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Marco Menezes
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MICHIGAN
/ KITFOX
I
bought my Kitfox Model 2 (Denny Aerocraft Company kit
#374) in Spring of 2004 from its original owner-builder,
George Dendzel of Royal Oak, Michigan. The kit had been
delivered at that infamous 95% stage of construction.
With the help of some of his Detroit area friends, we
loaded the Fox in a 22' enclosed rental truck and hauled
it North where I commenced an 18 month effort to
complete George's project, now dubbed "Lola" (after the
temptress who always gets what she wants). After a final
inspection by technical advisor Doug Bell, from
Cadillac, Michigan EAA chapter 678 and thanks in great
measure to George's fine workmanship and scrupulous
documentation, I was able to obtain a special
airworthiness certificate in June 2005. Lola's taxi
testing began in July and her first flight took place
from Big Rapids, MI - Roben-Hood airport (RQB) on August
5, 2005. 40 hour flight testing was concluded in early
spring 2006. In August 2007, N99KX made her first
appearance at Airventure '07 following a thrilling yet
uneventful flight over lake Michigan.
Marco Menezes
EAA 9010977
Hersey, MI
Email: msm_9949@yahoo.com
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