---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/24/05: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:52 AM - Re: Gear legs (Jim Ballenger) 2. 03:55 AM - engine outs (PATRICK LADD) 3. 09:00 AM - UL's , breakfast and oil (Edward Steuber) 4. 09:28 AM - Re: UL's , breakfast and oil (bryan green) 5. 11:44 AM - AWOS (Bob N.) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:52:44 AM PST US From: "Jim Ballenger" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Gear legs --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jim Ballenger" Vic When I was installing my axles to my aluminum gear legs, I leveled the plane in the flying attitude and used a straight 8' square tube clamped to both axles to keep them square with the direction of flight and the plane. I also installed my gear legs with the 1 " measurement above the taper even with the bottom of the gear tube on the cage. Ray Brown said you could come up or down a half inch from the plans measurement if you screwed up and needed to redrill a hole, but both legs must be the same length. I now have 24 hours and several landing on the gear. The plane tracks straight on take off and landing. I can not three point it on landing so I am doing wheel landing only and it is working out very good. Jim Ballenger Selling a FS KXP 447 Flying a MK III X Virginia Beach, VA DO NOT ARCHIVE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vic Peters" Subject: Kolb-List: Gear legs > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Vic Peters" > > Thanks Bob, > I know I can't drill for the axle yet. No brakes yet. I was concered about drilling too close to that angle I didn't need to cut. And what about being level? Would you make any adjustments in leg length to keep the cage level, assuming that floor is? > In 2002 they sent aluminum legs. > > Vic 3 > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:55:33 AM PST US From: "PATRICK LADD" Subject: Kolb-List: engine outs --> Kolb-List message posted by: "PATRICK LADD" It does seem that there is heavy weather being made about deadstick landings. All this stuff about not cutting the engine for practise below 3000 ft. I have had 2 `real` emergency landings, not when the engine stopped but when the drive belt btween engine and prop suddenly shed all its teeth. This left the engine screaming (until I cut it off) and the prop windmilling and producing nothing. Both were about 1000ft and I arrived untidily but safely in a field with no trouble. I had practised to some extent as I usually fly over a disused airfield on my way back to base after a flight and I will sometimes close the throttle some way away and see if I can make it to the field. I remember asking my instructor during training which field he would pick if the engine stopped NOW. He pointed straight down through the floor cockpit at the ground and said `That one there`. Unless you have bags of height when it goes quiet that about describes your choices. One thing about the Challenger there is none of this `Kolb Quit` which seems to crop up regularly on this list where the Kolb will apparently just stop flying. The Challenger, if you get the stall in level flight just nods the nose down a bit and mushes slowly downwards. You may arrive on the ground with a bit of a bump but it cerainly will not fall out of the air. Cheers Pat (soon to be ex Challenger pilot, I hope) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:00:34 AM PST US From: "Edward Steuber" Subject: Kolb-List: UL's , breakfast and oil --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Edward Steuber" Just returned from a Fly-in breakfast at Hilton ,New York. Thom Riddle flying a Titan, Dennis Piedemont in a Challenger and me in the Ultrastar left from my strip on this beautiful morning and met Bob Bean with his new MK111. There was a large turnout and the crowd seemed to be most interested in the UL row....The attention was almost embarrassing so we left early...... I think GA airplanes will be hard to sell soon... Bob's MK111 is a very nice machine with the 3 cylinder Geo, Raven redrive , and Powerfin 3 blade...very quiet combination .....interesting mods, too . Good job , Bob ! So far the Opti 2 oil is running ok in the cuyuna at 100 to 1...no more smoke .... I have flown the single and 2 place short wing and 2 place long wing Challenger 503's and can say I prefer the ailerons over the Ultrastar and Firestar Kolb ...but there is a better rudder aileron mix to the Kolb....Apples and oranges....all good machines but I like tailwheels so.....Kolb gets my vote... ED in Western NY DO NOT ARCHIVE ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:28:13 AM PST US From: bryan green Subject: Re: Kolb-List: UL's , breakfast and oil --> Kolb-List message posted by: bryan green Hi Ed, I don't quite understand your statement Why do you prefer the Challenger ailerons over a Kolb? The Challengers that I have flown remind me of Quicksilvers if you want to turn you best mash the rudder aileron optional. Just wondering. Bryan Green Elgin SC Edward Steuber wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Edward Steuber" > > > I have flown the single and 2 place short wing and 2 place long wing Challenger 503's and can say I prefer the ailerons over the Ultrastar and Firestar Kolb ...but there is a better rudder aileron mix to the Kolb....Apples and oranges....all good machines but I like tailwheels so.....Kolb gets my vote... > ED in Western NY > > DO NOT ARCHIVE > > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:44:30 AM PST US From: "Bob N." Subject: Kolb-List: AWOS --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Bob N." Here's a handy airport wx site http://www.anyawos.com/ or phone 1-877-ANY-AWOS OR 1-877-269-2967 Bob N.