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1. 09:50 AM - Ultrastar, Interested? (Dan Walter)
2. 10:48 AM - Re: Ultrastar, Interested? (Dana Hague)
3. 10:54 AM - Re: face book (Jim ODay)
4. 11:42 AM - Re: Ultrastar, Interested? (Masqqqqqqq@aol.com)
5. 02:56 PM - Re Ultrastar, Interested? (Dan Walter)
6. 05:51 PM - Re: Older Firestar weight (Ralph B)
7. 06:08 PM - Kolb history (aslsa.rng@gmail.com)
8. 06:27 PM - Today's HKS report (Richard Girard)
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Subject: | Ultrastar, Interested? |
Anybody interested in my Ultrastar? I have another Kolb I would like to
buy if someone is interested in my Ultrastar. I have the cuyuna UL202
rebuilt but not installed, Exhaust coated, ready to put on and break in
and fly. It also has a in date BRS, pod and windshield. No N number,
always flown as an ultralite. I am looking for 5500 with the BRS and
4500 without. If interested call or email.
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Dan Walter
Palmyra, Pa.
Phone 717 838 6678
Email worrybear@verizon.net
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Subject: | Re: Ultrastar, Interested? |
At 12:49 PM 2/7/2009, Dan Walter wrote:
>Anybody interested in my Ultrastar? I have another Kolb I would like to
>buy if someone is interested in my Ultrastar. I have the cuyuna UL202
>rebuilt but not installed, Exhaust coated, ready to put on and break in
>and fly. It also has a in date BRS, pod and windshield. No N number,
>always flown as an ultralite. I am looking for 5500 with the BRS and 4500
>without. If interested call or email.
You might want to post it on the kolbultrastar yahoo group as well.
-Dana
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I have a SPOT unit and I agree the "update" function is "spotty". When it works,
it is pretty cool. The "Check In" message is reliable. Have not needed the
911 message (hope I never do either). I am not 100% satisfied with the operation,
but I still don't fly without it.
I was in Guatemala a week ago and had it with me and it looked to be working but
did not send any messages. :( So much for that.
I bought a RAM mount for the unit and am going to try to mount it up on the greenhouse
roof of my plane and see what happens later today. I have had it on the
dash of my Cessna and it works well there.
I have the following emergency message set up:
"This is an aircraft. Either a Blue/White Twin Engine Cessna or a Red/White small
single engine aircraft. Cindy will know which one- 701-388-0019, 701-241-7637
or 701-293-2088" Flight Service # 800 992-7433"
I never file a flight plan when I go our fun flying because I never know where
I will be going anyway. I figure if I go down and survive, I can push the 911
button to summon help. If I don't survive, I figure the Cindy will check the
SPOT website to narrow down the search to a 10 minute flying area.
Fly safe,
Jim
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Jim O'Day
Fargo, ND
Former Firestar II Builder/Pilot
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Subject: | Re: Ultrastar, Interested? |
I'm curious, what does it actually weigh? Does it make weight as a true
ultralight?
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In a message dated 2/7/2009 11:50:41 A.M. Central Standard Time,
worrybear@verizon.net writes:
Anybody interested in my Ultrastar? I have another Kolb I would like to buy
if someone is interested in my Ultrastar. I have the cuyuna UL202 rebuilt
but not installed, Exhaust coated, ready to put on and break in and fly. It
also has a in date BRS, pod and windshield. No N number, always flown as an
ultralite. I am looking for 5500 with the BRS and 4500 without. If interested
call or email.
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Dan Walter
Palmyra, Pa.
Phone 717 838 6678
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Subject: | Ultrastar, Interested? |
Sorry to say I have never weighed it, The original instructions tell
you how to do the weight and balance by hanging it, It worked well. It
meets all the other requirements and I have no problem flying it as an
Ultralight.
Dan Walter
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Subject: | Re: Older Firestar weight |
Richard Pike wrote:
> Got a friend who has purchased an early model Firestar, 5 rib wing, there is
a 447 on it, and he is concerned about total weight as well as weight and balance,
because he is on the chubby side. Searched the archives, and found a plethora
of stuff on Firestar weights, but nothing pertinent to the question. Appreciate
if anybody with any real data can give me some numbers to pass along.
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> Thanks,
> Richard Pike
> MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Richard, my Original Firestar is 319lbs empty with a 447 engine. I listed it with
a gross weight of 650lb. Here are some pictures and my weight and balance sheet.
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Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
22 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL
N20386
almost 1 year flying it
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After seeing Ralph's Firestar I began to wonder about the evolution of both
the Firestar and the Mk III. Both of mine have what I call the ducktail
fuselage cage, that being there is a weldment that extends aft of the
uprights that connect the boom to the rear spar. Ralph's Firestar doesn't
have it yet by his accounting and what history I know of mine his seems to
be the older of the two. It seems unlikely that an early Firestar and an
early Mk III would both have this if it were some type of owner created
modification. Anybody out there know the history of this? Was it an option
for builders who wanted to enclose their fuselage or was it a feature that
was dropped from production at some point?
Thanks for any info,
Rick
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Subject: | Today's HKS report |
Had the big wing on the trike to give rides. Normally I fly this wing at
less than 4700 RPM because it just won't go much faster if you pour more
coals to it, however I was barely able to make it home by dark so I flew it
at 5250 for the trip home. Non Kolb info: it took both arms crossed over the
control bar to hold altitude, the air was dead smooth so I was able to do
this. The point is that pushing all that drag through the air loaded up the
engine more than I ever do. Here are the readings:
OAT 70
Oil 165
CHT 285L / 300R
EGT 1146L / 1150R
No fuel burn info as it was at the end of 2.5 hours of flying of which the
first 2 hours were at my normal operating parameters for this wing.
Rick
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