Hey Evan, nice video and good to see you posting again. Can't wait to follow your HW build. Are you concerned about not having the external alternator? I know most TSi builders essentially used it as front ballast anyway, but curious how close an IFR platform gets to hitting the current ceiling supplied by the Rotax internal ones.
I really enjoy your builds Evan. I wish I had known about you when I was building. I sure would have bought one of your rear kitfox storage compartments you put in your kitfox builds. You are really good at what you do! I would have never thought about ac on a sling but looks like you did it.
Thanks man! The aft baggage box on my Kitfox was a one-off, I CNC cut the aluminum but it was all mostly a rough draft that had to be hand worked to fit. Looks clean, serves its function well, but probably not worth it at the end of the day
Nice work. Looking forward to watching the high wing build. Those rear-actuated condenser vents could also be dual-purpose for chem-trail release. (We're on to you!).
This is excellent innovation! Two questions: 1) Why did you choose an engine driven compressor instead of electrically driven? 2) what is the gph hit without the compressor engaged?
Thanks. 1- I considered it. Comes down to- no system is 100% efficient, so I wanted to avoid stacking inefficiencies. Electric compressors have a massive amp draw. 2- with ac off we weren’t seeing any noticeable difference in performance. Possible there was some performance loss, but not outside of a typical knot or two variation that always happens anyway
Nice work but planes shouldn't be kits. It's cuban conditions. Imagine getting a volkswagen in pieces and you had to spend 2000 hours building it yet still pay full price for it because the factory couldn't be bothered to get it certified. Are you familiar with Gogetair?
You can buy planes that aren’t kits , if that’s what you prefer. Go get air looks like a cool plane, but here’s the thing… It’s a KIT 😂 If you want the 2+2 it’s experimental, which means to get one in the US you’d have to do some sort of build assist with them. Which is exactly what these people are doing. Otherwise it’s just another 2 seat lsa…
Kits allow certification under experimental category. This means you can remain flying instead of disassembling the entire airplane every year for annual "inspection" (regardless of how many hours it flew, even zero since overhaul this $5,000 maintenance catastrophe is mandated on every aircraft owner by FAA law).
@@DanFrederiksen no you cant register a factory airplane as an experimental. Not unless it has experimental features. Then you are limited to test flying under conditions dictated by the FAA to test that feature. That is all. To fly it like a personal airplane while being experimental requires meeting "the 51% rule". I don't think you cognitively grasp the cost of factory certified airplanes. New 2024 Cessna 172 Skyhawks start at $400,000 base price.
Super impressive, cutting edge innovation, expertly executed. New owners will be so happy and others will be so jealous!
The electrically actuated exhaust vents are such a cool touch!
Evan, I love the little innovative tweaks you come up with, like the condensing unit outlets. Well done!
Hey Evan, nice video and good to see you posting again. Can't wait to follow your HW build. Are you concerned about not having the external alternator? I know most TSi builders essentially used it as front ballast anyway, but curious how close an IFR platform gets to hitting the current ceiling supplied by the Rotax internal ones.
Nice to see you posting again!
What a great job Evan. That is awesome! It will be nice to hear from N141D on how it works this summer.
Awesome information about the ac system. I can't wait to see the high wing build. Looking forward.
I really enjoy your builds Evan. I wish I had known about you when I was building. I sure would have bought one of your rear kitfox storage compartments you put in your kitfox builds. You are really good at what you do! I would have never thought about ac on a sling but looks like you did it.
Thanks man! The aft baggage box on my Kitfox was a one-off, I CNC cut the aluminum but it was all mostly a rough draft that had to be hand worked to fit. Looks clean, serves its function well, but probably not worth it at the end of the day
I got a lot wonderful comments about the build quality during the gas stops. Nobody even noticed the paint job 😊
Impressive work! I am very interested in a parts list.
Good to see you back! I've been checking. Keep the videos coming.
Great Work and thanks for posting!
Looking forward to your next videos🙏
Wow
Great job
Nice work. Looking forward to watching the high wing build. Those rear-actuated condenser vents could also be dual-purpose for chem-trail release. (We're on to you!).
I knew I shouldn’t have shown them!
Really looking forward to some good high wing build videos. There’s almost none right now.
I’m sure lots of people will be doing them soon, the kits really just started shipping a few months ago and are in full production now I believe
@@EvanBrunye I believe you’re right, but I have to stress “good”. Your builds are another level.
I'm going to state the obvious here... Cool! ;)
This is excellent innovation! Two questions: 1) Why did you choose an engine driven compressor instead of electrically driven? 2) what is the gph hit without the compressor engaged?
Thanks. 1- I considered it. Comes down to- no system is 100% efficient, so I wanted to avoid stacking inefficiencies. Electric compressors have a massive amp draw. 2- with ac off we weren’t seeing any noticeable difference in performance. Possible there was some performance loss, but not outside of a typical knot or two variation that always happens anyway
Nice
Need a rivet filler Evan?🛩😁
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Where did you mount the GPS antenna?
It’s got a gps com combo antenna on top
Nice work but planes shouldn't be kits. It's cuban conditions. Imagine getting a volkswagen in pieces and you had to spend 2000 hours building it yet still pay full price for it because the factory couldn't be bothered to get it certified.
Are you familiar with Gogetair?
You can buy planes that aren’t kits , if that’s what you prefer. Go get air looks like a cool plane, but here’s the thing… It’s a KIT 😂 If you want the 2+2 it’s experimental, which means to get one in the US you’d have to do some sort of build assist with them. Which is exactly what these people are doing. Otherwise it’s just another 2 seat lsa…
@@EvanBrunye there are no spaces in the name. and it's not a kit, just not certified in usa, they are maybe waiting for mosaic
Kits allow certification under experimental category. This means you can remain flying instead of disassembling the entire airplane every year for annual "inspection" (regardless of how many hours it flew, even zero since overhaul this $5,000 maintenance catastrophe is mandated on every aircraft owner by FAA law).
@@EllipsisAircraft As I recall it's not that expensive if the plane works. Also you can just register it as experimental after it is factory made.
@@DanFrederiksen no you cant register a factory airplane as an experimental. Not unless it has experimental features. Then you are limited to test flying under conditions dictated by the FAA to test that feature. That is all.
To fly it like a personal airplane while being experimental requires meeting "the 51% rule".
I don't think you cognitively grasp the cost of factory certified airplanes. New 2024 Cessna 172 Skyhawks start at $400,000 base price.