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undoctor

Joined: 21 Oct 2008
Posts: 212
Location: Bethelhem, PA

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:42 pm Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Don built my FlagFly to hold a 10 gallon Challenger fuel tank.  It fits nicely in the space behind the seat. 


Dave Kulp



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From: Tony Vitiello <tony(at)tgrankin.com> 

Date:04/14/2014  7:37 PM  (GMT-05:00) 

To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com 

Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures 




No doubt on the power.  These Fireflies are little rocket ships with a Rotax 447.  


No concerns about structural strength when flying at gross or somewhat over (500 lbs).  


I'd like to put a 10 gallon tank in a Firefly along with a 503 (because I already have a good 503 that is still pretty new).  I weigh about 175 so I'd be close to gross weight with 10 gallons (full fuel for a cross country). 




rowedenny wrote:

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 Dennis "Skid" Rowe

 Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA

 

 

 

 

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Rick Lewis

Joined: 03 Jul 2007
Posts: 122
Location: Kingston, Tn.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

It would be nice to get lots of pictures of many kolbs planes but doesn't seem possible with out multiple searches.  really  is a shame....

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George Alexander

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 245
Location: SW Florida

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:35 pm Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

 	  Rick Lewis wrote: 	
		  It would be nice to get lots of pictures of many kolbs planes but doesn't seem possible with out multiple searches.  really  is a shame.... 	




Rick:

Go to   http://images.google.com  

Then in the search box put:   kolb aircraft



Plently of pictures

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George Alexander
FS II R503
E-LSA N709FS
http://www.oh2fly.net

capedavis(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:13 am Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Tony  I was considering a 503 on my Firefly and was discouraged by Kolb as it would take considerable frame stengthing to make the Firefly able to stand the extra power and vibration from the 503 . just an aside to consider. Chris

 

Chris Davis

KXP 503 492 hrs

Glider Pilot

Disabled from crash building Firefly

     On Monday, April 14, 2014 10:41 PM, George Alexander <gtalexander(at)att.net>  wrote:

  

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Rick Lewis wrote:

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		   It would be nice to get lots of pictures of many kolbs planes but doesn't seem possible with out multiple searches.  really  is a shame...


	




Rick:

Go to   http://images.google.com  

Then in the search box put:   kolb aircraft



Plently of pictures



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FS II R503  N709FS

http://www.oh2fly.net





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ces308

Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 317
Location: houghton lake ,mi

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:57 pm Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Hello all ! Long time no see ! Just stopped in to see what was going on ! Here is a picture of mine about 6 weeks ago on Houghton Lake, Mi.  Ice just got off the lake. Was up Sunday and there was only a little spot in the middle ...   It's been a LONG winter ! lol  



Fly safe ! 



chris ambrose

M3X  Jabaru A-2200

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:19 pm Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Good to see Chris A back on the List.



Happened upon a little history and decided to share it with you all.  This

photo is me and my FS at the Prattville, Alabama, airport, Fall 1989.  What

a difference 25 years makes.



john h

mkIII

Titus, Alabama



Hello all ! Long time no see ! Just stopped in to see what was going on !

Here is a picture of mine about 6 weeks ago on Houghton Lake, Mi.  Ice just

got off the lake. Was up Sunday and there was only a little spot in the

middle ...   It's been a LONG winter ! lol  



Fly safe ! 



chris ambrose

M3X  Jabaru A-2200

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hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:30 pm Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

More history.  Me and my Ultrastar, 1984.  The first airplane I built and

one of my favorites.  It was also the first fixed wing aircraft I had every

flown.  My test flight was also my fixed wing solo flight.  I taxied up and

down the cow pasture airstrip.  The pasture was rough with cow pies

everywhere.  After a couple trips up and down the 600 foot strip I got tired

of getting covered with crap and beating up my brand new airplane.  Next

time I turned around at the end of the strip I pushed the throttle wide open

and took off.  It was wonderful to fly again for the first time since I got

out of a Huey 8 years prior.  Wow!  The Ultrastar didn't fly like a

helicopter, but I soon got used to it.  Those were the good old days.



john h

mkIII

Titus, Alabama

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Titus, Alabama

ces308

Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 317
Location: houghton lake ,mi

Posted: Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

John...looks like the only difference is your plane has more stickers on now...lol    Glad to hear you are doing fine ! 



chris ambrose

pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
Guest

Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2014 1:57 am Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Hi,

re the `D-Day stripes on the wing. Put there as you probably know so that 

the ack ack gunners just fired at anything without them.

My family ran a hardware and paint store during the war and just before 

D-Day a lorry from the local airfield arrived and requisitioned all the 

black and white paint we had in stock to  paint the aircraft.



A couple of months ago at a meeting of ex glider and para`s I met the man 

who signed the requisition more than 60  years ago. Long arm of coincidence.



Pat



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Tony Vitiello

Joined: 02 Apr 2014
Posts: 16

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:10 am Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Here is the Firestar II I picked up this past Summer. I've flown it about 25 hours and it is a blast. It was a builder assist by the original owner at the Kolb factory.



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St. Louis, MO

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rowedenny

Joined: 09 Mar 2008
Posts: 338
Location: Western PA

Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:32 am Post subject: Post Your Kolb Pictures

Damn fine looking aircraft.

Do not archive



Dennis "Skid" Rowe

Mk3, Rotax 670, 

Leechburg, PA



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 Here is the Firestar II I picked up this past Summer. I've flown it about 25 hours and it is a blast. It was a builder assist by the original owner at the Kolb factory.

 

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Tony Vitiello

Joined: 02 Apr 2014
Posts: 16

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 6:55 am Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

The guys at Kolb did beautiful work on this.  They turn out top notch aircraft at their facility.  Thanks to Bryan, Travis and the crew for keeping these designs alive.

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Tony Vitiello
St. Louis, MO

Richard Pike

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 1670
Location: Blountville, Tennessee

Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 8:57 pm Post subject: Re: Post Your Kolb Pictures

 	  capedavis(at)yahoo.com wrote: 	
		  Tony  I was considering a 503 on my Firefly and was discouraged by Kolb as it would take considerable frame stengthing to make the Firefly able to stand the extra power and vibration from the 503 . just an aside to consider. Chris

 

Chris Davis

KXP 503 492 hrs

Glider Pilot

Disabled from crash building Firefly    

	




Since it was a rainy day, spent today and tonight redoing the web page to include the FSII mods, including how to beef up the upper cage to run not just a 503, but a 582. Here it is:

http://oh2fly.net/oldpoops/

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Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0

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