The Kitfox Sti is an excellent kitplane but I think I would go with the 180 hp 1.5L Honda Turbo from Viking Aircraft Engines for all that high density altitude flying in the backcountry. I like the new 915is but it's in the 140 hp range and the pricing around $40K is just too high. The 180 hp Titan is another great engine option but I prefer turbocharged engines for the backcountry STOL mission.
I don't see to many going with those auto engine conversions seems tempting I think most rather just go with aircraft engine most probably don't want to risk it.
A bit of research into Viking might do you some good. Guy is a con man. As far as turbo for this kind of flying, the kitfox in this vid power/weight ratio makes that a moot point.
@@KitfoxAircraft gotcha, I would love to have a rotax, but I don't think I could ever afford one. How much different are they from a car engine? Looks like they have engine ECU's, fuel injected, air and water cooled, can be turbo'd. Really the only difference between a rotax and like a traditional boxer engine in a Subaru is weight, and dual ignition. So why can I buy a new engine for my Subaru for less than $1500 but Rotax engines are $15-30k?
Car engines and airplane engines are 2 completely different animals. Your Subaru engine would never fit under the hood of a plane like that, it would need to be about 1/3 of the size. There are *very many* differences between a Rotax and a Subaru engine.
Any particular reason why the pilot was seating on the right side? excuse my ignorance. Does it has anything to do with the fact that it may be easier for helicopter pilots to use it that way?
You get style points just by using the music from the Icelandic rock group, Kaleo. They may have a Hawaiian name and come from a country not associated with bluesy rock, but they are fantastic.
