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slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:21 am Post subject: opinion |
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-speaking of early ultras.... A neighbor has, among other toys, what
appears
to be a perfect Robertson B1RD hanging in his rafters. A couple years
ago,
while I was feverously attempting to get the elusive last 5% needed to
fly
my Kolb, he generously offered to let my fly it, provided I fixed its
dormant
ignition. -I imagine the offer is still valid. Question: would it be
worth while?
Is it a decent plane? Sure looks like a good design and the covers
still look
good.
-BB do not archive
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David.Lehman
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 265
Location: "Lovely" Fresno CA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:48 am Post subject: opinion |
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Robert, it doesn't get much better than a B1-RD for slow flying... I've had
two of them, the first I bought at the factory in 1982... Very well built,
fun to fly, stalls at 15 mph...
DVD
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On 4/24/06, robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net> wrote:
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-speaking of early ultras.... A neighbor has, among other toys, what
appears
to be a perfect Robertson B1RD hanging in his rafters. A couple years
ago,
while I was feverously attempting to get the elusive last 5% needed to
fly
my Kolb, he generously offered to let my fly it, provided I fixed its
dormant
ignition. -I imagine the offer is still valid. Question: would it be
worth while?
Is it a decent plane? Sure looks like a good design and the covers
still look
good.
-BB do not archive
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biglar
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 3:56 pm Post subject: opinion |
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The Bird (B1RD) is one of the nicest flying old planes around. Just be sure
to check it out real well, and do a thorough punch test on it. One day
at Arlington, WA in....'94....??, I watched a young female pilot of about
150 lb hit the throttle of one and almost levitate. Wasn't real windy -
barely breezy - and the takeoff roll was only about 50 ft. Barely rolling
and it was in the air. When she came back, she flared, touched, stopped.
It was almost comical to watch. I was taking lessons in a 2 seat Beaver
(another excellent little plane) and we'd roar past (at 60 mph) her and her
husband in their matching Birds. Talk about low and slow.
Lar.
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk III
N78LB Vamoose
www.gogittum.com
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