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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:01 am    Post subject: when not to fly? Reply with quote

Hey guys I just bought Jeff Nelson's KXP. My question is what is probably the cut off for wind when you decide it's to windy to fly? I come from Powered Parachute and Gyro Copters. PPC 15mph is the cut off, gyro is different story you can fly them in 50mph winds.
Just curious to know where the Kolb's cut off is.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:39 am    Post subject: when not to fly? Reply with quote

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Hey guys I just bought Jeff Nelson's KXP. My question is what is probably the cut off for wind when you decide it's to windy to fly? I come from Powered Parachute and Gyro Copters. PPC 15mph is the cut off, gyro is different story you can fly them in 50mph winds.
Just curious to know where the Kolb's cut off is.

PPG or Kolb, if I ask myself "is it too windy to fly?" more than 3 times, it probably is.

But it's not just a number, a steady 20mph wind down the runway is better than a 10-15 gusting crosswind.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:10 am    Post subject: when not to fly? Reply with quote

Hard question for me to answer.
I have about 250 hrs in my firestar2
Learned to fly it in south Texas where
The usual wind was 20 with gust
To 30. It was at an old army training base that I think had 6 runways that
Covered all directions so I all ways
Had pretty much a direct headwind.
After I learned to fly it ,never thought
Much about how strong the wind was
The plane handles gust well and if
At other airports if I had to crab more
Than I wanted to, ( more x wind than
I thought I could handle) it is a simple
mater to land across the runway.
With practice I felt comfortable in 20
Wind. Of course at firestar speed
You are not apt to have much range
If going anywhere but downwind, and you might get bonced
Around a bit.
After reading this , I don't think it helps
Much. I don't think anyone can truly
Answer your question. If you start
On calm days and progress towards
More wind as you learn the capabilites
of your plane and yourself I think
You can be HAPPY and SAFE.
Good luck
Frank

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Hey guys I just bought Jeff Nelson's KXP. My question is what is probably the cut off for wind when you decide it's to windy to fly? I come from Powered Parachute and Gyro Copters. PPC 15mph is the cut off, gyro is different story you can fly them in 50mph winds.
Just curious to know where the Kolb's cut off is.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 9:47 am    Post subject: when not to fly? Reply with quote

Your question has two answers to it. What the plane can handle and what you are comfortable with. I personally prefer to fly mine when the wind is calm. Of course when it was new to me, and I could not stay out of it, I flew in a lot windier conditions, but the fun factor was greatly reduced. As light as it is you will bounce around a lot. When you are just getting familiar with the plane, wait for a calm day, then stretch your limits. Larry

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Hey guys I just bought Jeff Nelson's KXP. My question is what is probably the cut off for wind when you decide it's to windy to fly? I come from Powered Parachute and Gyro Copters. PPC 15mph is the cut off, gyro is different story you can fly them in 50mph winds.
Just curious to know where the Kolb's cut off is.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 1:08 pm    Post subject: Re: when not to fly? Reply with quote

Hey guys thanks for the replys, I was just curious if there was the cut off point for the Kolb. I understand about getting used to the plane.

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