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John Hauck wrote:
Richard:

I believe I saw the same thing Rick Neilsen saw, the flaps droop
momentarily. Then on the other hand, we both may have been
hallucinating simultaneously. Wink

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grabo172 wrote:

Thom,

Your carb needle is set at the second from the bottom, o-ringed in place and under the cup. I put it there a few weeks ago.

I've been researching the EGT for th ...

DANIEL WALTER wrote:
All that training paid off today when my cayuna on the Ultrastar went
silent. Picked a good farmers field and brought her in, other than
dirty tires no damage to me or th ...

Richard Pike wrote:

Wow, I sure am glad that Christianity has nothing to do with rabbits or
Ishtar eggs...

Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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Amen Reverend!! He ...

Ralph Hoover wrote:

If it was corn at that time it would have been inverted atop the corn stalks reading an additional 6 feet on the ALT. And the wings would have definitely had stalk rash. The so ...

Jim Dunn wrote:

It performs pretty well with the 503 but I haven't flown a FF with a 447
to compare it with. The previous owner cut a new IVO 3-bladed prop down
to 54" diameter. Perf ...

Jim Dunn wrote:

My Firefly has a 503 DCDI.
Wow! That ought to be a wild ride! Wish I had one. ~ Earl

George Thompson wrote:
I am still thinking about it. For sure it wouldn't be the same without
Dave and Eve. At the present I am thinking now that I should come up to
explain to everyone what w ...

Eugene Zimmerman wrote:

I know of two of at least two kolb planes and two pilots that
experienced sudden complete tearing or breaking of rudder cables while
in-flight.

One was our own ...

kfackler@ameritech.net wrote:
A flying buddy sent me the picture below alleging it is a Kolb. But I'm
not so sure.

What do ya'll think? Kolb or Fergie or something else? She's sure a
pre ...

John Hauck wrote:

PS: My original FS would fly out of a spin with the controls locked,
full aft stick, and full left or right rudder, in half turn. Could
not make it spin a full turn with ...

planecrazzzy wrote:

You really should tell the engine size....maybe the Hobbs reading....

Maybe instruments.... ( EIS ? )

a picture or two would help estimate it's value....

Look ...

ray anderson wrote:
ALL,

Regretfully it appears that I may have to sell my Ultra Star because of
serious health problems that have arisen. At my age its not unexpected.

Ray, Sorry to he ...

ray anderson wrote:
Like Richard I downloaded the file and couldn't find it. Erased it and
tried again loading it onto desktop. Found it there but when clicking on
it, right mouse, left mouse ...

Charles Davis wrote:
Well, I didn't pilot, but I got to fly...if the pictures come through,
they are of the nose of a B17. The first on the ground, and the 2d
about 1000' over eastern PA. (loo ...

Max Stanford wrote:

The Kolb is a better ultralight, but I have to agree that the Challenger group are a better buch than we have here. From what I have seen on the Kolb list over the year ...

George Bass wrote:

Hope this helps someone get into the air, in a KOLB.
GTB

For Sale Kolb Firestar II. Built in 1995, 430 hours on

airframe & the 447 Rotax engine. Excellent ...

Anybody ever eat at a place like this?
http://www.restauranteur.com/solos/
~ Earl

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Eugene Zimmerman wrote:

Did any of our Kolb friends at Sun & Fun hear anything about test
pilot Dan Johnson having an accident in Florida this week?

It is reported that he suffered ...

ElleryWeld@aol.com wrote:

Rick
if you install an IVO prop you will get a 2 3/4 inch spacer that will help
you with your problem with the prop running close to the linkeage I run an IVO ...