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[rosslr]

First Gary - I think the camping is a good topic that a lot of people are interested in so I will start a thread here - there are a lot of people here who have a lot of experience of camping in the Kitfox and I think we could all learn from each other about equipment etc.

Paul- re the prop - In cruise setting (24"MAP, 15.6 lpg and 5000rpm) I get about 103kts TAS. That is with 26" tyres and the Airmaster CSP). Take off roll and climb seem to vary a lot according to temps and loading but when light and on a a cool day I get off in well under 100m - more like 50-60m - and climb at about 800-1000fpm. Heavy and on a warm day it can take 150m to get airborn and the climb is more like 500-600fpm. I really dont have experience of other configurations but it certainly seems to give me all I want/need.

cheers

ross

[Av8r_Sed]

Ross,
Thanks for posting this great trip thread. It was really interesting following along with you and Gayle. I'm wondering, after all that flying, would you and Gayle do it again?

I'm also curious what your average fuel burn was for the trip with the 912is. I'm sure the Airmaster prop helped, but it would be a good data point.

[Floog]

Welcome home, Rossir! Safe and sound, a testament to the plane and her crew. 41,000 miles is a long way! . I'd be curious about the fuel burn with the 912is. Just wondering how it compares to the 912uls in real world numbers. I'm averaging about 3.7GPH. Thanks for taking us along on your fantastic trip!

[PapuaPilot]

It was enjoyable to follow your flights and see the great pictures of areas that we will never get to. Glad you and Gayle are home safe. I laughed when you mentioned how warm and humid it was at the north coast.

[rosslr]

Thanks for picking up the slight mistake Doug! what's and extra '0'!!

As for the fuel burn with the 912is - We averaged 17lph - about 1.5lt more than we were getting flying local. We put it down to the extra weight - nearly always at MTOW.

Would we do it again? Yep sure - already talking about other sections of the continent - we really only went up and back through the red centre and there is a lot left to discover. And nearly all of it is outside any controlled airspace. We think that we will select a couple of spots to fly to and set up camp for 4-5 days and fly the local areas. In the meantime, we need to catch up on some work and attend to my sons weeding next weekend.

Thanks for all the interest - its a pleasure to share it with you all.

cheers

r