---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 12/31/02: 18 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:23 AM - Message Bouncer for Spam (jerb) 2. 07:37 AM - Re: Transponder (Jim) 3. 07:42 AM - Re: BRS for a Mark-3 (Jim) 4. 07:55 AM - Re: Transponder (Robert Laird) 5. 08:41 AM - Re: Transponder (Rick & Martha Neilsen) 6. 08:50 AM - Re: Transponder (Robert Laird) 7. 09:19 AM - Re: Transponder (John Williamson) 8. 09:34 AM - Re: Transponder aka OFs (CaptainRon) 9. 10:33 AM - Re: MKIII on a FSII trailer? (Paul Petty) 10. 02:22 PM - Happy New Year everyone (hmhumes) 11. 02:24 PM - Radiator (Mike Pierzina) 12. 03:50 PM - Re: Trailer building (DAquaNut@aol.com) 13. 05:02 PM - Re: Trailer building (Ken Korenek) 14. 06:51 PM - Re: Trailer building (Gary robert voigt) 15. 07:04 PM - air vents!!! (Gary robert voigt) 16. 09:02 PM - Re: air vents!!! (Joel Reed) 17. 09:46 PM - Re: air vents!!! (Richard Pike) 18. 10:55 PM - Re: air vents!!! (Larry Bourne) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:23:59 AM PST US From: jerb Subject: Kolb-List: Message Bouncer for Spam --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Folks, I stumbled upon a piece of software that performs a filter and will "bounce" email messages based upon criteria which you can control. You run it and it down loads a list of your mail messages and provides at status as normal, spam, or possible spam. If your getting much Spam, this is the thing you want. It shareware type distribution with a request for a very moderate registration fee of $20, well worth it. You can get it at the following URL.: jerb http://www.mailwasher.net/ ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:37:20 AM PST US From: "Jim" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Transponder --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim" Why do you need a trasponder? I fly under Charlotte's Class B airspace and into towered airports all the time without a transponder. I checked with the local FSDO and they said the electrical on a Mark III is too small to require a trasnponder. Check the archives for more on this. Jim Mark III Charlotte, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duncan McBride" Subject: Kolb-List: Transponder > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Duncan McBride > > I have 16 hours on my Mark III, and I'm contemplating the future when I fly off the restriction. I'm going to need a practical (cheap) solution to flying into Class C airspace, and would sure appreciate some advice. Are used transponders a generally safe bet? Reconditioned? Even the sold as-is units seem to command a good price, so either they hold their value because they are pretty reliable, or else there are a lot of guys like me willing to take a chance to save a few bucks keeping the prices up. What's been y'alls experience? > > A related issue - where am I going to put the thing in my teeny little panel? I'm thinking of a console I can bang my knee on, or an overhead I can bang my head on.... > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:42:30 AM PST US From: "Jim" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: BRS for a Mark-3 --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim" I installed a canister BRS on my Mark III on top. I had to cut the gap seal a little but it works ok. Jim Mark III Charlotte, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirby Dennis Contr ASC/TM" Subject: Kolb-List: BRS for a Mark-3 > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Kirby Dennis Contr ASC/TM > > Kolb Friends - > I made the decision to install a BRS on my M3-Classic. > Since I must fold/unfold the wings (and hence, remove the gap seal) for each > flight, I'm polling the list for which type of 'chute to install. The > canister or softpack? It will be the 1050-lb rated BRS. > Thanks for any suggestions ... > Dennis Kirby > Cedar Crest, NM > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:55:50 AM PST US From: Robert Laird Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Transponder --> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Laird At 10:41 31/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim" > >Why do you need a trasponder? I fly under Charlotte's Class B airspace and >into towered airports all the time without a transponder. I checked with the >local FSDO and they said the electrical on a Mark III is too small to >require a trasnponder. Check the archives for more on this. This was a mystery to me, so I spent a lot of research time figuring this out. The FARs say: a transponder is required inside the Mode C veil for CERTIFIED aircraft with an electric system. Since our ultralights are not CERTIFIED, they don't have to meet the requirement EVEN IF THEY HAVE A POWERFUL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I'm still not 100% sure if this "loophole" applies to experimental N-numbered aircraft, but I'm *pretty sure* it applies as well since experimentals are not certified by the FAA. So, you don't HAVE to have one to operate in the Mode C veil... however, if you plan on going into Class D, C, or B airspace, you'd better have one. -- Robert ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:41:27 AM PST US From: "Rick & Martha Neilsen" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Transponder --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Rick & Martha Neilsen" I have been flying my Experimental (registered N numbered) MKIII without a transponder from under a Mode C vail for 5 years. I have requested and receive on a annual basis a waver to do so. I wrote a simple letter to the control tower requesting the waver and indicated that my electrical system would not safely handle the load of a transponder. No questions, augments, or hassles, and its legal. Another option. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIII -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Robert Laird Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Transponder ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:50:15 AM PST US From: Robert Laird Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Transponder --> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Laird At 11:35 31/12/2002 -0500, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Rick & Martha Neilsen" > >I have been flying my Experimental (registered N numbered) MKIII without a >transponder from under a Mode C vail for 5 years. I have requested and >receive on a annual basis a waver to do so. I wrote a simple letter to the >control tower requesting the waver and indicated that my electrical system >would not safely handle the load of a transponder. No questions, augments, >or hassles, and its legal. Another option. Rick -- An _EXCELLENT_ post! By making that request, you showed yourself to be courteous, and like most people, the controllers responded favorably to your courtesy. I find that most controllers will respond in a very positive way to "please's" and "thank you's", probably even more so since so few pilots bother with those courtesies. I know of pilots flying Experimentals -- even ultralights -- who simply contact the tower just prior to entering the airspace, state their capabilities (or lack thereof), and request permission to proceed. In only rare cases -- usually involving very heavy traffic conditions -- have they ever been denied. -- Robert do not archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:19:04 AM PST US From: "John Williamson" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Transponder --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Williamson" The key word whether you need a transponder or not to be legal is "aircraft." If you have an Airworthiness Certificate and an Aircraft Registration form, you are an "Aircraft" and must meet the requirements of FAR 91.215. Unless you are operating under FAR Part 103 as a "Vehicle," you are an "Aircraft". We are "Certified" by the FAA as "Experimental Aircraft." There are sections that apply only to standard-category aircraft and not to experiment aircraft. When you talk to your local FAA they will most likely agree that a system only designed to charge your battery does not force you to have a transponder and Mode C. The requirement for the transponder and Mode C is directly determined whether you have an "engine-driven electrical system" or a battery charger. Remember, Ultralights are vehicles and the rest of us are aircraft. 91.215 ATC transponder and altitude reporting equipment and use. (a) All airspace: U.S.-registered civil aircraft. For operations not conducted under part 121 or 135 of this chapter, ATC transponder equipment installed must meet the performance and environmental requirements of any class of TSO-C74b (Mode A) or any class of TSO-C74c (Mode A with altitude reporting capability) as appropriate, or the appropriate class of TSO-C112 (Mode S). (b) All airspace. Unless otherwise authorized or directed by ATC, no person may operate an aircraft in the airspace described in paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(5) of this section, unless that aircraft is equipped with an operable coded radar beacon transponder having either Mode 3/A 4096 code capability, replying to Mode 3/A interrogations with the code specified by ATC, or a Mode S capability, replying to Mode 3/A interrogations with the code specified by ATC and intermode and Mode S interrogations in accordance with the applicable provisions specified in TSO C-112, and that aircraft is equipped with automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment having a Mode C capability that automatically replies to Mode C interrogations by transmitting pressure altitude information in 100-foot increments. This requirement applies -- (1) All aircraft. In Class A, Class B, and Class C airspace areas; (2) All aircraft. In all airspace within 30 nautical miles of an airport listed in appendix D, section 1 of this part from the surface upward to 10,000 feet MSL; (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(2) of this section, any aircraft which was not originally certificated with an engine-driven electrical system or which has not subsequently been certified with such a system installed, balloon or glider may conduct operations in the airspace within 30 nautical miles of an airport listed in appendix D, section 1 of this part provided such operations are conducted -- (i) Outside any Class A, Class B, or Class C airspace area; and (ii) Below the altitude of the ceiling of a Class B or Class C airspace area designated for an airport or 10,000 feet MSL, whichever is lower; and (4) All aircraft in all airspace above the ceiling and within the lateral boundaries of a Class B or Class C airspace area designated for an airport upward to 10,000 feet MSL; and (5) All aircraft except any aircraft which was not originally certificated with an engine-driven electrical system or which has not subsequently been certified with such a system installed, balloon, or glider -- -- (i) In all airspace of the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia at and above 10,000 feet MSL, excluding the airspace at and below 2,500 feet above the surface; and (ii) In the airspace from the surface to 10,000 feet MSL within a 10-nautical-mile radius of any airport listed in appendix D, section 2 of this part, excluding the airspace below 1,200 feet outside of the lateral boundaries of the surface area of the airspace designated for that airport. (c) Transponder-on operation. While in the airspace as specified in paragraph (b) of this section or in all controlled airspace, each person operating an aircraft equipped with an operable ATC transponder maintained in accordance with 91.413 of this part shall operate the transponder, including Mode C equipment if installed, and shall reply on the appropriate code or as assigned by ATC. (d) ATC authorized deviations. Requests for ATC authorized deviations must be made to the ATC facility having jurisdiction over the concerned airspace within the time periods specified as follows: (1) For operation of an aircraft with an operating transponder but without operating automatic pressure altitude reporting equipment having a Mode C capability, the request may be made at any time. (2) For operation of an aircraft with an inoperative transponder to the airport of ultimate destination, including any intermediate stops, or to proceed to a place where suitable repairs can be made or both, the request may be made at any time. (3) For operation of an aircraft that is not equipped with a transponder, the request must be made at least one hour before the proposed operation. John Williamson Arlington, TX N49KK, Kolb Kolbra, Jabiru 2200, 166 hours Microair T2000 transponder and ACK A-30 encoder http://home.attbi.com/~kolbrapilot/ DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:34:42 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Transponder aka OFs From: CaptainRon --> Kolb-List message posted by: CaptainRon 12/30/02 19:19bob n > Be 80 in coming year....I hope. =================== Hell dude just keep taking those Geritols and you may make 120. Longer than I care to hang around. :-) do not archive ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 10:33:32 AM PST US From: "Paul Petty" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: MKIII on a FSII trailer? REFERENCES, SPAM_PHRASE_05_08, SUBJECT_IS_LIST, USER_AGENT_OE, USER_IN_WHITELIST) --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" John, Glad you made it home with her. Looking forward to your progress your neighbor pp... do not archive ================================================================== > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:22:05 PM PST US From: "hmhumes" Subject: Kolb-List: Happy New Year everyone --> Kolb-List message posted by: "hmhumes" I wish all off you a very Happy New Year. The Humes Family do not archive ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 02:24:11 PM PST US From: "Mike Pierzina" Subject: Kolb-List: Radiator --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Mike Pierzina" Hi, I've put a few rows of duct tape at the" top" of the cooling fins , it helped to hold some of the heat. I did it til the temp was a little hotter.... then I pulled some back off....it works. Mike in MN FSII (close to the end of my fabric stage) - snip>>> I have a MK III and the original radiator couldn't hack it for summertime flying in southern Arizona, so we replaced it with an automotive type. Works jess fine, thank ewe, never getting over 180 degrees even on the hottest days. But now I'm flying in Prescott (5200') in the winter. Flew for a couple of hours on the 27th with the outside temp around 50 degrees. The water temp never quite reached 130 degrees. Question is, is there a problem here with the engine not getting hotter than this? It ran real fine but I'm a bit concerned as to whether or not I should install a thermostat. If so, what do you guys recommend?--- Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down... Gotta Fly... ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 03:50:48 PM PST US From: DAquaNut@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Trailer building --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com Trailer Toters Im in the final stages of building my Firefly trailer and was hoping for some advice on level trailer heights. Maybe some warnings of what I should look out for. It is enclosed and guestimated to weigh around 1500 lbs. I decided To go with a single torsion axle . It is almost a replica of Duane da Planes. Mine is minus any windows. I was going to use 13" wheels But I started thinking it might ride better on 15" tires. What is the lowest trailer height I could use & not have to worry too much about dragging the rear all the time? Opinions? Ed Diebel ( Firefly ready for engine , waiting for trailer to get finnished) HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL!!!!!!!! ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 05:02:19 PM PST US From: Ken Korenek Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Trailer building --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ken Korenek DAquaNut@aol.com wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com > > I was going to use 13" wheels But I started thinking it might ride better > on 15" tires. Good choice. The 13's would beat your plane to death- you'll have a lot less "collateral damage" with the 15's. Use radial tires, too. It will track better. Be sure to get the axle square with the frame so that it doesn't trail off to the side. Also, if you weld the axle on the trailer, take care to not overheat the rubber inside if it's a rubber cushioned axle. get it too hot and the axles will "sag" and you'll loose all the vertical tire travel and it will bottom out. > What is the lowest trailer height I could use & not have to worry too much > about > dragging the rear all the time? What axle did you chose? A Dexter Torflex rubber cushioned axle? What angle did you choose? How far from the rear end of the trailer did you place the axle? What is the axle rated for? What's the ball height of the tow vehicle? how long is the trailer? I used to build custom trailers for Powered Parachutes and these are all questions you must answer to properly choose and place the axles. With a long trailer like these, you build the rear undercarriage with smooth surfaces and rub plates so that it slides well when it does drag- and it is going to drag sometimes. -- Do Not Archive ********************* Ken W. Korenek ken-foi@attbi.com Kolb FireStar II, "My Mistress" Rotax 503, Oil Injected 3 Blade Powerfin http://home.attbi.com/~KolbraPilot/TX_files/image019.jpg Six Chuter SR7-XL "Red Baron" Powered Parachute Rotax 582, Oil Injected 3 Blade PowerFin http://home.attbi.com/~KolbraPilot/TX_files/image021.jpg 4906 Oak Springs Drive Arlington, Texas 76016 817-572-6832 voice 817-572-6842 fax 817-657-6500 cell 817-483-8054 home ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 06:51:08 PM PST US From: "Gary robert voigt" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Trailer building --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gary robert voigt" Hi gang... i'am surprised you did not go with a tandem set up, i know it would be more expensive but every time you go over a pot hole one wheel goes in the hole and the other wheel stays on flat pavement while the first wheel is exiting the hole... wow!!! you will never know you even went over a bump with that set up. also makes it easier to change a tire, just jack-up that tire and away you go and not to mess with lifting the whole trailer... also if you have a blow-out you can run on three tires all day long...just make sure you have the rears on the tandem....that way the tail won't be wagging the dog... anyway i'am sure your set-up will work fine if you don't plan to trailer it long distance. just had to vent some of my trailer expertise. thanks, Gary r. voigt Ken Korenek wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ken Korenek > > DAquaNut@aol.com wrote: > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com > > > > I was going to use 13" wheels But I started thinking it might ride better > > on 15" tires. > > Good choice. The 13's would beat your plane to death- you'll have a lot less > "collateral damage" with the 15's. Use radial tires, too. It will track > better. Be sure to get the axle square with the frame so that it doesn't trail > off to the side. Also, if you weld the axle on the trailer, take care to not > overheat the rubber inside if it's a rubber cushioned axle. get it too hot and > the axles will "sag" and you'll loose all the vertical tire travel and it will > bottom out. > > > What is the lowest trailer height I could use & not have to worry too much > > about > > dragging the rear all the time? > > What axle did you chose? A Dexter Torflex rubber cushioned axle? What angle > did you choose? How far from the rear end of the trailer did you place the > axle? What is the axle rated for? What's the ball height of the tow > vehicle? how long is the trailer? > > I used to build custom trailers for Powered Parachutes and these are all > questions you must answer to properly choose and place the axles. With a long > trailer like these, you build the rear undercarriage with smooth surfaces and rub > plates so that it slides well when it does drag- and it is going to drag > sometimes. > > -- > > Do Not Archive > > ********************* > Ken W. Korenek > > ken-foi@attbi.com > > Kolb FireStar II, "My Mistress" > Rotax 503, Oil Injected > 3 Blade Powerfin > http://home.attbi.com/~KolbraPilot/TX_files/image019.jpg > > Six Chuter SR7-XL "Red Baron" > Powered Parachute > Rotax 582, Oil Injected > 3 Blade PowerFin > http://home.attbi.com/~KolbraPilot/TX_files/image021.jpg > > 4906 Oak Springs Drive > Arlington, Texas 76016 > > 817-572-6832 voice > 817-572-6842 fax > 817-657-6500 cell > 817-483-8054 home > ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 07:04:59 PM PST US From: "Gary robert voigt" Subject: Kolb-List: air vents!!! --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gary robert voigt" ok guys, now you can help me make a decision on nap vents. i'am going to install some snap vents on my kolb kxp single place and would like to know to if i should go with 2" or 3"?... tapered or flush mount? wicks aircraft has some nice ones on page 55 in there catalog. please let me know the pros and cons on these..... i don't want to be sweating next summer with my full enclosure. thanks in advance, Gary r. voigt HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 09:02:23 PM PST US From: "Joel Reed" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: air vents!!! --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Joel Reed" Hello Gary, and all I have the 3" snap vents on my Firestar which I installed last summer and I do really like them, they are the one that are flush mounts, really easy to install and really gave me all the air I needed, but not quite enough on a hot summer day but better than nothing. maybe a pair would be better. I just have one installed on the lower left of my lexan windshield. I think if I would install another one on the other side it would help more. Happy New Year everyone!!!! Joel Reed 84 Firestar Lancaster Co, Pa > ok guys, now you can help me make a decision on nap vents. i'am > going to install some snap vents on my kolb kxp single place and would > like to know to if i should go with 2" or 3"?... tapered or flush mount? > > wicks aircraft has some nice ones on page 55 in there catalog. please > let me know the pros and cons on these..... i don't want to be sweating > next summer with my full enclosure. > > > thanks in advance, > Gary r. voigt > > HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! > > ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 09:46:03 PM PST US From: Richard Pike Subject: Re: Kolb-List: air vents!!! --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike Go with at least four 3" vents, plus a way to suck out the hot air. I had four 3" vents last summer, and it was not enough. I will be modifying things shortly, as last summer was intolerable at midday. You might want to think about using reflective film on the top part of your windshield, or some other way to reduce the "Enclosed Kolb Greenhouse Effect." Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) At 09:03 PM 12/31/02 -0600, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gary robert voigt" > > > ok guys, now you can help me make a decision on nap vents. i'am >going to install some snap vents on my kolb kxp single place and would >like to know to if i should go with 2" or 3"?... tapered or flush mount? > >wicks aircraft has some nice ones on page 55 in there catalog. please >let me know the pros and cons on these..... i don't want to be sweating >next summer with my full enclosure. > > > thanks in advance, > Gary r. voigt > > HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! > > ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 10:55:42 PM PST US From: "Larry Bourne" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: air vents!!! --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Bourne" Good idea....................in a camper supply store I've seen a thin, tinted plastic film that sticks to the window, kinda like those little oil change reminders some shops put in the corner of your car's windshield. Peel it off, and re-stick it where you want it. Might be handy. Shady Lar. Larry Bourne Palm Springs, CA Kolb Mk III - Vamoose www.gogittum.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Pike" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: air vents!!! > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike > > Go with at least four 3" vents, plus a way to suck out the hot air. I had > four 3" vents last summer, and it was not enough. I will be modifying > things shortly, as last summer was intolerable at midday. You might want to > think about using reflective film on the top part of your windshield, or > some other way to reduce the "Enclosed Kolb Greenhouse Effect." > > Richard Pike > MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > At 09:03 PM 12/31/02 -0600, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Gary robert voigt" > > > > > > ok guys, now you can help me make a decision on nap vents. i'am > >going to install some snap vents on my kolb kxp single place and would > >like to know to if i should go with 2" or 3"?... tapered or flush mount? > > > >wicks aircraft has some nice ones on page 55 in there catalog. please > >let me know the pros and cons on these..... i don't want to be sweating > >next summer with my full enclosure. > > > > > > thanks in advance, > > Gary r. voigt > > > > HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!! > > > > > >