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jdmurr(at)juno.com
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:58 pm Post subject: 1989 Firestar Aileron Linkage Update?

I had my Firestar out today for about 2 hours (around freezing here in the Northeast brrr).  Anyway it was a little bumpy and it always seems like I don't have enough aileron throw especially to the left since the stick hits my leg. Even if I stomp on the rudder really hard it doesn't handle the way I would like it to.

I also don't like the idea of single standoff on the cage that the aileron bell crank bolts onto.  Looks like a failure point to me. I could modify the linkage to get more throw, but then it would put more pressure on this bolt because of the increased leverage.

I thought I heard somewhere that there was an update to the control linkages on the older Firestars. It would be nice to have more control authority with less input. Differential would be nice too!

Has anyone dealt with these two issues?  My plane flies really well, but I would like more roll rate especially in rougher air and close to the ground where I'm flying less than one mistake high.  Thanks.

John Murr

1989 Firestar.



I had my Firestar out today for about 2 hours(around freezing here in the Northeast brrr). Anyway it was a little bumpy and it always seems like I don't have enough aileron throw especially to the left since the stick hits my leg. Even if I stomp on the rudder really hard it doesn't handle the way I would like it to.





I also don't like the idea of single standoff on the cage that the aileron bell crank bolts onto. Looks like a failure point to me. I could modify the linkage to get more throw, but then it would put more pressure on this bolt because of the increased leverage.





I thought I heard somewhere that there was an update to the control linkages on the older Firestars.It would be nice to have more control authority with less input. Differential would be nice too!





Has anyone dealt with these two issues? My plane flies really well, but I would like more roll rate especially in rougher air and close to the ground where I'm flying less than one mistake high. Thanks.





John Murr





1989 Firestar.

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Kolbdriver(at)bellsouth.n
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:30 pm Post subject: 1989 Firestar Aileron Linkage Update?

John,



Is the gap between the ailerons and the wing sealed??



Steven



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rswiderski(at)earthlink.n
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: 1989 Firestar Aileron Linkage Update?

John, I don't know about the updates, but I haven't seen a Kolb that did not

have differential ailerons.  Maybe I haven't seen enough of them?



Richard Swiderski

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jdmurr(at)juno.com
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: 1989 Firestar Aileron Linkage Update?

About 80% of it.  There is as small piece missing.

-- "Steven Green" <Kolbdriver(at)bellsouth.net> wrote:




John,



Is the gap between the ailerons and the wing sealed??



Steven



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ElleryWeld(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 6:26 pm Post subject: 1989 Firestar Aileron Linkage Update?

John Murr

You can do what I did to my aleron controll linkeage there are pictures  of 

the new linkeage I built in the Photo share 



I swaped the controll horns on my ailerons and built the linkeage under my 

boom tube 



Ellery

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