JWolfe104

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@4437RR 7 күн бұрын

A good argument for Crow Hops before 1st flight. The ASI issue would have been identified and resoved.

@johnrisher3007 12 күн бұрын

He sounds like he's been flying for a while. He sounds ok on the radio

@rustypanels1917 2 ай бұрын

Good job.

@blueskyoklahoma 4 ай бұрын

I have a used firefly that needs rebuilt. How do I find your build site? Yours looks great!!

@JWolfe104 4 ай бұрын

I used to maintain a build site but got tired of the renewal requirements. I still have all the site content. I could share the build photos with you through a cloud link or something. Just need your email address. I’m away from home for a few days, but can upload soon.

@jackwill3578 4 ай бұрын

y N number for a Firefly ?

@jackwill3578 4 ай бұрын

who built that cool trailer ?

@JWolfe104 4 ай бұрын

I did.

@vidge123 8 ай бұрын

concerning the "flaperons"...is there a "white arc" speed range for when using the of flaperons?

@JWolfe104 8 ай бұрын

The Kolb manual doesn’t list one.

@vidge123 8 ай бұрын

i love the wooden wing supports! i must make a set for myself!

@vidge123 8 ай бұрын

nice canopy enclosure! mine has several scuffs and scratches. gotta work them out.

@vidge123 8 ай бұрын

what anr headset are you using? any thoughts on other anr headsets? have you used the "flaps" since this first try? i have yet to fly my firefly.

@JWolfe104 8 ай бұрын

I don’t use ANR. ANR doesn’t cancel two stroke engine noise well. I have a standard headset modified to incorporate a CEP (communication ear piece) like Navy helicopter pilots use. It provides two layers of ear protection. I love it. Without it, the noise is literally painful at takeoff power.

@JWolfe104 8 ай бұрын

Flaps work well. They turn an already steep approach into an express elevator down! I don’t recommend using them until you get comfortable without them. They make flare timing a little more critical.

@vidge123 8 ай бұрын

@JWolfe104 can you elaborate on the CEP conversion? how, where, price? will the noise reduction still work well when flying a piper pawnee? i have a dc 10-40 headset.

@JWolfe104 8 ай бұрын

@@vidge123 See the product at this link. I think your noise cancellation would still work when not using (even when using) the CEP, as the installation just involves installing a jack in one of the ear cups. That jack allows you to plug in the earbuds. The jack is just wired to intercept the audio signal from your radio. It will pass the signal right on to your normal speakers. Main issue might be that you don’t have enough room in your ear cup due to any noise extra stuff in there related to ANR. The guys that sell this also install them for you if you prefer. Call them and I bet they know the answer to your question. www.flighthelmet.com/product/CEPS-0002.html

@stevemiller2210 10 ай бұрын

Do you Use the flappers

@alanc6781 Жыл бұрын

3.18: I don't appreciate it when someone does an engine runup with my plane right behind them. There was ample room for the aircraft to be positioned elsewhere.

@JWolfe104 Жыл бұрын

What you don’t know from the video is that those are derelict aircraft that had not moved in years. Both were gust locked. That wasn’t a run up. I’ll tip over if I do a full run up. 2800 rpm is like 1,200 on the prop due to gear reduction. Hardly a breeze was applied to those aircraft.

@roseanncloskey Жыл бұрын

Excellent flying. 4/22/2023yr

@roseanncloskey Жыл бұрын

Excellent flying.4/22/2023yr

@murdockdacoon2055 Жыл бұрын

Nice, I'm getting the urge to buy some property for a grass strip and get me one of these.

@murdockdacoon2055 Жыл бұрын

awesome vid. very informative. found you from tucker gott comments section. I'm researching and building my own system currently for my moster 185. smoke is my next mile stone. gopro was milestone 200hrs. Smoke will be added when my new exhaust reaches warranty expiration next year. I managed to get 150hrs out of a My2019 exhaust, the notorious cracked out exhaust that plagues all prior 2020 year model mosters, finally caught up to me. I've built my own injection nozzle so far from a drilled out an-4 aviation bolt that had predrilled holes both head and threads for cotter pins. The head of that bolt is going into the exhaust chamber and the shank and threads with a spacer will be on the outside. I used an indexed bit drilled size 54 to go completely thru the bolt head to tail end. Installed a clipped cotter pin jammed it in the center hole and tested with baby oil in a jar. I get a perfect split stream from the cotter pin holes on each side of the bolt head. Next I'm going to fab up or find a thin washer to bend into the streams to deflect and hopefully fan spray each stream as it exits the bolt head. I was talking with the fella Harlan who runs bad dog smokes and he was insisting I drill the hole in the exhaust very near the exhaust manifold near the head....if I were to use his injector. He didn't like the idea when I sent him a copy of your other video on the powered parachute trike where it was injecting into the muffler section. I had concerns like you mentioned here with pressure wave and engine rpm alteration during operation. He's stopped replying since. So I decided to drill the bolt and forge ahead with my own plans. So just to confirm, you recommend injection after expansion chamber or just before expansion chamber? I've not located the hole yet, still researching as mentioned....and testing. Cheers!

@JWolfe104 Жыл бұрын

Definitely put the hole after expansion. You will regret it otherwise. 2 Stroke dirt bike guys do the opposite and they inject water for a “boost” of lower. I wouldn’t gamble that with anything aviation related.

@murdockdacoon2055 Жыл бұрын

@@JWolfe104 Thanks for the swift reply. Sounds like you know a thing or two about 2 strokes already. I don't know much about your Rotax447 or Kolb Firefly, I'm new to fixed wing ultralights. Is that motor fairly reliable? Would you trust it say as a weekly commuter from lets say, Lafayette LA to Galveston Tx?

@JWolfe104 Жыл бұрын

@@murdockdacoon2055 The problem with the 447 is they quit making it. Mine has done nothing but pure like a kitten for 170 hours. Zero complaints. However, I monitor engine parameters closely and I have mixture control. I spent a lot of time on jet settings too. What will kill a two stroke is running too lean for long periods. Keep it in the sweet spot and it will help a lot.

@murdockdacoon2055 Жыл бұрын

@@JWolfe104 thanks for the reply. My first motor, the EOS150 was also made in Austria. I installed a remotely controlled servo on the carb attached to the H adjustment that I could manually tune via a small Pot on my throttle handle. It was super slick and worked well for xc cruise at Altitude. I don't fly that motor any more tho as it was the Model A and they didn't work all the kinks out before they mass produced it. It was actually the First one shipped to the US. We were the test bed of sorts. I have a friend in the business here who is very well connected with Parajet, Vittorazi and many others in the game...too many to list. Cheers.

@johnnybigpotato2404 Жыл бұрын

Why no video kissing the mustache guy? ;) LOL

@kendixon6437 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what something like this little airplane costs?? Thanks in advance 👍

@derikredelinghuys9204 Жыл бұрын

I have just bought my first microlight and did get my certificate many moons ago. How long after your certification did you do this flight

@electronicsafrica Жыл бұрын

If y'all paint the dash matt black that will eliminate all those reflections in the line of vision

@brucesweatman2146 Жыл бұрын

SWEET!

@brucesweatman2146 Жыл бұрын

it's on the outside!

@AndyTulenko Жыл бұрын

Does it have pitot heat?

@frankcloskey7789 Жыл бұрын

A plus on your landings. 11/14/2022yr

@ryanmelton757 Жыл бұрын

Great meeting you last week. I look forward to getting my 2 stroke there over Labor Day Weekend. Spoke to Gary today and hopefully he'll be able to find me a safe spot. Hopefully we can get some great flights in before winter.

@JWolfe104 Жыл бұрын

It was nice to meet you too! We’ve got a couple of months of great flying weather coming up. I’m going up for the 3rd time this week tonight. Good luck on your Rans ferry flight!

@wd2616 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a visor over your dashboard so you can see your analog display better?

@JWolfe104 2 жыл бұрын

Not really. I have an instrument “pod” that puts the instruments within reach. There’s a little bit of a visor on it. It only sticks unit about 1/2”.

@bdrennen2065 4 ай бұрын

Hello. Great video. Do you still have this? Is it relatively easy to fly and is it forgiving? Do you know how it compares to the aerolite? Thanks for any input you can give. 😊

@lovetofly32 2 жыл бұрын

Can you legally install this on a certified airplane?😁

@LeeKobe1 2 жыл бұрын

Nice little birds. I had a Rans S14 clipped wing, with a Rotax 582. Great performer also. On my S14, I had similar chrome-moly gearlegs. Did you have any issue with them bending? I had to replace them once on the S14 due to that.

@orpheous_xxx_ 2 жыл бұрын

Update: So basically I've pretty much copied your system! Mines on a Rotax 582 engine, & at the moment I still have gotten the proper smoke oil, so I'm running my own mix. I haven't got a decent in-flight video yet (was about to but had an unrelated coolant hose fail on climb-out), I will be getting some soon. But here is a ground test. So once again, thank you so much for making your great video! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bLGpf6d9krvOcnU.html

@JWolfe104 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent results!

@lucianestridge7964 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Kolb is just two miles from my house. I'm going over to talk to a sales person this week.

@orpheous_xxx_ 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, very helpful, thank you. I tried the PPGSmoke system, & found that it was lacking in a number of ways, firstly the lid with check valve was sticking, second the 1 litre volume is far too little for a Rotax 582 & third the pump is so under-powered that it can't even pump the fluid up to the exhaust. Not to mention that I didn't even get a reply from them when I queried the lid check valve. Waste of my hard earned cash IMHO, maybe it would be sufficient for a PPG, who knows? I've now ordered components to put a system similar to yours together. Couldn't get the Sullivan pumps here with ridiculously horrendous import duties, so have gone with a different pump, & instead of a needle valve to regulate flow I've gone with a way of regulating the pump speed. I'll report again when I have it put together! So many thanks for taking the time to put the video together, very helpful. Especially when others were saying I'd need around 4 ltrs (120fl.oz) of fuel per minute!! Looking forward to proving them wrong!

@samj1185 3 жыл бұрын

7:00 excellent understatement. Good job establishing reference and working it out. I've been looking for a Firefly and have finally found a great example. Your vid shows the plane really well, Thanks! the landing seemed worse from your view than the outside.

@BO-dc4xg Жыл бұрын

I agree great video and yes the view from inside seemed quite scary on the landing but when viewed from outside looked pretty smooth for the most part and well done!

@frankcloskey7789 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent landing get that air speed indicater by and aircraft mechanic. 4/24/2021

@rickygarner6848 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to have one

@roychristie1042 3 жыл бұрын

I was worried that you were going to run out of Runway

@roychristie1042 3 жыл бұрын

That was a long pickup for such a small plane

@brandonlittle8682 3 жыл бұрын

keep a GPS app on your phone to show your speed.

@larrymangold1048 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure you monitor this any longer, but how did you extend your instrument panel? I'm just about ready to finish my Firefly and I would like a bigger/closer layout.

@JWolfe104 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a custom extension that I built from scratch. I needed more room and wanted to be able to reach things too. It was a lot of work. I don’t have plans for it.

@davidnickerson1157 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I just bought my first fixed wing. Also a Kolb Firefly. This was really great to watch. Thank you!

@Duane002 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn’t you do a series of several crow hops to get a feel of ground handling and high speed take off and landings.

@JWolfe104 3 жыл бұрын

Many people consider the crow hope to be a bad idea. A lot of people have gotten themselves in trouble when the plan decides to lift off faster and higher than they expected. The general advice for first flights is to lift off, commit, and go. After flying this plane a while, I’m glad I didn’t. It has some unusual characteristics that make crow hopping way more of a handful than they would be in a more conventional aircraft.