---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 10/28/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:54 PM - Newbie Questions? (Gerry Visel) 2. 07:59 PM - (JC Gilpin) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:54:02 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Newbie Questions? From: Gerry Visel I'm looking at a Mark III Classic, with which to get my LSA ticket. I have 50 hours toward my private 30+ years ago, but now the kids are grown and gone and its time to fly again. I was looking seriously at a Quad City Challenger II, but am leaning more toward the side-by-side layout of the Mark III as a training aircraft. Can anyone compare the two as a trainer aircraft? The one I'm looking at has a Rotax 618 engine, which is no longer sold. Should I stay away? Any major issues? Thanks for any feedback! Gerry Visel ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:59:44 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: From: JC Gilpin Gday All, Here's a short video of unloading and rigging my Firefly and flying from Brian Ranch Field near El Mirage lake bed, CA. http://youtu.be/DltfEwTEIq0 This is a very active ultralight field, with about 60 aircraft hangared here. Mostly Quicksilvers, but Bob in a clipped-wing Firestar dropped in from his private strip nearby. I had a brilliant day climbing up to 10,000ft over the San Gabriel mountains to get a view of the Los Angeles basin, (and that's as close as I want to get)...... Could see all the way to Santa Catalina Island. Still climbing 200fpm. JG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.