---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/04/04: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:31 AM - North East Gathering (Denny Rowe) 2. 07:22 AM - N.E Fly-in (Terry) 3. 07:46 AM - Re: N.E Fly-in (FlyColt45@aol.com) 4. 08:33 AM - Re: website (Giovanni Day) 5. 11:57 AM - Kolb List Alive............ (Richard P Woodsum) 6. 04:14 PM - Re: Kolb List Alive............ (Bob N.) 7. 06:56 PM - Re: Kolb List Alive............ (Jack & Louise Hart) 8. 10:54 PM - Re: Tank Pick-up (DAquaNut@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:31:21 AM PST US From: "Denny Rowe" Subject: Kolb-List: North East Gathering --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" Nor Easters, I'll be leaving tonight at midnight for a weeks vacation at Kitty Hawk NC. Since I won't be around until less than a week before the North East gathering, I figured I would post my plans for Wellsville in case anyone wants to join me along my trip to Shreeveport North. Weather permitting, Linda and myself will be leaving McVille airport (P37) in the afternoon of the 18th in the Mk-3. We are planning only one fuel stop , most likely at Altoona (AOO) or maybe Huntington County (MUU). The plan is to meet my mom and the kids at Wellsville and set up a big tent to stay in through Sunday, leaving Sunday afternoon. Good luck to all those planning on attending, and keep praying for fair skies. If my route matches up with anyone elses, drop me a note and we'll see if we can meet along the way. Sincerely, Denny Rowe do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:22:49 AM PST US From: Terry Subject: Kolb-List: N.E Fly-in --> Kolb-List message posted by: Terry Kolbers, I have been trying to get a hold of Homer this week to confirm our arrival at his farm on the Saturday before Fathers Day. Haven't been able to contact him yet. We originally set it up to be Saturday the 19th. at his farm at Spring City with a backup on Sunday if the weather dictated. He would prefer Saturday so as to not disturb the church at the one end of his grass landing strip. If we do have to go in on Sunday we will have to respect the proximity of the church. I will be flying directly from my field here in southern Lancaster County to Homers on that day unless some want to meet me at Smoketown airport. We could then go as a group from there. Smoketown Airport is just east of Lancaster City. For those flying into Shreveport North on Friday, there will be fuel available. More information is available at their web page, footlightranch.com. Check the Mason-Dixon Utralight Fly-in section. The following is the list of people I have so far. I'm sure it's not complete and will add to it as needed. The more the better! Charlie Blackwell Chuck Davis James Dean Bob Griffin Ken James Rick Neilson Scott Olendore Richard Pike Joel Reed Denny Rowe Jeff Schutte Wilmer Zimmerman Terry Swartz Thom Bill Varnes Luray Weachter Earl Zimmerman Gene Zimmerman Any others? I will add you to the list. Praying for good weather! Terry - FireFly # 95 Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:13 AM PST US From: FlyColt45@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: N.E Fly-in --> Kolb-List message posted by: FlyColt45@aol.com I spoke to Marcus a few days ago. Won't be any surprises Jim PA/FL ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:33:13 AM PST US From: "Giovanni Day" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: website --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Giovanni Day" I did web design/hosting/promotion in a previous life and TNKs new site looks very professional. It does suffer some short comings with the popups and uses a non-webstandard font causing problems with some browsers. These things take time to work out so lets give them some constructive criticism and some time to get the bugs out. Getting a site such as this it not cheap either. Travis and gang, thanks for giving it a good effort. The site looks very professional, but needs to be a little more user friendly. It is not unusual for someone with good visual design skills to be lacking in the usability area. This is why I use a team approach when in the business. First we designed the user interface, the feel of the site, then we made it look the way we wanted. It usually took several revisions to get it all suitable. Web sites are much like kolbs, they are never really done! Giovanni MKIII 912 and yes the wings still need covering. Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:57:43 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb List Alive............ From: Richard P Woodsum --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard P Woodsum I liked Bob N.'s flight description. I have a Firefly also. Do you have the 447 engine Bob? I find it a bit "bouncy" when there's a breeze a blowing. Is that typical of the Firefly, or do I just need to get used to it? Do not archive. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 04:14:12 PM PST US From: "Bob N." Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb List Alive............ --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob N." Thanks, friend Richard W. Yep, have the monster 447 and the FlexiFlyer aka IVO prop. And yes, with such a low wing loading every falconfart will bounce you merrily about. Butt heck, the younguns' pay big bucks to ride on contraptions that are just as wild. Jerk an' joy, or is that enjoy and njerk? It reminds me of those KalKids who take the shocks offen their jerkloppies and flop around Ah-nulledville. FireFly is more fun than should be morally acceptable. Bob N. http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:56:27 PM PST US From: Jack & Louise Hart Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb List Alive............ --> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart FireFlyers and Kolbers, Had a great day by flying for 40 minutes in the early afternoon. Just enough cross wind and great thermals to make it interesting. Chased up the Mississippi River and checked out the high water. Then crossed over the bottoms to the ridges to see farmers making hay and in the bottoms spraying crops. I let the thermals push me up to 1,500 agl and even at this level the FireFly would put me into the belts. Cruised at 5,200 rpm at 50+ mphi. To stay comfortable, I wore a vest plus an old hooded sweat shirt. After going into the belts three times in quick succession, I slowed the engine to 4,800 rpm and dropped the nose to keep airspeed up to 50 mphi and headed back for the airport. Slipped it back onto the runway and taxied to the hangar. Glanced down at the right wheel and noticed the tire was going flat. The 438th landing had done it in. Fuel burn calculated out to 2.07 gph. Took the wheel with the soft tire off and drove home thinking, what a great day. It just does not get much better than this. Jack B. Hart FF004 Jackson, MO do not archive Jack & Louise Hart jbhart@ldd.net ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 10:54:51 PM PST US From: DAquaNut@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tank Pick-up --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com In a message dated 6/3/04 10:12:32 PM Central Standard Time, jbhart@ldd.net writes: << might be better to leave the fuel pickup where it is and when one is getting low on fuel to slow up and maintain a higher angle of attack. Jack B. Hart FF004 Jackson, MO >> Bob N / Jack B Hart Thanks for sharing. Looks like the New Kolb did there homework on this one. It all makes sense what Jack said. I will leave it where Kolb prints show it. In the back of the tank. Thanks again fellas. Ed ( Hou)