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1. 09:11 AM - Re: Things to see from a Kolb in the air (Eugene Zimmerman)
2. 03:53 PM - Ultrastar concerns / questions (Dana Hague)
3. 05:38 PM - (Lanny Fetterman)
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| Subject: | Re: Things to see from a Kolb in the air |
Bill ,
That maze pict was actually from a previous year. The current maze
may be somewhat different.
But it is still an ,,,,,,,,,,,,, amazing maize maze. :-)
Gene
On Aug 20, 2007, at 11:14 PM, WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com wrote:
> Gene,
>
> I see you got a picture of the corn maze, Amazing Maze, at Cherry
> Crest Farm I was just there with my grandson the other day while
> visiting the Strasburg Railroad and the Rough & Tumble Threshers
> Reunion at Kinzer, Pa.
>
> Bill Varnes
> Original Kolb FireStar
> Audubon NJ
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| Subject: | Ultrastar concerns / questions |
As I near being ready to fly my Ultrastar, two questions for the US experts:
1. When I pick up the wing struts and tip them back and forth, something
(sounds like very small particles) rattles back and forth. I'm guessing
it's drill chips from the rivet holes, or perhaps pop rivet stems? Should
I be concerned? There doesn't seem to be any evidence of corrosion, and
the plane has always been stored indoors as far as I'm aware.
2. The manual (which I didn't have at first) says, "Never allow the wing
tip to be lowered to the ground without first removing the rear spar
attachment pin. Otherwise the inboard wing fittings would be subject to a
great deal of strain." I did this once myself, though I immediately
realized something was wrong, and may have been done before, too. Is
hidden damage likely? What should I check? I will be replacing all the
primary hardware throughout the airframe anyway, "just because".
I'd sure hate to discover a structural problem at 500'!
I'd also appreciate any suggestions on folding/unfolding the wings
solo. The previous owner gave me the prop he used, but it's kind of
cumbersome. I'm sure I can work something out, but why reinvent the wheel?
-Dana
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Dana, The noise you hear in the wing is probably the rivet heads from the
pop rivets, not a concern. When I fold and unfold my FSII, I use a step
ladder of the correct height to rest the wing tip on. I hold the wing in
place with a bungi cord attached to the step ladder and wrapped around the
counter balance on the aileron and back to the step ladder. Then I put the
clevis pin in, that holds the wing in position. Once the pin is in, and the
wing can`t move aft, I loosen the bungi and attach the strut to the wing,
then I lift the wing off the ladder with the strut, and attach the strut to
the fuselage. Lanny Fetterman N598LF
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