---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/23/05: 14 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:42 AM - Re: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions (PATRICK LADD) 2. 06:15 AM - Re: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions (snuffy@usol.com) 3. 06:50 AM - Re: Rotax Clutch in (Steve Kroll) 4. 07:01 AM - Re: elt requirements (b young) 5. 07:11 AM - Re: Rotax Clutch in (John Hauck) 6. 07:35 AM - Re: Rotax Clutch in (John Hauck) 7. 07:47 AM - Re: Re: elt requirements (John Williamson) 8. 09:25 AM - Re: Re: elt requirements (robert bean) 9. 01:19 PM - Re: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions (Bob Pongracz) 10. 03:29 PM - 912 Oil change (tom sabean) 11. 05:00 PM - Re: 912 Oil change (John Hauck) 12. 05:18 PM - Re: 912 Oil change (Jim Baker) 13. 06:07 PM - Re: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions (N27SB@aol.com) 14. 08:08 PM - Re: Flying in Key West (Flycrazy8@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:42:52 AM PST US From: "PATRICK LADD" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" if you go to Key West Thanks Lar, I have made a note in the `things to do` section. Cheers Pat -- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:15:42 AM PST US From: snuffy@usol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions --> Kolb-List message posted by: snuffy@usol.com http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K- 12/TRC/Aeronautics/Maple_Seed.html Another example of autorotation we learned as kids. Do not archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:50:36 AM PST US From: Steve Kroll Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in --> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll when I was practicing dead stick landing in my Original Firestar it seemed to have better glide with the engine off then with the prop turning at idle.>>> Bryan Green Elgin SC Bryan/ guys My experience with an engine out in the Mk2 showed a much poorer glide ratio with the engine off and the prop stopped than when the engine is idling. If you're talking clutched engines here, forgive the intrusion. Mine is not. Steve Kroll Mk2 503 scsi --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:01:30 AM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Kolb-List: Re: elt requirements --> Kolb-List message posted by: "b young" this was coppied from the avweb page......... Enter TSO C-91a For all of these reasons, the FAA finally came up with a new and more rigorous spec for ELTs: TSO C-91a. The new C-91a are required to have a remote panel-mounted switch (which allows the pilot to manually activate the ELT) and a panel-mounted light or horn to alert the pilot when the ELT is actually transmitting. The new ELTs also have a "G" switch that will activate with an acceleration of 3.5 feet-per-second, a heavy-duty airframe mount, and a frequency tolerance of .005% (among other things). coppied from my ak-450 instalation and operation manual (cover) document no.: IM-450 installation and operation manual for model ak-450 elt emergency locator transmitter per tso-c91a, rtca do-183 and do-160c requirements (pg 3 paragraph 1.2) the ak-450 elt emergency locator transmitter is an electronic solid state baded equipment. it is an extremely reliable equipment, designed to meet tso-c91a requirements, batteries operated and self contained. ...... it seems that the new spec for elt is tso c-91a and the ak-450 meets those repuirements...... boyd ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:11:51 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" glide ratio with the engine off and the prop stopped than when the engine is idling. | Steve Kroll Steve/All: Unusual performance! High fast was your engine idling? john h ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:35:05 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" | | High fast was your engine idling? | | john h Gang: See what happens when one tries to type before the first cup of coffee. Should have read "How" instead of "High". john h ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:47:33 AM PST US From: "John Williamson" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: elt requirements --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Williamson" For ELT requirements, you need to go to the source requirement: FAR 91.207 http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/0CA5C0 070BD29144862569CF005F1030?OpenDocument John Williamson Arlington, TX Kolb Kolbra, http://home.comcast.net/~kolbrapilot do not archive ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:25:26 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: elt requirements --> Kolb-List message posted by: robert bean Good one John, they were kind enough to include several generous loopholes. -older installations grandfathered -the 50 mile radius -test flying of a new aircraft -removal for maint. (good for 90 days- after which you can repeat the process) heh heh heh Thanks, BB do not archive On 23, Mar 2005, at 10:47 AM, John Williamson wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Williamson" > > > For ELT requirements, you need to go to the source requirement: FAR > 91.207 > > http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/ > 0CA5C0 > 070BD29144862569CF005F1030?OpenDocument > > > John Williamson > Arlington, TX > > Kolb Kolbra, > http://home.comcast.net/~kolbrapilot > > do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 01:19:40 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions From: "Bob Pongracz" --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob Pongracz" Talked again to my friend in Key WstHe flies almost every day several hoursWhat am I doing wrong?! Bob PFogelsville, PAFireflyFlying M (P91) No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding. Make My Way your home on the Web - http://www.myway.com ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 03:29:11 PM PST US From: "tom sabean" Subject: Kolb-List: 912 Oil change --> Kolb-List message posted by: "tom sabean" Fellas, What is the easiest way to change the oil on a 912? I have the standard Xtra setup, oil tank mounted out front and the oil cooler suspended at the rear. Thanks, Tom Sabean M3X 912 ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 05:00:18 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 912 Oil change --> Kolb-List message posted by: "John Hauck" Tom/Gang: The easiest way is let somebody else do it for you. ;-) Here's how I do mine: 1. Fly around the patch. 2. Pop the oil and vent lines off the oil tank. 3. Loosen one bolt on the oil tank clamp and pull out the tank and dump it. Leave it upside down draining while I do the filter. 4. I have a small piece of aluminum sheet to use as a deflector under the oil filter fitting. Pull the oil filter off and let the little bit of oil drain into a coffee can. 5. I don't worry about the oil that is left in the oil cooler and lines. I change the oil more often than the book calls for, which is 100 hours. 6. Sometimes I go ahead and fill up the oil tank before putting it back on the engine. Usually put 3 qts in it. Fly over to my buddies air strip and gunk the engine and check oil level. He has a water hose at his strip and I don't. The FBO at Wetumpka did not want me gunking my engine there because it smelled bad. Shoot, I love the smell of gunk. Means clean engines to me. The short 6 mile flight home dries the engine off good and I can check to see if I have any oil leaks when I get back on the ground at home. BTW: A few days ago I mentioned I thought I might have an engine oil leak or maybe spilled some oil when I changed it last. Couple days ago I gunked the engine and discovered no oil leaks. That sure made me feel good. Was a little oil residue from what dripped out of the oil lines during the last oil change, most likely. I am using Shell Rotella 5W40 full sythetic oil and Fram TG3614 or 3600 oil filters when burning auto fuel. When burning a lot of 100LL I switch to Valvoline Duralblend Semi-synthetic 10W40. With 923.0 hours on the 912ULS, everything is operating great. Old engine is just as strong now as it was when new. I see no reason to tear it down at 1,500 hours as prescribed by Rotax TBO. I'll keep doing occasional compression checks to see if there is any change. If not, we are going to get our money's worth out of it. Take care, john h ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 05:18:45 PM PST US From: "Jim Baker" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 912 Oil change --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim Baker" > Pull the oil filter off and let the little > bit of oil drain into a coffee can. Most always cut the old filter open to see what's been filtered out. Little metallic bits could be a heads up....... Jim Baker 580.788.2779 '71 SV, 492TC Elmore City, OK ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 06:07:22 PM PST US From: N27SB@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax Clutch in "C" box questions --> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com In a message dated 3/23/2005 8:50:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, pongoflyer@myway.com writes: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob Pongracz" > > Talked again to my friend in Key WstHe flies almost every day several > hoursWhat am I doing wrong?! Bob PFogelsville, PAFireflyFlying M (P91) > > Hi Bob I think that you are responding to my post but I do not understand your question Steve do not archive ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 08:08:36 PM PST US From: Flycrazy8@aol.com Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Flying in Key West --> Kolb-List message posted by: Flycrazy8@aol.com Hi Bob and Kolbers: My Cousin is from Key West and he went there for one reason -------> To Retire from Work A good reason to have Time to fly all day.... Also the Weather there is almost always sunny.... No Grass to mow because his front yard consists of rocks. No yard Younguns to look after or diapers to change. And biggest reason Wife stayed in Kentucky. Perfect situation EHh? Stev --> Bama Firefly Do Not Archive