---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 05/31/07: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:10 AM - Re: Ms Dixie update (Paul Petty) 2. 01:14 PM - English/American (pat ladd) 3. 04:54 PM - Re: Ms Dixie update (Paul Petty) 4. 09:58 PM - MV 2007 Movie and Photos (John Williamson) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:10:43 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ms Dixie update From: "Paul Petty" Well gang after a week off Im back to work on Ms. Dixie. Radio came in yesterday and we mounted it in the console last night. Also cut holes for flap push/pull tubes and checked for clearance. Looks like my guess work was pretty close! We bought a Becker 2 1/4" radio/intercom. Looked over the wireing diagrams but the symbols appear to be in German. Anyone had any experiance with this? do not archive -------- Paul Petty Kolbra #12 Ms Dixie Final assembly! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=115793#115793 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/p5300043_423.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/p5300042_170.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/p5300041_107.jpg ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:14:58 PM PST US From: "pat ladd" Subject: Kolb-List: English/American Hi All, some people at MV and several on this list have commiserated with me about the restrictions which are placed on us in the UK and the hoops i am having to jump through to get my plane back in the air. As it happens there is an interview witgh Francis Donaldson, the Chied Engineer of the PFA in this months Flyer whic explains the difference in approach. Also a couple of general points.Also bear in mind that we are talking general homebuilts here, not just ultralights. And I quote 16 years ago the PFA had 800 a/c on the books for which they issued annual permits. Now there are 2,200 Permit a/c which are certificated annually and more than 100 new projects building every year. Question. You have refused several types a Permit although they are common in the USA. Why is that? Answer. There is a huge difference between the USA and the UK. Over there the builder takes much more responsibility for the a/c even after it is sold. The reason why some homebuilts are broken up rather than sold complete by the builder. In the UK the PFA takes that liabilty off the builders shoulders. Because of this I have to consider not just the builder, who may be quite capable of dealing with some aspects of the handling- but also all of those who may own the a/c. after him. How about accepting an a/c by the PFA. When I took over I found that several types had been approved apparently on the basis of people taking glowing reports of foreighn a/c as being accurate. People took a lot of trouble getting these planes approved by the PFA only to find that ther handling was diabolical. There is now an independent check at the very start of the process to stop every one wasting their time and money on a lemon. End. Incidentally `deregulation` is now a fact over here. This means thjat an ultralight weighing less than 115kg empty, with a single seat and a wing loading of less than 10kg per sq metre. This it is hoped will rejuvenate manufacturers or importers to bring in types from abroad. There are less hurdles as there is no lengthy airworthiness process to go through. Safety will be the resposibility of the importer.. This certainly means that the Firefly will now become a front runner. Cheers Pat ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:54:55 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ms Dixie update From: "Paul Petty" Anyone care to take a stab at this wireing diagram? do not archive -------- Paul Petty Kolbra #12 Ms Dixie Final assembly! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=115856#115856 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/_mequal0andmidequal1446andpequal2andardsiequala260081a5c35bb1744228a60a4eeda94_642.pdf ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:58:56 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: MV 2007 Movie and Photos From: "John Williamson" For those interested, here is a Window Media Player movie. It is 7.39MB in size. Sorry in advance for our dialup Kolbers. http://home.tx.rr.com/bbam/MV2007.wmv I have also added the photos to my website to include MV and the Alvord Desert. http://home.tx.rr.com/kolbrapilot I have another video of Flight Ops at MV but can't figure out a way to post it since it is 13.1MB. I don't want to use YouTube, it ruins the view. do not archive -------- John Williamson Arlington, TX Kolbra, 912ULS http://home.tx.rr.com/kolbrapilot Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=115887#115887 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0758_155.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.