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1. 12:51 AM - Re: Pat's Xtra (Pollus)
2. 03:18 AM - Re: Pat's Xtra (PATRICK LADD)
3. 03:19 AM - Re: Pat's Xtra (Carl Trollope)
4. 03:27 AM - Re: Re:UK Gales (PATRICK LADD)
5. 06:47 AM - Re: Pat's Xtra (PATRICK LADD)
6. 07:35 AM - Re: Re:UK Gales (Larry Bourne)
7. 07:43 AM - Re: Re:UK Gales (Larry Bourne)
8. 08:07 AM - seats (b young)
9. 12:21 PM - EAA Experimenter Article (Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL)
10. 12:40 PM - 2005 UK Kolb Meet (Silver Fern Microlights Ltd)
11. 02:52 PM - Mk2 503 (Steve Kroll)
12. 03:40 PM - Re: Engine Choices (Steve Kroll)
13. 04:38 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (Larry Cottrell)
14. 04:49 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (Denny Rowe)
15. 04:57 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (John Hauck)
16. 06:46 PM - Re: Kolb Seats and Temperfoam (Denny Rowe)
17. 07:05 PM - Re: Kolb Seats and Temperfoam (John Hauck)
18. 07:10 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (Denny Rowe)
19. 07:25 PM - Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! (Paul Petty)
20. 07:32 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (John Hauck)
21. 07:40 PM - Re: Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! (Rusty)
22. 08:19 PM - Re: Avionics Vest (Richard Swiderwski)
23. 08:47 PM - Roll trim for a Mark II (kfackler)
24. 10:08 PM - Re: Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! (Denny Rowe)
25. 10:28 PM - Re: EAA Experimenter Article (Denny Rowe)
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Pollus <pollus@fornerod.nl>
Hi Pat!
So you got him! Congrats, your new year started with a bang!
Considering the fact that some on this list take YEARS to build the
flyer, your plan certainly looks ambitious. But yep, if you manage to
get it flying in September you'l meet me halfway the Channel doing
interception exercises. I am stil a bit worried about french RT
though...
Maybe you can post some pics from the building process once in a while.
Groet! Pollus
Op 10-jan-05 om 22:27 heeft PATRICK LADD het volgende geschreven:
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD"
> <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
>
> Hi Pollus,
> Kiwimick says you are considering joining a flight from the UK to
> Bloise,
> France in the summer for the fly in.
>
> That would be a nice flight. If the building goes well, you never
> know.....
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
I am stil a bit worried about french RT
though...>>
Hi,
I have managed for years without talking to anyone, but we can always let
Kiwimick do the talking...
I made it as far as Dover last summer. That 21 miles looks awfully wide.
Cheers
Pat
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Carl Trollope" <flash_too@yahoo.co.uk>
Hi,
Having trained in France the RT is OK.... they all speak English....
although the French is quite straightforward....
Piste en vue.... airfield in sight...
ULM G-??? microlight G-???
Vente arriere..... downwind
Bas...... base
Final....... finals
Trouble is if you start in French they continue.... then it gets
difficult... but the French are so welcoming of Microlights... I flew out of
St Nazaire La Baule and Vannes International whilst over there as well as
some smaller strips
Mind you being asked to hold at St Nazaire whilst I watched the Eurobus
Guppy thing land was tremendous... as was being no 1 in circuit to a
Learjet... well no 2.... then no1.... then no2...... they're a bit quicker
than a microlight....
Is this a UK Kolb trip to France then.....??
Carl
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Pollus
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Pat's Xtra
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Pollus <pollus@fornerod.nl>
Hi Pat!
So you got him! Congrats, your new year started with a bang!
Considering the fact that some on this list take YEARS to build the
flyer, your plan certainly looks ambitious. But yep, if you manage to
get it flying in September you'l meet me halfway the Channel doing
interception exercises. I am stil a bit worried about french RT
though...
Maybe you can post some pics from the building process once in a while.
Groet! Pollus
Op 10-jan-05 om 22:27 heeft PATRICK LADD het volgende geschreven:
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD"
> <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
>
> Hi Pollus,
> Kiwimick says you are considering joining a flight from the UK to
> Bloise,
> France in the summer for the fly in.
>
> That would be a nice flight. If the building goes well, you never
> know.....
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
Whoops, sorry. That should be 157 fuel cost.>>
Whoops twice.
for some reason my comp doesn`t like (pound) signs.
Cheers
Pat
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
Hi Carl
Trouble is if you start in French they continue..>>
Thats the trouble on the ground too.
..... I flew out of St Nazaire La Baule and Vannes International
I flew the Petrel from Vannes Meucon(sp). Great fun. Took of from the field
and splashed down in the sea. Did a couple of water circuits and then back
to the field. Very nautical. A piece of string with a wooden toggle on put
the u/c down. Met the pilot I flew with in a bar when visiting Sun `n` Fun
a couple of years later.
Mind you being asked to hold at St Nazaire whilst I watched the Eurobus
Guppy thing land was tremendous>>
Can`t quite match that but landed No 2 to a De Havilland Rapide in the
Eurostar when flying in to Duxford last year.
... Is this a UK Kolb trip to France then.....??>>
Kiwimick mentioned to me on Sunday that Pollus had expressed interest in
joining a group which (presumably) Mick is organising to visit Blois for the
Market cum Fly in they have there. I would not have thought it would be
exclusively Kolbs, although if there are enough, who knows.
Last years fly in was at a different field than other years and according to
reports it was chaotic. a/c held in the pattern for long periods. In fact
some pilots defected to the old field about 6 miles away.
I intended to fly down with my then partner in our Eurostar but we could
find nowhere to sleep on the French side and neither of us are camping
enthusiasts. We flew into Headcorn and watched some departures and then flew
to the coast at Dover and then flew home. Lovely days flying, but no foreign
landing. I have made it to the Isle of Wight though, if that counts.
Carl
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Bourne" <biglar@gogittum.com>
Let's see if this works............go to Start/ Programs/ Accessories/
System Tools/ Character Map. (if you're using Windows) Many pages and lots
of scrolling to look thru on Character Map, but mostly I use Comic Sans MS.
Find the "Pound" sign and single click it to highlight it, then look in the
lower right corner and it'll give the keystrokes needed to reproduce
it.....in this case Alt 0163. I'll do it here: "". Not sure if'n it'll
come thru, since the List doesn't like html. I use this a lot for
fractions, etc. Lar. Do not
Archive.,
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk III
N78LB Vamoose
www.gogittum.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: RE:UK Gales
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
>
> Whoops, sorry. That should be 157 fuel cost.>>
>
> Whoops twice.
> for some reason my comp doesn`t like (pound) signs.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
>
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Bourne" <biglar@gogittum.com>
Nope, shoulda been between the quotation marks. It IS handy for normal
usage tho', in emails, etc. Try it, you'll like it. Lar.
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P.S. Speaking of gales - Palm Springs is having its' own bad weather. No
wind, but it's been pouring rain for weeks, and the flooding is getting
serious. Yesterday I went down the street a way to take this photo of the
downstream side of Cathedral Canyon Drive, just below the golf course:
www.tempics.homestead.com/files/Pano3j.jpg .
Needless to say, the road IS closed. Still pouring rain as I write this.
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk III
N78LB Vamoose
www.gogittum.com
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From: "Larry Bourne" <biglar@gogittum.com>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: RE:UK Gales
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Bourne" <biglar@gogittum.com>
>
> Let's see if this works............go to Start/ Programs/ Accessories/
> System Tools/ Character Map. (if you're using Windows) Many pages and
> lots
> of scrolling to look thru on Character Map, but mostly I use Comic Sans
> MS.
> Find the "Pound" sign and single click it to highlight it, then look in
> the
> lower right corner and it'll give the keystrokes needed to reproduce
> it.....in this case Alt 0163. I'll do it here: "". Not sure if'n it'll
> come thru, since the List doesn't like html. I use this a lot for
> fractions, etc. Lar. Do
> not
> Archive.,
>
> Larry Bourne
> Palm Springs, CA
> Building Kolb Mk III
> N78LB Vamoose
> www.gogittum.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
> To: <kolb-list@matronics.com>
> Subject: Re: Kolb-List: RE:UK Gales
>
>
>> --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
>>
>> Whoops, sorry. That should be 157 fuel cost.>>
>>
>> Whoops twice.
>> for some reason my comp doesn`t like (pound) signs.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "b young" <by0ung@brigham.net>
| Hi John/all,
| Could you tell me what the seats you use are out of, how they are
| mounted/approx weight each and price.
| Mike
Hi all
i bought a set of seats out of a piper tomohalk, had to weld in some brackets
to hold them in place but they have been much better than the sling seats...
also used the forward back adjustment locking pin to make them removeable in
just a few seconds. they have an aluminum frame covered with a piece of sheet
alum. with about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of foam....
boyd
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| Subject: | EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL <Dennis.Kirby@kirtland.af.mil>
Denny Rowe wrote: << EAA members who subscribe to Experimenter these days
need to step up to the plate and submit more articles and materials for the
mag. >>
Kolb Friends -
Our upcoming Monument Valley informal fly-in would be a perfect subject for
an article. Wouldn't need much text at all - the pictures would tell the
story.
Dennis Kirby
Mark-III Classic in NM
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| Subject: | 2005 UK Kolb Meet |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Silver Fern Microlights Ltd" <kiwimick@sfmicro.fsnet.co.uk>
Hi All,
Looks to be more UK Kolbers on the group than I first thought. I have mentioned
to a few that I will be Flying our Xtra demonstrator to Blois show in france
and mentioned that it would be good to have a group of Kolbs together, and others
if they wish.
I have also been working on putting a Kolb owners group together and arranging
organized flyins etc.
We will have a dedicated UK meet some where mid season and we could use Blois as
another for the more adventurous.
Anyone who would like to join us for Blois would be most welcome, please let me
know.
Any Ideas on venue for the UK meet?, somewhere centralish would be good as the
Kolbs are well spread out over the country.
Mike
Xtra/Jab 2200
G-CDFA
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <muso2080@yahoo.com>
Denny, list....
Thanks so much for the nice comments about my bird. I was having a rough morning
with my wife but after reading your post, I felt soooo much better. A guy
sometimes needs a little reminder about what's really important:-). Your timing
was impeccable. I went on to have a rather decent day after I read it.
Thanks again.
With my engine running well again, my push to replace it has slowed considerably.
I have considered briefly, the HKS, but like you said, the price tag is daunting
to say the least. Also, the fact that it runs almost as fast (rpm) as
the Rotax, seems to defeat part of the reasons for going 4-stroke to me.
I've got about 4 hours on the 503 since I tweaked the carb and the engine has
been running flawlessly so far. I'm still sticking right around the patch for
awhile longer but the problems I had with the power dropping at full rpm climbout
seems to be gone. I'm pretty sure I was starving her for fuel as the last
critical adjustment I made before the 'non-event' flying I've had recenty....at
least for flying solo was the float level.....and yes...it was an eighth
of an inch below the 1/2 inch recommended setting. The correct setting is now
scribed on the inside of the float bowl for quick reference and lately I've been
checking that every day before I fly. I will put it on my checklist and
then I can always be sure of it.
It seems the power to weight ratio for the 503 is really hard to beat without breaking
the bank.
I guess Homer was right on the money with that choice for the Mk2.....at least
for flying solo...which is all I do. Nice to have that extra sling seat for my
digi-camera, radio, GPS..etc. etc.
Steve Kroll
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| Subject: | Re: Engine Choices |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <muso2080@yahoo.com>
Bob....all
Your Mk2 was built light all right. I have the extra weight of the chute and a
10 gallon fuel setup (no separator) and I did have mechanical single brakes which
was nice at times but I fly from grass so not necessary most of the time
if you use a little foresight. I tell you though, I am jealous of the J-3 jocks
in my hangar when they do a 360 pattern check before launch or turn the aircraft
180 on a dime before shutting down to drag it back into the hangar. I
am now considering a hydraulic setup with differential braking and a full castoring
tail wheel to keep up with the Joneses in this regard. I've seen some good
pics in the archive of a nicely designed hand operated setup for differential
brakes .
I am now also much more sensitive to the counter-clockwise roll tendency of the
airplane under power flying solo..... so, as much as I hate to mess up the clean
lines of the wing, I think I will install a trim tab. Now, should I lift
the low wing or lower the high wing? I'm a photographer and it would be real
nice at times to be able to cruise hands free while I mess with the camera.....radio....gps
etc.
Steve Kroll Mk2 503scsi
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrel@kfalls.net>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL" <Dennis.Kirby@kirtland.af.mil>
Subject: Kolb-List: EAA Experimenter Article
>
> Our upcoming Monument Valley informal fly-in would be a perfect subject
> for
> an article. Wouldn't need much text at all - the pictures would tell the
> story.
OK, I hereby nominate Dennis as the official chronicler of the upcoming
events at Monument Valley.
Larry, Oregon
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
> Denny Rowe wrote: << EAA members who subscribe to Experimenter these days
> need to step up to the plate and submit more articles and materials for
> the
> mag. >>
>
> Kolb Friends -
>
> Our upcoming Monument Valley informal fly-in would be a perfect subject
> for
> an article. Wouldn't need much text at all - the pictures would tell the
> story.
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-III Classic in NM
>
> do not archive
>
D Kirby,
Sounds like a great idea!
Hopefully our Homer Fly in will come together again also and one of us will
put it into print for Mary Jones. Maybe this time I'll make it all the way
to Homer and Clairs place instead of quiting at Wellsville. Lets hope the
weather will be better for the trip out this time. :-)
Denny Rowe
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
us will
| put it into print for Mary Jones. Maybe this time I'll make it all
the way
| to Homer and Clairs place instead of quiting at Wellsville. | Denny
Rowe
Denny/Gang:
Can't remember when you guys did the Homer flight last year.
Did it coincide with MV?
Last time I talked to Homer, he indicated he and Clara would be at the
MV Flying this year.
john h
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb Seats and Temperfoam |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
> Hi Mike/Gang:
>
> The "Ultrastar Seats" I use are simply soft plastic chair seats.
> Homer Kolb used these for Ultrastar Kits. .
>
> I do not know where one could find these chairs seats now. They weigh
> practically nothing and would be very inexpensive if one could local a
> source. I think they would have been used as seats for waiting rooms
> at medical facilities, etc.
>
> Sorry I can be of no further help. However, I'll dig around and see
> if I can come up with some photos of my seats which I will post on my
> index page.
>
> john h
John,
I too am interested in your seat photos, let us know if you get some pics.
Denny Rowe, Mk-3
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb Seats and Temperfoam |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
some pics.
|
| Denny Rowe, Mk-3
Denny/Gang:
Roger. Wilco.
Will try to dig some out tonight. If that doesn't work, I'll try to
take some digi's of them and post to index page.
john h
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
>
> Denny/Gang:
>
> Can't remember when you guys did the Homer flight last year.
>
> Did it coincide with MV?
>
> Last time I talked to Homer, he indicated he and Clara would be at the
> MV Flying this year.
>
> john h
>
> DO NOT ARCHIVE
>
John, others,
No, the Homer Fly-in was Fathers Day Weekend. (Mid June)
We planned it for that weekend to salute Homer, the father of Kolb Aircraft,
and also to coincide with the Wellsville, PA Fathers Day UL Fly-in at
Shreeveport North airport. A real nice event when they get VFR weather.
:-)
I had a terrific time, and I didn't even make it to Phoenixville, I was too
busy kissing the turf runway at Wellsville after surfing across the
mountains in 40 and 50 mph tailwinds from Western, PA. Figured we were too
late to get to Homers as the weather delayed our departure by over a day,
also thought the high headwinds would make returning to Wellsville from
Homers that evening a real slow ordeal.
Found out later things ran late into the day at Kolb and that I should have
ventured forth. Always seem to come up short of my plans. :-(
Anyway, we all hope to see you and Miss P-fer as well as Richard Pike and
others at the event this year, you have a better chance of getting there
from AL, than I do from Pittsburgh considering our respective historys.
Later,
Denny
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| Subject: | Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Paul Petty" <Lynnp@c-gate.net>
Hi Kolbers.,
Well we have a have a large weekend here with the Kolbra kit. Kolbra 012 is taking
shape! Just thought I would share a few photos.
I will archive this post for future Kolb aircraft builders. Matt I just want
to say thank you for your E-mail list.
As for my buddies at TNK I love you all
still building ....... see ya
God bless my demo pilot love ya norm.......
http://www.c-gate.net/~ppetty/photos/P1110001.JPG
http://www.c-gate.net/~ppetty/photos/P1110003.JPG
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
Denny/Gang:
OK, I remember why I couldn't get to PA. I was packing for Alaska.
I flew from Homer's to Wellsville in my MKIII powered by a 582. Met
the family. I got there real early in the morning. Was headed to
that other flyin further west near Johnstown, PA. Had to take a pit
stop and discovered Wellsville.
I'm familiar with the terrain you flew.
On my return to Homer's, just at dark, I arrived sooner than I
expected. It was Sunday night, I was at 3,000 feet over the field.
To expedite my landing, I pulled on all the flaps I had, chopped the
throttle, pushed the nose over, and spiraled almost straight down. By
the time I got to the hanger, the whole farm lit up with flashing
lights and sirens. There were deputies, fire/rescue, police,
ambulances, and strap hangers everywhere. I taxied up to the hanger
door, shut down, got out and asked what was going on. Was informed
that some one had reported an airplane crash at the Kolb airstrip.
Guess it was me. Oh yea, there is a little church off the west end of
the airstrip. I think that is why I made a steep spiraling approach
rather than a normal straight in.
I'll try to make Homer's flyin this year.
| Denny
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| Subject: | Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Rusty" <13brv3c@bellsouth.net>
Kolbra 012 is taking shape! Just thought I would share a few photos.
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(RD) You can't fool me, those photos are rigged :-)
Very nice,
Rusty
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--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Richard Swiderwski" <rswiderski@earthlink.net>
Jack, You sure are a wealth of information! I sure wish I was your
neighbor. Thanks for the great posts. ....Richard Swiderski
-----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: Avionics Vest
--> Kolb-List message posted by: Jack & Louise Hart <jbhart@ldd.net>
FireFlyers & Kolbers,
AC 103-7 does not give ultra light vehicles any safety weight leeway except
for parachutes. Since I hangar at an airport that caters to ga aircraft, it
is a safety advantage to use a radio. Also with a limit of five gallons of
fuel it increases the importance of a gps to enable one to fly the shortest
point to point distance. I did not want to push FireFly empty weigh over
254 pounds so I strapped the radio on one leg and the gps on the other. So I
would not have to worry about the batteries running down, I added converters
to the seat cheek board.
It became cumbersome to get ready to fly because I had to get dressed, carry
the radio and gps to the FireFly, get in, and strap the gps and radio to my
legs, connect two power connections, and one antenna, microphone, headset,
and PPT button connection. Then I could belt in and proceed with engine
start up.
To organize and speed things up and to reduce FireFly weight, I installed
much of the power system into a vest. It is not complete but it is working
very well. The vest can be seen at:
http://www.thirdshift.com/jack/firefly/firefly117.html
Flying weather here has been the pits. Either we have deep snow, or fog and
cold, or it rains for days at a time, or the wind is out of the south at
gale
strength. Maybe tomorrow will be a good enough day. I would like to see
the
Mississippi River at flood stage from the air.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Jackson, MO
Jack & Louise Hart
jbhart@ldd.net
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| Subject: | Roll trim for a Mark II |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "kfackler" <kfackler@ameritech.net>
Steve:
I went with John Hauck's advice and simply created a bungee system to put
pressure on the stick. Attaching it to a couple of hose clamps allows you to
slide it up and down the stick to vary the force it exerts. Save your wings,
man!
-Ken Fackler
Kolb Mark II / A722KWF
Rochester MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Kroll" <muso2080@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Engine Choices
> --> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <muso2080@yahoo.com>
>
> Bob....all
>
> Your Mk2 was built light all right. I have the extra weight of the chute
and a 10 gallon fuel setup (no separator) and I did have mechanical single
brakes which was nice at times but I fly from grass so not necessary most of
the time if you use a little foresight. I tell you though, I am jealous of
the J-3 jocks in my hangar when they do a 360 pattern check before launch or
turn the aircraft 180 on a dime before shutting down to drag it back into
the hangar. I am now considering a hydraulic setup with differential
braking and a full castoring tail wheel to keep up with the Joneses in this
regard. I've seen some good pics in the archive of a nicely designed hand
operated setup for differential brakes .
>
> I am now also much more sensitive to the counter-clockwise roll tendency
of the airplane under power flying solo..... so, as much as I hate to mess
up the clean lines of the wing, I think I will install a trim tab. Now,
should I lift the low wing or lower the high wing? I'm a photographer and
it would be real nice at times to be able to cruise hands free while I mess
with the camera.....radio....gps etc.
>
> Steve Kroll Mk2 503scsi
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| Subject: | Re: Ms diixie Kolbra number 012! |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Petty" <Lynnp@c-gate.net>
> As for my buddies at TNK I love you all
> still building ....... see ya
>
> God bless my demo pilot love ya norm.......
>
>
> http://www.c-gate.net/~ppetty/photos/P1110001.JPG
> http://www.c-gate.net/~ppetty/photos/P1110003.JPG
>
>
> Paul,
SWEET!
Keep up the good work!
Denny
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| Subject: | Re: EAA Experimenter Article |
--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Denny Rowe" <rowedl@highstream.net>
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
> Denny/Gang:
> I flew from Homer's to Wellsville in my MKIII powered by a 582. Met
> the family. I got there real early in the morning. Was headed to
> that other flyin further west near Johnstown, PA. Had to take a pit
> stop and discovered Wellsville.
(John, I'll bet you were headed to the Osterburg Fly - in, I didn't know it
went back that many years. Its near Johnstown.)
. By the time I got to the hanger, the whole farm lit up with flashing
> lights and sirens. There were deputies, fire/rescue, police,
> ambulances, and strap hangers everywhere. I taxied up to the hanger
> door, shut down, got out and asked what was going on. Was informed
> that some one had reported an airplane crash at the Kolb airstrip.
> Guess it was me.
(John, the same sort of thing happened to me once when landing my Loehle SP
at a friends home strip in Delmont PA, the strip is bordered by the Steel
City National Motocross track and the National was going on. When I shut
down, I was met by a couple track officials on an ATV, their radio was
blaring a bunch of nonsense from some other "Mall Guard" types about how
that little red airplane nosed straight into the ground, the pilot was dead
for sure!
All that from a standard no slips or flaps (aint got em) approach.)
No lack of imagination in those folks.
> I'll try to make Homer's flyin this year.
>
Look forward to seeing you and all others who can make it
Denny
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