First Solo Kolb Mk III Extra KGXY
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- After many flights with a friend adjusting the trim tabs, I finally flew solo today. I had to wait until the fog lifted. So, by the time I could fly I only had time for one lap around the pattern. This plane is a Kolb Mk III Extra with a Rotax 912 ULS (100 HP).
My old stomping grounds, GXY. Had a hangar there for about four years, lots of great folks on that field. My wife and I were married at the EAA pavilion there on the field. Thanks for sharing your flight, nice job.
Very cool.
Nice flight. Good job.
All kolb mklll are easy to fly. No surprises, fly themselves. Loved mine.
Cool video! Congratulations!
Hi, I'm at Greeley also and would LOVE to see your Kolb. I'm in the process of buying a mark 3 classic with 80hp 912. My hangar is on the far west side. I see you[re south of BAS. I'd really like to get in touch and see your plane
Very cool. I’m in 6B. I’ll be there Saturday morning.
@@nautidread I’ll try to stop by but may be working Saturday morning. I’m on the far west side of the airport hangar 602
Way to go!
Nice! Cut the no ADSB chatter. I teach my students that every word spoken on the radio cost a dime ;)
Thanks. It seems that people aren’t looking out the cockpit as much as they used to since ADSB came along. At KGXY we get a lot of IFR students running the ILS approach. Also the mod C veil for Denver International is only 4 NM away.
@@nautidread The Kolb looks like a lot of fun and back to basics. I see a lot of my first officers who never flew with steam gauges and "got them on the fish finder" doesn't mean a thing unless the Mk-20 eyeballs has the traffic in sight. Have fun!!!
I want one with amphibious floats.
@@fudogwhisperer3590 me too
Cool video, thanks. How much does a plane like this cost? Do you need a license? I had some ultralight videos show up in my recommendations somehow, and this seems a step up. I am guessing the range, altitude and speed are all improved? What about the temperature in the cabin? Sorry so many questions:)
A plane like this costs between $30k and $50k. You do need a license to fly it. I get about 3 hours on 10 gallons of regular fuel (not aviation gas). I cruise at about 85 mph. I do not know the ceiling yet, but I climb at 800’/min in 7,000 density altitude. I fly in 35 degree weather with a light jacket and the temp in the cabin is fine.
@@nautidread Very interesting, thank you for the info!
I want to buy one of these only light sports that fits in most trailers. Hangers are 10 year waiting list even more than an hour drive away now.
That is part of the reason why I purchased a Kolb. It fits in my 25’ trailer very nicely.
@@nautidread What's your thoughts on the Kolb has a light wing loading. Is it hard to land in gusty wind conditions? Also read some stories about flutter. One guy said after putting a trim tab on the rudder with duct tape caused tail boom to flutter really bad. Although seems like that could be related to using duct tape to fasten a tab on fabric rudder.
I haven’t landed in gusty conditions yet. I haven’t experienced flutter either. She is very forgiving on landing. Since she doesn’t have a lot of weight and momentum, she stops quite quickly. I fly out of KGXY (30 miles north of Denver). On a warm day the density altitude can be 8,000’ (the airport is at 4,700’) and I still climb at 800’/minutes alone and 600-700’/minute with 2 adult males (approx 380 lbs).
@@nautidread That's probably a bonus if ever have a dead stick landing doesn't need lot of room to land.