---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/17/05: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:06 AM - Re: FireFly question .... (jerb) 2. 07:18 AM - Flight to Homer's (Terry Frantz) 3. 09:11 AM - Re: Flight to Homer's (ghaley@wt.net) 4. 09:32 AM - Re: Rotax 503 Failure Poll (DAquaNut@aol.com) 5. 10:46 AM - Wingding (N27SB@aol.com) 6. 04:18 PM - Subaru Engine (Ron) 7. 05:20 PM - Any Kolbers in South Carolina? (Kolbdriver) 8. 07:36 PM - Re: Subaru Engine (woody) 9. 07:36 PM - Re: Subaru Engine (woody) 10. 08:30 PM - Re: Rotax 503 Failure Poll (Steve Kroll) 11. 11:48 PM - Re: Subaru Engine (Ron) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:06:20 AM PST US From: jerb Subject: Re: Kolb-List: FireFly question .... --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Height is the more limiting factor although at that weight you'll probably be over the recommend gross weight which I believe is conservative. I flew ours at around 270. jerb At 05:52 PM 6/16/05 -0700, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: artdog1512 > > > what is the maximum weight you can put in the >cockpit of a FireFly?.... i'm 226lbs, am i too heavy? >.............. tim > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:18:24 AM PST US From: Terry Frantz Subject: Kolb-List: Flight to Homer's --> Kolb-List message posted by: Terry Frantz Gang, I am gearing up for tomorrow's flight to Homer's. Will be at Smoketown Airport at 7:30/ 7:45 am to meet up with any and all that want to join a group flight to Homer's. Want to leave Smoketown no later than 8:15/8:30 heading East. Looking to spending another great day with Clara and Homer at their farm talking flying and looking at each other's planes. Right now it looks like a group of 24 going to be there. Hope everybody has a good flight including those braving the highways! Not to late to decide to join us. Will be on communication channel 122.75 for the flight. Terry - Firefly #95 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:11:28 AM PST US From: ghaley@wt.net Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Flight to Homer's --> Kolb-List message posted by: ghaley@wt.net Sorry I can't make this one...sounds like you have a good group. next year. have a safe trip/flight. Gary Haley, Cypress, TX I am gearing up for tomorrow's flight to Homer's. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:32:43 AM PST US From: DAquaNut@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 503 Failure Poll --> Kolb-List message posted by: DAquaNut@aol.com In a message dated 6/16/2005 2:24:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, jtripp@elmore.rr.com writes: Co. helped me fix the fuel pluming problem the next day and I haven't had a problem since. Could you enlighten us on the plumbing problem you had. Might save us from the same problem. Ed Do not archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:46:45 AM PST US From: N27SB@aol.com Subject: Kolb-List: Wingding --> Kolb-List message posted by: N27SB@aol.com To All, I fold my Firefly every time I fly, I also do it by myself. The hardest part was coming up with a way to hold the leading edge root mount in place while I get to it. Mine is harder because it is 7 feet in the air due to the floats and trailer. I came up with a little clip assy that lets you hook the forward mount temporarily in place. If anyone is interested in it let me know and I will post a picture. Steve FF# 007 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 04:18:16 PM PST US From: Ron Subject: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ron > Are there any Kolbers with a Subaru motor on an M3. If there are I'd > like any feedback that you may have. I found a great deal on an RDU > for the Subaru, the motor itself is inexpensive and I am told that it > will fit the Rotax mount on an Mark III Xtra. Ron Sierra Vista Arizona ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:20:07 PM PST US From: "Kolbdriver" Subject: Kolb-List: Any Kolbers in South Carolina? --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kolbdriver" Are there any Kolbers, lurkers or anyone else in The Charleston South Carolina area??? Please contact me off list. Thanks, Do Not Archive ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:37 PM PST US From: "woody" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine --> Kolb-List message posted by: "woody" There used to be a guy with one on an Ultra star and he seemd happy with it. If the engine is still running good don't mess with it. I have seen a couple improper rebuilds cause major problems. Usually the extra safety items that are added fail first eg dual ignition or carbs. If they don't actually fail there seems to be an estra ordinary time spent getting them to run right. I have a book written by a guy that had over 900 flying hours on a soob that he just removed from a car and put in the plane, fuel injection and all. Even with all those hours on it in the air he was always told at semiinars he gave that he had to get rid of the fuel injection and install dual ignition. Check with Sooby users to find out what the actual all up weight will be. Have fun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron" Subject: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ron > > > Are there any Kolbers with a Subaru motor on an M3. If there are I'd > > like any feedback that you may have. I found a great deal on an RDU > > for the Subaru, the motor itself is inexpensive and I am told that it > > will fit the Rotax mount on an Mark III Xtra. > > Ron > Sierra Vista Arizona > > > -- > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 07:36:37 PM PST US From: "woody" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine --> Kolb-List message posted by: "woody" There used to be a guy with one on an Ultra star and he seemd happy with it. If the engine is still running good don't mess with it. I have seen a couple improper rebuilds cause major problems. Usually the extra safety items that are added fail first eg dual ignition or carbs. If they don't actually fail there seems to be an estra ordinary time spent getting them to run right. I have a book written by a guy that had over 900 flying hours on a soob that he just removed from a car and put in the plane, fuel injection and all. Even with all those hours on it in the air he was always told at semiinars he gave that he had to get rid of the fuel injection and install dual ignition. Check with Sooby users to find out what the actual all up weight will be. Have fun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron" Subject: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine > --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ron > > > Are there any Kolbers with a Subaru motor on an M3. If there are I'd > > like any feedback that you may have. I found a great deal on an RDU > > for the Subaru, the motor itself is inexpensive and I am told that it > > will fit the Rotax mount on an Mark III Xtra. > > Ron > Sierra Vista Arizona > > > -- > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:30:37 PM PST US From: Steve Kroll Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Rotax 503 Failure Poll --> Kolb-List message posted by: Steve Kroll <<<< Has anyone on the list ever had a Rotax 503 quit in flight?>>>> I have Dave. The problem with mine turned out to be a cracked pulse line near the engine. I would recommend changing that little chunk of plastic (worth about 50 cents) every 50 hours to avoid the possibility of it spoiling your day. My 503 is a SCSI model (one carb....one set of points) and it's mounted to a Mk2 completed in '98. The airplane has been flawless in every other way but it should be. It took me the best part of 9 years to build it. I have an excuse though. I have RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) and did not always feel like working on it. Now, flying it is the very best medicine I take. When I'm flying, and for several days afterward, there's not a pain in my body. It must be the adrenalin rush. I feel like a kid again every time I fly. The glider ride was a thrill to say the least. I was lucky to be close to the airport but I was down low (maybe 800-1000 feet) and I had just taken off so I was upwind. I was surprised at how calm and efficient I was making the decision of where to land. and going through the motions of getting there. I elected to do a 180 and land downwind back at the airport which wasn't that far behind me but first things first.....get the nose down and get 50mph indicated before I started the turn. You can do almost anything with a Mk2 at 50mph. Once the turn was made I was kind of shocked at the deck angle to maintain a safe speed. I would have thought that a prop at idle speed ( which I had done many times before on final approach) would have created more drag than a prop standing still in the air but that was not the case. I don't know what the airspeed was as I was completely focused on flying the airplane. I just know that I had plenty of control response that I was able to keep right up to touchdown...... which came up very soon. The whole event probably didn't take much more than a minute. It was also the very first time I had landed the airplane downwind in any kind of wind (probably 15mph). I was very lucky as it might have turned out quite different if I had been any lower. As it was, witnesses on the ground said it looked like I had planned the whole thing...like I was practicing or something. In retrospect, I wouldn't recommend making a 180 degree turn while deadstick and that low if there is any land able terrain not far off your course. You may scratch up your airplane but you'll live to tell the story to your grand kids. What I did turned out to be too close for comfort. Steve Kroll --------------------------------- Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 11:48:37 PM PST US From: Ron Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine --> Kolb-List message posted by: Ron Thanks Woody Good advice Its the old adage "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I wonder why they thought that the factory fuel injection was not as good as carbs.. ================================================= On Jun 17, 2005, at 7:37 PM, woody wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "woody" > > There used to be a guy with one on an Ultra star and he seemd happy > with it. > If the engine is still running good don't mess with it. I have seen a > couple > improper rebuilds cause major problems. Usually the extra safety items > that > are added fail first eg dual ignition or carbs. If they don't actually > fail > there seems to be an estra ordinary time spent getting them to run > right. I > have a book written by a guy that had over 900 flying hours on a soob > that > he just removed from a car and put in the plane, fuel injection and > all. > Even with all those hours on it in the air he was always told at > semiinars > he gave that he had to get rid of the fuel injection and install dual > ignition. Check with Sooby users to find out what the actual all up > weight > will be. Have fun > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ron" > To: > Subject: Kolb-List: Subaru Engine >