Kitfox S7 Speedster - Kyle Franklin

[jdmcbean]

Kitfox S7 Speedster at Oshkosh 2017. Flown by professional aerobatic airshow pilot Kyle Franklin of Franklin's Flying Circus.

Special thanks to our Sponsors:
Rotax Flying Safety Club (RFSC), PPG Paints, DreamScheme Designs, AeroLEDs, Airmaster, Garmin, EarthX.. and the dedicated crew at Kitfox Aircraft.

[airlina]

What an amazing talent! Both Kyle and the Speedster. Great video John, Really like how you provided the inside/outside look at maneuvers. Bruce N199CL

[offroute]

I want one.

[Dusty]

Well!That just made my day.

[Dick B in KY]

Kyle's showmanship is great. Love the video. John, can you give a little info on the smoke system install??

Dick B

[DesertFox4]

Great video and editing was exciting. Been waiting for the release of Sunday's routing with in cockpit video. Worth the wait.
Kyle did two great routines. Master showman. Love the beautiful slow roll.

Ditto on the thanks to all the sponsors:
Rotax Flying Safety Club (RFSC), PPG Paints, DreamScheme Designs, AeroLEDs, Airmaster, Garmin, EarthX.. and the dedicated crew at Kitfox Aircraft.

[jrevens]

I just love that too... it was great to see it live. Two questions for John - was the fuel system in the Speedster stock "Kitfox", and was having the Airmaster an advantage for Kyle?

[SkySteve]

Oh, yea! Great vid of great flying!! Loved it.

[jdmcbean]

It was a STOCK Kitfox S7 with the 912iS engine. Didn't change or modify fuel or oil system.

We thought the Airmaster would be helpful and Kyle said it really wouldn't matter to him.. I suspect not having to worry about the engine over-speed was the biggest advantage.

Kyle did mention that the main issue he had was how quickly the Kitfox builds up speed.. he was not expecting that and therefore he was off the power earlier.

As for the smoke system.. It was a 5 gallon system. The tank is in the baggage area. Lots of research went into the smoke system and it paid off. We will need to rethink the tank. We bought one that we made work.. but there is probably a better way.. that's what happens when you're getting ready for Oshkosh. Hats off to Mark that made it work.

[Av8r_Sed]

Wow, John! Great in cockpit video. Kyle looks so relaxed.

Anybody know why he flys right seat?