---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/25/03: 20 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:50 AM - Re: springs (Gene Ledbetter) 2. 04:45 AM - Flights (John Hauck) 3. 05:39 AM - Re: FireFly Finished (John Cooley) 4. 05:45 AM - Re: Mark III "Miss B" commits aviation (John Cooley) 5. 06:07 AM - Re: springs (Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious) 6. 06:23 AM - Re: Raising horizontal stab on Mark III (Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious) 7. 06:25 AM - Re: springs (John Hauck) 8. 08:46 AM - Wiring (Mike Pierzina) 9. 09:41 AM - Re: springs (Jimmy) 10. 10:19 AM - Re: springs (George Thompson) 11. 04:36 PM - Wiring (Mike Pierzina) 12. 05:12 PM - Rentals (Chuck Davis - Comcast) 13. 05:14 PM - Re: FireFly Finished (Don Gherardini) 14. 05:17 PM - Re: springs (Don Gherardini) 15. 05:37 PM - Re: FireFly Finished (Don Gherardini) 16. 06:07 PM - Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 (Richard Harris) 17. 07:24 PM - Re: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 (Christopher J Armstrong) 18. 08:44 PM - Re: Ivo prop (DAquaNut@aol.com) 19. 08:58 PM - Re: Swiderski Website (Richard Swiderski) 20. 09:14 PM - Re: Ivo prop (Don Gherardini) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:50:58 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs From: Gene Ledbetter --> Kolb-List message posted by: Gene Ledbetter On Tuesday, Jun 24, 2003, at 23:35 America/New_York, possums wrote: > They've got something to take the place of those rusty old muffler > springs > now - if you can afford it. > Cost about $25.00 from CPS and is stainless steel and you don't have to > take your muffler off to put it on. > Only problem so far is that the Stainless Steel tends to cut into the > bolts > a little - after several months. > Have ordered new stainless steel bolts to replace the AN ones (the ones > with the springs) that came with the kit. > CPS part # 30385 - you can see one at : I would echo Possums recommendation since I installed the same spring replacements over a year ago. I have also had the same experience with the bolts wearing. In addition, I needed to grind the top edge off one set because they rubbed the muffler. Took my longest crosscountry this week. Flew 170 miles from Waynesville to London and spent the night with Brian and Helen. They have moved into their new facility which will be very nice when finished. Got lucky on the flights since it was downhill both ways. Had a 10 mph tailwind going and a 5 mph tailwind on return. Flew down nonstop and used 8.5 gallons of fuel. Averaged 65 mph groundspeed for entire trip. Flew at indicated 65mph airspeed at 5900 rpm. Stopped at a very friendly ultralight field at Cynthiana, KY on my way home and added a little 100LL. Overall, a great trip. Gene Ledbetter Cincinnati Firefly 210 hrs ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:45:02 AM PST US From: John Hauck Subject: Kolb-List: Flights --> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck > Took my longest crosscountry this week. Flew 170 miles from > Waynesville to London > Gene Ledbetter Gene/All: Super! Next year you'll be flying out to Monument Valley or up to Whitefish, Montana, or where ever we end up meeting for the Annual Kolb Informal/Unorganized Flyin in. john h DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:39:35 AM PST US From: "John Cooley" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: FireFly Finished --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Cooley" Don, Great looking paint job! Is the top coat polytone? Did you count the hours you spent on painting? "do not archive" Later, John Cooley --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" Well Kolbers...thanks to all of you..and my wifes patience...this little bird is done today..other than a dab a safety wire left to do here and there, and a couple of instruments that should be here next week. I pushed her outside in the sun for the first time today...just 1 week short of 9 months since I brought it home from Atlanta...by way of New London and the Kolb Fly-in. If all Goes well.and the weather holds..maiden flight should be july 4th weekend...and considering the paint-job...this sure seems appropriate! Updated pics on page 11 just taken today....check her out and tell me what you guys think! http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm Don Gherardini- FireFly 098 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 05:45:17 AM PST US From: "John Cooley" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Mark III "Miss B" commits aviation --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Cooley" Congrats Bob. Keep us posted on working out the trim issues. "do not archive" Later, John Cooley -------Original Message------- Folks, At 7:30 pm last evening "Miss B" was airbourne for the first time. I had already done some fast taxing to feel her out and see how well she tracked down the runway both in the 3 point position and with the tail up. Last night I did one fast taxi (4,400' paved runway) then pulled her off in ground effect (3') then came back and slowly increased my altitude 20' then 50'. No bad habits, no heavy wing. I was definitely near the rear CG limit as I had to keep a lot of forward pressure on the stick. I weigh about 195lbs so I may want to move a little weight around. I also need to add some PADDING to those sling seats! Yeouch! I can't reach the panel in my current setup. The 5th crow hop I took her all the way around the pattern, then came back and landed and decided to call it quits while I was ahead. Being as light as she is (517lbs empty) the slight cross wind (3mph) was noticeable much to my surprise. No problem handling it but I really didn't expect to notice it. I need to thank a few folks. Richard Pike, John H. and Jim Gerkin for their generous suggestions about resetting my right wing (it flew perfectly!) and Denny Rowe for his kind assistance with building the section over the fuel tanks. This list is priceless! Any thoughts about the need for such forward pressure on the stick? It would be most uncomfortable on a cross country solo. Absolutely giddy! Bob, Tenacity Farm Campbellsburg, Kentucky ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:07:40 AM PST US From: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" John, what goop do you put on the springs? I guess it can handle the temps. What keeps it from seperating from the spring and going through the prop? Bob do not archive From: John Hauck Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs -- Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck After landing Sat. I noticed a dink in the leading edge of one blade of my prop ( Warp Drive ) , then a spring missing from the header pipe. There has got to be a better way... Richard Harris Richard/All: In almost 500 hours on the 912S and Titan exhaust system, I have lost one exhaust spring and dinged the leading edge of one blade. Funny, a flight or two prior to the spring failing, I had made a mental note that the springs were about ready to be replaced. However, I never got around to replacing them until after sending one through the prop. They last a long time if gooped up with silicone seal pushed down into the spring. If properly safetied, they will most likely stay on the pipe rather than go through the prop. I got lazy again and did not safety. Think I'll scrounge up four springs and replace the old ones before they decide to break. john h ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:23:43 AM PST US From: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Raising horizontal stab on Mark III --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" How did you raise it? Did you drill out the rivets and drill new holes? Bob, Kathleen, and Kory Brocious Tenacity Farm Campbellsburg, Kentucky From: ZepRep251@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Raising horizontal stab on Mark III -- Kolb-List message posted by: ZepRep251@aol.com A piper cub has the leading edge of the horizontal mounted on a jack screw with about 3 in. of travel. The leading edge of my horizontal has been 1 in. up since the first test flight in 1999, 230 hrs ago.G.Aman FS2 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:25:05 AM PST US From: John Hauck Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs --> Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck > John, what goop do you put on the springs? > Bob Bob/All: I use what ever silicone seal is handy. It all works. I was told the primary purpose of the silicone seal was to dampen vibration. Vibration is the critter that gets to the springs and causes them to break, along with rust............ High temps from the stainless steel pipes does not seem to effect the silicone seal which is standing off the pipe about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. john h ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:46:40 AM PST US From: "Mike Pierzina" Subject: Kolb-List: Wiring --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Mike Pierzina" Hey Guys, No power at work this morning so they sent us home...Yippeeeeeee! I've been wiring my GPL starter , EIS , and one of those dual mag ignitions. As long as I take "baby steps" it's not TOO overwhelming.... Anyway the instructions don't say which spark plugs to put the CHT sensors on.... I'm gonna look thru some catalogs... maybe CPS will have something.... Where do some of you guys have them on a 503 ? My guess would be to keep them close to the center of the head. Gotta Fly... Mike in MN FSII-final assembly --- Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down... Gotta Fly... Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:41:22 AM PST US From: Jimmy Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs --> Kolb-List message posted by: Jimmy Have a Firefly with the 447 engine. The springs are put on and safety wire is put inside and around the length of the spring, red silicone hi-temp is squeezed inside the spring and around the ends. With the safety around the spring the only part that can come loose is the hooks on the ends. The silicone will hopefully hold them if they break loose. I always check the springs on my pre-flight. Jimmy Hankinson 912-863-7384 Rocky Ford, Ga. 30455 jhankin@planters.net Kolb Firefly/447/240hrs Local field, Pegasus/2000/Grass Airport JYL/Sylvania, Ga. ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:19:10 AM PST US From: "George Thompson" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs --> Kolb-List message posted by: "George Thompson" I always give them a good helping of silicone. Haven't lost one yet. Also safety a wire through and around each one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob, Kathleen, & Kory Brocious" > > > John, what goop do you put on the springs? I guess it can handle the temps. What keeps it from seperating from the spring and going through the prop? > Bob > do not archive > > > From: John Hauck > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs > Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 20:41:23 -0500 > > -- Kolb-List message posted by: John Hauck > > > After landing Sat. I noticed a dink in the leading edge of one blade of my > prop ( Warp Drive ) , then a spring missing from the header pipe. There has > got to be a better way... > > Richard Harris > > Richard/All: > > In almost 500 hours on the 912S and Titan exhaust > system, I have lost one exhaust spring and dinged > the leading edge of one blade. Funny, a flight or > two prior to the spring failing, I had made a > mental note that the springs were about ready to > be replaced. However, I never got around to > replacing them until after sending one through the > prop. > > They last a long time if gooped up with silicone > seal pushed down into the spring. If properly > safetied, they will most likely stay on the pipe > rather than go through the prop. I got lazy again > and did not safety. > > Think I'll scrounge up four springs and replace > the old ones before they decide to break. > > john h > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 04:36:46 PM PST US From: "Mike Pierzina" Subject: Kolb-List: Wiring --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Mike Pierzina" Hey Guys, Scratch that last question about where to put the CHT probes....While I was looking for which spark plugs to put them under, I found in a L.E.A.F. catalog they talked about putting them under a spark plug OR a cylinder head nut......I put them under the cylinder head nuts so I won't have to deal with them every time I change plugs..... Gotta Fly... Mike in Mn , Hot , Humid , Rainy --- Sometimes you just have to take the leap and build your wings on the way down... Gotta Fly... Get advanced SPAM filtering on Webmail or POP Mail ... Get Lycos Mail! ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 05:12:54 PM PST US From: Chuck Davis - Comcast Subject: Kolb-List: Rentals --> Kolb-List message posted by: Chuck Davis - Comcast Next month we are travelling from NJ to spend the annual week on the beach with the in-laws near Gulf Shores, AL. Everytime I fly in to Mobile or Pensacola I thick how beautiful it is from the air and how great it would be to do some ultra-light flying. (I grew up there and seeing them fly around was what got me interested in the first place, back when Weedhoppers were the new hot model.) Now, having just received my certification from USUA, does any one know a place near Gulf Shores that rents ultra-lights? I can't bring the FireFly down, so I'd even settle for a non-Kolb. God knows if I could get the 'Fly down, the in-laws'd never see me. On a slightly different tack, Summer finally arrived in NJ Monday. I saw it coming and took yesterday off work. After dealing with family issues, I got in 2.25 hours of cross country in the afternoon. She cruises at 60mph while turning 5000. Jack and other Firefliers, how do those number compare? And finally, this Saturday the Jersey Shore Ultralight club is having their annual fly-in picnic at Pemberton, NJ. http://www.buzzardsrow.com/JerseyShore/ . (I am not a member...just putting in a plug and hoping to see all Kolber's in the Sentral / South Jersey area.) Chuck Davis FF 028 ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 05:14:39 PM PST US From: "Don Gherardini" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: FireFly Finished --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" Thanks BT....but I already got a wife.....sure dont need another...let alone a couple more!... Might consider a good birddog an some boot tho! http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm Don Gherardini- FireFly 098 ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 05:17:45 PM PST US From: "Don Gherardini" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: springs --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" I drilled the flanges behind each spring and safey wired them ....both ends and thru the middle..similiar to how you would wire a turnbuckle http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm Don Gherardini- FireFly 098 ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 05:37:11 PM PST US From: "Don Gherardini" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: FireFly Finished --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" Thanks John....Yes..the whole paint job is stitts process....all the color is Polytone....I painted with extra retarder..extrathinner and when the surface temps were between 60 and 65degrees according to my infrared raytek thermometer. got a fair gloss I think for polytone. Not near as shiny as car paint like Kolbs tho....but not bad at all. I did not count the hours....but I did have 70 bucks worth of that high priced green masking tape and plastic pinstriping tape in it. IT DID take a long time....I know I spent 5 hours laying out and masking one side of the horozontal stabs and elevators and.then shooting the stripes...no blue....only to have to rub it all off an start over due to red bleeding under edges of regular maskin tape...that was a very frustrating day! all in all I worked awful hard and many long hours on that paint job for 7 weeks....maybe 4 days...sometime 5 days a week....the weekends were usually 10 to 12 hours a day. the paint on the boom and other metal is epoxy appliance white from none other than rust-oleum! Its WONDERFUL stuff. http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm Don Gherardini- FireFly 098 ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 06:07:16 PM PST US From: "Richard Harris" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Harris" Who the HELL is this guy, and why do I ( or anyone else on this list )care if he is out of his office. And he don't even do not archive. This is the Kolb list Mark.... Richard Harris MK3 N912RH Lewisville, Arkansas DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Souza, Mark W" Subject: Kolb-List: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Souza, Mark W" > > I away on business until Thursday 6/26/03. Any issues that can't wait that long should be addressed to my back-up Terry Wagstaff 266-6666. I will monitor my e-mail and will address any problems that can be handled by mail or phone call. > > ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 07:24:32 PM PST US From: "Christopher J Armstrong" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Christopher J Armstrong" -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Richard Harris Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Out of Office AutoReply: Kolb-List Digest: 26 Msgs - 06/19/03 --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Harris" Who the HELL is this guy, and why do I ( or anyone else on this list )care if he is out of his office. And he don't even do not archive. This is the Kolb list Mark.... Richard Harris MK3 N912RH Lewisville, Arkansas DO NOT ARCHIVE That is an automatic response that people put on there business e-mails. He didn't plan for it to go to the kolb list. It just did. DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 08:44:08 PM PST US From: DAquaNut@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Ivo prop --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com Group, I just got my Ivo prop via UPS. Seems everything is there Except for 6 nuts to go on the 6 long bolts. I DO need nuts right? There No instructions. Ed Diebel ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 08:58:23 PM PST US From: Richard Swiderski Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Swiderski Website --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Swiderski Kolbers I'm on a week vacation & I am holed up in a cabin here in NC. I've finially had some time to work on my website. There's a lot of details and pics on the systems and mods of the 3 cyl, 4-stroke, fuel injected, turbo charged Suzuki engine that's getting closer to flying my SlingShot. If you're interested, you can see it at http://www.geocities.com/ib2polish/ . I'll be working on it for a couple more days so check back. Richard Swiderski, Summerfield FL ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 09:14:04 PM PST US From: "Don Gherardini" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Ivo prop --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" no nuts Ed...female threads in the re-drive..... do not archive http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm Don Gherardini- FireFly 098