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1. 03:38 AM - Re: Fathers Day fly-in (Denny Rowe)
2. 02:58 PM - FireFly Is Ready To Go (Jack & Louise Hart)
3. 03:23 PM - Monument Valley (WillUribe@aol.com)
4. 03:44 PM - Re: Monument Valley (John Willamson)
5. 03:54 PM - Kit 2 (Paul Petty)
6. 04:08 PM - Re: Monument Valley (John Hauck)
7. 04:33 PM - Sport Pilot Update (Jon Croke)
8. 04:42 PM - Re: Kit 2 (WillUribe@aol.com)
9. 07:21 PM - Re: FireFly Is Ready To Go (Christopher Armstrong)
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| Subject: | Re: Fathers Day fly-in |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
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Sorry List and Terry, This last post was suposed to be a reply to the local
Boy Scout Rep, Terry Tauge, I did not realize I was replying to a Kolb list
message.
Wrong Terry!
Sorry for the cornfusion.
Denny Rowe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fathers Day fly-in
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
>
> Terry,
> I am trying to figure out a date for the Aviation program.
> This summer is shaping up to be incredibly busy and with school going into
> June time is really tight.
> I should be in touch with you guys in the next week with some possible
> dates.
>
> Sorry about all the inconvenience.
>
> Denny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Terry" <tkrolfe@usadatanet.net>
> To: "kolb-list" <Kolb-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Kolb-List: Fathers Day fly-in
>
>
> > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Terry <tkrolfe@usadatanet.net>
> >
> > Eugene, Bob, Eugene, Richard, Denny and all others,
> >
> > I will act as the contact person if that's what the gang wants. The
> > Wellsville Fathers Day Fly-In is a long established event that runs the
> > whole weekend. We could meet there and then if possible make at journey
> > to Homer's. There is a good stop off airport on the way at Smoketown,
> > Lancaster County that is UL friendly.
> >
> > If you want more information on Wellsville go to their web page at
> > footlightranch.com and hit Mason-Dixion Ultralight Fly-in or the
> > others. The information is for last years fly-in which was canceled
> > because of weather, but you can explore the facilities available and get
> > the data about the airstrip there.
> > I know they would welcome a good group of new Kolb's arriving there!
> >
> > Terry - FireFly #95
> >
> >
>
>
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| Subject: | FireFly Is Ready To Go |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart <jbhart@ldd.net>
FireFlyers & Kolbers,
A month has gone by since the last flight of the FireFly. I went up to the
Perryville Airport (k02) to finish up re assembly. The airport has been
closed for runway and taxiway repairs. It just reopened yesterday, but the
wind was too high to fly. It started to rain, but it was warm so as I
waited for the weather to clear. I gathered up tools, washed the Firefly
and swept out the hangar. While doing so I heard one jet land and taxi over
to Saberliner's repair facility. My hanger is on the back side so I can not
see the runway, but I heard another jet. When I looked up and out the open
hangar door, I saw a F15 slowly fly by at about 500 feet. I walked out and
watched it bank to the east. Then I walked to the end of the hangar row so
that I could see it slowly continue at low altitude over the Mississippi
River into Illinois. It was about this time, I thought maybe it was going
to land at K02. And sure enough he turned base and overshot final approach
and had to rack it back to get lined up. He over flew a third of the runway
before touch down and I thought he would do a touch and go, but he laid on
the brakes and got it stopped about 200 yards before he ran out of runway.
He had flattened the tires on the main gear. Saberliner's crash truck drove
down to the jet. The pilot shut down the engines, popped the canopy and
climbed down. Then the emergency vehicles, fire, ambulance and sheriff came.
The airport manager came by and told me the story. Two F15s were out and
about when one had a fire indicator light come on. They were diverted to
K02. The one with the problem was the first one I heard, and he landed with
out any problem. But the one that I watched was the wing man. They closed
the airport and the sheriff stayed to keep anyone away from the plane on the
runway because it was armed with missiles. He was going to have to stay
until the military showed up with security, spares and repair personnel.
While I was in the main office washing up, they called over to see if they
could get 18,000 pounds of jet fuel, but there was only 1,000 pounds left in
the tank.
Maybe tomorrow the airport will be open again. If you would like to see
some of the repairs I made, I put up some photos and description
at:
http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly103.html
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jackson, MO
Jack & Louise Hart
jbhart@ldd.net
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: WillUribe@aol.com
Greetings,
Looks like I will make the Monument Valley fly-in. My work schedule has me
in Buffalo, NY the week of the fly-in. The plan is return to El Paso on Friday
and depart in my FireStar on Saturday.
I had to start preparing for the flight right now because I will be working
out of town from now until the fly-in. Next week I will be in Mississippi for
two weeks. After that I'm scheduled to be in Linden, NJ and then Pittsburgh.
I have been doing the annual inspection on my FireStar in parts whenever I
have time. So far I have not found anything out of the ordinary, replaced a
landing light bulb, sent the strobe for repairs and purchased a sheet of lexan
to
replace the windscreen. Hopefully I will not have any problems renewing my
medical after the surgery.
Regards,
Will Uribe
El Paso, TX
FireStar II N4GU
C-172 N2506U
http://home.elp.rr.com/airplane/
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My apologies to the people who don't like posts on the Monument Valley fly-in.
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Willamson" <kolbrapilot@comcast.net>
Hello Will and other Kolb Flyers,
No apology necessary for posting about the Kolb Monument Valley Gathering.
Glad to hear you are planning on attending.
As soon as we get this Sun'nFun thing out of the way, a lot of us can get
serious about the MV trip.
John Williamson
Arlington, TX
Kolb Kolbra, Rotax 912ULS, 528 hours
http://home.comcast.net/~kolbrapilot
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <Lynnp@c-gate.net>
Hi Kolbers,
Just had to share my excitement with you fine people, TNK shipped my fuselage kit
today! The folks up there are nothing short of excellent. Travis informed me
of some extra parts that other Kolbra buyers were shorted and explained what
to look for and they figured the extra material needed for the flaps I plan to
put on Ms. Dixie. I needed some extra tubing because of the wing tip mods so
I was able to get that packed in the crate. Travis was talking to me on the phone
with a cordless screw driver in one hand taking the top off the crate as
we spoke and ordering lunch at the same time to add the needed material. He also
was very proud of this shipment as he painstakingly packed everything personally.
He made me fell real good when he said (with phone in one ear and cordless
screwdriver in hands) "Ya know Paul, these guys really pour a lot of love
and sweat-n-soul into these fuselages" By the way Travis is now re-subscribed
to the list. Sorry to blow your cover bro.... Perhaps we could get Travis to join
in with a post from time to time about what's going on at the factory. They
sound pretty busy if you ask me.Linda phoned me later to let me know the freight
company had picked her up (the kit that is) and gave me a tracking number.
Now I have to wait and wonder what she (the kit) is going through in transit.
Travis assured me that unless some underpaid forklift driver sticks a fork through
the side of the crate,it should arrive in good shape and that it could
withstand being dropped because of the way they pack the kit. I have no doubt...
But I know freight companies and how they rapidly move freight from truck to
truck and town to town. One thing I can say is that when you receive your kit
or shipment from any carrier, if there is any damage to the carton or crate,
note it on the freight or waybill before you sign for it. Also have the driver
call the hub and note the damage. My first kit had damage and it was a pain
but the motor company cut me a check for the damaged part.Which by the way was
more than the cost of shipping.
So now I sit and wait.Headed to the shop with new belts for the belt sander to
dress and install the false ribs and start on the drag strut. Charley just phoned
me from the airport and made it home from Washington DC in the Falcon 900
to Mississippi in 1 hour 50 minutes... I said "you should be ashamed of yourself"
:-)
I made this post rather long so that if any lurkers looking into buying a Kolb
aircraft kit, perhaps they may feel the same excitement that I have had today.
Sorry for any misspelling or wrong English... and I think this post is archive
worthy in advance.
Yes I'm a happy camper... Hopefully under Ms. Dixie's wing some day......
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| Subject: | Re: Monument Valley |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
| As soon as we get this Sun'nFun thing out of the way, a lot of us
can get
| serious about the MV trip.
|
|
| John Williamson
Wil, John W., Jack Hart, and all the rest of you all:
I got a big box of parts from Travis Brown, Parts Man Extrodinaire, to
help get me started and through my annual which will also get me ready
for Sun and Fun, MV, and Alaska.
Looking forward to S&F, because I always get to see a lot of people
that I have met over the years, but the MV trip is something extra
special. Hopefully, more of the Kolb List and other Kolbers can make
it out to MV for our little unplanned, unorganized, really friendly,
get down and get with it flyin. This is the Second Annual Unorganized
Kolb Flyin. Anybody and anything is welcome. Bring a smile and get
ready to enjoy Kolb flying, building, repairing, wrecking/crashing,
covering, painting, adjusting, and on and on for about three or four
days.
I know there are a lot of people that did not make our flyin last
year, will be there this year. Some of them flying from Texas and
Louisiana, Gary Haley and John Bickam, the guys that did the Kitty
Hawk flight last year.
Wish the whole Kolb List could be there so we could put names, faces,
airplanes, good feelings and other feeling where they belong. Does
that make sense??? I think what I mean is for us to put people, names
and faces together and get to know the whole person, rather than an
email address on the Internet.
Ya'll take care,
john h
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| Subject: | Sport Pilot Update |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jon Croke" <jon@joncroke.com>
FYI...
There was a Sport Pilot Update announced yesterday by the FAA realyed by
USUA...
Details are reproduced at www.KolbPilot.com
Patience is the virtue......
Jon near Green Bay
FS II
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: WillUribe@aol.com
Hi Paul,
I hope your 2nd kit arrives before I depart Mississippi so I get to help you
unpack it. It will be fun to check out your handy work.
Regards,
Regards,
Will Uribe
El Paso, TX
FireStar II N4GU
C-172 N2506U
http://home.elp.rr.com/airplane/
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My apologies to the people who feel they need an apology for this email. ;-)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul Petty
Subject: Kolb-List: Kit 2
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <Lynnp@c-gate.net>
Hi Kolbers,
Just had to share my excitement with you fine people, TNK shipped my fuselage
kit today!
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| Subject: | FireFly Is Ready To Go |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Christopher Armstrong" <tophera@centurytel.net>
I think that it is reasonable for you to limit power not through rpm but
through a throttle stop that can not be changed by the pilot in flight.
Then you could re-pitch to get decent rpm even though you would be at
reduced power. This would be the ultralight legal flight configuration for
the aircraft. Limiting power with a throttle stop is just as reasonable as
limiting speed by cranking in prop pitch. I think that as long as you can
not change it in flight it would be acceptable to the feds. I don't think
that you're at a dead end for 103-7 legality yet.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jack & Louise
Hart
Subject: Kolb-List: FireFly Is Ready To Go
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart <jbhart@ldd.net>
FireFlyers & Kolbers,
A month has gone by since the last flight of the FireFly. I went up to the
Perryville Airport (k02) to finish up re assembly. The airport has been
closed for runway and taxiway repairs. It just reopened yesterday, but the
wind was too high to fly. It started to rain, but it was warm so as I
waited for the weather to clear. I gathered up tools, washed the Firefly
and swept out the hangar. While doing so I heard one jet land and taxi over
to Saberliner's repair facility. My hanger is on the back side so I can not
see the runway, but I heard another jet. When I looked up and out the open
hangar door, I saw a F15 slowly fly by at about 500 feet. I walked out and
watched it bank to the east. Then I walked to the end of the hangar row so
that I could see it slowly continue at low altitude over the Mississippi
River into Illinois. It was about this time, I thought maybe it was going
to land at K02. And sure enough he turned base and overshot final approach
and had to rack it back to get lined up. He over flew a third of the runway
before touch down and I thought he would do a touch and go, but he laid on
the brakes and got it stopped about 200 yards before he ran out of runway.
He had flattened the tires on the main gear. Saberliner's crash truck drove
down to the jet. The pilot shut down the engines, popped the canopy and
climbed down. Then the emergency vehicles, fire, ambulance and sheriff came.
The airport manager came by and told me the story. Two F15s were out and
about when one had a fire indicator light come on. They were diverted to
K02. The one with the problem was the first one I heard, and he landed with
out any problem. But the one that I watched was the wing man. They closed
the airport and the sheriff stayed to keep anyone away from the plane on the
runway because it was armed with missiles. He was going to have to stay
until the military showed up with security, spares and repair personnel.
While I was in the main office washing up, they called over to see if they
could get 18,000 pounds of jet fuel, but there was only 1,000 pounds left in
the tank.
Maybe tomorrow the airport will be open again. If you would like to see
some of the repairs I made, I put up some photos and description
at:
http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly103.html
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jackson, MO
Jack & Louise Hart
jbhart@ldd.net
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