Flying Qualities Reports
    by Ed Kolano

    BACKGROUND
    B.S. Mechanical Engineering / M.S. Aeronautical Engineering
    U.S. Marine Corps, 12 years flying A-4’s
    Graduate, U.S.N. Aviation Safety School
    Graduate, U.S. Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS)
    9 years on USNTPS staff - Senior Fixed Wing Flight Instructor, Fixed Wing Flight Curriculum Manager
    Holds ATP and CFI certificates, with several type ratings
    Member EAA, AOPA, Society of Experimental Test Pilots

    Has flown 200+ aircraft types:

    Experimental

    Kitfox to Lancair

    Fighters

    P-51 to F/A-18

    Multi-eng

    B-25 to P-3

    Foreign

    Hunter Su-27

    Sailplane

    S-232 to Grob

    Aerobatic

    Pitts to Su-29

    Trainer

    Stearman to PC-9

    Rotorcraft

    A&S 18A to UH-60

    General Aviation

    C-150 to Otter

    Misc.

    U-2, AL-500, Mig-15, 21 & 29

    Articles in EAA Publications:

    Year

    Month

    Page

    Magazine

    Article

    2009

    05

    20

    Sport Pilot

    The Samba XXL Flying Qualities: Sky dancing with delight by Ed Kolano 7 1/3 pg

    2005

    09

    24

    Sport Aviation

    Tiger Moth Flying Qualities of an honest airplane by Ed Kolano (8 pg)

    2005

    08

    38

    Sport Aviation

    How It Flies: A Tundra 200 Flying Qualities Review by Ed Kolano (7 pg)

    2005

    07

    70

    Sport Aviation

    Europa Motorglider: Unusual airplane has some quirks, but is two capable aircraft at the same time by Ed Kolano (Flying Qualities Report (7 pg)

    2004

    08

    60

    Sport Aviation

    Recreational Thoroughbred: Teamrocket F-1 Flying Qualities Review by Ed Kolano (9 pgs)

    2004

    06

    60

    Sport Aviation

    Work in Progress: S45 Mystere Flying Qualities Review by Ed Kolano (9 pgs)

    2004

    04

    26

    Sport Aviation

    Sporty Sedan: RV-10 Flying Qualities Report (7 pgs) by Ed Kolano

    2004

    02

    40

    Sport Aviation

    Patrol-ing the Skies: Bearhawk Patrol Flying Qualities Report by Ed Kolano (9 pgs)

    2003

    06

    44

    Sport Aviation

    Jabiru J200: Flying Qualities Progress Report (7 pgs)

    2002

    06

    60

    Sport Aviation

    New Generation: Kitfox Series 6 Flying Qualities Review (7 pgs)

    2002

    05

    28

    Sport Aviation

    Spirit of St. Louis: Flying with constant attention (8 pgs

    2002

    04

    48

    Sport Aviation

    Lancair Legacy 2000: A go-someplace machine, and it’s got a big engine (7 pgs)

    2002

    03

    36

    Sport Aviation

    Round Engine Rebel: Flying a baby Beaver you can build (7 pgs)

    2001

    09

    32

    Sport Aviation

    Flying a Chameleon: SkyStar’s Lite² fills several different niches (7 pgs)

    2001

    08

    108

    Sport Aviation

    Flight Path Stability Data Reduction: What to do with all those numbers you gathered (5 pgs)

    2001

    08

    30

    Sport Aviation

    Side-by-Side & Bigger: Van’s RV-7 succeeds the RV-6 (10 pgs)

    2001

    07

    118

    Sport Aviation

    Flight Path Stability: Test Technique (6 pgs)

    2001

    06

    103

    Sport Aviation

    Flight Path Stability: How does speed affect your airplane’s vertical flight path? 3 pgs

    2001

    06

    32

    Sport Aviation

    Super SUV: Murphy’s easy-flying Super Rebel (6 pgs w/photos)

    2000

    08

    26

    Sport Aviation

    It Flies Like Fun! – Warner Sportster (5 pages w/ color photos)

    2000

    04

    48

    Sport Aviation

    Day Tripper – Rans S-16 Shekari (7 pages w/ color photos)

    2000

    01

    40

    Sport Aviation

    Multi-mission Fun – S-12S

    99

    06

    80

    Sport Aviation

    RV-9 Flying Qualities

    99

    03

    88

    Sport Aviation

    RV-8A Flying Qualities

    98

    19

    19

    Experimenter

    Rans S-7C Flying Qualities

    98

    11

    78

    Sport Aviation

    Cozy MK IV Flying Qualities

    98

    10

    56

    Sport Aviation

    The Comp Air 10

    98

    09

    38

    Sport Aviation

    The Europa XS

    98

    08

    66

    Sport Aviation

    Berkut flying qualities report

    98

    08

    71

    Sport Aviation

    Roll Damping

    98

    07

    56

    Sport Aviation

    The Flightstar

    98

    06

    100

    Sport Aviation

    Trim Speed Band

    98

    04

    89

    Sport Aviation

    The Glastar (5 pg w/color photos)

    98

    02

    16

    Experimenter

    How You Can Learn About Flying On Any Flight! (3 pg)

    97

    04

    78

    Sport Aviation

    KIS Cruiser - Flying Qualities Report

    97

    03

    46

    Sport Aviation

    The Atlantis - Flying Qualities Report

    97

    02

    ---

    Flight Training

    Angle of Attack

    97

    01

    18

    Sport Aviation

    The Seawind

    96

    12

    ---

    Flight Training

    Horizontal Tails

    96

    11

    24

    Experimenter

    Kolb’s Slingshot Spells FUN!

    96

    10

    46

    Sport Aviation

    Center Stick or Side Stick, Simple Questions, Simple Answers

    96

    09

    50

    Sport Aviation

    Flying the Jabiru

    96

    09

    82

    Sport Aviation

    Lancair ES

    96

    08

    48

    Sport Aviation

    The F-22B- Flying Stelio Frati’s Latest Design - Variety and Versatility

    96

    08

    89

    Sport Aviation

    What’s Up With Downsprings, A Technical Feature

    96

    08

    ---

    Flight Training

    Dihedral Effect

    96

    07

    80

    Sport Aviation

    AIR AND SPACE 18A - A Fixed Wing Pilot Perspective (Heliplane / Gyrocopter)

    96

    06

    58

    Sport Aviation

    Velocity - Speed and Direction

    96

    06

    62

    Sport Aviation

    EZ Rudders

    96

    05

    42

    Sport Aviation

    Sky Arrow

    96

    05

    ---

    Flight Training

    Zenith CH2000 (Flight Training Magazine, a NAFI Publication)

    96

    04

    36

    Sport Aviation

    Pulsar XP - Nicely Niched

    96

    04

    42

    Sport Aviation

    A Side Dish Of Rotini - Centering Springs

    96

    04

    Flight Training

    Basic Stability

    96

    03

    30

    Sport Aviation

    RV-4 VS RV-6 - Flying two “Fun” Aircraft

    96

    02

    62

    Sport Aviation

    The Eagle XT-S

    96

    01

    33

    Sport Aviation

    The Skystar Vixen - The Next Rung on the Kitfox Ladder

    95

    10

    56

    Sport Aviation

    MAGNUM Flying Qualities - Is it the King of STOL?

    95

    09

    96

    Sport Aviation

    Pelican PL - A Well Conceived and Developed Airplane

    95

    08

    70

    Sport Aviation

    Europa...A Different Looking Airplane (plus intro. to flying qualities)

    95

    03

    62

    Sport Aviation

    S-51TF/D-51/TF-51 - Limited Flying Qualities Comparison


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