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Member Projects
Ken Drewyor's KitFox Series 7
The kit arrived in April of 2002, and to date I have around 200 hours of build time. Skystar does a standard "quick build" with the fuselage pre welded, and wings constructed up to the fuel tank and strut attach brackets. Still there is more than plenty to do with the construction of the flight controls, and speed fairings just to name a few. Construction of the doors were one of the most difficult areas I've come across so far. They were just a little intimidating at first, but after I got everything cleco'd together, it then didn't seem like quite the deal I made it out to be.
I am currently awaiting the firewall forward package from
Skystar. One would think that when you order a kit, that it would come
complete. What you really get is quite a list of back-ordered items,
and they tend to take some time before they arrive, like the firewall
forward. So far, I have found that the kit is fairly straight forward
as far as directions and skill ability. There are of course a few areas
where prior experience would help along with an extra set of hands,
and having to make an item that really ought to be made to begin with
and would have no bearing on the 51% rule. Technical support at Skystar
however has always been able to clear up the gray areas of construction.
Fellow KitFox builders and along with anyone interested in the KitFox,
please feel free to contact me at kdreweyor@voyager.net
or phone (517) 663-3444.
By Ken Drewyor
Jack Toman's KitFox Series 4-1200
Jack Toman of Lansing, MI began flying in 1972 at the Livingston County Airport in Howell, MI. He currently owns a Mini-Max which he purchased completed, and is working to attain his private pilot license by end of summer.
Jack
has previously built a Mini-Max to 80% completion prior to selling the
aircraft, and is now working on a Kitfox Series 4-1200 which he bought
already under construction. He was not really looking to purchase a project
airplane, but liked the workmanship the previous owner had put into the
airplane, and the price was right. "I'm glad I purchased the airplane
now that I have it," Jack said. "I have had it just over a year
now and I am planning on covering the airplane at the Great Lakes Fly-In,
later this month." Jack says that the building, instructions, and
support from Skystar have been good. The hardest part so far Jack says
is "Dreaming of a paint scheme."
Jack still currently needs an engine package, but really hopes to have the airplane flying next summer.
Bob
Smith,
EAA Technical Counselor
As technical councelor for Chapter 55, Bob is a valuable asset to this organization. He glad to provide answers regarding wood, fabric, and composite construction.
Bob is currently building a Team Zmax Model 1300. It will be registered as a sport plane, N950RS. He has custom built many unique features into this well equipped airplane.
