---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 11/29/17: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 07:27 AM - Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! (Matt Dralle) 1. 05:54 AM - Kolb Firestar (SugarDad) 2. 10:29 AM - Re: Kolb Firestar (Bill Berle) 3. 02:45 PM - Re: Kolb Firestar (SugarDad) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 07:27:02 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. 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Best regards, Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:54:23 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar From: SugarDad Martin Guessing that plane is close to UL in weight? Wish it were not so far away. Herb On 11/28/2017 09:24 PM, wakataka wrote: > > Herb - > Looks like I'm going to be selling my Firestar. I own it jointly with a friend and he's getting out of flying. I've got another airplane so this one will be surplus. I haven't listed it anywhere yet. Here's a video that shows a bit of what it looks like. > > https://youtu.be/toCBMcCzrzg > > I planned to do a detailed video of the bird when I listed it. It's a 1985 Firestar with a Rotax 377 and a 64" Warp Drive Prop. The fabric is original but it's well done. I punch tested it just last week and it passed. It has a BRS that still has a couple of years before it expires and a strobe. The panel is basic steam guages. It's got mechanical, heel-operated disc brakes and the original "wheel barrow" wheels. I've owned it for about 5 years. I replaced the spring washers in the gearbox when I bought it. I put a Ducati electronic ignition on it and replaced the pistons and cylinders with good used ones. I've got a lot of spares for it, including a dual carb set up that I never installed and a spare set of pistons and cylinders. It flies regularly and runs very smoothly. It's not the prettiest bird around but it's airworthy and flies nicely. I'll attach a few photos from Barnstormers when I bought the plane back in 2012, but it looks pretty much the same. I replaced the an! > alog tach with a Tiny Tach. > > I'd like to get $3,500 for it. It's located in Corning, California. > > Martin B. > > -------- > There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. > > Mark Twain > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=475838#475838 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_3_115.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_6_118.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_4_137.jpg > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 10:29:01 AM PST US From: Bill Berle Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar Herb, I'm guessing that one of the shipping "bid" agencies (U-ship, etc.) will transport the airplane for under $1000. The key to the whole thing will be that Martin would have to be willing to pack and load the airplane into the truck or trailer, rather than having a non-aviation driver do it. A little extra effort will pay off in money and a damage free trip. Hang the wings from the roof of the trailer or truck box so they are above the rest of the stuff in there, and so nothing is sliding or vibrating against them while any other people's stuff is loaded and unloaded. Take the prop off and put it in a separate box. Put a "dummy" set of wheels on much shorter "dummy" dowel or tube gear legs so the cubic volume of the fuselage gets smaller. All I'm saying is that IF you want Martin's light weight and great flying Firestar... there are ways to reduce the cost of getting it there. Bill Berle www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 11/29/17, SugarDad wrote: Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar To: kolb-list@matronics.com Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 5:52 AM Martin Guessing that plane is close to UL in weight? Wish it were not so far away. Herb On 11/28/2017 09:24 PM, wakataka wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "wakataka" > > Herb - > Looks like I'm going to be selling my Firestar. I own it jointly with a friend and he's getting out of flying. I've got another airplane so this one will be surplus. I haven't listed it anywhere yet. Here's a video that shows a bit of what it looks like. > > https://youtu.be/toCBMcCzrzg > > I planned to do a detailed video of the bird when I listed it. It's a 1985 Firestar with a Rotax 377 and a 64" Warp Drive Prop. The fabric is original but it's well done. I punch tested it just last week and it passed. It has a BRS that still has a couple of years before it expires and a strobe. The panel is basic steam guages. It's got mechanical, heel-operated disc brakes and the original "wheel barrow" wheels. I've owned it for about 5 years. I replaced the spring washers in the gearbox when I bought it. I put a Ducati electronic ignition on it and replaced the pistons and cylinders with good used ones. I've got a lot of spares for it, including a dual carb set up that I never installed and a spare set of pistons and cylinders. It flies regularly and runs very smoothly. It's not the prettiest bird around but it's airworthy and flies nicely. I'll attach a few photos from Barnstormers when I bought the plane back in 2012, but it looks pretty much the same. I replaced the ! an! > alog tach with a Tiny Tach. > > I'd like to get $3,500 for it. It's located in Corning, California. > > Martin B. > > -------- > There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. > > Mark Twain > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=475838#475838 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_3_115.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_6_118.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_4_137.jpg > > > > > > The Kolb-List Email Forum - Navigator to browse List Un/Subscription, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - via the Web Forums! - NEW MATRONICS LIST WIKI - Email List Wiki! - List Contribution Web Site - support! -Matt Dralle, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:45:37 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar From: SugarDad Hey Bill I tried them in the past but did not find anyone willing to transport for less than a dollar a mile... 2300 miles or so...Herb On 11/29/2017 12:28 PM, Bill Berle wrote: > > Herb, I'm guessing that one of the shipping "bid" agencies (U-ship, etc.) will transport the airplane for under $1000. The key to the whole thing will be that Martin would have to be willing to pack and load the airplane into the truck or trailer, rather than having a non-aviation driver do it. > > A little extra effort will pay off in money and a damage free trip. Hang the wings from the roof of the trailer or truck box so they are above the rest of the stuff in there, and so nothing is sliding or vibrating against them while any other people's stuff is loaded and unloaded. Take the prop off and put it in a separate box. Put a "dummy" set of wheels on much shorter "dummy" dowel or tube gear legs so the cubic volume of the fuselage gets smaller. > > All I'm saying is that IF you want Martin's light weight and great flying Firestar... there are ways to reduce the cost of getting it there. > > Bill Berle > www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft > www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities > > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 11/29/17, SugarDad wrote: > > Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017, 5:52 AM > > > > Martin > > Guessing that plane is close to > UL in weight? Wish it were not so > far away. Herb > > > On 11/28/2017 09:24 PM, wakataka > wrote: > > --> Kolb-List message posted > by: "wakataka" > > > > Herb - > > Looks like I'm going to be selling > my Firestar. I own it jointly with a friend and he's getting > out of flying. I've got another airplane so this one will be > surplus. I haven't listed it anywhere yet. Here's a video > that shows a bit of what it looks like. > > > > https://youtu.be/toCBMcCzrzg > > > > I planned to do a detailed video > of the bird when I listed it. It's a 1985 Firestar with a > Rotax 377 and a 64" Warp Drive Prop. The fabric is original > but it's well done. I punch tested it just last week and it > passed. It has a BRS that still has a couple of years before > it expires and a strobe. The panel is basic steam guages. > It's got mechanical, heel-operated disc brakes and the > original "wheel barrow" wheels. I've owned it for about 5 > years. I replaced the spring washers in the gearbox when I > bought it. I put a Ducati electronic ignition on it and > replaced the pistons and cylinders with good used ones. I've > got a lot of spares for it, including a dual carb set up > that I never installed and a spare set of pistons and > cylinders. It flies regularly and runs very smoothly. It's > not the prettiest bird around but it's airworthy and flies > nicely. I'll attach a few photos from Barnstormers when I > bought the plane back in 2012, but it looks pretty much the > same. I replaced the ! > an! > > alog tach with a Tiny > Tach. > > > > I'd like to get $3,500 for it. > It's located in Corning, California. > > > > Martin B. > > > > -------- > > There is something fascinating > about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture > out of such a trifling investment of fact. > > > > Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=475838#475838 > > > > > > > > > > Attachments: > > > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_3_115.jpg > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_6_118.jpg > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/1barnstormers_4_137.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Kolb-List Email Forum - > Navigator to browse > List Un/Subscription, > 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, > - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - > via the Web Forums! > - NEW MATRONICS LIST WIKI - > Email List Wiki! > - List Contribution Web Site - > support! > > -Matt Dralle, List Admin. > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.