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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 8:47 am Post subject: Firestar II copit photos... |
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Hello Kolbers,
Winter is closing in, here in the far north, and it is time to get busy building again. I am trying to complete the kit that has the Kolbra “prototype fuselage.” For my conversation with Jim Hauck, who built the prototype, what I have is basically a Firestar III.
I have a pile of instruments, and gear that needs to find a home on the panel and in the front.
If you have a Firestar and like the way you have set things up, please post a photo so that I can benefit from your knowledge.
Thanks, for the help!
Nick Cassara
Palmer, Ak
N607AK
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EricS
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| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: Firestar II copit photos... |
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Hi Nick,
I visited your area 4 years ago in an RV with my Dad towing my amphib. trike and we flew over the Knik glacier from a nearby ROUGH bush flying field. The one thing that sticks with you after flying in Alaska and seeing so many cool looking bush planes is all those BIG tires. I love to land out and I put BIG tires on my trike as soon as I returned to Texas.
When I bought my Kold Firestar II a few months back, it had 18" tundra tires on it that were worn out and needed replacing. I bought the largest tires I could afford - 21" tires for $100 each plus $40 BIG tubes to go inside them. The next step up is real 26" Alaska Bushwheels for $1,000 each. I can land my Kolb on the roughest fields with these BIG marshmallow tires as long as my LOW wingtips on my "high" wing won't scrape the bushes (or grader terraces in some cases on gravel roads).
My recommendation for any airplane flying at Kolb Firestar speeds is to get the BIGGEST tires you can afford. Here's a pic of the shadow of my Kolb flying over one of my crosswind practice areas. I love it because it highlights those BIG tires!
Eric
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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:27 am Post subject: Firestar II copit photos... |
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Here is my panel. I didn't have enough room to put the two fuel gages that I used before, so the alum side panel supplied a spot for them.
The only guy with a Kolb in the Medford area is Roger Hankins, who has a KXP. I am not sure if he monitors the list, so if you don't hear from him before you get there, email me and I will give you his phone number. I am sorry that I live about 8 hours from there.
Larry
On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Nick Cassara <nickc(at)mtaonline.net (nickc(at)mtaonline.net)> wrote:
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Hello Kolbers,
Winter is closing in, here in the far north, and it is time to get busy building again. I am trying to complete the kit that has the Kolbra “prototype fuselage.” For my conversation with Jim Hauck, who built the prototype, what I have is basically a Firestar III.
I have a pile of instruments, and gear that needs to find a home on the panel and in the front.
If you have a Firestar and like the way you have set things up, please post a photo so that I can benefit from your knowledge.
Thanks, for the help!
Nick Cassara
Palmer, Ak
N607AK
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Thom Riddle
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:46 am Post subject: Re: Firestar II copit photos... |
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Nick,
Attached is a shot of my Slingshot panel, same size as Firestar panel. All engine and flight parameters are monitored with the EIS, except for ASI. I don't trust electronics for my airspeed indication.
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