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williamtsullivan(at)att.n
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 9:40 am Post subject: Old Firestars

John H.- This information is a little hard to come by, so I'd like to pick your brain. First, are the tubes used to bush the old secured in any way- Lock-tite or something? Next, what year did the Firestar come out? When did you get yours? Finally, what was your first flight in a Kolb like?

   

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                                              Bill Sullivan

                                              FS/447

                                               Windsor Locks, Ct.

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John Hauck

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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:11 am Post subject: Old Firestars

Hi Bill S:

  

 The aluminum tubes that bush the gear leg sockets  are pushed into place.  Weld spatter where there is burn through locks the  tube in place, plus corrosion helps lock it in almost permanently.  Will  take some elbow grease and barn yard engineering to remove them.

  

 FS came out in 1985.

  

 I started building mine in 1986, flying it for the  first time in 1987.

  

 My first flight in a Kolb was my US in 1984.   Took me 3 months to build.  Flew pretty good for my first flight as pilot  in a fixed wing.  I was rotary wing, but not fixed wing rated in the  Army.  Had no problem taking off and flying around.  Had a little  problem landing in an enclosed cow pasture with 600 feet of grass and no  brakes.  After my first flight, I replaced the broken prop, my Brother Jim  welded up some new main gear and repaired the little curved up nose.  Took  it back over to the cow pasture, took off, flew the pattern and landed.   What I learned on my first flight paid off on my second.  Never had another  problem landing a fixed wing, the basics anyhow..

  

 john h

 mkIII

  

  

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    First, are the tubes used to bush the old secured in any way-    Lock-tite or something? 

    

   Next, what year did the Firestar come out? 

    

   When did you get yours? 

    

   Finally, what was your first flight in a Kolb like?

    

                                                   Bill Sullivan

    

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Ralph B

Joined: 14 Apr 2007
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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Old Firestars

williamtsullivan(at)att.n 	  Quote: 	
		  John H.- This information is a little hard to come by, so I'd like to pick your brain. First, are the tubes used to bush the old secured in any way- Lock-tite or something? Next, what year did the Firestar come out? When did you get yours? Finally, what was your first flight in a Kolb like?

   

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                                              Bill Sullivan

                                              FS/447

                                               Windsor Locks, Ct.

	




Bill, the gear legs are secured in the welded sockets with 1/4" bolts. I greased mine when they were installed. I've replaced them once with heavier legs and they are easy to take out if I need to. The Original Firestar had an aluminum tube around the leg so the replacements needed this taken out before installation. These legs are sold as "Firefly" legs at TNK.



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