rascaljohn
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John, from northern california. FS ll,503
Yes, several upgrades when building the 2-place version, which probably is shown on your plans. My plans also call for these upgrades when a 503 is being used.
7 wing ribs, not 5
wing has reinforced drag strut, (internal sleeve full length) with 2 drag strut braces
ailerons are shorter on 2 place version
Lift strut internal tube is full length
Landing gear legs are larger diameter, the sockets in the fuselage may have a reducing bushing that would need to be taken out.
I received a directive from Kolb some time ago that the second seat bottom horizontal tube was showing weld breakage due to flexing (upon landing?) and they
wanted that tube to be cut, with a sliding sleeve to bridge a small gap in that tube.
I incorporated a second set of cable pulleys on this sleeve tube to guide the elevator and rudder cables where they enter the tail boom tube.
I would verify exactly which tube is to be cut with Kolb.
I sure enjoy the conversations on this list. Hope to meet you guys in person one day. My notes on the two place version should be verified with plans from Kolb.
John Fitt
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1. 07:13 AM - Re: Firestar II Second seat option (dantechy)
2. 08:57 AM - video's (Larry Cottrell)
3. 10:14 AM - Re: video's (west1m)
4. 10:37 AM - Re: Re: video's (Larry Cottrell)
5. 11:20 AM - Re: video's (George Helton)
6. 11:34 AM - Re: My Firestar 2 Build (loctupdave)
7. 12:36 PM - Re: Firestar II Second seat option (Richard Pike)
8. 07:21 PM - Re: video's (west1m)
________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________
Time: 07:13:57 AM PST US
Subject: Re: Firestar II Second seat option
From: "dantechy" <demanning2000(at)yahoo.com (demanning2000(at)yahoo.com)>
Richard:
My frame/cage is very close to your first unmodded picture
with the gas tank platform in back. Without a doubt there is
a location for a passenger. Could the factory option for 2nd seat
be the seven rib wing instead of the five?
Thanks for the very nice pictures & advice.
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=483210#483210
________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________
Time: 08:57:09 AM PST US
From: Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com (lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com)>
Subject: video's
Our fly-in is now complete. My mission of scattering my wife's ashes went
off without a hitch.
Its been really dry here and the extra airplane traffic did not help the
condition of the runway. I secured a 2x6 to the rear of my quad trailer to
set the tail wheels of the Kolbs in to pull them to the top of the hill so
that we weren't covering every thing in clouds of dust. The Carbon cub and
highlander we just tied to the tail wheel and pulled them to the top.
I have no idea of how many people were here, but I was kept hopping most of
the time. Mike Hale from Seattle came down with his firestar and his lovely
wife to fly with us. He was using a short wind screen which did little to
help his speed or keep the wind out of his face. Its quite nice if you are
not in a hurry, but I found that the wind always hit me in the wrong place
and made my nose run. Snot streaks on my glasses was not my idea of a good
time. We braced his screen so that it didn't keep bending over on him.
I was able to do a couple of short videos of our two flights together.
https://vimeo.com/290099921
<https://click.email.vimeo.com/?qs=c89b1c424bc9eed363b98d2254d69906605742854612abecd94d852e52373d4975a63a8a8d7a0e73c3e62890e3d748509b48760ca36c7caef1c023e622881d57>
https://vimeo.com/290089488
<https://click.email.vimeo.com/?qs=cbc0ac2add59c6b02935f063969b7738d685e52f4e8c528ded2fa09ee8cb9c57354453bb8a9a92b46030b96862f7db4fcad0646f124995d20e4f249ec24d5b08>
password owyheeflyer
Larry
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________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________
Time: 10:14:49 AM PST US
Subject: Re: video's
From: "west1m" <west1m(at)hotmail.com (west1m(at)hotmail.com)>
Great videos !
I need to get to your flyin!
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West1m
Hastings, MN
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________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________
Time: 10:37:33 AM PST US
From: Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com (lcottrell1020(at)gmail.com)>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: video's
Mark your calendar.
On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 11:16 AM west1m <west1m(at)hotmail.com (west1m(at)hotmail.com)> wrote:
| Quote: | I need to get to your flyin!
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________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________
Time: 11:20:26 AM PST US
From: George Helton <gdhelton(at)gmail.com (gdhelton(at)gmail.com)>
Subject: Re: video's
Great videos Larry! Your fly-in is still on my bucketlist.
Sent from my iPhone
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| Quote: | Our fly-in is now complete. My mission of scattering my wife's ashes went o
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ff without a hitch.
| Quote: | Its been really dry here and the extra airplane traffic did not help the c
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ondition of the runway. I secured a 2x6 to the rear of my quad trailer to se
t the tail wheels of the Kolbs in to pull them to the top of the hill so tha
t we weren't covering every thing in clouds of dust. The Carbon cub and high
lander we just tied to the tail wheel and pulled them to the top.
| Quote: | I have no idea of how many people were here, but I was kept hopping most o
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f the time. Mike Hale from Seattle came down with his firestar and his lovel
y wife to fly with us. He was using a short wind screen which did little to h
elp his speed or keep the wind out of his face. Its quite nice if you are no
t in a hurry, but I found that the wind always hit me in the wrong place and
made my nose run. Snot streaks on my glasses was not my idea of a good time
. We braced his screen so that it didn't keep bending over on him.
| Quote: | I was able to do a couple of short videos of our two flights together.
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| Quote: | password owyheeflyer
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| Quote: | The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of oth
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ers.
| Quote: | If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email addre
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ss before sending.
________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________
Time: 11:34:36 AM PST US
Subject: Re: My Firestar 2 Build
From: "loctupdave" <loctupdave(at)att.net (loctupdave(at)att.net)>
Not a bunch to report, had a busy week at work. I pulled the wings off, that is
all.
(http://s275.photobucket.com/user/dngspot/media/wings%20off_zpshehqcm4j.jpg.html)
this is a pic of the broken weld
(http://s275.photobucket.com/user/dngspot/media/close%20up%20broken%20member_zpspscw9m2t.jpg.html)
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________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________
Time: 12:36:34 PM PST US
Subject: Re: Firestar II Second seat option
From: "Richard Pike" <thegreybaron(at)charter.net (thegreybaron(at)charter.net)>
The 5 rib wing was for the older models, carrying a passenger would require a 7
rib wing. If you have a 5 rib wing, and plan to carry any passengers, you have
some serious modifications in your future.
http://forums.matronics.com/download.php?id=4440
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kolb Firefly Part 103 legal (Repairing the fiberglass nose bowl. Ugh.)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and God's grace really is amazing.
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________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________
Time: 07:21:47 PM PST US
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: video's
From: "west1m" <west1m(at)hotmail.com (west1m(at)hotmail.com)>
What does the 2019 schedule look like?
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West1m
Hastings, MN
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