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1. 06:43 AM - Time of Day (alienwes)
2. 07:47 AM - Re: Time of Day (TheWanderingWench)
3. 07:51 AM - Re: Time of Day (Rick Neilsen)
4. 09:25 AM - Re: Time of Day (John Hauck)
5. 10:41 AM - Re: Time of Day (chris davis)
6. 12:09 PM - Re: Time of Day (Pat Ladd)
7. 03:11 PM - Re: Time of Day (Richard Girard)
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Do many here on the list fly during the mid day? I know other fixed wings fly mid
day like a Cessna, but my concern is that a light plane like a KOLB will be
bounced around too much.
My current Powered Parachute flying is limited to morning or evening. I want to
be able to fly more times of the day then that.
Thanks,
Wes
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Wesley Elliott
Sport Pilot-PPC
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I think you build up your tolerance for flying mid-day. Some people never e
njoy it and don't fly ever mid-day - I fly mid-day on a regular basis unles
s the wind gusts are more than I can tolerate. If it's gusting more than 15
mph I usually stay on the ground. On the other hand, I've flown in strong
but steady winds that are much higher. I fly fixed wing "fat ultralights" -
now registered LSA.=0A=0AArty Trost=0ASandy, Oregon=0A=0A=0Awww.LessonsFro
mTheEdge.com/uladventure2009.htm=0A=0A=0A"Life's a daring adventure or noth
ing"=0AHelen Keller=0A=0A=0A"I refuse to tip toe through life just to arriv
e safely at death."=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: alien
wes <elliott.wesley@yahoo.com>=0ATo: kolb-list@matronics.com =0ASent: Sunda
y, December 23, 2012 6:43 AM=0ASubject: Kolb-List: Time of Day=0A =0A--> Ko
lb-List message posted by: "alienwes" <elliott.wesley@yahoo.com>=0A=0ADo ma
ny here on the list fly during the mid day? I know other fixed wings fly mi
d day like a Cessna, but my concern is that a light plane like a KOLB will
be bounced around too much. =0A=0AMy current Powered Parachute flying is li
mited to morning or evening. I want to be able to fly more times of the day
then that. =0A=0AThanks,=0A=0AWes=0A=0A--------=0AWesley Elliott=0ASport P
ilot-PPC=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matr
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Wes
Unlike powered parachutes Kolbs in particular and LSAs in general can fly
mid day with no problems. I have when traveling (flying all day) strapped
aux fuel tank and camping gear down to keep them from flying around the
cockpit. These airplanes at least Kolb airplanes are very rugged. When I
fly for the fun of it, I fly mornings and evenings just like I do when I
rent a Piper or Cessna.
Rick Neilsen
1st redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 9:43 AM, alienwes <elliott.wesley@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Do many here on the list fly during the mid day? I know other fixed wings
> fly mid day like a Cessna, but my concern is that a light plane like a KOLB
> will be bounced around too much.
>
> My current Powered Parachute flying is limited to morning or evening. I
> want to be able to fly more times of the day then that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wes
>
> --------
> Wesley Elliott
> Sport Pilot-PPC
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=390842#390842
>
>
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Do many here on the list fly during the mid day? I know other fixed wings
fly mid day like a Cessna, but my concern is that a light plane like a KOLB
will be bounced around too much.
My current Powered Parachute flying is limited to morning or evening. I want
to be able to fly more times of the day then that.
Thanks,
Wes
Wes/Kolbers:
Been a few days, but yes, we fly our Kolbs generally when we want to, unless
the wind is extreme. Extreme for me is anything over 15 mph. After that,
most small airplanes are uncomfortable to fly.
Was reminiscing a bit after I got an email from Russ Kinne telling me he had
gotten a new home in Maine. I looked up the location on the map which
sparked looking at a route I flew in my 1987 Firestar, summer of 1989. I
was visiting Bert and Ellen Howland, designer of the Howland line of
ultralights, in Maryland, NY, having flown there from Alabama in the
Firestar. Decided to fly the New England states while I was there.
I was able to fly New York, Connecticut, Road Island, Massachusetts, Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont, and back to New York in one day, a flight of
approximately 546 miles, cruising at 60 to 65 mph. Highlight of that flight
was flying around, but not too close, President Bush's vacation home in
Kennebunkport, Maine.
I don't recall how many flight hours involved in that flight. Wind was not
a factor in whether I would fly or not. I departed Bert's grass strip early
in the morning and landed about 2100, just as it was getting dark. Perfect
timing. ;-)
By the way, had I driven to the same places, the trip would have been 710
miles and taken two days to complete.
Wish I could still fly like that. Discovered there was a lot of difference
between age of 50 and 73.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the Kolbers out there.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Merry Christmas to you too John!=0A=0A=0AChris Davis=0AKXP 503 492 hrs=0AGl
ider Pilot=0ADisabled from crash building Firefly=0A=0A=0A>________________
________________=0A>From: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>=0A>To: kolb-lis
t@matronics.com =0A>Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2012 12:24 PM=0A>Subject: RE
k" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>=0A>=0A>=0A>=0A>Do many here on the list fly durin
g the mid day? I know other fixed wings=0A>fly mid day like a Cessna, but m
y concern is that a light plane like a KOLB=0A>will be bounced around too m
uch.=0A>=0A>My current Powered Parachute flying is limited to morning or ev
ening. I want=0A>to be able to fly more times of the day then that.=0A>=0A>
Thanks,=0A>=0A>Wes=0A>=0A>=0A>Wes/Kolbers:=0A>=0A>Been a few days, but yes,
we fly our Kolbs generally when we want to, unless=0A>the wind is extreme.
- Extreme for me is anything over 15 mph.- After that,=0A>most small ai
rplanes are uncomfortable to fly.=0A>=0A>Was reminiscing a bit after I got
an email from Russ Kinne telling me he had=0A>gotten a new home in Maine.
- I looked up the location on the map which=0A>sparked looking at a route
I flew in my 1987 Firestar, summer of 1989.- I=0A>was visiting Bert and
Ellen Howland, designer of the Howland line of=0A>ultralights, in Maryland,
NY, having flown there from Alabama in the=0A>Firestar.- Decided to fly
the New England states while I was there.=0A>=0A>I was able to fly New York
, Connecticut, Road Island, Massachusetts, Maine,=0A>New Hampshire, Vermont
, and back to New York in one day, a flight of=0A>approximately 546 miles,
cruising at 60 to 65 mph.- Highlight of that flight=0A>was flying around,
but not too close, President Bush's vacation home in=0A>Kennebunkport, Mai
ne.=0A>=0A>I don't recall how many flight hours involved in that flight.-
Wind was not=0A>a factor in whether I would fly or not.- I departed Bert
's grass strip early=0A>in the morning and landed about 2100, just as it wa
s getting dark.- Perfect=0A>timing.- ;-)=0A>=0A>By the way, had I drive
n to the same places, the trip would have been 710=0A>miles and taken two d
ays to complete.=0A>=0A>Wish I could still fly like that.- Discovered the
re was a lot of difference=0A>between age of 50 and 73.=0A>=0A>Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year to all the Kolbers out there.=0A>=0A>john h=0A>mkIII
- - - - - - - - - - - - -Matt Dralle, List Admin.
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Hi Chris,
unless you are mixed up in Texas thermals or fly regularly in the
downdraft from a mountain wave system you can fly whever the wind is
below what you are comfortable with. You will soon establish that.
The Kolb will take more punishment than you will.
That said unless you really have places to go the morning and evening
flights are often the most enjoyable.
Pat
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Wes, Airframes; don't leave Earth without them. Or, as my friend Mike says,
"Powered Parachutes are the answer to the question, Why didn't God make
aerial jelly fish?"
Rick Girard
do not archive
On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 8:43 AM, alienwes <elliott.wesley@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Do many here on the list fly during the mid day? I know other fixed wings
> fly mid day like a Cessna, but my concern is that a light plane like a KOLB
> will be bounced around too much.
>
> My current Powered Parachute flying is limited to morning or evening. I
> want to be able to fly more times of the day then that.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wes
>
> --------
> Wesley Elliott
> Sport Pilot-PPC
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=390842#390842
>
>
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