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1. 12:46 AM - Re: Re: uncle craig crashes (GeoR38@aol.com)
2. 06:37 AM - Re: 5 Rib FireStar Wings (ActionCrane@aol.com)
3. 06:42 AM - Re: FireStar II (ActionCrane@aol.com)
4. 07:29 AM - 5 Rib Wings (Ken korenek)
5. 08:48 AM - Re: Re: Hirth engine (Steve Kroll)
6. 09:21 AM - Formation Pictures (dama@mindspring.com)
7. 09:25 AM - Re: Formation Pictures (dama@mindspring.com)
8. 09:33 AM - Re: Re: uncle craig crashes (G. Thompson)
9. 10:05 AM - Re: Re: uncle craig crashes (Richard Swiderski)
10. 10:20 AM - Re: Slingshot Excitement (Richard Swiderski)
11. 10:33 AM - Re: Re: uncle craig crashes (Gherkins Tim-rp3420)
12. 10:41 AM - Re: Kolb Ultrastar (Richard Swiderski)
13. 10:48 AM - Re: SlingShot FireStar II Nose Mods (Richard Swiderski)
14. 11:06 AM - John Hauck (Jim Hauck)
15. 12:08 PM - uncle craig (Paul Petty)
16. 12:14 PM - Re: Re: Hirth engine (Denny Rowe)
17. 12:38 PM - gear puller (Denny Rowe)
18. 02:28 PM - Re: Re: uncle craig crashes (Steve Kroll)
19. 04:00 PM - Re: uncle craig (Richard Swiderski)
20. 04:21 PM - Steve Boetto's floats (Paul Petty)
21. 05:10 PM - GB 1 Gear box? (David & Maria Lumgair)
22. 05:13 PM - Re: Steve Boetto's floats (N27SB@aol.com)
23. 07:04 PM - Re: Steve Boetto's floats (N27SB@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Re: uncle craig crashes |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: GeoR38@aol.com
In a message dated 7/7/04 12:09:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
swiderski@isp.com writes:
>
> Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: uncle craig crashes/trashes his plane &gets
> invited into an exclusive club of high honor. When I took off with a role
> of toilet paper between my knees in my UltraStar &then said oooooppps as I
> watched it bounce off the ground toward the propeller. Well at about 15ft
> in the air, that fluffy ball of poop paper decided to take that moment to
> experience a metmorphological translation into a wwII flack artillery shell.
> The $400 3-blade wooden prop properly exploded &ripped the covering off the
> lower inside quadrant of the right wing, cleaned out the fabric like like a
> hungry virus. That right wing was attacked by at least 10,000 miniture prop
> toothpicks. They cleaned the fabric out so well I could see the beautiful
> sky right through them. Since varying amounts of kamakazi tooth pick jumped
> off some of those 3 blades more than the others, their mission was to seek
> out and destroy the engine mount. It went just as Murphy planned it, they
> got shaking that engine so violently that they tore my darling Cuyuna off
> the engine mount. By this time a large hanging piece of that prop with dying
> breath, slung its remaining stump into the trailing edge of the wing just so
> He could say with his dying breath, he broke the back of a mighty Kolb wing.
>
>
> My dream of pirouetting thru the sky chasing a role of poop paper,
> gracefully slicing it as the enchanted crowd ooo-ed &haaaaa-ed as I
> Deftly reduced it to sheds of fluttering paper, was destroyed.
>
> I am just now beginning to get over it, but now I realized to an
> even more deleterious effect on my already bruised ego, that in spite of all
> this tragedy, no none invited me to join the austere "Kolb Benders Club"
>
> To make matters even worse, I accomplished several even dumber
> events than the above, and still no invitation. I am smelling a dead rat
> hear, maybe I'm sniffing out a conspiracy against Polish pilots. As a
> minority in this list, I'm sure the AACLU just might have something to say
> about this disingenuous discrimination. I might even tell my even tell my
> mother.
>
> Richard Swiderski
> SlingShot
> Turbo Suzuki G-10
>
Tell your mom??!! ....No.....you wouldn't.....well, maybe...knowin you
Rich.....you would, but there is no conspiracy.... as an honorary Pollack myself,
I
wouldn't give conspiracy a thought....we are just toooo good for that. Lets
get that turbo goin buddy.
GeorgeRandolph
firestar driver almost...at the Villages, Fl
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| Subject: | Re: 5 Rib FireStar Wings |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: ActionCrane@aol.com
My Firestar has 5 panel wings with some pretty good dings in the front of
the leading edge. The dents appear to have happened from careless
loading/unloading from a trailer. Is this a serious problem? Is it safe like this?
Should
I replace the wings with 7 panel wings? I also have a fairly deep dent in the
back of the main tube in my left aileron about 8" from the inside end back
behind the prop. I've flown it 120 hrs. this way so it seems safe but maybe
I've just "gotten away with it".Thanks in advance for some thoughtfull
experience based feedback.
Steve Henry
Original Flightstar/377
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: ActionCrane@aol.com
Ken, please contact me @ Action _Crane@aol.com_ (mailto:Crane@aol.com) about
your wings.
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Ken korenek <kkorenek@comcast.net>
Mr. Henry,
I just e-mailed you offline but the system had some trouble and I'm not
sure it went out to you.
Ken Korenek
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>--> Kolb-List message posted by: ActionCrane@aol.com
>
>Ken, please contact me @ Action _Crane@aol.com_ (mailto:Crane@aol.com) about
>your wings.
>
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| Subject: | Re: Hirth engine |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <muso2080@yahoo.com>
Thom, Denny, John, Jim, and everybody that wrote concerning the Hirth engine "deal"
I was looking at.
Thanks so much guys for all your input. I decided (with a lot of good input) against
buying the engine. The reason was this: The engine was included in a
BE-5 kit that a man had stored in his shop for years. The inormation that I recieved
on those spacific engines (BD-5 kits) was that these engines were highly
modified for the Bede aircraft and ported to produce an RPM range spacific
to that aircraft running direct drive (7000 RPM) That may not sound like much
considering my 503 produces 6500 RPM at full power with my Tennessee fixed wood
prop but the Hirth's (the models I would be interested in) are designed to
produce their power and torque at a much lower RPM range which is their claim
to fame.
I'm dissappointed, but the old saying (if it sounds too good to be true, it probably
is) applies here. For now, I'm sticking to what I got which is a very well-known
entity. Mine has been sitting for awhile so I am going through everything
to make sure it is clean and tuned properly. I should be back in the air
very soon.
One piece of information that might be useful to somebody is this: while I was
rebuilding the airplane, I took the tanks out and did what I thought was a thorough
job of cleaning them. After installing them back in the airplane and running
the engine for several hours with new fuel, I still found sediment in the
tanks. My guess is that just sloshing the tanks out did not get any sediment
that might have built up on the walls of the tank over the time it was down(2
years) and that sediment was dislodged by the new fuel I added to the tank.
Clenliness is next to Godliness when it comes to 2-cycles and I expect that
the problems I was having getting it to idle properly might have a lot to do with
the sediment I found in the tanks. I'm still rebuilding the carb and resetting
the points just to make sure while I'm down. A folding wing sure helps
in this regard.
Thanks again for all the help. This list is absolutely indispensible for me and
I read it like the morning paper.
Steve Kroll
Mk-2 (circa 1988)
503 points and single carb
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| Subject: | Formation Pictures |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "dama@mindspring.com" <dama@mindspring.com>
I have been trying (and promising pics like this for two years now but I
found that it logistically difficult to get the photo man and other pilot
all together on a good weather day. Anyway here is a link to some good
pics. Thanks to George and Charles for their help. By the way, my computer
was hit by lightning so I am unable to add anything to my website for the
moment. My apologies to Noel in Canada whos sent me the addition...
http://photo.charles.cc/photos/view.php?dir=2004.07.02+Kips+Ultralight+at+Mo
nroe+Airport
Cheers,
Kip,
FS II
Atlanta
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| Subject: | Formation Pictures |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "dama@mindspring.com" <dama@mindspring.com>
You may have to paste it on your browser...
Kip
http://photo.charles.cc/photos/view.php?dir=2004.07.02+Kips+Ultralight+at+Mo
nroe+Airport
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From: dama@mindspring.com dama@mindspring.com
Subject: Kolb-List: Formation Pictures
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "dama@mindspring.com" <dama@mindspring.com>
I have been trying (and promising pics like this for two years now but I
found that it logistically difficult to get the photo man and other pilot
all together on a good weather day. Anyway here is a link to some good
pics. Thanks to George and Charles for their help. By the way, my computer
was hit by lightning so I am unable to add anything to my website for the
moment. My apologies to Noel in Canada whos sent me the addition...
http://photo.charles.cc/photos/view.php?dir=2004.07.02+Kips+Ultralight+at+Mo
nroe+Airport
Cheers,
Kip,
FS II
Atlanta
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| Subject: | Re: uncle craig crashes |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "G. Thompson" <eagle1@commspeed.net>
With a story like that, I would say Richard had the "Chairmanship " of the
BKC sewed up. I propose that he be given a unanimous vote as such. Great
story Richard. It just goes to prove that NOTHING is to come off a Pusher
aircraft. Sorry for the accident and the repairs that must now take place.
(Always harder than building it the first time.)
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Az.Bald Eagle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Gherardini" <donghe@one-eleven.net>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: uncle craig crashes
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" <donghe@one-eleven.net>
>
> Richard.......That is by far the best "how I tore up my airplane " story I
> have ever heard....rates right up there with Haucks video of "How to
break
> a Firestar"....
>
> Based on this gallant report., and others of your reputation, (grin).....I
> hearby nominate you as Chairman of the KBC for a duley appropriate and yet
> undetermined term!
>
> Are there any other nominations?
>
> Then...I make a motion for a vote
>
>
> Don Gherardini
> FireFly 098
> http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm
>
> DO NOT ARCHIVE
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>
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| Subject: | Re: uncle craig crashes |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
Don,
Dreams do come true, I'm going to sleep tonight with a smile on my
face! ...Richard Swiderski
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From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Don Gherardini
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: uncle craig crashes
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardini" <donghe@one-eleven.net>
Richard.......That is by far the best "how I tore up my airplane " story I
have ever heard....rates right up there with Haucks video of "How to break
a Firestar"....
Based on this gallant report., and others of your reputation, (grin).....I
hearby nominate you as Chairman of the KBC for a duley appropriate and yet
undetermined term!
Are there any other nominations?
Then...I make a motion for a vote
Don Gherardini
FireFly 098
http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm
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| Subject: | Slingshot Excitement |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
Wayne,
The best is yet to come! You'll love your bird. You just have to
think it & she'll do it. She flies like an otter in the water.
Richard Swiderski
SlingShot 003
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Wayne F.Wilson
Subject: Kolb-List: Slingshot Excitement
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Wayne F.Wilson" <wfwilson1@yahoo.ca>
Excitement plus!!! Finally got running. Did about one
hour of Taxi testing slow and high speed. Hard to
keep it on the ground just leaps ahead when power is
applied even slowly. More testing to come but Flying
is not far away.
Much thanks to Woody and Andy without their help it
would not have been possible.
Grinning from ear to ear.
Wayne F Wilson
Slingshot 009
Amherstburg ON
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| Subject: | Re: uncle craig crashes |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Gherkins Tim-rp3420 <rp3420@freescale.com>
Richard,
That is really a well written story! I am just rolling from the imagination it
evokes.
Folks, I was sadly not there to witness the first flight of uncle Craig's airplane.
I too have spent four years helping him build his Xtra and missed the momentous
day due to responsibilities of work. The report he posted last evening
is the most detail even I have heard from the incident. Sorry if I miss quoted
and stated 50 feet when in reality it was 15 feet. Both Craig and I are too
sick and depressed to even talk about it.
Tim
PS- I second motion for vote!!!! Thanks again Richard!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Richard
Swiderski
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: uncle craig crashes
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
I object here! Uncle Craig
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Don Gherardini
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: uncle craig crashes/trashes his plane & gets
invited into an exclusive club of high honor. When I took off with a role
of toilet paper between my knees in my UltraStar & then said oooooppps as I
watched it bounce off the ground toward the propeller. Well at about 15ft
in the air, that fluffy ball of poop paper decided to take that moment to
experience a metmorphological translation into a wwII flack artillery shell.
The $400 3-blade wooden prop properly exploded & ripped the covering off the
lower inside quadrant of the right wing, cleaned out the fabric like like a
hungry virus. That right wing was attacked by at least 10,000 miniture prop
toothpicks. They cleaned the fabric out so well I could see the beautiful
sky right through them. Since varying amounts of kamakazi tooth pick jumped
off some of those 3 blades more than the others, their mission was to seek
out and destroy the engine mount. It went just as Murphy planned it, they
got shaking that engine so violently that they tore my darling Cuyuna off
the engine mount. By this time a large hanging piece of that prop with dying
breath, slung its remaining stump into the trailing edge of the wing just so
He could say with his dying breath, he broke the back of a mighty Kolb wing.
My dream of pirouetting thru the sky chasing a role of poop paper,
gracefully slicing it as the enchanted crowd ooo-ed & haaaaa-ed as I
Deftly reduced it to sheds of fluttering paper, was destroyed.
I am just now beginning to get over it, but now I realized to an
even more deleterious effect on my already bruised ego, that in spite of all
this tragedy, no none invited me to join the austere "Kolb Benders Club"
To make matters even worse, I accomplished several even dumber
events than the above, and still no invitation. I am smelling a dead rat
hear, maybe I'm sniffing out a conspiracy against Polish pilots. As a
minority in this list, I'm sure the AACLU just might have something to say
about this disingenuous discrimination. I might even tell my even tell my
mother.
Richard Swiderski
SlingShot
Turbo Suzuki G-10
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Don Gherardi" <donghe@one-eleven.net>
Craig.....
glad you are OK...and that damage is pretty minor....as far as the
fixing....the taking apart and putting back together will take longer than
the fixin'.....and I can verify from similiar experiences....it is
absoultley amazin how fast a kolb looses airspeed with no power....alot
harder to land dead stick than anything else I have time in thats for
sure.They quit flying and mush down just as you describe real quick....the
good part is...now you know how it feels...and you will certainly be
prepared for it should it ever happen again. And now you also know there is
no need for panic...cause a Kolb can take it pretty well, the airspeed will
be slow enough and the airframe tuff enough....you probably wont get hurt.
AND...they fix pretty easy to! So dont despair pard.....
Welcome to the Kolb Benders Club Craig.
Don Gherardini
FireFly 098
http://www.geocities.com/dagger369th/my_firefly.htm
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
Steve,
You aren't a step-child, just a member of an elite few. I believe
it can be argued that the UltraStar is the most fun flying of all Kolb
models. I had an earlier US without the dragstrut brace. Kolb sent me a
simple chromemoly steel tube brace. I cut a hole in my fabric & installed
it. The brace was about midway on the strut, were the rib bisects the
strut. As I recall the brace was simply 2 steel tubes about 3/8" diameter
welded in a V-shape. The closed end of V was welded tangently to a 1/2
section of an about 3/4" steel tube that was about 3" long. This saddled
the strut & was riveted to it with 2 rivets. The 2 open ends were riveted
to the rib flange. All it did was keep the strut in column. Nothing fancy.
If yours is a very early model, make sure it has a steel collar on
the inboard end of the wing spar, much like the collar at the front end of
your boom tube. The purpose is to keep the spar from going oval when torque
from aileron input is applied. It makes a big difference in handling.
There should be past explanations of this in archive. Good luck in your
project. Keep those UltraStars flying!
Richard Swiderski
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of garvelink
Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb Ultrastar
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "garvelink" <link@cdc.net>
I still kind of feel like the ultrastar is the red headed stepchild of the
Kolb family.
would like to find out some basic information. do any of you know when the
drag strut modification was made? and does any one have a building manual
the was printed after this mod was added? I would like to maybe start a
web page with this manual PDF formated so it would be available to the
Ultrastar owners like my self who need it. Still looking for the manual.
Steve Garvelink
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| Subject: | SlingShot FireStar II Nose Mods |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
Regarding replacing short nose cone with extended nose cone:
front) does the tube that holds the rudder return spring remain intact or is
it modified as well? I want to lay a battery down in my nose & am
considering going this route. Thanks for your help.
Richard Swiderski
SlingShot 003
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim Hauck" <jimh474@earthlink.net>
Folks:
Just got off the phone with Bro John. He was at Burns Lake BC. Should be in Smithers
BC in about an hour. He plans on making White Horse YT or possibly Eagle
AK this evening.
Hee Hee, he had to land and get some warm clothes on he was freezing his 65 year
old butt off. It was 40 degrees. I told him we were knocking 100 here. He said
that he would rather shiver than sweat.
Plane and pilot doing well.
Jim Hauck
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <lynnp@c-gate.net>
Kolbers,
Craig has my vote and hope this cheeres you up and gets you started on the
repairs!
Paul Petty
Building Ms. Dixie
Kolbra/912UL/Warp
www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
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| Subject: | Re: Hirth engine |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
I'm still rebuilding the carb and resetting the points just to make sure
while I'm down. A folding wing sure helps in this regard.
>
> Thanks again for all the help. This list is absolutely indispensible for
me and I read it like the morning paper.
>
> Steve Kroll
> Mk-2 (circa 1988)
> 503 points and single carb
>
Steve,
Good decision on the BD-5 Hirth, those models are not suitable for our use.
Noticed you have an old points single carb 503, I am wondering if you
considered the trade in program to update to a dual ignition, dual carb 503?
If you also went with a 3.47 to 1 C gearbox and a larger prop your
performance would take a major leap forward.
I know I am talking a crap load of money here, just thought I would run it
by you.
Denny Rowe
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
Kolbers,
I am operating on my Loehle's older 503 and found that I need a gear puller, Rotax
# 276-808 and a cap # 876-552 to go with it. This is the puller that removes
the old A and B gearbox gear from the crank shaft.
Does anyone have one they want to sale, or know of a cheaper place to buy one?
Thanks a ton,
Denny Rowe
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| Subject: | Re: uncle craig crashes |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <muso2080@yahoo.com>
Craig,
I can add my two cents worth to Don's here. I've had an engine out in flight also.
Fortunately, I was near the airport about pattern altitude when I had mine.
I was shocked at the deck angle I had to keep to get it down safely.....maybe
35 degrees to keep the airspeed I wanted (60mph in case I had to maneuver
radically in the last seconds) There was no way I could make any kind of a pattern
from where I was on crosswind and I had merely seconds to decide what I
was going to do. I pointed the nose at the airport and realized then where I
was going to (hopefully) "touch" down. I had plenty of dead-stick experience
with 400 hours of glider time under my belt but the Kolb is definately no glider.
When the power is out, she comes down FAST!!! I landed downwind uneventfully
but it was an exciting ride nonetheless and when it was over and I was safe,
it was definately Miller Time!!!
I have never really "trusted" my engine since and now when flying, I'm always looking
for my next forced landing spot. That's probably a really good habit to
get into. Before, when my engine was new, I took it for granted that everything
was going to work like it is supposed to. Now, I EXPECT it to quit at any
time and I fly high enough to give me the time necessary to do whatever I have
to do when it does. I also practice frequently flying "simulated" dead stick
to make sure I keep those skills up.
I'm sorry you bent your plane but happy that you're here to tell us about it.
What is important now is what you learned from that experience. Thanks for sharing
it with us.
Steve
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderski" <swiderski@isp.com>
Paul & Others,
The incident I was ranting about was about 10 years ago. I was just
reminiscing. I am presently "down" due to a long experimental engine
project (3 cylinder, 4-stroke, turbocharged, intercooled, port injected,
distributorless ignition, redundant computer, Suzuki G-10 engine) The only
thing stock is the block! I can see the end of the tunnel but I still have
to squint. Much of this journey is on my website
http://www.geocities.com/ib2polish/
Richard Swiderski
SlingShot 003
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[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Paul Petty
Subject: Kolb-List: uncle craig
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <lynnp@c-gate.net>
Kolbers,
Craig has my vote and hope this cheeres you up and gets you started on
the repairs!
Paul Petty
Building Ms. Dixie
Kolbra/912UL/Warp
www.c-gate.net/~ppetty
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <Lynnp@c-gate.net>
Guys,
I just received the July issue of Sport Pilot. On page 33 there is a tiny section
on Steve's float design. Wow is all I can say.Pneumatically retractable! And
when retracted the tire acts as a bumper for docking! Question? Looks as if
the airplane when mounted with these floats is still a tail dragger. Correct?
If so, and they build the proposed lake here at home there will be a set of those
puppies going on Ms. Dixie for sure! Well done Steve! By the way zip me your
number again (off list) and I will call you again when I'm not so busy and
chat. Going to the shop tonight and make the mock up card board fuel cell for
Mark German who has offered to build my fuel cell.
Later gang...
Paul Petty
Building Ms. Dixie
Kolbra/912UL/Warp
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "David & Maria Lumgair" <dlummy@visi.net>
Anyone have a GB1 Gearbox to fit a 2SI laying around they want to sell please contact
me..
Dave Lumgair dlummy@visi.net
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| Subject: | Re: Steve Boetto's floats |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com
Paul, you wrote:
Guys,
I just received the July issue of Sport Pilot. On page 33 there is a tiny
section on Steve's float design. Wow is all I can say.
Paul, thanks for your kind words, I have not seen the article yet but I
have received some calls. I know that I have tooted my own horn on this project
a
few times but I really think that I may have something here that will be
really cool for all. Kolb has been great in supporting me on this project but
it
has always been focused on building something because nobody has anything to
offer that is really good. I could have built the floats on my own but I really
wanted Bryan at Kolb to flight test and tweak this on a factory plane.
I am driving to London on Sunday to spend a week flight testing the system.
We should have it at Osh 04. I will also be at the show to talk to those
interested.
I have a very understanding Girlfriend.
I will follow this mail up with a couple of links to other articles.
Steve Boetto
MKIIIC N272SB
Still building wings
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| Subject: | Re: Steve Boetto's floats |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com
In regard to the float config,
Yes they are taildraggers.
Other articles can be found at:
www.ulflyingmag.com/2003web/archives/newprod04.pdf
scroll down to page 6
http://www.ultralightnews.ca/sun-n-fun04/slipstreamamphib.htm
Steve Boetto
MKIIIC
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