Kolb Firefly Adventure, Pattern Work, with Audio

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JWolfe104

JWolfe104

Күн бұрын

I went out the the practice area in the middle of nowhere to determine my best glide and best climb speeds. Best climb is 55 mph and best glide is 59 mph. After that, I got down low and ran into a co

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@roseanncloskey
@roseanncloskey Жыл бұрын
Excellent flying.4/22/2023yr
@vidge123
@vidge123 9 ай бұрын
nice canopy enclosure! mine has several scuffs and scratches. gotta work them out.
@murdockdacoon2055
@murdockdacoon2055 Жыл бұрын
Nice, I'm getting the urge to buy some property for a grass strip and get me one of these.
@Heather22056
@Heather22056 3 жыл бұрын
Great 👍
@frankcloskey7789
@frankcloskey7789 Жыл бұрын
A plus on your landings. 11/14/2022yr
@rickygarner6848
@rickygarner6848 3 жыл бұрын
I would love to have one
@TheCampnFool
@TheCampnFool 8 жыл бұрын
That bug is hanging on for life!
@jackryan152
@jackryan152 3 жыл бұрын
How do you have your audio setup? THere is no engine noise and its just your voice.
@michaelbishton9439
@michaelbishton9439 5 жыл бұрын
I know you added these vids a long time ago. But I just came across them and have a couple of questions. 1. How did you design your beautiful canopy to fit across the nose and anchor at the back and side to keep the wind or rain out? 2. At minute 13:25, I can see your trailer in your hanger. It looks like it was designed to raise and lower. Did you buy or build? If you bought, then from whom? If you designed, then where can I get those plans? Many thanks.
@JWolfe104
@JWolfe104 5 жыл бұрын
The kit plans come with the parts and plans to do the full enclosure. A few bolts hold the lexan on the left side. It wraps up to the 12:00 position where there’s another bolt at the nose cone and at the rear canopy bow. The right side is held in place at the front with a pin and strike plate and with a latch at the rear. There are 1/2”x1/2” aluminum angle stiffeners on the left and right edges. They help hold the lexan close to the fuselage sides. The lexan overlaps the fuselage sides by more than an inch. This keeps air leakage low, but not zero. I designed and built the trailer. It raises and lowers. When low, it rests on 3 full swivel castors that let it move laterally, rotate 180, etc. This allows it to be backed into a garage, lowered, and pushed laterally in between two cars in a typical two car garage. I sketched some key dimensions in CAD, but do not have full drawings that give all the necessary details. The design relies on some very specific tube diameters and thicknesses in the raise/lower mechanism. I had easy access to them because I work for a company that makes them. They would be expensive to source for the average individual. It was a 5 month build. What most other people do is buy a conventional trailer and build custom long ramps for it. When the wings are folded, they only clear the ground by a few inches and you will high center on the trailer back edge if not careful.
@stevemiller2210
@stevemiller2210 11 ай бұрын
Do you Use the flappers
@cst6080
@cst6080 9 жыл бұрын
Nice plane, you mind if I ask what it cost when you bought it? Was the trailer yours or one of those package deals? Looks great.
@JWolfe104
@JWolfe104 9 жыл бұрын
Charles T I think the kit and engine ran me about $14,000, but that was a long time ago. Add paint, instruments, and it adds up. I built the trailer.
@Randoskie
@Randoskie 8 жыл бұрын
My Kolb came with a dual axel trailer, it's big and heavy, nice on the freeway, but man, try to man handling it around the driveway. I also have a 6/12 single axel trailer I may configure. Much easier to move around. My favorite is to rent a hanger, cost is $220 as month but will fit 2 planes.
@stevehvac1
@stevehvac1 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks ears blown
@deafmusician2
@deafmusician2 5 жыл бұрын
Why aren't you using the runway?
@larrysherman3351
@larrysherman3351 5 жыл бұрын
save the tires...
@TheCampnFool
@TheCampnFool 8 жыл бұрын
Now he's just a smudge....
@brucesweatman2146
@brucesweatman2146 Жыл бұрын
SWEET!
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