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1. 02:43 AM - bird strikes (George Bearden)
2. 08:19 AM - Re: bird strikes (FIRESTARII)
3. 09:14 AM - Re: bird strikes (b young)
4. 09:27 AM - Bird strikes (Lanny Fetterman)
5. 09:43 AM - Re: Re: bird strikes (Beauford)
6. 11:17 AM - Big Lar (Pat Ladd)
7. 12:35 PM - Re: bird strikes (Ralph B)
8. 12:52 PM - Merry Christmas (Jon LaVasseur)
9. 02:50 PM - Re: Merry Christmas (Ron @ KFHU)
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> I suspect a sheeted leading edge would be damaged more by a bird strike
than fabric...
In the event of a bird strike I think I would be thinking more about how in
other cases bird strikes have perforated the leading edge of wings,
introducing a 'ram-air' effect that puffs the fabric out like a balloon and
strips it off of the ribs and brings about death of the pilot. But then I'm
just a novice...
It wasn't a Kolb it happened to, and the dead pilot didn't have rib
stitching or rivets, but I think those thoughts would still go through my
mind.
GeoB
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| Subject: | Re: bird strikes |
:D Just imagine what went through the birds head!!! Happy Holidays everybody!
Fly Safe!
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Low and Slow FireStar II
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| Subject: | Re: bird strikes |
> I suspect a sheeted leading edge would be damaged more by a bird strike
than fabric...
has anyone had a bird strike in a kolb...... i think a bird should be able
to get out of the way of a slow noisy kolb.... they use to kid me about
getting bug spatters on my trailing edges, cause i did not go fast enough.
i saw what a goose did to the leading edge of a warrior the pilot was
flying at night doing her private ticket..
body young
mike
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Quote: "they use to kid me about getting bug spatters on my trailing
edges" NOW, That`s funny, I don`t care who you are! Merry Christmas
to all! Lanny FSII Do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: bird strikes |
"....Dark in here"...!
beauford
FF-076
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Just imagine what went through the birds head!!!
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Merry Christmas to Big Lar wherever you are
from
Pat and Wendy in a warmish but wet UK.
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| Subject: | Re: bird strikes |
I had a bird strike during a takeoff in my Firestar. This happened years ago and
I didn't know what happened at first because the Firestar had a slight vibration
and it was yawing to the left. I was 36 miles from home and was ready to
put into a field, but the vibration wasn't getting worse and I used right rudder
to keep it flying straight. I flew the 36 miles home and made a good landing.
I got out and found a dent in the top left wing at the last rib. The bird had
pushed it in about a half inch. I remember seeing a large bird off my left
wing and thought I missed it. I made the repairs to the wing and have been flying
it for many years. I was fortunate that it didn't strike the leading edge
as that would have been more serious. Most of the time birds get out of the way,
but I have noticed that hawks and eagles seem to think they own the sky and
don't want to move out of the way.
Ralph
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Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
1000 hours
24 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL (engine and avionics stolen on 5/17/11. Hanger break-in)
N20386
done flying it
150 hrs
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Kolb folks,=0A-=0AMERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!=0A-=0ARemember the reason f
or the season.=0A-=0AJon L=0AMinnesota
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| From: | "Ron @ KFHU" <captainron1@cox.net> |
| Subject: | Re: Merry Christmas |
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everybody.
Is it just me or has some sort of transformation taken place, I hardly anymore
see the Happy New Year being added as a standard Holiday Greeting. Back in the
day that was always said.
Ron @ KFHU
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