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smedley

Joined: 04 Feb 2020
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Location: Hatfield PA

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 5:16 am Post subject: Overhead Aileron control system on Firestar.

Hi All,



I was checking out Kolb Aircrafts Website yesterday. I saw there's an air worthiness directive especially for the Firestar for the bolts that the Overhead Aileron Control System rides on along the root tube. It says these 2 bolts could break if stressed. They now make a gusset to hold the threaded end of the bolt from the root tube. Has anyone done this modification ?

Ed

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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 6:43 am Post subject: Overhead Aileron control system on Firestar.

Yup, a long time ago. Here’s a couple of pictures.





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		   On Oct 8, 2020, at 9:24 AM, Edward Bonsell <smedley945(at)gmail.com> wrote:

 

 

 Hi All,

 

 I was checking out Kolb Aircrafts Website yesterday. I saw there's an air worthiness directive especially for the Firestar for the bolts that the Overhead Aileron Control System rides on along the root tube. It says these 2 bolts could break if stressed. They now make a gusset to hold the threaded end of the bolt from the root tube. Has anyone done this modification ?

 

 Ed

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wakataka

Joined: 11 Aug 2012
Posts: 48

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Overhead Aileron control system on Firestar.

I learned of this AD last year and installed the brackets. It's a fairly easy job. I had to adjust the location of my BRS parachute a little because the new brackets interfered with the clamps that held the parachute onto the root tube, but the parachute still fit in the same general position in front of the engine.

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