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1. 01:43 PM - More Kolb History (John Hauck)
2. 02:01 PM - Re: More Kolb History (John Hauck)
3. 06:19 PM - Re: More Kolb History (Richard Pike)
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I flew my Firestar from Alabama to OSH 1989 via Homer Kolb's in PA, Bert Ho
wland's, Maryland, NY, The Flight Farm, Monterey, NY, Niagara Falls, Sault
St Marie, Canada, down the west side of Lake Michigan to OSH. Dick Rahill
and I had a lot of fun flying at OSH. We had been flying the UL traffic pa
ttern a while trying to outdo each other until the last landing. We were l
anding to the south. In 1989 we had to make a hard right hook, right befor
e touchdown, to land. Dick and I were making that turn tighter and tighter
. This photo shows Dick flying the Kolb Factory Firestar, the 1985 Oshkosh
Grand Champion UL just prior to it being totaled. I had just landed, pull
ed off the airstrip, turned around and caught Dick in full stall just prior
to impact. He rolled it up in a ball. Homer kept the wreckage for many,
many years before he rebuilt it. I had flown this Firestar at Sun and Fun
1985 before they took it to OSH. The last trip to PA to visit Homer I got
to fly the FS with a DC 503. It was a high performer and fun to fly. Rest
in peace, Homer and Clara.
john h
Titus, Alabama
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| Subject: | More Kolb History |
Forgot to add in my previous: Shot photo through my FS windshield.
john
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@m
atronics.com] On Behalf Of John Hauck
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 3:42 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: More Kolb History
I flew my Firestar from Alabama to OSH 1989 via Homer Kolb's in PA, Bert Ho
wland's, Maryland, NY, The Flight Farm, Monterey, NY, Niagara Falls, Sault
St Marie, Canada, down the west side of Lake Michigan to OSH. Dick Rahill
and I had a lot of fun flying at OSH. We had been flying the UL traffic pa
ttern a while trying to outdo each other until the last landing. We were l
anding to the south. In 1989 we had to make a hard right hook, right befor
e touchdown, to land. Dick and I were making that turn tighter and tighter
. This photo shows Dick flying the Kolb Factory Firestar, the 1985 Oshkosh
Grand Champion UL just prior to it being totaled. I had just landed, pull
ed off the airstrip, turned around and caught Dick in full stall just prior
to impact. He rolled it up in a ball. Homer kept the wreckage for many,
many years before he rebuilt it. I had flown this Firestar at Sun and Fun
1985 before they took it to OSH. The last trip to PA to visit Homer I got
to fly the FS with a DC 503. It was a high performer and fun to fly. Rest
in peace, Homer and Clara.
john h
Titus, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: More Kolb History |
John, did that airplane have a normal gap seal? Just looking at the picture it
is hard to see it.
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal (Ready for a test flight on the new 277)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.
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