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   Post on Hi Everyone in Kitfox IV

   By kitfoxjunky, posted 1 May 2020

   Just wanted to introduce myself. 
   My name is Gary. Had a Cessna Aerobat for 14 years before I sold it and bought my KF IV in 2000.  I have been flying it for 20 years now. It has a Rotax 912S, IVO Medium prop, and more often than not sits on top of Aerocet 1000 Amphib floats.  Last fall I took the fuse apart and pretty much rebuilt it.  I got it back in the air only a week ago.  It will go up on the floats again in June.  I will rebuilt the wings this winter...as I have the smaller fuel tanks and want to put in the larger ones.  I will never sell it, as nothing else IMHO can provide so much affordable fun. 
   I live in the Muskoka region of Ontario, about an hour and a half north of Toronto.  I moved up here a couple of years ago and took a job with Orillia Aviation Aviation as a bit of a retirement plan.  I have thousands of lakes to land my Kitfox on, and when not flying it I get to talk airplanes all day long with customers who also fly on floats.  Our airport was bought a couple of years back by a developer out of Toronto, and the renovations have been extensive. New maintenance facility, 30 new hangers, longer runway, a water aerodrome, 2 charter companies serving 5 outpost camps, a restaurant you can take your wife to, a paint shop, a flight school and a marina that has been turned into a water aerodrome.  When not flying the KF I get to do ferry flights in customer aircraft or one of our 14 float planes, including 3 piston Beavers.  Doubt I will ever get to fly the Turbo Beaver..but hey..over the winter I get to fire it up once a month to keep it serviced.  I am truly blessed.  If you are ever in the area...once travel bans are lifted of course, please look me up. 
   I have participated in other Kitfox forums over the years, and some of the Facebook groups. but not a regular on this one. I have heard about it, and benefited from several posts.  I have 1000 hours on my KF now.  Hope to be able to answer questions when I can, and get support when I cannot.
   Cheers,
   
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   Post on Full Lotus type FLOATS - MAKE OFFER in For Sale and wanted, you got it, I want it

   By FitchUpNorth, posted 4 Jun 2015

   MUST SELL!!!!   Been trying on and off for a year and a half, crunch time!   I am moving, it's summer, my bird is still broken.  Someone HAS to want a set of 12'6" Full Lotus type floats for their LSA!   Difference between these and true FL are the aluminum skid plates and step stiffener. (step compression was a major complaint of FL and the low psi bladders)  Was rigged to be mounted on a KF2.  Never mounted on the airframe.  Been mounted in my rafters in a heated pole barn for 2 years.  Had someone back out on me, crates are already built if you want to ship them.  
    
   Brand new FL 12 footers are 14K.  These have never been used, but have been rigged for install.  Can still read "Alcoa" on the aluminum plates.  Uses FL bladders (made FL a little pissy, thus these aren't made anymore.  LOL)  Plus, besides the addition of the aluminum step stiffener/skid plate, they ARE exact copies of FL.  
    
   Asking 3500.  I think that's pretty fair, if you don't, MAKE OFFER...  Make offer on dog too, can be included.  LOL
    
   Greasy Side Down,
    
   Denny
   651-214-5610