>
>
> Kolbers,
> OK, I finally broke down today and installed the book binding tapes
> in
> the gaps between the wing, ailerons, and flaps. Well truth be told,
> Linda did it while I changed spark plugs and pretended to be busy,
> :-) I
> hate that arts and crafts type of work.
> Upon taking off for the first time with the tapes I was astounded at
> the
> change in performance of my Mk-3. It feels as if someone released the
> emergency brake and installed power steering.
> The climb rate is close to 200 fpm better solo, the roll response is
> way
> quicker and much lighter, the sink rate is slower, and one notch of
> flaps feels like it used to with no flaps. The plane even floats a
> little on round out to landing, before it would just pretty much stop
> as
> soon as you rounded out.
> I ran her up to full throttle in level flight solo and actually saw
> 90mph, thats 8 mph more than I had before installing the tapes.
> Now I am wondering how the factory guys at TNK were able to install
> their tapes so nicely with no fingerprints and bubbles?
> I am going to try to locate white book binding tapes to replace these
> clear ones, figure that way the prints won't show.
> Sincerely,
>
> Denny (Now I understand how a Kolb is supposed to handle) Rowe
>
> Mk-3 N616DR, 2SI 690L-70, PA
>
> PS: We used the 3M 845, 3 inch wide with the 1.5 inch face to face
> with
> it.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Kolbers,
> OK, I finally broke down today and
> installed the
> book binding tapes in the gaps between the wing, ailerons, and flaps.
> Well truth
> be told, Linda did it while I changed spark plugs and pretended to be
> busy, :-)
> I hate that arts and crafts type of work.
> Upon taking off for the first time with
> the tapes I
> was astounded at the change in performance of my Mk-3. It feels as if
> someone
> released the emergency brake and installed power steering.
>
> The climb rate is close to 200 fpm
> better solo, the
> roll response is way quicker and much lighter, the sink rate is
> slower,
> and one
> notch of flaps feels like it used to with no flaps. The plane
> even
> floats
> a little on round out to landing, before it would just pretty much
> stop
> as soon
> as you rounded out.
> I ran her up to full throttle in level
> flight solo
> and actually saw 90mph, thats 8 mph more than I had before installing
> the
> tapes.
> Now I am wondering how the factory guys
> at TNK were
> able to install their tapes so nicely with no fingerprints and
> bubbles?
> I am going to try to locate white book
> binding
> tapes to replace these clear ones, figure that way the prints won't
> show.
> Sincerely,
>
> Denny (Now I understand how a Kolb is
> supposed to
> handle) Rowe
>
> Mk-3 N616DR, 2SI 690L-70,
> PA
>
> PS: We used the 3M 845, 3
> inch wide with the
> 1.5 inch face to face with it.
>
>
>
>
> http://www.matronics.com/trouble-report
>
>
>
>
>
>
=====
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~ransom
__________________________________
________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________
Time: 02:12:50 PM PST US
From: Richard Pike
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Another one of my ramblings :-) Zenair Arirfoil
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike
Empty weight aound 520, I weigh about 190, and Vince probably about 180.
Fifteen gallons of gas. Air temp about 70.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
do not archive
At 02:56 PM 10/10/03 -0400, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: "James, Ken"
>
>
>If you don't mind what was your weight plus the passenger, and how many
>gallons did you have ?
>
>Ken
________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________
Time: 04:21:42 PM PST US
From: "Paul Petty"
Subject: Kolb-List: October Experimenter
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
Kolbers, Went to the mail box hoping to find my medical certificate. Not
there but this month's Experimenter.
Way to go John W.! Nice article in the EAA Experimenter this month. And
Ronnie's Wet Trike got rear cover.
Speaking of tail draggers... That Sky Raider looks like it would be a
hand full...
pp
Building King Kolbra 012
Harley Davidson Power
www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
do not archive
Kolbers, Went to the mail box hoping to
find my
medical certificate. Not there but this month's
Experimenter.
Way to go John W.! Nice article in the
EAA
Experimenter this month. And Ronnie's Wet Trike got rear cover.
Speaking of tail draggers...
That Sky Raider
looks like it would be a hand full...
do not
archive
________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________
Time: 05:25:20 PM PST US
From: "Paul Petty"
Subject: Kolb-List: Pickin' on tha new guy
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last night I completed the right hand
elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing all week it was finally
finished. So I sat there, as I do after every building stage, evaluating
my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part, looking at the plans
and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down erggggg.... Man I was
upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I shut the
lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
wife my pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the
trees"..... She said " Baby, why can't you use it on the other
side...... Man did I feel stupid!!! It works great for the left side. So
go ahead have your fun. There that is! Was wondering why the plans call
to build a "mirror" image of the first part. Taking tonight off...
pp
Building King Kolbra 012
Harley Davidson Power
www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
do not archive
Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last
night I
completed the right hand elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing
all
week it was finally finished. So I sat there, as I do after every
building
stage, evaluating my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part,
looking
at the plans and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down
erggggg.... Man
I was upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I
shut the
lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
wife my
pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the trees".....
She said "
Baby, why can't you use it on the other side...... Man did I feel
stupid!!! It
works great for the left side. So go ahead have your fun. There
that is!
Was wondering why the plans call to build a "mirror" image of the first
part.
Taking tonight off...
do not
archive
________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________
Time: 05:37:35 PM PST US
From: "Paul Petty"
Subject: Kolb-List: ps
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
Move over Beaford....
pp
Building King Kolbra 012
Harley Davidson Power
www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
do not archive
Move over Beaford....
do not
archive
________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________
Time: 06:19:08 PM PST US
From: "Beauford"
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: ps
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Beauford"
Paul:
Ya gotta have pile of stuff out back that WILL NOT fit on the other side to
enter the competition.... I planted flowers and built a sidewalk around
mine.... It's still out there... I sit out beside it in a lawn chair and
stare at it on warm evenings...
Hang in there...
Best Regards,
Beauford
The aluminum butcher of Brandon...
FF #076
P.S. Accepting help from wives is an automatic disqualifier....
b.
DO NOT ARCHIVE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Petty"
Subject: Kolb-List: ps
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
>
>
> Move over Beaford....
>
> pp
> Building King Kolbra 012
> Harley Davidson Power
> www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
>
>
> do not archive
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Move over Beaford....
>
>
>
>
do not
> archive
>
>
________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________
Time: 07:01:41 PM PST US
From: "Richard Harris"
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Pickin' on tha new guy
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Harris"
You know Paul, we would have never known about this If someone hadn't posted
it. We know now, so welcome to the building world..Your are not the first to
do this sort of thing, we just don't admit are wives pointed it out to us..
Hang in there ...
c-ya
Richard Harris
MK3 N912RH
Lewisville, Arkansas
DO NOT ARCHIVE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Petty"
Subject: Kolb-List: Pickin' on tha new guy
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
>
>
> Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last night I completed the right hand
> elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing all week it was finally
> finished. So I sat there, as I do after every building stage, evaluating
> my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part, looking at the plans
> and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down erggggg.... Man I was
> upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I shut the
> lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
> wife my pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the
> trees"..... She said " Baby, why can't you use it on the other
> side...... Man did I feel stupid!!! It works great for the left side. So
> go ahead have your fun. There that is! Was wondering why the plans call
> to build a "mirror" image of the first part. Taking tonight off...
>
> pp
> Building King Kolbra 012
> Harley Davidson Power
> www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
>
>
> do not archive
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last
> night I
> completed the right hand elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing
> all
> week it was finally finished. So I sat there, as I do after every
> building
> stage, evaluating my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part,
> looking
> at the plans and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down
> erggggg.... Man
> I was upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I
> shut the
> lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
> wife my
> pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the trees".....
> She said "
> Baby, why can't you use it on the other side...... Man did I feel
> stupid!!! It
> works great for the left side. So go ahead have your fun. There
> that is!
> Was wondering why the plans call to build a "mirror" image of the first
> part.
> Taking tonight off...
>
>
>
>
do not
> archive
>
>
________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________
Time: 07:21:45 PM PST US
From: "Richard Harris"
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Heat treating 4130 landing gear/
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Harris"
Gene, The guy you need to talk to is John Haulk's brother Jim. He
sometimes monitors the list. He can tell you the temperature and time and
cooling time and all necessary info to do Rockwell 48, which is what you for
4130 I think.. What about Jim are you there...
c-ya
Richard Harris
MK3 N912RH
Lewisville, Arkansas
DO NOT ARCHIVE
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene Zimmerman"
Subject: Kolb-List: Heat treating 4130 landing gear/
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: Eugene Zimmerman
>
>
> Hey guys,
> Any one know of a good place to get heat treating done? Or perhaps
> someone know the procedure to do it. I have a local shop that has a
> digital furnace that is used for stress relieving reground crankshafts
> but they do not have the technological specs for how to harden 4130. Can
> any one steer me in the right direction please.
>
> Gene
>
>
________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________
Time: 07:34:11 PM PST US
From: "Bob N."
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Heat treating 4130 landing gear/
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob N."
Jim Hauck
Bob N.
________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________
Time: 07:48:10 PM PST US
From: Richard Pike
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Pickin' on tha new guy
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike
If you get "careless" enough, you could have TWO Kolbras...
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
At 07:29 PM 10/10/03 -0500, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
>
>
>Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last night I completed the right hand
>elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing all week it was finally
>finished. So I sat there, as I do after every building stage, evaluating
>my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part, looking at the plans
>and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down erggggg.... Man I was
>upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I shut the
>lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
>wife my pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the
>trees"..... She said " Baby, why can't you use it on the other
>side...... Man did I feel stupid!!! It works great for the left side. So
>go ahead have your fun. There that is! Was wondering why the plans call
>to build a "mirror" image of the first part. Taking tonight off...
>
>pp
>Building King Kolbra 012
>Harley Davidson Power
>www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
>
>
>do not archive
________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________
Time: 08:24:32 PM PST US
From:
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Aileron and flap Gap tapes, WOW!
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ben Ransom
>
> Denny,
> Pardon if I slept thru earlier info on your this, but...
>
> What were you using for gap seal before the book binding tape? I want
> to know what the big performance gain is compared to.
> thanks,
> -Ben Ransom
Ben,
Before the tape I was using no tape. My bird is newly completed and today I
flew for 2.2 hrs and hit 29.7 hrs total time.
Up till a few days ago I had flown with no control gap seals at all because
I had never taken the time to install the 3M tapes, partly because a fellow
lister that has a Firefly told me he did not notice much difference in
performance with or without the tape, and partly because of my own lazyness.
Anyway, I am hear to tell ya that it makes a very big differance on my Mk-3.
This may be due in part to the fact that my hinge gaps are a little wider
than the plans call for. Hey, don't blame me, I purchased my kit after the
hinges had been located, when I discovered that they were a little off, I
made the decision to leave it alone instead of replacing the rear spar tube.
OK so maybe you can blame me.
Anyway the tapes make a nice handling airplane into an exceptionally nice
handling airplane, and cut down on drag very noticably.
I am sure that the fabric tape method that the plans and Jim and Dondi
endorse will work as good or better than the 3M tape, I just chose to use
the 3M
Denny Rowe
________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________
Time: 08:30:16 PM PST US
From:
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: October Experimenter
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Paul and gang,
I feel that was one of the better Experimenter issues I have seen, with the
possible exception of the April 98 issue. :-)
It was nice to see Mike Loehle pull down a major award, he is another one of
the good guys in this industry, major kudos Cy.
Denny Rowe
Mk-3, Loehle Sport Parasol, PA
do not archive
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
>
> Kolbers, Went to the mail box hoping to find my medical certificate. Not
> there but this month's Experimenter.
> Way to go John W.! Nice article in the EAA Experimenter this month. And
> Ronnie's Wet Trike got rear cover.
>
> Speaking of tail draggers... That Sky Raider looks like it would be a
> hand full...
________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________
Time: 08:35:26 PM PST US
From:
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Pickin' on tha new guy
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Paul,
I wouldn't pick on you for that one, but I would warn you to take good care
of that wife of yours, you just made most of the guys on this list wish they
were married to her. Take it from a fellow that also has been bailed out on
occasion by his better half.
Denny Rowe
do not archive
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty"
>
> Ok guy's go ahead and get ready. Last night I completed the right hand
> elevator. After fighting the pesky small tubing all week it was finally
> finished. So I sat there, as I do after every building stage, evaluating
> my work. I'm sitting there, looking at the part, looking at the plans
> and Bang!! It hit me... Man I built it upside down erggggg.... Man I was
> upset. All that work and time and it was bass ackwards... So I shut the
> lights off tossed the part in the truck and came home to show my lovley
> wife my pretty but screwed up part. "Can't see the forest for the
> trees"..... She said " Baby, why can't you use it on the other
> side...... Man did I feel stupid!!! It works great for the left side. So
> go ahead have your fun. There that is! Was wondering why the plans call
> to build a "mirror" image of the first part. Taking tonight off...
>
> pp
> Building King Kolbra 012
> Harley Davidson Power
> www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
________________________________ Message 25 ____________________________________
Time: 08:52:15 PM PST US
From:
Subject: Kolb-List: Head set cushion
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Richard,
After flying for 2+ hours today, I headed for my local WalMart for the
Outback Headset Cushion you described the other day.
Sure enough, there they were mislabled as seatbelt cushions just like at
your local store. They even had the choice of white or black. We opted
for black. Thanks a ton for the heads up. When Linda was flying with me
on Wednesday she complained that the headset dug into her head, and my
buddy that flew with me this afternoon had the same problem.
Denny Rowe, Mk-3, PA
Richard,
After flying for 2+ hours today, I
headed for my
local WalMart for the Outback Headset Cushion you described the other
day.
Sure enough, there they were mislabled
as seatbelt
cushions just like at your local store. They even had the choice of
white or
black. We opted for black. Thanks a ton for the heads up. When Linda was
flying
with me on Wednesday she complained that the headset dug into her
head, and
my buddy that flew with me this afternoon had the same
problem.
Denny Rowe, Mk-3,
PA
________________________________ Message 26 ____________________________________
Time: 09:07:25 PM PST US
From:
Subject: Kolb-List: Keyed up
--> Kolb-List message posted by:
Kolbers,
Flew 2.2 hrs today, most of it with a friend that is thinking about
taking flying lessons.
Had a great time and let him do a lot of the flying. It was a blast
sharing my bird with someone who has a real interest in learning to fly.
He brought his digital camera / video thingy with him and took a lot of
photos and video he promised to put on a CD and VHS tape for me, I hope
to post some when I get them.
I also shot a whole roll of 35 mm film of the plane to try to get some
photos suitable for the completions sections of the magazines. Dropped
the film at Walmart tonight and checked the CD option so I hope to post
some of them to the PhotoShare also.
Anyway, for as crappy as this summer has been weather wise, it has sure
been nice to do some serious Kolb aviating the past few days, this is
living.
Denny Rowe
Mk-3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA
Kolbers,
Flew 2.2 hrs today, most of it with a
friend that
is thinking about taking flying lessons.
Had a great time and let him do a lot
of the
flying. It was a blast sharing my bird with someone who has a real
interest in
learning to fly.
He brought his digital camera / video
thingy with
him and took a lot of photos and video he promised to put on a CD and
VHS tape
for me, I hope to post some when I get them.
I also shot a whole roll of 35 mm film
of the plane
to try to get some photos suitable for the completions sections of the
magazines. Dropped the film at Walmart tonight and checked the CD
option
so I hope to post some of them to the PhotoShare also.
Anyway, for as crappy as this summer
has been
weather wise, it has sure been nice to do some serious Kolb aviating the
past
few days, this is living.
Denny Rowe
Mk-3, 690L-70, Leechburg,
PA
________________________________ Message 27 ____________________________________
Time: 09:25:41 PM PST US
From: WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: brake questions
--> Kolb-List message posted by: WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com
In a message dated 10/09/2003 9:46:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
firestarii@hotmail.com writes:
> I also have a friend who has a set of wheels from an original Firestar for
> sale that have the internal drum brakes. According to him they are not
> strong brakes, but they do the job for ground handling and taxiing. You
> couldn't do a full-power runup with them.
>
I can vouch for that. I can run up to about 4200 RPM if I stop the wheels
against a slight rise on the turf and hold the brakes as snugly as possible.
Otherwise on a flat area I can only get about 3800 RPM before the wheels start
turning.
Another problem I have experienced, which would probably be the same with any
brake system, is that the aluminum gear legs tend to vibrate, or "wobble",
ie. spring fore and aft when applying brakes on hard surfaces. This in turn
starts the tail wheel rod flexing and then the whole plane gets into an up and
down bounce which won't stop until I stop forward motion, or let go of the
brakes. Makes me feel like a bobble head :) Don't have this problem on turf.
When I assembled the brakes (wheelbarrow wheels and go-kart brakes as
supplied by Kolb) I took a lot of time and pain to get the drums mounted onto the
wheel rims symetrically. But all the effort still resulted in having a "high"
spot, so when I roll the plane out of the hangar I can hear the shoes scrape the
drum intermittantly. The quality of the parts are such that I don't think it
can be made any better without major machining and/or modification. Still,
they do the job that Ralph says he wants to do, hold the plane back going down
hill on hard surfaces and safely taxing around other craft.
Bill Varnes
Original FireStar
9.5 years flying
412 hours
Audubon, NJ
In a message dated 10/09/=
2003 9:46:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, firestarii@hotmail.com writes:
I also have a friend who has a=20=
set of wheels from an original Firestar for
sale that have the internal drum brakes. According to him they are not
strong brakes, but they do the job for ground handling and taxiing. You
couldn't do a full-power runup with them.
I can vouch for that. I can run up to about 4200 RPM if I stop the whe=
els against a slight rise on the turf and hold the brakes as snugly as possi=
ble. Otherwise on a flat area I can only get about 3800 RPM before the=
wheels start turning.
Another problem I have experienced, which would probably be the same with an=
y brake system, is that the aluminum gear legs tend to vibrate, or "wobble",=
ie. spring fore and aft when applying brakes on hard surfaces. This i=
n turn starts the tail wheel rod flexing and then the whole plane gets into=20=
an up and down bounce which won't stop until I stop forward motion, or let g=
o of the brakes. Makes me feel like a bobble head :) Don't have=20=
this problem on turf.
When I assembled the brakes (wheelbarrow wheels and go-kart brakes as suppli=
ed by Kolb) I took a lot of time and pain to get the drums mounted onto the=20=
wheel rims symetrically. But all the effort still resulted in having a=
"high" spot, so when I roll the plane out of the hangar I can hear the shoe=
s scrape the drum intermittantly. The quality of the parts are such th=
at I don't think it can be made any better without major machining and/or mo=
dification. Still, they do the job that Ralph says he wants to do, hol=
d the plane back going down hill on hard surfaces and safely taxing around o=
ther craft.
Bill Varnes
Original FireStar
9.5 years flying
412 hours
Audubon, NJ
________________________________ Message 28 ____________________________________
Time: 10:10:08 PM PST US
From: Richard Pike
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: brake questions
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike
Moto Tool with the little sanding drum, and take down the high spots. Or if
you have a side grinder, that works good too, low tech, & amazing how much
it helped mine.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
At 12:25 AM 10/11/03 -0400, you wrote:
>--> Kolb-List message posted by: WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com
>
>
>In a message dated 10/09/2003 9:46:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>firestarii@hotmail.com writes:
>
>
>When I assembled the brakes (wheelbarrow wheels and go-kart brakes as
>supplied by Kolb) I took a lot of time and pain to get the drums mounted
>onto the
>wheel rims symetrically. But all the effort still resulted in having a
>"high"
>spot, so when I roll the plane out of the hangar I can hear the shoes
>scrape the
>drum intermittantly.
>Bill Varnes
>Original FireStar
>9.5 years flying
>412 hours
>Audubon, NJ