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Old 19th Sep 2008, 15:50
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pbrookes
 
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I used to fly a Kitfox II and it was quick and easy to rig/de-rig and I had a trailer to tow it, but bought some additional wing braces for towing with fuel in the wing tanks.

The only downside to the Mk2 was the Rotax 582 engine which burnt at 18 litres an hour and with only 2 x 20 litre tanks, was not conducive to touring. The MTOW of 432 Kilos also needed passenger/fuel trade-off.

Cheap to run and fun to fly though, although the narrow wheelbase made the landings unforgiving.

The Avid had better performance but the wingfold isn't as easy.
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