The airplane I flew had flaperons that I didn’t use because they weren’t rigged properly. The way the Kitfox flies depends on whether it is lightly or heavily loaded. Meanwhile, SkyStar tried producing a Part-103 ultralight, the Kitfox Lite, using a 28-hp two-stroke engine, and it also introduced a Kitfox XL in 1994 and a Kitfox Lite Squared in 2001; both were two-seaters designed to be ultralight trainers, using a 50-hp Rotax 503 two-stroke engine. The Kitfox company has been around since ’84 and is still in business.This model has a steel tube fuselage and a wood wing with fabric covering over both. The original Denney Kitfox became so wildly popular (more than 5,000 kits sold) as a low-cost, fun-flying, tube-and-fabric construction homebuilt that it was copied worldwide, and offered domestically in several variants. A Super Cub costs 4 times as much minimum, for a fair condition one. The latest Kitfox cabins have plenty of space to carry two in comfort. Also another ad, a few weeks ago, was giving a 6k rebuild credit for a 912uls that had 1600 hours on it. You're not going to pick one of those up in the teens or low 20K's. He refigures, cutting discretionary expenses to the bone. A good marketer Denney’s Kitfox once employed a whole staff of sales people following up on loads of leads that the then-new design … The VGs didn’t cost any cruise speed and only decreased the landing/stall speed by about 2 MPH, so if I could get them off now I might – but they sure do look neat! Although FAR Part 43 specifically states that it does not apply to experimental airworthiness certificates, the operating limitations on your homebuilt will include the following (or something similar): 450 hrs total, 125 hrs kitfox IV tail wheel. At that time Kitfox was owned by its principal, Dan Denney. Private pilot rating flying under Sport Pilot Rules. Good takeoff performance and pleasant to fly in cruise, but the goofiest airplane I’ve ever flown in the traffic pattern. Haven’t flown an actual KitFox, but delivered an Avid Magnum once which is pretty much a KitFox 4 as I understand it. It begat Kitfox, which begat many models before returning to the starting point by creating a Part 103 ultralight vehicle * called Kitfox Lite …what else? That's 3.05% for the hull coverage. ...the FAA database for Jan 2010 shows about 650 Avids and 1300 Kitfoxes registered. $275 for the liability and $610 for hull totals $875. The total annual costs are $22,530 for 100 hours and $32,430 for 300 hours. The Taylorcraft fleet is old, although many have gotten a new lease of life through skilled restoration. Once we had Avid Flyer. Any new radios, paint and interior are struck from the budget. I just was wondering as I saw an ad on Barnstormers for a guy who would do rebuilds on 912-914's for $1800 plus parts. He did say it did not need it but he would lower the price to cover the cost of an overhaul. $1,000,000 liability and $20,000 hull. A condition inspection is the equivalent of an "annual" for a type certificated aircraft. Not good answers to a guy looks for an alternative to a Kitfox,in my opinion. It was an AB Kitfox Vixen. The Kitfox is a STOL aircraft which means it is equipped for short field takeoffs and landings, cruising speed is around 100 MPH. ...in the comparisons of both 'Annual Accident Rates' and 'Fatal Accident Rates', Avid and Kitfox are well below the average for both aircraft types. I keep telling myself I'm under insured on the hull but then maybe it makes me more carefull.