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1. 05:03 AM - Re: GPS and flying in the wind (icrashrc)
2. 05:16 AM - Re: MicroTim altimeter (Thom Riddle)
3. 06:00 AM - A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record (knowvne@aol.com)
4. 06:24 AM - Re: GPS and flying in the wind (Vic Peters)
5. 06:30 AM - Mo- Skeeters (Vic Peters)
6. 06:33 AM - Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record (Blumax008@aol.com)
7. 07:10 AM - Re: Fw: A Pilot's View..dup. (Ed Chmielewski)
8. 07:12 AM - Sport pilot license (Jimmy)
9. 07:29 AM - Re: Sport pilot license (John H Murphy)
10. 07:33 AM - Re: Sport pilot license (Wayne T. McCullough)
11. 07:42 AM - Re: Sport pilot license (Paul Petty)
12. 09:31 AM - Re: Re: Sport pilot license (Dana Hague)
13. 10:50 AM - Re: Sport pilot license (Paul Petty)
14. 11:09 AM - Re: Sport pilot license (Paul Petty)
15. 11:19 AM - Re: GPS and flying in the wind (kenanddenice@aol.com)
16. 11:19 AM - Re: Re: Sport pilot license (Robert Laird)
17. 01:28 PM - Re: Sport pilot license (Jimmy)
18. 02:04 PM - Re: GPS and flying in the wind (John Hauck)
19. 03:10 PM - Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record (Larry Bourne)
20. 03:44 PM - Re: Mo- Skeeters (Dave Rains)
21. 03:54 PM - Re: Flimsy Little paper Planes (Dave Rains)
22. 04:08 PM - Re: Sport pilot license (Wayne T. McCullough)
23. 04:10 PM - Handheld radio, and VOR vs GPS (Dana Hague)
24. 04:29 PM - Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record (David Lehman)
25. 05:10 PM - GPS and new technologies (Mike Welch)
26. 05:24 PM - Re: Sport pilot license (DANIEL WALTER)
27. 05:36 PM - Re: GPS and new technologies (Dana Hague)
28. 05:38 PM - Re: GPS and new technologies (George Alexander)
29. 05:58 PM - Rust in the scratches on Rudder and Wing attach point (Matt Hancuh)
30. 06:14 PM - Re: GPS and new technologies (Mike Welch)
31. 06:18 PM - Re: Re: GPS and new technologies (Mike Welch)
32. 06:33 PM - Re: Handheld radio, and VOR vs GPS (Steven Green)
33. 06:59 PM - John, Dick and Moody. Bearly at SnF (N27SB@aol.com)
34. 07:45 PM - today's flight (Ralph B)
35. 08:59 PM - Firestar II - 2nd seat - anyone ever use it? (John H Murphy)
36. 10:09 PM - Re: GPS and flying in the wind (boyd)
37. 10:12 PM - Re: Firestar II - 2nd seat - anyone ever use it? (Larry Cottrell)
38. 10:18 PM - Re: GPS and new technologies (Larry Cottrell)
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and flying in the wind |
I looked long and hard at the 196 but ended up with a Lowrance Airmap 1000. Picked
one up at Sun-n-Fun for $375. Played with for a while on the ride home while
Carol was driving. I think i'm going to like it. Time will tell...
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www.ill-EagleAviation.com
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| Subject: | Re: MicroTim altimeter |
Skeeter Dave,
We are taking the step today. If it works then that will save me some
bucks.
Thom in Buffalo
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| Subject: | A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record |
To UPDATE those who are interested ..
Yesterday 2 HangGlider Pilots Jonny Durand & Dustin Martin Broke the
East Coast XC Record of ( 218 miles for Flexwings ) & ( 234 miles For
Rigid wing ) flying their Moyes Lightspeed and WW T2 Flex wing Hang
Gliders ...
The two were towed to altitude out of the Quest Air flight park in
Clearmont, FL and flew an amazing 283 miles landing near Sylvania
Georgia, which is just south of the South Carolina Border...
CONGRATS to them both....
Truly An amazing flight when you consider the ocean of trees and
swamps they had to cross to make it happen...
Sorry for the Break in Topic but felt it was a News Worthy Event ...
Mark Vaughn
-----Original Message-----
From: knowvne@aol.com
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 6:28 PM
Subject: Sorry, OFF topic - BUT A new East coast Hang Glider Record
was set today...
Hi All
I just learned that 2 flex wing HangGlider pilots just Broke the east
coast cross country record of 218 miles and were still in the air
attempting to break the current Rigid Wing record of 234 miles...
Flexi and Rigids are both Hanggliders... A Flexi is usually made of
Alum (Tubes some times Carbon) and is controlled by Weight shift ...
A Rigid wing is made of Carbon fiber D cells and is much stiffer ....
It's controlled by Spoilers on it's wings Upper surface...... A Rigids
L/D
is about 5 points better than the Best Topless Flex wings being
produced... But that Gap is closing... 8-)
The two are shooting for at least 300 miles but even if they reach
that the World record will still held by Mike Barber who flew over 400
miles
(434 I think) in TEXAS....
The two were Towed up from Quest flight park in Clearmont FL Just NW
of Orlando and last report t were past Jessup GA with cloud base around
7,000 ft and a cloud street going to the horizon...
Will report their final distance once the day shuts down.... BTW that
7,000 foot cloud base equates to about a 20 mile glide Not
counting the Tail wind.. 8-) AND if the Cloud street is really
working the two could be hitting speeds over 60 miles per hour...
Stay tuned...
Mark Vaughn
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and flying in the wind |
Steven, Try looking at a Lowrance 2000c. 3"x4.25" screen. All the mounts
you could imagine, charger, bat. backup,or panel power. Great for old
half blind farts like me.
$700 brand new complete. And no I'm not seling them.
Vic
Maine
912ul Extra
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Ellery, Ellery, Ellery,
You should have known Skeeters ain't out here yet and when they are,
we just squash the little suckers!
All in fun
Vic
Maine
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| Subject: | Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record |
In a message dated 4/27/2007 9:01:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
knowvne@aol.com writes:
Sorry for the Break in Topic but felt it was a News Worthy Event ...
After tons of boring repetitive crap...any break is worth it. Guess that big
fire helped a lot on the thermals.
************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
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| Subject: | Re: Fw: A Pilot's View..dup. |
Thanks, Bob!
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Noyer
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fw: A Pilot's View..dup.
Yer correct, Ed...pull up
http://forums.bowsite.com/TF/bgforums/thread.cfm?forum=1&threadid=336
344&MESSAGES=5&FF=CMT
and read it again!
For other C-130 tales...http://newsday.typepad.com/news_jay/
regards,
Bob N. FireFly 070 Old Kolb
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy/
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| Subject: | Sport pilot license |
Would someone tell me if the Cessna 150 has been approved as a plane that
the SPL trainer can be trained in?
I fly a Firefly and would like to get my SPL. Working on getting my Firefly
approved and inspected now.
Jimmy Hankinson
912-863-7384
Firefly #035, (N6007L)
JYL (Sylvania)
Pegasus Field (Home)
2000 Feet X 100 Feet- Grass
Rocky Ford, Georgia
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
The C-150 does not meet the requirements of gross weight of 1320 lbs.
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Jimmy,
You know that I am at the Briar Patch....and we are working on a flying
class for the fall..........Let me know if you are interested.........
Wayne McCullough
EAA 330 President
754-9598
Springfield, Georgia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy" <jhankin@planters.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 10:12 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: Sport pilot license
>
> Would someone tell me if the Cessna 150 has been approved as a plane that
> the SPL trainer can be trained in?
>
> I fly a Firefly and would like to get my SPL. Working on getting my
> Firefly approved and inspected now.
>
> Jimmy Hankinson
> 912-863-7384
> Firefly #035, (N6007L)
> JYL (Sylvania)
> Pegasus Field (Home)
> 2000 Feet X 100 Feet- Grass
> Rocky Ford, Georgia
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
You can "train" in the C-150 yes. My 37hrs in our 150 that we sold count towards
my SP ticket.
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Kolbra #12
Ms Dixie
Final assembly!
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
At 10:41 AM 4/27/2007, Paul Petty wrote:
>
>You can "train" in the C-150 yes. My 37hrs in our 150 that we sold count
>towards my SP ticket.
Now there's a funny catch-22. As a student pilot, an instructor can give
you dual and even sign you off to solo a C-150 (or even a C-172 or larger
plane)... but as soon as you get your SP certificate you can't fly it any
more. Go figure.
-Dana
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Dana,
Im not for certian but I would think even with a SP ticket you could fly the C-150
or 172 or even larger for that matter as long as a CFI sings you off to do
so. The SP ticket would not keep you from furthering your ratings. Agree?
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Kolbra #12
Ms Dixie
Final assembly!
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
"I fly a Firefly and would like to get my SPL. Working on getting my Firefly
approved and inspected now."
Jimmy,
What are you getting your firefly approved and inspected for? Is it not FAR 103
legal? If not what are you going to register it as? LSA?
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Ms Dixie
Final assembly!
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and flying in the wind |
I have a Lowrance 2000c that I am extremely happy with. The package was just over
$700 complete, nothing else for me to buy....with the exception of a USB interface
cable that is not really needed.
I recommend looking at the 2000c, I believe it offers the biggest bang for the
buck. All things considered I don't know what would top the 2000c however I would
certainly like to know what others have found.
Ken Gardner
Boise, Idaho
Firestar II
-----Original Message-----
From: vicsvinyl@verizon.net
Sent: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 7:23 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: GPS and flying in the wind
Steven, Try looking at a Lowrance 2000c. 3"x4.25" screen. All the mounts you could
imagine, charger, bat. backup,or panel power. Great for old half blind farts
like me.
$700 brand new complete. And no I'm not seling them.
Vic
Maine
912ul Extra
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Well, it's not an SP ticket that would allow you to fly the 150/172/etc., it
would be a signed-off-for-solo student private pilot certificate (i.e., a
3rd class medical). The SP ticket, in that case, would be irrelevant since
you wouldn't need it to be flying on the 3rd class medical.
But all your hours in an LSA as a SP would count toward a PPL or greater
ticket.
-- R
On 4/27/07, Paul Petty <paulpetty@myway.com> wrote:
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>
> Dana,
>
> Im not for certian but I would think even with a SP ticket you could fly
> the C-150 or 172 or even larger for that matter as long as a CFI sings you
> off to do so. The SP ticket would not keep you from furthering your ratings.
> Agree?
>
>
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> Paul Petty
> Kolbra #12
> Ms Dixie
> Final assembly!
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=109583#109583
>
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Wayne,
I would be very glad to know more about that class, please let me know more
of the details when you have them.
How is your Kobra coming?
Jimmy Hankinson
912-863-7384
Firefly #035, (N6007L)
JYL (Sylvania)
Pegasus Field (Home)
2000 Feet X 100 Feet- Grass
Rocky Ford, Georgia
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and flying in the wind |
All things considered I don't know what would top the 2000c however I
would certainly like to know what others have found.
|
| Ken Gardner
Ken:
I don't know about others, but I have thoroughly enjoyed flying with
my Garmin 196. It has proven to be an invaluable aid, making my long
cross country flights a lot safer, and more fun.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record |
Thanks, Mark. I enjoyed it, and give them "A" for
fortitude. Lar. Do not Archive.
On 4/27/07, Blumax008@aol.com <Blumax008@aol.com> wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/27/2007 9:01:34 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> knowvne@aol.com writes:
>
> Sorry for the Break in Topic but felt it was a News Worthy Event ...
>
> After tons of boring repetitive crap...any break is worth it. Guess that
> big fire helped a lot on the thermals.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> See what's free at AOL.com <http://www.aol.com/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000503>.
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| Subject: | Re: Mo- Skeeters |
Com-0n ,bring yur squashers, we be ready fer yu! bet you carry a sling shot for
protection, or maybe a garlic neclace. Aint scaeeeerd of no kolb drivers...
Super Skeeter
(got more hours in the beast than you, I'll bet)
the T27 Alpha Pilot
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| Subject: | Re: Flimsy Little paper Planes |
Yeah, I don't know the details about the Highlander's airframe, the kolb is very
well designed. Another nice thing about the Kolbra is the tandum seating.
In my line of work this is very important. The ability to maintain eye contact
with a suspect on the ground is invaluable. Just as an addition, I'll have
another opportunity to destroy Will's plane this fall on a Homeland Security Mission.
Sorry Will, but we must all make sacrifices.
Skeeter.
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Ok guys,
Bear with me.............LOL..............First of all the Kolbra is coming
just fine...............Just wish I had more time to work on
it....LOL..........ain't retired yet.............
In our area it is hard to find a current flight instructor with a good
personality and information also...........We did the written exam in the
spring of last year and everyone in the club who was in the class went and
passed the written in Statesboro, Ga @ Pegasus flight school..........They
are now looking into the LSA class..........Great people.
However, we used Mark Burpee of Destination Flight of 3 rivers
Michigan.......Met him at Sun-n-fun.....teaches powered parachute and fixed
wing..............But he and his flight school have 2 instructors who are
willing to travel.........
One of my friends bought a Sport Rally LSA..........and it was just
delivered.........7Hrs. non-stop..........from Michigan to 9GA1 Briar Patch
Springfield, GA.................WOW................34 gallons of
gas...........BUT.............$ 110,000.00 later.........
Gotta have my Kolbra...............and gonna get their
too...........LOL....................Mark charges $ 110.00 an hour wet, for
his aircraft and will train you in a N-numbered two seater for $ 30.00 per
hour...............In the fall, we will have 7 members splitting the
cost..........This is the way to go..................
Building still.........But life is getting in the way.........LOL
Wayne McCullough
Springfield, Georgia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy" <jhankin@planters.net>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Sport pilot license
>
> Wayne,
>
> I would be very glad to know more about that class, please let me know
> more of the details when you have them.
>
> How is your Kobra coming?
>
> Jimmy Hankinson
> 912-863-7384
> Firefly #035, (N6007L)
> JYL (Sylvania)
> Pegasus Field (Home)
> 2000 Feet X 100 Feet- Grass
> Rocky Ford, Georgia
>
>
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>
>
>
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| Subject: | Handheld radio, and VOR vs GPS |
Something I've been wondering about...
When I learned to fly (too) long ago, GPS didn't exist; VOR (and even ADF
in a well equipped plane) were the standard. Not having flown a radio
equipped plane since the mid 1980's, I'm out of touch... now that GPS is
ubiquitous, does anybody even use VOR any more? Seems the pocket GPS I use
for backpacking is far more useful than VOR/DME (forget about ILS since to
me the "R" in IFR stands only for "roads").
I ask because now that I have a Kolb I want to buy a handheld radio,
probably the Icom A6, and I'm wondering if there's any reason spend the
extra money for the VOR functions in the A24. (Actually some friends are
probably buying it for me for designing the winning (and U.S. distance
record setting!) plane from the last Red Bull Flugtag.)
I'm open to other radio suggestions too, but I like the Icom for the small
size, an advantage if I want to use it while flying my PPG too.
-Dana
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| Subject: | Re: A New! East Coast XC Hang Glider Record |
Wow!...
That's impressive...
Thanx...
DVD
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On 4/27/07, knowvne@aol.com <knowvne@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> To UPDATE those who are interested ..
> Yesterday 2 HangGlider Pilots Jonny Durand & Dustin Martin Broke the
> East Coast XC Record of ( 218 miles for Flexwings ) & ( 234 miles For
> Rigid wing ) flying their Moyes Lightspeed and WW T2 Flex wing Hang
> Gliders ...
>
> The two were towed to altitude out of the Quest Air flight park in
> Clearmont, FL and flew an amazing 283 miles landing near Sylvania
> Georgia, which is just south of the South Carolina Border...
>
> CONGRATS to them both....
>
> Truly An amazing flight when you consider the ocean of trees and
> swamps they had to cross to make it happen...
>
> Sorry for the Break in Topic but felt it was a News Worthy Event ...
>
>
> Mark Vaughn
>
>
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"I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty thi
ngs"...
~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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| Subject: | GPS and new technologies |
Dana, and all others,
Regarding GPS, if you do anything more than your local flights, I can't
imagine not having a GPS with you. I am now on my second GPS, a Garmin
296. (My first GPS was a Garmin 95XL, which made me think flight planning
and navigation couldn't get any better. I was wrong. Wow, what a
difference a few years make in electronics!!!
First, just about everything you need to know is right in your hand.
Airspeed, altitude, and a visual of exactly where you are above the ground.
I found the "B Class Airspace" boundaries especially useful on my recent
800+ mile cross country. The "pointing arrow" function on the 296 is also
very cool. You push a toggle to send the pointing arrow across your
screen, and when it lands on whatever you want, a window pops up and
displays the information; like airport identifier, and so forth.
For my experience, I wouldn't leave home without it!!!
Now, with all that wonderful stuff having been said about GPS's, the most
important aspect of cross country navigation is YOUR piloting skills. A GPS
can fail. ( It happened to me during severe turbulence for a few
minutes...kind of skeerd me!) If you fly out of your normal flight routine
and into new frontiers, i.e....cross country, the most important thing you
need is a compass, a watch, and a chart (sectional). And tons of flight
planning, alternate routes, etc. A good pilot will provide for himself ALL
(within reason) the available tools he can to completely finish the intended
flight. And this includes all aspects of "dead reckoning". A GPS is
awesome, but don't make it your only source of navigation.
If Hansel and Grettel had a GPS, I doubt VERY seriously they would have
relied on the bread crumbs!!! They shoulda had a compass and a watch, too.
Kolbs rule!! (To make this a legal post)
Mike in SW Somewhere 18.3 miles North
of the Arizona border, 14.76 miles east of the Nevada border
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| Subject: | Re: Sport pilot license |
Jimmy, The last I heard the 150 will never be approved for Sport Pilot,
although Cessna is designing a SP plane.
If you can get a medical why not go private pilot and train in the 150,
I don't think it is a lot more difficult than SP.
Dan Walter
Ultrastar
Palmyra, PA.
Sport Pilot.
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and new technologies |
At 08:09 PM 4/27/2007, Mike Welch wrote:
> Regarding GPS, if you do anything more than your local flights, I can't
> imagine not having a GPS with you.... I wouldn't leave home without it!!!
>
> Now, with all that wonderful stuff having been said about GPS's, the
> most important aspect of cross country navigation is YOUR piloting
> skills. A GPS can fail.... If you fly out of your normal flight routine
> and into new frontiers, i.e....cross country, the most important thing
> you need is a compass, a watch, and a chart...
I'm not questioning the value of GPS, which is a valuable tool... though
when I had my T-Craft I thought nothing of 1000 mile XC flights with
nothing electrical in the plane but the magnetos, and that still wouldn't
bother me today. Flew once from St. Louis to upstate NY in a Tri-Pacer
with not only no electrical system (well, it had one but it wasn't working)
but no compass (actually it had one of them too, but it wasn't working
either). Estimated our heading by the section lines across the midwest,
then from PA on it was all pilotage... got dicey a few times when the
clouds approached the mountain tops and the visibility got marginal... then
another time there was that one XC formation flight when each of us thought
the *other* guy had the chart... but I digress. I guess the original
question basically came down to "is there any reason to spend extra money
for a radio with VOR in the era of GPS?"
-Dana
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and new technologies |
Mike:
Airspeed on a hand held GPS????
mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co wrote:
> Dana, and all others,
>
>
>
> I am now on my second GPS, a Garmin 296.
>
>
>
> First, just about everything you need to know is right in your hand.
> Airspeed, altitude, and a visual of exactly where you are above the ground.
>
>
>
> Mike in SW Somewhere 18.3 miles North
> of the Arizona border, 14.76 miles east of the Nevada border
>
>
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| Subject: | Rust in the scratches on Rudder and Wing attach point |
On an old Ultrastar.
My first instinct is to sand them down to metal and paint them with some rustoleum
or outdoor enamel.
Should I even be concerned about these shallow scratches? Is there a better thing
to do?
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and new technologies |
Dana,
Oh yeah, sorry, I didn't actually answer your question. In addition to
wanting to finish my Kolb very soon, (Recall everyone, I am building a shop
in my backyard for my airplanes.) I am also hoping to get back to finishing
my GlaStar.
My GlaStar is most likely going to spend more time doing x/c flights than
the Kolb. And I have spent over $30,000 in just the panel. (Blue Mountain
EFIS One, Dynon D10A, Garmin296, total Narco radio stack, Electronics Int'l
MVP-50 and more.) And with all this new GPS stuff, which I am a firm
believer in, ......even still, I elected to install a VOR in the GlaStar.
VOR radials are an incredible value to keep you pointed where you want to
end up. So, in answering your question, yes, I would recommend a VOR radio,
providing your plane has the room and so forth. Mike in "68
degree Las Vegas radial (from)"
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>From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague@comcast.net>
>To: kolb-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Re: Kolb-List: GPS and new technologies
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:32:04 -0400
>
>
>At 08:09 PM 4/27/2007, Mike Welch wrote:
>
>> Regarding GPS, if you do anything more than your local flights, I can't
>>imagine not having a GPS with you.... I wouldn't leave home without it!!!
>>
>> Now, with all that wonderful stuff having been said about GPS's, the
>>most important aspect of cross country navigation is YOUR piloting skills.
>> A GPS can fail.... If you fly out of your normal flight routine and into
>>new frontiers, i.e....cross country, the most important thing you need is
>>a compass, a watch, and a chart...
>
>I'm not questioning the value of GPS, which is a valuable tool... though
>when I had my T-Craft I thought nothing of 1000 mile XC flights with
>nothing electrical in the plane but the magnetos, and that still wouldn't
>bother me today. Flew once from St. Louis to upstate NY in a Tri-Pacer
>with not only no electrical system (well, it had one but it wasn't working)
>but no compass (actually it had one of them too, but it wasn't working
>either). Estimated our heading by the section lines across the midwest,
>then from PA on it was all pilotage... got dicey a few times when the
>clouds approached the mountain tops and the visibility got marginal... then
>another time there was that one XC formation flight when each of us thought
>the *other* guy had the chart... but I digress. I guess the original
>question basically came down to "is there any reason to spend extra money
>for a radio with VOR in the era of GPS?"
>
> -Dana
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>
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and new technologies |
Picky, picky, picky. :-)
>From: "George Alexander" <gtalexander@att.net>
>To: kolb-list@matronics.com
>Subject: Kolb-List: Re: GPS and new technologies
>Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:38:39 -0700
>
>
>Mike:
>
>Airspeed on a hand held GPS????
>
>
>mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.co wrote:
> > Dana, and all others,
> >
> >
> >
> > I am now on my second GPS, a Garmin 296.
> >
> >
> >
> > First, just about everything you need to know is right in your hand.
> > Airspeed, altitude, and a visual of exactly where you are above the
>ground.
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike in SW Somewhere 18.3 miles North
> > of the Arizona border, 14.76 miles east of the Nevada border
> >
> >
>
>
>--------
>George Alexander
>http://gtalexander.home.att.net
>
>
>Read this topic online here:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=109639#109639
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Handheld radio, and VOR vs GPS |
Dana,
I have a Yaesu handheld with VOR reciever and it isn't very precise. It
swings around a lot unless you are very close to the station. An external
antenna might help, I am using the radio mounted antenna.
Steven Green
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>
> I ask because now that I have a Kolb I want to buy a handheld radio,
> probably the Icom A6, and I'm wondering if there's any reason spend the
> extra money for the VOR functions in the A24.
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| Subject: | John, Dick and Moody. Bearly at SnF |
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Here are a few pics of today's flight.
Ralph
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20 years flying it
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| Subject: | Firestar II - 2nd seat - anyone ever use it? |
Does anyone with a Firestar II ever use the rear jump seat? If so, do you limit
the passenger to a small child?
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and flying in the wind |
I have a Lowrance 2000c that I am extremely happy with.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I have used the garmin 196 for a couple years,,,, when I bought it I also
bought the city select map source... which gives turn by turn
directions,,,, on a trip through the NW we went through Portland freeway
system,,,, after navigating the maze, my wife turned to me and said "that
thing just paid for itself." And it is even better when in the plane.
Boyd
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar II - 2nd seat - anyone ever use it? |
Subject: Kolb-List: Firestar II - 2nd seat - anyone ever use it?
>
> Does anyone with a Firestar II ever use the rear jump seat? If so, do you
> limit the passenger to a small child?
>
Hi,
I have carried up to 180 lbs in the jump seat. It is not comfortable,
but you can do it. The plane then handles a lot like a 150 at that weight.
For my plane 140 lbs is no big deal, as far as handling, but the comfort of
the passenger is pretty marginal. Right Lar?
Larry, Oregon.
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| Subject: | Re: GPS and new technologies |
I guess the original
> question basically came down to "is there any reason to spend extra money
> for a radio with VOR in the era of GPS?"
>
> -Dana
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>
I guess if you are going to be doing a lot of xcountries to different
airports it might be handy for a last ditch back up. I had the same choice
when I bought my ICOM and elected to do without. I have not ever been sorry.
For the type of flying I do most of the time it would be worthless. Perhaps
if I had something that went a lot faster than my Kolb it might have some
value. The flight instructor that I had when I was flying a 150 didn't even
bother to teach it any more. I think that I will stick with sectionals and
my 196.
Larry, Oregon
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