Kolb-Archive.digest.vol-kt

September 19, 2010 - October 14, 2010



From: gotime242
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Subject: Re: Any KOLBs in South Florida?
Sent: Sep 19, 2010 11:31 Hello all, Just wanted to revive this thread from the dead. Anyone still flying around S FL? I fly a FS 2 out of lantana airport and live in west palm beach. It would be cool to meet up with some other kolb flyers. Ill be flying mine for a couple more months and then probably selling it. Its very airworthy, just not very pretty which is what i intend to change. Anyway...let me know! -Dylan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312922#312922 Fran Losey www.mykitlog.com/loseyf Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerr y ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 19, 2010
From: Ron Hoyt <rrh(at)rrhoyt.com>
Subject: Re: airspeed indicator calibration
Here is a paper on calibrating Air speed. For initial flights the other comments on watching for the stall/takeoff are all you need. Ron On 9/18/2010 5:35 PM, Mike Welch wrote: > > Kolb guys, > > I am in the process of installing all the instruments in my MkIII. One of the > instruments is an analog airspeed indicator. It's a standard, typical type of indicator that uses > ram air to determine it's reading, by way of a pitot tube. > > Out of the box, I can't imagine it can be very accurate, can it? I mean, everybody will have > their own unique design in installing one of these, so I would think that each installation would > be off a little from someone else's installation. Or, are they much more uniform in their > readings? > > I have the exact placement in my panel and the routing of the tubing pretty much figured out. > > For those guys that have installed an airspeed indicator, did you calibrate it in any way first, > or did you just stick it in the plane and live with whatever reading it says once you start > flying the plane? > > I thought what I would do is essentially build the whole system, and get someone to drive > a car down the road, with me hanging the A/S indicator's pitot tube out the window. While this > may seem somewhat silly, at least I could an idea how accurate it might be. At least it's a start, > right? Has anybody done this?? Or is it a waste of time? > > For an instrument that has so much riding on it, and if new, hasn't really proven itself for > accuracy, it seems to me a guy ought to verify in some way it comes "close" to the correct > airspeed. > > Any thoughts or experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks > > Mike Welch > MkIII > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Rock House 2010
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Gene Z/Gang: The photos came out great on the BBS: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=74637&sid=7f7045dc8c1c19757e2c7e4a4ec8faa2 Sorry about the gigantic mess it created on the email list. ;-) john h mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "gtaylor" <gtaylor35918(at)roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Not to ask a stupid question, I am familiar with CG, is VG a typo, or something else. Thanks, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack B. Hart" <jbhart(at)onlyinternet.net> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:36 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > Kolbers, > > A couple of comments. VG's will move the center of lift a little to the > rear. Also different planes of the same model will stall differently due > to > differences in cg. Moving them to the rear will give a more gentle break > and/or mush. Move them forward, and the stall will be more pronounced. > > Jack B. Hart FF004 > Winchester, IN > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Any KOLBs in South Florida?
From: "Watkinsdw" <david.watkins0(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Hi, guys, We have a Mk3c at Pompano. Don't fly every weekend, but are almost always accessible. The flyin mentioned was Arcadia. One poss is Okeechobee. Decent restaurant, lots of room on ramp. Dave Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312964#312964 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 19, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb stall
- VG's are vortex generators.- Look them up on the Matronics Wiki for d iscussions.- Jack Hart has an excellent web site, and they can also be lo oked up there.- Look it up on the web as "Firefly Slide Show".- I don't have the address handy.- - ------------------------- ------------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ------------------- Windsor Locks, Ct . ------------------------- --------------------FS 447 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 19, 2010
From: "Jack B. Hart" <jbhart(at)onlyinternet.net>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
> >Not to ask a stupid question, I am familiar with CG, is VG a typo, or >something else. --------------------------- Greg, VG's is a short form for vortex generators Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Any KOLBs in South Florida?
From: "gotime242" <dylanshine(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Watkinsdw wrote: > Hi, guys, > We have a Mk3c at Pompano. > Don't fly every weekend, but are almost always > accessible. > The flyin mentioned was Arcadia. > One poss is Okeechobee. Decent restaurant, lots of room on ramp. > Dave That would be fun due to the restaurant, ive been up there quite a bit in the past. I would love to get a little kolb fly-in going in this area. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312976#312976 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Can you access the subject of VG's thru Matt or somehow? (Vortex Generators) There's been a lot of talk about them in the past Worth reading. On Sep 19, 2010, at 6:37 PM, gtaylor wrote: > > > Not to ask a stupid question, I am familiar with CG, is VG a typo, > or something else. > Thanks, Greg > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack B. Hart" > > To: > Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:36 PM > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > >> >> >> Kolbers, >> >> A couple of comments. VG's will move the center of lift a little >> to the >> rear. Also different planes of the same model will stall >> differently due to >> differences in cg. Moving them to the rear will give a more >> gentle break >> and/or mush. Move them forward, and the stall will be more >> pronounced. >> >> Jack B. Hart FF004 >> Winchester, IN >> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: airspeed indicator calibration
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 19, 2010
rrh(at)rrhoyt.com wrote: > Here is a paper on calibrating Air speed. For initial flights the other > comments on watching for the stall/takeoff are all you need. > > Ron > > Great paper. It had a url for a downloadable Excel spread sheet but the link was broken. By any chance do you have a copy of that spread sheet? And if so, can you make it available? That would be a great resource. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312985#312985 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Any KOLBs in South Florida?
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2010
There are two of us flying two different Kolb MK-III's in Miami. It would be cool to get get together of the Kolbs around here !!! Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312996#312996 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Here's what I have gathered;
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Sep 19, 2010
The Kolb will stall VERY easily compared to most sport aircraft. The high thrust line of the Kolb MK III assures that the Kolb will tend to pitch up as soon as you pull the power off, the very high drag and low mass of the Kolb MK III will assure that the Kolb will bleed its speed off almost instantly once you pull off the power. Combine the two, a pitching up moment, and an almost instantaneous loss of speed and you have something that is guaranteed to kill a pilot that is not prepared for it, or one that has been flying other types of aircraft. I do not consider this a problem at all, dealing with these characteristics is second nature to me and I do not even have to think about it... But I have no illusions about this either, this characteristic would be a HUGE surprise and most likely kill a pilot that had been flying other tractor type aircraft. We would be doing any new Kolb pilot a life saving favor to make him very aware of these things before his first flight rather than being in denial about it. The Kolb has a very gentle stall, but if you are not experienced in a Kolb, it will take you into that gentle stall very very quickly when the power is pulled off. Having a gentle stall is not much of a consolation when you are 30 feet over the runway, hitting the ground in a stall can kill you weather the stall was gentle or not... My MK III Xtra would be very difficult to fly with the Horizontal tail incidence set so high on the tail boom. Mine MK III Xtra flys with the leading edge of the horizontal stab set to the middle of the boom. My wings, boom etc, are set exactly per the Kolb specs, to 1/10 of a degree according to my very accurate digital level. If Scott had an out of trim condition, and was not experienced in flying a Kolb, it is no surprise that his first flight ended the way it did. So there are two things to learn here. First have an experienced pilot fly any new Kolb on its first flight, it may be very very difficult. Second, before a new pilot flys a Kolb, he should have sufficient instruction, and should be made WELL AWARE of how quickly he will run out of speed once the power is pulled off. The Kolbs will fly well, and are a lot of fun, relaxing, and safe when you know how to fly them, but they are NOT easy to fly, especially for pilots of tractor type aircraft that will not be expecting the pitch up combined with instant loss of airspeed when the power is reduced. If we can get this information out, we can help avoid any repeats of this type of accident in the future. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312997#312997 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "gtaylor" <gtaylor35918(at)roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 20, 2010
I'm not sure who Matt is, I am new to the list, a 250 hr pilot with IFR, but I have only about 1.5 in my Kolb Firestar. I bought it already built, went through it pretty thoroughly and then test flew it. I have seen all the threads about Scott's accident and was worried that his wife could be monitoring the list and see all the comments. This is something that she doesn't need right now, what she needs is our condolences and our prayers. As pilots we all know and I remember my ground school instructor telling us that airspeed is your life, so the most important thing in flying is managing that air speed. I told myself what testing I was going to do on my initial flight, and I wound up just flying around the patch several times and doing touch and goes. I did no stalls, or any of the testing I was planning on doing. This was about a month or two ago maybe longer, since then I have mowed a runway off behind my house and tried to fly out of it. I only have about 400 ft of good usable runway maybe five, and I learned the hard way how easy it is to put the nose in the dirt, I aborted a take off because when I was ready to leave the ground at a certain point on the runway the plane wasn't. I went past the end of my runway because the breaks weren't strong enough and went into some high weeds which along with full breaks caused me to put the nose in the dirt. After repairing the nose cone and replacing the tube/hinge for the rudder pedals I have decided that I need to go back to the airport, maybe even fly from there to a local grass strip to do some more testing before I play bush pilot out of my back yard. I don't consider myself to be an elite pilot at 250 hrs nor will I at a thousand, It seems that I have read before that we are all student pilots because there is always something new to learn in aviation, Its when we think we know it all that we get ourselves into trouble, that's why I talked to a lot of people with experience with Kolb's and ultralights to learn as much as I can and I believe it saved my life because I had never heard of aileron flutter before, I saw it on a thread on this list and ask a local guy who is in the know when comes to building ultralights and LSA, and sure enough on my first go around the pattern I experienced it turning on final because I let my airspeed get to high, I did what Mike said that he did when he experienced it, and it came right out of it. Thanks, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "russ kinne" <russkinne(at)mac.com> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 7:21 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > Can you access the subject of VG's thru Matt or somehow? (Vortex > Generators) > There's been a lot of talk about them in the past > Worth reading. > > On Sep 19, 2010, at 6:37 PM, gtaylor wrote: > >> >> Not to ask a stupid question, I am familiar with CG, is VG a typo, or >> something else. >> Thanks, Greg >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack B. Hart" >> >> To: >> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 12:36 PM >> Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall >> >> >>> >>> >>> Kolbers, >>> >>> A couple of comments. VG's will move the center of lift a little to >>> the >>> rear. Also different planes of the same model will stall differently >>> due to >>> differences in cg. Moving them to the rear will give a more gentle >>> break >>> and/or mush. Move them forward, and the stall will be more pronounced. >>> >>> Jack B. Hart FF004 >>> Winchester, IN >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Matt is the list owner. However, there is no need to contact him to make a search; the list website has a good search function and you'll find all you ever wanted to know (and then some!) on the subject of VG's. -Dana -------------------------------------------------- "gtaylor" wrote: (09/20/2010 01:57) > > I'm not sure who Matt is, I am new to the list ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: airspeed indicator calibration
From: "George Alexander" <gtalexander(at)att.net>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Richard Pike wrote: > > rrh(at)rrhoyt.com wrote: > > Here is a paper on calibrating Air speed. For initial flights the other > > comments on watching for the stall/takeoff are all you need. > > > > Ron > > > > > > > Great paper. It had a url for a downloadable Excel spread sheet but the link was broken. By any chance do you have a copy of that spread sheet? And if so, can you make it available? That would be a great resource. > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Richard et al: See if this has what you are looking for..... seems they moved it around. http://www.ntps.edu/information/downloads -------- George Alexander FS II R503 N709FS http://www.oh2fly.net Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313012#313012 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 09/18/10
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
To Chris Norman - CEO of www.goflying.co Interesting marketing strategy you have. You start up a website that has nothing on it, send out emails to every pilot you can find on the internet inviting them to join YOUR greatest flying website in the universe (with nothing much on it yet) and then, have the gall to state the Matronics Lists, THE GO TO place for info on lots and lots of aviation subjects and technical help.... has no traffic or content??? I suspect your "year long development" won't amount to much but wish you luck with it nonetheless. You are welcome to leave Matronics... no one is barring the door. Are you planning to announce your departure to ALL the Matronics Lists? That should take you awhile. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313018#313018 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 10 Msgs - 09/18/10
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Thom, you should have used smaller words. His reding just isn't up to this level. Rick On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Thom Riddle wrote: > > To Chris Norman - CEO of www.goflying.co > > Interesting marketing strategy you have. You start up a website that has > nothing on it, send out emails to every pilot you can find on the interne t > inviting them to join YOUR greatest flying website in the universe (with > nothing much on it yet) and then, have the gall to state the Matronics > Lists, THE GO TO place for info on lots and lots of aviation subjects and > technical help.... has no traffic or content??? > > I suspect your "year long development" won't amount to much but wish you > luck with it nonetheless. You are welcome to leave Matronics... no one is > barring the door. > > Are you planning to announce your departure to ALL the Matronics Lists? > That should take you awhile. > > -------- > Thom Riddle > Buffalo, NY (9G0) > Kolb Slingshot SS-021 > Jabiru 2200A #1574 > Tennessee Prop 64x32 > > > =93Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.=94 > Daniel Patrick Moynihan > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313018#313018 > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unabl e to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 20, 2010
sure enough on my first > go around the pattern I experienced it turning on final because I let my > airspeed get to high, I did what Mike said that he did when he experienced > it, and it came right out of it. > Thanks, Greg Greg/Gang: Did you install aileron counterbalance weights to prevent aileron flutter after you discovered it would flutter? If you get into flutter once without aileron counterbalance weights, you will probably get into it again without them. john h mkIII Rock House, OR ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: 582 exhaust leak
From: "carlisle" <carlisle_99(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Got my new Bluehead in and it runs smooth as silk. Thanks Rotax Rick in Florida for a beautiful engine. When assembling the exhaust, I used anti-seize compound on the spring knuckle joints which was probably a mistake. It all melts/blows away anyway and just makes a big mess in the engine compartment. It did however, show me a little leak where the exhaust man is attached to the first 90 deg fitting. While the engine's running, I can feel a little jet of hot exhaust spitting back towards the block. Anyone know of a better way to seal these spring loaded joints? Chris Carlisle Model 2, 582 (now Bluehead) Sioux Falls, SD Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313049#313049 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: 582 exhaust leak
From: "carlisle" <carlisle_99(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Got my new Bluehead in and it runs smooth as silk. Thanks Rotax Rick in Florida for a beautiful engine. When assembling the exhaust, I used anti-seize compound on the spring knuckle joints which was probably a mistake. It all melts/blows away anyway and just makes a big mess in the engine compartment. It did however, show me a little leak where the exhaust man is attached to the first 90 deg fitting. While the engine's running, I can feel a little jet of hot exhaust spitting back towards the block. Anyone know of a better way to seal these spring loaded joints? Chris Carlisle Model 2, 582 (now Bluehead) Sioux Falls, SD Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313071#313071 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 582 exhaust leak
From: "carlisle" <carlisle_99(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Oops. Sorry. Wrong forum. Hi to all you Kolb flyers. See you on the Kitfox list! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313073#313073 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 582 exhaust leak
From: "carlisle" <carlisle_99(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 20, 2010
Oops. Sorry. Wrong forum. Hi to all you Kolb flyers. See you on the Kitfox list! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313074#313074 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: 582 exhaust leak
Date: Sep 20, 2010
> Anyone know of a better way to seal these spring loaded joints? > > Chris Carlisle Chris C/Gang: To the best of my knowledge, the antiseize compound is applied for just that, to prevent seizing. My experience indicated the ball joints should be good enough fit to prevent leaking. I think it is normal for antiseize compound to be lost from the joints from exhaust gas heat. john h mkIII Rock House, OR ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 20, 2010
From: Ron Hoyt <rrh(at)rrhoyt.com>
Subject: Re: airspeed indicator calibration
I think this is the spread sheet for the airspeed calculator. Ron On 9/19/2010 8:39 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Pike" > > > rrh(at)rrhoyt.com wrote: >> Here is a paper on calibrating Air speed. For initial flights the other >> comments on watching for the stall/takeoff are all you need. >> >> Ron >> >> > > > Great paper. It had a url for a downloadable Excel spread sheet but the link was broken. By any chance do you have a copy of that spread sheet? And if so, can you make it available? That would be a great resource. > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=312985#312985 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: rock house visit
Date: Sep 20, 2010
got back from the rock house and wanted to share some photos. Arrived on Monday picture is on the inside of the rock house,,,, the outside rocks looks the same but for the furnishings. Tues Larry and I flew to the Alvord and saw wild horses on the way back also on Tues we went rabbit hunting with the falcons. on Wed, I followed Larry to some of his favorite spots We landed at the Owyhee reservoir state airport on the way home we flew low,, well low for me,,, nosebleed altitude for Larry, over the Owyhee river on Thus we went rabbit hunting again then fishing in the Owyhee river. Fri, I flew home. this was the best vacation I had had for some time. thanks Larry and Karen Boyd mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "gtaylor" <gtaylor35918(at)roadrunner.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 21, 2010
I haven't istalled counter balances as of yet, but after that first time I did several more take off and landings and had no trouble. The big thing was letting the air speed get to high, after that first trip around the patch I watched the airspeed closer and had no further problems. Thanks, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > > sure enough on my first >> go around the pattern I experienced it turning on final because I let my >> airspeed get to high, I did what Mike said that he did when he >> experienced it, and it came right out of it. >> Thanks, Greg > > > Greg/Gang: > > Did you install aileron counterbalance weights to prevent aileron flutter > after you discovered it would flutter? > > If you get into flutter once without aileron counterbalance weights, you > will probably get into it again without them. > > john h > mkIII > Rock House, OR > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com>
Subject: Big Lar
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Hi, Does anyone know what has happened to Big Lar these days? I last met him in Santa Fe a couple of weeks after the Annual Disorganised Fly In a few years ago when he took Wendy and I around the local beauty spots. I know he was on the road with his big truck and the last I heard he had joined up with some quad bike gang and was getting himself into all sorts of unlikely and almost inaccessible places. Taking superb photo`s of eveything in sight. Pat Pat ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Subject: Re: Big Lar
From: Robert Laird <rlaird(at)cavediver.com>
He's still around and kickin'... Lives in Silver City, NM, now. Still does this quad adventures. -- Robert On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 4:20 AM, Pat Ladd wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone know what has happened to Big Lar these days? > > I last met him in Santa Fe a couple of weeks after the Annual Disorganised > Fly In a few years ago when he took Wendy and I around the local beauty > spots. > > I know he was on the road with his big truck and the last I heard he had > joined up with some quad bike gang and was getting himself into all sorts of > unlikely and almost inaccessible places. Taking superb photo`s of eveything > in sight. > > Pat > Pat > > * > > * > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Date: Sep 21, 2010
I put off installing them too, until one day I encountered heavy turbulence which will give you radically variable airspeeds. 40 one second, 80 the next. I definitely had flutter, enough to loosen a hinge pin pretty good. Those balancers went on right after. BB On 21, Sep 2010, at 1:01 AM, gtaylor wrote: > > I haven't istalled counter balances as of yet, but after that first time I did several more take off and landings and had no trouble. The big thing was letting the air speed get to high, after that first trip around the patch I watched the airspeed closer and had no further problems. > Thanks, Greg > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> > To: > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:20 AM > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > >> >> >> sure enough on my first >>> go around the pattern I experienced it turning on final because I let my airspeed get to high, I did what Mike said that he did when he experienced it, and it came right out of it. >>> Thanks, Greg >> >> >> Greg/Gang: >> >> Did you install aileron counterbalance weights to prevent aileron flutter after you discovered it would flutter? >> >> If you get into flutter once without aileron counterbalance weights, you will probably get into it again without them. >> >> john h >> mkIII >> Rock House, OR >> >> >> > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 21, 2010
From: zeprep251(at)aol.com
Greg/list. You should take the flutter seriously.It can destroy structure quickly and take you with it.Fix it now.Just one comment on first flights, in a new airplane or even one that's just new to you.It's like a test drive in a car.Take some time with it. If it feels stable and controllable stay in it for an hour.Get the feel of it at different speeds,the low end for sur e.If your not comfortable stalling,don't,but you have to know what it feel s like slow,and you can do that away from the ground, safely. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: gtaylor <gtaylor35918(at)roadrunner.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 1:01 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall I haven't istalled counter balances as of yet, but after that first time I did several more take off and landings and had no trouble. The big thin g was letting the air speed get to high, after that first trip around the patch I watched the airspeed closer and had no further problems. Thanks, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 10:20 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: kolb stall > > > sure enough on my first >> go around the pattern I experienced it turning on final because I let my >> airspeed get to high, I did what Mike said that he did when he >> experienced it, and it came right out of it. >> Thanks, Greg > > > Greg/Gang: > > Did you install aileron counterbalance weights to prevent aileron flutte r > after you discovered it would flutter? > > If you get into flutter once without aileron counterbalance weights, you > will probably get into it again without them. > > john h > mkIII > Rock House, OR > > > > ======================== ============ ======================== ============ ======================== ============ ======================== ============ ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
From: "racerjerry" <gki(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Sep 21, 2010
PLEASE install those aileron counter-balance weights NOW, before further flight. I will consider it a personal favor to me. Flutter can happen in the blink of an eye and in another blink can tear the ailerons off the airplane. It takes a trigger to start flutter. If the trigger occurs at higher airspeed, next time you may not have warning nor time to slow down before the ailerons depart. AOPA has a great video and story on the subject here: http://flash.aopa.org/asf/pilotstories/mayday/MaydayatMountMcKinley/ -------- Jerry King Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313204#313204 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 21, 2010
>> If you get into flutter once without aileron counterbalance weights, you >> will probably get into it again without them. >> >> john h >> mkIII >> Rock House, OR Greg T/Gang: Reread my the note above. It has been proven true many times. john h ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com>
Subject: Big lar
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Thanks for the info on Lar everyone. i will follow up as soon as my confuser stops sulking and allows me to follow up links. It suddenly decided in the middle of the morning that it didn`t want to `do` links any more. I have tried everything including switching off and on again (which cures 99% of all known computer ills) to no avail. Heigh Ho Pat ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Subject: Aileron flutter
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Greg, Let me add my voice to those advising you to get the aileron counterbalance kit from Kolb and install it before doing any further flying. I, too, am the voice of experience on the subject. I encountered it on my first flight in my Kolb Mk IIIC as a lazy wagging of the ailerons at low cruise speed. It seemed controlable with the stick and I let it go. Two days later I did a higher speed pass down the runway for a video and the lazy wagging became a violent buzz. I pulled up, landed, and called Travis. Once the counter weights were on I verified that the aircraft can be flown up to redline airspeed without the onset of flutter. DO NOT put this off. Ground your airplane, get the counter weights and install before further flight. PLEASE. It really is a matter of life and death. While you are at it, check all hinges, rod end bearings, bell cranks, holes and bolts in the aileron control circuit. If it happened to you, it most likely happened to the previous owner, too. If any of these parts show slack, wear, or movement in ways that are not intended repair / replace as required. Parts are cheap, funerals aren't. Looking forward to years of Kolb flying stories from you. Rick Girard -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: kolb stall
Date: Sep 21, 2010
I haven't istalled counter balances as of yet, but after that first time I did several more take off and landings and had no trouble. The big thing was letting the air speed get to high, after that first trip around the patch I watched the airspeed closer and had no further problems. Thanks, Greg >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this is all good till you end up going somewhere and get in some weather / wind conditions that take you by supprise..... a few years back i had just come over a set of mountains,,,, got cought up in some type of rotor, the asi jumped from 40 to 90 mph back and forth in about 1/4 to 1/2 second intervals, that would not be a good time to be wishing you had counter balances. boyd young mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Fredrick Kerfoot <fredkt46(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Big lar
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Pat=2C Big Lar's home page----- http://biglar.homestead.com/larry.html fredK ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: Big lar
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Pat Have you tried UNPLUGGING everything for a couple minutes, not just shutting things off? Sometimes this worx Russ On Sep 21, 2010, at 11:05 AM, Pat Ladd wrote: > Thanks for the info on Lar everyone. i will follow up as soon as > my confuser stops sulking and allows me to follow up links. It > suddenly decided in the middle of the morning that it didn`t want > to `do` links any more. > I have tried everything including switching off and on again (which > cures 99% of all known computer ills) to no avail. > > Heigh Ho > > Pat > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: 3 transponder wires
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Finishing up the wiring, hooking up the transponder, and I have to confess that whoever took the transponder out of the wreck (probably me) failed to note down enough information about how to hook it back up. Coming off the tray is a wire that is obviously the ground, no problem. Another 16 gauge wire is obviously the power supply, once again no problem. But there is one wire left over, it is about 20 gauge, and I have no idea if it goes to hot or ground. Probably hot, but... The transponder is an RT359A 300, probably out of a Cessna. Will go around to the local avionics shops tomorrow and ask dumb questions unless someone on here already has an answer. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313323#313323 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 21, 2010
Subject: Re: 3 transponder wires
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Richard, Don't you have to have an input from the sensitive altimeter (the sealed box type, not the Kohlsman type)? Rick Girard On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > Finishing up the wiring, hooking up the transponder, and I have to confess > that whoever took the transponder out of the wreck (probably me) failed to > note down enough information about how to hook it back up. > Coming off the tray is a wire that is obviously the ground, no problem. > Another 16 gauge wire is obviously the power supply, once again no problem. > But there is one wire left over, it is about 20 gauge, and I have no idea if > it goes to hot or ground. Probably hot, but... > The transponder is an RT359A 300, probably out of a Cessna. > > Will go around to the local avionics shops tomorrow and ask dumb questions > unless someone on here already has an answer. > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313323#313323 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: 3 transponder wires
Date: Sep 22, 2010
Coming off the tray is a wire that is obviously the ground, no problem. Another 16 gauge wire is obviously the power supply, once again no problem. But there is one wire left over, it is about 20 gauge, and I have no idea if it goes to hot or ground.Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> three wires.. power ground back light??????? boyd young ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 3 transponder wires
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 22, 2010
Back light is possible. I just don't want to apply power to it and have any of the smoke leak out. I don't think Lucas was involved in this unit, and I don't want him getting involved. And this airplane doesn't have a sensitive altimeter, it just uses the one in the Grand Rapids E I S. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313385#313385 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/p1170843_large_185.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: 3 transponder wires
Date: Sep 22, 2010
Richard, Could it be an antenna wire? Gene On Sep 21, 2010, at 11:38 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > Finishing up the wiring, hooking up the transponder, and I have to > confess that whoever took the transponder out of the wreck (probably > me) failed to note down enough information about how to hook it back > up. > Coming off the tray is a wire that is obviously the ground, no > problem. Another 16 gauge wire is obviously the power supply, once > again no problem. But there is one wire left over, it is about 20 > gauge, and I have no idea if it goes to hot or ground. Probably hot, > but... > The transponder is an RT359A 300, probably out of a Cessna. > > Will go around to the local avionics shops tomorrow and ask dumb > questions unless someone on here already has an answer. > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313323#313323 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Steve Simmons" <stevesimmons(at)charter.net>
Subject: Kolb Mark III for sale
Date: Sep 22, 2010
I have a Kolb Mark III for sale it is a 1999 with 130 hours on the airframe and I think the engine has fifty more hours on it. Contact me off list at stevesimmond(at)charter.net for details and photos. Located in East Tennessee Thanks Steve Simmons ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb Mark III for sale
From: "olendorf" <olendorf(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 22, 2010
You do know it is FREE to advertise on here and post all the details and lots and lots of pictures? :D -------- Scott Olendorf Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop Schenectady, NY http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313438#313438 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Steve Simmons" <stevesimmons(at)charter.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb Mark III for sale
Date: Sep 22, 2010
Thanks I will make the photos tomorrow and post them -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of olendorf Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 8:48 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Mark III for sale You do know it is FREE to advertise on here and post all the details and lots and lots of pictures? :D -------- Scott Olendorf Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop Schenectady, NY http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313438#313438 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: John H
Date: Sep 22, 2010
For those who might be wondering at John's progress, he is on a strict therapy program which consist of bicycle exercise, swimming, and especially hot tub. Roger Hankins decided to join him in part of it. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: John H
Date: Sep 22, 2010
This is a long ways from flying my Kolb again. Hope to be able to fly when I return home in Dec. I'm making good progress in the high desert of SE Oregon, but not as quickly as I would like to. john h mkIII For those who might be wondering at John's progress, he is on a strict therapy program Larry ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 23, 2010
Since I couldn't see the original from Greg, this is sort of a shot in the dark, but if there is flutter - fix it. I have an adjustable aileron trim tab on the right wing, at at 88 mph indicated, the right wingtip would disappear into a blur. Knowing that was not good, I got the aileron counterbalance kit from Kolb and the blur went away permanently. Peace of mind increased exponentially. Then there was the matter of the rudder flutter, take your feet off the rudder pedals and they would start to shuffle and the tail would start to wig-wag. Got Vince to follow me to see what it looked like in flight, and his immediate comment over the radio "Don't know what you are doing, but you better make it quit - your boom tube looks like a sine wave." Short version - flutter or control surface misbehavior for any reason is totally unacceptable: fix it. Unless your next-of-kin is really into slow cars and sad music... Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313551#313551 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Beauford " <beauford173(at)verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 24, 2010
Brother Pike: The Kolb rudder oscillation- tail wag phenomenon has been mentioned on the list several times in the past... True to form, take my tootsies off the pedals for five seconds or so, and the Kleenex Machine will invariably launch into an increasing amplitude snake dance. Since Beauford is not into self abuse (beyond matrimony) and I have a strong recollection of how few lil' ol pop-rivets are holding the arse end of the thing in association with the front end, I never let it go more than three or four seconds before putting the feet back on the pedals to stop it before it gets really wild. In my aerodynamic ignorance, have always assumed this to be some combination of rudder mass balance issue and interaction with the propwash vortex. Since it is easily arrested and Kolbs have no history of shedding tails or boom failure, have never been overly concerned about it...but am curious as to whether any of the learned brethren on the List know exactly why this happens to Kolbs and what practical fix might solve it without a redesign of the vertical tail surfaces... Anybody? Or from another angle... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this behavior...? Curious Beauford FF-076, N173BW Brandon, FL Then there was the matter of the rudder flutter, take your feet off the rudder pedals and they would start to shuffle and the tail would start to wig-wag.. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 24, 2010
From: Lanny Fetterman <donaho1(at)verizon.net>
Subject: Aileron flutter and tail-wag
My FSII kit came with the aileron counter weights, so I have never experienced that flutter problem. I don`t fly with my feet completely off the rudder peddles, but I do fly with very little pressure on them. I have never felt them start to flutter. I fly around 60 mph according to the GPS. Perhaps that isn`t fast enough to induce flutter. Flutterless is good, so I`ll leave everything as it is. Lanny N598LF ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 24, 2010
> In my aerodynamic ignorance, have always assumed this to be some combination > of rudder mass balance issue and interaction with the propwash vortex. >what practical fix might solve it without a redesign of > the vertical tail surfaces... > Or from another angle... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit > this > behavior...? > > Curious Beauford Beauford/Gang: That is also my assumption. My initial fix was heavy feet. I finally came up with a bright idea, double rudder pedal springs applied about the same pressure as heavy feet. Works great, can fly with feet on the deck and no tail wag. I have flown a couple Kolbs that did not tail wag, however, I think it is a Kolb characteristic that no one, that I know of, has died of. Anybody know of a Kolb that crashed because of tail wag??? john h mkIII 7 miles south of Burns Junction, OR ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 24, 2010
From: zeprep251(at)aol.com
Beauford, My MK-3 will do the wag in it's normal configuration,but adding a second set of springs to the rudder cables has all but eliminated it.Brother Pik e is the only Kolbster, ( that I know of), that has treated his aircraft with a counter balance and solved the issue.But he now has to deal with birds perching on the balance rod and crapping on the boom tube.A small price to pay for aerodynamic bliss. G.Aman Mk-3 C Jabiru 2200A 590 hrs. -----Original Message----- From: Beauford <beauford173(at)verizon.net> Sent: Fri, Sep 24, 2010 4:29 pm Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag Brother Pike: The Kolb rudder oscillation- tail wag phenomenon has been mentioned on the list several times in the past... True to form, take my tootsies off the pedals for five seconds or so, and the Kleenex Machine will invariably launch into an increasing amplitude snake dance. Since Beauford is not into self abuse (beyond matrimony) and I have a stro ng recollection of how few lil' ol pop-rivets are holding the arse end of the thing in association with the front end, I never let it go more than thre e or four seconds before putting the feet back on the pedals to stop it befo re it gets really wild. In my aerodynamic ignorance, have always assumed this to be some combinati on of rudder mass balance issue and interaction with the propwash vortex. Since it is easily arrested and Kolbs have no history of shedding tails or boom failure, have never been overly concerned about it...but am curious as to whether any of the learned brethren on the List know exactly why this happens to Kolbs and what practical fix might solve it without a redesign of the vertical tail surfaces... Anybody? Or from another angle... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit thi s behavior...? Curious Beauford FF-076, N173BW Brandon, FL Then there was the matter of the rudder flutter, take your feet off the rudder pedals and they would start to shuffle and the tail would start to wig-wag.. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
From: "Ralph B" <ul15(at)juno.com>
Date: Sep 24, 2010
My Firestar will do the tail wag with the feet off the rudder pedals only if hit by a strong thermal. Otherwise there is none. I can make it quit by bringing it up into a stall. The Kolbra does not have this problem. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313655#313655 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
From: "Ralph B" <ul15(at)juno.com>
Date: Sep 24, 2010
> That "nasty" Kolb stall is due to wing loading. My Firestar has a gentle stall with 148 sq feet of wing. Take that same wing and double the wing loading like the Kolbra, and it can be a killer if you're not careful. When I was transitioning to the Kolbra, I would ask Mark why it wanted to drop as we were landing. I told him that my Firestar didn't do that. He couldn't give me an answer because that was the only Kolb he has flown. To keep from dropping the wing, I stay well away from stall. It scares me to slow it up on landing, and for good reason. On the other hand, if I do a power on stall at altitude, it refuses to drop because of the VG's. > > Ralph I made a discovery since this last post. I have always landed the Kolbra solo without using the flaperons because this was the way Mark recommended it and I've always landed it hot, so it wouldn't drop. It's been awhile since I had the chance to fly solo, so this past Wednesday I decided to put the flaperons down on landing. I purposely slowed it up to see if it would drop. Would you believe it landed pretty much like the Firestar where the tailwheel hit first and the mains came down ever so softly? I was surprised and happy to see this. One would think that I would have experimented with this a long time ago, but I'm a person of habit and if I'm trained to do it one way, I keep doing it that way. Now, I also have to say the flaperons on the Kolbra don't go down too far, but enough to change the center of lift on the wing and eliminate the drop while flaring. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313660#313660 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 25, 2010
Re: ... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this behavior...? Strangely enough, my Slingshot does not wag its tail without feet on rudder pedals, at least at my normal 65% power cruise of 80mph. Never tried lifting the feet at higher speeds nor lower speeds. I have only a single spring on each rudder pedal. BTW, my ailerons do have the counterbalances and I have never experienced flutter at any speed up to 100 mph, which is as fast as I've flown it. Not directly related but may be of interest to some: Funny thing happened since I straightened my gear legs after a bending incident early this summer. Before I unbent my gear legs, the SS would not hold a course for more than a few seconds with my feet off the pedals. After the unbending, in calm air my SS will track straight and true in calm air for quite a while with my feet off the pedals. I'm guessing my unbending job left them a little different aerodynamically than before they were bent. Can't complain about this unintended consequence. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313685#313685 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 25, 2010
re: I have always landed the Kolbra solo without using the flaperons Ralph, Does your Kolbra have in-flight adjustable elevator trim? Does it exhibit much pitch change when adding flaperons or slowing down from normal cruise speed to final approach speed? I'm asking out of curiosity. What I've noticed in my SS is that when I slow down from my normal cruise speed all trimmed out for cruise, to final approach speed, the nose up pitch increases so I have to push the stick forward or add nose down elevator trim to compensate. I've discovered that by adding full flaperons at final approach speed, the nose-down pitch response from the flaperons is just right so that changes in elevator trim from normal cruise setting is not required to relive the small amount of stick pressure. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313686#313686 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 25, 2010
From: frank goodnight <frank.goodnight(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Beauford,=0A=0AI sometimes fly my firestar 2 for 10 or 15 min at a time-w ith my feet off the =0Aruder -sometimes with them ( my feet)=0Ahanging over the side, no cover on the cage. I really can't tell any difference =0A--fe et on or feet off-except =0A=0AI'll drift off heading after a min or so . -=0A=0A=0A=0AFrank Goodnight=0AFirestar 2 HKS=0ABrownsville , TX=0A--> Ko lb-List message posted by: "Beauford " =0A=0ABroth er Pike:=0A=0AThe Kolb rudder oscillation- tail wag phenomenon has been men tioned on the=0Alist several times in the past... True to form, take my too tsies off the=0Apedals for five seconds or so, and the Kleenex Machine will invariably=0Alaunch into an increasing amplitude snake dance.- =0A=0ASin ce Beauford is not into self abuse (beyond matrimony) and I have a strong =0Arecollection of how few lil' ol pop-rivets are holding the arse end of t he=0Athing in association with the front end,- I never let it go more tha n three=0Aor four seconds before putting the feet back on the pedals to sto p it before=0Ait gets really wild.=0A=0AIn my aerodynamic ignorance, have a lways assumed this to be some combination=0Aof rudder mass balance issue an d interaction with the propwash vortex.=0ASince it is easily arrested and K olbs have no history of shedding tails or=0Aboom failure, have never been o verly concerned about it...but am curious as=0Ato whether any of the learne d brethren on the List know exactly why this=0Ahappens to Kolbs and what pr actical fix might solve it without a redesign of=0Athe vertical tail surfac es...=0A=0AAnybody?- =0A=0AOr from another angle... Does anyone have a Ko lb that does NOT exhibit this=0Abehavior...?=0A=0ACurious Beauford=0AFF-076 =0A=0A=0AThen there was the matter of the rudder flu tter, take your feet off the=0Arudder pedals and they would start to shuffl e and the tail would start to=0Awig-wag..=0A=0ARichard Pike=0AMKIII N420P ( ======================0A=0A=0A=0A =0A=0A________________________________=0A=0AFrom: Beauford <beauford173@ver izon.net>=0ATo: kolb-list(at)matronics.com=0ASent: Fri, September 24, 2010 3:2 9:25 PM=0ASubject: Kolb-List: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag=0A ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: kolb stall
From: "Ralph B" <ul15(at)juno.com>
Date: Sep 25, 2010
Thom Riddle > Ralph, > > Does your Kolbra have in-flight adjustable elevator trim? Does it exhibit much pitch change when adding flaperons or slowing down from normal cruise speed to final approach speed? > > I'm asking out of curiosity. What I've noticed in my SS is that when I slow down from my normal cruise speed all trimmed out for cruise, to final approach speed, the nose up pitch increases so I have to push the stick forward or add nose down elevator trim to compensate. I've discovered that by adding full flaperons at final approach speed, the nose-down pitch response from the flaperons is just right so that changes in elevator trim from normal cruise setting is not required to relive the small amount of stick pressure. Thom, My Kolbra has an inflight adjustable elevator trim. It consists of a motorized bungee cord on the stick that tightens when the motor is energized with a toggle switch. It's crude and simple, but works. I only use it for solo and passenger flight. I engage the toggle one way for solo and the other way if I carry a passenger. This takes care of the fine elevator adjustment. The course adjustment is a ground adjustable trim on the elevator that Mark put in. When I fly solo, I toggle the switch for nose down and will have to hold a little forward pressure on the stick, but on landing it seems to be perfect. When carrying a passenger, I toggle the switch for nose up and don't seem to have any other pitch adjustments in flight or on landing. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313694#313694 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 25, 2010
Darren/Gang: Be aware there are other triggers for flutter than high air speeds. Certain turbulence will set it off at much lower airspeeds in a flash. john h mkIII I have never had any flutter on any surfaces on my FS1 even at VNE. Darren, FS1, 40hp Hirth, Central MI. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Busted crank?
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 25, 2010
The FSII is slowly closing in on getting finished but I have noticed something I really don't like. There is oil dripping out of the hole in the crankcase below the mag, and the little bottle of oil that is part of the lubrication system for the water pump and the rotary valve is slowly losing oil. Will be pressure testing the crankcase soon, but I am thinking busted crank. Maybe in 2 places - in the center section - which would account for the leak out of the center section - and also behind the mag, which would mess up that seal as well and allow the oil to drip out from behind the mag. Anybody got any more optimistic opinions? Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313706#313706 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 25, 2010
> Here's the bird poop perch - what's odd is that I don't get much bird poo p below it=2C but the left side of the horizontal stab constantly gets litt ered with some sort of little black droppings. > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Bro. Richard=2C If you don't want any flying creatures landing on your rudder counterbala nce arm=2C you might consider building a little contraption I saw once. If you make a little device that suspends a couple of loose strings above the length of the balance arm=2C birds can't quite land on it=2C so they pass it up. Either loose wire or string will do=2C maybe one or two strands is all you need. With a floppy string in the way=2C it interferes with the bird being able to get a grip on the counterbalance arm. Keep the string sort of close=2C maybe about 1/4 to 1/ 2" and the birds can't wrap their feet around the string and the arm. You could probably throw something together in about 10 minutes. You mig ht consider a clothes pins or weak finger clamps. (see attached drawing for an idea of what I'm getting at) Just a thought... 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Date: Sep 25, 2010
From: gliderx5(at)comcast.net
Subject: Kolb MKII Video
Hi Kolb friends I just posted a short video showing starting, takeoff, and landing my Kolb MKII. There does not seem to be a lot of MKII info out there but this is a great little airplane. Short field performance is super, even sneaking in over the tall corn! Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkNU2UcADw Malcolm Morrison http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/kolb.htm ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Busted crank?
Date: Sep 25, 2010
Richard, The most likely cause of that problem is worn rotary valve shaft seals. The weep hole will seep either coolant, or rotary oil, depending on which seals on that shaft leak. It is very unlikely that the weep hole leak is a crank problem. I have a slight oil leak in mine also and add a slight bit of oil to the reservoir once or twice a flying season. But a tiny bit of oil can make an big ugly mess on the side of the engine so I put a small WD40 straw in the weep hole and sealed it in with RTV and then run a small primer line from there down and out the bottom of the cage where is simply drips a drop or two on the floor when it sits in the hanger. Mine seems to leak mostly while is is parked rather than when the engine is running. Check out a parts breakdown diagram to visualize the rotary valve seals and the water pump seal. Gene Z On Sep 25, 2010, at 12:42 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > The FSII is slowly closing in on getting finished but I have noticed > something I really don't like. There is oil dripping out of the hole > in the crankcase below the mag, and the little bottle of oil that is > part of the lubrication system for the water pump and the rotary > valve is slowly losing oil. Will be pressure testing the crankcase > soon, but I am thinking busted crank. Maybe in 2 places - in the > center section - which would account for the leak out of the center > section - and also behind the mag, which would mess up that seal as > well and allow the oil to drip out from behind the mag. > > Anybody got any more optimistic opinions? > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313706#313706 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Busted crank?
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 25, 2010
The oil is not coming out of the weep hole, it is coming out around the seal behind the magneto. Lots of it. More than ought to be in that portion of the engine, and meanwhile, the little plastic bottle reservoir for the center section has gone down about a third. Maybe just coincidence, maybe the little bottle is lower because the engine has sat leaned over for 18 months, and maybe the oil seeped into the engine through the banjo bolt/check valves from the oil injection tank, maybe... ? Will be pressure testing the cases Monday, will know more then. Expecting the seal behind the mag to fail, will be looking for other indicators. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313738#313738 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Edward Bonsell <ebonsell(at)earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: ... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this
behavior...?
Date: Sep 26, 2010
Hi All, My original Firestar is still in the basement unfortunately but from 1987 to 2000 I never had an aileron flutter or tail wag that I know of. I'm sure I have had it over 80 mph a time or two. I must say though my ailerons are turned down a turn or two at the rod bearings and my rudder is not in the standard configuration. The top is flat and the length is slightly longer. Ed Bonsell ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 26, 2010
From: gliderx5(at)comcast.net
Subject: Fun Flight
I had a nice flight in the MKII today and visited 4 airports that I had not previously been to. I left Ridge Soaring (79N), went to Blue Knob (7G4), then Ebensburg (9G8), then Indiana County (IDI), and Punxsatawney (N35) before returning to Ridge Soaring. I had almost 4 gallons of fuel left when I was done, started with 15. The only problem that I had was trying to leave the airports because everyone wanted to talk about the Kolb. There is an early MKII with a 503 at Punxy that needs wings (damaged). Owner said he will sell cheap, but I didn't get a price. Below is a link to my Spot page that shows the trip. Next weekend is our fly-in, camp-in weekend at Centre Airpark (N16). Come join us! http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0YjozN35Br59mkzpy8oWkRXvejYELAtAp Malcolm Morrison http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/kolb.htm ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 26, 2010
Subject: Inexpensive radio installation
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
I fly to enough fly ins to make having a radio a nice convenience, so over the summer I've been putting together an inexpensive system for Zulu Delta. I looked at all the handhelds available and the cost of accessories. I looked at Sporty's JP 200, the Icom A6 and the Vertex 220. At $170 the Vertex won hands down. That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom charges $80) was icing on the cake. At first I tried using the VOX feature of the radio but the lowest sensitivity setting wasn't enough to resist the noise put out by the 582. I found a generic push to talk switch at Mypilot.com for less than $15. I looked around for antenna ideas and found a chassis fitting (pn 278-201, $3.69) at Radio Shack that looked like it had possibilities. I also bought an adapter to use a BNC cable (pn 278-121, $4.99) and a 6' BNC cable (pn 278-964, $7.49) The chassis fitting was meant to put an antenna cable fitting on the back of radio but I turned it around and soldered a piece of 1/16" brazing rod into the wire socket. It probably wouldn't hold up for long by itself so I turned an aluminum cover and a teflon insulator to give the rod some extra support (see photo). The antenna needed a ground plane but there was no room for one where I wanted to mount the antenna so I used the aluminum frame for my nose hatch. Not perfect but it works just fine. The last thing I did was trim the brazing rod at 22" for the middle of the aviation band (+/-). And speaking of working. My first flight with the radio installed I picked up the ATIS at Mid Continent at 300' from Cherokee Strip (26 miles). At 1000' I called the tower for a radio check. The controller reported a little noise otherwise I was clear. This last Friday night I tuned the radio to 122.8 for another check. At 1000' I could pick up aircraft in the pattern at McPherson 75 miles away. I listened to them while turning my aircraft to check reception from all aspects and could not hear any degradation even when the signal was coming from the rear. So for less than $300, including headphones, I have radio communications in my Kolb. Rick Girard -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 26, 2010
Excellent. Do you have any pictures of the radio installed in the cabin? Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
Date: Sep 26, 2010
That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom charges $80) was icing on the cake. Rick Girard Rick G/Gang: For info only. Icom A6 includes headset/push to talk adapter, no extra charge. john h mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 26, 2010
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
No, I just run with it strapped to my left leg. Rick On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > Excellent. Do you have any pictures of the radio installed in the cabin? > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
For an average of $100 more for the A-6 I would hope so. The comparable Icom is the A-14 and it doesn't include a headset adapter and still on average $20 more. Rick On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:27 PM, John Hauck wrote: > That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom charges $80) was > icing on the cake. > > Rick Girard > > > Rick G/Gang: > > For info only. > > Icom A6 includes headset/push to talk adapter, no extra charge. > john h > mkIII > > * > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 09/26/10
From: David Watkins <david.watkins0(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Hi, Malcolm, I'm thinking about getting a spot gps communicator. There are some poor reviews out there, c/o difficult to use web site, manual, and customer svc. What's your experience? Dave Sent from a little tiny handheld device. On Sep 27, 2010, at 2:57 AM, Kolb-List Digest Server wrote: > * > > ================================================= > Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive > ================================================= > > Today's complete Kolb-List Digest can also be found in either of the > two Web Links listed below. The .html file includes the Digest formatted > in HTML for viewing with a web browser and features Hyperlinked Indexes > and Message Navigation. The .txt file includes the plain ASCII version > of the Kolb-List Digest and can be viewed with a generic text editor > such as Notepad or with a web browser. > > HTML Version: > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=html&Chapter 10-09-26&Archive=Kolb > > Text Version: > > http://www.matronics.com/digest/digestview.php?Style=82701&View=txt&Chapter 10-09-26&Archive=Kolb > > > =============================================== > EMail Version of Today's List Digest Archive > =============================================== > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Kolb-List Digest Archive > --- > Total Messages Posted Sun 09/26/10: 7 > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > Today's Message Index: > ---------------------- > > 1. 05:25 AM - Re: ... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this behavior...? (Edward Bonsell) > 2. 03:13 PM - Fun Flight (gliderx5(at)comcast.net) > 3. 06:36 PM - Inexpensive radio installation (Richard Girard) > 4. 06:58 PM - Re: Inexpensive radio installation (Richard Pike) > 5. 08:30 PM - Re: Inexpensive radio installation (John Hauck) > 6. 10:10 PM - Re: Re: Inexpensive radio installation (Richard Girard) > 7. 10:45 PM - Re: Inexpensive radio installation (Richard Girard) > > > > ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ > > > From: Edward Bonsell <ebonsell(at)earthlink.net> > Subject: Kolb-List: Re: ... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this > behavior...? > > > Hi All, > > My original Firestar is still in the basement unfortunately but from > 1987 to 2000 I never had an aileron flutter or tail wag that I know > of. I'm sure I have had it over 80 mph a time or two. I must say > though my ailerons are turned down a turn or two at the rod bearings > and my rudder is not in the standard configuration. The top is flat > and the length is slightly longer. > > Ed Bonsell > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ > > > From: gliderx5(at)comcast.net > Subject: Kolb-List: Fun Flight > > I had a nice flight in the MKII today and visited 4 airports that I had not previously > been to. I left Ridge Soaring (79N), went to Blue Knob (7G4), then Ebensburg > (9G8), then Indiana County (IDI), and Punxsatawney (N35) before returning > to Ridge Soaring. I had almost 4 gallons of fuel left when I was done, started > with 15. The only problem that I had was trying to leave the airports because > everyone wanted to talk about the Kolb. There is an early MKII with a 503 > at Punxy that needs wings (damaged). Owner said he will sell cheap, but I didn't > get a price. Below is a link to my Spot page that shows the trip. Next weekend > is our fly-in, camp-in weekend at Centre Airpark (N16). Come join us! > > http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0YjozN35Br59mkzpy8oWkRXvejYELAtAp > > Malcolm Morrison > http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/kolb.htm > > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ > > > Subject: Kolb-List: Inexpensive radio installation > From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com> > > I fly to enough fly ins to make having a radio a nice convenience, so over > the summer I've been putting together an inexpensive system for Zulu Delta. > I looked at all the handhelds available and the cost of accessories. I > looked at Sporty's JP 200, the Icom A6 and the Vertex 220. At $170 the > Vertex won hands down. That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom > charges $80) was icing on the cake. > At first I tried using the VOX feature of the radio but the lowest > sensitivity setting wasn't enough to resist the noise put out by the 582. I > found a generic push to talk switch at Mypilot.com for less than $15. > I looked around for antenna ideas and found a chassis fitting (pn 278-201, > $3.69) at Radio Shack that looked like it had possibilities. I also bought > an adapter to use a BNC cable (pn 278-121, $4.99) and a 6' BNC cable (pn > 278-964, $7.49) The chassis fitting was meant to put an antenna cable > fitting on the back of radio but I turned it around and soldered a piece of > 1/16" brazing rod into the wire socket. It probably wouldn't hold up for > long by itself so I turned an aluminum cover and a teflon insulator to give > the rod some extra support (see photo). The antenna needed a ground plane > but there was no room for one where I wanted to mount the antenna so I used > the aluminum frame for my nose hatch. Not perfect but it works just fine. > The last thing I did was trim the brazing rod at 22" for the middle of the > aviation band (+/-). > And speaking of working. My first flight with the radio installed I picked > up the ATIS at Mid Continent at 300' from Cherokee Strip (26 miles). At > 1000' I called the tower for a radio check. The controller reported a little > noise otherwise I was clear. This last Friday night I tuned the radio to > 122.8 for another check. At 1000' I could pick up aircraft in the pattern at > McPherson 75 miles away. I listened to them while turning my aircraft to > check reception from all aspects and could not hear any degradation even > when the signal was coming from the rear. > So for less than $300, including headphones, I have radio communications in > my Kolb. > > Rick Girard > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable > to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ > > > Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Inexpensive radio installation > From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org> > > > Excellent. Do you have any pictures of the radio installed in the cabin? > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ > > > From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Inexpensive radio installation > > That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom charges $80) was > icing on the cake. > > Rick Girard > > > Rick G/Gang: > > For info only. > > Icom A6 includes headset/push to talk adapter, no extra charge. > > john h > mkIII > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ > > > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Inexpensive radio installation > From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com> > > No, I just run with it strapped to my left leg. > > Rick > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 8:55 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > >> >> Excellent. Do you have any pictures of the radio installed in the cabin? >> >> Richard Pike >> MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 >> >> > > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable > to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ > > > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Inexpensive radio installation > From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com> > > For an average of $100 more for the A-6 I would hope so. The comparable Icom > is the A-14 and it doesn't include a headset adapter and still on average > $20 more. > > Rick > > On Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 10:27 PM, John Hauck wrote: > >> That it came with a headphone adapter (for which Icom charges $80) was >> icing on the cake. >> >> Rick Girard >> >> >> Rick G/Gang: >> >> For info only. >> >> Icom A6 includes headset/push to talk adapter, no extra charge. >> john h >> mkIII >> >> * >> >> * >> >> > > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable > to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: tail wag
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Havent said much on the list of late. Been lurking. Firstly; my sling shot w/912ul does not have any tail wag at all. I can and do just sit back with my feet off or slightly on the peddles. When the wind hits me wrong, I can feel the rudder react but not wag. I dont use my rudder much in the air. Secondly; I installed the double X-hinge system to the rudder when I built it. Tricky but glad I did. In case anyone remembers, I have a roll dynamic noise in my engine. I have been able to get about half of it out or quiet it down by half, whatever. It cost me another five hundred for a muffler and I designed an after-muffler which helps. It is now acceptable to me. I can fly my little bird hands off for quite a while before I get the P factor from the blade and it will turn slightly to the right. Easily controlled with a slight touch of the rudder. I do thank everyone for their ideas on my engine roll but nothing worked short of spending a lot of money. It is internal in the engine, probably timing or the crank being off a hair or whatever but the harmonics are there and it is not the only one. No one has a cure or more correctly, anyone with the knowledge and ability to do something about it really cares. Only company who offered to help was Lockwood Aviation way down in Florida and I would either have to take the engine off and send it to them or take the plane there and have them test and take the engine off. Either way, lots of money and no guarantee. Some times we get caught in a big black hole and we just have to keep taking care of ourselves. Sorry for the length. Take care and keep flying. Ted Cowan, SlingShot, 912ul, zoom zoom. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Gene & Tammy" <zharvey(at)bentoncountycable.net>
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Rick, What do you use to strap it to your leg with? Gene Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List http://forums.matronics.com le, List Admin. ="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Rick, I'm glad you got a good radio system built for your Kolb. It makes a huge difference in situational awareness in and around populated areas. Nobody cares what brand radios we have. If it works well then it is a good radio. I bought an SP-200 many years ago and its reception was good and the nav feature was a but saver for me on one occasion but I did not know it did not have a side-band when I bought it. Since then the transmit side has quit working but it still receives well. But the lack of side-band was enough to make me wish I had bought something else. Last year I purchased an iCom A-6 for $239 from MarvGolden.com and that included the headset adapter and 12-v power plug. Right out of the box it sounds nearly as good in my Slingshot as the iCom A-200 did in the much quieter Allegro. Connected to the Kolb antenna makes no difference in the sound quality but increases the range a good bit, I pick up pilot chatter from airports I've never heard of, which means they are quite some distance from my local area. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313854#313854 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Subject: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
From: Charles Davis <ceddavis(at)gmail.com>
Been offline for a few days, but my Firefly does not exhibit "tail wagging", In fact, I have flown it "sans-feet" for 20 minutes at a time, just to change leg position on a cross country. Only needed to put the feet back on the pedals to change position again...the plane is quite happy with out them. Chuck Davis Firelfy N7057K Smoketown, PA From: "Beauford " <beauford173(at)verizon.net> Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag Brother Pike: The Kolb rudder oscillation- tail wag phenomenon has been mentioned on the list several times in the past... True to form, take my tootsies off the pedals for five seconds or so, and the Kleenex Machine will invariably launch into an increasing amplitude snake dance. Since Beauford is not into self abuse (beyond matrimony) and I have a strong recollection of how few lil' ol pop-rivets are holding the arse end of the thing in association with the front end, I never let it go more than three or four seconds before putting the feet back on the pedals to stop it before it gets really wild. In my aerodynamic ignorance, have always assumed this to be some combination of rudder mass balance issue and interaction with the propwash vortex. Since it is easily arrested and Kolbs have no history of shedding tails or boom failure, have never been overly concerned about it...but am curious as to whether any of the learned brethren on the List know exactly why this happens to Kolbs and what practical fix might solve it without a redesign of the vertical tail surfaces... Anybody? Or from another angle... Does anyone have a Kolb that does NOT exhibit this behavior...? Curious Beauford FF-076, N173BW Brandon, FL Then there was the matter of the rudder flutter, take your feet off the rudder pedals and they would start to shuffle and the tail would start to wig-wag.. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Subject: Re: Inexpensive radio installation
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
I have some velcro straps that have been around for years. Nothing fancy, just just hook the belt clip and snug up the velcro. I'll do something more elaborate when I get some more experience with it. Rick On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 5:34 AM, Gene & Tammy wrote: > Rick, What do you use to strap it to your leg with? > Gene > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313830#313830 > > > ========== > arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > ========== > http://forums.matronics.com > ========== > le, List Admin. > ="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > ========== > > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be > unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > > * > > href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com > href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c* > > * > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Sep 27, 2010
My Kolb MK-III Xtra does not have any type of rudder flutter, or tendency to tail wag. When my wife is flying, she keeps her feet on the floor most of the time, my Kolb cruises along happily for an hour without anyone ever touching the rudder pedals. Even in turbulence my wife uses the ailerons only, she never touches the rudder on a cross country because there is no need to. I have a counterweight on my rudder,, just like the ailerons have. Kolb also put an extra bell crank on the rudder cables of the MK III Xtra, which keeps the rudder cables tensioned just like the elevator. Ever wondered why the elevator never flutters on a Kolb and the rudder does ??? Its those tensioned cables on the elevator that adds mass and resistance to quick movement and flutter. If you do not believe this, just loosen your elevator cables so that they jsut hang there loose, and go fly and see how long it takes for that elevator to flutter ;) Joking aside, NEVER try this, because you probably would not live long enough to get on the ground and report your findings !!! So the easiest and best solution would seem to be a counterweight on the rudder, just like your ailerons have. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313887#313887 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 27, 2010
My Kolb MK-III Xtra does not have any type of rudder flutter, or tendency to tail wag. >> Neither does mine. I have the counterweights fitted AS PER THE PLANS. They are ON THE PLANS FOR A PURPOSE. Why do builders try to second guess Homer who quite obviously knew what he was doing? If he specified counterweights then for crying out loud Fit counterweights. On another point. Not using the rudder.Although I agree that you can fly happily in a straight line without the rudder, changing course or using the ailerons necessitates using rudder properly. I learned to fly in gliders where it is important always to present the minimum frontal area to the airflow because drag represents loss of height so I never move the stick with automatically applying some rudder. But beyong that. Applying bank WITHOUT rudder just makes it very, very hard to get your wing down. With rudder its a doddle. Try appling bank and then reversing it without rudder. It takes forever and needs muscles like Popeye. With rudder she slips around easily, as she was designed to do. Use the rudder.Its there for a reason. Why fight it.? There are no points for not flying properly. Pat ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Busted crank?
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 27, 2010
Curioser and curioser... Pulled the engine off the airplane this morning and found some interesting things. In the bottom of the case below the magneto was a little gloop of old black nasty oil, but no clean oil such as has been accumulating below the engine. Pressure tested the engine and it came up tight as a drum. Checked the crank for variation between the front and back cylinders and both of them were at TDC when they were supposed to be. So the good news is, the engine has nothing (apparently) wrong with the crank. Everything is just about all back together, guess I'll top everything up with oil and wait to see what happens next... Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313896#313896 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 28, 2010
Subject: Tail Wag
From: JG <stolspeed(at)gmail.com>
I haven't flown a Kolb yet, but aspire to own one, thus am starting to follow this list. This mention of tail wag is most interesting. We've had some experience with tail wag in a Australian design known as the Boorabee. It's also a pusher configuration like the Kolb, with a complete fibreglass enclosure. The enclosure is a smooth aerodynamic shape. Flight characteristics are excellent, except for a tendency to want to fly with a yaw bias, in either direction. To explain - It will be stable with a yaw bias of several degrees to one side, then if corrected with rudder will be stable with an equal yaw in the other direction. It doesn't wag between to two sides, but is stable at either side. This was completely corrected by installing vortex generators to sides of the fuselage. It seems that the cause of the problem was the sides of the fuselage where they taper in at the back. For example, once the aircraft yawed a bit to the right, the airflow on the rear right side tended to stall, while the left side was acting like an airfoil and causing a lateral 'lift' force in that direction, and thus sustaining the yaw. As soon as the rudder was used to over-center the aircraft, the effects reversed and it then stable in the other direction. The VGs stabilized the airflow, and the aircraft now flies straight with no rudder input. I wonder if it's a version of this effect that's effecting the Kolbs that experience tail wag?? I note that the Kolbs have a lot longer tail moment arm than the Boorabee. Could it be that the longer tail over-rides the yaw effect caused by the enclosure, causing it to over-center, and then wag back and forth?? It sounds like a marginal situation, which may account for the reason that some Kolbs feel it and some don't. There's lots of mysteries and surprises in aerodynamics, and only real life flight experience tells the real story. The VGs that they used on the Boorabee are home-made of bent aluminum, about 25mm (1") high. As I remember, they had about five double ones down each side of the fuselage, just behind the widest point. I'm not sure that the micro VGs about 12mm high would be high enough to reach outside the boundary layer at that point, but maybe.... I manufacture micro VGs, www.stolspeed.com , and am offering them free to anyone with a Kolb wanting to test if they can help reduce the tail wag effect. It's certainly worth a try...... JG www.stolspeed.com ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
Date: Sep 27, 2010
> So the easiest and best solution would seem to be a counterweight on the rudder, just like your ailerons have. > > Mike Mike B/Gang: I don't think your solution is the easiest or the best. Took me a couple minutes to add two additional rudder pedal springs that fixed my problem. john h mkIII Rock House, OR ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Aileron flutter and Tail-wag
From: "Jimmy Young" <jdy100(at)comcast.net>
Date: Sep 27, 2010
My FS II has no tail wag issues. I flew over 3 hrs yesterday, mid-day, with lots of thermals & gusty conditions. Looked back at the tail numerous times and it just sits there doing it's job, no wagging around. I dropped in to visit with Robert Laird and we discussed the issue, he said his MK III has no tail wag going on either. I do have very tight tailwires, and have seen some Kolbs with wires that are fairly loose. Maybe that could be a contributing cause. -------- Jimmy Young Missouri City, TX Kolb FS II/HKS 700 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313946#313946 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Busted crank?
Date: Sep 28, 2010
On Sep 27, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > Curioser and curioser... > > Pulled the engine off the airplane this morning and found some > interesting things. In the bottom of the case below the magneto was > a little gloop of old black nasty oil, but no clean oil such as has > been accumulating below the engine. > Richard, After the engine's last experience, the engine probably just needs its "underwear" changed. ;-) > Pressure tested the engine and it came up tight as a drum. Checked > the crank for variation between the front and back cylinders and > both of them were at TDC when they were supposed to be. So the good > news is, the engine has nothing (apparently) wrong with the crank. > Feels kind of like the medical report of a colonoscopy when it comes back showing "negative". Good luck and happy motoring! > Everything is just about all back together, guess I'll top > everything up with oil and wait to see what happens next... > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=313896#313896 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Sep 28, 2010
just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not much done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be askin alot of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking forward to the build. any tips before I get started are always welcome. thanks AJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Carlos" <grageda(at)innw.net>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 28, 2010
Hi AJ, Welcome to the World of Kolbs. You might want to give Travis at Kolb a call to see if there are any updates to your Kolb that you should consider. Keep us posted about your progress of your build! Carlos G. AKA BaronVonEvil ----- Original Message ----- From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:25 PM Subject: Kolb-List: new owner of an older kolb x kit > > just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not much > done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be askin alot > of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking forward to the build. > any tips before I get started are always welcome. thanks AJ > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
Date: Sep 28, 2010
From: "Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN" <Dennis.Kirby(at)kirtland.af.mil>
<< I flipped both ignition switches to "off," but nothing happened - the engine continued to idle. >> Kolb Friends - A month ago I posted this problem to the List, and received several inputs - thanks to all who shared your ideas. Seems I fixed the problem, and I'd like to pass on what I learned. As most of the replies I received suggested, it was indeed a grounding problem. Nothing wrong with the 912 ignition modules. The difficult part of it was that there was no obvious clue, like a broken wire or disconnected ground wire terminal. I ended up disconnecting every ground wire associated with the ignition system, cleaned the terminals, and reconnected them. Did this to the wires on the back of my ignition switches, the ground wires running from the panel instruments to the common ground wire, the engine-to-airframe ground wire, the voltage regulator ground wires, and a few others. Then, bingo - everything worked just like it is supposed to when I test ran the engine and flipped the kill switches to "off." Not sure exactly WHICH single wire it might've been, but ... it was clearly a case of a corroded connection somewhere in the system. If this helps anyone, sometime in the future, who experiences this same problem, then it was worth the time to share this with you all. Fly safe - Dennis Kirby Mark-III, 912ul, PowerFin-72 Sandia Park, NM ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 28, 2010
LOL Good luck, I hope your building abilities surpass your grasp of Pennsylvania's geography. Gene Z On Sep 28, 2010, at 3:25 PM, awcbs wrote: > > just got a mark 3 x kit from around 1999. quick build option, not > much done on it. I live in eastern Pa. north of pittsburgh. prob be > askin alot of questions. just warning everyone. anyway looking > forward to the build. any tips before I get started are always > welcome. thanks AJ > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314014#314014 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
From: "Roger Lee" <ssadiver1(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 28, 2010
For those that live in damper climates close to the water I would be using either a dielectric grease on all my electrical connections or something like Corrosion-X. Something to keep out the moisture. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center 520-574-1080 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314063#314063 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
AJ, Can you be a little more specific about your location, like nearest town name or airport from which you will fly your Xtra when it is ready. Sort of hard to find you in eastern PA north of Pittsburgh :-). -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314077#314077 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Roger/All I have been struggling with electrical connections on my electric golf cart this summer. I got the not so bright idea that I would clean all the terminals and coat them all with dielectric grease. Big mistake the cart was dead. I would not even take a charge. I did some research and found the dielectric grease is a insulator (apparently a very good one) and the only solvent that would clean it is MEK. I then checked with the golf cart customer support and they recommended petroleum jelly. I cleaned a bunch, MEKed a BUNCH, and coated with petroleum jelly and all is well again. The morel of the story is don't use dielectric grease on anything that you want to conduct electricity. A small dab is fine on spark plug boots but little else in our airplanes. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 12:27 AM, Roger Lee wrote: > > For those that live in damper climates close to the water I would be using > either a dielectric grease on all my electrical connections or something > like Corrosion-X. Something to keep out the moisture. > > -------- > Roger Lee > Tucson, Az. > Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated > Rotax Repair Center > 520-574-1080 > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314063#314063 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
- After spending almost 40 years in the trucking business, I can confirm that petroleum jelly is the best way to protect a connection.- Works grea t on battery terminals.- Clean and tighten, then thoroughly coat with the jelly.- Works better than any commercial coating or spray, and a lot che aper.- Battery acid won't go through it.-The di-electric grease should only be used as a sealant after a clean, tight connection is made.- The s tuff is used in a lot of light connections, but a loose connector won't scr atch it's way to a good contact.- I always coat after the connection. - ------------------------- ------------------------- - Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ------------------------- - Windsor Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ------------------------- - FS 447 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
Date: Sep 29, 2010
>The morel of the story is don't use dielectric grease on anything that you want to conduct electricity. >Rick Neilsen Roger=2C Rick=2C et al=2C As Rick said=2C a dielectric grease is by definition an insulator. See t he following from Wikipedia=3B A dielectric is an electrical insulator that may be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field=2C electr ic charges do not flow through the material=2C as in a conductor=2C but onl y slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions causing dielectri c polarization. Because of dielectric polarization=2C positive charges are displaced toward the field and negative charges shift in the opposite direc tion. This creates an internal electric field that partly compensates the e xternal field inside the dielectric.[1] If a dielectric is composed of weak ly bonded molecules=2C those molecules not only become polarized=2C but als o reorient so that their symmetry axis aligns to the field.[2] For proper elecrical connection protection=2C all autoparts stores carry stuff that is made for exactly that purpose. I have the spray stuff that is purple=2C or dark blue. It also comes in a tube. Good stuff=2C too!!! Mike Welch ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
From: "Roger Lee" <ssadiver1(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
How to apply: Die electric grease should be used as a moisture block not an electrical enhancer. Dielectric grease is a nonconductive grease. Because it is nonconductive it does not enhance the flow electrical current. Electrical conductors should not be coated with dielectric grease prior to being mated. However, dielectric grease is often applied to electrical connectors, particularly ones which contain rubber gaskets, as a way to provide a nonconductive lubricant and sealer for the rubber portions of the connector. The widest use of dielectric grease is in high-voltage connections associated with spark plugs. The grease is applied to the rubber boot of the plug wire. This helps the rubber boot slide onto the ceramic insulator of the plug. The grease also acts to seal the rubber boot, while at the same time preventing the rubber from becoming stuck to the ceramic. Generally spark plugs are in located in areas of high temperature, and the grease is formulated to withstand the temperature range expected. Another common use of dielectric grease is on the rubber mating surfaces or gaskets of multi-pin electrical connectors used in automotive and marine engines. The grease again acts as a lubricant and a sealant on the nonconductive mating surfaces of the connector. It is not recommended to be applied to the actual electrical conductive contacts of the connector. The grease to to help keep the moisture out and not let it into sensitive areas. The electrical contacts have to be clean and that is where most people get into a bind. The moisture in the air causes the corrosion. At that point all the grounds and or affected connections should come apart and be cleaned. After the connections are re-joined then the grease is applied more to the outside of the connection joints to prevent re-introduction of moisture. If you apply the grease on the connections themselves that will actually reduce the current flow of electricity. The Corrosion-X can be applied directly to directly any electric connection. -------- Roger Lee Tucson, Az. Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated Rotax Repair Center 520-574-1080 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314100#314100 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Roger That is all great information. I wish I had know that before I put it on my golf cart. But.... Why would anyone put something on a aircraft contact that might end up insulating a connection? As I stated before petroleum jelly keeps out moisture, is cheep and doesn't create any risk. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:09 AM, Roger Lee wrote: > > How to apply: > Die electric grease should be used as a moisture block not an electrical > enhancer. > > > Dielectric grease is a nonconductive grease. Because it is nonconductive > it does not enhance the flow electrical current. Electrical conductors > should not be coated with dielectric grease prior to being mated. However, > dielectric grease is often applied to electrical connectors, particularly > ones which contain rubber gaskets, as a way to provide a nonconductive > lubricant and sealer for the rubber portions of the connector. > > The widest use of dielectric grease is in high-voltage connections > associated with spark plugs. The grease is applied to the rubber boot of the > plug wire. This helps the rubber boot slide onto the ceramic insulator of > the plug. The grease also acts to seal the rubber boot, while at the same > time preventing the rubber from becoming stuck to the ceramic. Generally > spark plugs are in located in areas of high temperature, and the grease is > formulated to withstand the temperature range expected. > > Another common use of dielectric grease is on the rubber mating surfaces or > gaskets of multi-pin electrical connectors used in automotive and marine > engines. The grease again acts as a lubricant and a sealant on the > nonconductive mating surfaces of the connector. It is not recommended to be > applied to the actual electrical conductive contacts of the connector. > > The grease to to help keep the moisture out and not let it into sensitive > areas. The electrical contacts have to be clean and that is where most > people get into a bind. The moisture in the air causes the corrosion. At > that point all the grounds and or affected connections should come apart and > be cleaned. After the connections are re-joined then the grease is applied > more to the outside of the connection joints to prevent re-introduction of > moisture. If you apply the grease on the connections themselves that will > actually reduce the current flow of electricity. > > The Corrosion-X can be applied directly to directly any electric > connection. > > -------- > Roger Lee > Tucson, Az. > Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated > Rotax Repair Center > 520-574-1080 > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314100#314100 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
I was in allentown working yesterday when I posted, so I was in eastern Pa but that was mistake. know Pa. pretty well as I travel all over fixin roads. been from allentown to erie, williamsport to mt.morris. sorry, 1 little mistake. I live in whitesburgh Pa, which is right next to kittanning Pa. 1 hr north of pittsburgh. my neighbor has a 2000' grass strip. out my driveway and up his to the strip. my parents also have a farm where I flew an old mirage ultralight out of years ago. would also be interested in checking out other kolbs in the area, thanks and sorry for the typo. AJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314103#314103 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
AJ, Thanks for refining your location. No reason to apologize, we just kid each other to keep us all on our toes. Welcome to the large Kolb flyers and builders family. I am only about two hours driving north of you which is about one hour Slingshot flying. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314105#314105 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
That's good, be humble or us good ole boys might shun ye. BB (an enthusiast of western PA where I did a lot of tent camping. You're not really camping in those fancy-scmantzy mobile living rooms) On 29, Sep 2010, at 10:52 AM, awcbs wrote: > > I was in allentown working yesterday when I posted, so I was in eastern Pa but that was mistake. know Pa. pretty well as I travel all over fixin roads. been from allentown to erie, williamsport to mt.morris. sorry, 1 little mistake. I live in whitesburgh Pa, which is right next to kittanning Pa. 1 hr north of pittsburgh. my neighbor has a 2000' grass strip. out my driveway and up his to the strip. my parents also have a farm where I flew an old mirage ultralight out of years ago. would also be interested in checking out other kolbs in the area, thanks and sorry for the typo. AJ > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314103#314103 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older Kolb X kit
- You will get used to the guys kidding around.- They just don't want y ou to get lost before you leave the ground. - Any questions you have about assembly, tricks, or legal requirements (b uilder's log, photos, etc.) just post to the List and somebody will have an answer.- Good people here. - Good luck, and have fun.- Let us know on progress. - ------------------------- ----------------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ----------------------- Winds or Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ----------------------- FS 44 7 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
At 10:41 AM 9/29/2010, Richard Neilsen wrote: >Roger > >That is all great information. I wish I had know that before I put it on >my golf cart. > >But.... Why would anyone put something on a aircraft contact that might >end up insulating a connection? As I stated before petroleum jelly keeps >out moisture, is cheep and doesn't create any risk. Petroleum jelly, like any petroleum product, can attack rubber parts, like the boot around the connector (depending on the rubber compound). The silicone dielectric compound is presumably formulated to avoid this. -Dana -- The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. - Thomas Jefferson ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: 912 ignition question
- Dana- Good point.--I have never used it on rubber, just bare metal or plastic connectors. - ------------------------- ------------------------ Bi ll Sullivan ------------------------- ------------------------ Wi ndsor Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ------------------------- FS 447 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: 912 ignition question
Date: Sep 29, 2010
I usually don' bother on aircraft connections but on domestic power connections I learned the hard way to apply a commercial "ointment" to circuit breaker split knife type connectors. Almost had a serious fire with dry connections. BB On 29, Sep 2010, at 1:54 PM, william sullivan wrote: > Dana- Good point. I have never used it on rubber, just bare metal or plastic connectors. > > Bill Sullivan > Windsor Locks, Ct. > FS 447 > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Big Lar
From: "planecrazzzy" <planecrazzzy(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Did "Vamoose" ever get into the Air ? . . By anyone ? . . Gotta Fly... . . . -------- . . . . Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314146#314146 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Subject: Re: Big Lar
From: Robert Laird <rlaird(at)cavediver.com>
He sold Vamoose in March 2008..... to someone in San Diego, I think. I have no clue who bought it, or whether it's been in the air since then. If I remember right, it did fly at various points in it's history, but he kept trying "alternative" engines and never was happy with whatever was going on with it at the time. -- Robert On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 3:32 PM, planecrazzzy wrote: > > Did "Vamoose" ever get into the Air ? > . > . > By anyone ? > . > . > Gotta Fly... > . > . > . > > -------- > . > . > . > . > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314146#314146 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
Date: Sep 29, 2010
But.... Why would anyone put something on a aircraft contact that might end up insulating a connection? guess I am having a hard time with this thread.... at least for me it has not been a problem.. on my old boat trailer I had to take apart, clean, and reassemble the light connections a couple times a year. after putting on the dielectric gel I went many, many years and still did not have to clean up the lights,,, the dielectric gel kept all the water and corrosion off the joints. after putting the dielectric on the socket, then on the bulb, and when they were assembled, there was a physical connection between the metal components, and the lights come on. every connection on the plane will have a physical connection, where the metal will contact metal through the gel. sure where there is no metal contact, there will be no electron flowing from one piece to another,,,, but dry or Vaseline,,, if there is no metal contact, no electrons will flow there either. now on lead acid batteries,, I have used Vaseline for years after being told by an old mechanic that worked on the fire trucks at the local AFB but never considered it on other connections. I have liked the gel because it does not drip or run off when it gets hot. boyd young mkiii ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: Big Lar
Date: Sep 29, 2010
If I remember right, it did fly at various points in it's history, but he kept trying "alternative" engines and never was happy with whatever was going on with it at the time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Larry never flew the plane,,,, he started it a few time but never committed aviation. on a early start, Larry twisted off the input shaft of his one of a kind psru....(almost sure it was the input shaft,) the rebuild of the psru kept having oil leak problems... he finally got the leaks resolved,,, then the engine backfired during a start up and destroyed the chain in the psru,,, that was or seemed to be the last straw before Larry sold the plane. I don't know if the new owner has or has not flown the plane. I have wondered the same thing during this thread. boyd young mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
If you would like a totally biased opinion at how one particular curmudgeon thinks MKIII's ought to be built, check out dis heah: http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/kolb.htm Then when you are totally confused, ask questions on this list. We have many opinions... and are not shy to express them. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314157#314157 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 29, 2010
From: zeprep251(at)aol.com
Welcome AJ, There is a MK3 at a private strip on Rt14 near Columbiana called Morris, just inside the Mode C ring of Pittsburgh.Joe Saval flies there. I fly ov er there once in a while to visit But about 15 miles west of Morris is Sal em (38D) A great restaurant for breakfast .We visit there a lot.We get a nice Saturday,we'll pick you up there and take you to breakfast! Gary Aman MK3 C Jabiru 2200a 595 hrs. -----Original Message----- From: awcbs <awcbsone(at)windstream.net> Sent: Wed, Sep 29, 2010 10:52 am Subject: Kolb-List: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit I was in allentown working yesterday when I posted, so I was in eastern Pa but that was mistake. know Pa. pretty well as I travel all over fixin roads. been from allentown to erie, williamsport to mt.morris. sorry, 1 little mistake . I live in whitesburgh Pa, which is right next to kittanning Pa. 1 hr north of pittsburgh. my neighbor has a 2000' grass strip. out my driveway and up his to the strip. my parents also have a farm where I flew an old mirage ultralig ht out of years ago. would also be interested in checking out other kolbs in the area, thanks and sorry for the typo. AJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314103#314103 ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Survey flight
Date: Sep 29, 2010
This morning I made a flight to Burns, the closest town to me, to survey and mark the various ponds in that area for an upcoming Falconry meet. On the whole it was uneventful, even though it got a bit bumpy coming back over the Mountains at 12 pm. I have gotten spoiled since moving here and this is the first time that I have flown in anything other than the early morning air. Here is the spot page of my trip. It will be up for at least 7 days before spot wipes it out. http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0siAoTNYTZD 6KPbiDncNLfKZruRqx5nUO If you click on either Hybrid or Satellite you can get an idea of what the country looks like. I flew for 3:45 minutes, fuel burn was 11 gallons at 21 miles per gallon. I also flew at max cruise which is 5800 RPM's, climbing to 7000, and the average speed was 65 MPH. I located over 40 ponds that would hold ducks for us to hunt if we can of course get permission to do so. I did get a bit of a surprise when I over flew the Burns Airport and found that it was closed for repair. My gas supply was cut off and I had to land in a field at a friends house, call John H and the wife to go buy a gas can and bring me some gas. Luckily they had decided to drive to Burns to visit the Dairy Queen and get a few supplies. For the most part the weather here at this time of the year is the best that it gets, but it is exceptionally hot causing quite a bit of thermal activity. Hopefully every one now has something other than dial up. If not, I apologize, and will keep my comments and flights to myself in the future. Larry Firestar II - HKS 700 E Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Video of flying the Mississippi
From: "Thumper" <dlong1957(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. Hope this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 -------- Dennis Long Oakland TN Kolb Firestar Owner Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Dennis That was one great flight! -- and I'm jealous. What a fantastic flying experience! But it was also most illegal, and you could get written up for it. That would spoil your whole day/week/month/year. You don't need that. You may know that the FAR's say no closer than 500' to any "person, vehicle (includes tugs, barges, bikes, beach buggies) or structure (includes fences, phone poles, doghouses, etc) on the surface (includes water, land, and that halfway in-between stuff) And you never know where some clod with binoculars may be. Good luck Russ K On Sep 29, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Thumper wrote: > > This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to > Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. Hope > this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site before. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 > > -------- > Dennis Long > Oakland TN > Kolb Firestar Owner > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Russ, I could see that he was at least 501' away. BB On 29, Sep 2010, at 8:01 PM, russ kinne wrote: > > Dennis > That was one great flight! -- and I'm jealous. What a fantastic flying experience! > But it was also most illegal, and you could get written up for it. That would spoil your whole day/week/month/year. > You don't need that. > You may know that the FAR's say no closer than 500' to any "person, vehicle (includes tugs, barges, bikes, beach buggies) or structure (includes fences, phone poles, doghouses, etc) on the surface (includes water, land, and that halfway in-between stuff) > And you never know where some clod with binoculars may be. > Good luck > Russ K > > On Sep 29, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Thumper wrote: > >> >> This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. Hope this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site before. >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 >> >> -------- >> Dennis Long >> Oakland TN >> Kolb Firestar Owner >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Date: Sep 29, 2010
My eyeballs read the same way whenever I'm flying! But I have been writ up. And survived. barely. RK On Sep 29, 2010, at 8:29 PM, robert bean wrote: > > Russ, I could see that he was at least 501' away. > BB > > On 29, Sep 2010, at 8:01 PM, russ kinne wrote: > >> >> Dennis >> That was one great flight! -- and I'm jealous. What a fantastic >> flying experience! >> But it was also most illegal, and you could get written up for it. >> That would spoil your whole day/week/month/year. >> You don't need that. >> You may know that the FAR's say no closer than 500' to any >> "person, vehicle (includes tugs, barges, bikes, beach buggies) or >> structure (includes fences, phone poles, doghouses, etc) on the >> surface (includes water, land, and that halfway in-between stuff) >> And you never know where some clod with binoculars may be. >> Good luck >> Russ K >> >> On Sep 29, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Thumper wrote: >> >>> >>> This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to >>> Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. >>> Hope this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site >>> before. >>> >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 >>> >>> -------- >>> Dennis Long >>> Oakland TN >>> Kolb Firestar Owner >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Read this topic online here: >>> >>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Survey flight
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Great pictures, thanks! And something not everybody knows about is that you can resize pictures to just a fraction of the usual bandwidth very easily - check out dis heah: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx Very useful tool. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314190#314190 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Sep 29, 2010
[quote="russkinne(at)mac.com"]Dennis That was one great flight! -- and I'm jealous. What a fantastic flying experience! But it was also most illegal, and you could get written up for it. That would spoil your whole day/week/month/year. You don't need that. You may know that the FAR's say no closer than 500' to any "person, vehicle (includes tugs, barges, bikes, beach buggies) or structure (includes fences, phone poles, doghouses, etc) on the surface (includes water, land, and that halfway in-between stuff) And you never know where some clod with binoculars may be. Good luck Russ K [quote] Brings to mind a story from years back - Being a retired controller, you collect a lot of those. My trainer/supervisor when I first got to TRI (he's dead now) told the story on himself of vectoring a Southern DC-9 for a left turn into final not realizing that the west sector controller was also vectoring one for a right turn in, and they ended up just about parallel holding hands, and the dialog as it was told to me went something like this: APCH: Southern 833, traffic is a Grumman at 3 o'clock and three miles, will be following you in. SO833: Traffic in sight, and - uh- he looks a lot closer than 3 miles. APCH: Roger, contact tower 119.5. At this point the Sup gets somebody to take East Radar and goes up to the tower to get the Ground Controller out for a break. Consequently, he is at the right place at the right time a few minutes later when Southern 833 makes the following inquiry... SO833: Ground, SO833, got a question. GC: SO833, go ahead. SO833: How far away is that airplane at the end gate? GC: 3 miles. SO833: That's what I suspected... Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314191#314191 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: Survey flight
Date: Sep 29, 2010
And something not everybody knows about is that you can resize pictures to just a fraction of the usual bandwidth very easily - check out dis heath: Richard you are going to have to be more specific. I was unsure if you were telling me to make them smaller? I did resize them to 700x 460, they were 16 MB originally. If you would like them smaller, I will make a note to myself to either do so, or just not send any at all. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: <aoldman(at)xtra.co.nz>
Subject: Re: Survey flight
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Dont stop sending them . I for one like to see all the picts and vidios and I bet there are many on this list that think the same .I really feel guilty for not posting more from my flights. Downunder MK111c ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "racerjerry" <gki(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Sep 30, 2010
"any tips before I get started are always welcome." YES - Inventory all your parts and find what is missing. -------- Jerry King Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314207#314207 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Actually it's "person, vessel, or structure on the surface"... not that it matters. At that height binoculars wouldn't even be necessary. In today's paranoid society people seem to have 911 on speed dial on their cellphones, and cellphone cameras in case they missed the N-number. And there has been a lot of discussion recently, I forget whether it was on this list or elsewhere, about self incriminating flying videos on youtube leading to FAA enforcement action. But in an ultralight there's no 500' rule; it would be completely legal... I love my UltraStar! -Dana At 08:01 PM 9/29/2010, russ kinne wrote: > >Dennis >That was one great flight! -- and I'm jealous. What a fantastic >flying experience! >But it was also most illegal, and you could get written up for it. >That would spoil your whole day/week/month/year. >You don't need that. >You may know that the FAR's say no closer than 500' to any "person, >vehicle (includes tugs, barges, bikes, beach buggies) or structure >(includes fences, phone poles, doghouses, etc) on the surface >(includes water, land, and that halfway in-between stuff) >And you never know where some clod with binoculars may be. >Good luck >Russ K > >On Sep 29, 2010, at 7:29 PM, Thumper wrote: > >> >>This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to >>Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. Hope >>this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site before. >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 >> >>-------- >>Dennis Long >>Oakland TN >>Kolb Firestar Owner >> >> >> >> >>Read this topic online here: >> >>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -- If it were truly the thought that counted, more women would be pregnant. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 912 Ignition Question
From: "racerjerry" <gki(at)suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Date: Sep 30, 2010
DOW 4 Compound works for me. It is an inert electrical insulating compound in the form of silicone grease that is designed to be compatible with metal, rubber and plastic parts. It won't run off with heat either. One of Dow 4's best uses is for O-ring installation, It lubricates and retards "rolling" and poor seating of O-rings during installation. Dow 4 is available through Aircraft Spruce and other suppliers. Please note that I have no connection with Dow or Aircraft Spruce; just as a very satisfied customer. More info here: http://www4.dowcorning.com/DataFiles/090007c8801e254b.pdf -------- Jerry King Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314210#314210 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
While you're doing the inventory, keep an eye out for the elevator bell crank that installs in the cockpit and is connected to the stick with a push pull tube. There was a running change made at some time in the 90's that added a hole on the left forward corner of the bell crank for the cable from the trim lever. Previous to this the trim lever connected to the elevator with a cable that ran from the trim lever all the way back to the bell crank in the tail and back again to the cockpit bell crank. When the trim lever is moved from whatever the builder selects as the neutral point one part of the cable goes slack and bangs around in the tail tube. While the noise by itself is worrisome, when the trim cable is taut and the elevator control cable is slack the elevator becomes kind of loosy goosy in turbulence. There are two ways to fix the problem, call Travis and order the current iteration of the cockpit bell crank, or use a longer bolt to attach the rod end of the push pull tube and add a tang to provide the second hole for the trim cable. Another thing in the control circuits. I don't know if this is covered in the instruction manual, it isn't on the Mk IIIC plans. Add AN 970 large area washers to the outside of the rod end attachment bolt of the bell crank described above and the two on the aileron bell crank for the ailerons. This will keep the controls from becoming separated should the rod end come apart. Rick Girard On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 7:55 AM, racerjerry wrote: > > "any tips before I get started are always welcome." > > YES - Inventory all your parts and find what is missing. > > -------- > Jerry King > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314207#314207 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 30, 2010
There was a running change made at some time in the 90's that added a hole on the left forward corner of the bell crank for the cable from the trim le ver. Rick Girard Rick=2C I purchased my brand new MkIIIC kit from "the Old Kolb Co" in November 19 98. I DO have the updated bellcrank that you refer to. Since AJ claims to have a kit from 1999=2C AND it is evident ly an early model Xtra=2C one would assume Kolb Co. didn't reverse their bellcrank revision and send out an older style. However=2C it is an excellent point that you mention it=2C just in case a nyone else hasn't updated their own forward elevator bellcrank. Mike Welch MkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
The change must have been cut in very early on in the Mk III production. I had a conversation with Travis about it when I first found it on my aircraft. As I recall he had no record of it which would seem to indicate the cut in was done before TNK took over from Homer. The serial number stamped at the end of the engine mount tube on my aircraft is 043. Truthfully, for all I know this may have been a builder mod. It doesn't look like it, but it could be. Rick On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Mike Welch wrote: > There was a running change made at some time in the 90's that added a hole > on the left forward corner of the bell crank for the cable from the trim > lever. > Rick Girard > > > Rick, > > I purchased my brand new MkIIIC kit from "the Old Kolb Co" in* November > 1998*. I DO have the updated bellcrank that > you refer to. Since AJ claims to have a kit from 1999, AND it is evidently > an early model Xtra, one would assume Kolb > Co. didn't reverse their bellcrank revision and send out an older style. > However, it is an excellent point that you mention it, just in > case anyone else hasn't updated their own forward elevator > bellcrank. > > Mike Welch > MkIII > > > * > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 30, 2010
I have MKIII sn: M3-011. Bro Jim and I were working at Homer's Dec 1990 to Mar 1991. Jim welded up MKIII fuselages and I inspected them from the very first, M3-001. We also built and modified my MKIII at night while there. Each morning, when Homer Kolb came to work, he would inspect and approve what Jim and I had done the night before. My MKIII has the current forward aileron bell crank. I believe they all do. BTW: I don't add fender washers to my rod end bearings. Haven't figured out how they could wear enough to separate. My MKIII rod end bearings have over 3,000.00 flight hours on them and they are quite serviceable. During my time flying Army helicopters, I do not remember fender washers being added to rod end bearings. I wanted to refresh my memory, so I walked over to the hanger and took a close look at Larry Cottrell's FSII rod end bearings on his aileron push/pull tubes. Looks like it would be pretty difficult to get the small AN 1/4 inch washer through the hole if the bronze bearing totally disintegrated. john h mkIII 7 miles south of Burns Junction, OR I purchased my brand new MkIIIC kit from "the Old Kolb Co" in November 1998. I DO have the updated bellcrank that you refer to Mike Welch MkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Sep 30, 2010
zeprep, might take you up on the offer, but if your flyin I'm buyin. let me know when your goin and if I'm not workin I'll be there. thanks everyone for the replies and tips. I'll post a couple pics and serial # later 2night, maybe it'll shed a little more light on the year? goto finish making room for it, then inventory. know it's missing lexan and aluminum floor. thanks AJ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314242#314242 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Sep 30, 2010
original bill of sale dated 12-10-1999 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314245#314245 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/054_150.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/052_508.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Sep 30, 2010
whoops, kinda big, have to resize next time Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314246#314246 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
- That photo format worked just fine.- One of the guys should be able t o date it from this. - ------------------------- ----------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ----------------- Windsor Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ----------------- FS 447 --- On Fri, 10/1/10, awcbs wrote: original bill of sale dated 12-10-1999 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/054_150.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/052_508.jpg le, List Admin. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Survey flight
Here's a low res picture (cut from a video from a camera mounted on the wing of my UltraStar)... this is for the UK guys... we have some castles in New England too! Bill and Russ will of course recognize where this is... -Dana At 08:00 AM 9/30/2010, william sullivan wrote: > Keep sending the photos. When I have sent photos, Windows will ask me > if I want to reduce the size of the pictures. These are the ones that > appear at the top of peoples' messages. When you click on them, they > enlarge. Love seeing the photos- from a New Englander's standpoint, you > are sending them from a different planet. > -- Work is underway on drafting a new constitution for Iraq. Why don't we send them ours? It worked for 200 years, and we don't use it any more. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Big Lar
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: willuribe(at)aol.com
Greetings, Larry sold Vamoose to a 70 year old from San Diego, Larry lost contact wit h him so he never knew if it ever flew. Regards, Will Uribe FireStar II Larry never flew the plane,,,, he started it a few time but never committ ed aviation. on a early start, Larry twisted off the input shaft of his one of a kind psru....(almost sure it was the input shaft,) the rebuild of the psru kept having oil leak problems... he finally got the leaks re solved,,, then the engine backfired during a start up and destroyed the chain in the psru,,, that was or seemed to be the last straw before Lar ry sold the plane. I don't know if the new owner has or has not flown the plane. I have wond ered the same thing during this thread. boyd young mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Jerry Deckard" <flypoker(at)windstream.net>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Date: Sep 30, 2010
How far are you from Jonesboro? I am in SE Missouri about a hour north of Jonesboro. We they having a fly in at the experimental strip? Jerry This is from a flight last weekend to Arkansas then back to Tennessee. I flew some along the Mississippi on the way home. Hope this video will load, I haven't loaded a video to this site before. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOejtqgnPg0 -------- Dennis Long Oakland TN Kolb Firestar Owner Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314176#314176 Email Forum - http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - http://forums.matronics.com - List Contribution Web Site - -Matt Dralle, List Admin. http://www.matronics.com/contribution -- If it were truly the thought that counted, more women would be pregnant. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
John, I must assume, then, that my aircraft had an ill considered modification to the elevator trim linkage. As for the rod ends, "Rod ends have been known to literally come apart after the peening retaining the ball races somehow failed allowing the bearings to become disconnected. It is the wise builder who takes the precaution of installing a large diameter washer between the nut and bearing to prevent its total failure. To be successful in preventing this type of failure, the washer must have a diameter somewhat larger than the hole in the bearing flange.".....Tony Bingelis, "Sportplane Construction Techniques" Tony made this recommendation about carburetor linkages, but I've found the same recommendation for control surface linkages in plans for the Long EZ and Varieze, among others. If you like videos, EAA has this. http://www.eaavideo.org/video.aspx?v=1618638582 Did you not recount awhile back how, before adding aileron counterweights you had to replace rod ends on a yearly basis as they wore? 60 cents worth of washers seems like awfully cheap insurance to me. "For want of a nail....a kingdom was lost." Rick On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:13 PM, John Hauck wrote: > I have MKIII sn: M3-011. > > Bro Jim and I were working at Homer's Dec 1990 to Mar 1991. Jim welded up > MKIII fuselages and I inspected them from the very first, M3-001. We also > built and modified my MKIII at night while there. Each morning, when Homer > Kolb came to work, he would inspect and approve what Jim and I had done the > night before. > > My MKIII has the current forward aileron bell crank. I believe they all > do. > > BTW: I don't add fender washers to my rod end bearings. Haven't figured > out how they could wear enough to separate. My MKIII rod end bearings have > over 3,000.00 flight hours on them and they are quite serviceable. During > my time flying Army helicopters, I do not remember fender washers being > added to rod end bearings. > > I wanted to refresh my memory, so I walked over to the hanger and took a > close look at Larry Cottrell's FSII rod end bearings on his aileron > push/pull tubes. Looks like it would be pretty difficult to get the small > AN 1/4 inch washer through the hole if the bronze bearing totally > disintegrated. > > john h > mkIII > 7 miles south of Burns Junction, OR > > > I purchased my brand new MkIIIC kit from "the Old Kolb Co" in* November > 1998*. I DO have the updated bellcrank that > you refer to > Mike Welch > MkIII > > > * > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Tail Wag
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: willuribe(at)aol.com
Greetings, I never experienced tail wag and I didn't always fly with my feet on the rudder pedals. I have the standard springs that came with the kit. Regards, Will Uribe FireStar II ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Subject: Rod end security
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
John, I did some more digging in FAA publication AC 65-15A "Airframe & Powerplant Mechanics Airframe Handbook" that might explain why you didn't see any restraints to keep rod end bearings from coming loose and departing the housing. On page 68, figure 2-61 is a cutaway view of rod end housing that has a large flange on the bell crank side. The text accompanying the drawing says, " It is possible for control rods with bearings to become disconnected because of failure of the peening that retains the ball races in the rod end. This can be avoided by installing control rods so that the flange of the rod end is interposed between the rod end and anchored end of the attaching pin or bolt as shown in figure 2-60. Another alternative is to place a washer, having a diameter larger than the hole in the flange, under the retaining nut on the end of the attaching pin or bolt." I was able to cut the drawing from the page but the text caption didn't come out the best in the transition to a jpg file. I'm no helicopter mechanic, but that might explain why you didn't see large area washers being used to safety the rod ends on helicopter controls. That same capability was built into the rod end housing instead. Rick -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Sep 30, 2010
No, I didn't say that. I did not have to change out aileron push/pull rod end bearings. I changed out aileron push/pull rod end bearings that showed any sign of play, 25 hours, 50 hours, whenever there was the slightest bit of play, in an effort to prevent aileron flutter. Not because the ball was going to pull out of the socket. In my last post I shared I have aileron push/pull rod end bearings with over 3,000.00 hours, lots of play/slop, and no aileron flutter with aileron counterbalance weights installed. I'm talking about 1/4" and 5/16" rod end bearings used on elevator and aileron controls on Kolbs, not tiny rod ends used on throttle linkages. There is a tremendous difference in durability and longevity between tiny ones and large ones. I have never seen or read a report where a 1/4" or larger rod end bearing failed, especially on a Kolb. First time I saw fender washers being used on rod end bearings was back in the early days of ultralights. Probably came from the same book as clear plastic fuel line so you can see your fuel. ;-) john h mkIII Did you not recount awhile back how, before adding aileron counterweights you had to replace rod ends on a yearly basis as they wore? 60 cents worth of washers seems like awfully cheap insurance to me. "For want of a nail....a kingdom was lost." Rick ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Sep 30, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
I added the large washers to the controls on my UltraStar because it definitely looked like a failed bushing could allow the bolt could pull through the eye. Can't do any harm, and it adds peace of mind. I recently replaced the larger (3/8") rod ends on my US engine mounts after finding them badly worn. On these (I know because I just did it) the bolt head and AN960 washer definitely could pass through the eye. I added AN970 washers there, too. Does Kolb spec AN rod end bearings on the controls? On the US engine mounts, at least, the drawings call out a commercial part number, not an AN part, so the dimensions may be slightly different. I'm sure the Army choppers used AN parts, though. -Dana At 01:13 PM 9/30/2010, John Hauck wrote: > >BTW: I don't add fender washers to my rod end bearings. Haven't figured >out how they could wear enough to separate. My MKIII rod end bearings >have over 3,000.00 flight hours on them and they are quite >serviceable. During my time flying Army helicopters, I do not remember >fender washers being added to rod end bearings. > >I wanted to refresh my memory, so I walked over to the hanger and took a >close look at Larry Cottrell's FSII rod end bearings on his aileron >push/pull tubes. Looks like it would be pretty difficult to get the small >AN 1/4 inch washer through the hole if the bronze bearing totally >disintegrated. -- Work is underway on drafting a new constitution for Iraq. Why don't we send them ours? It worked for 200 years, and we don't use it any more. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: misplaced email
Date: Sep 30, 2010
Someone wrote me a personal email wanting pictures and info on my HKS installation and I have lost it and the email address. Please send another and I will be glad to send you any pictures that you would like. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Survey flight
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Here's a low res picture of Gillette castle>> Seems a lot of trouble just to keep a few razors in. Cheers Pat ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Date: Oct 01, 2010
But in an ultralight there's no 500' rule; >> Really? There certainly is in the UK. The `no flying over crowds towns etc` has been waived and is now the same as for normal GA aircraft but the proximity rule still holds for everyone Pat ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Sheila Slinkard" <andysheila(at)eltopia.com>
Subject: Re: misplaced email
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Greetings, Larry, Thanks for corresponding thru Matronics. We live in Mesa, WA. Eastern Washington rancher for 40 years. Long time pilot and airplane builder, Champ, Stinson, Cessna,Glasair, Benson and Barnet Gyros. Newly acquired Kolb project. Would like from you information to set up Firestar II with HKS 700E engine. I would like the thrust line as low as possible yet retain maximum propeller efficiency and clean aerodynamic profile with minimum drag do to exposed engine parts and accessories. From reading all the Matronics archives you seem to be the Guru. Pictures are worth a thousand words. New friend, Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Cottrell To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 9:40 PM Subject: Kolb-List: misplaced email Someone wrote me a personal email wanting pictures and info on my HKS installation and I have lost it and the email address. Please send another and I will be glad to send you any pictures that you would like. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 01, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
At 10:50 PM 9/30/2010, John Hauck wrote: > >I'm talking about 1/4" and 5/16" rod end bearings used on elevator and >aileron controls on Kolbs, not tiny rod ends used on throttle >linkages. There is a tremendous difference in durability and longevity >between tiny ones and large ones. I don't think it matters whether large or small, as long as the rod end is loaded according to its design limits. The problem in a throttle linkage, perhaps, is vibration, which probably causes a lot more wear than smoothly operating controls. > I have never seen or read a report where a 1/4" or larger rod end > bearing failed, especially on a Kolb. Well, the 3/8" ends in my engine mount didn't fail completely, but there was about 1/16" of play in them, so it might not have been too long. Of course a control rod end never would have gotten that bad, you'd catch it as you check the linkages during preflight, but with the weight of the engine always on the rod ends, you don't see the play unless you actually lift the engine up. Again, here, it's vibration... the 3/8" size is rated over 3000# each. I have no idea how many hours were on these (or even on the plane) but my guess is the rod ends were original with the plane. > First time I saw fender washers being used on rod end bearings was back > in the early days of ultralights. Probably came from the same book as > clear plastic fuel line so you can see your fuel. ;-) Must.... not.... go.... there.... :) -Dana -- "Gold cannot always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can always get you gold"-- Niccolo Machiavelli ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 01, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
At 07:34 AM 10/1/2010, Pat Ladd wrote: >But in an ultralight there's no 500' rule; >> >Really? There certainly is in the UK. The `no flying over crowds towns >etc` has been waived and is now the same as for normal GA aircraft but the >proximity rule still holds for everyone Nope. True ultralights here are subject solely to the two pages of Part 103 which, while it does have the prohibition of flying over towns and crowds, has no minimum altitude or proximity. Of course, they can get you for "creating a hazard" which is sometimes seen as a rule against "impolite flying"... Remember, here an ultralight is not like your UK microlights which are still registered aircraft. Here, a true UL (single seat, under 254#, etc.) has no registration, inspection, or pilot certification requirements. For registered aircraft, of course, the usual minimums (1000' over town, 500' away elsewhere) still apply... but a recent change exempts even N-numbered powered parachutes and weight-shift aircraft from the 500' rule. -Dana -- "Gold cannot always get you good soldiers, but good soldiers can always get you gold"-- Niccolo Machiavelli ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: new owner of an older kolb x kit
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Dana/Gang: I'd guess there was a lot more load and wear in an engine mount application than used as rod ends for ailerons. Again, I am flying with rod ends on my aileron push/pull tubes with more than 3,000.00 hours that are serviceable. john h mkIII Well, the 3/8" ends in my engine mount didn't fail completely, but there was about 1/16" of play in them, so it might not have been too long. -Dana ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
From: "Thumper" <dlong1957(at)yahoo.com>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
It is a UL airplane here in the USA so swooping I will go. I want to put larger tires and brakes on it so I can takeoff from some of the sandbars. Jerry Yes it was at the classic airstrip and there were 34 planes on the field with lots of flying going on. It was one of the busiest I have been at this year. There is a lot of interest in the Ultralights again it seems. In November they are having a parachute fly-in but I don't have the date. E-mail me off line at dlong1957(at)yahoo.com and You might want to be on my MUSG e-mail group to keep everyone notified of events in this area. I might fly up your way just for the adventure, I have been thinking of flying up that way and visit Lambert's for lunch anyway. I am always looking for Kolbs to fly with and compare planes. I just sold my Ultrastar and bought this 90 Firestar KX. Dennis Long -------- Dennis Long Oakland TN 1990 Kolb Firestar KX 80+ hours since June Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314327#314327 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/file0209_732.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/file0208sm_347.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Carb heater for Jabiru 2200 on M3X
From: fducker(at)aol.com
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Hi Guys, been lurking and working on finishing my M3X, its only taken me 10yrs! But the end of construction is near and I'm finishing up the final details. Question:- I have a Jabiru 2200 mounted and am looking for a Carb heater. I can get an electric one from Sky-Craft in the UK. Does anyone else use one of these in the USA and is there any source here? I live in california. I understand some people fly without this and am cur ious why. I'm also putting a 4inch prop extension on my engine to get my Prince prop 5.5 inches away from the rear of the Fuselage. What do other folks have? I would appreciate input from anybody with a Jabiru powered Kolb and how th ey dealt with these issue. As soon as I get my nose cone and windshield on I'll post some photos befor e I start the test flying. (Just in case!) I'm also looking for a trailer if there is anyone in the bay area trying to sell one. Frank D Mark III Xtra S/N 00400015 Jabiru 2200. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 01, 2010
I am in the final stage of installing a HKS on my Slingshot. My question to those that have done it on any Kolb are, what gearbox ratio, and is it installed up or down, and what prop type and size are you running. My configuration is a 3.47 gear box mounted up, and a borrowed 68" 3 blade warp set to 17 1/2 degree pitch. There is plenty of room to install up to a 72", but I'm trying to get the most speed and compromise climb. any input would be appreciated. Thanks, Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Carb heater for Jabiru M3X.
From: fducker(at)AOL.COM
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Hi Guys, been lurking and working on finishing my M3X, its only taken me 10yrs! But the end of construction is near and I'm finishing up the final details. Question:- I have a Jabiru 2200 mounted and am looking for a Carb heater. I can get an electric one from Sky-Craft in the UK. Does anyone else use one of these in the USA and is there any source here? I live in california. I understand some people fly without this and am cur ious why. I'm also putting a 4inch prop extension on my engine to get my Prince prop 5.5 inches away from the rear of the Fuselage. What do other folks have? I would appreciate input from anybody with a Jabiru powered Kolb and how th ey dealt with these issue. As soon as I get my nose cone and windshield on I'll post some photos befor e I start the test flying. (Just in case!) I'm also looking for a trailer if there is anyone in the bay area trying to sell one. Frank D Mark III Xtra S/N 00400015 Jabiru 2200. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Subject: sorta kinda kolb related
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Hey guys, I stumbled on a great source. I was looking for some bearings for my -------- and the only local availability was $20 per. This outfit mailed me a bag of ten for $15.00. For the shipping method I checked the "take your time" box (cheap) and they arrived in two days. After some of the mail order hassles I've been through this year, this order was a pleasant surprise. -Yah, I know they are probably cheap chinese junk but in the tough environment these are in it makes no difference. I'd use them in a minute for my Kolb wheel bearings. I may order some of those too. http://www.vxb.com/ BB ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Video of flying the Mississippi
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Dennis K/Gang: John W also corrected me in properly identifying my MKIII. -Initial contact with a control tower: Experimental Kolb 101AB. -Subsequent transmissions: Kolb 1AB. -Initial non towered airports: Kolb 1AB. -Subsequent transmissions: 1AB. Most folks that fly experimental aircraft use: Experimental and the tail number. However, John W said that could be a 65 mph FS or a 180 mph RV. john h mkIII So instead of fighting the system, I eventually gave in, and began referring to myself on the radio as "Ultralight niner three delta kilo." But when I had this conversation with John Williamson a few years ago, in his wisdom and perpetual quest for correctness, he recommended I NOT identify myself as "ultralight," but rather continue to use the correct nomenclature, like "Experimental Kolb 93DK," or "Light Sport 93DK." "Do it the right way," he told me. I'll always remember that. Dennis Kirby ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 01, 2010
My configuration is a 3.47 gear box mounted up, and a borrowed 68" 3 blade warp set to 17 1/2 degree pitch. There is plenty of room to install up to a 72", but I'm trying to get the most speed and compromise climb. any input would be appreciated. Thanks, Tom, Here is my installation on a Fire Star II. I have a Warp 2 blade 66 inch Prop. You might talk to Jerry Olenek @ Green Sky Adventures since he has installed a HKS on a Slingshot prior to mine. mail(at)greenskyadventures.com Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
I'm thinking try what you've got for a while. I am using a two bladed 68" Ivo with a 582 (which makes a tad more power) but a taller ratio 2.58 B box and it is working really good. I reserve the right to be wrong, but with about 60 horsepower on tap, I wouldn't go any longer on diameter. 68" of diameter will give you lots of climb - originally the MKIII had a 64" three blade Ivo with a 532, and 3 blades was too much, the 532 didn't have the torque to turn it correctly, so I took it down to 2 blades and that was a good combination of climb and economical cruise, plus it burned less gas at cruise than a 503. . Then went to a 66" two blade Ivo and the climb improved, but the cruise was unchanged. The 532 then spun the shaft gear just as I heard about a freshly zero'd 582 with a new box, so I upgraded and simultaneously went to a 68" two blade prop. Climb improved some more, no change in cruise, but it uses more gas. Not sure how all that relates to an HKS with a slower gearbox, sort of an apples and oranges thing, but I guess I said all that to say that with around 60 HP on tap, anything bigger than 68" could turn out to be a bit much. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314345#314345 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Subject: 1ST Annual Lake Michigan Shore Line & Sand Dune Fly In
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Jim Swan and Ted Woodall just left for home in their Kolb Firestars. We had a great time trading lies and airplane talk since Wednesday. Oh yes had a great time flying the the Lake Michigan shore line and sand dunes. Attached are photos of a ship wreck just off shore from my house and photo of me flying low near the channel to Ludington's harbor. The last photo is a photo of Little Sable Point on the west shore of Lake Michigan, Our house overlooks the lake with sand dunes in the back ground with Silver Lake behind. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Richard, I've been running a 68" 4 blade Powerfin on my HKS powered trike for 170 hours now and I don't see the problem you're concerned about. I set the pitch to give 5900 RPM in climb (about 57 to 58 HP depending on how you interpolate on the power curve and it works just fine. Rick Girard On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > I'm thinking try what you've got for a while. I am using a two bladed 68" > Ivo with a 582 (which makes a tad more power) but a taller ratio 2.58 B box > and it is working really good. > > I reserve the right to be wrong, but with about 60 horsepower on tap, I > wouldn't go any longer on diameter. 68" of diameter will give you lots of > climb - originally the MKIII had a 64" three blade Ivo with a 532, and 3 > blades was too much, the 532 didn't have the torque to turn it correctly, so > I took it down to 2 blades and that was a good combination of climb and > economical cruise, plus it burned less gas at cruise than a 503. > . > > Then went to a 66" two blade Ivo and the climb improved, but the cruise was > unchanged. The 532 then spun the shaft gear just as I heard about a freshly > zero'd 582 with a new box, so I upgraded and simultaneously went to a 68" > two blade prop. Climb improved some more, no change in cruise, but it uses > more gas. > > Not sure how all that relates to an HKS with a slower gearbox, sort of an > apples and oranges thing, but I guess I said all that to say that with > around 60 HP on tap, anything bigger than 68" could turn out to be a bit > much. > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314345#314345 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Tom, You are aware that the HKS has about the same performance of a 503, I am sure. I have heard that they are using the same engine with a Turbo and getting 100 hp out of it. I hesitate to suggest that a higher thrust line would not be beneficial, but if I were you I would check it out before I got too serious about it. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: Survey flight
Date: Oct 01, 2010
NICE pic Dana! -- and yes, I do recognize it. I'd know Yankee Stadium anywhere Russ On Sep 30, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Dana Hague wrote: > Here's a low res picture (cut from a video from a camera mounted on > the wing of my UltraStar)... this is for the UK guys... we have > some castles in New England too! > > Bill and Russ will of course recognize where this is... > > -Dana > > > At 08:00 AM 9/30/2010, william sullivan wrote: >> Keep sending the photos. When I have sent photos, Windows will >> ask me if I want to reduce the size of the pictures. These are >> the ones that appear at the top of peoples' messages. When you >> click on them, they enlarge. Love seeing the photos- from a New >> Englander's standpoint, you are sending them from a different planet. >> > > -- > Work is underway on drafting a new constitution for Iraq. Why > don't we send them ours? It worked for 200 years, and we don't use > it any more. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Carb heater for Jabiru 2200 on M3X
Date: Oct 01, 2010
From: Ellery Batchelder Jr <elleryweld(at)aol.com>
I have installed both style Carb heat systems on Jabiru engines Theres no thing wrong with either but I would not fly without any carb heat You only have one venturi feeding 4 cylinders and the air velocity can be great enough to collect a lot of moisture and freez in there quite fast I wired the electric system up so low heat was on at all times but you co uld switch it to hi heat if you really thought you had the conditions for carb ice and this doesnt change the RPMS when you have it on like the hea t from a muffler directly ducted to the carb this will change your RPMS wh en you add carb heat just my input on what I have done Ellery Batchelder Jr. -----Original Message----- From: fducker(at)aol.com Sent: Fri, Oct 1, 2010 1:03 pm Subject: Kolb-List: Carb heater for Jabiru 2200 on M3X Hi Guys, been lurking and working on finishing my M3X, its only taken me 10yrs! Bu t the end of construction is near and I'm finishing up the final details. Question:- I have a Jabiru 2200 mounted and am looking for a Carb heater. I can get an electric one from Sky-Craft in the UK. Does anyone else use one of these in the USA and is there any source here ? I live in california. I understand some people fly without this and am curious why. I'm also putting a 4inch prop extension on my engine to get my Prince prop 5.5 inches away from the rear of the Fuselage. What do other folks have? I would appreciate input from anybody with a Jabiru powered Kolb and how they dealt with these issue. As soon as I get my nose cone and windshield on I'll post some photos befo re I start the test flying. (Just in case!) I'm also looking for a trailer if there is anyone in the bay area trying to sell one. Frank D Mark III Xtra S/N 00400015 Jabiru 2200. ======================== =========== -= - The Kolb-List Email Forum - -= Use the Matronics List Features Navigator to browse -= the many List utilities such as List Un/Subscription, -= Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, -= Photoshare, and much much more: - -= --> http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List - -======================== ======================== =========== -= - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - -= Same great content also available via the Web Forums! - -= --> http://forums.matronics.com - -======================== ======================== =========== -= - List Contribution Web Site - -= Thank you for your generous support! -= -Matt Dralle, List Admin. -= --> http://www.matronics.com/contribution -======================== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Carb heater for Jabiru 2200 on M3X
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Hello Frank ! Glad to hear of another Jabiru in the clan ! I have the one from http://www.xairireland.com and have been very happy with it.This past spring ,after about 125 hrs with no problem,I was flying on a cool,damp day and she froze up tight! It didn't quit,but I could not throttle it down to land,so I killed the mags and dead sticked her in to the airport with no problems.After getting out of the airplane to take a look.there was water pouring out of the carb as the ice was melting ! I then ordered one and installed it and have not had a problem since!Funny thing is,you never need it,until you need it ! lol I would put something on for carb heat... What Prince prop did you get? I have a Sensenich ...well...I am waiting for a prop like the one I had...( They don't like screwdrivers...) and it's going on 16 weeks now to try and get them to finish one ! what size do you have?? chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru A-2200 153.00 hrs N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314373#314373 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Carb heater for Jabiru 2200 on M3X
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
....oh yeah....I think I have the same extention as you....also if you go to youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn_aMrZ_hlk I have a bunch of videod to look at and a walk around to see the plane....if your interested.. chris ambrose Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314376#314376 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
rickofudall wrote: > Richard, I've been running a 68" 4 blade Powerfin on my HKS powered trike for 170 hours now and I don't see the problem you're concerned about. I set the pitch to give 5900 RPM in climb (about 57 to 58 HP depending on how you interpolate on the power curve and it works just fine. > Rick Girard > > What is your speed range? I bet the prop is quiet with that ratio? Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314377#314377 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
I have the 3.45 gearbox. Yes, the quietness of the engine and prop are commented on often. Depending on the wing I run on it I tend to keep the RPM fairly low. With the 19M wing I rarely run it over 5000 RPM in cruise. With the 14.5 I'll go to 5400. Those are the settings that get an efficient hands off the bar cruise. If I push the RPM up I just get a workout pulling the bar in, but no extra speed for the excess gas it burns. Rick On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Richard Pike wrote: > > > rickofudall wrote: > > Richard, I've been running a 68" 4 blade Powerfin on my HKS powered trike > for 170 hours now and I don't see the problem you're concerned about. I set > the pitch to give 5900 RPM in climb (about 57 to 58 HP depending on how you > interpolate on the power curve and it works just fine. > > Rick Girard > > > > > > > What is your speed range? I bet the prop is quiet with that ratio? > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314377#314377 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 1ST Annual Lake Michigan Shore Line & Sand Dune Fly In
From: "cspoke" <cspoke(at)gulftel.com>
Date: Oct 01, 2010
Wow Rick, Jim and Ted. Your pictures of flying along Lake Michigan make me a little homesick for the times when I lived up there in Michigan. Thanks for the memories. -------- Craig Spoke Mark 111 Xtra VW Redrive Lillian, AL cspoke(at)gulftel.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314379#314379 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: Re: HKS
Date: Oct 02, 2010
I should have been a little more specific on my original post, I know better after being a long time lurker. I purchased the HKS with 50hrs on it that was on a trike with a 71" arplast ?sp I believe, it was reduced to a one blade when I got it. The real trick here is the gear box. I had to pitch the borrowed 68" Warp to 17 1/2 degrees to get the static rpm to 6000rpm, which I consider to be already marginal. It's the higher thrust line that I'm worried about. I might be able to turn the gear box down, and shim up the motor a bit,to get the 68" to fit, and after reading Richard's post, I wonder if a 4 blade might work as well. I'm not sure if a longer prop up higher,or a shorter blade lower is best, that's why I put it out there. I see a lot of 912 drivers are using 72", which Daryl said would work on this HKS, and thought that was the way to go at first. I'm hoping to get it up in the air again in the next week or so to try it as is. I think the HP rating should be fine for this bird, as it will only be a single seater with cargo space. I bought the Slingshot to replace the Firestar 5 rib, that couldn't be upgraded to a four stroke, and had no room to carry anything. Flying the Slingshot is nothing short of a hoot, I look forward to dialing it in, just as the original Firestar/377 is. Thanks again, Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Subject: Re: HKS
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Tom I don't know much about the HKS or the Slingshot but I have played around with props on my VW powered MKIIIC. I would recommend the longer prop. You just get more thrust with the longer prop and you are a bit low on power so why not make it as efficient as possible. The down side might be the the long prop will not have the speed range of a shorter prop. I still think you can pitch the prop for cruise which will give you maybe less than optimal RPMs for takeoff but overall more thrust. This is really a black art but Kolbs like long slow props. Kolbs also like lower thrust lines as possible but the higher thrust line is better if you use it all with a longer prop. Also check with the HKS guy I know they put a HKS on a Slingshot. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:26 AM, McCarthy Tom wrote: > I should have been a little more specific on my original post, I know > better after being a long time lurker. I purchased the HKS with 50hrs on it > that was on a trike with a 71" arplast ?sp I believe, it was reduced to a > one blade when I got it. The real trick here is the gear box. I had to > pitch the borrowed 68" Warp to 17 1/2 degrees to get the static rpm to > 6000rpm, which I consider to be already marginal. It's the higher thrust > line that I'm worried about. I might be able to turn the gear box down, and > shim up the motor a bit,to get the 68" to fit, and after reading Richard's > post, I wonder if a 4 blade might work as well. I'm not sure if a longer > prop up higher,or a shorter blade lower is best, that's why I put it out > there. I see a lot of 912 drivers are using 72", which Daryl said would > work on this HKS, and thought that was the way to go at first. I'm hoping > to get it up in the air again in the next week or so to try it as is. I > think the HP rating should be fine for this bird, as it will only be a > single seater with cargo space. I bought the Slingshot to replace the > Firestar 5 rib, that couldn't be upgraded to a four stroke, and had no room > to carry anything. Flying the Slingshot is nothing short of a hoot, I look > forward to dialing it in, just as the original Firestar/377 is. > > Thanks again, > * > > Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 > hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs > > * > > * > > * > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Subject: Re: sorta kinda kolb related
All I know is that I have had bad luck with cheap Chinese bearings in the past evey time I've used them. If somebody offers me an unknown "equivalent" I ask where it's from, and if it's from China, no thanks. Same is true for rubber products (belts, vibration mounts, etc.). -Dana -------------------------------------------------- robert bean wrote: (10/01/2010 14:38) > > Hey guys, I stumbled on a great source. I was looking for some bearings for my -------- and the only local availability was > $20 per. This outfit mailed me a bag of ten for $15.00. For the shipping method I checked the "take your time" box (cheap) > and they arrived in two days. After some of the mail order hassles I've been through this year, this order was a pleasant surprise. > -Yah, I know they are probably cheap chinese junk but in the tough environment these are in it makes no difference. > I'd use them in a minute for my Kolb wheel bearings. I may order some of those too. > > http://www.vxb.com/ > > BB > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Subject: torque wrenches
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Kolbers: I checked through some of the archives and didn't see anything on this, so I'll offer some. I had recently bought another cheapo Harbor Fright click type torque wrench and checked it against a Sears beam type. The beams are very consistent and durable but lack good resolution and convenience. If you do use this method for calibration be sure to hold the pivot handle on the beam wrench in a free position and not touching fore or aft as this changes the arm. This wrench was the little $20 in lb model that goes from 20 to 200 inch lbs. 1/4" drive It was fairly close but lacks some linear accuracy . -that is if you correct it at, for instance, 100 in lbs, it will be slightly off at 175. The best way to overcome this deficiency would be to correct it for the setting you use most and attach a little chart to the handle for others. So, curiosity leading me on, I checked another old clicker I had, a longer handle 3/8" drive that I had used for a long time. I had checked it several years ago and was satisfied with the accuracy. -Not so this time. It had gotten off by an unacceptable degree. This model is very easy to adjust, with a little window for a screwdriver to stick in the handle. -again, linear accuracy is not perfect. I would imagine that a real, industrial quality torque wrench would be more accurate but all the clickers will shift over time and use. Two things to remember: in spite of what you may have been told, do not adjust them to slack. Always leave a small tension on the adjustment. This keeps the workings from shifting around and possibly goofing up the calibration. two: each time you use the wrench (and after every setting change) click it several times before doing the actual torque. BB all torqued up ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 02, 2010
From: David Kulp <undoctor(at)ptd.net>
Subject: Ultralight/LSA confusion
** Even at airports with control towers, after identifying myself (as above), as soon as the tower controller sights my Kolb, he'll come back with, "Ultralight three delta kilo, cleared to land." Sheesh! (In the famous words of Bugs Bunny, "What a maroon!") So instead of fighting the system, I eventually gave in, and began referring to myself on the radio as "Ultralight niner three delta kilo." But when I had this conversation with John Williamson a few years ago, in his wisdom and perpetual quest for correctness, he recommended I NOT identify myself as "ultralight," but rather continue to use the correct nomenclature, like "Experimental Kolb 93DK," or "Light Sport 93DK." "Do it the right way," he told me. I'll always remember that. Dennis/All; While GA pilots may be confused and uninformed about the difference between ultralight and LSA aircraft, you'd think that the instruction manual would get it right. Wrong! Check the attachment of a page from the Jeppesen ground school textbook. Two people enjoying the ride. Dave Kulp Bethlehem, PA FireFly 11DMK ** ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 02, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: sorta kinda kolb related
- We tried all brands of wheel bearings in the trucking business, and the brand that outlasted all the rest was Timken.- The rest would chip, or t he chrome would flake off, or rust when the trailer had been parked in deep water.- This was with both domestic and foreign makes.- If you have a choice, get Timken.- I don't think the price was all that different. - do not acrhive ------------------------- ------------------------- --- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ------------------------- --- Windsor Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ------------------------- --- FS 447 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Oct 02, 2010
I just wonder why you are putting an HKS on a slingshot ??? This engine is really to small for that plane. It will probably fly but you will have a big compromise in speed and climb. I believe it will get off the ground, but these planes are so much more enjoyable when they are not underpowered. The best engine choice for that plane is the Rotax 912-S. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314414#314414 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Tom, The only thing that I would worry about is the higher thrust line. Mine with the HKS and a 66 inch prop climbs when I give it power rather than cause me to hold up elevator. Mine is trimmed to 5300 and 5800 gives me about 200 fpm climb. Your plane, your choices! Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Larry, Do you mean to say at WOT climb, you're only getting 200 fpm? I've measured the climb in my trike with a variometer on days from 60 to 100 degrees and the worst I ever got was 500 fpm at 800 lb. all up. On cooler days I've seem 800 fpm and that was with the smaller speed wing. Rick On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 7:36 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote: > Tom, > The only thing that I would worry about is the higher thrust line. Mine > with the HKS and a 66 inch prop climbs when I give it power rather than > cause me to hold up elevator. Mine is trimmed to 5300 and 5800 gives me > about 200 fpm climb. > Your plane, your choices! > Larry > > Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, > which includes my email address. > > * > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: How well does the HKS work on a Kolb?
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 02, 2010
The thread concerning the HKS really intrigues me - my first ride in a Kolb was in a basic Twinstar, the one with the open front end and a single carb 46 horse 503, and it performed VERY well with that combination, but it was obviously much lighter than my MKIII. I also got to fly a single carb (46 horse) 503 powered MKIII 2 up (Kolb used to offer that as one of the options) it was built very light, and it had all the performance of a Cessna 150... IOW it was a real dog. Obviously there is a lot of difference between a 46 horse 503 and a 60 horse HKS, I suspect that possibly the 4-stroke torque of the HKS would make it not all that much less that the way my MKIII performed with the original 532, which was quite acceptable. So my question is: Who out there is using an HKS, what are using it on, what does your airplane weigh, and how do you like it? Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314452#314452 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Rick G/Gang: How does the trike compare to the FSII in performance/weight, etc? I guess the line of thrust on the trike (which I know very little to nothing about) is below the wing and the FSII above the wing. Did not realize the trike, all up, weighed that much, 800 lbs. john h mkIII Rock House, OR Larry, Do you mean to say at WOT climb, you're only getting 200 fpm? I've measured the climb in my trike with a variometer on days from 60 to 100 degrees and the worst I ever got was 500 fpm at 800 lb. all up. On cooler days I've seem 800 fpm and that was with the smaller speed wing. Rick ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Larry, Do you mean to say at WOT climb, you're only getting 200 fpm No, not at all. Well perhaps it seemed that I did. I have the plane trimmed to 5300 rpm hands off. When I increase the rpms to 5800 it climbs at 200 or more fpm hands off. On my trip to Burns recently, I left the rpm's at 5800 and was able to cruise at 67 MPH (GPS) and still climb to 7000 feet before I reached the Mountains that I needed to clear, and still only burn 3 gph. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
Subject: Re: How well does the HKS work on a Kolb?
Date: Oct 02, 2010
Obviously there is a lot of difference between a 46 horse 503 and a 60 horse HKS, I suspect that possibly the 4-stroke torque of the HKS would make it not all that much less that the way my MKIII performed with the original 532, which was quite acceptable. So my question is: Who out there is using an HKS, what are using it on, what does your airplane weigh, and how do you like it? Richard, With the increased weight of the HKS along with the increased HP my take off performance is worse than it was with the 503 however the cruise is faster by about 4 MPH. and the climb is better by about 250 fpm. I do not have a correct weight for my Firestar II, but with me and full gas, (10 gal) I believe that it weighs about 700 lbs. Using bathroom scales and in as unscientific a manner as is possible I came up with 460 lbs empty. The value for me is the increase in rebuild time and fuel savings. The answer for me is yes its worth it. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 03, 2010
From: George Bearden <gab16(at)sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: HKS
> I bought the Slingshot to replace the Firestar 5 rib, that couldn't be upgraded to a four stroke I have a Firestar I with 5 ribs, that I have never flown. I have been planning to install a Generac on it. Could you tell me why the 5 rib couldn't be upgraded to a 4-stroke? Thanks GeoB ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 03, 2010
From: George Bearden <gab16(at)sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: sorta kinda kolb related
> All I know is that I have had bad luck with cheap Chinese bearings I expect lots of ppl will chime in with horror stories, so I will be brief. They fail quickly. The Chinese gov't has said that they will be taking steps to raise the quality of Chinese made products but I don't know how long it will take. I own a Chinese-made quad- uh, well, several of them. I have some Honda 70 & 110cc engine knock-offs, I have several Honda GX200 knockoffs. I am going to wait a few years before buying anything else Chinese. I have a ton of Chinese tools from Harbor Freight. I suspect most of us do. Most of these seem to work out ok FOR THE PRICE. GeoB ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 03, 2010
Tom, Your signature states that you have 154 hours in a Slingshot. What engine have you been flying the slingshot with prior to installing the HKS? The reason I ask is that what you are accustomed to will have some bearing on what your expectations are for the HKS powered Slingshot. As a frame of reference, my 80 hp Slingshot, which is a direct drive Jabiru with 2 blade 64" wood prop, accelerates at a phenomenal rate during take-off run but does have a lot of nose down pitch moment at full throttle with the rather high thrust line, so I usually don't use full throttle until I'm airborne and up to Vy. At 800 lbs, my typical flying weight, on a warm day it climbs at about 800 fpm from a 700' elevation field. I normally cruise at about 60-65% power at 80-82 mph TAS at low density altitudes and about 4-5 mph faster than that at higher DAs. The same airplane with an 80 hp Rotax will climb better with a bigger, slower turning prop but the cruise speed is likely about the same at the same power setting. I am guessing that the PSRU equipped HKS with the right prop should climb nearly as well as my direct drive 80 hp. At 60-65% power setting I would expect the HKS powered Slingshot to cruise at about 73-75 mph TAS at low DA and 3-4 mph faster up high. The Slingshot, like all Kolbs hits a speed wall so adding much more power gives rapidly diminishing returns in terms of speed vs fuel burn. Hope this helps. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314467#314467 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Oct 03, 2010
Being that you do not have an excess of power, you will probably be better off with a longer prop. A shorter prop with more blades is great for producing high speed thrust, but is very inefficient at the slow speeds where your Kolb will fly. You will just be giving away performance and HP with a shorter prop. As far as the higher thrust line, I have never flown a slingshot, so I can no help you much on the specifics of how that model will be affected by thrust line. The better thrust and performance of a larger prop as slower speeds applies to all planes ( when kept within reason, and Daryl at warp drive knows his stuff and will not let you go too big ). I have a fairly high thrust line on my MK III and it does not bother me at all, you just have to be aware of it. Dealing with a high thrust line becomes second nature with a few hours in the airplane and I do not even think about it anymore, I just fly and enjoy the plane and the great acceleration and climb :) In my plane, I would not give up any performance for a lower thrust line in my Kolb, dealing with the higher thrust line it is just a non issue for me. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314503#314503 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: tail wag
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Oct 03, 2010
stolspeed(at)gmail.com wrote: > > > This was completely corrected by installing vortex generators to sides of the fuselage. > > Vortex generators also improve a lot of things when installed on the wings of a Kolb :) Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314506#314506 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: tail wag
Date: Oct 03, 2010
I think tail way is an inaccurate description of rudder flutter. On a 912 powered Kolb the prop blast hits the vertical stabilizer and rudder on the left side. When the rudder is pushed to the right by the prop blast it hits the airstream on the right side of the vertical stabilizer which kicks it back to the left. Once this starts, usually because there is no pressure on the rudder pedals, it accelerates with larger and larger excursions. I have never let it progress to a dangerous level, and I really do not know what that level would be. However, a little foot pressure on the rudder pedals stops it immediately. On a Rotax two stroke engine the prop blast hits the right side of the vertical stab and rudder. Rudder is pushed left by the prob blast and the air stream kicks it back to the right, and so it starts and grows. Before I installed two springs on each rudder pedal, I would usually become aware of the rudder flutter when I noticed the wing tips shuffling slightly fore and aft. Doesn't take much rudder. Again, my own personal opinion and observations of rudder flutter on all my Kolbs; US, FS, MKIII, and most other Kolbs I have flown over the years. I think it is more annoying than dangerous unless allowed to progress unchecked. john h mkIII Rock House, OR ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 03, 2010
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
John, I have the little wing rigged as tight as I can get it and 55 is a comfortable cruise. I could get 60 out of it but I'd have to either put the cg so far forward to keep the nose down or spend the entire flight straining against it. At 55 she flies hands off. Meadowlark's max gross is 1000 lb which gives her a 423 lb useful load with a full tank. Rick On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 10:37 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote: > Larry, Do you mean to say at WOT climb, you're only getting 200 fpm > > No, not at all. Well perhaps it seemed that I did. I have the plane trimmed > to 5300 rpm hands off. When I increase the rpms to 5800 it climbs at 200 or > more fpm hands off. On my trip to Burns recently, I left the rpm's at 5800 > and was able to cruise at 67 MPH (GPS) and still climb to 7000 feet before I > reached the Mountains that I needed to clear, and still only burn 3 gph. > Larry > > Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, > which includes my email address. > > * > > > * > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "Jimmy Young" <jdy100(at)comcast.net>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
> I am in the final stage of installing a HKS on my Slingshot. My question to those that have done it on any Kolb are, what gearbox ratio, and is it installed up or down, and what prop type and size are you running. My configuration is a 3.47 gear box mounted up, and a borrowed 68" 3 blade warp set to 17 1/2 degree pitch. There is plenty of room to install up to a 72", but I'm trying to get the most speed and compromise climb. any input would be appreciated. Thom, Here is a link to Jerry Olenik's report on flight testing an HKS on a Slingshot. www.greenskyadventures.com/EnginePricing/HKS/Kolb/image.htm I watched Jerry fly this Slingshot around the pattern in January of '08 at his home field in Forida. It performed fine, and Jerry goes about 210 lbs. or so. I don't see why your Slingshot should perform any differently with the HKS. I had Jerry install an HKS on my Firestar II in July of '09. I've got 140 hrs on the engine and have had no trouble with it at all. My FS II weighs 435 lbs. empty no fuel, and 750 lbs. or so w/ me, 13 gal fuel, & some gear. I get a 550-700 fpm best climb rate on average. Mine has the 2.58 gearbox and a 66" 2-blade Powerfin prop. Good luck with your project - -------- Jimmy Young Missouri City, TX Kolb FS II/HKS 700 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314569#314569 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HKS & Kolb
From: "Jimmy Young" <jdy100(at)comcast.net>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
Tom, After looking closely at some photos I took of Jerry flying the HKS powered Slingshot, I noticed the N# is 863GB. That would be your plane. I guess the guy you bought it from removed the HKS for some reason. Well, at least you now know it's had one on before. -------- Jimmy Young Missouri City, TX Kolb FS II/HKS 700 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314570#314570 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/kolb_slingshot_w_hks_700_06_188.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 10/03/10
Date: Oct 04, 2010
I have been listening to all of you talk about thrust line, etc on your kolbs. Some Slingshot talk also. I am wondering at this point if the slingshot people have raised the rear of their engine. If you do not, the thrust will literally push you over. I learned this over five hundred hours ago. Mike Highsmith put me up to it and he was very correct. I have the 912 ul raised in the rear off the mounts 7/8s of an inch higher than the front mount. You see, the angle of attack of the wing on the slingshot is only 9 degrees rather than the 12 degrees of the average other kolbs. The boom of the slingshot flies mostly straight and level at most speeds, including very fast. It does not continually rise as do the MkIIIs and such. If you do not raise the engine in the rear it will push you over and the faster you go the worse it gets. It will work against itself. On take-off I learned very quickly (thanks to Hauck) you only use 75 to 80 percent power until you wheels are clear and you are climbing. Relieves the torque both to the left and nosing over. If you need further information or pics, let me know. I would think 60 hp from an HK would be rather slow for a slingshot. It has such a short wing it needs power to sustain flight. I found a 582 was good but a 912 put some of the weight forward and worked wonders. Actually flew better than the 582. I would not want to fly it with less than 65 hps. Of course, I only burn 3 gals an hour at 80/85 mph cruise compared to the 4/5 gals an hour with the 582. I also went to a longer three blade taper point from warp. Too bad I still have the rom, rom in the engine but thanks to a better muffler system, it is tolerable now. Trial and error brought me to the answers and I hope you have good luck on your experimentation away from a workable solution. Ted Cowan, Alabama 912UL zoom zoom. ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917(at)bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 10/03/10
Date: Oct 04, 2010
I decided to send a pic of my little slingshot idling, waiting to take off. Note the angle of the blade in relation to the boom. Ted Cowan ________________________________________________________________________________
From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: Re: HKS
Date: Oct 04, 2010
I have a Firestar I with 5 ribs, that I have never flown. I have been planning to install a Generac on it. Could you tell me why the 5 rib couldn't be upgraded to a 4-stroke? Thanks Geo George, First of all, I make no claims to be an authority on Kolbs, that job clearly belongs to several others on this list that I have great respect for and appreciate very much. My post should have read, "I" wouldn't upgrade a 5 rib Firestar with a four stroke. I believe that Homer designed it only with the 377 Rotax in mind, and I would be cautious to add any more weight on top, and even more afraid of the vibrations that the Generac will create on the entire airframe. When I bought this Firestar many years ago, it had 178 hours on it and I weighed 180 LBS, and the plane weighed 325 LBS, its performance was incredible, all with 35 HP Rotax. I now weigh 215LBS before breakfast, and the performance is still very adequate. If you read between the lines, I guess what I'm saying is to consider a 377 instead of the Generac, it has done well for me over 500 hours. I have experimented quite a bit along the way with different motors, and the 377 performed overall the best "for me". Just for reference, I found that the 447 was OK, but did the same thing using more gas, and felt overpowered, and could exceed my VNE of 90 in a blink. Believe it or not, the smoothest motor was a 2SI 460(new Cayuna), but I got tired of it being finicky and put it on the shelf- If you were local, I would let you try it for yourself. I flew 2 1/2 hours yesterday low and slow- until I couldn't feel my bottom side anymore, and still love the Firestar as much as when I got it. I'll have to part with it soon as 3 planes do not fit well in the hanger. Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs ________________________________________________________________________________
From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: Re: HKS
Date: Oct 04, 2010
Tom, Your signature states that you have 154 hours in a Slingshot. What engine have you been flying the slingshot with prior to installing the HKS? The reason I ask is that what you are accustomed to will have some bearing on what your expectations are for the HKS powered Slingshot. Thom, Sorry for being misleading about the hours, the plane has 154 hours, I only put 8 on it, and that was with a borrowed 532 Rotax with a 2.58 gearbox and a 66"GSC 3 blade prop I had laying around. The motor never ran properly from the start, with cooling issues and a dead spot 5100 and 5900 RPM. What I saw I did like very much, max climb on a standard day 1400fpm, and it got to 80mph quickly, but started to overheat immediately, so I never saw a top end. I'm curious about one thing Thom, is you motor mounted parallel with the frame, or lifted up in the back around 7degrees? After my first couple flights, I talked to 2 other slingshot owners, and they both told me to raise the motor in the back about 1 1/2 inches to improve the thrust line, which I did and it made quite a difference. With a perfect forecast for the week, and around a busy work schedule, I hope to get it back in the air. Thanks again, Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs ________________________________________________________________________________
From: McCarthy Tom <mccarthy(at)jefnet.com>
Subject: Re: HKS
Date: Oct 04, 2010
Being that you do not have an excess of power, you will probably be better off with a longer prop. A shorter prop with more blades is great for producing high speed thrust, but is very inefficient at the slow speeds where your Kolb will fly. You will just be giving away performance and HP with a shorter prop. Mike, I tend to agree that a longer prop is the way to go. I'll start out with this borrowed 68" 3 blade Warp and go from there. Tom McCarthy N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs ________________________________________________________________________________
From: robert bean <slyck(at)frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: HKS
Date: Oct 04, 2010
that is still a lot of prop for the HKS. My suzuki is rated somewhere around 58 hp and I settled on a two blade 70" warp. It is a perfect match. BB On 4, Oct 2010, at 12:12 PM, McCarthy Tom wrote: > > > Being that you do not have an excess of power, you will probably be better off > with a longer prop. A shorter prop with more blades is great for producing high > speed thrust, but is very inefficient at the slow speeds where your Kolb will > fly. You will just be giving away performance and HP with a shorter prop. > > Mike, > > I tend to agree that a longer prop is the way to go. I'll start out with this borrowed 68" 3 blade Warp and go from there. > > Tom McCarthy > N514 TM Zenith 601HD 240 hrs > N414 TM Kolb Firestar 377, 594 hrs > N863 GB Kolb Slingshot 154 hrs > > > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D > 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= 3D > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: tail boom question
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
after inspecting the pieces of the mark 3 extra kit I just purchased, It looks like the previous owner fitted the rudder and stabilizer on one end. then must of figured something wasn't right and took it off and fitted to the other end. so there are rivet holes it the end of the tube that attaches to the fuse. does any one see a problem with using the tube? any structural issues, not to worried about cosmetics as it looks like all the holes will be inside the cage. some have rivets put back in the holes Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314655#314655 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 04, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: tail boom question
- Could it be that the holes were drilled for the forward attachment, and then dis-assembled so that the cage could be painted?- Can you post phot os? - ------------------------- ---------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ---------------- Windsor Locks, Ct ------------------------- ---------------- FS 447 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Brian and Laurie" <fellb(at)att.net>
Subject: Another new Kolb person
Date: Oct 04, 2010
I went to Oshkosh last July and saw a really nice Mark III Xtra sitting at the Kolb factory booth. When I got home I decided to work on a Twinstar Mark-III (Serial # M1101) that my dad had purchased off E-Bay a couple of years ago. When I temporarily installed the seats into the fuselage and the fiberglass nose cone I found it to really uncomfortable to sit in. My legs were bent at a weird angle and my feet were bumping into things. I was wondering what are the differences are between the Twinstar Mark-III and the Xtra? Has anyone ever tried to convert one into an Xtra? Has anyone ever tried to widen the area around the rudder pedals and move them forward to make it more comfortable? Thank you for your help and suggestions, Brian ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: tail boom question
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
I'll take a few pics tomorrow, but the holes are in the same spot on both ends of the tube , and the number of holes match the other end with the tail on it. Also it is a mark 3 Xtra, not extra, as I seem to have offended at least one member, and I figured out how to attach a signature to my messages. Please bear with me as I go through the newbie stages, I will try to look like an expert by tomorrow. Wait that won't work, looks like I'm gonna be a newbie for a while yet, sorry. hope my signature attaches -------- AJ Waldor MK3 Xtra Newbie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314730#314730 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Another new Kolb person
Date: Oct 04, 2010
>When I got home I decided to work on a Twinstar > Mark-III > I was wondering what are the differences are between the Twinstar Mark-II I > and the Xtra? A lot. The Xtra is 14" wider at the front of the fuselage cage where the nosecone attaches. >has anyone ever tried to convert one into an Xtra? I'm sure someone has=2C but it escapes me at the moment who it was. >Has anyone ever tried to widen the area around the rudder pedals and move them > forward to make it more comfortable? see previous answer > Thank you for your help and suggestions=2C > Brian Brian=2C Converting a "C" into an "X" is a lot of work=2C but not entirely impossi ble. I might have some insights into the matter. Mike Welch MkIII CX ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Another new Kolb person
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
Call Travis, tell him you want an Xtra fuselage from the landing gear station forward. He will smile, quote you a price, weld it up, send it to you, and you will be good to go. All you will need to do is cut off your original front end, and splice the new onto the original. (You know it's not that easy, but then - nothing is.) But anything is possible. We are planning for the recertification around Thanksgiving. Richard Pike MIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314738#314738 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/p1130316_large_258.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 04, 2010
Hello all.... I have seen and even copied plans to covert water skis to snowskis and I can not find them anywhere...I did find some in older post ,but could not make them come up. If you have a set of plans,will you please post them again ?? Thank you in advance !! chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru 154. hrs N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314742#314742 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 10/03/10
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Ted, My slingshot hits a wall at 95 mph and that is its top speed. Anything above about 85 mph requires more and more nose down elevator. I believe that this is due to the thrust line angle being way too high, as you mentioned. I suspected this but could not get Travis to tell me what angle it was supposed to be so I've left it alone. The drawings and plans that I have don't say. That is probably why Travis could not tell me. Now that I know your aft end of the mount is 7/8" higher than the forward end, I can start thinking seriously about fixing mine. Since the motor mount for the Jabiru is way different from the Rotax, 7/8" may not be the right answer for me. At your convenience, if you could measure the thrust line angle relative to the bottom chord of the wing and let me know what that is, I can adjust the Jabiru motor mount for that angle. Right now, my thrust line is pointing UP by 3.5 degrees relative to the bottom chord of the wing and it should be pointing down somewhat relative to the bottom chord, based on your photo and what you said. Thanks for your help. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314762#314762 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
These are the plans I got from the forum. I didn't make a note of who sent them. I apologize. Rick Girard On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 10:59 PM, ces308 wrote: > > Hello all.... > I have seen and even copied plans to covert water skis to snowskis and I > can not find them anywhere...I did find some in older post ,but could not > make them come up. If you have a set of plans,will you please post them > again ?? > > Thank you in advance !! > > chris ambrose > M3X/Jabiru 154. hrs > N327CS > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314742#314742 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Thank you Rick ! These were the ones....we be skiing this winter !! If there are any others out there you would be willing to share I would like to see them too ! Thanks ! chris ambrose M3X / Jabiru 154.hrs N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314811#314811 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "Ralph B" <rstar447(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
> These are the plans I got from the forum. I didn't make a note of who sent them. I apologize. > > Rick Girard I'll take credit for those plans. I made them in March of 2001 for my Firestar. These are uncut water skis. I got them new at Play-it Again-Sports for $75. It's important the neoprene tubing is used so the clamps don't slide down the tapered gear leg. Use lacquer thinner on them before installing. Use safety wire on the clamps. Use carriage bolts. Hex bolts will be too much drag on the underside of the ski. Wooden skis must be waxed. Composite skis don't need wax. Some composite skis have rods embedded along the sides like these, so be careful when drilling (see pictures). Ralph B -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314834#314834 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/right_ski__723.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/left_ski__638.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/fly_over__460.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/winter_flying_2__739.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Hi Ralph ! Thank you for the pictures too ! I thought they where your plans ,but I wasn't sure ...When you set them up,do you keep the front up a ways?? That is do you load the bungie to lift the front of the skis?? chris ambrose Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314837#314837 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Ralph....do you think they need any kind of keel on the bottom?? chris ambrose Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314838#314838 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
I have a set if water skiis that were disigned to be attached to the stockgear leg brackets. There are cables that keep the skiis from falling downless than 20-30 degrees and cables that keeps the skiis from riding up more than 30 degrees. The are loops in th cable that with the addition of a bungy will keep the skiies pointed up about 30 degrees in flight. The mount is designed to ride about 1/2 inch higher than pavement with the tails dragging. In deep snow the wheels drop down into the snow and the skii takes over I can send photos. I never fllew the plne in winter so ther is no need to keep thm. Make me a offer Rick Neilsen RedriveVW Powered MKIIIC On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Ralph B wrote: > > > > These are the plans I got from the forum. I didn't make a note of who > sent them. I apologize. > > > > Rick Girard > > > I'll take credit for those plans. I made them in March of 2001 for my > Firestar. These are uncut water skis. I got them new at Play-it Again-Sports > for $75. It's important the neoprene tubing is used so the clamps don't > slide down the tapered gear leg. Use lacquer thinner on them before > installing. Use safety wire on the clamps. Use carriage bolts. Hex bolts > will be too much drag on the underside of the ski. Wooden skis must be > waxed. Composite skis don't need wax. Some composite skis have rods embedded > along the sides like these, so be careful when drilling (see pictures). > > Ralph B > > -------- > Ralph B > Original Firestar 447 > N91493 E-AB > 1000 hours > 23 years flying it > Kolbra 912UL > N20386 > 2 years flying it > 120 hrs > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314834#314834 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/right_ski__723.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/left_ski__638.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/fly_over__460.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/winter_flying_2__739.jpg > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Rick, Can you send me pictures of yours? ces308(at)ldaco.com . chris ambrose Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314857#314857 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Ralph, Sorry about that, I'll rename the files so I don't forget. I found a brand new pair of water skis on Craig's List and the owner was an airplane guy who was willing to let them go for $45. After the new rudder and tail wheel, they're next up on the project list. Thanks again, Ralph. Rick On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Ralph B wrote: > > > > These are the plans I got from the forum. I didn't make a note of who > sent them. I apologize. > > > > Rick Girard > > > I'll take credit for those plans. I made them in March of 2001 for my > Firestar. These are uncut water skis. I got them new at Play-it Again-Sports > for $75. It's important the neoprene tubing is used so the clamps don't > slide down the tapered gear leg. Use lacquer thinner on them before > installing. Use safety wire on the clamps. Use carriage bolts. Hex bolts > will be too much drag on the underside of the ski. Wooden skis must be > waxed. Composite skis don't need wax. Some composite skis have rods embedded > along the sides like these, so be careful when drilling (see pictures). > > Ralph B > > -------- > Ralph B > Original Firestar 447 > N91493 E-AB > 1000 hours > 23 years flying it > Kolbra 912UL > N20386 > 2 years flying it > 120 hrs > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314834#314834 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/right_ski__723.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/left_ski__638.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/fly_over__460.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/winter_flying_2__739.jpg > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Hello all.... I have seen and even copied plans to covert water skis to snowskis and I can not find them anywhere...I did find some in older post ,but could not make them come up. If you have a set of plans,will you please post them again ?? Thank you in advance !! chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru 154. hrs N327CS >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i am no expert here... but my 2 cents worth,,, i have never seen any pair of skis, water or snow that were not longer in the front than they are in the back,,,, usually by 10 inches or so..... that way, all elce being equal.. if you were to land in soft snow... the shorter back will sink into the snow deeper and keep the tips up. even more so than the curve in the ski. boyd young ________________________________________________________________________________
From: russ kinne <russkinne(at)mac.com>
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Rick Just a suggestion -- but be SURE your skis can't flip down in flight; you wouldn't like what would happen. And on the ground, just about as bad. In Alaska many pilots put in TWO steel cables (on each ski) to keep the tips from dropping. And try to avoid any sharp edges which can quickly trip the aircraft if any sideways motion occurs. Ever 'catch an edge' when skiing? Same thing. Not pleasant Good luck, should be great fun Russ K On Oct 5, 2010, at 8:04 PM, Richard Girard wrote: > Ralph, Sorry about that, I'll rename the files so I don't forget. I > found a brand new pair of water skis on Craig's List and the owner > was an airplane guy who was willing to let them go for $45. After > the new rudder and tail wheel, they're next up on the project list. > Thanks again, Ralph. > > Rick > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Ralph B wrote: > > > > These are the plans I got from the forum. I didn't make a note of > who sent them. I apologize. > > > > Rick Girard > > > I'll take credit for those plans. I made them in March of 2001 for > my Firestar. These are uncut water skis. I got them new at Play-it > Again-Sports for $75. It's important the neoprene tubing is used so > the clamps don't slide down the tapered gear leg. Use lacquer > thinner on them before installing. Use safety wire on the clamps. > Use carriage bolts. Hex bolts will be too much drag on the > underside of the ski. Wooden skis must be waxed. Composite skis > don't need wax. Some composite skis have rods embedded along the > sides like these, so be careful when drilling (see pictures). > > Ralph B > > -------- > Ralph B > Original Firestar 447 > N91493 E-AB > 1000 hours > 23 years flying it > Kolbra 912UL > N20386 > 2 years flying it > 120 hrs > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314834#314834 > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/right_ski__723.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/left_ski__638.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/fly_over__460.jpg > http://forums.matronics.com//files/winter_flying_2__739.jpg > > > ========== > arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > ========== > http://forums.matronics.com > ========== > le, List Admin. > ="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > ========== > > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to > be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita(at)hotmail.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Chris, Be really really careful that your Skis can not twist up or down on its axle in flight, this could cause a rolling moment that may be very difficult or impossible to control. Its great to do mods to our experimental aircraft, but also look at this as a license to kill yourself. Make sure you do a bunch of research before making any significant modification to your plane. Aviation is very unforgiving. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314874#314874 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "Ralph B" <rstar447(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
> Hi Ralph ! > > Thank you for the pictures too ! I thought they where your plans ,but I wasn't sure ...When you set them up,do you keep the front up a ways?? That is do you load the bungie to lift the front of the skis?? > > chris ambrose Chris, the bungee cord must be strong to bring the tip of the ski up if snow weighs it down. The angle must not be too high. I put a standard patio brick underneath the ski tip and adjust the back limit cord so it is tight. These cords or cables are very important as the ski could tip up too far and cause so much drag that it would be hard to keep it in the air. If the ski pointed down on landing, it would dig in and cause the aircraft to flip over. I have flown many years with this setup, but it requires everything to be in place before flight. The long skis are better in deep snow (more surface area to ride on). I have taken off and landed in 3 feet of snow with these. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314877#314877 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: tail boom question
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
they are above the H-brace position, but definitely on top of the front of the H-brace. -------- AJ Waldor MK3 Xtra Newbie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314879#314879 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/fuse_tube_012_172.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/fuse_tube_020_192.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/fuse_tube_013_804.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/fuse_tube_017_153.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/fuse_tube_016_970.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: tail boom question
From: "awcbs" <awcbsone(at)windstream.net>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
date on camera is wrong, but pic with the H-brace on top is approx. where it will sit inside the boom. the magic marker cross is aproxx. where the H=brace bolts go thru. thanks AJ -------- AJ Waldor MK3 Xtra Newbie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314880#314880 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Subject: Re: tail boom question
AJ, It looks like they might have been the holes for the forward attachment of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. Maybe the tail was out of plumb so he swapped ends to try again? Bill Varnes Original Kolb FireStar Audubon NJ Do Not Archive In a message dated 10/5/2010 10:29:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, awcbsone(at)windstream.net writes: they are above the H-brace position, but definitely on top of the front of the H-brace. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 05, 2010
From: Jon LaVasseur <firestar503(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI CABLE BRACKET
The attached pictures show a ski cable anchor design that has worked well f or =0Ame.- It attaches at the bottom of the lift strut and cannot move up or down like =0Agear leg clamps may. -It can be left on all year or take n off with the skis.- =0AHope the pictures explain it well enough for any one who is interested.=0A=0AJon L=0AMinnesota=0A=0A=0A ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI CABLE BRACKET
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 05, 2010
Jon, Thanks ! Nice design ! Looks like it will work well ! chris ambrose M3X/Jab N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314888#314888 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "George Bearden" <gab16(at)sbcglobal.net>
Subject: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 15 Msgs - 10/04/10
Date: Oct 05, 2010
> First of all, I make no claims to be an authority Thanks for the response Tom. It was helpful. > that job clearly belongs to several others But.. but.. Tom! I always felt you... oh, never mind. > "I" wouldn't upgrade a 5 rib Firestar with a four stroke. I appreciate your opinion. But I wouldn't be able to judge this thing, I am not a pilot but intend to begin lessons soon. My FS has a 503 DCDI which is 1/3 again the power of the 377. Heavier too of course. I have heard others say that the 503 is too much power for the FS. I fell in love with the FS when I saw one, with the 377, at Brian's Ranch (Mojave desert). It seemed to fly just fine. I don't know anything about T.O. distance or rate of climb. > Homer designed it only with the 377 Rotax in mind, and I would be cautious to add any more weight on top All of our measurements so far indicate that the Generac, w/o reduction, will weigh in at about the same as the 377 (which my notes indicate is 84.5 lbs with exhaust and reduction). > even more afraid of the vibrations that the Generac will create on the entire airframe. I have heard over and over how smooth the Generac is- even smoother than many of the 2-strokes such as the 503 WITH isolation. One feller (on this list?) said that bolted to the airframe with no vibration isolation it is no worse than the 503 (IIRC). > and the plane weighed 325 LBS I think mine is lighter- weighed the airframe and engine separately, mine should come in real close to 280-285. > I guess what I'm saying is to consider a 377 What is your average fuel consumption? > it has done well for me over 500 hours. Any overhauls? Major repairs? I have read horror stories about premature demise of expensive Rotaxes. > I found that the 447 was OK, but did the same thing using more gas, and felt overpowered, and could exceed my VNE of 90 in a blink. What do you suppose my 503 will be like on there? I assume it will climb like crazy. > If you were local, I would let you try it for yourself. Thanks- but I would probably kill myself and all of the bystanders, not being a pilot. Well, actually I have flown Cessnas and Bobcats. In all of this, I am not asserting anything. I invite your comments please. I know almost nothing about all of this and do not pretend otherwise. Thanks GeoB ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI CABLE BRACKET
From: "Ralph B" <rstar447(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Jon, this is by far the better solution for skis than the ski clamps I have on my Firestar. By the way Jon, do you remember who flew your Firestar on its maiden flight in March of '96? That was one to remember as the pilot ran into a little problem with the ASI, but he managed to fly it as if everything was fine. Ralph B -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314924#314924 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 06, 2010
From: "Jack B. Hart" <jbhart(at)onlyinternet.net>
Subject: Thrust to Chord Angle
Kolbers, Having read that some have set the thrust vector parallel to the wing bottom surface and then wondering what angle should the engine be set to best performance, I thought I might relate my experience with the FireFly. At first I built a AOA meter and measured the wing AOA at my cruse speed. Then I washered up the rear of the engine so that the thrust line was parallel to the relative wind. Later on, while studying the effects of power factor, I was able to further refine the thrust angle to remove all power factor influence at cruise. At the time I put up a page on how it was done. They can be seen at: http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly56.html If you are interested, you can repeat the same procedure by removing all rudder trim and using the slip indicator to help you to washer your engine up or down to remove all power factor slip at your desired cruise speed. When you have found that point, you can re trim the rudder to remove the remaining slip at your desired cruise. Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: New to the Forum
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Hello Everyone, I am so glad I ran across this Forum..... There is a wealth of knowledge here, and some awesome pictures.... I have a Kolb Firestar II that I bought that I found on Barnstormers..... It had a few things that needed intention.... The Tail Wheel had broke off from a hard handing, and it damaged the elevator and rudder. Just the covering was damaged on the elevator, and the bottom of the rudder need the bottom tubing replaced. I have it almost finished, and just today I purchased a MicroAir 760 to install in a new dash I am working on... I did not like the drum brakes and I removed them and installed the Black Max 1000 system.... and to top it off I installed some wheel and tire combo that I have come up with...I have seen may people have the carlisle golf cart tires on a 6" rim and call them Tundra Tires.... They are Heavy and Stiff, and the size is all I see that is close to being what is referred to as a Tundra Tire..... These Tires I have are Soft and only use between 5 and 10 pounds of air, and they are Light Weight........... They act like the Big Boys Tundra Tires in Alaska...... The Rims I have are 8" in Diameter, and fit on Black Max and Hegar wheel hubs, and maybe others..... Anyway I would like your input on what you think about my Tire and Wheel Combo........ Kolb Firestar II Rotax 503 with Electric Start C-Box Re-Drive with a RK400 Clutch 68" Warp Drive Prop Black Max 1000 Hydraulic Brakes 21"x 12"x 8" Tundra Tires on 8" x 9" Aluminum Rims Current in date BRS Ballistic Recovery Chute Kuntzleman Dual Magnum Strobes ELT (emergency locator transmitters) N-Numbered with a current Annual done May 2010 Soon to be Installed Micro Air 760 VHF TRANSCEIVER , And maybe later a 3 Blade Prop, because they make less noise -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314939#314939 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00454_large_178.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00443_large_194.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
Date: Oct 06, 2010
From: zeprep251(at)aol.com
Joe, Looks pretty spiffy with those big shoes! Welcome G.Aman former FS2 builder/owner -----Original Message----- From: Carolina Flyer <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com> Sent: Wed, Oct 6, 2010 1:34 pm Subject: Kolb-List: New to the Forum Hello Everyone, I am so glad I ran across this Forum..... There is a wealth of knowledge here, and some awesome pictures.... I have a Kolb Firestar II that I bought that I found on Barnstormers..... It had a few things that needed intention.... The Tail Wheel had broke off from a hard handing, and it damaged the elevator and rudder. Just the covering was damaged on the elevator, and the bottom of the rudder need the bottom tubing replaced. I have it almost finished, and jus t today I purchased a MicroAir 760 to install in a new dash I am working on. .. I did not like the drum brakes and I removed them and installed the Black Ma x 1000 system.... and to top it off I installed some wheel and tire combo that I have come up with...I have seen may people have the carlisle golf cart tires on a 6" rim and call them Tundra Tires.... They are Heavy and Stiff, and the size is all I see that is close to being what is referred to as a Tundra Tire..... The se Tires I have are Soft and only use between 5 and! 10 pounds of air, and they are Light Weight........... They act like the Big Boys Tundra Tires in Alaska...... The Rims I have are 8" in Diameter, and fit on Black Max and Hegar wheel hubs, and maybe others..... Anyway I would like your input on what you think about my Tire and Wheel Combo........ Kolb Firestar II Rotax 503 with Electric Start C-Box Re-Drive with a RK400 Clutch 68" Warp Drive Prop Black Max 1000 Hydraulic Brakes 21"x 12"x 8" Tundra Tires on 8" x 9" Aluminum Rims Current in date BRS Ballistic Recovery Chute Kuntzleman Dual Magnum Strobes ELT (emergency locator transmitters) N-Numbered with a current Annual done May 2010 Soon to be Installed Micro Air 760 VHF TRANSCEIVER , And maybe later a 3 Blade Prop, because they make less noise -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314939#314939 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00454_large_178.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00443_large_194.jpg ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
From: WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.com
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
Hey Joe, Those big wheels are awesome! I like them. Bill Varnes Original Kolb FireStar Audubon NJ Do Not Archive In a message dated 10/6/2010 1:36:47 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com writes: Anyway I would like your input on what you think about my Tire and Wheel Combo........ ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "b young" <by0ung(at)brigham.net>
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI CABLE BRACKET
Date: Oct 06, 2010
john L that is the best ski cable anchor design that i have seen on a kolb boyd ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
:D Thanks for the kind comments.... I didn't go with these Tundra Tires for the Looks, even though I think it Looks better with Large Tires.... I feel that the front gear on the Firestar bends to easy, and it should bend before making the cage bend.... These Tires just softens the suspension. The Kolb Factory quoted me $200.00 for New Main Gear, and hopefully these Tires will help me to not have to replace my Main Gear in the Future .......... Joe -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314988#314988 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Good looking airplane. Moving the prop further away from the trailing edge will cut down on your prop noise. What is the reduction ratio of your gearbox? Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314994#314994 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Kolb VW
From: "cspoke" <cspoke(at)gulftel.com>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
I just talked to Travis at Kolb and he mentioned that he had posted a slide show of my Mark 111 Xtra with a VW on YouTube. Here is the link if interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?vEoXimc3vA. I am having a great time flying it and now that the weather here in lower Alabama is finally cooling off, I will be able to put more time on it and get the 40 hours flown off finally. I am still making fine tuning adjustments but so far the cruise seems to be 75-80 mph. I do not have a VSI but the climb is more than adequate. I will post more information as I get more comfortable and explore the flight envelope more. -------- Craig Spoke Mark 111 Xtra VW Redrive Lillian, AL cspoke(at)gulftel.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314999#314999 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 06, 2010
The GearBox is 3.0 to 1 ratio with the RK400 clutch I plan on putting a Stainless Exhaust system on it soon -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315000#315000 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00398_large_196.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
Craig, What is the empty weight of your X? Rick Girard On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:30 PM, cspoke wrote: > > I just talked to Travis at Kolb and he mentioned that he had posted a slide > show of my Mark 111 Xtra with a VW on YouTube. Here is the link if > interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?vEoXimc3vA. I am having a > great time flying it and now that the weather here in lower Alabama is > finally cooling off, I will be able to put more time on it and get the 40 > hours flown off finally. I am still making fine tuning adjustments but so > far the cruise seems to be 75-80 mph. I do not have a VSI but the climb is > more than adequate. I will post more information as I get more comfortable > and explore the flight envelope more. > > -------- > Craig Spoke > Mark 111 Xtra > VW Redrive > Lillian, AL > cspoke(at)gulftel.com > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314999#314999 > > -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Nick Cassara" <nickc(at)mtaonline.net>
Subject: Mounting Redrive up or down....
Date: Oct 06, 2010
Hey Folks, Sounds like most folks mount their redrive upward. Does anyone have a redrive mounted down? If your prop is the same position relative to the boom tube, are there pros and cons, other that engine height in the airstream? I tried an archive search but could pull up anything. Thanks as always, Nick Cassara Palmer, Alaska Kolbra #1 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 07, 2010
Subject: Re: Mounting Redrive up or down....
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Nick Priority number one is getting the lowest trust line. Engine height for cooling is a consideration with a air cooled engine but most cooling problems are with ground operations and that goes away when airborne. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:13 AM, Nick Cassara wrote: > Hey Folks, > > > Sounds like most folks mount their redrive upward. Does anyone have a > redrive mounted down? If your prop is the same position relative to the boom > tube, are there pros and cons, other that engine height in the airstream? I > tried an archive search but could pull up anything. > > > Thanks as always, > > > Nick Cassara > > Palmer, Alaska > > > Kolbra #1 > > * > > * > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 07, 2010
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Craig/All Sounds great. Keep the reports coming. Rick Lewis has been quiet for a long time is he still building? Haven't heard from Bob Green in a while. Any one else out there building VW powered Kolbs? I know there is at least one on the fence. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 12:41 AM, Richard Girard wrote: > Craig, What is the empty weight of your X? > > Rick Girard > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:30 PM, cspoke wrote: > >> >> I just talked to Travis at Kolb and he mentioned that he had posted a >> slide show of my Mark 111 Xtra with a VW on YouTube. Here is the link if >> interested. http://www.youtube.com/watch?vEoXimc3vA. I am having a >> great time flying it and now that the weather here in lower Alabama is >> finally cooling off, I will be able to put more time on it and get the 40 >> hours flown off finally. I am still making fine tuning adjustments but so >> far the cruise seems to be 75-80 mph. I do not have a VSI but the climb is >> more than adequate. I will post more information as I get more comfortable >> and explore the flight envelope more. >> >> -------- >> Craig Spoke >> Mark 111 Xtra >> VW Redrive >> Lillian, AL >> cspoke(at)gulftel.com >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=314999#314999 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ========== >> arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List >> ========== >> http://forums.matronics.com >> ========== >> le, List Admin. >> ="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >> ========== >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Zulu Delta > Kolb Mk IIIC > 582 Gray head > 4.00 C gearbox > 3 blade WD > Thanks, Homer GBYM > > It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be > unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. > - G.K. Chesterton > > > * > > * > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Mounting Redrive up or down....
Date: Oct 07, 2010
Nick C/Gang: I find the lower the engine and prop the better the performance. I have my 912ULS as low as it will go with about 1/4" clearance between the lowest point of the crankcase, the banjo fitting for the oil return line, can run a 72" prop and still have 3/4" clearance between prop tip and tail boom. john h mkIII Rock House, OR Thanks as always, Nick Cassara ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: "cspoke" <cspoke(at)gulftel.com>
Date: Oct 07, 2010
Rick, My Xtra is heavy. 691 lbs empty. All the extra "doo dads" and creature comforts really add up. -------- Craig Spoke Mark 111 Xtra VW Redrive Lillian, AL cspoke(at)gulftel.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315037#315037 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 07, 2010
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: Richard Neilsen <neilsenrm(at)gmail.com>
Craig You need to put that bird on a diet. My plane is 598 lbs empty but wet (oil and unusable fuel). That is with a full enclosure with storage pockets and coat of silver UV paint. I was real careful with weight. No more than three threads showing anywhere. That big 1-1.25 redrive bolt had 20 extra threads showing, not any more. If any part looked heaver than necessary it got lighting holes drilled in it. For example the diehel(sp) accessory case was designed as part of the difocal mount. That meant it is heaver than it needed to be the way we use it. It has maybe 30 half inch holes drilled in it in addition to the two mounting ears cut off. One of those holes is real handy to stick a screw driver into as a fly wheel lock. I also don't have a heavy magneto. My battery is a fairly light lawn mower 12 AH battery from Walmart. Not my idea, but a fraction of an ounce multiplied a thousand times in the build process adds up to be real weight. If it doesn't serve a purpose leave it off or cut it off. I wasn't even close on things because I didn't want to make anything weak. I'm sure I could get another 30-50 lbs off and not effect strength. Enjoy it the way it is but when you start putting a passenger in it, it will be over gross limit real quick. Rick Neilsen 1st Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 1:22 PM, cspoke wrote: > > Rick, > My Xtra is heavy. 691 lbs empty. All the extra "doo dads" and creature > comforts really add up. > > -------- > Craig Spoke > Mark 111 Xtra > VW Redrive > Lillian, AL > cspoke(at)gulftel.com > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315037#315037 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 07, 2010
....Oh good....I don't feel so bad now...mine weighed in at 596#,so I guess I'm in the ball park...lol.....what do those VW weigh??? My jabiru is 135 #... chris ambrose M3X / Jabiru N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315067#315067 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Kolb VW
From: "cspoke" <cspoke(at)gulftel.com>
Date: Oct 07, 2010
My VW with all accessories (oil cooler, redrive, etc.) weighs 181 lbs dry. Rich N has done an amazing job keeping the weight down on his plane. This winter I will see what I can do to reduce my planes "pork". I was suprised when I weighed mine. The pounds can add up fast. -------- Craig Spoke Mark 111 Xtra VW Redrive Lillian, AL cspoke(at)gulftel.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315069#315069 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Bob Green <bgreen(at)bimi.org>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Subject: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 10/07/10
Thanks for the posts Rick N. and Craig. I am still here and building slowly but surely. I worked last night on the baffles for the engine. To do a neat secure job is time consuming. You all have been a real help to me. I am still studying on what prop to use and where to get the exhaust/parts. Thanks for asking about me. Bob ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Landing at the Milaca (18Y) airport yesterday
From: "Ralph B" <rstar447(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
I took my son for a ride in the Kolbra yesterday and he took a video of the landing from the back seat. See it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LONzyzD-se4 Ralph B -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315105#315105 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
From: "Jason Omelchuck" <jason@trek-tech.com>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Are those tires the Nanco 21x12x8? Carolina Flyer wrote: > Hello Everyone, > I am so glad I ran across this Forum..... There is a wealth of knowledge here, and some awesome pictures.... I have a Kolb Firestar II that I bought that I found on Barnstormers..... It had a few things that needed intention.... The Tail Wheel had broke off from a hard handing, and it damaged the elevator and rudder. Just the covering was damaged on the elevator, and the bottom of the rudder need the bottom tubing replaced. I have it almost finished, and just today I purchased a MicroAir 760 to install in a new dash I am working on... I did not like the drum brakes and I removed them and installed the Black Max 1000 system.... and to top it off I installed some wheel and tire combo that I have come up with...I have seen many people have the Carlisle golf cart tires on a 6" rim and call them Tundra Tires.... They are Heavy and Stiff, and the size is all I see that is close to being what is referred to as a Tundra Tire..... These Tires I have are Soft and only use between 5 and 10 pounds of air, and they are Light Weight........... They act like the Big Boys Tundra Tires in Alaska...... The Rims I have are 8" in Diameter, and fit on Black Max and Hegar wheel hubs, and maybe others..... Anyway I would like your input on what you think about my Tire and Wheel Combo........ > > > Kolb Firestar II > Rotax 503 with Electric Start > C-Box Re-Drive with a RK400 Clutch > 68" Warp Drive Prop > Black Max 1000 Hydraulic Brakes > Tundra Tires on 8" x 9" Aluminum Rims > Current in date BRS Ballistic Recovery Chute > Kuntzleman Dual Magnum Strobes > ELT (emergency locator transmitters) > N-Numbered with a current Annual done May 2010 > Soon to be Installed Micro Air 760 VHF TRANSCEIVER , > And maybe later a 3 Blade Prop, because they make less noise Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315110#315110 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Joe A Lawson <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: New to the Forum
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Jason, Yes they are, do you use them as well...... Joe Sent from my iPhone On Oct 8, 2010, at 1:10 PM, "Jason Omelchuck" <jason@trek-tech.com> wrote: > > > > Are those tires the Nanco 21x12x8? > > > Carolina Flyer wrote: >> Hello Everyone, >> I am so glad I ran across this Forum..... There is a wealth of >> knowledge here, and some awesome pictures.... I have a Kolb >> Firestar II that I bought that I found on Barnstormers..... It had >> a few things that needed intention.... The Tail Wheel had broke off >> from a hard handing, and it damaged the elevator and rudder. Just >> the covering was damaged on the elevator, and the bottom of the >> rudder need the bottom tubing replaced. I have it almost finished, >> and just today I purchased a MicroAir 760 to install in a new dash >> I am working on... I did not like the drum brakes and I removed >> them and installed the Black Max 1000 system.... and to top it off >> I installed some wheel and tire combo that I have come up with...I >> have seen many people have the Carlisle golf cart tires on a 6" rim >> and call them Tundra Tires.... They are Heavy and Stiff, and the >> size is all I see that is close to being what is referred to as a >> Tundra Tire..... These Tires I have are Soft and only use between 5 ! > and 10 pounds of air, and they are Light Weight........... They act > like the Big Boys Tundra Tires in Alaska...... The Rims I have are > 8" in Diameter, and fit on Black Max and Hegar wheel hubs, and maybe > others..... Anyway I would like your input on what you think about > my Tire and Wheel Combo........ >> >> >> Kolb Firestar II >> Rotax 503 with Electric Start >> C-Box Re-Drive with a RK400 Clutch >> 68" Warp Drive Prop >> Black Max 1000 Hydraulic Brakes >> Tundra Tires on 8" x 9" Aluminum Rims >> Current in date BRS Ballistic Recovery Chute >> Kuntzleman Dual Magnum Strobes >> ELT (emergency locator transmitters) >> N-Numbered with a current Annual done May 2010 >> Soon to be Installed Micro Air 760 VHF TRANSCEIVER , >> And maybe later a 3 Blade Prop, because they make less noise > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315110#315110 > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Brake report
From: "gotime242" <dylanshine(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Hello, i dont mean to bring this up from the grave...but im curious as to how the axles that come in the kit are mounted onto the current FS landing gear. Are they a pretty easy replacement or do they require a bit of fabrication? I have a fs2 that could use a new brake setup... Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315149#315149 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 08, 2010
From: "Joe Lawson" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Brake report
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Subject: Re: Brake report
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Here is a Picture of my Kolb Firestar II with a different set of Wheels on the Black Max System...... If you buy extra wheel hubs you can change both tires in less than 5 minutes.... You remove a cotter pin then unscrew a Nylon Nut using a Ratchet and 15/16" Socket. Put the different set of Wheels on, replace the one nut and cotter pin, and your ready to Fly.... In this Picture I have 8" rims that have standard DOT approved Radial Trailer Tires... .. I use this set-up when I am using the paved Runway.......... When I am on a Grass Strip it is back to the Tundra Tires.......... Joe -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Location : Buffalo South Carolina Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315183#315183 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00430_large_139.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: landing video with no Kolb drop
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 08, 2010
Ralph, That was a very nice Video. Was that taken with the passenger using a hand held Camcorder? Have you ever used a Camcorder mounted outside of the cockpit, like mounted on a Wing Strut or Boom Tube..........Joe -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Location : Buffalo South Carolina Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315185#315185 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: landing video with no Kolb drop
From: "Ralph B" <rstar447(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 09, 2010
Carolina Flyer > > > Ralph > > That was a very nice Video. Was that taken with the passenger using a hand held Camcorder? > > Have you ever used a Camcorder mounted outside of the cockpit, like mounted on a Wing Strut or Boom Tube..........Joe Thanks Joe, the video was taken with a Canon Rebel T2i digital camera in movie mode. My son held it while shooting. It works fairly well as it keeps the camera pretty steady in turbulent air. We were shooting another aircraft on the way to Milaca. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 23 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 2 years flying it 120 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315195#315195 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Brake report
Date: Oct 09, 2010
From: fs2kolb(at)aol.com
Did you attached the master cylinder to the heel brakes or do you use a handle brake? I would like to see pictures of the heel brake setup -----Original Message----- From: Carolina Flyer <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com> Sent: Fri, Oct 8, 2010 10:10 pm Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Brake report Here is a Picture of my Kolb Firestar II with a different set of Wheels on the Black Max System...... If you buy extra wheel hubs you can change both tir es in less than 5 minutes.... You remove a cotter pin then unscrew a Nylon Nut using a Ratchet and 15/16" Socket. Put the different set of Wheels on, replace the one nut and cotter pin, and your ready to Fly.... In this Picture I have 8" ri ms that have standard DOT approved Radial Trailer Tires... .. I use this set- up when I am using the paved Runway.......... When I am on a Grass Strip it is back to the Tundra Tires.......... Joe -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Location : Buffalo South Carolina Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315183#315183 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc00430_large_139.jpg ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 09, 2010
From: mark rinehart <capt_riney(at)yahoo.com>
Subject: 582 High Coolant Temp
Kolbers - I'm trying to complete the engine break-in on my new 582, and struggling with high coolant temp. I burped the system several time to remove the air and checked that the radiator is full (using Prestone pre-diluted dexcool). I've got the dual radiator system. The coolant temp slowly climbs during running and I can't get above about 5500 rpm without the coolant temp kissing 180F at which point I pull to idle and shutdown. The outside air temp was about 75F. I've checked the coolant temp probe and I believe it is measuring temp correctly. I'm concerned about lack of airflow through the radiator when trying to do a 1 hr engine ground run. Not sure what to do at this point except wait for a colder day. Anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? Mark Rinehart Indy Kolb Mk3 Classic ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "Gene & Tammy" <zharvey(at)bentoncountycable.net>
Subject: Re: 582 High Coolant Temp
Date: Oct 09, 2010
Mark, when I was doing the ground break-in on my 618, I was told to use a garden hose and spray water onto the radiator. Worked for me. Gene -------------------------------------------------- From: "mark rinehart" <capt_riney(at)yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2010 12:07 PM Subject: Kolb-List: 582 High Coolant Temp > > Kolbers - I'm trying to complete the engine break-in on my new 582, and > struggling with high coolant temp. I burped the system several time to > remove the air and checked that the radiator is full (using Prestone > pre-diluted dexcool). I've got the dual radiator system. The coolant temp > slowly climbs during running and I can't get above about 5500 rpm without > the coolant temp kissing 180F at which point I pull to idle and shutdown. > The outside air temp was about 75F. I've checked the coolant temp probe > and I believe it is measuring temp correctly. I'm concerned about lack of > airflow through the radiator when trying to do a 1 hr engine ground run. > Not sure what to do at this point except wait for a colder day. > Anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? > > > Mark Rinehart > Indy Kolb Mk3 Classic > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: 582 High Coolant Temp
From: "Richard Pike" <richard(at)bcchapel.org>
Date: Oct 09, 2010
Back in 2003, Steven Green had a 582 on his MKIII, and was having trouble keeping the temps down with that radiator setup. Don't remember the details, but I did save the pictures he posted. The goal was to keep hot air from the exhaust manifold from going through the radiator, plus duct air around the carbs better, and he reported good results. The pictures will have to be self explanatory, as I don't remember the details, sorry. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315223#315223 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/rightscoop_102.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/leftscoop2_170.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/leftscoop1_137.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 09, 2010
From: Tom Longo <tclongo(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: 582 High Coolant Temp
On 10/9/2010 1:07 PM, mark rinehart wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: mark rinehart > > Kolbers - I'm trying to complete the engine break-in on my new 582, and struggling with high coolant temp. I burped the system several time to remove the air and checked that the radiator is full (using Prestone pre-diluted dexcool). I've got the dual radiator system. The coolant temp slowly climbs during running and I can't get above about 5500 rpm without the coolant temp kissing 180F at which point I pull to idle and shutdown. The outside air temp was about 75F. I've checked the coolant temp probe and I believe it is measuring temp correctly. I'm concerned about lack of airflow through the radiator when trying to do a 1 hr engine ground run. Not sure what to do at this point except wait for a colder day. > Anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions? > > > Mark Rinehart > Indy Kolb Mk3 Classic > > I sprayed water on the radiator to keep it cool. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 09, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Brake report
At 08:24 AM 10/9/2010, fs2kolb(at)aol.com wrote: >Did you attached the master cylinder to the heel brakes or do you use a >handle brake? >I would like to see pictures of the heel brake setup Here's a couple pix of mine, on my UltraStar. These are Hegar, not Black Max, master cylinders, driving the Black Max calipers. Had a bit of trouble with the brakes today. Went out to fly, taxied out to the runway, and the left brake pedal went to the floor and stuck there. Taxied back to my trailer, and it was a good thing, because contrary to the forecast, the winds suddenly picked up and started howling, gusting to 20, which is real nasty on this hilltop airport. Anyway, turned out the master cylinder was scored, not sure why, probably a bit of crud got in it. Took it home, honed it out and replaced the o-rings, went back and spent some time bleeding the system... and the caliper bleeder screw stripped out, Grrrrr... took it home and managed to tap it out for a larger bleeder screw, but not before sunset. Oh well, hopefully tomorrow will be better... -Dana -- Computers make very fast, very accurate mistakes. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Fuel Line Failure
From: "beauford" <beauford173(at)verizon.net>
Date: Oct 11, 2010
Installed new fuel line 5 months ago... Urethane bought from major parts house. Had noticed it was discoloring badly... turning dark brown. Today I found an inch and a half split in line between pulse pump and carb. First time I have had a structural failure of fuel line in 9 years of operation... interior deposits yes, material failure no... Would advise you watch your lines for excessive discoloration, particularly if it happens relatively quickly. Tomorrow I will take Brother Alexander's advice and install pulse line in place of this garbage... Beauford FF-076 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315381#315381 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/line2_212.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/line_1_194.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Brake report
From: "gotime242" <dylanshine(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 11, 2010
Carolina flyer: where did you get your tundra tires? Im thinking of doing something similar now...but maybe for a 6x6 rim. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315383#315383 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Brake report
From: "Carolina Flyer" <joe.a.lawson(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 11, 2010
gotime242 wrote: > Carolina flyer: where did you get your tundra tires? Im thinking of doing something similar now...but maybe for a 6x6 rim. I have not seen any Tires this Big that will fit on a 6" Diameter Wheel... That is the Reason I had the Wheels I have made for me.... Joe -------- Kolb Firestar II 503 C-Box / RK400 Clutch Phantom 503 B-Box Location : Buffalo South Carolina Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315389#315389 ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: HELP ! SNOW SKI PLANS
From: "ces308" <ces308(at)ldaco.com>
Date: Oct 11, 2010
Ralph, The deepest snow I will be in is no more that a 6 inch drift across the patted down snowmobile track on the lake....I was on the lake last year with wheel,but it was those little drifts that worried me...I will post pix when they are finished and on... chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315396#315396 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "mark.shimei" <mark.shimei(at)gmail.com>
Subject: engine failure at take off
Date: Oct 12, 2010
Got your attention...I guess it got mine too........ This happened Sunday,70deg morning in sunny Florida. No one else was flying at the time,just me. Took off on grass strip 22,climbed to 500',pulled engine to idle and did a 180 to land opposite direction on grass RWY. I had plenty of time to descend,plus had to bleed off speed/altitude. Touched down about 1/3 of the way down,slowly added power and climbed out over the trees at the end and started to level off when it happened. I was about 450' (GPS) when it just went to idle and died. My first thought: I do have an extra top end at home....... By the time it stopped,I had already turned to the right and was headed back to the airport,which was just under 1/4 mile away. A church goer below was watching me (I guess he heard it stop,was waiting for the crash?) as I did "S" turns to loose some altitude,since I knew I could make the field. I landed lightly on the left wheel and turned about 90 deg to the left toward the row of hangars,still keeping the right wheel up. The plane settled down on both wheels as I got on the taxiway and slowed down enough to make 1 more left turn to my row and rolled to a stop. The church goer was still standing there,mouth open. NONE of my airport buddies were there to see it....oh well...video would have been nice. Pulled the engine thru,still had compression...Looked everything over that could have broke/came loose/fell off...nothing. Turned the US around and started it on the first pull. Listened for funny(not so funny) noises,taxied back out,and took off. I stayed near the airport for 25 min or so,then wandered off over areas I could land if needed. CONCLUSION: I havent flown in this cool of weather for 6 months or more. The humidity was high (Florida,of course) and the temp was just cold enough for carb ice. I forgot to mention the carb/manifold was cold after the engine was off for at least 3 minutes. No more idle descents in this weather,,,,I always keep power on approaches,except this time. Have flown 2 hours since,no issues. Mark..........................who believes in practicing dead stick landings. # 25 was the real deal.. ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 12, 2010
From: william sullivan <williamtsullivan(at)att.net>
Subject: Re: engine failure at take off
- Lucky!- I don't remember anyone mentioning icing in Florida before. - Thanks for a very comprehensive report.- What make/size engine? - ------------------------- ------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- ------------- Windsor Locks, Ct. ------------------------- ------------- FS 447 --- On Tue, 10/12/10, mark.shimei wrote: This happened Sunday,70deg morning in sunny Florida. No one else was flying at the time,just me. Took off on grass strip 22,climbed to 500',pulled engine to idle and did a 180 to land opposite direction on grass RWY. I had plenty of time to descen d,plus had to bleed off speed/altitude. - Touched down about 1/3 of the way down,slowly added power and climbed o ut over the trees at the end and started to level off when it happened. I was about 450' (GPS) when it just went to idle and died.--- My firs t thought: I do have an extra top end at home....... -By the time it stopped,I had already turned to the right and was headed back to the airport,which was just under 1/4 mile away. A church goer below was watching me (I guess he heard it stop,was waiting for the crash?) as I did "S" turns to loose some altitude,since I knew I could make the field. I landed lightly on the left wheel and turned about 90 deg to the left towa rd the row of hangars,still keeping the right wheel up. The plane settled down on both wheels as I got on the taxiway and slowed do wn enough to make 1 more left turn to my row and rolled to a stop. The church goer was still standing there,mouth open. NONE of my airport buddies were there to see it....oh well...video would ha ve been nice. Pulled the engine thru,still had compression...Looked everything over that could have broke/came loose/fell off...nothing. Turned the US around and started it on the first pull. Listened for funny(n ot so funny) noises,taxied back out,and took off. I stayed near the airport for 25 min or so,then wandered off over areas I could land if needed. CONCLUSION:- I havent flown in this cool of weather for 6 months or more. The humidity was high (Florida,of course) and the temp was just cold enoug h for carb ice.- - I forgot to mention the carb/manifold was cold after the engine was off for at least 3 minutes. No more idle descents in this weather,,,,I always keep power on approaches, except this time. Have flown 2 hours since,no issues. Mark..........................who believes in practicing dead stick landing s.- # 25 was the real deal.. - - - ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 12, 2010
From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague(at)comcast.net>
Subject: Re: engine failure at take off
At 01:36 PM 10/12/2010, Mark Rikio wrote: At 01:36 PM 10/12/2010, Mark Rikio wrote: > >CONCLUSION: I havent flown in this cool of weather for 6 months or more. >The humidity was high (Florida,of course) and the temp was just cold >enough for carb ice. > I forgot to mention the carb/manifold was cold after the engine was off > for at least 3 minutes. > >No more idle descents in this weather,,,,I always keep power on >approaches,except this time. Do you recall the actual temp and dewpoint? What engine and carb? The funny thing is that it didn't quit until you got to 450', after the engine had been running at full power again for a little while. Did it seem to have any less than normal power just before it quit? Many people say 2-strokes with slide carburetors don't ice up, but they do, under the right (wrong) circumstances. -Dana -- Celebrate Freedom... read a banned book. ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: engine failure at take off
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 13, 2010
Florida climate in the fall is more likely to cause carb ice than upstate New York this time of year. See image of carb icing conditions. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315543#315543 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/carb_icing_chart_356.jpg ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Fall colors
From: "Thom Riddle" <riddletr(at)gmail.com>
Date: Oct 14, 2010
I got a little air time in my Slingshot yesterday after several weeks of not flying and had my new iPhone with me so I attempted a little video. I uploaded it to YouTube directly from the iPhone... amazing. Below is a link to this short video of fall colors on Buffalo's south side. I was up quite high at about 2,400' msl and the ground here is about 700' so not much detail. As you will note it was mid-day bumpy. I apologize for the format. This is the first iPhone video I've taken and did not know that I could not change it to landscape after taking it in portrait. It is REALLY tall and skinny. Next time, I'll know. Also, to make the upload faster, I restricted it to "medium" resolution which is about 1/3rd the size of the high resolution. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvXn_wOowAU&feature=player_embedded Thom, the video novice -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315726#315726 ________________________________________________________________________________
Date: Oct 14, 2010
Subject: Another wheel question
From: Richard Girard <aslsa.rng(at)gmail.com>
I suppose I've been watching "The Spirit of St. Louis" too much lately (we don't have cable, satellite or antenna, just a DVD collection) but looking at the old Jennies in the movie got me thinking about putting spoked motorcycle wheels on the main gear of my Mk III. Anybody tried this? Have pictures? Rick Girard -- Zulu Delta Kolb Mk IIIC 582 Gray head 4.00 C gearbox 3 blade WD Thanks, Homer GBYM It is not bigotry to be certain we are right; but it is bigotry to be unable to imagine how we might possibly have gone wrong. - G.K. Chesterton ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Another wheel question
Date: Oct 14, 2010
Right off the top of my head, would be one way to get the mkIII in a decent 3 pt stance by raising the nose with tall skinny spoke wheels. john h mkIII Rock House, OR got me thinking about putting spoked motorcycle wheels on the main gear of my Mk III. Anybody tried this? Have pictures? Rick Girard ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Another wheel question
Date: Oct 14, 2010
>I suppose I've been watching "The Spirit of St. Louis" too much lately (we don't have cable=2C satellite or antenna=2C just a DVD collection) >but lo oking at the old Jennies in the movie got me thinking about putting spoked motorcycle wheels on the main gear of my Mk III. >Anybody tried this? Have pictures? >Rick Girard Rick=2C It definitely would look different. I can't recall the specific makes=2C but I remember years ago there a couple of ultralights that used spoked wheels. (a Robertson B1RD comes to mind. ???) Would putting spoked wheels on a Kolb really make it look like an aiplane of yester-year? I'm not sure. Here's a candidate I found on eBay. The rear wheels would be the ones th at are spoked=3B http://cgi.ebay.com/Merits-MP-series-wheelchair-wheels-tires-front-and-rear -/150505635187?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230ad5bd73 Mike Welch MkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
Subject: Re: Fall colors
From: "George Alexander" <gtalexander(at)att.net>
Date: Oct 14, 2010
John Hauck wrote: > I like video clips of landings, take offs, maneuvering, low level and nap of the earth flights, that show the capabilities and fun of flying a Kolb. Not exactly what John had in mind, me thinks, but close. At the same time shows the Fall Colors of SW FL and as a bonus, the infamous Beauford in his Kleenex airplane (aka Kolb Firefly 076) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnqdI3PfaA -------- George Alexander FS II R503 N709FS http://www.oh2fly.net Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315746#315746 ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Fall colors
Date: Oct 14, 2010
> Not exactly what John had in mind, me thinks, but close. > At the same time shows the Fall Colors of SW FL and as a bonus, the > infamous Beauford in his Kleenex airplane (aka Kolb Firefly 076) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnqdI3PfaA > > -------- > George Alexander George/Beauford/Gang: A great display of airmanship. I like your 173d patch. john h mkIII ________________________________________________________________________________
From: "lhaggerty" <lhaggerty(at)tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Fall colors
Date: Oct 14, 2010
Good vidio, Greeeat Audio :} Pete Haggerty> FF002-00016 > > Not exactly what John had in mind, me thinks, but close. > At the same time shows the Fall Colors of SW FL and as a bonus, the > infamous Beauford in his Kleenex airplane (aka Kolb Firefly 076) > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnqdI3PfaA > > -------- > George Alexander > FS II R503 N709FS > http://www.oh2fly.net > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=315746#315746 > > > ________________________________________________________________________________
From: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7(at)hotmail.com>
Subject: Homebuilt airplanes
Date: Oct 14, 2010
Kolb guys=2C With things a little slow=2C I thought I'd pass on this story I just read on my latest online copy of the EAA Newsletter. This is one of the headline stories=2C and I realize it isn't directly Ko lb related=2C however it IS about homebuilt airplanes=2C and a guy that's getting ready for his "fir st flight". I doubt this guy has ANY flight training=2C but it's just a guess. Evidently=2C he is in the last stages of finishing building his 'own desi gn'. He did some internet research and figured that was good enough=2C I guess. Especially note the nosewheel as they roll the plane through the gate. I t might be an indication of things to follow. As soon as those cinder blocks show up for him to use as his bench seat=2C he's 'good to go'. http://www.eaa.org/news/2010/2010-10-13_scratchbuilt.asp Mike Welch MkIII


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