Kitfox Build Update 01: Horizontal Stabilizer & Elevator (SwiftFox Build Project)

[@kitesurfjerry]

Great information! Im also building a Kitfox and I'm a little bit further along. I'm now starting on the wings. Keep it up and keep those videos coming along. Blue skies!

[@SwiftFoxBuildProject]

Thanks for the kind words! Is there anywhere I can follow along with your build?

[@kitesurfjerry]

@@SwiftFoxBuildProject no, I’m not filming the build process

[@SwiftFoxBuildProject]

@@kitesurfjerry Have you a thread on the Kitfox forums or a log on the EAA Builder's Log website? Anything like that?

[@jeremykemp3782]

I wish I had a cnc friend, those jobs took me hours and hours of sanding and reaming by hand

[@martinjnee3986]

Do you know people I might know 😀. I fly a kitfox based in Clifden. Will be watching your videos!

[@SwiftFoxBuildProject]

I probably do 😅 I think I found you on Instagram, and just sent you a message on there. Would be great to connect!

[@shaneharvey1026]

Great video. Can I ask why one can’t varnish before securing the ribs?

[@SwiftFoxBuildProject]

You can. In fact, in Kitfox's own build video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4u3eYajmMyamZYsi=TptXGbOBxnaWaKS9) they varnish before bonding the ribs in. In the manual, the varnish step is after the bonding step, which is probably why I had done it in that order. If I was to go back to do it again, I'd varnish before bonding in.

[@shaneharvey1026]

Great content so far. What color powder coat did you elect for? Looks black but perhaps a non-gloss? Was there a particular site/article/reason which had you make the color choice you made?

[@SwiftFoxBuildProject]

Thanks! I got the flat black powder coat, and there was no particular reason other than I didn't want a colour like red or yellow. I could have gone for gloss black or gray just as easy.