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lucien
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 Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:39 am Post subject: Re: Firefly again |
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| Ducati SS wrote: | | I am just finishing a Firefly. I am 5'8". Built to plans there is no seat adjustment and the only rudder pedal adjustment is cable length during rigging ( not much). I can reach the pedals but only deflect them slightly. Will need a cushion on seat back. Kolb states that the Firefly is not strong enough for the extra weight or higher speed of the 503. If you have not purchased a kit yet I would avoid early Firefly kits. Mine is #22 and the welded parts were very poorly made. Kolb assures me the problem has been corrected (new welder and new jigs). Other than that I can find no fault with the design, strong, well engineered , high quality materials and excellent factory support. |
Well that's interesting. My FSII was a 1999 or thereabout model and it appeared to me to be very well made as I'm accustomed to with Kolbs.
I think now it's just Travis (and Dennis is it?) making the kits themselves so I have no concerns about quality workmanship there. And Travis gave me just superb support when I was fighting the control cable problem on my FS II, so I have no worries there either.
Anyway, understood on the 503. If I go FF I'll do the 447.
If I replace my current plane (a fairly distant option) an FS II would be the obvious option. I have a strong desire to get away from this ridiculous $20,000 engine dealie and go back to my 2-stroke roots. I'm still fully equipped to run/maintain a 447/503 as I even still have my complete Rotax toolset and can work on them myself. In the unlikely event that something in my 912 lets go I'm not equipped to deal with it at all - I'd have to pull it and send it to Ronnie Smith to get it repaired, etc.
Oh well, like I said I still have lots of financial ducks to herd on all this first so..... 
LS
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jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:46 am Post subject: Firefly again |
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At 05:34 AM 2/12/10 -0800, you wrote:
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I am just finishing a Firefly. I am 5'8". Built to plans there is no seat
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adjustment and the only rudder pedal adjustment is cable length during
rigging ( not much). I can reach the pedals but only deflect them slightly.
Will need a cushion on seat back.
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I am short legged and had problems reaching the rudder pedals and with the
front seat cross bar cutting off the blood to my legs. The way I resolved
this problem was to turn the seat into a true sling seat. I released the
seat from the back lower cross bar. Then I laced the seat back up higher on
the back. This raised up my cheeks and slid me forward so that I could
reach the pedals. It did not solve the cutting off the blood problem. This
was corrected by adding a cheek board and a thin cushion. This made for
comfortable flying. Some additional information can be seen at:
http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly37.html
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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lucien
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| Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 7:11 am Post subject: Re: Firefly again |
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| jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne wrote: |
I am short legged and had problems reaching the rudder pedals and with the
front seat cross bar cutting off the blood to my legs. The way I resolved
this problem was to turn the seat into a true sling seat. I released the
seat from the back lower cross bar. Then I laced the seat back up higher on
the back. This raised up my cheeks and slid me forward so that I could
reach the pedals. It did not solve the cutting off the blood problem. This
was corrected by adding a cheek board and a thin cushion. This made for
comfortable flying. Some additional information can be seen at:
http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly37.html
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN |
I finally just bookmarked your site...... How do you get off the ground with all those gadgets?
I don't think I could ever run out of neat stuff to look at and learn from here...
LS
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