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 Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:18 am Post subject: Looking for FS2 Close To VALooking for FS2 Close To VA |
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On a side note, the red prototype Serial# 1 Slingshot that you see in all t
he Kolb advertisements and YouTube videos is for sale here in VA.- I spok
e to the guy and he's letting it go for a very good price.- I'm afraid I
would kill myself in that thing.- He's the same size as I am and he has a
50+ mile stall speed in it.- He hits the numbers at about-65 and slowl
y idles back.- Needs all of 1000 - 1200 feet.
WOW--That is a lot of runway for a Sling shot. One thing I learn over and over when reading posts is that too many people use "indicated" rather than actual airspeeds.
In the original Kolb info, it lists 41 as the stall, my SS is around 44 clean "actual". I have not tried landing as short as I can, but I think it lands as short or shorter than my Firestar will. The only real difference in performance is take off distance with the HKS is longer, and the sink rate is much higher power off.
Now that you mentioned that there is a SS for sale, I bet it will show interest. If I already did not own one, I would be interested.
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N441TM Kolb Firestar
N863GB Kolb Slingshot |
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John Hauck
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 10:03 am Post subject: Looking for FS2 Close To VALooking for FS2 Close To VA |
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One thing I learn over and over when reading posts is that too many people
use "indicated" rather than actual airspeeds.
Tom M/Gang:
I use IAS because that is the only airspeed instrument I have.
Where do you get your "acutal" airspeed?
Just curious.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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JeffG
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject: Looking for FS2 Close To VALooking for FS2 Close To VA |
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Not sure if I mentioned this or not but he weighs about 280lbs and lands on asphalt in Blacksburg VA. The stall listed in the specs is based on a standard issue FAA pilot of 170 lbs.
--- On Wed, 1/5/11, McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com> wrote:
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From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: Re: Re: Looking for FS2 Close To VALooking for FS2 Close To VA
To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com
Date: Wednesday, January 5, 2011, 7:13 AM
On a side note, the red prototype Serial# 1 Slingshot that you see in all t
he Kolb advertisements and YouTube videos is for sale here in VA.- I spok
e to the guy and he's letting it go for a very good price.- I'm afraid I
would kill myself in that thing.- He's the same size as I am and he has a
50+ mile stall speed in it.- He hits the numbers at about-65 and slowl
y idles back.- Needs all of 1000 - 1200 feet.
WOW--That is a lot of runway for a Sling shot. One thing I learn over and over when reading posts is that too many people use "indicated" rather than actual airspeeds.
In the original Kolb info, it lists 41 as the stall, my SS is around 44 clean "actual". I have not tried landing as short as I can, but I think it lands as short or shorter than my Firestar will. The only real difference in performance is take off distance with the HKS is longer, and the sink rate is much higher power off.
Now that you mentioned that there is a SS for sale, I bet it will show interest. If I already did not own one, I would be interested.
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