My New Kitfox Gets Upgrades.

[@rickramsey9868]

I love that you are back in a kitfox. Hope you and the wife do some trips again like in the yellow one. You have suck a beautiful family. You are a very lucky man. Love watching the three of you. Fly safe but have fun.

[@dtwyckoff]

Tires look great Jonas. Can't wait to see all the new adventures in Bugs. 🤙👍

[@JonasMarcinko]

Thanks again David! You are awesome brother!

[@rexgialla1970]

Hi Jonas, I'm E-PROP fans , I've already installed few on 80hp and 100hp , be sure to have at the fix point 5500 rpm, when you're leveled off at 1500ft at WOT must be 5450 rpm after 2 min . I use to trim It at 5400 rpm and it goes great ! Remember 2 trick , first clean It before every take off ( if not It can stall a little ) , second put the cover everytime you stop , even for 10 min, the performance drop down if you leave the prop under the sun , It's the best prop ever !!! I've got 15 kmh on every plane I've installed It ! Fly safe . Alfiere

[@chupacabra1765]

Sounds like a little too much babying. For the heat issue. Perhaps it should be painted white or aluminum.

[@pmNCC-1701]

Nice seeing your beautiful family... Your little girl is really growing up and she is so big now... Nicely done on your plane... Looking good... =)

[@luke_atthat]

Great video ! Nice plane ! Nice tribute to Bugs !

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Minnesota! Fun episode!

[@ronboe6325]

"hopefully not too crazy" Foreshadowing there. :)

[@kentonyoderii3443]

Well I been millwrighting for 33+ years had many ol Harleys , Chevy and now cummins motors gotta tell you never beat on the end of a crankshaft with a hammer !! Press or pull is the thing to do. Big Hammer will move the world but even a gentle love tap can ruin your day placed in the wrong way or place. Love your channel God bless you guys always .

[@upthere1583]

That's a gearbox, not crankshaft. Still shouldn't hammer on it.

[@kentonyoderii3443]

@upthere1583 Indeed !! I'm not a aircraft mechanic but to millwrights a nut and bolt are just that and good mechanical skills keep the work being done isn't bringing on more problems. Thanks for your wisdom . God bless you

[@HomesickforAlaska]

I am so used to seeing Ty over with Trent I forgot you even know him. I really love the flying community you guys have over there. A certain amount of crazy is ok, but no more getting stuck on top of mountains, or flipping the plane in the river, etc.. No commercial today was kind of a bummer, I love the commercials you do, especially the ones that include Silvija. Maybe you can get a sponsor that Ava can somehow participate in the commercial. I can't believe how big she is already.

[@FLYNRYAN1978]

I love the flying community. There is truly no other community like them. Thanks for another great video.

[@jimchuk8511]

A socket, 5/16" bolt, nut and washers is a quick way to make a tool to push out the drive lugs. Pounding on them with a hammer scares me.

[@jimchuk8511]

A piece of short pipe with the inside diameter that just fits over the back side of the drive lug will let you push the drive lug further out before it would bottom out in the socket. I looked at my Kitfox project with the 912 again a few minutes ago. If the socket is to long, it will hit the gearbox case.

[@scottwooster4102]

Great to see you flying again. Have fun. Ava looks like she is doing great.

[@rodneyross5282]

WOW! it seems like yesterday your daughter was born. It goes fast I know three girls and two boys lol. We all know where she got her looks, certainly not you lol. Where is the beautiful Lady. I guess it is true behind every successful man is a good woman. God Bless you and your beautiful family in all things. Love from Texas.

[@SimjetAU]

The Eprop is designed for WOT at 5500 rpm. This will give you the best cruise. Setting it too fine actually detracts from its perfomance. I know you want it for stol and es a finer pitch "should" be better but the Eprop is like no other prop. It is designed specifically for a rotax with a gearbox. Set the pich for 5500 WOT on the ground tied to the tree..that will probably give you about 5600 or so at WOT in the air

[@joshgarrison479]

I just did the exact same swap from a 3 blade warp drive to the 4 blade e prop and used the same scale as you did. I went from 452 lbs with the warp to 501 lbs with the e prop at 5500 rpm static set at 17.5 degrees

[@JonasMarcinko]

Nice! Maybe I need to take some pitch out. what engine are you running?

[@donausmus4281]

I built a KITFOX II back in 1993, N582DA. I used to fly it into model airplane fields ( with invite, of course). I knew that anyplace I landed , I could take off from because that 582 Rotax had so much power with the carbon prop I had. In the early morning i would go up to 1500 ft before the 30 mph winds would migrate down. I would do my kite maneuver, where I would be completely stationary. Im sure there were some phone calls made below.

[@warrenlancaster286]

Wow that got in the air real quick!

[@JonasMarcinko]

right! :)

[@warrenlancaster286]

@@JonasMarcinko lookout Steve Henry!

[@johnfitzpatrick2469]

G,day Jonas, Silvia and Ava from Sydney Australia. Those e-props are French made: correct me if I'm wrong, albeit carbon and titanium composite material. You have proven the thrust efficiency. Now to see the durability of the leading edge of each blade. Q2. Cutting the exhaust pipe. My thinking... The exhaust gas further from the fuselage, the better. Even substituted for a little drag. Thank you for your great channel. 🌏🛩️💫

[@rcaviatormodeler]

I really like that bushwheels 😊 🛩️

[@eurojoseph]

Three sneezes... Bless you and make a wish :)

[@khh6243]

OMG, I used to do this with RC planes but I did not know you can do this with full-scale planes. -static pull tests.

[@markbrown4442]

Lotto love for the Eprops down here in Australia. An extra 10 knots on the Aeroprakt Vixxens (even 15kts!) and the same stall speed. It's sorcery, I tell ya!

[@JonasMarcinko]

ha awesome to hear!

[@FinbarSheehy]

Looks to me like the Warp Drive is under pitched. You mentioned that you needed more throttle to get 5600 RPM with the eProp. It would be interesting to see manifold pressure: you’re probably putting a lot less power into the Warp Drive, which is why it’s cruising so slow. You also mentioned it’s at 6100 RPM on takeoff while the eProp is at 5990. One fair comparison: set both to give 5600 RPM at WOT, and see if one gives higher airspeed. You could try to match RPMs on takeoff but that’s hard because things happen fast, whereas in cruise you can let things settle.

[@JonasMarcinko]

@@FinbarSheehy yeah it wasn’t a fair comparison for sure. But still impressive that the e-prop gave great results on both ends.

[@raimondasrainys6957]

Šauni šeimynėlė! Ir džiugu girdėti, kad Ieva moka lietuviškai. Didelės sėkmės Jums!

[@DaleDeanJr]

Same now as my “Special Effects”. All you need now is the Alaskan bush tailwheel with the TK1

[@aerialimagesbydoug5733]

Kit Fox is looking great!

[@allansutton557]

They ice cubes were a stupid idea… classic Jonas!

[@JonasMarcinko]

haha I know!

[@siiilvija1]

Looks badass😎

[@williamwintemberg]

I'm thinking we are going to see a lot of this plane. Fun!

[@sterlingmadsen8900]

Brother ! I have several questions that i hope you'll have time to answer..... 1. Where did you get THIS Kit Fox !?! 2. I don't know the Kit Fox models like you people that own them. So what is this model ? It looks a lot like Tye's plane, which I thought you said was a model 4...? But YOUR paint job is even better than Tye's ! 3. I couldn't really tell from this video, but one of the other things i really like about Tye's plane is those wing tips that curve down. Does yours have those kind of tips ? What years of Kit Fix had those wings ? And now about your additions.... FABULOUS new tires ! and bigger IS definitely BETTER ! (look wise at least, but maybe not performance wise... Aye?) And last of all....the FAM' (and that position..."LAST"... Is certainly NOT where all of us viewers rank Ava and Sylvia because THEY are a LOT and maybe even the MAJORITY of the REASON THAT I like your videos ! ! ! So thanks for including them... Ava is growing so fast ! Anyways, congrats on getting THIS KIT FOX. I personally think it's the best looking plane you've ever owned !

[@JonasMarcinko]

@@sterlingmadsen8900 thanks brother! It’s a Kitfox model 4 1050. Ty’s is a 1250 just a tad different but not much! My friend Bugs passed and I was able to buy it from his estate. Not sure about the drooped tips though. Thanks for the kind words!

[@kyushalimit5931]

So good to see kitfox videos again! yeyyy

[@johnevers3531]

Gettin the Fun Machine ready!

[@kidkhaos6427]

Oh man this gets me pumped up! I just picked up an Avid Flyer and a 912 ULS to swap in. I'll be running an ultra prop 2. I'm jealous of your tires! Mine are beat so I have to come up with a solution. Not sure which direction I'll go, but man, that thing looks slick with those 29's!

[@hike2bhuman110]

"hopefully not too crazy" nope! go full crazy! 👊🏻

[@barrysimmons5489]

Jonas, you can't get a big enough prop to pull that tree over ya know? 🤣😂🤔 Other than that, Ava sure is cute... why are you hiding yer Bride?⚘️ Really, enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing. 👍 Blessings 🇺🇲

[@John-N797]

@@barrysimmons5489 Coz she is his and his alone😂 what is it with you guys, it's not cool at all. Before they got married it was ok but once married... It's no no..

[@tomscott3939]

i like what you are doing

[@tonyriley4585]

Nice video. There are specs available online regarding rotax 912 max rpm. Basically, you shouldn't be exceeding 5600rpm like ever. I know people who set their props so that in level flight full throttle, you wouldn't exceed 5500 rpm. In the event of a throttle cable were to ever break in flight, because the original design of 912 advances to full throttle, you could fly back to home base and land if you lost throttle cable. But regardless I don't think that you want to see much over 5600rpm. I have read max rpm is 5800 rpm for 1 minute.

[@idsawtooth]

5800 rpm (max 5 min)...

[@portnuefflyer]

@@idsawtooth FWIW: Many go over that limit, for sustained periods even, not saying it's right, just saying it's so. Rotax is real conservative in their specs, which is what we want of course,

[@idsawtooth]

@@portnuefflyer Not commenting on what other people do, just pointing out the Rotax published max is 5800 RPM for 5 min, not the 5800 RPM for 1 minute mentioned above...

[@Jack-ne8vm]

Squirt prop lugs with propane to freeze & shrink.

[@rsbrehm]

I want to fly a Centurion soooo bad.

[@jakematijczyk6905]

Very cool. sort of nice the wheels fit on stock axles

[@fredbugden3511]

These are the videos the FAA should be watching.

[@danielhylton4675]

Bless you~!

[@james1795]

So much for the religious comments.

[@danielhylton4675]

@@james1795 🙄🙄SHE SNEEZED I SAID BLESS YOU~!🙄

[@Shane_Little]

Dude I wish I lived in your neighborhood. Lol

[@kittycitykevin]

Nice! Take Silvija on a retro date flight to the hot springs, she deserves it! (don’t film it) if you know what I mean:)

[@Iflyagrasshopper]

Nice the tires are cool and that e prop looks awesome

[@OneAV8]

Tell me how you like the aero classics??? I’m sitting on go to order some for my Avid!! I had the 22” and liked them, but now that I have an 8” wheel, their 27.5” are calling my name. Also, I’m glad you and David are getting to collaborate 🤙

[@567davefair]

door latches on the bottom of the door might hold better than in the middle in your configuration.

[@trose0501]

Was that the FL760a transceiver? If so, it is a great radio other than radio transmissions supersede pilot to passenger comm. The plane looks awesome with the bigger tires!

[@JonasMarcinko]

Yes it was. I’ve heard that before. Super annoying!

[@wasitbeu2]

I want more capella videos!!!!

[@tzoid100]

Never use Anti-seize compounds use hydraulic fluid you will never have a issue removing a blolts A&P Mechanic

[@BrianPhillipsRC]

How wide and tall is the door on your hangar? Working on plans for our building, and just want to make sure I'm not going too small.

[@JonasMarcinko]

mine is 11ft tall and 38.5 ft wide

[@v8tergt653]

When hammering a crank pulley or in this case a prop adapter the hit gets transmitted to the crank which is than hitting the thrust bearings

[@kr6dr]

It’s beating little dents in the bearing races in the speed reducer…. And might be giving the prop flange a little runout.

[@v8tergt653]

1:18 Gesundheit!!!

[@bryanbsa8927]

Jonas, Don't be 2 crazy, you have a beautiful fun wife and daughter who both need you around....

[@BaronKreger]

Not too crazy LOL

[@188steve2]

Atta boy!

[@jjb4714]

What happened to that cool jet boat from years ago?

[@jonathanlegere6686]

🤙

[@michaelpetty2016]

Good way to dry the hay laying on the ground before you bale it. 😂

[@Andre.D550]

😎

[@TeemarkConvair]

hate the idea of hammer impacts on the hub, shock loading thru the prop shaft into the gears and associated bearings! also. get other opinions about the exhaust stack,,it may be that long to negate carbon monoxide into the cabin. it's fun to be "stoked" so, take it slow!!

[@JonasMarcinko]

true! it was painful hitting them. that's a good point. I was thinking I didn't the exhaust blowing into my radiator.

[@alexmikhael5061]

14:14 dude... just rememember to PAY IT FORWARD WHEN YOU CAN WHEN SOMEONE ELSE NEEDS IT!!! and all will be ''good'' ;) and that is COOOOL!!! :) I follow him too@!

[@ROCROCROC1]

It seems to me he has ALWAYS done that. That's one reason all those folks are so willing to give him a hand.

[@alexmikhael5061]

hey are you gunna have to go with one of those aussy zenieths 750s or wutever to get 4 seeats to be able to include the munchkin??? when will she be big enuf for headgear??? they make babyears yet?? :)

[@Breenild]

The big tyres will cost a lot more fuel and make her slower.

[@stevebroander2119]

Jonas, do the nuts for the E Prop require safety wire????

[@JonasMarcinko]

@@stevebroander2119 I don’t believe so.

[@otc-x1-b9]

Sweet.◇♡◇

[@DaleDeanJr]

Mine are printed with 27-1/2”. What should the pressure be?

[@DanielWiley]

lots of KEWL factor Jonas...

[@marknapier2236]

I have a KF4 project. Have a new stock oil tank. How is the replacement tank different?

[@JonasMarcinko]

its shorter so it fits in the cowling.

[@John-N797]

Jonas is back!!! That's a serious bush plane now. You can join the boys Trent Palmer and group on their shenanigans😂

[@rconger24]

Trent's okay but he's got nothing on Jonas. Marchinko's way out ahead with that baby girl! Besides he flies right-seat-right-stick with better control.

[@ROCROCROC1]

I hope not. Joining the boys is the last thing I want to see. Silvija and Jonas belong together and now the baby. They'll have to work it out but watching a bunch of guys landing in a field somewhere looking at each other is no substitute for Jonas and his beautiful mate.

[@ronaldm1273]

Did you fix the door latch?

[@JonasMarcinko]

nope not yet. its on the list.

[@dustinalexander4620]

I'm subscribed with notifications turned on. I did not get it. KZbin is throttling you.

[@JonasMarcinko]

😕 that sucks. Thanks for letting me know!

[@dustinalexander4620]

@@JonasMarcinko you're welcome bud. No clue why because you stay off of KZbin's trigger topics.

[@mikercflyer7383]

What would happen if you pull the tail wheel off?😂

[@JonasMarcinko]

I’m thinking about it

[@nautiquesfan]

Do you still fly with Trent?

[@huckleberry8079]

What engine is in that Kitfox, Jonas?

[@JonasMarcinko]

Rotax 912 uls

[@coeniethomas1887]

5900 rpm on 912?

[@berndm9743]

Why do you fly from the right side??

[@John-N797]

@@berndm9743 His left handed🤣

[@RADThird1]

Jonas trained in a tandem (think Piper Cub) with throttle on the left which puts the stick in the right hand.

[@kynanyu]

what blade length are you running on the e-prop?

[@JonasMarcinko]

this is a 72 inch

[@james1795]

Someone is up late.

[@upthere1583]

Got any more friends giving away free tires?

[@legend7ify]

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[@ellenorbovay5226]

You forgot to show the wife, she adds a lot to the videos.

[@DaleDeanJr]

Man cave is fine w/o wives

[@joshc7091]

Weirdo much?

[@ellenorbovay5226]

@@joshc7091 English much?

[@WillPOnya]

I come here for the commercials. Very disappointed.