Buckchop

Mayb cause u cant find them anymore like use to, and the parts for them r spendy as Hell!  I know im not selling off mine cause u cant hardly find anything for them,   Ohhhhhh and dont b a Oosik!!! 

I picked this up from a guy in Texas last month, sending it back to Alaska to put on my KF1

Well id say never use thier bolts, and ill bet they stopped selling bolts cause of the streching problem, they must b grade 5 or lower bolts, id pitch them in a round receptical and go buy some grade 8 hahahahaaaaa

Get to diggin??? U know what it takes to dig 140’ off the side of a mountain to get to bedrock? Hahahahaaaa  Man ive been digging all summer and still have more to go. Mayb b there befor end of this month. 

I hear u there, I was more on Jims commet i guess on the model 4 and thinkin the price for the one my friend has is CHEAP, id love to have it but thats all i need is another plane project, i just finished the 1947 PA12 build in Nov and only 15hrs on it, a summer of mining kind of takes the time away faster than u realize. Hahahahaaaa

I have a friend he lives about 125 miles from me in BFE, that has a brand new unstarted FWB model 4 kit he bought new in the day had it shipped to Alaska, he is sellin for what he has init, $15,000 last i heard. 

Man i better start reading the dates on the posts. Hahahahaaa thanks Jim. 

hey Jim count me in for a set of those tapes. How many sets will u have to sell off ur roll i may take two sets.  Thanks Bucky. 

yes we know stainless steel is the best Meglin, that is what the SS means in the conversation. 

Well his price is pretty good compared to the Ivo prices, im not sure about that 66.9 diameter, always thought the 68” was the smallest and 72” was largest on a model one with a 582.  Guess next ill have to c the specs between the two.
Well as for the Ivo, i love the aggressive pitched pro i have on it, I also have a 68” non aggressive pitch on my other kitfox with same motor and u can really tell the difference between them, so IMO pretty hard to beat their customer service and price. 
 

Also dont like the 3+week wait Meglin so ill probably just stick with the Ivo it works JUST fine

Well MEGLIN checked out your website, i don't need another prop really, but if ur prop is so good compared to others i would sell my prop on the plane and the spare blades, how much is the comparable  prop price (IN US FUNDS) on ur prop to my IVO a 68” 3blade aggressive pitch? Kitfox model 1, grey head 582,Cbox, flying weight 496lbs, 

Well Folks im going to pass on the gap seals that chopndrag has, they not what i thought they where once i cn the pic, im lookin for the foam gap seal for the tail feather gaps.  So they r open for purchase from Chopndrag. Thanks 

Yes there is those parts as it says “enough parts to build another plane”  but sorry im not selling the parts they r for my KF1 incase of a miss-hap while a guy is out playin 

?? Ur not able to post a pic of the gap seal on the form? Thats very odd, well u have my cell so send a pic there. And send me a startin price if u can, i have seen the stuff on the internet but not able to find the stuff u say u have.  Thanks Bucky 

Right on!! Keep me posted on it, and like to c the pic’s, Thanks 

Maybe interested in the gap seal, u have a pic ect? TUBE? How many feet of it do u have? Is it in a roll, long stick, can it b rolled up for shipping to Alaska?  Sent u my number via PM also thanks Bucky 

Right on always good to b able to steer well that y im buildin one for the pa12 also. Here is pic of mine. 

Mayb could talk me out of my modified model one, but u have to take everything i have for a model one with it, and that b up in price, i have enough parts to build a second plane, but if those others r to spendy for u, u mayb better off lookin for something that needs work like Rentz has. Mine would cost u $30,000 with everything including skis, floats, 24” tires, open trailer, and all parts. 

Well sometimes they have to go away to a new home, and the KF5 did just that, sold her and she went to Wasilla for rebuild b4 she will go to her new home in Nome Ak. Kevin the new owner is an great guy, has been lurkin around on here he said, i told him one of the best thing he could do is join the group and learn for everyone here just like i did. So we all will c the rebuild of her continue. 
 

The pa12 is done and sittin at Charlys in Wasilla so dont need 3 airplanes or another airplane project right now, so its time to fly the pa12 and the KF1 and have some fun. 

Not too sure yet, probably let it go for around $25-$30 grand OBO,she flys but needs little fabric work from sittin, prop is bad, last owner didnt fly it anymore cause of the cream is comin off the inside of fuel tanks. 

yea the KF5 is for sale and i think the KF1 may go also but going wait on the one for a bit. Ive got this now to burn up gas in.

YAHOO BUDDY GOT THE PA12 DONE!!!!!

Im not 100% sure how wide my KF5 is without going and measuring it but i think its like 42” wide?? But i do know it weighs 880lbs, 1550 gross, has 52 gallons on board, has the lycoming 0235/115hp. Burns 5 gallons an hr, and its for sale, Hahahahaaaa

Thanks Jim, was one hell of an adventure, and now a lot more fun to come!! 

My morning view from the motorcoach kitchen sink. 

Well she is done except for a little trim work on the inside ill do at home, so now to drive back home in the motorcoach and then back in a pu to fly her 300 miles home.