---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 01/15/08: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:05 AM - Re: iron for fabric repair (henry.voris) 2. 09:20 AM - SPOT (John Hauck) 3. 10:03 AM - Re: SPOT (robert bean) 4. 11:04 AM - Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (JetPilot) 5. 11:41 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (John Hauck) 6. 02:28 PM - Re: iron for fabric repair (planecrazzzy) 7. 05:07 PM - Re: Kolb For Sale (George Bass) 8. 05:24 PM - Re: Re: Rotten cage tubes found. Photos attached. (Jeremy Casey) 9. 06:03 PM - Magneto puller (olendorf) 10. 09:53 PM - Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) (JetPilot) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:46 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: iron for fabric repair From: "henry.voris" Jimmy, Thank you. That's just what I was looking for... Ya gotta love this Kolb List... Aloha, -------- Henry Firefly Five-Charlie-Bravo Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=158283#158283 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:20:55 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Kolb-List: SPOT Hi Gang: Here is the first recorded save by SPOT, a gentleman in Alaska bush: http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/263545.html john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:03:52 AM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: SPOT wait until he gets the bill for the rescue :) On 15, Jan 2008, at 12:19 PM, John Hauck wrote: > > Hi Gang: > > Here is the first recorded save by SPOT, a gentleman in Alaska bush: > > http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/263545.html > > john h > mkIII > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 11:04:10 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) From: "JetPilot" I considered using Aluminum struts on my MK III Xtra. Right now, it has steel covered by streamlined plastic. I liked the idea of just having a " Real " aluminum strut. After talking to Kolb and some other people, there was some question as to weather the aluminum struts would meet the compression requirements ( Not fold in case of negative G's ). Being that I could not determine that, I stuck with the steel ones Kolb provides. The plastic covering seems strong enough, and has not cracked or even started to work loose as I had feared. It may work fine, but do your homework and be careful when making structural changes to your Kolb. There can be many unintended consequences one never thinks about when doing something like that. Mike -------- "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=158341#158341 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:41:38 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) > I liked the idea of just having a " Real " aluminum strut. After talking to Kolb and some other people, there was some question as to weather the aluminum struts would meet the compression requirements ( Not fold in case of negative G's ). > > Mike Mike B: Jury struts on the lift struts insure the lift struts remain in column during compression. I put them on my MKIII because Homer Kolb asked me to. They were in the drawings. I had not intended to used them because we were building 4130 streamlined struts like the ones I had on my Firestar. I know of no lift strut failing in compression. I have had a very hard flat crash which was a good test for the jury struts and lift struts. They survived that one. At Muncho Lake, BC, 2002, I lost the left main gear leg/axle socket. When it let go, the weight of the MKIII was caught on the left wing strut when the strut came down on the tire. Probably would have failed if the jury strut had not been in place. I understand the current MKIII plans do not include jury struts. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:28:03 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: iron for fabric repair From: "planecrazzzy" For the Hobby Iron.....I used my old one but the heat wasn't very controllable.... I bought the "Black Baron" from ACS for about the same price.... it holds the temp a little better... Gotta Fly... Mike & "Jaz" in MN .. .. .. -------- .. .. .. .. .. Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=158392#158392 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:07:58 PM PST US From: "George Bass" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb For Sale This item was posted on another list, but, thought it might be of interest to someone on this list, too. http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/rvs/538966024.html ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:24:18 PM PST US From: "Jeremy Casey" <1planeguy@kilocharlie.us> Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Rotten cage tubes found. Photos attached. Often a welder will make a small hole on the under side of a tube somewhere, to relieve any buildup of air pressure when making the final weld. Was plugged with beeswax, before SeaFoam was invented. I knew a salvage Captain in the Caribbean who had a 4-seat steel tube-&-fabric plane aboard his 90' salvage tug; hoisted aboard and launched by crane., He went to the factory & checked until he found a newly-made airframe that did not leak any air pressure. Then he had it filled with oil, and the filler-hole plugged, and left it there. Added some 20 lbs of weight, but those tubes are NEVER going to rust from the inside out. John H's practise of using tube seal is lots easier & likely just as good. Listen to the experienced pilots! For what it's worth (trivia really...) The plane Sean Tucker (the airshow performer) flies has a steel tube fuselage. When it was built there was a small hole drilled in the continuous tube at every joint that would be covered by the adjoining tube. This means that there are no closed tubes in the structure...there is basically just a continuous truss...one tube open to the next and open to the next...etc. They welded a fitting onto one of the tubes in the cockpit area that has a valve and a gauge. They pumped nitrogen into the tubes to pressurize them with the pressure reading on the gauge. The last part of the preflight before he goes and subjects the airframe to 9+ G's is look at the little gauge...if there is no pressure he gets back out of the plane. Was told that he has had to cancel 2 different performances over the years due to the "no-pressure" gauge. No pressure means cracked weld, time to rip off fabric and have a look see...not surprising when you see how hard he pushes an airplane. Jeremy Casey ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:03:45 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Magneto puller From: "olendorf" I found a magneto puller on the Internet and thought I would give it a try. I saw it at parker yamaha for $81.05 plus shipping which is less then half of what the rotax tool costs. The Rotax aircraft one is $169. The rotax tool has a longer tab sticking out. This one has a part number cast into the side which is the same as the Rotax part#, 876080. It doesn't appear to be made by Rotax but it says made in Austria on the package. Probably made in China but it works well none the less. SeaDoo Puller 529035547 Part#: 529-035-547 Manufacturer Part#: 529035547 (Qty: 1 x $27.10) SeaDoo Flywheel Holder 420876081 Part#: 420-876-081 Manufacturer Part#: 290876080 (Qty: 1 x $43.95) Parker Yamaha SeaDoo Polaris Honda Kawasaki 800 California Ave, Parker AZ 85344 (928) 669-2549 Parkeryamaha.com -------- Scott Olendorf Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop Schenectady, NY http://KolbFirestar.googlepages.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=158437#158437 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/puller_112.jpg ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:53:21 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Real Airplane :-) From: "JetPilot" I really like your Jury struts, that gives a lot more strength in compression. The only reason I did not copy them ( Like I did a lot of other things on your plane [Wink] ) was because I don't know how I would have made the jury struts work the the wing folding. Initially I was planning on keeping the plane stored in a trailer. Mike -------- "NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could have !!! 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