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After flying my kitfox about 70 hours I took a flight review in a sport cub. Kitfox pilots can relate to this. I had the throttle in my left hand and stick in my right had.
Everything was fine until we tried a stall with full flaps. During the recovery when I retracted the flaps the nose pitched down instead of the up I was expecting. Then the left had pulled the throttle back because it thought that was the stick, then the right rand pushed the stick forward because it thought that was the throttle. It was quite the pilot induced oscillation I got going on.
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Totally under stand that TJ,..at one time I had 7 planes flying at the same time ,.one for each day of the week,.and all flew different some in major ways some in minor,..the biggest thing ,..I love stick flying ,..I put up with yoke flying and sometimes you catch yourself responding to a this when it should be a that
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OK - Now I've got the silly question
Thanks for the info Chase, BTW the spring assist is an option for the 7, it should also help take out the dead weight of the elevator which I am sure adds considerable drag
What option??? I went back and looked at the Kitfox Pricing Info, and under "Popular Options" - didn't see anything having to do with a spring assist system.
What am I missing???
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Rodney,
Look in the parts catalog, ~$70 as I recall, very simple to install.
Chase,
Picture looks good though the hair line is a little generous
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Probably just not on the site yet ,..best bet is call John or Deb and ask for the most current options when your ready to order,..without seeing it ,..I'm guessing it's a spring that goes from the flap control to the elevator tube,..when you apply the flap it apply's pressure to the spring which pulls the elevator tube back along with the stick
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OK - good to know -
Rodney
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ha ha ha ~!! well not everyone can be perfect like us my hair line was last seen in 1979? guess I ticked it off and it left me ,.haven't seen it since
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Rodney,
Page 32 of the parts catalog;
Flap/Elevator Interconnect, Trim Assist Kit Series 5, 6, 7, and SS
$79
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Thanks Dorsel - guess I better print out the parts catalogue and read it more carefully.
How about some pictures of that new Kitfox of yours????
Regards
Rodney Wren
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For laughs I just went down and "dry" installed the spring assist kit, it took about 5 min (one of the parts should be bonded on so that will take an additional 5 min). The spring neutralizes all static forces on the elevator, it will hold neutral position hands off. As previously stated more back force is added with the application of flaps, all in all very simple, very cool.