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1. 03:26 AM - Re: Non-Kolb related (pat ladd)
2. 04:21 AM - Re: New to the list (Eugene Zimmerman)
3. 04:59 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 42 Msgs - 08/01/07 (JRatcli256@aol.com)
4. 05:35 AM - wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires (Thom Riddle)
5. 07:02 AM - Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires (Roger Lee)
6. 07:25 AM - Re: Wing root gap seal on FS I (jb92563)
7. 07:42 AM - VW Update (Richard & Martha Neilsen)
8. 08:49 AM - Re: Back from Oshkosh, P51s' accident (Jim ODay)
9. 09:00 AM - Re: Re: Wing strut vibration (Richard Girard)
10. 09:09 AM - Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires (Richard Girard)
11. 09:45 AM - John Hauck's hidden slide show on the Kolb webpage (WillUribe@aol.com)
12. 10:07 AM - Kolb Mark III Xtra For Sale.... 10,000 OBO (Ben Graven)
13. 10:08 AM - Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires (Thom Riddle)
14. 11:57 AM - Strange fuel related problem .. (=?ISO-8859-1?Q?No=EBl_Bouchard?=)
15. 12:31 PM - Re: Wing strut vibration (JetPilot)
16. 01:05 PM - Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires (Thom Riddle)
17. 01:06 PM - Re: new pics of the Kolb skip over this msg it has PIX (JetPilot)
18. 01:47 PM - Re: fishing (jb92563)
19. 05:19 PM - Re: The Truth about the SP-LSA rule (lucien)
20. 05:40 PM - Re: The Truth about the SP-LSA rule (Thom Riddle)
21. 07:44 PM - Re: Strange fuel related problem .. (Ron)
22. 07:58 PM - Re: Re: new pics of the Kolb skip over this msg it has PIX (Ron)
23. 08:48 PM - Re: Re: Wing strut vibration (Larry Cottrell)
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| Subject: | Re: Non-Kolb related |
Hi there,
re Mustang crash. Neither of your posts came through.
Try again
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: New to the list |
Thanks Tommy,
Nice photos! Sharing your creativity on the kolb list. will be much
appreciated.
Gene
On Aug 1, 2007, at 4:48 PM, tommy thompson wrote:
> <soar8hours@yahoo.com>
>
> I have a Kolb Firestar II with Rotax 447 that's 12 years old :D
> Check out my blog to see the dolly I designed & made for it. I
> dislike the full canopy right now in the summer heat [Crying or
> Very sad] I've made a windscreen [Wink] I also have a set of
> snow ski's for my Kolb #1044 [Idea] But we don't get hardly any
> snow here in upper NC anymore [Question] Global warming
> [Question] Naah... I think maybe the sun is just getting hotter
> [Exclamation] Or the earth is getting closer to the sun [Shocked]
> I had tinted canopies on the sailplane I use to own. That and
> airvents are a needed item as well. This is my first post to this
> group. Peace [Wink]
> www.tommythompson.blogspot.com
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| Subject: | Re: Kolb-List Digest: 42 Msgs - 08/01/07 |
Rick,
Positive control is most desirable.
Unfortunately, I don't understand the operation of the new tailwheels
lock/unlock feature or adjustments
in the first place.
What geometry may I need to adjust so it will swivel at full rudder
deflection.
Thanks
John Ratcliffe
Mark3X
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| Subject: | wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
Kolbers,
Our Allegro had another (6th or 7th) flat tire this week. They are junk tires on
good 6" rims with nice wheel pants. We are going to replace the main tires with
real aircraft tires. Unfortunately, the stock wheel pants will not accommodate
6.00-6 real aircraft tires because they are too narrow.
I am looking for lightweight wheel pants that are big enough for 6.00-6 tires and
won't break the bank. Any leads will be appreciated.
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Thom in Buffalo
N197BG FS1/447
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| Subject: | Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
Hi Thom,
I had flat tire with my Kolb all the time. So I changed my setup.
Use Michelin Airstop tubes and you won't have any more problems.
Good tire sites are Desser and Tires Unlimited. A good 6 ply should take care of
your needs and they are about $55. The one tire I used from Desser was called
a Monster tread tire. Really heavy duty. I used it with an Airstop tube and
went evey where. Never added air for 1 year. It was a great set up.
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Roger Lee
Tucson, Az.
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| Subject: | Re: Wing root gap seal on FS I |
Well there we have it, someone who has tried it says it makes no difference.....thats
a good thing!
I expect the extra cooling airflow around the engine can't hurt anything either.
Nothing better than real world testing to give confidence to forge ahead.
Without this forum and all its wonderfull contributers we would all be test pilots
much more often.
Ray
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Ray
Riverside County, CA
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While I was at Oshkosh I had considerable discussions with the Kolb
guys. They are excited about the new option of VWs on the MKIIIC and
extra. The new engine mount offered by Kolb will make it much easer for
people to put VW engines on Kolbs. It will still be fairly involved due
to things like exhaust systems that will need to be custom built. The
major benefit is and always was reduced cost with performance about like
a 80HP 912. VW engines (new long blocks) can be had for $2000-$4000
depending on how much you do and parts selection. This will allow you to
build a engine package at a considerable savings over a Rotax 912. I
estimate the full engine package will be around $5,000-$6,000. Note! The
Kolb mount is designed for VW engines that have the Valley Redrive
(series 2 or 3) where the prop is mounted on the pulley end of the VW. A
side note is that this mount will work with some minor changes to mount
GEO engines and some other engines that need space for oil sumps.
As of today I have 11 hours on the new Valley series 3 Redrive. The new
drive is very smooth from 700 RPM idle to 3700+. There is some wear on
the belts as I see some residue on the engine after flying but the
Valley Guys report 100+ hours and the belts still look good. Also the
wear indicator shows no movement. I will keep you up to date.
Again I will caution you the VW is still in some what of a testing phase
on Kolbs so if you fly over inhospitable country you will want to 912
series Rotax on your plane.
Also The Valley Series 3 redrive requires a one inch centering hole in
the prop. The hole is necessary to access the redrive mounting bolt.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
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| Subject: | Re: Back from Oshkosh, P51s' accident |
Gerry was a living legend in eyes. I knew him and this is really sad. I could
not be at OSH this year but I made it back to Fargo Tuesday and his funeral was
held at the Fargo Air Museum and there were hundreds of friends there. His
casket was a propeller case and it was set under the wing of one of his favorites
(corsair) and next to his TBM Avenger.
Gerry actually built the P51A from scratch that he died in. There were no A models
to restore so he built one. He had a set of plans he acquired from an engineer
at North American that he used. Every part was fabricated. The plane
was a masterpiece of craftsmanship, incredible to walk around. It makes my Kolb
look like a kindergarten project. He flew it last year in a film to be released
about air racing produced by his friend.
Gerry was a real aviation enthusiast. I loved hanging around him listening to
him discuss his work. The P51 was just one of his collection, he just about filled
the Air Museum in Fargo with his planes.
Gerry was one of those guys who just looked like an average Joe and would take
time to talk if it had anything to do with flying, but would have thought the
gathering Tuesday for his funeral was a huge waste of peoples time.
Casey was flying Stang, a beautiful P51 restored by his dad Bob who was also best
friends with Gerry. These guys regularly fly into Fargo and these incredible
planes are often overnight hanger mates with my C340.
I was out east last week and watching the news, I was shocked when I knew both
of these pilots. I stopped overnight at OSH on my way home and sat out on the
ramp Tuesday morning remembering Gerry. It was sad to see his friend Bobs red
& white Corsair sitting on the adjacent ramp knowing why it was left behind.
http://www.fargoairmuseum.org/
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Jim O'Day
Fargo, ND
Firestar II
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| Subject: | Re: Wing strut vibration |
Larry, The Challenger II I have in the shop has the plastic fairings filled
with insulating foam and attached with two small screws at each end. No
harmonics anywhere in the speed range of 40 to 80.
Rick
On 8/1/07, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell@fmtcblue.com> wrote:
>
>
> My vibration is in the 56 to 64 MPH range, or most likely all through all
> the speed that I can stay in the air. I notice it most in the 6000 rpm
> range. I also had it without the plastic cover so I am sure that it is
> just
> that the round struts do not have the rigidity that the streamlined metal
> ones do. Thanks for the help. Now for some creative financial planning.
> Larry C
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Williamson" <kolbrapilot1@tx.rr.com>
> To: <kolb-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8:41 PM
> Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Wing strut vibration
>
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> > <kolbrapilot1@tx.rr.com>
> >
> > Larry and All,
> >
> > I had the same lift strut harmonic vibration on the Kolbra when I did
> the
> > first few flights with the streamlined plastic fairings on. It would
> only
> > occur at a very narrow airspeed band about 90 mph. I installed the TNK
> > fairings and have never had the vibration again.
> >
> > As for the angle the fairings were set at, I just eyeballed them to and
> > angle that looked okay.
> >
> > John Williamson
> > Arlington, TX
> >
> > Kolbra, 912ULS, 1,463 hours and counting
> >
> > --------
> > John Williamson
> > Arlington, TX
> >
> > Kolbra, 912ULS
> > http://home.tx.rr.com/kolbrapilot
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Read this topic online here:
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> > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=127079#127079
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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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| Subject: | Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
Thom, Is your Allegro an E-LSA or S-LSA?
If it's an S-LSA you cannot make this change without a letter of
authorization from the manufacturer listing your aircraft specifically by
its N number. Without the letter of authorization the aircraft's
airworthiness certificate is void.
Before someone asks, it's not just this mod, it's ANY mod to an S-LSA that
doesn't have a letter of authorization from the manufacturer of the aircraft
or whoever holds the certification packet for the aircraft.
Rick
On 8/2/07, Thom Riddle <riddletr@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Kolbers,
>
> Our Allegro had another (6th or 7th) flat tire this week. They are junk
> tires on good 6" rims with nice wheel pants. We are going to replace the
> main tires with real aircraft tires. Unfortunately, the stock wheel pants
> will not accommodate 6.00-6 real aircraft tires because they are too
> narrow.
>
> I am looking for lightweight wheel pants that are big enough for 6.00-6tires
and won't break the bank. Any leads will be appreciated.
>
> --------
> Thom in Buffalo
> N197BG FS1/447
>
> --------------------
> "Blind respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
> Albert Einstein
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=127126#127126
>
>
--
Rick Girard
"Ya'll drop on in"
takes on a whole new meaning
when you live at the airport.
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| Subject: | John Hauck's hidden slide show on the Kolb webpage |
_Click here: The New Kolb Aircraft Co._
(http://www.tnkolbaircraft.com/slideshow/slideshow.html)
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| Subject: | Kolb Mark III Xtra For Sale.... 10,000 OBO |
Hello, I have a Kolb Xtra for sale the wings and the
tail section are assembled. Plane is ready to rig and
cover. No gauges or engine.
Plane is located in Minnesota.
If interested please send me an e-mail at
gravinus1@yahoo.com
Thanks Ben
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| Subject: | Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
Rick,
Our Allegro is an S-LSA and you are ALMOST correct. There is one big exception
to the requirement for authorization from the factory for non-factory parts. One
may replace any factory part with a PMA'd or TSO'd functionally equivalent
part without written authorization. So far, I've had no problem getting authorization
for non-factory parts replacement, such as the gascolator and windshield,
neither of which were TSO'd or PMA'd.
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Thom in Buffalo
N197BG FS1/447
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| Subject: | Strange fuel related problem .. |
Hello all,
I am a long time lurker and the owner, since 1999, of a 1990 "vintage"
Twinstar MK II .
I had a strange problem today with my "old faitfull" Rotax 503 with
(single) point ignition ... (yes ...)
I started the engine and then walked away a few feet to talk to a friend
(who just bought a gorgeous MK III with 912s) ...
and suddently the engine started to slow down and then stopped
completely after a few second.
... as if it would have died from fuel starvation ... Would not "take"
any throttle input ... while slowing down ...
So i checked and found that both carbs "cups" where almost empty (!)
So ... i suspected a gas pump problem (mikuni) ... did a few checks ...
checked that the gas thanks were vented properly
(yes they were) and i started again ...
The engine ran roughly probably on 1 cylinder ... stopped and checked
again and this time
only one of the carb cup was empty and the other one normal (full) ..
Then i removed and checked the part that let the gas in the carb (name
?) (needle controlled by float level)
for any debris or clogging ... and found nothing ... reassembled
everything and fired up the engine.
This time it ran fine ... ran it a 6000 RPM on the ground for ~ 1 min
with no problems ...
Stopped it and restarted a few times and did a couple more low and high
RPM run and everything seemed normal ...
So ... i took off , did a couple of circuits in the pattern and then
headed for a mechanically uneventfull but beatifull flight in the
beatifull Montreal surroundings ...
Now, i (and my friend, who previously owned this plane an flew it > 200
hrs) are just puzzled as what could have been the cause of this strange
behaviour ... ???
- Obviously not a gas pump problem as it ran fine for 1 1/2 hour after .
- Not a gas tank venting problem ... or gas filter, pump etc (as all ran
fine for the 1 1/2 flight)
So what could have caused this "trange behaviour" ?
Any hint greatly appreciated ...
Noel Bouchard
Montreal, Canada
Twinstar MK II with Rotax 503
380 Hrs
P.S. This Twinstar MK II is another living proof of the quality of the
Kolb aircrafts ... and Rotax 503 engines.
It now has well over 800 hrs. on the frame and engine. ( i am the 3th
owner) The Rotax 503 has had good maintenance and was fully rebuilt
at ~ 700 Hrs. I myself have cumulated some 380 hours of flight on this
MK II and 503 and experienced only
two small engine problems. One related to water contamination in (my
first) winter, and another due to
a mistake in a new point set installation which caused premature wear
and engine problem on 1 cyl.
In both even, the engine did not stop, but ran on one cylinder and
allowed for easy precaution landings ...
So i can say this plane and engine have been very reliable. Now i may be
lucky ;-)
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| Subject: | Re: Wing strut vibration |
[quote="lcottrell"]I am getting a rhythmic vibration in my wing struts. I had
never noticed until I began trying to video out of the plane. I can stop it by
putting my hand on the strut.
Larry C
> [b]
Be very careful with that vibration, that can fatigue the ends to the point of
failure. It would take many hours, but sooner or later something is going to
let to, either the strut end, or the place on the wing that it attaches to.
My friend was flying a Flybaby, where a streamlined flying wire underneath the
wing had a high frequency vibration. It flew hundereds of hours like that until
one day it finally fatigued enough to break in the pattern on downwind. The
wing came off, fortunately my friend had a parachute on, and was thrown out
of the plane as soon as he released his belt. Those high frequency vibrations
that you can not feel can be very bad.
JettPilot
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"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
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| Subject: | Re: wheel pants for 6.00-6 tires |
I found 400-6 6 Ply Aero Classic Tires for LSA at desser.com. The Allegro factory
supplied 2-ply wheelbarrow tires were/are junk. The deep tread 6-ply aircraft
tires should do the trick without changing wheel pants.
www.desser.com is a good source, indeed.
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Thom in Buffalo
N197BG FS1/447
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| Subject: | Re: new pics of the Kolb skip over this msg it has PIX |
Cool pictures, the engine looks HUGE !!! How many HP, how much does it weigh
?
Mike
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have !!!
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Jeez.....just post away and never mind the ones who say its to big.....it will
give them incentives to upgrade so they can see what they are missing.
You'd think this was a socialist country or something....next thing you know Kolb
fishing trip stories will be boohoo'd because not everyone has a river nearby
with fish in it....yikes!
I'd love to see the pics regardless, and that is a wonderfull trip story....keep
it coming...its inspiring and motivating to those of us still wanting to do
these things in our Kolbs.
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Ray
Riverside County, CA
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| Subject: | Re: The Truth about the SP-LSA rule |
A couple problems here......
- "illegal" ultralights were _already_ regulated by the existing FARs. It is not
the case they weren't regulated prior to Sport Pilot. Anything that didn't meet
part 103 was already an "aircraft" by definition and was thus already regulated.
Ultralights were (and are) regulated under part 103.
- an appropriate regulation, if you will, for 2-seat training aircraft intended
for UL training _already_ existed prior to the promulgation of the SP rule. I'm
referring to the exemptions, which could have been incorporated into the FARs
as an SFAR (as very skillfully proposed by Jon Thornburg) and achieved the
goal of an appropriate regulatory apparatus for 2-place UL-like trainers without
the complexity and problems with the SP rule.
- as for "fat-UL's", Sport Pilot is _not_ an appropriate response to the need for
a suitable regulatory apparatus. In fact, by end of this Jan., it'll be less
appropriate than even the pre-existing rules like those for Experimental a/c,
were for fat-UL's. This suggests strongly a different motive for implementing
the rule than this one, perhaps a special interest rather than public safety
or and appropriate rule set for fat-UL's.
To sum up, the problem FAA has is not lack of regulation as is suggested here,
it's enforcement of existing regulations. FAA has _not_ fulfilled its responsibilities
in this regard and simply introducing new regulations therefore isn't
the right fix. Enforcement of existing ones would be the correct thing to do.
So, based on that, it's pretty doubtful FAA has made a major step towards fulfilling
its enforcement mandate with the SP rule...
LS
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| Subject: | Re: The Truth about the SP-LSA rule |
The moving force behind the SP/LSA rule was the EAA, not the FAA. The increased
regulation (interpreted by the FAA to mean safety) was merely a selling point
the EAA used to sell the idea to the FAA. The EAA's motivation was/is to increase
the number of pilots and members and airplane and service buyers(all about
the money). The supposed increase in safety by increased regulation was the
only thing that could convince the FAA to seriously consider the whole program.
It could not be sold on the basis of "dumbing down" the private pilot requirements.
That was just a byproduct of the rule.
No one is stating that there were no regulations whatsoever for 2-seat UL type
aircraft before the rule. Although the UL trainer exemptions which are still in
force (for the moment anyway) provide some minimal regulation, it was not of
the type that the FAA had a direct hand in in terms of pilot certification or
aircraft airworthiness. With the SP/LSA rule they have a good deal more direct
control over the heavier than 254 lb flying vehicles and their drivers. It is
the FAA's opinion (not necessarily based on fact) that the more regulation and
control they have the safer that segment of aviating will be. Typical government
attitude.
The only surprising thing about this letter from Earl Lawrence was that he wrote
it at all and was so forthcoming about it. Just relaying the information as
I received it.
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| Subject: | Re: Strange fuel related problem .. |
I would suspect a Gremlin passing through, or some air in the line.
Ron (Arizona)
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---- "Nol Bouchard" <noelbou@vif.com> wrote:
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Hello all,
I am a long time lurker and the owner, since 1999, of a 1990 "vintage"
Twinstar MK II .
I had a strange problem today with my "old faitfull" Rotax 503 with
(single) point ignition ... (yes ...)
I started the engine and then walked away a few feet to talk to a friend
(who just bought a gorgeous MK III with 912s) ...
and suddently the engine started to slow down and then stopped
completely after a few second.
... as if it would have died from fuel starvation ... Would not "take"
any throttle input ... while slowing down ...
So i checked and found that both carbs "cups" where almost empty (!)
So ... i suspected a gas pump problem (mikuni) ... did a few checks ...
checked that the gas thanks were vented properly
(yes they were) and i started again ...
The engine ran roughly probably on 1 cylinder ... stopped and checked
again and this time
only one of the carb cup was empty and the other one normal (full) ..
Then i removed and checked the part that let the gas in the carb (name
?) (needle controlled by float level)
for any debris or clogging ... and found nothing ... reassembled
everything and fired up the engine.
This time it ran fine ... ran it a 6000 RPM on the ground for ~ 1 min
with no problems ...
Stopped it and restarted a few times and did a couple more low and high
RPM run and everything seemed normal ...
So ... i took off , did a couple of circuits in the pattern and then
headed for a mechanically uneventfull but beatifull flight in the
beatifull Montreal surroundings ...
Now, i (and my friend, who previously owned this plane an flew it > 200
hrs) are just puzzled as what could have been the cause of this strange
behaviour ... ???
- Obviously not a gas pump problem as it ran fine for 1 1/2 hour after .
- Not a gas tank venting problem ... or gas filter, pump etc (as all ran
fine for the 1 1/2 flight)
So what could have caused this "trange behaviour" ?
Any hint greatly appreciated ...
Noel Bouchard
Montreal, Canada
Twinstar MK II with Rotax 503
380 Hrs
P.S. This Twinstar MK II is another living proof of the quality of the
Kolb aircrafts ... and Rotax 503 engines.
It now has well over 800 hrs. on the frame and engine. ( i am the 3th
owner) The Rotax 503 has had good maintenance and was fully rebuilt
at ~ 700 Hrs. I myself have cumulated some 380 hours of flight on this
MK II and 503 and experienced only
two small engine problems. One related to water contamination in (my
first) winter, and another due to
a mistake in a new point set installation which caused premature wear
and engine problem on 1 cyl.
In both even, the engine did not stop, but ran on one cylinder and
allowed for easy precaution landings ...
So i can say this plane and engine have been very reliable. Now i may be
lucky ;-)
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kugelair.com
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| Subject: | Re: new pics of the Kolb skip over this msg it has PIX |
Well I am not sure how much it weighs yet. I tell you that it didn't look that
huge to me till I stuck the RDU on it. Now it looks huge to me too. Probably the
most engined Kolb in existence. I did lift it up today as is with the RDU attached
so its not over 140 lb I think... maybe I could be stronger than I seem,,,
I guess I ought to weigh it just so we know. Ok that's the project for tomorrow.
Anyway finished installing the RDU today with the re machined drive coupling,
the fit is perfect. The HP estimate is 110 Hp, so I may need to throttle
back some while in flight, or my Kolb will turn into a delta wing. Next is
to lift up this beast and fit it onto my mount. I will use the hanger door for
that job, its electric powered so it can hoist the beast up. After all the agony
I went through I am sorta happy I am done with the RDU phase.
Ron (Arizona)
---- JetPilot <orcabonita@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Cool pictures, the engine looks HUGE !!! How many HP, how much does it weigh
?
Mike
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"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=127227#127227
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kugelair.com
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| Subject: | Re: Wing strut vibration |
That sounds like a good idea, but I am curious as to how you got the
foam all through the plastic fairing. Possibly easier than I think, but
I am used to things being harder than they sound.
Thanks
Larry C
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Girard
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:59 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Wing strut vibration
Larry, The Challenger II I have in the shop has the plastic fairings
filled with insulating foam and attached with two small screws at each
end. No harmonics anywhere in the speed range of 40 to 80.
Rick
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