Kolb Slingshot Flight to Florida

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Malcolm Morrison

Malcolm Morrison

5 жыл бұрын

Ride along with me on a flight in my Kolb Slingshot from PA to Florida.

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@michaelmcknight4234
@michaelmcknight4234 6 ай бұрын
Thanks Malcolm. Great video. Very good mixture of the plane pics and video (interior and exterior), scenery and sights from the flight, narrative of stops and MAPS (the flight plan of your journey brought it altogether and makes the distance hit home). I think long distance flights of smaller aircraft is fascinating, and your video did an excellent job of showcasing that in a concise manner.
@imsaint007
@imsaint007 3 жыл бұрын
That looks like a fun trip , love the paint job thanks for sharing.
@mikefogle5874
@mikefogle5874 4 жыл бұрын
What a great trip. I love that Slingshot! Nice work Sir!
@Forty5Kimber
@Forty5Kimber 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your awesome journey in the slingshot. Impressive machine! Excellent narration
@CLdriver1960
@CLdriver1960 4 жыл бұрын
What a great trip, thanks for sharing!
@ulpilotrmh
@ulpilotrmh 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your visual flight log. I had a similar flight from Southeastern Michigan to central Florida in January 2002 in my 1995 Challenger Ultralight. Three days and 21 hours in the air. Loved it.
@markerbull
@markerbull 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for taking the time to put this all together. Really good pictures.
@alanredmon4611
@alanredmon4611 5 жыл бұрын
Very Nice Video , Thanks for taking us along !
@pl3637
@pl3637 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your adventure looked like a lot of fun !
@XRP747E
@XRP747E 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Malcolm, I really enjoyed your video. The different presentation worked really well for me. Thank you!
@martinholloway7694
@martinholloway7694 Жыл бұрын
Awesome cross country! You’re doing it right. This is true aviation.
@kneedeepinbluebells5538
@kneedeepinbluebells5538 3 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU Sir - Really Enjoyed Your Airplane And The Awesome Trip !
@richmakarski2812
@richmakarski2812 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your cool adventure. Great job narrating. Safe travels.
@juanvanstaden7084
@juanvanstaden7084 3 жыл бұрын
One day i want to do a trip like this but have a few hurdles to overcome. Awesome plane and awesome trip.
@marvmitchinmarv9153
@marvmitchinmarv9153 3 жыл бұрын
I sure like your airplane. What a nice strait forward setup. Thanks for sharing.
@19sloper
@19sloper 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the very nice video. Well put together, and well narrated. What a fun trip. Sure different country than out here in Montana.
@Superdummy803
@Superdummy803 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It was great to see central Florida from the air. I am just getting into flying myself and I have the ultimate goal of being able to fly from Houston the Clermont FL to visit family from time to time. This video shows that it can be done.
@paulnagel8161
@paulnagel8161 Жыл бұрын
Those are really neat planes. Hope you are well!
@PatrickAviator
@PatrickAviator 5 жыл бұрын
Great flight Malcom
@King_TuTT
@King_TuTT 3 жыл бұрын
man this is super cool. love the color!!!!
@alangluff5535
@alangluff5535 3 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy the varied shots between the aircraft and the chart. Many videos are too long with the camera focused on just the wind screen. This was done well. thanks
@smaring777
@smaring777 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. What an amazing adventure.
@markfox6596
@markfox6596 Жыл бұрын
What a great video.. What adventure.
@jimfitzgibbon5492
@jimfitzgibbon5492 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your trip.
@birdnv4547
@birdnv4547 3 жыл бұрын
Good Vid - Nicely done
@NateSail82
@NateSail82 2 жыл бұрын
Great video and wonderful aircraft, I'm wanting to get a Kolb in the near future myself.
@bobjones8864
@bobjones8864 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your adventure.
@kendavidson5124
@kendavidson5124 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this very nice video. Very good for my teenage grandson.who is getting into ultralights for
@701x35
@701x35 5 жыл бұрын
You had better weather than I did 5 years from Virginia to X35 in my sonex. It took me 2 weeks near the end of November 2013. Great pictures.
@joeletaxi821
@joeletaxi821 4 жыл бұрын
Great video
@quantumac
@quantumac 5 жыл бұрын
Looks like a fun plane to fly!
@JohnRBooth
@JohnRBooth 5 жыл бұрын
This was a great and informative video, Thank you
@lostgriz
@lostgriz 3 жыл бұрын
Great flight
@fybob13
@fybob13 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking us along for the ride, very nice. BTW, the old jet at Hartsvill, S.C. airport is no longer there. Someone came to take it away for a display somewhere.
@chiefkirk
@chiefkirk 4 жыл бұрын
Nice little airplane. Great trip. You flew right over my house in Thomasville, NC.
@boatnerhowell9760
@boatnerhowell9760 5 жыл бұрын
Great video... Thanks.
@aldronsoensenada5004
@aldronsoensenada5004 4 жыл бұрын
Hola excelente vídeo 👍
@joesmith3501
@joesmith3501 4 жыл бұрын
Nice trip. Thanks for sharing. I work in Hartsville at the Robeson Nuclear plant. Hartsville is a cool little town.
@patrickmckowen2999
@patrickmckowen2999 4 жыл бұрын
thx for the vid I love Kolb for its folding wings Cheers
@carlhanton
@carlhanton 4 жыл бұрын
Great video and appreciate the good info
@frankcloskey7789
@frankcloskey7789 3 жыл бұрын
You are a fine pilot. Have a good day 1/8 2021
@Tomsfoolery.
@Tomsfoolery. 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! I hope to do that someday!
@vincedenimarck6498
@vincedenimarck6498 3 жыл бұрын
Just watched your video, Really Enjoyed it. I also Live here in Wildwood Fl. and fly my 150
@wadihtrilha4657
@wadihtrilha4657 4 жыл бұрын
Parabéns por sua maravilhosa viagem. Desejo sucesso a você. Obrigado.
@WendelltheSongwriter
@WendelltheSongwriter 4 жыл бұрын
Love this, well done. I fly out of airport Manatee (48X) and Avon Park (KAVO). Maybe see you at a fly in somewhere...
@jerrylearn7024
@jerrylearn7024 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Malcolm, that was fun!
@edwardkelly5625
@edwardkelly5625 2 жыл бұрын
Awsome possum...
@stanleydsouza6723
@stanleydsouza6723 4 жыл бұрын
Great Engine 50Hp ..and super quite, engine
@antoniomattana6706
@antoniomattana6706 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@JackEE1969
@JackEE1969 Жыл бұрын
Hi Malcolm, thanks for the great videos. Did you ever find an easy convenient way to fill the Slingshot fuel tanks. Its a rather difficult reach. Jack
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison Жыл бұрын
I don’t have the Slingshot anymore but filling the tanks was always a challenge
@cebunting
@cebunting 5 жыл бұрын
I did a lot of my primary flight training from Herlong.
@poppetrurazvan3900
@poppetrurazvan3900 3 жыл бұрын
Great
@petrokemikal
@petrokemikal Жыл бұрын
Cant help but think a faring over the front of the engine would reduce drag significantly, I understand its air cooled, but with 2 naca ducts either side wouldn't be difficult to make up a fiberglass shroud, considering its experimental you can do as you please.. Awesome looking machine anyways.. !!
@user-fp1dq1ic5p
@user-fp1dq1ic5p 3 жыл бұрын
Good movies
@sleezymechanic
@sleezymechanic 4 жыл бұрын
as a student in tech school, I would love to open up them carbs :) they look clean.
@mikegmdw1
@mikegmdw1 Жыл бұрын
Just as interesting second time around (sure I watched a few years back). The Slingshot is not made anymore unfortunately.
@65LB
@65LB 3 жыл бұрын
Guy wires from those towers a Savannah go WAY out there too!
@Mike-01234
@Mike-01234 5 жыл бұрын
I'm really considering a Kolb or a trike I like the idea of simple and light weight
@rustykeller8264
@rustykeller8264 4 жыл бұрын
Nice video. The old fighter, wasn't a fighter. It was a 50's-60's, T-33 jet trainer.
@chuckm1320
@chuckm1320 3 жыл бұрын
Are you still flying the slingshot? Looks like a lot of fun!
@martellnelson6962
@martellnelson6962 4 жыл бұрын
enjoyed your informative and interesting video,, thanks im looking for a kolb to buy martell nelson
@drdimento
@drdimento 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these two great videos of your trip to Florida in the Kolb Slingshot. What is the brand of that comm unit and where can ya pick them up? Also, how many gph did you find the Slingshot used and what kind of speeds during flight? Finally, have you had many people ride in the jump seat and if so, what's the size limitation both CG and space? Thanks in advance for considering these questions and should you decide to answer them.
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 5 жыл бұрын
I bought the Dittel FSG71M radio either on ebay or Barnstormers, can't remember. I really like the radio. On this trip I cruised at about 75 MPH and burned 4.0 GPH. Top speed on the Slingshot is 85-90 MPH. I have never flown with a passenger. The jump seat is pretty tight and a little difficult to get in an out of. I used the space for my luggage and an extra 10 gallon fuel tank on the trip.
@drdimento
@drdimento 5 жыл бұрын
@@123mmorrisonthat's awesome. I'll check the radio out and love that cruise speed. I think I'd consider me some cross country flying with that baby. What about flaps? is there a flaps option to lower the landing speed or another similar Kolb unit that has flaps and/or two seater? I'm new to this ultralight airplanes and LSA's and want to find something to fly around the patch and also go somewhere within a few hundred miles.
@thomasabramson100
@thomasabramson100 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your flight hope you're enjoying the Kolb @ 6:20 what airport was that ???
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 2 жыл бұрын
I can't remember
@SunShine-yd5xu
@SunShine-yd5xu 5 жыл бұрын
In your opinion which one has better overall performance, Colb Slingshot or Aerolite 103 ?
@jackryan152
@jackryan152 4 жыл бұрын
Did you paint that Kolb too? Is it Latex? If so what are the colors?
@thomasabramson100
@thomasabramson100 2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for SOO many questions did you have a lot of extra legs getting around class B airspace ??
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 2 жыл бұрын
The closest class B was Washington DC but I was west of it so no extra legs needed. Jacksonville, FL was the most difficult to navigate through but using ForeFlight and my iPhone made it a little easier.
@almarasco8088
@almarasco8088 4 жыл бұрын
What was the total time to get there?
@dennisthorpe
@dennisthorpe 4 жыл бұрын
Is this Slingshot still for sale?
@teresawilkinson4159
@teresawilkinson4159 5 жыл бұрын
Hi, Malcolm, I have a Firestar I'm learning to fly. What app do you use on your droid tablet to navigate??
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 5 жыл бұрын
Avare
@teresawilkinson4159
@teresawilkinson4159 5 жыл бұрын
@@123mmorrison Thanks!!...
@larrymangold1048
@larrymangold1048 4 жыл бұрын
I just ordered a Kolb Firestar. Is there much of a difference between the Firestar and Slingshot?
@mabemo57
@mabemo57 4 жыл бұрын
Slingshot is heavier duty and can take a bigger engine.
@Stormclowe
@Stormclowe 3 жыл бұрын
when you make a flight like this, do you have to file flight plans with the FAA and all that?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 3 жыл бұрын
I don't file any flight plans. It would be a good idea, but I prefer to keep everything as simple as I can. I sometimes use a SPOT GPS tracker so others can track my progress and I always have my cell phone along but coverage can be spotty should you go down in some areas.
@Stormclowe
@Stormclowe 3 жыл бұрын
@@123mmorrison It's cool to see stuff like this. I've been interested in getting into ultralight part 103 flying, and it's kinda sad, but there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of content that isn't 10+ years old
@bluecamaross
@bluecamaross 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, Do you happen to know Rett Radford?
@jetlongextra
@jetlongextra 5 жыл бұрын
How do get regular gasoline at those airports?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 5 жыл бұрын
Regular gas is generally not available so you use Avgas.
@ussling
@ussling 4 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you did not follow I-95/New Jersey Turnpike in NJ. You would have to stop and pay tolls.
@jjohnston94
@jjohnston94 3 жыл бұрын
Kolb doesn't make this model any more. Of the models they do make now (late 2020), which is most similar? Would you recommend it as a good recreational plane? Sightseeing, hundred dollar hamburgers, etc.? How does it do at high density altitudes?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 3 жыл бұрын
The Firestar would be the closest to the Slingshot. Great fun, economical, and easy to fly. Short takeoff should be fine at higher altitudes.
@jjohnston94
@jjohnston94 3 жыл бұрын
@@123mmorrison Which do you prefer, the Kolb or the Tornado?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 3 жыл бұрын
@@jjohnston94 Kolb has folding wings which can save you on hangar rent, but the Tornado is faster, handles turbulence better, and is more fun to fly. The Tornado is my all time favorite airplane.
@62heliman
@62heliman 2 жыл бұрын
What was your curse speed?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 2 жыл бұрын
75 MPH
@jerrysmith7166
@jerrysmith7166 2 жыл бұрын
You flew all over my hometown The villages Ocala la fiance at The villages hospital I want to get into ultralight flying please message me if you have any tips thanks in advance
@RunItBackGunz
@RunItBackGunz Жыл бұрын
So 12 hrs total? 6 legs?
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison Жыл бұрын
Yes
@RunItBackGunz
@RunItBackGunz Жыл бұрын
@@123mmorrison not bad for a ultralight if Yu ask me I’d love to have n fly one long distance 🙏🏾 I want this one but the 2 seater version
@poppetrurazvan3900
@poppetrurazvan3900 3 жыл бұрын
The fabric covered aircrafts might be dangerous due to the wear an tear of the fabric
@chuckm1320
@chuckm1320 Жыл бұрын
There are 1000’s of tube and fabric planes flying. Many in places like Alaska or the Yukon. Properly maintained, they last decades before needing to be recovered….
@edpaine7982
@edpaine7982 2 жыл бұрын
Good video. What I really want to know is the hanger next to yours looks like a Aventura UL? I have been searching for one for a while. Let me know if the owner ever wants to part with it… stay safe
@123mmorrison
@123mmorrison 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I’m not there anymore. I have sold the Kolb, and the airport is gone. It’s now a housing development. That stinks.
@chuckm1320
@chuckm1320 Жыл бұрын
That stinks! Are you done flying? Or flying something else? Fair winds and clear skies….
@veritas6466
@veritas6466 Жыл бұрын
@@chuckm1320 I was wondering the same thing?
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