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Matt Hancuh

Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 3
Location: Northfield, Minnesota

Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 2:07 pm Post subject: Old Ultrastar, Old Pilot but first ultralight, any advice?

The Ultrastar was built by someone else,(Bruce Borg) from one of the 80-83 kits, and it's powered by a ULII02 that runs very well in the opinion of someone that's got no other experience but this engine.



The airframe is in very good condition and so are the wings and tail. The aircraft has a cannister BRS that was repacked 08/04



I've got about 800 hours in Pipers and Cessnas, the last 100 hours or so, over the last few years, have been spent flying a PA-11 and a PA-12.



The field that I intend to fly out of is the sod field that surrounds my house, which allows me to point into the wind at all times with from 520 to 600 ft of runway in front of me.



I've been doing some taxi tests to get used to the different swing of the nose (since it's a pusher) and the pilot position. All advice is welcome, the two questions I have off the bat are...



1) I've got 3 small holes in the fabric, two caused by transport (rudder cables rubbed the elevator) and one in the bottom of the wing. All 3 holes are about the size of a pencil eraser.  I need to patch these I suppose, so what's the smart way to do that? 



2) Along with the purchase I've got half a bottle of penzoil outdoor. I'll need more oil, is it only penzoil outdoor that I want or will many 2cycle oils do?



Thanks for the time and the information, don't worry about being tactful, I've been with the same woman for 20 years, I know I don't know nuthin'.

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JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:43 am Post subject: Re: Old Ultrastar, Old Pilot but first ultralight, any advic

Hi Matt,



My advice would be to go to bigger runway for your first Ultrastar flights.   600 feet is more than enough runway for the Ultrastar, but if you have never flown a Kolb before, or if its been a very long time, go to some GA airport and get used to takeoff and landings before trying to fly from a short field.   How long has it been since the plane has flown ?  If something goes wrong with the engine or plane, having thousands of feet of runway can save your plane or even your life.



Mike

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Ralph B

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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:36 am Post subject: Re: Old Ultrastar, Old Pilot but first ultralight, any advic

Matt, take Mike's advice and get some time on a long runway before attempting the 600' backyard strip. As far as oils go, Klotz synthetic (50:1) is the way to go for low ash and no carbon (a shortcoming of the 2-stroke engine). It's very easy to repair the fabric. Cut a square hole around the puncture. Clean it with lacquer thinner. Cut a piece of new fabric oversized by at least an inch around the square hole. Apply polybrush (dope) around the hole. Apply another coat and let dry. Apply a third coat and then lay the patch over the hole. Use your fingers and brush to straighten it before it dries. Let dry for 24 hours, then heat shrink at low temps until it starts to stick with a clothes iron. Apply more dope, let dry, and then paint. That's it.



Ralph

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Matt Hancuh

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Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Old Ultrastar, Old Pilot but first ultralight, any advic

Thanks for the oil and the patch info.



The aircraft last flew a little less than 2 weeks ago, and I'll see what I can do about finding a GA field that'll let me fly off of it.

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