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1. 02:59 AM - Re: Re: New Video... (Pat Ladd)
2. 04:54 AM - Battery location (Andy and Sheila Slinkard)
3. 05:22 AM - Slingshot for sale (Thom Riddle)
4. 06:09 AM - hand propping accident video (Dennis Thate)
5. 07:03 AM - Re: Slingshot for sale (George Alexander)
6. 07:14 AM - Re: New Video... (ces308)
7. 07:54 AM - Re: Slingshot for sale (tkben002)
8. 08:09 AM - Re: Re: Slingshot for sale (Thom Riddle)
9. 09:00 AM - Re: Re: Slingshot for sale (Renee)
10. 09:08 AM - Re: Slingshot for sale (Mic)
11. 09:45 AM - Re: Re: Slingshot for sale (Renee)
12. 10:05 AM - Re: Slingshot for sale (tkben002)
13. 03:41 PM - 'Fly on the wall (David Kulp)
14. 04:35 PM - Re: 'Fly on the wall (Richard Girard)
15. 04:38 PM - Fw: New Unassembled Ultrastar Kit. COMPLETE w/engine, redrive and prop. Estate find (Richard Girard)
16. 06:35 PM - Re: 'Fly on the wall (Beauford)
17. 06:57 PM - Strobe Light (Ron @ KFHU)
18. 07:21 PM - Re: Battery location (Jimmy Young)
19. 08:04 PM - Re: Strobe Light (Richard Girard)
20. 08:08 PM - Re: Re: Battery location (Andy and Sheila Slinkard)
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Subject: | Re: New Video... |
ambient perceived noise >>
Hi, there is nothing `perceived` about it. It is very real. The noise in
the cockpit is not really the problem,plugs and headphones can deal with
that. The problem is the complaints from the neighbours, sometimes even
people you have only flown over at 800 ft and the way the horses and
cattle stampede for the next State.
With the room that you have where most of you fly perhaps it is not a
problem. In the UK there is an actual measured flying test for each type of
plane, with a specific type of engine and a specific prop. If you change the
prop or the engine it should be retested.
Thank goodness that I don`t operate in Germany where the noise levels are
much more rigorous.
Pat
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Subject: | Battery location |
Does anyone have their battery placed in the nose cone of a Firestar II?
Andy
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Subject: | Slingshot for sale |
May oh man! If I didn't already have a similar one or I had cheap space for another,
I'd jump on this.... but such is not the case. Unless this Slingshot was
poorly built, it is a steal.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY (9G0)
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
Truth is what stands the test of experience.
- Albert Einstein
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Subject: | hand propping accident video |
[Shocked] hand propping accident video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDIiMJn9xuo&feature=related
.
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents
the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern
These flying machines are just a fad and will never catch on Unknown
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
Thom Riddle wrote:
> May oh man! If I didn't already have a similar one or I had cheap space for another,
I'd jump on this.... but such is not the case. Unless this Slingshot was
poorly built, it is a steal.
I had stopped by and looked at this plane while on a trip through the NE.
Here is a link to some additional pictures.
http://www.oh2fly.net/kolb/slingshot/
DO NOT ARCHIVE
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George Alexander
FS II R503 N709FS
http://www.oh2fly.net
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Subject: | Re: New Video... |
A friend and I built and flew a Weedhopper for a couple years back in the yearly
'80's and had a ball with it....it just wasn't a windy day kind of airplane
though and with a top speed of 45 mph,prop wash was never a factor...the one in
the picture is the fancy one ....ours did not have the sail panel under the
wing...those were faster that the wing we had....lol....(faster)...lol
chris ambrose
M3X/Jabiru
N327CS
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
Is this not the same one that was for sale a few months ago for $18k? It sure
seems to look nice. I sure wish I could get that 100mph cruise. Thom, how fast
does your slingshot cruise?
Travis Bennett
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
Travis,
That is the same one that was for sale earlier, contrary to the ad's
claim that it was first time offered for sale. I suppose it is
possible far a Jabiru powered Slingshot to get up to 100 mph but mine
does not. Mine tops out at 96-97 and max comfortable cruise is 85 mph
TAS at low altitude. It could be a bit faster at higher altitude, but
I normally don't fly very high.
I noticed that the one for sale has only .9 hours on it. I wonder why.
Did it scare the owner, did the owner get sick? Don't know. Did it
indicate 100 mph in cruise during this one hour of flight? Possible if
the ASI is way off, but that doesn't make it a 100 mph cruiser.
Thom
On Sep 3, 2011, at 10:56 AM, "tkben002" <tkben002@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Is this not the same one that was for sale a few months ago for $18k? It sure
seems to look nice. I sure wish I could get that 100mph cruise. Thom, how
fast does your slingshot cruise?
>
> Travis Bennett
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=351319#351319
>
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
I think something may have happened to the owner (reference to an old post here).
A friend is selling it. I looked at it on Barnstormers. Here are my concerns.
Phase 1 not done. How can you have flight test data with only .9 hours? Who would
fly the phase one?
Oh and a/w was issued several years ago. .9 hours?
Registered exp-ab. I cant do annuals. Not sure how much that would cost me.
Would prefer dual stick capability for young eagles and friends.
Renee
Bas spellong blaned on ophone :)
On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Thom Riddle <riddletr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Travis,
> That is the same one that was for sale earlier, contrary to the ad's
> claim that it was first time offered for sale. I suppose it is
> possible far a Jabiru powered Slingshot to get up to 100 mph but mine
> does not. Mine tops out at 96-97 and max comfortable cruise is 85 mph
> TAS at low altitude. It could be a bit faster at higher altitude, but
> I normally don't fly very high.
>
> I noticed that the one for sale has only .9 hours on it. I wonder why.
> Did it scare the owner, did the owner get sick? Don't know. Did it
> indicate 100 mph in cruise during this one hour of flight? Possible if
> the ASI is way off, but that doesn't make it a 100 mph cruiser.
>
> Thom
>
> On Sep 3, 2011, at 10:56 AM, "tkben002" <tkben002@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> Is this not the same one that was for sale a few months ago for $18k? It sure
seems to look nice. I sure wish I could get that 100mph cruise. Thom, how
fast does your slingshot cruise?
>>
>> Travis Bennett
>>
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>>
>> Read this topic online here:
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>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=351319#351319
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>
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
All good points and questions Thom. This make me want to jump, but because I will
be following this thread, it will probably be gone before I would decide to
act. That's the problem with being an analytic shopper. It sure looks good
though.
Do not archive.
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Mic
"It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in
delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan
"Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire."
W.B. Yeats
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
I think something may have happened to the owner (reference to an old post h
ere). A friend is selling it. I looked at it on Barnstormers. Here are my co
ncerns.
Phase 1 not done. How can you have flight test data with only .9 hours? Who
would fly the phase one?
Oh and a/w was issued several years ago. .9 hours?
Registered exp-ab. I cant do annuals. Not sure how much that would cost me.
Would prefer dual stick capability for young eagles and friends.
Renee
Bas spellong blaned on ophone :)
On Sep 3, 2011, at 8:07 AM, Thom Riddle <riddletr@gmail.com> wrote:
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Subject: | Re: Slingshot for sale |
Well,
According to FAA records the registration was issued in 10/2003 and the airworthiness
in 9/2005. It is an exp/amatuer built so that rules out a 5 hour phase
one. Maybe the ads mean .9 on the jabiru and it had another engine before that.
The current owner is also listed as the builder/manufacturer. Who knows?
Travis Bennett
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Subject: | 'Fly on the wall |
Hello Kolbers,
I've got really good news. After our failed attempt to right my
hangar/trailer which houses my FlagFly I was unable to access a heavier
machine mostly due to everyone being tied up with hurricane cleanup.
Yesterday Carlton, the man who now owns the airstrip, was able to meet
me with a truck that has a hydraulic arm to lift dumpster style truck
bodies used in his landscape business.
We hooked a nylon strap to the upper (in its current position)
suspension, but when it would begin to roll over the tail end would
slide and it was back flat on its left side. I took some rebar to drive
into the ground to try to hold it in place, but the trailer just slid
over the rebar and bent it flat.
Finally I took a length of 4 X 4 and placed it at the rear corner, which
was prone to slide quickest, and parked my pickup so the right front
wheel butted against the 4 x 4. Carlton then pulled it over until the
trailer just touched my bumper, at which time I backed the pickup away.
Carlton said, "Go around to the other side and give it a push." I did
and it gently went past center and rested on the down stroke. He
lowered the arm and touched the FlagFly down probably more gently than
it gets touched down 90% of the time.
You cannot believe the sense of relief that swept over me. You just
can't imagine. He told me he could feel it was at the balance point
when he told me to push it. Good operator!
He went back to work and I went over the FF with a fine tooth comb. The
*_only damage was the tailwheel_*, which took the torque of the downward
arc from where I had it lashed at the rear of the boom tube. The
bearing pushed the snap ring out of the groove and crunched the
shoulder, so I fought the urge to take it for a spin until I replace the
wheel. A fine Kolber by the name of Boyd emailed me that he replaced
his tailwheel and I was welcome to his original. It's now on its way here.
Great people on the list. Gary, who took the vids a couple of weeks
ago, offered any assistance he could give.
Carlton would like the trailer at a different place (he recently bought
the strip) so we're going to move it to the end of the row of hangars -
protected from future hurricanes!
Dave Kulp
Bethlehem, PA
FireFly 11DMK
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Subject: | Re: 'Fly on the wall |
Great news Dave. Glad it turned out so well.
Rick Girard
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM, David Kulp <undoctor@ptd.net> wrote:
> Hello Kolbers,
>
> I've got really good news. After our failed attempt to right my
> hangar/trailer which houses my FlagFly I was unable to access a heavier
> machine mostly due to everyone being tied up with hurricane cleanup.
> Yesterday Carlton, the man who now owns the airstrip, was able to meet me
> with a truck that has a hydraulic arm to lift dumpster style truck bodies
> used in his landscape business.
>
> We hooked a nylon strap to the upper (in its current position) suspension,
> but when it would begin to roll over the tail end would slide and it was
> back flat on its left side. I took some rebar to drive into the ground to
> try to hold it in place, but the trailer just slid over the rebar and bent
> it flat.
>
> Finally I took a length of 4 X 4 and placed it at the rear corner, which
> was prone to slide quickest, and parked my pickup so the right front wheel
> butted against the 4 x 4. Carlton then pulled it over until the trailer
> just touched my bumper, at which time I backed the pickup away. Carlton
> said, "Go around to the other side and give it a push." I did and it gently
> went past center and rested on the down stroke. He lowered the arm and
> touched the FlagFly down probably more gently than it gets touched down 90%
> of the time.
>
> You cannot believe the sense of relief that swept over me. You just can't
> imagine. He told me he could feel it was at the balance point when he told
> me to push it. Good operator!
>
> He went back to work and I went over the FF with a fine tooth comb. The *only
> damage was the tailwheel*, which took the torque of the downward arc from
> where I had it lashed at the rear of the boom tube. The bearing pushed the
> snap ring out of the groove and crunched the shoulder, so I fought the urge
> to take it for a spin until I replace the wheel. A fine Kolber by the name
> of Boyd emailed me that he replaced his tailwheel and I was welcome to his
> original. It's now on its way here.
>
> Great people on the list. Gary, who took the vids a couple of weeks ago,
> offered any assistance he could give.
>
> Carlton would like the trailer at a different place (he recently bought the
> strip) so we're going to move it to the end of the row of hangars -
> protected from future hurricanes!
>
> Dave Kulp
> Bethlehem, PA
> FireFly 11DMK
>
>
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Zulu Delta
Mk IIIC
Thanks, Homer GBYM
It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.
- Groucho Marx
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Subject: | Fwd: New Unassembled Ultrastar Kit. COMPLETE w/engine, redrive |
and prop. Estate find
All, This was posted on the Yahoo Kolb forum. Looks like a great opportunity
for someone low on cash and willing to put in a little sweat equity.
Rick Girard
Contact me if you want more information.. I would hate to see it not used.
It was found in an estate complete. Can't find the plans or build manual
but we are still looking. West TN area. Asking $2000.
Dennis
dlong1957@yahoo.com
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Subject: | 'Fly on the wall |
Good on Ya, Brother Kulp.. Well done!
Too pretty a FireFly to have come to grief.
Congrats.!!!
Beauford
FF-076
Brandon, FL
Do Not Archive
If you forward this e-mail, please remove my name before sending it... I
promise to do the same for you...
Thanks...
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Girard
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 'Fly on the wall
Great news Dave. Glad it turned out so well.
Rick Girard
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 5:36 PM, David Kulp <undoctor@ptd.net> wrote:
Hello Kolbers,
I've got really good news. After our failed attempt to right my
hangar/trailer which houses my FlagFly I was unable to access a heavier
machine mostly due to everyone being tied up with hurricane cleanup.
Yesterday Carlton, the man who now owns the airstrip, was able to meet me
with a truck that has a hydraulic arm to lift dumpster style truck bodies
used in his landscape business.
We hooked a nylon strap to the upper (in its current position) suspension,
but when it would begin to roll over the tail end would slide and it was
back flat on its left side. I took some rebar to drive into the ground to
try to hold it in place, but the trailer just slid over the rebar and bent
it flat.
Finally I took a length of 4 X 4 and placed it at the rear corner, which was
prone to slide quickest, and parked my pickup so the right front wheel
butted against the 4 x 4. Carlton then pulled it over until the trailer
just touched my bumper, at which time I backed the pickup away. Carlton
said, "Go around to the other side and give it a push." I did and it gently
went past center and rested on the down stroke. He lowered the arm and
touched the FlagFly down probably more gently than it gets touched down 90%
of the time.
You cannot believe the sense of relief that swept over me. You just can't
imagine. He told me he could feel it was at the balance point when he told
me to push it. Good operator!
He went back to work and I went over the FF with a fine tooth comb. The
only damage was the tailwheel, which took the torque of the downward arc
from where I had it lashed at the rear of the boom tube. The bearing pushed
the snap ring out of the groove and crunched the shoulder, so I fought the
urge to take it for a spin until I replace the wheel. A fine Kolber by the
name of Boyd emailed me that he replaced his tailwheel and I was welcome to
his original. It's now on its way here.
Great people on the list. Gary, who took the vids a couple of weeks ago,
offered any assistance he could give.
Carlton would like the trailer at a different place (he recently bought the
strip) so we're going to move it to the end of the row of hangars -
protected from future hurricanes!
Dave Kulp
Bethlehem, PA
FireFly 11DMK
--
Zulu Delta
Mk IIIC
Thanks, Homer GBYM
It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.
- Groucho Marx
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From: | "Ron @ KFHU" <captainron1@cox.net> |
Anyone got any experience with the FS 4400 strobe?
I bought one years ago finally had installed, the bulb lasted 5 hours at best estimate.
I can't find any data on bulb longevity. It could be that the long storage
and jostling around may be a factor in such a short life expectancy, but
at 40 bucks including shipping it$ not looking like a good deal long term.
Ron @ KFHU
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Subject: | Re: Battery location |
Andy,
Mine does.
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Jimmy Young
Missouri City, TX
Kolb FS II/HKS 700
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Subject: | Re: Strobe Light |
Ron, From what I've learned, the fragile element in a strobe system is
usually the capacitor(s) used for the rapid charging and discharging. Are
you absolutely sure it's the bulb?
Rick Girard
On Sat, Sep 3, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Ron @ KFHU <captainron1@cox.net> wrote:
>
> Anyone got any experience with the FS 4400 strobe?
>
> I bought one years ago finally had installed, the bulb lasted 5 hours at
> best estimate. I can't find any data on bulb longevity. It could be that the
> long storage and jostling around may be a factor in such a short life
> expectancy, but at 40 bucks including shipping it$ not looking like a good
> deal long term.
>
> Ron @ KFHU
>
>
--
Zulu Delta
Mk IIIC
Thanks, Homer GBYM
It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy.
- Groucho Marx
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Subject: | Re: Battery location |
Jimmy, I am building a Firestar II with an HKS engine. Am concerned about
weight and balance. I weigh 170 lbs. I am installing a 4.5 lb., 6 inch
tail wheel . Have a 15 gallon integrated fuel tank so I may have an aft cg
problem. What size battery did you use and is your solenoid close to the
battery? Do you have a starter solenoid as well continuous operation
solenoid? Attached are two pictures of project.
Thanks,
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy Young" <jdy100@comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2011 7:18 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Battery location
>
> Andy,
>
> Mine does.
>
> --------
> Jimmy Young
> Missouri City, TX
> Kolb FS II/HKS 700
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
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>
>
>
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