---------------------------------------------------------- Pulsar-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 01/26/18: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:30 AM - pulsar iii purchase (kirk bellard) 2. 07:11 AM - Re: pulsar iii purchase (John) 3. 09:11 AM - Re: pulsar iii purchase (Larry Wheat) 4. 09:54 AM - Re: pulsar iii purchase (Cliff) 5. 06:32 PM - Re: pulsar iii purchase (Brian Anderson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:30:29 AM PST US Subject: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase From: "kirk bellard" im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips about this aircraft from any one with experience Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=477593#477593 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:11:09 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase From: John Bad idea, the weight on the nose wheel is too heavy unless it is hard packed. But I still would not recommend it. John Hutson On 1/26/2018 8:30 AM, kirk bellard wrote: > > im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips about this aircraft from any one with experience > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=477593#477593 > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:11:52 AM PST US From: Larry Wheat Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase The 2 times I flew into a GOOD grass strip were marginal. The Pulsar does not seem to like anything other than hard surfaces. Cheers. Sonya might be able to give you clearer opinions on this. > On Jan 26, 2018, at 7:11 AM, John wrote: > > > Bad idea, the weight on the nose wheel is too heavy unless it is hard packed. But I still would not recommend it. > > John Hutson > > > On 1/26/2018 8:30 AM, kirk bellard wrote: >> >> im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips about this aircraft from any one with experience >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=477593#477593 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:54:34 AM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase From: Cliff I have a Pulsar XP here in NZ. I have over 2250 hours on my plane. Most all of this is from grass strips. I have the larger wheels offered as an option. You must learn to land it like a tail dragger and keep the weight off the nose leg until it finally settles. I also have the beefed up nose leg assembly which I am sure this aircraft you are looking at will have too? Cliff > > im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips about this aircraft from any one with experience > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=477593#477593 > > --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:32:44 PM PST US Subject: Re: Pulsar-List: pulsar iii purchase From: Brian Anderson Just reinforcing Cliffs comments. Probably a third of my landings in over 600 hours were on grass strips. Some are better than others of course, and one in particular I remember was a smooth as a billiard table, and a joy to land on. [Cliff, remember the trip to New Plymouth, landing on the grass cross runway]. Others were particularly rough and very uncomfortable. The landing technique is to increase the back pressure on the stick immediately on touch-down and keep pulling back [if there is any further to go] as the speed decays, to keep the nose wheel off the ground as long as possible. All the experienced pulsar drivers that I have seen do this. However, I did incorporate some modifications while building which may have helped preserve my nose gear. Im talking about the XP. Later models may differ. I have the larger wheels too, and the larger nose wheel. The original plastic wheel was not used as it was significantly out of true. An aluminium AZUSA wheel was substituted. I did my best to balance this too, with the tyre on of course. I made bronze bushes to press fit into the aluminium support brackets that are glassed to the firewall. These provide a much better bearing for the bolts securing the noseleg. I also substituted a mountain bike shock system, to replace the original spring assembly. Used a RockShok, with a hydraulic damper, and a spring rated at 200 lbs. This fitted very nicely on the original mounts. That spring is a deal softer than the original, and the damper goes a long way to absorbing shock loads. Brian > On 27/01/2018, at 6:54 AM, Cliff wrote: > > > I have a Pulsar XP here in NZ. I have over 2250 hours on my plane. Most all of this is from grass strips. I have the larger wheels offered as an option. You must learn to land it like a tail dragger and keep the weight off the nose leg until it finally settles. I also have the beefed up nose leg assembly which I am sure this aircraft you are looking at will have too? > > Cliff >> >> im considering purchasing a pulsar iii with a 912, will be landing on a grass strip, i'm not familiar with the pular and would appreciate tips about this aircraft from any one with experience >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=477593#477593 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > http://www.avg.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pulsar-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pulsar-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/pulsar-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pulsar-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.