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Arksey(at)aol.com
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 Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:23 am Post subject: Firestar ll purchase and flight J. Swan |
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New owners of Firestar ll
Hello group.. Grandson Kendall and I left Michigan Sunday Aug 20 th about 3:30 Pm and headed for Stillwater, OK. We arrived at about 2 pm Monday and took a look at the firestar ll we had agreed to purchase, we paid the owner and got things ready to fly it back to Michigan. We installed a key west regulator so we would have some power for the gps and when we went to start the engine to test it the starter rope broke.. The next morning we replaced the starter rope and everything checked out so I let Kendall fly it to Bartlesville, OK and I met him there with the car..we had a little gas dripping from rubber grommet in the bottom of one tank , we moved it around a bit and got that stopped, filled up with fuel and he took off. We had no other problems, stayed the 1st night in our tents in Missouri, the 2nd night in Indiana and then back home to Michigan. Had to wait awhile Thur morning for weather to clear up towards Gary In. , I decided to let Kendall fly it all the way and to be the 1st to land on our runway. We met some nice people on the trip and Kendall is a better pilot . We picked up respect for wind . I had the hard job of driving the van and finding the airports. When we arrived home it was about to rain so we folded up the wings and pushed it into the pole barn just as the rain started…what a wonderful feature of the Kolb.
Will post a flying report when I get it in the air…..Jim Swan Michigan
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"For once you have tasted flight, You will walk this earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, And there you long to return."
Thanks for your email Jim Swan 6147 Wilcox Rd., Eaton Rapids, Mi 48827 ph 517-663-8488 email arksey(at)aol.com
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:43 am Post subject: Firestar ll purchase and flight J. Swan |
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Subject: Firestar ll purchase and flight J. Swan
Jim S:
Sounds like you all had a fun and exciting trip. Good on ya.
john h
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Ed in JXN
Joined: 24 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:01 pm Post subject: Firestar ll purchase and flight J. Swan |
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Hi Jim,
What a great story and a fine beginning for you both and the Kolb! Congrats!
Ed in JXN
MkII/503
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