
contacted me back saying my plane did not exist. I told them I
have an Airworthiness a Registration and a set of Operating
Limitations. I sent copies to them and the best explanation was
that they ended up in some other airplanes file. Well it took a
couple of months of back and forth phone calls for them to come up
with a plan. Which was to have me do a new condition inspection,
and the Faa inspector personally came out to look at the plane and
logs. They knew they had egg on their face otherwise they would
have made me pay for a DAR. So three months later I have a brand
new plane according to the faa. I hired my instructor to fly the
five hours off of the prop. That was August 2 since than I put 20+
hours on it 13 was with him. I now have my sport pilot license and
life is!
good!! I have been blessed to have a wonderfully talented and
seasoned instructor who has over 7000 hours and has been flying
his champ since 1966 he has taught me a great deal and now I have
my license to learn. I Look forward to meeting you guys in the
future until then thanks.
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kitfox !V-1200
Rotax 912ul
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mscotter
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Posts: 49
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 4:59 am Post subject: Look out below |
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That's awesome Nick, way to go.
You're not far from me, I'm up in Elkton (right next to Newark, DE.)
I hope to post the same message one day.
Tell us more about you, your airplane, where you are, etc. Are you in the ADIZ?
Mark Scott
Elkton, MD USA
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From: "nick4853" <nweiskopf(at)verizon.net>
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I'm a new member of the club just passed my practical test. I bought my plane
in April replaced the GSC with a Warp taper tip I contacted the Baltimore Fsdo
requesting a 5 hour phase one. The contacted me back saying my plane did not
exist. I told them I have an Airworthiness a Registration and a set of
Operating Limitations. I sent copies to them and the best explanation was that
they ended up in some other airplanes file. Well it took a couple of months of
back and forth phone calls for them to come up with a plan. Which was to have
me do a new condition inspection, and the Faa inspector personally came out to
look at the plane and logs. They knew they had egg on their face otherwise they
would have made me pay for a DAR. So three months later I have a brand new
plane according to the faa. I hired my instructor to fly the five hours off of
the prop. That was August 2 since than I put 20+ hours on it 13 was with him.
I now have my sport pilot license and life is!
good!! I have been blessed to have a wonderfully talented and seasoned
instructor who has over 7000 hours and has been flying his champ since 1966 he
has taught me a great deal and now I have my license to learn. I Look forward
to meeting you guys in the future until then thanks.
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kitfox !V-1200
Rotax 912ul
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Kyle
Joined: 13 Jun 2008
Posts: 15
Location: Western Kentucky
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:34 am Post subject: Re: Look out below |
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Good job Nick. Enjoy your Fox.
A couple of questions. Why did you replace you GSC with a Warp Drive prop? What diameter prop did you choose?
Enjoy,
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Kyle Dunn
Eddyville, Kentucky
Kitfox IV 1200 912 Rotax
1978 Cessna 172 N
American Aero Phoenix II w/582 Rotax
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kitfoxnick
Joined: 13 Apr 2008
Posts: 33
Location: Northern Maryland
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| Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: Look out below |
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Thanks for the kind words. To answer the questions I have a model IV 1200 with a 912 ul built by Tom Speckman from Cinn. OH he completed the build in 1996 and flew for a total time of 102.5 when sold to me. I've since replaced all the fuel lines. This winter I plan to rebuild carbs, replace fuel pump, and replace oil and coolant hoses because of their age. I live in northern Maryland in harford county about a mile south of the Mason Dixon line and will be based out of 0P2 in PA, that is until I get my airstrip finished at my house. I took my training at W48 Essex Skypark it is just north of ADIZ in class D of KMTN under the class B of BWI. I flew up to Cecil 58M in Elkton, MD on my solo cross country, nice airport. The reason for the prop switch was the 5 year 500 hour GSC Service bulletin and stories of in flight blade departures. My GSC hub had no gap so I questioned the fact it might have been over torqued. The Warp drive I installed is a 70" taper tip set to 11.5 degree gives me 5500 max straight and level and feels smooth and climbs really nice. The original spinner looked nice but had a lot of holes in the back plate after the new prop was installed. A Skystar service bulletin addressed the back plate cracking behind different props so I removed as a precaution. I have a new composite spinner to install and dress up the front. I really like this plane it is to much fun.
Nick W.
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