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Blumax008(at)AOL.COM
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 Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:04 am Post subject: Chris...Florida |
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Chris,
I'm a Kolb owner & recommend it highly for what you're contemplating.
However, give thought to a Trike also. If you're not familiar, this is a hang-glider type flying machine with a carriage called a Trike attached to it. They've become very sophisticated nowadays, carry two people etc.
They're much lighter than a Kolb, take up much less space & adapt easily to trailering with a much smaller trailer. The wing folds to about 16 ft. total on average. I recommend a single surface wing which requires a lot less hassle folding & unfolding with only 18 battens total.
I've been flying them for 8 years now. I also HIGHLY recommend the Rotax 503 motor. You'll have much less hassle with NOT dealing with anti-freeze, hoses, radiators, oil pumps ad infinitum. The key words here are....LESS HASSLE. Not to mention the time you'll save at top overhaul not having to deal with all that crap.
Just don't let one fall on your head.
Bill
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cwolf41(at)comcast.net
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| Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: Chris...Florida |
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:03:56 EDT, Bill wrote:
| Quote: | Chris,
I'm a Kolb owner & recommend it highly for what you're contemplating.
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Lots of Kolb owners seem to agree with you. I'm definitely getting a good
feel for Kolbs.
| Quote: | However, give thought to a Trike also. If you're not familiar, this is a
hang-glider type flying machine with a carriage called a Trike attached to it.
They've become very sophisticated nowadays, carry two people etc.
They're much lighter than a Kolb, take up much less space & adapt easily to
trailering with a much smaller trailer. The wing folds to about 16 ft. total
on average. I recommend a single surface wing which requires a lot less
hassle folding & unfolding with only 18 battens total.
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I'm pretty familiar with trikes. Came close to buying one, once or twice.
Very nice little aircraft. Everything you say about them is true.
Definitely thinking about one. Only drawback is when you run into some
rain; which we have a lot of, in the Pacific Northwest.
Thanks for the recommendation!
| Quote: | I've been flying them for 8 years now. I also HIGHLY recommend the Rotax 503
motor. You'll have much less hassle with NOT dealing with anti-freeze,
hoses, radiators, oil pumps ad infinitum. The key words here are....LESS HASSLE.
Not to mention the time you'll save at top overhaul not having to deal with all
that crap.
Just don't let one fall on your head.
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I quite agree. I owned a Rotax 503 for about six years. The perfect
little engine. Never any problems, and about as simple as you can get.
Chris Wolf
cwolf41(at)comcast.net
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