Thursday, January 29, 2015

Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Looking for Kolb Firestar or Firefly



I am an owner of a Carlson Sparrow and an MXL Sport. I am currently looking for a Kolb Firestar or Fierfly. Prefere one in flying condition. Please not a basket case. Any info would be appreciated.


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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



there are not as many flying and that is too bad ! it seems that the people that went the long dollar and  steped up squak moor about fat ultralights  then  anyone.    there where many moor fat 2 seat trainers flying around with no N#   Not giving lessons then there where bfi instructors. remember this was a nice talk about my rebuild up to a N# single seat and it is still fun!    if a private pilot fly's this plane for 30 hrs he can get cheaper tail dragger insurance for a cub or similar plane    

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Monday, January 5, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



Of course there are a lot of fat U/L's still flying. This has been going on for years now. Most of them fly off private fields and under the radar (literally). Until they start handing out fines, things will be as they have been.

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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



There a still lots of single seaters out there that don't qualify as ultralight because of the weight but ARE being "flown as ultralight"  .

I didn't ask if it was a legal UL, only if he intended to "fly it AS an ultralight." ;-)


IIRR some of the earlier ones with lighter engines might have actually stayed within the legal UL weight limit.



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Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group 36.5 HP Polini Thor 250 Dual Spark, Water Cooled, Aircraft engine



Optional engine for FAR Part 103 aircraft (and possibly even some larger / heavier - light sport aircraft).  The 36.5 HP Polini Thor 250 Dual Spark, Water Cooled, Aircraft engine weighs 35 to 50 pounds less (+/-) than a Rotax 477 (depending on the Rotax 447 setup), and the 36.5 HP Polini Thor 250 Dual Spark, Water Cooled, Aircraft engine uses substantially less fuel, but has similar power output, and is substantially smoother and quieter than the Rotax 447 (& 503).  The 36.5 HP Polini Thor 250 Dual Spark, Water Cooled, Aircraft engine has been very popular with Powered Paraglider ("PPG") pilots for quite a while.  Please click on links below for more information.

 

 

http://www.polini.com/en/page_719.html

 

 

Polini Thor 250 Engine Review -- The best ultralight engine we've seen


Steve


 

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



it will be a total re build and N# we have the FISDO on our side up here so that wont be a problem ,  I rebuild  Rotax motors myself  and sew fabric  so it will be a cheep rebuild. the plane came  complete, was flown one last time and stored in a garage, I got it for $700 and it came with a pile of rebuild parts   new wing tanks and stuff like that . we put almost 600 hrs on the kitfox 2 we had and almost that many hrs on 2 kolbs before that. so flying this tale dragger should be a real blast.   

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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



I grandfathered a S-4 into ELSA, 503, SCDI, just sold it last Spring. Flies wonderfully, but if you are 6' or more it is a very snug fit. I'm 6' w/ 30" inseam pants and had Very little head room.

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Friday, January 2, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



The s4/5 will not qualify as Ultralight because of weight.

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On Jan 2, 2015, at 12:56 PM, "acensor@fastmail.fm [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Re Rans S4... 

"...like flying a toy  Cessna..."



With lots's of really important differences... Many desirable , others not.
Depends quite in which Cessna you compare to. But let's say a152 or 172.... C

It'll land and take off a fraction of the space a Cessna needs. In  400 feet with room to spare...
Actually a slightly better rate of climb.
Stall/touch down speed less than half.

Fuel consumption about 3.5 gallons  per hour of cheap auto gas vs about 7 gallons per hour of liquid gold called avgas.
In short... In every way imaginable _Radically_ cheaper to fly and maintain....
  Except one: being fabric tying it down outside at  cheap airstrip monthly fee, or storing unprotected fron sun is really not a viable option as it is with metal aircraft like Cessnas. 
Depending on your situation that could mean as much as $400 a month for a hanger.

The 503 rotax is not known as the worlds most reliable...unless it is meticulously maintained by someone who really knows that engine. 

There's lots of info on the web about the characteristics and quirks if the S4 .. Good info for a new owner or new pilot or rebuilder IMO.

Brubaker.... Are you hoping to fly it as a ultralight.... No N-number?
And what did it cost you..,and how much $$$ do you figure to get it flying?
Just curious.

Alex
---In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, <frankiebpr@...> wrote :

I flew one and is like flying a Toy Cessna.
Happy New Year and may all your dreams be realized.
Frank/Puerto Rico

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On Jan 1, 2015, at 9:12 AM, "brubakermal@... [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

were rebuilding a rans s4  I picked up at a estate sale the seller received the plane when he got the house at a tax sale  I think it will be fun to fly with a 503   and set up with a tail dragger .



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Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



Re Rans S4... 
"...like flying a toy  Cessna..."



With lots's of really important differences... Many desirable , others not.
Depends quite in which Cessna you compare to. But let's say a152 or 172.... C

It'll land and take off a fraction of the space a Cessna needs. In  400 feet with room to spare...
Actually a slightly better rate of climb.
Stall/touch down speed less than half.

Fuel consumption about 3.5 gallons  per hour of cheap auto gas vs about 7 gallons per hour of liquid gold called avgas.
In short... In every way imaginable _Radically_ cheaper to fly and maintain....
  Except one: being fabric tying it down outside at  cheap airstrip monthly fee, or storing unprotected fron sun is really not a viable option as it is with metal aircraft like Cessnas. 
Depending on your situation that could mean as much as $400 a month for a hanger.

The 503 rotax is not known as the worlds most reliable...unless it is meticulously maintained by someone who really knows that engine. 

There's lots of info on the web about the characteristics and quirks if the S4 .. Good info for a new owner or new pilot or rebuilder IMO.

Brubaker.... Are you hoping to fly it as a ultralight.... No N-number?
And what did it cost you..,and how much $$$ do you figure to get it flying?
Just curious.

Alex
---In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, <frankiebpr@...> wrote :

I flew one and is like flying a Toy Cessna.
Happy New Year and may all your dreams be realized.
Frank/Puerto Rico

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 1, 2015, at 9:12 AM, "brubakermal@... [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

were rebuilding a rans s4  I picked up at a estate sale the seller received the plane when he got the house at a tax sale  I think it will be fun to fly with a 503   and set up with a tail dragger .



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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Re: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



I flew one and is like flying a Toy Cessna.
Happy New Year and may all your dreams be realized.
Frank/Puerto Rico

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 1, 2015, at 9:12 AM, "brubakermal@yahoo.com [Sport_Aircraft]" <Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

were rebuilding a rans s4  I picked up at a estate sale the seller received the plane when he got the house at a tax sale  I think it will be fun to fly with a 503   and set up with a tail dragger .



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Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Happy New Year



were rebuilding a rans s4  I picked up at a estate sale the seller received the plane when he got the house at a tax sale  I think it will be fun to fly with a 503   and set up with a tail dragger .

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