40 hours!

[ken nougaret]

I completed my 40 hrs this morning. The last thing i did was max gross of 1550 lb flight. I was impressed at how well it got off the ground and a climb out of 600 ft/min @ 60 mph with no wind. I know those numbers dont impress a lot of folks but im running an o200 and i thought that was pretty good. My ias is about 103 mph @ 2500 rpm.
Ken

[Dave S]

Hey Ken,

Congratulations on a job well done!

Now we expect to hear of your adventures with your Kitfox in the future. Photos always appreciated

[av8rps]

Congrats Ken. That's a huge milestone. And now is when the fun really starts...enjoying the years of effort resulting in a proven airplane that you built yourself.

I don't know about others, but those numbers sound pretty good to me. I think it would be great if more "non-Rotax" powered Kitfox owners would share their performance numbers with all of us. That could help to encourage others that just don't want to use the Rotax (for whatever reason: preference for a standard aircraft engine, lack of familiarity with a Rotax, costs, complexity, etc, etc...).

So please share more of what you learn about your Kitfox as you contue enjoying it.

[jiott]

Congratulations Ken! Its a real good feeling when you can launch and go anywhere your heart desires in a wonderful airplane.

[jmodguy]

Very good sir! You have accomplished something amazing with your creation! Best of luck with your aircraft!

[DesertFox4]

Have fun Ken. Congrats!!