Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: of oil filters and airplanes...

[Ed Veneck <edveneck@xxxx>]

Hi Jerry
I don?t make it that far east, maybe after I retire
I?ll venture out on some longer trip. I do make it up
to Oshkosh every year. I only miss one year since
1982. My Kitfox has a Corvair engine in it. It is
built with high performance parts, forged pistons,
roller rocker; the rods have been lighten and balance,
etc. I used these parts not so much for the add HP
but more for reliability. I?m getting about 110hp at
2800rpm, which is all I need to get the Kitfox off the
ground. The engine weights in at 218 lbs about the
same as a Rotax 912, and is lighter than a lot of the
Subaru conversions. I have a total of $3800 in this
engine vs. $10,000 plus for a aircraft or Rotax
engine. 
I would like to make the AMC show Kenosha, sometime. 
I know it is around the same time as Oshkosh, but I
just never seem to make it over there. What are the
dates for the show this year?
Ed


--- Jerry Casper <gremlingts@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Ed, another Wannabe pilot here. < AMC content -
> I
> stored a '81 Spirit hatchback at my former UL club's
> airfield for awhile back around '96 > I have
> subscribed to Ultralight Flying! magazine for years,
> I
> think since '84, but never had the spare cash to get
> into flying even at this "low" level of cost. Missed
> an opportunity to get a Quiksilver wire-and-tube
> plane
> for under $2,000 used once, again due to lack of
> money. Living around Washington, DC area, if you
> don't
> make over 60k, you aren't gonna have extra money.
> And
> I don't. I can buy AMC cars all day long at $100,
> and
> it won't break me, but to get a decent UL airplane,
> it's hard to make payments...especially when the
> former owner wants just one BIG one. So, I've stayed
> a
> wannabe for years, just looking and yearning. Even
> if
> I sold ALL my Gremlins and other cars, I doubt I'd
> get
> $5,000 , although that would buy a cheap plane, if
> one
> was available...but then I'd have no cars to play
> with. So, I've stuck with cars as my hobby, hoping
> to
> one day get that raise or new job so I could afford
> an
> Ultralight too. I had looked at the Javelin at
> Oshkosh, it was a nice UL, but I think that may be
> out
> of production now, the Hornet was nice, too, but it
> wasn't a UL. :) Don't know of any other AMC-named
> UL's
> or kitplanes of late. 
> Your Kitfox is a nice aircraft, you running an
> oil-cooled Rotax in it, like a 912? Or something
> smaller? THey're outside of my price range,
> unfortunately, and most aren't in the UL weight
> range.
> I've been to Sun-n-Fun once, back in '97, and I hit
> Oshkosh in 2002 when I went to the 100th Rambler
> Anniversary meet in Kenosha, THAT was heaven, a
> visit
> to AMC mecca AND a visit to see all the aircraft,
> too!
> That was DEFINITELY one of my best vacations ever! I
> took tons of pics at BOTH places. :)
> One day, when I don't weigh MORE than a UL, I
> will
> hope to get my wings and fly. Now, just trying to
> work
> and rebuild a new life with a new company after my
> two
> Router/Switch companies folded in '97 and '01, I
> started 2 years ago at a Homeland Security type of
> company, well-suited for this day and age, and I may
> even make extra money if it does well enough, enough
> to finally realize that flying dream I've had.
> Gotten
> a few bonuses, but nothing highly substantial I
> could
> call "extra cash" to buy a plane. Being a "new"
> homeowner of a 50+ year old house, it requires
> maintenance as well. 
> So, let me know if you do any fly-ins down this
> way
> in Virginia, I know there's several a year,
> Petersburg, VA has one, I"m sure there are others
> I've
> forgotten about or not aware of anymore. I'd love to
> do Sun-N-Fun again, I camped out in the UL area in
> '97
> with a tent and bag, THAT wasn't fun, really, but it
> was cheap. :) And with my company goin' under then,
> I
> needed cheap! Anyway, thanks for mentioning your
> flying interests, glad to know I'm not the only
> AMCer
> with some "high-flying" interests. AMC ya, 
> Jerry Casper
> 
> >>-------------
> From: Ed Veneck <edveneck@xxxx>
> 
> That's cool, a lot of folks don't realize that it is
> possible to get into fling so cheaply. My total
> investment in my Kitfox is just a hair over $20,000.
> 
> That a lot lest than most people pay for a new car. 
> I
> also spread this cost out over the 6 years that it
> took to built it. It?s a two place high wing with a
> top speed of 110 kts. and burns 3.5 gals/hr. 
> Pretty
> cheap to run! Also, the wings fold back, and I have
> a
> trailer for it, so I can keep it at home, and not
> have
> to pay hanger fees, which run about $150 to $200 a
> month in this area.
> 
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