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1. 10:09 AM - Xmas (pat ladd)
2. 11:23 AM - Az Bald Eagle article in the January issue of "Arizona Highways (Arksey@aol.com)
3. 01:10 PM - MKIII Dihedral (Richard Pike)
4. 01:18 PM - Re: MKIII Xtra Speeds (pat ladd)
5. 01:49 PM - Kold in Fl (riquenkelly@aol.com)
6. 02:59 PM - Re: Kold in Fl (Cat36Fly@aol.com)
7. 04:04 PM - Brake option for light Kolbs (Richard Girard)
8. 04:38 PM - Full enclosure (planecrazzzy)
9. 05:31 PM - Re: Brake option for light Kolbs (Richard Girard)
10. 07:54 PM - Re: Full enclosure (jerb)
11. 08:11 PM - Miz Evelyn Bryan Johnson (Bob Noyer)
12. 08:41 PM - Prop Spacer - Has anyone ever seen anything like this ??? (JetPilot)
13. 09:40 PM - Re: Prop Spacer - Has anyone ever seen anything like this ??? (Richard Girard)
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Hi Lar,
sorry for the long silence but my confuser blew up on me around the
first week of December and I only got back online this afternoon.
Enjoyed the last lot of pics you sent. You just HAVE to get a book out
sometime.
I have been working busily through the accumulated backlog of posts,
1543 of them, deleting merrily away when I accidentally wiped something
about a special deal at MV. Anyone have a note of what that was?
Merry Christmas to everyone on the list from a fog bound UK
Cheers
Pat
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| Subject: | Az Bald Eagle article in the January issue of "Arizona Highways |
Az bald Eagle,
I just got the January issue of Aizona Highways, I see there is some
wonderful pictures taken from the air in it...have not had time to look at them
in detail...but will...thanks for bringing to our attention.. I flew the
firestar ll the other day off the Sebring airport, used to be Hendricks air force
base in world war ll, it was for training the B-17 crews...runways are a
mile in length...the firestar seemed to act a bit more proud after a take off
and landing from runway 36. I hauled the firestar down here to Florida from
Michigan in a enclosed light weight trailer made for a firestar behind my Olds
Silhouette van that has a 3.4 V-6 engine, while it is more work than driving
without a trailer the plane had no damage and my wife has not divorced me
./.. yet... What a big advantage having a Kolb....
Happy holidays to all
jim swan firestar ll michigan
in Florida for the winter...
do not archive
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Since the FSII flew hands off so well with a bunch of dihedral, decided to try
it on the MKIII and see if it could also be made to fly hands off. You can see
from the pictures how much dihedral is in the FSII, and how much is in the MKIII,
but the results were not at all alike. Could not come up with a combination
of trim or throttle settings that would enable hands off flight. It was better
than before, but just barely, it was still impossible to pick up a low wing
with rudder. There was a small amount of turbulence, but very small. Perhaps
if I had a passenger so that it was balanced on each side, and the air was glass
smooth, or maybe if I had a full fuselage that ran up to the base of the wing
- who knows?
Anyway, my initial tests show that dihedral is of no apparent value on this MKIII,
your results may vary. None of the other flight characteristics seemed any
different. Will probably put it back like it was. The gap seal fits better that
way...
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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| Subject: | Re: MKIII Xtra Speeds |
Hi Mick,
just a note to wish you both a Merry Christmas.
I am back on line after being out since early December. Just cleared 1500
posts.!
Mike Hanley has not collected the Kolb yet as he is tied up with the
Spitfire testing at Perranporth and that is of course weather dependent. It
has been awful here for weeks plus the fog of the last 4 days so expecting
no movement in the near future.
I assume that you have sent on to Mike the exhaust which you forgot to bring
to the NEC . Shame that as I have had to pay over 100 for the hire of the
van.
Be in touch in the New Year. If you can send me a workable e-mail address,
my messages to you keep getting bounced, I can write you off list.
All the best or the Festive Season
Pat
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Kolb experts,
I just subscribed. I am seriously considering purchasing a Kolb Mark III kit
or already constructed airplane. I just sold my last plane and am itching to
get back into something. I like alot of the Kolb features on the website but
I can't find one to see in person. I am in the Fl panhandle for the holidays
and live in D.C. Anybody have a Kolb near me that would be willing to let me
look?
Also interested in info on making a Mark III into a float plane.
Thanks for the help,
Rique
-----Original Message-----
From: Arksey@aol.com
Sent: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 2:22 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Az Bald Eagle article in the January issue of "Arizona Highways
Az bald Eagle,
I just got the January issue of Aizona Highways, I see there is some wonderful
pictures taken from the air in it...have not had time to look at them in detail...but
will...thanks for bringing to our attention.. I flew the firestar
ll the other day off the Sebring airport, used to be Hendricks air force base
in world war ll, it was for training the B-17 crews...runways are a mile in length...the
firestar seemed to act a bit more proud after a take off and landing
from runway 36. I hauled the firestar down here to Florida from Michigan in
a enclosed light weight trailer made for a firestar behind my Olds Silhouette
van that has a 3.4 V-6 engine, while it is more work than driving without a trailer
the plane had no damage and my wife has not divorced me ./.. yet...
What a big advantage having a Kolb....
Happy holidays to all
jim swan firestar ll michigan
in Florida for the winter...
do not archive
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There is a MKlllx about hrs driving time north of in Md. If you are
interested I can give you directions or you could fly into MD1 (Massey Aerodrome)
in
Massey Md.
Larry Tasker
MKlllx 582
N615RT
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| Subject: | Brake option for light Kolbs |
I'm helping a buddy build a recumbant trike and he purchased disk brakes
from Bike Nashbar for the project.
http://www.nashbar.com/
Very light, but might be good on Firestar for ground manuevering and light
braking. At $75 a pair the price certainly is attractive.
Merry Christmas everybody,
Rick
--
Rick Girard
"Ya'll drop on in"
takes on a whole new meaning
when you live at the airport.
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Hey Guys,
I started working on my Full Enclosure today....
I'm off work til next year ( use it or lose it )
Anyway , out in the garage using my NEW Tig machine to weld the
aluminum angle contraption.....I had a little over 400lbs of Argon , so I
figured it would get me over these next 3 days....
I got most of the nose cone piece finished....I was going to add a little
weld to radius a corner....Weld was coming out dirty......What the......
Checked my gas......said 400lbs......Hit the button.......Nothin
Ran out gas , seems the flow meter gauge that came with the Tig
machine is a little on the cheap side.....
I've got a few pictures to share.....
"My" full enclosure is going to be done in sections.....That way pieces can
be changed easy and cheaper than replacing the whole thing...
in the pictures is my Front mounting bracket for the main wind screen...
It'll have two main tubes welded to it , and doors will hinge off of them,
or Fly without the doors...
Gotta Fly...
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| Subject: | Re: Brake option for light Kolbs |
Somehow, I forgot the picture so a PS
On 12/23/06, Richard Girard <jindoguy@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'm helping a buddy build a recumbant trike and he purchased disk brakes
> from Bike Nashbar for the project.
>
> http://www.nashbar.com/
>
> Very light, but might be good on Firestar for ground manuevering and light
> braking. At $75 a pair the price certainly is attractive.
>
> Merry Christmas everybody,
> Rick
>
> --
> Rick Girard
> "Ya'll drop on in"
> takes on a whole new meaning
> when you live at the airport.
>
> *
>
>
> *
>
>
--
Rick Girard
"Ya'll drop on in"
takes on a whole new meaning
when you live at the airport.
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| Subject: | Re: Full enclosure |
How are you forming your curved surfaces? They look beautiful.
jerb
At 06:38 PM 12/23/2006, you wrote:
>
>Hey Guys,
> I started working on my Full Enclosure today....
>
> I'm off work til next year ( use it or lose it )
>
> Anyway , out in the garage using my NEW Tig machine to weld the
>
>aluminum angle contraption.....I had a little over 400lbs of Argon , so I
>
>figured it would get me over these next 3 days....
>
> I got most of the nose cone piece finished....I was going to add a little
>
>weld to radius a corner....Weld was coming out dirty......What the......
>
> Checked my gas......said 400lbs......Hit the button.......Nothin
>
>
> Ran out gas , seems the flow meter gauge that came with the Tig
>
>machine is a little on the cheap side.....
>
> I've got a few pictures to share.....
>
> "My" full enclosure is going to be done in sections.....That way pieces can
>
>be changed easy and cheaper than replacing the whole thing...
>
> in the pictures is my Front mounting bracket for the main wind screen...
>
>It'll have two main tubes welded to it , and doors will hinge off of them,
>
>or Fly without the doors...
>
>
> Gotta Fly...
>
>--------
>.
>.
>.
>.
>.
>Do Not Archive
>
>
>Read this topic online here:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=83290#83290
>
>
>Attachments:
>
>http://forums.matronics.com//files/firestar_full_encloser_outside_view_of_angle_04_175.jpg
>http://forums.matronics.com//files/firestar_full_encloser_angle_wrapped_around_nose_cone_03_197.jpg
>http://forums.matronics.com//files/firestar_fitting_angle_around_nose_cone_02_152.jpg
>http://forums.matronics.com//files/firestar_fitting_angle_around_nose_cone_01_110.jpg
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| Subject: | Miz Evelyn Bryan Johnson |
Miz Evelyn's xmas card announces that she will be honored at the July
21st National Aviation Hall of Fame, along with Steve Fossett, Walter
Boyne, Sally K. Ride, and Frederick W. Smith. She is a flight
instructor who has logged more flight hours, trained more pilots, and
given more FAA exams than any other pilot, retiring at age 95!
All of us extend our congratulations to Miz Evelyn Bryan Johnson.
regards,
Bob N. FireFly 070 Old Kolb
http://www.angelfire.com/rpg/ronoy/
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| Subject: | Prop Spacer - Has anyone ever seen anything like this ??? |
Here is a picture of the prop spacer that goes from my Rotax 912-S to the Kiev
Hot Prop. It is made out of aluminum and the shaft is tapered to only two inches
at its narrow point.
All the spacers I have ever seen have the prop bolts go all the way through from
the prop hub to the steel engine output flange. With this spacer the entire
load is transmitted to the prop through 2 inches of aluminum. After reading
stories of high streingth bolts breaking on occasion, I am wonding how just 2
inches of aluminum could be safe to transmit 100 HP to the prop. Has anyone
ever seen a prop adapter / spacer like this ? Is this very likely to fail and
let the entire prop fly into the back of my Kolb ? Would you guys trust this
? Any thought you may have would be appreciated.
Michael A. Bigelow
--------
"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
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| Subject: | Re: Prop Spacer - Has anyone ever seen anything like this ??? |
Michael, The thimble style prop extension is the standard for the
"Lyconosaurus" engines, although I've never seen one with a wasp waste like
yours. The Lycon extensions have a tapered hole through the middle, so if
yours is solid, it would be a similar cross sectional area.
Rick
On 12/23/06, JetPilot <orcabonita@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Here is a picture of the prop spacer that goes from my Rotax 912-S to the
> Kiev Hot Prop. It is made out of aluminum and the shaft is tapered to only
> two inches at its narrow point.
>
> All the spacers I have ever seen have the prop bolts go all the way
> through from the prop hub to the steel engine output flange. With this
> spacer the entire load is transmitted to the prop through 2 inches of
> aluminum. After reading stories of high streingth bolts breaking on
> occasion, I am wonding how just 2 inches of aluminum could be safe to
> transmit 100 HP to the prop. Has anyone ever seen a prop adapter / spacer
> like this ? Is this very likely to fail and let the entire prop fly into
> the back of my Kolb ? Would you guys trust this ? Any thought you may
> have would be appreciated.
>
> Michael A. Bigelow
>
> --------
> "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have
> !!!
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=83328#83328
>
>
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>
--
Rick Girard
"Ya'll drop on in"
takes on a whole new meaning
when you live at the airport.
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