---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 12/21/04: 18 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:01 AM - Transport (Bob and Jenn B) 2. 02:29 AM - no mail (PATRICK LADD) 3. 04:37 AM - Hangers (N27SB@aol.com) 4. 06:28 AM - Re: no mail (robert bean) 5. 07:33 AM - Monument Valley (ghaley@wt.net) 6. 08:02 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 15 Msgs - 12/20/04 (boyd young) 7. 08:26 AM - First flight, well sort of... (pollus) 8. 08:33 AM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (robert bean) 9. 08:35 AM - Re: Monument Valley (George E. Thompson) 10. 08:51 AM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (John Hauck) 11. 10:48 AM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (PATRICK LADD) 12. 11:19 AM - Re: Nose Fairing (Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL) 13. 01:15 PM - building (PATRICK LADD) 14. 01:21 PM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (Silver Fern Microlights Ltd) 15. 01:32 PM - Re: Nose Fairing (Silver Fern Microlights Ltd) 16. 03:00 PM - Contact (Dave & Eve Pelletier) 17. 03:03 PM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (Dave & Eve Pelletier) 18. 07:24 PM - Re: First flight, well sort of... (Earl & Mim Zimmerman) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:01:06 AM PST US From: "Bob and Jenn B" Subject: Kolb-List: Transport --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob and Jenn B" Cliff, Have a transport service bring it home. Use Andy Haaden, he is listed under aircraft services on Barnstormers. It's cheaper and easier than a U-Haul and he is a great guy. Bob ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 02:29:51 AM PST US From: "PATRICK LADD" Subject: Kolb-List: no mail --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" Hi, is there anyone there? I have had no posts for the last couple of days. Can someone send me a test message please. That is if the Arabs or the French haven`nt got you all.!!!!!! I see that the the French have increased there Terror Threat Level from RUN to HIDE. That should get a response. Cheers Pat ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:37:38 AM PST US From: N27SB@aol.com Subject: Kolb-List: Hangers --> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com I need to build a Steel building to store my kolb in before next hurricane season. Does anyone know someone in Central Fla that does this? Steve WetFly #007 do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:28:23 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: no mail --> Kolb-List message posted by: robert bean Pat, the Kolb List is a terror-free zone. -except when describing certain first flights :) -BB, MkIII, groundbound and staying warm On 21, Dec 2004, at 5:29 AM, PATRICK LADD wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" > > > Hi, > is there anyone there? > > I have had no posts for the last couple of days. > Can someone send me a test message please. > That is if the Arabs or the French haven`nt got you all.!!!!!! > > I see that the the French have increased there Terror Threat Level > from RUN to HIDE. > That should get a response. > > Cheers > > Pat > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:33:44 AM PST US From: ghaley@wt.net Subject: Kolb-List: Monument Valley --> Kolb-List message posted by: ghaley@wt.net Hello Kolbers, Just cut a deal with John W. and S. Mississippi Light Aircraft and will soon be sporting a 912s. I will be making my frist trip to Monument Valley this year. Gary Haley Cypress, TX Kolb Mark IIIc/912 soon to be 912s ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:02:15 AM PST US From: "boyd young" Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 15 Msgs - 12/20/04 --> Kolb-List message posted by: "boyd young" <<<< Karen and I will be there. Larry,Oregon do not archive >>>>>>>>>>> me to boyd ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:26:20 AM PST US From: pollus Subject: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: pollus Dear Friends! Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII It was a perfect day. Sunny, cold, and hardly any wind. Last week I spoke my old UL flight instructor who suggested me some excercises, to graduately get tho know the plane. He had two advises: Don't take off before you know how it handles on the ground at speed, and once you fly, don't panick. The tower at the local airfield (Stadtlohn Germany) generously allowed me to play at the grass sailplane strip besides the runway. So there I was: just me in my new Kolb! (with an enormous heartbeat I must admit...) I started off with some roling exercises and gradually I drove it faster. Each leg I added more power, keeping it in line. Then the jumps were getting longer. Finall I was ready for it. Lined up, took a deep breath, slowly added more gas, heard more rattling over the rough surface and then suddenly the rumble stopped and there I was, flying some feet above the grass! Hovering to the end of the runway (this is an inverse touch and go) I quickly took back the throttle, pointed the nose down and leveled some inches above the grass. Touchdown.... WOW! Turned around, took a deep breath and reopened the throttle. Same player shoots again. Turned around... I spent nearly a full hour of fun: Flying landing flying landing... Just to get the hang of it. And then suddenly I was exhausted. So this was day ONE! Maybe it's to early to call it a first flight, but those definately where the first hops... And It Feels Great! Holiday greetings from Holland! Pollus Fornerod D-MKAW ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:33:03 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: robert bean Pollus, looks like you have the hang of it ok. congratulations. Now your flying friends might start thinking about a Kolb also. -BB do not archive On 21, Dec 2004, at 11:25 AM, pollus wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: pollus > > Dear Friends! > > Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII > > It was a perfect day. Sunny, cold, and hardly any wind. Last week I > spoke my old UL flight instructor who suggested me some excercises, to > graduately get tho know the plane. He had two advises: Don't take off > before you know how it handles on the ground at speed, and once you > fly, don't panick. > > The tower at the local airfield (Stadtlohn Germany) generously allowed > me to play at the grass sailplane strip besides the runway. So there I > was: just me in my new Kolb! (with an enormous heartbeat I must > admit...) > > I started off with some roling exercises and gradually I drove it > faster. Each leg I added more power, keeping it in line. Then the jumps > were getting longer. Finall I was ready for it. Lined up, took a deep > breath, slowly added more gas, heard more rattling over the rough > surface and then suddenly the rumble stopped and there I was, flying > some feet above the grass! Hovering to the end of the runway (this is > an inverse touch and go) I quickly took back the throttle, pointed the > nose down and leveled some inches above the grass. Touchdown.... WOW! > > Turned around, took a deep breath and reopened the throttle. Same > player shoots again. Turned around... > > I spent nearly a full hour of fun: Flying landing flying landing... > Just to get the hang of it. And then suddenly I was exhausted. > > So this was day ONE! Maybe it's to early to call it a first flight, but > those definately where the first hops... > > And It Feels Great! > > Holiday greetings from Holland! > Pollus Fornerod > D-MKAW > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:35:39 AM PST US From: "George E. Thompson" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Monument Valley --> Kolb-List message posted by: "George E. Thompson" For those of you who do not know Larry or were not there last year, Larry is one of the premier story tellers of our time (And with a straight face!) It's worth the journey just to here him spin some of his "experiences". Az. Bald Eagle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Monument Valley > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Cottrell" > > Karen and I will be there. > Larry,Oregon > do not archive > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Williamson" > To: > Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Monument Valley > > >> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Williamson" >> >> >> Hi Dave, Big Lar and All, >> >> SWRFI is the Southwest Regional Fly-In at Hondo, TX. >> http://www.swrfi.org/default.htm >> >> I will keep track of all the folks planning to go to Monument Valley. >> >> We will need to lock in the dates probably by the end of February 2005! >> >> Folks keep posting about MV and I will keep track. >> >> John Williamson >> Arlington, TX >> >> Kolb Kolbra, Rotax 912ULS, 706 hours >> http://home.comcast.net/~kolbrapilot >> Zenith CH701 Project >> http://home.comcast.net/~stol_airplane >> http://www.zenithair.com/bldrlist/profiles/stol_airplane >> >> no not archive >> >> >> > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:51:24 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" | | Pollus Fornerod Pollus/Gang: Great! The fun and excitement have just begun. Fly safe and enjoy. john h DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 10:48:35 AM PST US From: "PATRICK LADD" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII>> Hi Pollus, Congratulations. Never mind about the Yanks and their trip to Monument valley (sniff) Now you will be able to fly to England.* %*!"*!! Cheers Pat do not archive ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 11:19:04 AM PST US From: Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Nose Fairing --> Kolb-List message posted by: Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL Robert Mason wrote: << Having a hard time fitting the nose fairing on my xtra, the sides of the fairing do not seem to fit close enough to the plane for riveting. >> Robert - The nose cone of my Mark-IIIC was also hard to fit on the cage - I ended up filing away fiberglas at a few key locations with a rat tail file. Got it to finally fit perfectly, and it looks fine. File a little, check fit, file a little more, etc. Chances are pretty good you can make yours fit with a little "work" on the nosecone. Dennis Kirby New Mexico do not archive ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 01:15:13 PM PST US From: "PATRICK LADD" Subject: Kolb-List: building --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" Hi all, Building the Kolb. I have had various posts off list about the differences in the way we operate in the USA and the UK. Just for interest I will post an occasional comment on what I am doing. If no one is interested just tell me to shut up. With my Xtra due in the Liverpool docks tomorrow 22nd I have taken the first legal steps required. I have applied to the Popular Flying Association for a `Build Book and Build Project Number` This will officially register the kit and it will be known by the project number until the Aircraft Registration Number is allocated by the CAA. The Build Book will set out all the legal requirements and details of the kit. Type and number, engine, type and number and and a log will be maintained of the building process and the Inspector will check the work and sign the book as things move along. I also have downloaded the form to apply to the CAA for a Registration Number. I was going for G-LADD but this was issued to a helicopter company in Ireland a few years ago so I have settled on G-WNDY which is the nearest I can get to WENDY, my wifes name. Fingers crossed. Thats as far as we go at the moment. Cheers A Happy Christmas to all. Pat do not archive ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 01:21:05 PM PST US From: "Silver Fern Microlights Ltd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Silver Fern Microlights Ltd" Well done Pollus, enjoy it mate. I have sent you the KSB1 modification sheet today. Merry Xmas Kiwi ----- Original Message ----- From: "pollus" Subject: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... > --> Kolb-List message posted by: pollus > > Dear Friends! > > Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII > > It was a perfect day. Sunny, cold, and hardly any wind. Last week I > spoke my old UL flight instructor who suggested me some excercises, to > graduately get tho know the plane. He had two advises: Don't take off > before you know how it handles on the ground at speed, and once you > fly, don't panick. > > The tower at the local airfield (Stadtlohn Germany) generously allowed > me to play at the grass sailplane strip besides the runway. So there I > was: just me in my new Kolb! (with an enormous heartbeat I must > admit...) > > I started off with some roling exercises and gradually I drove it > faster. Each leg I added more power, keeping it in line. Then the jumps > were getting longer. Finall I was ready for it. Lined up, took a deep > breath, slowly added more gas, heard more rattling over the rough > surface and then suddenly the rumble stopped and there I was, flying > some feet above the grass! Hovering to the end of the runway (this is > an inverse touch and go) I quickly took back the throttle, pointed the > nose down and leveled some inches above the grass. Touchdown.... WOW! > > Turned around, took a deep breath and reopened the throttle. Same > player shoots again. Turned around... > > I spent nearly a full hour of fun: Flying landing flying landing... > Just to get the hang of it. And then suddenly I was exhausted. > > So this was day ONE! Maybe it's to early to call it a first flight, but > those definately where the first hops... > > And It Feels Great! > > Holiday greetings from Holland! > Pollus Fornerod > D-MKAW > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 01:32:19 PM PST US From: "Silver Fern Microlights Ltd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Nose Fairing --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Silver Fern Microlights Ltd" Hi Robert, The nose cone on the Xtra is a tight fit but they do fit when you have figured out how to get it on, it will need no filing to get it on. There is also no need to put rivets on the sides of it only on the top and bottom. You will find that at the sides there is a bit of a gap, this is a good place to fit a flush mount static vent, (one on each side). Regards Kiwi European Kolb Distributor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Mason" Subject: Kolb-List: Nose Fairing > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Robert Mason > > Having a hard time fitting the nose fairing on my xtra, the sides of the > fairing do not seem to fit close enough to the plane for riveting. Anyone > out their with some pic's to look at. > > Will make it to MV for my second visit, with an airplane, I hope!.. > > Do not archive > > Robert Mason > Mark 3 Xtra > > > ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 03:00:17 PM PST US From: "Dave & Eve Pelletier" Subject: Kolb-List: Contact --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Dave & Eve Pelletier" Jim Heffner, Couldja contact me off line please. AzDave Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 03:03:21 PM PST US From: "Dave & Eve Pelletier" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Dave & Eve Pelletier" Great, Pollus, Congratulations and here's to many more hours and longer flights. AzDave Do Not Archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "pollus" Subject: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... > --> Kolb-List message posted by: pollus > > Dear Friends! > > Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII > > It was a perfect day. Sunny, cold, and hardly any wind. Last week I > spoke my old UL flight instructor who suggested me some excercises, to > graduately get tho know the plane. He had two advises: Don't take off > before you know how it handles on the ground at speed, and once you > fly, don't panick. > > The tower at the local airfield (Stadtlohn Germany) generously allowed > me to play at the grass sailplane strip besides the runway. So there I > was: just me in my new Kolb! (with an enormous heartbeat I must > admit...) > > I started off with some roling exercises and gradually I drove it > faster. Each leg I added more power, keeping it in line. Then the jumps > were getting longer. Finall I was ready for it. Lined up, took a deep > breath, slowly added more gas, heard more rattling over the rough > surface and then suddenly the rumble stopped and there I was, flying > some feet above the grass! Hovering to the end of the runway (this is > an inverse touch and go) I quickly took back the throttle, pointed the > nose down and leveled some inches above the grass. Touchdown.... WOW! > > Turned around, took a deep breath and reopened the throttle. Same > player shoots again. Turned around... > > I spent nearly a full hour of fun: Flying landing flying landing... > Just to get the hang of it. And then suddenly I was exhausted. > > So this was day ONE! Maybe it's to early to call it a first flight, but > those definately where the first hops... > > And It Feels Great! > > Holiday greetings from Holland! > Pollus Fornerod > D-MKAW > > > ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 07:24:18 PM PST US From: Earl & Mim Zimmerman Subject: Re: Kolb-List: First flight, well sort of... --> Kolb-List message posted by: Earl & Mim Zimmerman pollus wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: pollus > > Dear Friends! > > Today I made the first small jumps with my recently aquired MKIII > I started off with some roling exercises and gradually I drove it > faster. Each leg I added more power, keeping it in line. Then the jumps > were getting longer. Finall I was ready for it. Lined up, took a deep > breath, slowly added more gas, heard more rattling over the rough > surface and then suddenly the rumble stopped and there I was, flying > some feet above the grass! Hovering to the end of the runway (this is > an inverse touch and go) I quickly took back the throttle, pointed the > nose down and leveled some inches above the grass. Touchdown.... WOW! > > Turned around, took a deep breath and reopened the throttle. Same > player shoots again. Turned around... > > I spent nearly a full hour of fun: Flying landing flying landing... > Just to get the hang of it. And then suddenly I was exhausted. > > So this was day ONE! Maybe it's to early to call it a first flight, but > those definately where the first hops... It sounds like you already mastered the hard part! Go for it!! It's a piece of cake at 1000 ft. altitude. ~ Earl -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.