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1. 03:20 AM - Re: Extending instrument panel > Now, Generac (George Bearden)
2. 03:22 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 03/08/16 (George Bearden)
3. 06:05 AM - Re: Re: Extending instrument panel (John Hauck)
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| Subject: | Re: Extending instrument panel > Now, Generac |
Bill Berle, Look for an email from me on this topic. I sent you the write-up
Jimmy Young made on his purchase of this engine on his FS II.
I *think* Jimmy Young may be the person John Hauck was referring to.
GeoB
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| Subject: | RE: Kolb-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 03/08/16 |
> What was the problem with that engine? What specifically did it not do
well?
Take off and climb suffered, less performance than the 503 it replaced. Top
speed near the same, as written by Jimmy Young.
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| Subject: | Re: Extending instrument panel |
Was very low on power.
The FS flew in from Houston, TX, to our flyin at Star Hill, LA. I did not pay
much attention to the power plant other than watch it fly. Cannot remember if
it was running a redrive or not.
Don't get me wrong. I am not saying anything derogatory about the power plant,
but I am saying take off and climb performance was very poor, something not natural
to a FSII.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Berle
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 9:30 PM
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Extending instrument panel
What was the problem with that engine? What specifically did it not do well?
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Tue, 3/8/16, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Extending instrument panel
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 5:14 PM
"John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
That engine did not perform well on the Kolb Firestar II.
We had one builder install one. I did not fly it, but had a chance to watch it
fly for several days. As I said. It did not perform well on the FSII.
Of course, this is my opinion only.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]
On Behalf Of Bill Berle
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2016 1:26 PM
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Extending instrument panel
I'm about to receive a used FireStar 2 kit in 2 days, and I am planning to put
in the 4 stroke Big Bad Twin engine from Valley Engineering. Where I'm going
to fly this airplane (Los Angeles city) definitely requires the reliability
of a
4 stroke. From all the research I've done, it appears to be an affordable, reliable,
and good performing engine for this type aircraft. I will report on my
progress with this engine.
Bill Berle
www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft www.grantstar.net
- winning proposals for
non-profit and for-profit entities
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On Tue, 3/8/16, Dave Kulp <undoctor@rcn.com>
wrote:
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Extending instrument panel
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016, 10:44 AM
Dave Kulp <undoctor@rcn.com>
I sold it to a man up on the Cape (Cod) who has a business of restoring antique
cars. He called me about all the dimensions and built a stainless steel
trailer to come down and pick the FlagFly up.
The damage, although I ended up upside down, was solely to the cage, but I
figured it would be foolish to spend the money (I'm not equipped to do it
myself) to have it repaired and still have a 2 stroke engine. Now that it's
gone I probably should have considered replacing the engine with a 4 stroke
because it was built meticulously and I loved that little thing!!! Like
a sports car in the sky.
Dave
On 3/8/2016 12:57 PM, william sullivan wrote:
>
>
Bill
Sullivan
> --------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 3/8/16, Dave Kulp <undoctor@rcn.com>
wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re:
Extending instrument panel
> To: kolb-list@matronics.com
> Date: Tuesday, March 8, 2016,
12:20 PM >
> Something to consider about your
> instrument panel;
> Autumn of '13 I took off in my
FlagFly and at about 800' I
> had an engine
> out. Too low to do a 180 so
I looked for a place to
> put it down. Lots
> of soybean fields so I picked the
best one and, thinking the
> soybeans
> were maybe 6 - 8" high, went in
to land. Found out
> after I was able to
> locate the seat belt buckle
(major disorientation when
> hanging upside
> down by the belt!!) drop down
and climb out before it caught
> fire that
> the soybeans are about 2 1/2 to 3'
high, and the stems are
> like hemp
> ropes. When the landing gear
got
into the soybeans and
> stopped, the
> nose dug straight down into the
ground and bent up as I was
> forced
> forward by the inertia. My
shins got acquainted with
> the bottom of the
> instrument panel and I snapped off
the bottom of the slip
> indicator with
> my right shin bone. Took a
while to heal.
>
> If you look at the pic of the
front end and wonder how my
> face did with
> the tube that supports the
windscreen, not too bad,
> Third deep cut at
> the same place on the bridge of
my nose in my lifetime, so
> the new scar
> is hardly noticeable. I miss
the FlagFly bad but I'm
> not in a position
> to replace it just now, plus I'm a
tad sensitive about 2
> stroke flying
> now. That's just me, your
mileage may vary.
>
> Dave Kulp
> Bethlehem, PA
>
> On 3/7/2016 10:00 AM, Richard Pike
wrote:
> > --> Kolb-List message posted
by: "Richard Pike"
> <thegreybaron@charter.net>
> >
>
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