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worrybear(at)verizon.net
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 Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject: Flying characteristics- Kolb Firestar vs. Quicksilver Sprin |
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I have about 90 hours in a QS Sprint before another fellow flew it into the
trees, double surface wings and ailerons. It was a good plane.
Transitioning to a Ultrastar was no problem but going from a nose wheel to
tail dragger took some ground work.
As you may know the Ultrastar has the least forgiving landing gear of
all the Kolb designs. I love my Ultrastar and all the other Kolb designs and
other than ground control of the tail dragger don't believe either is more
forgiving than the other.
IMHO
Dan Walter
Ultrastar, UL202
Palmyra, Pa.
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R. Hankins
Joined: 18 Jan 2006
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Location: Grants Pass, Oregon
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:19 pm Post subject: Re: Flying characteristics- Kolb Firestar vs. Quicksilver S |
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I have flown the quicksilver a little. It is primarily a rudder airplane. The ailerons are there to give a small amount of help to the rudder. You could fly the pattern without them most days.
The Firestar is an aileron airplane. The rudder is used most for ground work and much less in the air.
The quicksilver also has a much greater dihedral effect. It does not want to stay in a turn. You have to hold left stick and left rudder to stay in a left turn. Release control pressure and the plane will right itself. The Firestar has much less of this effect. It only take a little aileron to initiate a turn and then the stick can be mostly neutralized except for a little added backpressure if you want it. You then add controls the other way when you want to stop turning.
A friend of mine is currently making the transition from Quick to Kolb and thought the Kolb was unstable. The plane kept steepening the turn because he was telling it to. When I explained that he did not need to hold the stick over, but only use it to start the turn, the "instability" disappeared and he is now comfortable with steep turns.
I don't think a Firestar is any more difficult to fly than a Quick, but they are different.
Hope this helps a little.
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