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Don G

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 156
Location: Central Illinois

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:33 am Post subject: No checkouts avail at TNK???

Gents,

When I sold my Kolb to Steve Simmons in Eastern Tn, He nor I thought getting a him a checkride in a Kolb would be a problem, since he was an hour or so south of London and TNK co. To my great suprise he tells me now he called them and was told they no longer offer flight training or checkrides.

Brother Pike has give the name of a local Ultralite instructor, but he is unable to do it right now.

Can anyone help us with getting at least a familiarization flight??

An instructor would be good...but possibly a friendly ride with a Kolb pilot to talk about the Kolb characteristics would be enough. IF not a Kolb then Maybe even something light and close to a Kolb?

Any kind of help would be appreciated.

I have given him a written description of critical speeds and the flagfly's flight characteristics, but that of course is nothing like a ride. 

I certainly remember , after I got the plane finished, how I wanted a familiarization flight and John Hauck stopped by here on the way home from OshKosh  3 years ago and helped me out in this regard, and how I will always be indebted to him for that. At that time he saved me a long drive to London, (and maybe a bent gear leg or 2) But at this time even that option is not availbale to Steve Simmons, the Flagfly's new pilot.



Anybody with any ideas please email me at 

donghe(at)one-eleven.net



or Steve Simmons at :

flightphoto(at)charter.net



I certainly hope this is a temporary thing at TNK. It seems that manufactureing and selling aircraft without the ability to give the service of checkrides or demos would be quite a detriment to new plane sales...not to mention the effect on the resale of all of our existing aircraft

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Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1671
Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:45 am Post subject: No checkouts avail at TNK???

When he called last week, he did not ask for a ride, and since I was getting 

ready to go out of town, I didn't offer, but I can certainly give him one 

now, have him call me.



Richard Pike

MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)



do not archive



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Kingsport, TN 3TN0

Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.

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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 9:53 am Post subject: No checkouts avail at TNK???

I`ve got a MK-3 C that I will probably be able to help with Later this 

summer, for people that have purchased a Kolb Aircraft. I am a CFII but I am 

Not  offering instruction in it. I know this doesn`t help now, but I`ve got 

4 more hours & some tweaking to do before I`m available for rides. Also to 

anyone thinking of contacting me about it later, I won`t be doing 

demonstration rides  for people "thinking about buying a Kolb", just for 

those who already Own one.  Jim



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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: No checkouts avail at TNK???

In a message dated 6/4/2007 9:34:14 AM Central Standard Time, donghe(at)one-eleven.net writes: 

 

 

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		  I certainly hope this is a temporary thing at TNK. It seems that manufactureing and selling aircraft without the ability to give the service of checkrides or demos would be quite a detriment to new plane sales...not to mention the effect on the resale of all of our existing aircraft 

 

     Don, 

 I had a similar problem before I flew my Firefly the first flight! The best I could do was an hour in a champ. Guess that was adequate as I havent bent a leg YET. It is not what I recommend but was the best I could do, as I could not find a Kolber in the Houston area to fly with .  At least get some time in a tail dragger. 

 

       Ed      FF#62       do not archive 	
 

 

          

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