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1. 07:33 AM - Re: Last Flight of 2007 / First flight of 2008 (jb92563)
2. 04:21 PM - Re: Kolbs on floats (russ kinne)
3. 06:02 PM - Re: Kolbs on floats (ross richardson)
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| Subject: | Re: Last Flight of 2007 / First flight of 2008 |
Nope that field was the site alright.
Apparently some of the Prisoners got to work at Fort Wolthers as well doing Laundry
and cleanup work....but it was offsite from the Prison Camp.
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Ray
Kolb UltraStar (Cuyuna UL-202)
Moni MotorGlider
Schreder HP-11 Glider
Riverside County, CA
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| Subject: | Re: Kolbs on floats |
Steve
Apparently the stats have the ins. boys scared. Liability rates are
nearly twice the landplane ones. They also lump flying boats with
floatplanes, tho the boats are MUCH safer. Pilots seem to bash up
seaplanes; a hard landing breaks the crossover strut & the float
goes up against the wing. Not good!
Fly safe, have fun
I personally think floats are easier than wheels.
On Jan 3, 2008, at 10:13 PM, N27SB@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 1/3/2008 7:24:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> Malcolmbru@aol.com writes:
> but float flying is one of the most dangerous kind of flying ,
> Why is that?
>
> Steve B
> Firefly 007/Floats
> do not archive
>
>
> Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.
>
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I see you found GOD's country. I use to live in Mo., over by Joplin until I
coun't afford to farm any more. I had 5 airstrip on 1800 ac, from 1000' to
3/4's of a mi. long, all on grass. In the 70's & 80's there was several of
us that flew UL's and GA and would hold a week end fly-in once a month. Th
ere are some of the best people you will ever meet living in Mo.
I have a Mark3/912 also and wanted information on floats. I talked to the f
actory and they was of no help or interested in helping. I did see a Mark 3
on e-bay with floats by a dealer in Mich. The plane looked good and they h
ad done a great job mounting them. I found a pair of almost new floats with
retractable wheels for $2500 when I was going to put a set on mine. The re
g's at that time said you could not have retractable gear on a ELSA so I di
dn't get them. Now the reg's have changed and the floats are gone.
If you have a clear path to the ramp I don't see any problem hauling with t
he wings in place or a trailer with a removable up right brace and saddle t
o set the wings for that short of a trip.
In SW Florida
Ross > From: mdnanwelch7@hotmail.com> To: kolb-list@matronics.com> Subject:
Kolb-List: Kolbs on floats> Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:17:04 -0800> > --> Ko
lb-List message posted by: Mike Welch <mdnanwelch7@hotmail.com>> > > > Kolb
guys,> > Well, I'm back...from my vacation to "nice places to retire to".
(Missouri). Mighty nice looking state. I found an area that really caught m
y attention. It has a big lake (Lake of the Ozarks).> > The problem is, I h
adn't seriously ever considered putting floats on my MkIII before. But, liv
ing there, I think I really should (want to!!) (Also, the acreage I'm think
ing of buying and building a house on is 1500' from the local airport (H21)
.> > 1. Is it a lot of work to install floats on a Kolb MkIII? (Amphibs wou
ld be nice, but what do they cost?)> > 2. How can you get training to fly a
Kolb MkIII on floats?> > 3. Has anyone ever unfolded the wings once they a
re on the boat ramp, and backed the trailer into the water to unload the pl
ane? (Like you would do loading and unloading a boat)> > 4. Has anyone ever
made their own floats? Is that even worth it?> > 5. Since I would have onl
y a couple miles to get to a boat ramp, has anyone ever built a jig to carr
y the folded main wings...and left the horizontal stabilizer in flight posi
tion?> > If you have any experience in these matters, I'd appreciate your i
nput.> > Mike Welch MkIII Back to work on the Poly Fiber. ( fuselage done,
tail-feathers now)> > Do not archive> > > _________________________________
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