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ces308
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Location: houghton lake ,mi
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 Posted: Sat Dec 04, 2010 7:53 pm Post subject: winter skis ! |
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Well guys,
the shooting gallery is open ! What do you think of the new skis ? The Right ski will go much better now that I know what I have the left one done....Can't wait for snow ! These are made for going on snowmobile packed snow on Houghton Lake,,,no glacier hopping...lol
chris ambrose
M3X/Jabiru A- 2200 168.7 hrs
N327CS
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Ralph B
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Posts: 367
Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 8:18 am Post subject: Re: winter skis ! |
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Chris, it looks like you did it right with the skis.
I like your "hat cam" and the video you made. I would like to do the same.
Ralph
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ces308
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
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Location: houghton lake ,mi
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| Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject: Re: winter skis ! |
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Thanks Ralph !
I had a good teacher ! lol Can't wait to try them !
chris ambrose
M3X/Jab
N327CS
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mccarthy(at)jefnet.com
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| Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 3:44 am Post subject: winter skis ! |
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Well guys,
the shooting gallery is open ! What do you think of the new skis ? The Right
ski will go much better now that I know what I have the left one done....Can't
wait for snow ! These are made for going on snowmobile packed snow on Houghton
Lake,,,no glacier hopping...lol
chris ambrose
M3X/Jabiru A- 2200 168.7 hrs
N327CS
Chris,
I did the same thing with my Firestar about 5 years ago, but only flew it a couple of times before removal.
The first thing I found out was the plane felt a like flying tank in the air, scary to bank at any angle, so be prepared. I also found out the importance of putting some runners on the bottom of the ski's to keep the plane going the way you want it and not being blown sideways in any light crosswind. My only suggestion would be to install maybe (3) boogie wheels on top of the ski's that go thru the ski, so that pavement landing or taxi is possible. I ended up making wheeled carts like whats found at HF, just to push it from the hanger to the snow.
My conclusion was to just land on the beat down snowmobile trails with my wheels, hoping for no engine outs over the large farmland areas we have here.
If anyone wants to try my ski's, they are available. Pick up in For Atkinson, WI.
Tom McCarthy
N514 TM Zenith 601HD
N414 TM Kolb Firestar
N863 GB Kolb Slingshot
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209GS
Joined: 07 Dec 2010
Posts: 14
Location: Richmond Va.
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| Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 10:58 am Post subject: Re: winter skis ! |
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Chris,
Your vid made me homesick! I lived in Harrison just south of you before my company moved me to Richmond Va 8 yrs ago. I had a Buckeye paraplane back then. I'm just finishing my Firestar and I'm hoping to be flying this spring. I still kept 5 acres on my lake up there to retire on. Maybe we can meet up when we go back to visit this summer?
Gerry Uebbing
FirestarII 503 B box
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