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1. 10:03 AM - Fly-in to Homer's (Terry)
2. 02:58 PM - Re: MV (Larry Bourne)
3. 03:37 PM - Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! (TheWanderingWench)
4. 03:51 PM - Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! (Larry Bourne)
5. 03:58 PM - fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? (John H Murphy)
6. 04:28 PM - Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? (TheWanderingWench)
7. 05:45 PM - Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? (Kolbdriver)
8. 08:55 PM - Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! (DAquaNut@aol.com)
9. 09:29 PM - Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! (Arksey@aol.com)
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| Subject: | Fly-in to Homer's |
Gentlemen,
Just a reminder to mark your calendars for June 16th. to fly to Homer
Kolb's farm for a homecoming get together. If you haven't been there
before, I know you will enjoy the hospitality and get a chance to see
Clara and Homer's beautiful farm where our aircraft where conceived and
manufactured. Also hanging in the barn are Homer's earliest creations
that got all this started. That is the Sat. of Fathers Day weekend.
There is an ultralight fly-in at Footlight Ranch in York County, PA also
known as Shreveport North, near Dillsburg that weekend for three days.
Some of us will be going and camping there Sat. night after the get
together at Homer's. A real good chance to meet many other ultralight
pilots and share information. Arrive in the morning and leave when you
have to, but not before the "fine picnic" that Clara and family provides
for us! I will be meeting any and all that want to fly with me as a
group at "Smoketown Airport" that morning with the idea of lift off at
8:30 am. Hope to see you there!!
Co-ordinates: N 40 deg 09' 36.3" Also you can check,
Airnav.com for more information.
W 075 deg 32' 46.6"
Those that said they are coming so far: "Add your name if it's not
listed". In another week or so I have to let clara and Homer know how
many are coming so they can prepare for us.
Gene Zimmerman
John Hauck
Wilmer Zimmerman
John Murr
Earl Zimmerman
Eddy Zimmerman
Luray Weachter
Steve Green
Ron - from Arizona?
Thom Riddle
Bob Bean
Chuck Davis
George Alexander
Bill Varnes
Alan Mancus
Scott Olendorf
Dave Kulp
Dan Walter
Rick Kelbon
Bob Bennethum
& Me
Terry - Firefly #95
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It was good meeting you, too, Doug. Many, many people owe a big thank you
to Dave Rains this year, including me. And for last year, too, and the year
before that. :-) Lar.
On 5/21/07, Doug Wetzel <dougwe@comcast.net> wrote:
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>
> I have to say a big "thanks" to Dave Rains for providing airlift for my
> father-in-law and me on Saturday morning. MV is spectacular from any
> angle,
> but it's something special from that air!
>
> Although we didn't stick around all day (other family commitments in
> Mexican
> Hat), this gathering is definitely on the schedule for next year. It was
> good to put faces with all the list names I've been seeing for the past
> five
> years!
>
> Doug Wetzel
> Salt Lake City
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>
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| Subject: | Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! |
At 6:40 a.m. I buzzed our farm to let Norm know I was
home, before heading to the airport. FINALLY - after
30 days "on the road" I am home!
I last wrote Tuesday, from Wells, NV where we were
forced to stop and spend the day (and night) due to
high winds. Wednesday morning we were up early and at
the airport agreed that Larry would fly west via Elko
and Battle Mountain, NV to get to his home in
southeastern Oregon , while Jeff and I would fly north
into Idaho and then west to our homes in northwestern
Oregon. It was VERY cold - a layer of frost on our
wings and Jeff and I in our open cockpit Drifters were
as bundled up as we could get.
The flight from Wells north was through a wide valley
- rolling land covered with sagebrush and a single
road. We followed the valley north to the Snake River
- and then turned and followed the river west. Green
and fertile and lush...very different from the desert
we've been seeing. After 5 hours of flying (with a
refueling/breakfast stop) we landed at Caldwell, ID
(outside Boise) to be greeted by my good friends -
Drifter pilots Jean and Rob Allen, and Flightstar
pilot Cathy Henry.
By the time Jeff changed out his jets for lower
altitude flying and I put on a new tailwheel (lots of
taxiing on long, long runways had worn my to a nubbin)
we decided that it made sense to spend the night with
the Allens.
Yesterday - Thursday - we left Caldwell. Smooth air
and a screaming 30+ mph tailwind! A blanket of grey,
high clouds prevented turbulence as we went over a
section of the Blue Mtns. Only 20 miles to our first
stop, and I felt the stinging of rain on my face. The
rain built up - but visibility never decreased. At 16
miles out I was talking to myself. "You can do
it...you can do it..." No danger by staying in the
air, just very painful. Jeff has a full-face shield
on his helmet and he said later than it didn't bother
him. By the time we were ready to leave Baker City
the rain had stopped, and we refueled and continued on
to Hermiston.
We had fairly smooth air as we went over another
section of the Blue Mtns. Refueled at Hermiston and
then took off. Or at least I did. Since Jeff doesn't
have a radio, we sometimes lose track of each other
although we try and stay in visual contact. I took
off first, and set off on the track we'd agreed on. I
didn't see him but that didn't concern me...he's got a
lot more powerful engine and so he sometimes "plays
around" as we fly, scooting low or going off a ways to
to check things out , I was following the Columbia
River to The Dalles, WA and it got pretty bumpy. Not
scary - just work to keep as straight and level as
possible. Beautiful rolling hills, brown everywhere
except for the irrigated crop circles.
I landed at The Dalles - but no Jeff. He got there
almost an hour later. Apparently he had not one, but
two engine outs as he tried to take off! In both
cases he was over the runway and able to stop. He
decided to change back to the old jets, and made it
off safely. We agreed that from now on whomever was
off first would circle and be sure that the other had
gotten off too! We had been doing that almost the
entire time - for some reason I hadn't on this leg. A
case of get-home-itis?
It was gusting to 18 mph at The Dalles, and by the
time we refueled the wind sock was straight out. We
hung out for a few hours hoping the wind would
decrease, but checking the weather found it was
expected to keep blowing until at least 11:00 p.m.
So...although it was only 5 p.m. and we were only 1
hour from home (!) we knew we'd have to spend the
night in The Dalles.
This morning we were wheels off at 5:40 a.m. We had a
blissfully smooth flight through the Columbia Gorge,
and I was buzzing our farm by 6:40 a.m. while Jeff
continued on to his home airstrip 20 minutes further
south.
It is SO GREAT to be home! In spite of weather and
other aggravations, the joy and exhilaration of the
trip definitely outweighed any negatives. Now I'm
looking forward to flying up to Arlington, WA in July
for the EAA airshow.
Arty
www.LessonsFromTheEdge.com
"Life's a daring adventure or nothing"
Helen Keller
"I refuse to tip toe through life just to arrive safely at death."
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| Subject: | Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! |
Good on you for a great trip and commentary, Arty. It was good seeing you
again at MV. Lar.
On 5/25/07, TheWanderingWench <thewanderingwench@yahoo.com> wrote:
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> thewanderingwench@yahoo.com>
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> At 6:40 a.m. I buzzed our farm to let Norm know I was
> home, before heading to the airport. FINALLY - after
> 30 days "on the road" I am home!
>
> I last wrote Tuesday, from Wells, NV where we were
> forced to stop and spend the day (and night) due to
> high winds. Wednesday morning we were up
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| Subject: | fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? |
I have a couple of small holes in my FS II's wing. About the size of a half dollar.
Is there any reason (besides not looking good) that duct tape cannot fix
this? The tears are at the end of the wing tip area.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=114827#114827
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| Subject: | Re: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? |
I and some of my friends have used duct tape quite
successfully to repair tears - two friends used yards
for major rips (which I DON'T recommend.)
Another option is to use sailcloth repair tape. It
comes in many colors and doesn't detiorate over time,
as duct tape does.
Arty Trost
--- John H Murphy <jhm9812@yahoo.com> wrote:
> <jhm9812@yahoo.com>
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> I have a couple of small holes in my FS II's wing.
> About the size of a half dollar. Is there any reason
> (besides not looking good) that duct tape cannot fix
> this? The tears are at the end of the wing tip area.
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Helen Keller
"I refuse to tip toe through life just to arrive safely at death."
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| Subject: | fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution? |
I thought that was what the EAA stickers were for each year????
Do not archive
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John H Murphy
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:58 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: fixing tear in wing - duct tape solution?
I have a couple of small holes in my FS II's wing. About the size of a half
dollar. Is there any reason (besides not looking good) that duct tape cannot
fix this? The tears are at the end of the wing tip area.
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=114827#114827
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| Subject: | Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! |
Arty,
Congratulations on a successful major cross country! Glad it was a safe
one, and thanks for taking time to report to the list. Ive been silently
keeping up via your reports.
Ed Diebel FF # 62 Do Not Archive<BR><BR><BR>
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| Subject: | Re: Update #9 FINALLY Made It Home! |
In a message dated 5/25/2007 6:39:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
thewanderingwench@yahoo.com writes:
At 6:40 a.m. I buzzed our farm to let Norm know I was
home, before heading to the airport. FINALLY - after
30 days "on the road" I am home!
Good for you Arty,
thanks so much for the trip info.....what a trip you had....
jim swan firestar ll 503 michigan
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