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2. 05:18 AM - Re: Lakeland (icrashrc)
3. 05:18 AM - Re: Lakeland (icrashrc)
4. 07:23 AM - Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (John H Murphy)
5. 07:27 AM - Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure (Richard Pike)
6. 07:32 AM - Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (Paul Petty)
7. 07:36 AM - Re: Lakeland (Paul Petty)
8. 07:44 AM - Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (Jim Dunn)
9. 07:55 AM - Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (Paul Petty)
10. 07:59 AM - Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight (jimhefner)
11. 08:58 AM - Re: Firestar lift struts (WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com)
12. 09:51 AM - Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (Dana Hague)
13. 09:58 AM - Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil (herbgh@juno.com)
14. 10:08 AM - Re: Firestar lift struts (herbgh@juno.com)
15. 01:04 PM - Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure (Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL)
16. 01:59 PM - Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure (Roger Lee)
17. 02:00 PM - Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight (grabo172)
18. 03:27 PM - Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure (Larry Bourne)
19. 03:27 PM - Re: Re: Lakeland (Todd Fredricks)
20. 05:15 PM - Re: Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight (Dana Hague)
21. 05:38 PM - Lexan Wing Gap Seal - revisited (John H Murphy)
22. 06:12 PM - Re: Lakeland (Richard Pike)
23. 06:15 PM - q (Russ Kinne)
24. 06:21 PM - Re: Re: Gasohol, gascolators (Denny Rowe)
25. 06:39 PM - Re: Re: Lakeland (Eugene Zimmerman)
26. 07:23 PM - lakeland..pic of John Hauck...frid. (Arksey@aol.com)
27. 07:24 PM - Re: Re: Lakeland (Richard Pike)
28. 07:25 PM - Kolb Firestar @ Lakeland Sun n' fun (ruscok)
29. 07:38 PM - Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight (grabo172)
30. 07:43 PM - Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure (jimhefner)
31. 07:46 PM - Re: Lexan Wing Gap Seal - revisited (Larry Bourne)
32. 07:52 PM - lakeland and pic of john Williamson, his Kolbra and my grandson (Arksey@aol.com)
33. 08:14 PM - lakeland...pic of Ric Neilsen and the Kolb stand... (Arksey@aol.com)
34. 08:34 PM - lakeland and pic of Steve Boetto's Firefly on floats (Arksey@aol.com)
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Here's few pics of the M3X at the Kolb display.
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| Subject: | Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
I've been buying my 2 stroke oil from CPS. There must be a better source for buying
2 stroke oil. I tried K-Mart & Target last night. No luck.
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| Subject: | Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure |
CPS sells replacement brass ferrules, and here is how to guarantee the wire
will not pull through. One end of the ferrule is countersunk, the other is
square cut, apparently to make it easier to slip over the cable. Slip the
ferrule on the wire backwards so that the countersunk end is toward the end
of the cable. Now take an Xacto knife and rat tail the exposed end of the
cable. Pull the cable down into the ferrule a bit until it starts to bind,
if it is rat tailed really bad, it can't go through. You ought to have about
1/16" sticking out. Now solder it, the solder will lock the splayed rat
tailed ends in place in the countersink, make it solid so that it cannot
compress, and now you have a cable end that is too big to fit through the
countersunk end of the ferrule, in addition to the solder joint itself.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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From: "Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL" <Dennis.Kirby@kirtland.af.mil>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:54 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: 912 Throttle Cable Failure
> <Dennis.Kirby@kirtland.af.mil>
>
>
> Kolb Friends -
>
> This morning, when flying my Mark-III, I experienced a broken throttle
> cable on the 912ul engine. This awarded me the opportunity to execute
> my FIRST dead stick landing in my Kolb. I'm happy to report the landing
> was uneventful.
>
> I had been flying for about 15 minutes; I was about 3 miles from my home
> field. I wanted to look at something in a field, so I descended and
> retarded the throttle to get a bit closer. At about 100 feet AGL I felt
> a snap in the throttle lever and the mighty 912 went to full throttle.
>
> I knew exactly what had happened: the throttle cable had broken
> somewhere, and the 912 series engines are designed to go to full
> throttle if this happens. Flew back to my airport, entered the pattern
> (still at 100%), established a downwind at 1000 AGL, then flipped the
> magneto switches to "off."
>
> What a rush.
>
> All your senses are screaming at you in alarm, in the very unfamiliar
> silence. I pegged my glide rate at 55 mph, and the airplane felt very
> stable. What I also realized was, this Mark-III was descending more
> steeply than my usual power-off (idle) approach. Obviously, the stopped
> prop creates more drag than an idling engine, for my setup anyway. I
> used half flaps for landing, but would have been better off if I had
> used none.
>
> I announced to the traffic pattern my situation - that I was dead stick
> and headed for THAT runway. (I even got to say "mayday" on the radio.)
>
> After landing, I had to push my 650 lbs of airplane a half mile back to
> the hangar. (Whew - good workout!) But WAY better'n being stuck out
> somewhere, if I had been forced to land because of carburetors that
> spring to idle.
>
> I disassembled the throttle splitter tube and confirmed that the cable
> had indeed separated from the splitter assembly. The tiny brass ferrule
> that is soldered to the end of the cable (this is what keeps it seated
> in the splitter slider) had pulled off. I had soldered this ferrule on
> during construction. It was my own workmanship that failed here,
> nothing the fault of the Rotax.
>
> After discussing the details with the local A&P at my airport, he
> concluded that is was likely a cold solder that caused it to let loose.
> His advice was to get a hotter soldering iron (or flame), tin the
> braided strands well before flowing the solder in. Even if you are
> using solder with flux in it, still apply flux to the braided cable
> before you touch it with the solder.
>
> It is fascinating to me how the mechanical failure of a part the size of
> an uncooked grain of rice can put you on the ground.
>
> And the 912ul fail-safe design of the carb setup got me home safe. I
> love this little engine.
>
> Lesson here is: Give appropriate attention to even the LITTLE details
> during your building process. That tiny little brass ferrule needs to
> be soldered correctly for it to do it's job.
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-III, 912ul, 66.6 hrs on the Hobbs when I took off, this flight, in
> Cedar Crest, NM
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
John,
I stock it and sell it to my 2 stroke buddys. $1.76 a bottle plus shipping in your
case. Call me for a shipping quote if you wish. 601-782-4506 or cell 601-480-9979
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Scott,
If your still at lakeland can you snap some pics of the cable system at the rear
of the fuselage and under the wing where the aileron cable attaches?
Also one of the fiberglass seat set up.
thanks
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| Subject: | Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
Use the Yellow pages and call around town looking for a Pennzoil
distributor. I found one locally (in Spokane WA). Ask for the Penzoil
4130 (2 stroke air-cooled engines, pints). Last Summer it was $36/case of
24 pints, plus tax. I paid $38.47 two weeks ago.
I've been buying my 2 stroke oil from CPS. There must be a better source
for buying 2 stroke oil. I tried K-Mart & Target last night. No luck.
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| Subject: | Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
Jim,
you were one step ahead of me. A local distribitor is the way to go. I pay 36.00
a case for the stuff. Shipping is what eats you up these days.
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight |
Adriel's plane is a modified Twinstar. For many years he flew the Twinstar with
a 582, but swapped it out for a 912S a few years ago before doing a shoot in
Hawaii. The assumption was that he wanted more reliability flying over lots
of water and hostile terrain.... nothing new for him. He also got lots of extra
durability/range due to improved fuel economy over the 582, which was likely
a key part of the decision.
Last week I learned 2nd hand that Adriel has recenly purchased a FlightDesign CTsw.
I understand he plans to fly it with doors removed, since there is no strut
to interfere with photography. He recently flew the CT to Tucson from Montrose,
CO with his wife Holly and stopped in at La Cholla airpark to visit my
flight instructor and wife. I missed seeing him by less than 30 minutes.... darn
it!! I saw a couple photos of Adriel and Holly with the new plane. Full
glass cockpit!! Quite a change from the old Twinstar with wind in his face and
boots hanging in the breeze.... interesting to see this news clip.... that is
what he has been known for since the beginning. With the CT he will fly to
his photo locations instead of towing the Twinstar in his trailer and flying local.
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar lift struts |
In a message dated 4/20/2007 12:26:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
herbgh@juno.com writes:
I hoped that they were 6061 t6 since I have quite an assortment of that
Herb,
Just for your information, the specification of 2024-T3 which I gave you was
taken directly from the plans and material packing list. I agree, it would
be best to ask someone at Kolb.
Bill Varnes
Original Kolb FireStar
Audubon NJ
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| Subject: | Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
At 10:22 AM 4/20/2007, John H Murphy wrote:
>
>I've been buying my 2 stroke oil from CPS. There must be a better source
>for buying 2 stroke oil. I tried K-Mart & Target last night. No luck.
I bought a few cases from Lockwood, until I found it at the local Advance
Auto Parts. Advance only has 8oz bottles, though... fine for my PPG but
now that I have a Kolb I'll have to look for other options.
-Dana
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| Subject: | Re: Best source for Pennzoil 2 Stroke oil |
$36 bucks for 24 16 oz bottles from your local distributor.. At least
that is what it was last fall.. That is a $1.50 each... Herb
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 07:22:51 -0700 "John H Murphy" <jhm9812@yahoo.com>
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> I've been buying my 2 stroke oil from CPS. There must be a better
> source for buying 2 stroke oil. I tried K-Mart & Target last night.
> No luck.
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar lift struts |
Hi Bill
Not doubting your word.. I knew you were correct and would not
speculate on a critical part of the airframe.. Thanks again,,,
Given the difference in gross wt; I need to chat with Kolb and I
will be stopping by there next week.. Will likely buy the material
there. too.
As I said , Bryan built a single lift strut firefly and I need to chat
with him on some details.. Herb
On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:57:52 EDT WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com writes:
In a message dated 4/20/2007 12:26:56 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
herbgh@juno.com writes:
I hoped that they were 6061 t6 since I have quite an assortment of that
Herb,
Just for your information, the specification of 2024-T3 which I gave you
was taken directly from the plans and material packing list. I agree, it
would be best to ask someone at Kolb.
Bill Varnes
Original Kolb FireStar
Audubon NJ
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| Subject: | Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure |
<< Just curious, did you turn L/R base then L/R final with no power? If
you chopped the power as you beaked the numbers how well did she glide
in the 180? Paul P. >>
Paul, and All -
While I still had power, I positioned my Mark-III into the exact spot in
the traffic pattern that I usually fly it, when under power. At 1000'
AGL and abeam the numbers on a downwind leg, I cut the mags.
>From this point, on a normal approach with power pulled back to near
idle, my plane would continue on downwind another half minute, then turn
base & final, and touch down on the last third of the mile-long runway.
Dead stick, I barely made it to the first third of the runway.
Dennis Kirby
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| Subject: | Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure |
Hi Guys,
There are many reasons for an engine out. We have broached this subject once before
to practice real engine out dead sticks. The Kolb under idle lands differently
from a full engine out. The glide on a full engine out is shorter. Best
way to practice so you can be comfortable with them is to be on final and know
you absolutely have the runway. Reach up and kill the engine. You are now no
different from a glider pilot. Keep up your speed, maybe add 5 mph, fly it to
the runway and land. It handles very well and there are no suprises. Land it like
you always do. When I practiced mine in the Mark III I would come in at 65
mph no flaps, with 20 flaps I would come in at 55 mph. Go up a few thousand
feet and glide around a while just to get comfortable and relaxed. Pretty soon
you will think this is fun. You sure won't worry if the engine quits so long
as you have a landing site in range. Glider pilots glide and land all the time,
I don't know why so many power plant pilots panic and crash when the engine
quits. Ahhhh, could it be they never practiced or tried these. The time to practice
is before you have a real problem.
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight |
OK...
Can anyone tell me how he gets past the limitation on E-AB and E-LSA Operating
Limitations that say the aircraft can't be used for commercial purposes?
I ask, because I'm an aerial photographer, and legally, I can't use my Firestar
as a photo platform if I'm going to sell the photos as part of a business. I
did many weeks of research and calling the FSDO and everything to see if I could
use it... the final answer was... NO
I would LOVE to be able to use my Firestar instead of having to rent a 172 everytime
I go on a photoshoot. Not only to save money ($9/hour vs $165/hour), but
it is a MUCH better photo platform.
So any ideas on how he can do it legally, or is he just doing it illeagally?
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CFI/CFII/LS-I
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| Subject: | Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure |
You make me think of the wire rope chokers we used when skidding logs in
Idaho. For on the spot repairs we'd use a cutter and sledgehammer to trim
the end of the wire rope square, slip the ferrule over it, then spread the
strands as you say, but carefully, so's not to frazzle them. Then we'd
insert a tapered, grooved 2 piece plug into the end of the wire rope and
pull the ferrule back down over it. Smack it tight a few times with a
hammer and go use it. Never, ever saw one slip, and they took enormous
impacts and loads. I wonder if such a thing would be feasible for the
smaller wire ?? It's the same construction, just a different
scale. Lar.
On 4/20/07, Richard Pike <richard@bcchapel.org> wrote:
>
>
> CPS sells replacement brass ferrules, and here is how to guarantee the
> wire
> will not pull through. One end of the ferrule is countersunk, the other is
> square cut, apparently to make it easier to slip over the cable. Slip the
> ferrule on the wire backwards so that the countersunk end is toward the
> end
> of the cable. Now take an Xacto knife and rat tail the exposed end of the
> cable. Pull the cable down into the ferrule a bit until it starts to bind,
> if it is rat tailed really bad, it can't go through. You ought to have
> about
> 1/16" sticking out. Now solder it, the solder will lock the splayed rat
> tailed ends in place in the countersink, make it solid so that it cannot
> compress, and now you have a cable end that is too big to fit through the
> countersunk end of the ferrule, in addition to the solder joint itself.
>
> Richard Pike
> MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kirby Dennis Contr MDA/AL" <Dennis.Kirby@kirtland.af.mil>
> To: <kolb-list@matronics.com>; <family5908@comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 2:54 PM
> Subject: Kolb-List: 912 Throttle Cable Failure
>
>
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Boy, that is a pretty MIIIX
Hope it is at OSH
Todd
On 4/20/07 8:17 AM, "icrashrc" <icrashrc@aol.com> wrote:
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight |
At 05:00 PM 4/20/2007, grabo172 wrote:
>...legally, I can't use my Firestar as a photo platform if I'm going to
>sell the photos as part of a business. I did many weeks of research and
>calling the FSDO and everything to see if I could use it... the final
>answer was... NO
>
>
>I would LOVE to be able to use my Firestar instead of having to rent a 172
>everytime I go on a photoshoot. Not only to save money ($9/hour vs
>$165/hour), but it is a MUCH better photo platform.
>
>So any ideas on how he can do it legally, or is he just doing it illeagally?
$165 an hour? Yikes! Sure has gone up since the last time I rented one!
Depending on your intentions, it could be a gray area. It's OK to take
pictures-- photography is a legitimate recreational activity-- and it's OK
to sell them later-- but you're not allowed to make a flight for the
purpose of taking pictures that you intend to sell. Enforcement would be
unlikely... unless you were advertising an aerial photography business or
taking orders to photograph specific things.
AC103.7 says, "Persons are not prohibited from flying ultralights and then
authoring books about their experiences for which they ultimately receive
compensation," which is what Adriel seems to be doing.
-Dana
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| Subject: | Lexan Wing Gap Seal - revisited |
I've received a lot of responses about the need to have a gap seal. I guess stall
speeds increase & performance in general is severely degraded. Mine is pretty
shot. Has anyone built one that is permanent? Does not need to be removed everytime
you fold the wings. Barring that does Kolb sell one or is it usual for
one to fabricate your own?
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Pitchurs you say?
Okey Dokey.
Richard Pike
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I would feel anxious if I knew my throttle cable were held only by
solder. The suggestion by Richard pike is a very good one, and in
fact any way that a splayed-out cable can be secured with a jamming
plug. Used all the time on sailboats, but never saw anything as small
as a throttle cable. I wonder if an end could be cold-swedged on?
That's an awesomely strong terminal fitting, approaching the strength
of the cable itself. Possibly you could even run it thru a two-hole
swedge fitting, making the smallest loop possible. That would
certainly hold.
I once had the mix-control come out in my hand, going down the Fraser
River valley in BC at about 400'; the wire simply broke. I assumed it
had a return-to-full-rich spring & just flew along another half hour
and landed at Hope. THEN I found out there was no such spring! -- but
I hadn't tried to change the mix setting & all worked out OK.
Got an automotive control, installed it & used it another 500 hours
or so.
But overall, what Roger Lee says -- "The time to practice is before
you have a real problem" is the best advice anyone could get, for any
subject.
I don't know for sure, but suspect a high-drag aircraft like a Kolb
would be similar to Cessnas on floats --power-off, you have to hold a
startlingly steep angle of descent to keep your airspeed up, then
flare at a few feet above your landing surface. Otherwise you're
lilkely to stall.
With a WOT throttle I think I'd roar along downwind & base, start
final and when I'm SURE I had the field made, kill the engine & bleed
off speed. If I thought everyone in the vicinity had radio contact I
think I'd announce my problem & make a straight-in approach, holding
power until over the threshold.
But every situation is different, I wasn't there, and Dennis did a
fine job of handling the problem and landed without bashing anyone
or anything.
A fine piece of work in anyone's book!
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| Subject: | Re: Gasohol, gascolators |
Steve,
Please give me that part number again, I think I want one.
Denny
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From: N27SB@aol.com
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Gasohol, gascolators
In a message dated 4/19/2007 9:44:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rowedenny@windstream.net writes:
Steve,
Did it have a sump drain and glass bowel?
Denny Rowe
yup
steve
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Richard,
Thanks much for the picts of the new kolb details.
What are they saying about performance improvements with the new
features?
Gene
On Apr 20, 2007, at 9:11 PM, Richard Pike wrote:
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| Subject: | lakeland..pic of John Hauck...frid. |
spent the whole day in the ultra light area. Met John Hauck for the 1st time
and had a good visit with him...made the trip worth while...grandson Kendall
Rusco also was with me and also met John...attached is Pic. of john and his
mklll
jim swan firestar ll 503 michigan
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The airplane is not yet licensed. Will be a while for results, it is a test
mule. (But a really gorgeous one!)
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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From: "Eugene Zimmerman" <etzim62@earthlink.net>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Lakeland
>
>
> Richard,
> Thanks much for the picts of the new kolb details.
> What are they saying about performance improvements with the new
> features?
>
> Gene
>
> On Apr 20, 2007, at 9:11 PM, Richard Pike wrote:
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| Subject: | Kolb Firestar @ Lakeland Sun n' fun |
Its always good to see this famous firestar at either Osh Kosh or Sun n' Fun showing
off the great flight characteristics of the Kolb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bjd38jvHWk
Kendall Rusco
ruscok@gmail.com
517.230.9000
Michigan
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-related news story on KSL tonight |
$165... $135 for the plane and $30 for a pilot... the company I rent from for
my photoshoots doesn't allow commercial flights without thier instructor on board.
I used to be an instructor for them. Photo flights were the most fun flights I
got to do. But since I'm no longer with them as a pilot, I have to pay the extra
for them.
Wish I could use my Kolb!
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-Erik Grabowski
Kolb Firestar N197BG
CFI/CFII/LS-I
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| Subject: | Re: 912 Throttle Cable Failure |
Nice going Dennis!! Glad to hear you got your plane down without incident....
looking forward to seeing you at MV soon! It's good that it happend close to
home and not enroute to MV!!
I practiced power-off (engine at idle) glide approaches regularly in the Firefly
and performed several approaches with engine off.... I found the Firefly glided
better and further with engine off than it did at idle. The prop disc was
acting like a brake when the engine was still running. I also always did normal
approaches, cutting the engine off abeam the runway at different altitudes
from 500 - 1000' AGL, adjusting the glide path accordingly. I didn't give away
a lot of runway on the glide approach since I had a long runway to play with.
I did more of a circling pattern approach than a squared-off base and final.
That way I could pick a reference point on the runway (like aiming marks)
and always maintain the same relative angle to the ref point, like picking a spot
on your windshield and keeping it there on final.
I practiced power off approaches a bunch in the 150 before going for my practical
test last month. When the examiner pulled the power I wasn't the least bit
nervous... I setup a 65mph glide, went through the emergency checklist and setup
for a normal right pattern at a glider airstrip out in the desert west of
Tucson. I had the runway made with ease on final and was starting to apply some
flaps when he told me to abort the landing. Later the examiner asked me if
I had been a glider pilot previously.... :) I took that as a real compliment.
As Roger said, practice, practice, practice!! Don't wait until you have an
emergency to practice!! Dennis was lucky to have full power at his disposal...
that's not always the case.
Way to go Dennis!!
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Jim Hefner
Kolbless in Tucson :(
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| Subject: | Re: Lexan Wing Gap Seal - revisited |
John, there's a little showing on page 3 & 4 of the Engine and Redrive
section of Building Vamoose on my website: www.gogittum.com . I just
reviewed it, and was amazed that that was 3 years ago already. Lots of
water under the bridge, and the redrive lives at the Palm Springs City
Landfill now.
On 4/20/07, John H Murphy <jhm9812@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I've received a lot of responses about the need to have a gap seal. I
> guess stall speeds increase & performance in general is severely degraded.
> Mine is pretty shot. Has anyone built one that is permanent? Does not need
> to be removed everytime you fold the wings. Barring that does Kolb sell one
> or is it usual for one to fabricate your own?
>
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| Subject: | lakeland and pic of john Williamson, his Kolbra and my grandson |
Hi Gang,
Met John Wiliamson today , Frid at lakeland, looked over his Kolbra both
him and John H are interesting to talk with and have lots of good info. The
best part is that they are willing to share with you and be helpful...so had
a wonderful time and my granson Kendall Rusco got some more education.
attached is pic of John w. and my granson setting in his kolbra.
Jim swan firestar ll 503 michigan
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| Subject: | lakeland...pic of Ric Neilsen and the Kolb stand... |
Hello gang.
attached is pic of Ric Neilsen on the left...Ric only live's about 15
miles north of me in Michigan...flys a Kolb MK lll with a vw engine....we plan
on flying our Kolbs to some of the fly ins in Michigan this summer...had a
enjoyable time with Ric this afternoon ...frid....at lakeland..
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| Subject: | lakeland and pic of Steve Boetto's Firefly on floats |
attached pic is the firefly of steve's on floats...met Steve for the 1st
time today at Sun-n fun....got lots of interesting info from him on kolb float
flying today....he also got my grandson Kendall Rusco interested, I can see we
may be doing some flying off from water in the future.. I wish to thank
Steve here for doing that and also for all the info....
jim swan firestar ll 503 michigan
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