---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 07/15/04: 15 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:40 AM - Re: Alaska (Airgriff2@aol.com) 2. 05:36 AM - Firestar II for sale (joseph e corma) 3. 05:54 AM - Re: Firefly owner - wheels (Richard Pike) 4. 06:02 AM - Selling FireStar (Thom Riddle) 5. 07:08 AM - firestar II sale phone # (joseph e corma) 6. 07:30 AM - Re: Firefly owner - wheels (jerb) 7. 07:33 AM - Re: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy (jerb) 8. 07:57 AM - Re: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field (Richard & Martha Neilsen) 9. 08:37 AM - Alaska (Terry) 10. 08:53 AM - Re: Firefly owner - wheels (Richard Pike) 11. 09:18 AM - Re: Alaska (George Bass) 12. 11:51 AM - amazing pix (Bob N.) 13. 04:07 PM - Re: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field (Fackler, Ken) 14. 07:48 PM - Fw: tail swivels your not alone (CRAIG M NELSON) 15. 10:24 PM - Re: Fw: tail swivels your not alone (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:40:49 AM PST US From: Airgriff2@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Alaska --> Kolb-List message posted by: Airgriff2@aol.com John, we usually think we can't respond to your postings as you will be gone the next morning. Sounds as you may be stuck for a couple more days, so I wanted to wish you well for the remainder of your flight. I know you don't smoke so I guess you didn't toss out a cigarette butt over the forests of Alaska, did you? Have fun, enjoy yourself, find that small place north of Pt. Barrow, and fly safe. Bob Griffin do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:36:01 AM PST US From: "joseph e corma" Subject: Kolb-List: Firestar II for sale --> Kolb-List message posted by: "joseph e corma" 1997 Firestar II factory quick built,powder coated.503 O.I.,D.C,D.I. 62 Hrs. TT on airframe & eng. Always hangered. Factory built open trailor built by Dennis Souder. Located in southern N.J. $7500.00 DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:54:25 AM PST US From: Richard Pike Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firefly owner - wheels --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike Did you ever get a set of wheels? I have the set off my MKIII with stock brakes that I need to get rid of. Even have wheel fenders to go with them, but probably not kosher for keeping under 254 pounds. Includes a spare set of tires. Would have answered earlier but been out of town/off list for a week. Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:02:32 AM PST US From: "Thom Riddle" Subject: Kolb-List: Selling FireStar --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Thom Riddle" I am selling the early FireStar 377 ($4,900) and looking for 2 seater. More details at Barnstormers. Search for "Cheap Thrills". Thom in Buffalo ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:08:54 AM PST US From: "joseph e corma" Subject: Kolb-List: firestar II sale phone # --> Kolb-List message posted by: "joseph e corma" terry my phone # is 609-561-7953 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:30:33 AM PST US From: jerb Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firefly owner - wheels --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Richard, Would you have a picture of your wheel fenders when they were installed - are they a piece of flat metal bent to a radius of the tire to help reduce mud throwing or are they more aerodynamic? jerb At 08:54 AM 7/15/04 -0400, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike > >Did you ever get a set of wheels? I have the set off my MKIII with stock >brakes that I need to get rid of. Even have wheel fenders to go with them, >but probably not kosher for keeping under 254 pounds. Includes a spare set >of tires. >Would have answered earlier but been out of town/off list for a week. > >Richard Pike >MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > >do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:33:52 AM PST US From: jerb Field Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Field Is this a tease or what - OK where is it being held? jerb At 11:27 PM 7/13/04 -0400, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" > > >Is anyone going to make it to the fly-in this weekend? I'm going to try to >fly over Sunday the 18th. Hope to see some of you there. > >Rick Neilsen >Redrive VW powered MKIIIc > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:57:22 AM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Check out this web site http://www.flitesites.com/index.cfm?PageID=463&PageOrder=3 There should be everything you want to know about the fly-in Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIc ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerb Field" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Field > > Is this a tease or what - OK where is it being held? > jerb > > At 11:27 PM 7/13/04 -0400, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" > > > > > >Is anyone going to make it to the fly-in this weekend? I'm going to try to > >fly over Sunday the 18th. Hope to see some of you there. > > > >Rick Neilsen > >Redrive VW powered MKIIIc > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:37:01 AM PST US From: Terry Subject: Kolb-List: Alaska --> Kolb-List message posted by: Terry John, Thanks for all of the updates for us wanabees that can't join you. It really tickles the imagination of what it must be like to experience the flight your making. Good to hear that your doing well and also Miss P'fer is performing well. Takes lots of pictures for us to dream about! Terry - Firefly #95 do not archive ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:53:14 AM PST US From: Richard Pike Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firefly owner - wheels --> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike Sure, some here http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg2.htm and here - this is the mounting hardware- http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/pg6.htm Richard Pike MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) do not archive At 09:30 AM 7/15/2004 -0500, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb > >Richard, >Would you have a picture of your wheel fenders when they were installed - >are they a piece of flat metal bent to a radius of the tire to help reduce >mud throwing or are they more aerodynamic? >jerb > >At 08:54 AM 7/15/04 -0400, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Richard Pike > > > >Did you ever get a set of wheels? I have the set off my MKIII with stock > >brakes that I need to get rid of. Even have wheel fenders to go with them, > >but probably not kosher for keeping under 254 pounds. Includes a spare set > >of tires. > >Would have answered earlier but been out of town/off list for a week. > > > >Richard Pike > >MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) > > > >do not archive > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:18:39 AM PST US From: "George Bass" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Alaska --> Kolb-List message posted by: "George Bass" John Hauck; Much thanks for the updates to your awesome trip. Although I envy you immensely for your endeavors, I do enjoy the vicarious joy of this trip by inserting the general flight plan into my copy of MS Flt Sim & flying the general route through the cities (burgs?) that you've listed from time to time. At least it gives me a concept of the size this project really is. W_O_W.!! George Bass P. O. Box 770 Camp Verde, AZ 86322 USUA #30899 --- ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 11:51:43 AM PST US From: "Bob N." Subject: Kolb-List: amazing pix --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob N." Check this for some non-list but amazing pix. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html Bob N. ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 04:07:46 PM PST US From: "Fackler, Ken" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" I'm planning to go, along with a few others, from my home airport on Saturday. -Ken Fackler Kolb Mark II / A722KWF Rochester MI ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerb Field" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Ultralight Association Fly-in at Purdy Field > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Field > > Is this a tease or what - OK where is it being held? > jerb > > At 11:27 PM 7/13/04 -0400, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" > > > > > >Is anyone going to make it to the fly-in this weekend? I'm going to try to > >fly over Sunday the 18th. Hope to see some of you there. > > > >Rick Neilsen > >Redrive VW powered MKIIIc > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 07:48:03 PM PST US From: "CRAIG M NELSON" Subject: Kolb-List: Fw: tail swivels your not alone --> Kolb-List message posted by: "CRAIG M NELSON" ----- Original Message ----- From: CRAIG M NELSON Subject: tail swivels your not alone Pat yes i had similar troubles with the tail wheel. or ground handling. and i concur no fun. i found some trouble with the position of the peddles in regards to the operation of the brakes (i have an extra, and when things got harry i tried to stop the motion with brakes and it made things worse as it canceled the ruder almost completely) the first day of testing i had a pretty good cross wind. the second day the winds were calm and things went better but a little cross wind and no tail wheel control. had to use throttle and ruder to keep it on the run way. when i had my incident the winds were right down the runway it was sweet. but no mater if its an extra or a fire star if the tail wheel doesn't move when you put impute to it makes for a not so great a landing or take off. I have the same tail wheel and it caused me to have another pilot help me with test flights if you read the posts i took a lot of grief for that. after my unfortunate landing i am in the process of a rebuild. i have the cage welded up and plan to start the re fabric this week end. when i start flying again i plan to tighten the wheel assembly to give a moor positive control. i noticed when i was following my plane on the taxi before the last flight the horn on the tail wheel was moving but the wheel itself was not. im not talking about the rudder horn i'm talking about the wheel horn. i could control it with ruder, but didn't seem to have a real positive feel of other tail draggers i have flown PUT SOME FUN IN IT! i plan to call the manufacture. uncle craig MKIIIex 912uls warp Arizona www.milows.com ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 10:24:00 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fw: tail swivels your not alone --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Cottrell" I also had a tailwheel from Kolb. I first had it on my Firestar, then changed it to a Mark III. I actually had no real trouble with it and liked it for the most part using the brakes and rudder to steer. The difficulty came in when I came back from a x country and had to land with quite a bit of x wind. No problem with the landing until my airspeed dropped below that of the x wind. When that occurred the plane weather vaned and off into the sage I went.(at that point I still did not realize what was happening) Then on the next leg into Klamath (10,000 foot runway) they send me to runway 32, (far end of the airport) and there is other traffic so they want me off at the first exit. Well I landed as long as I could and there was a pretty strong x wind. Got on the ground with no problem but was having trouble keeping it straight. Was using the brakes to steer as well as the rudder. Finally the brakes got hot enough to become ineffective and I did a nice circle on the runway. Got it straighten out and again around in a 360. At that time the tower wants to know what the heck is going on, and did I want to declare a emergency. Of course I did not, so I got out and pushed the plane off the active. They sent a airforce major out to see if he could help me. All in all quite embarrassing. Essentially what had happened was that the amount of rudder deflection that was required to land in that much xwind was enough to release the tailwheel from the detent and it had become "full swivel". Did not have enough airspeed to actually get it back to the straight position. I "wallowed out the detent part some more, but never did reinstall it on the plane. Big Lar bought it at a greatly reduced price with a full disclosure I might add. I have since rigged up separate braking for the firestar and would not reinstall such a wheel again. My opinion, for what it is worth. You will have to make up your own mind on the matter. Larry, Oregon