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1. 03:01 AM - Re: Battery Life (pj.ladd)
2. 05:10 AM - Re: Battery Life (planecrazzzy)
3. 05:13 AM - Re: Re: Gyrocopter intercept (Eugene Zimmerman)
4. 06:48 AM - Re: Re: Battery Life (Jack B. Hart)
5. 07:33 AM - Re: Re: Fatal Ultralight crash in North Georgia (Russ Kinne)
6. 05:53 PM - Re: Re: Gyrocopter intercept (gliderx5@comcast.net)
7. 08:00 PM - Re: Re: Gyrocopter intercept (Larry Cottrell)
8. 08:46 PM - Re: Gyrocopter intercept (grantr)
9. 08:47 PM - I soloed Saturday! (grantr)
10. 09:37 PM - Re: Nauga Field Fly Around - in 10 days! (John Bickham)
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| Subject: | Re: Battery Life |
trouble getting the engine started after the FireFly had set in the hangar
for a couple of weeks. >>
Hi Jack,
you are OK with a mains supply to your trickle charger..
For those like me who hangar in afield with no such luxuries this may be
interesting. I had a charging point installed in my Xtra and I have fixed a
small solar panel on the roof of the hangar that provides power to an
ordinary car plug. The sort that plugs into a cigar socket. Seems to work
even here in rainy overcast England.
The plug hangs from the hangar roof conveniently placed to plug in. I have
in mind a system to lift the spare cable clear of the plane when I push her
out, otherwise the cable might remove the VG`s from the top of the wing.
Perish the thought.
Cheers
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: Battery Life |
So Jack..... Why didn't you just pull the rope or Hand prop it for the one flight.....and
git yer batt later..???
Gotta Fly...
Mike & "Jaz" in MN
PS I was SHOCKED to hear you have Elec Start....
That ALOT of weight...
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jbhart(at)onlyinternet.ne wrote:
> Kolbers,
>
> No July fourth flyby this year.
> At current battery cost, it figures out
> to 21 cents per flight to keep from pulling a rope or hand propping.
>
>
> Jack B. Hart FF004
> Winchester, IN
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> do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: Gyrocopter intercept |
Nope, don't mess with your carb till you get your prop set up
correctly. Your top speed indicates that you do not have the optimum
prop configuration. Unless your prop diameter is less than 66"
diameter you will do significantly better with two blades than with
three. What you need is more prop pitch.
Gene
On Jul 5, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote:
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> Sounds as though you might be a bit lean on your midrange. You might
> try to raise your jet needle one notch.
> Larry C
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| Subject: | Re: Battery Life |
At 05:08 AM 7/6/08 -0700, you wrote:
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>So Jack..... Why didn't you just pull the rope or Hand prop it for the one flight.....and
git yer batt later..???
>
> Gotta Fly...
> Mike & "Jaz" in MN
>
>PS I was SHOCKED to hear you have Elec Start....
>That ALOT of weight...
>.
Mike,
No rope to pull. I thought about tying it to the pickup truck and hand
propping. But since I had never done it before, I thought it might be
better if someone was around when I did it. So I passed it up for the
day.
One reason I can make the weight limit is that I don't have a manual rope
pull start. The Victor 1+ does not come with one.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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| Subject: | Re: Fatal Ultralight crash in North Georgia |
Pat
Great description of a journalist! -- thanx for sending it
Russ
do not archive
On Jul 4, 2008, at 5:27 AM, pj.ladd wrote:
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> That guy definitely needs to be educated on small experimental
> aircraft..>
>
> Some hope! This is newspaper reporter you are talking about. In
> general they are beyond educating..
> A journalist is a man who would rather write a thousand words of
> imaginary description than check one fact.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Gyrocopter intercept |
Quick update
I added a half turn more pitch to the 3 blade IVO and my 5200 RPM cruise went from
45 to 50 MPH. My top speed went from 60 to 65 MPH. Climb still good (not
sure of the rate). EGTs quite a bit cooler, but engine running rough in the
mid range. I think it's too rich now. I will try dropping the needle 1 notch
later this week.
--
Malcolm Morrison
http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123
Schleicher ASW-15
Pietenpol Air Camper
Kolb MKII
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From: Eugene Zimmerman <ez@embarqmail.com>
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> Nope, don't mess with your carb till you get your prop set up
> correctly. Your top speed indicates that you do not have the optimum
> prop configuration. Unless your prop diameter is less than 66"
> diameter you will do significantly better with two blades than with
> three. What you need is more prop pitch.
>
>
> Gene
>
> On Jul 5, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote:
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> > >
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> > Sounds as though you might be a bit lean on your midrange. You might
> > try to raise your jet needle one notch.
> > Larry C
> >
> >
> >
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| Subject: | Re: Gyrocopter intercept |
----- Original Message -----
From: <gliderx5@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2008 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Gyrocopter intercept
>
> Quick update
>
> I added a half turn more pitch to the 3 blade IVO and my 5200 RPM cruise
> went from 45 to 50 MPH. My top speed went from 60 to 65 MPH. Climb still
> good (not sure of the rate). EGTs quite a bit cooler, but engine running
> rough in the mid range. I think it's too rich now. I will try dropping
> the needle 1 notch later this week.
Who would have thunk it? :-) Seriously though, you can do a lot with fine
tuning of your carbs with pitch, but a 100 degree difference between the
midrange and high range is a bit much to accomplish. Keep in mind that the
most dangerous to your engine is the midrange since that is the area where
your attention is likely to be diverted to the ground coming up at you in
landings. The easiest way to tell if you are too lean is to use your
enrichner circuit when the temps go up. If the temp go down then you need to
lower your clip to raise your needle, if it runs rougher then you are indeed
too rich. You may have to do some adjusting with your main jets to get your
high range where it needs to be. I personally prefer 1050 to 1100 for WOT,
and the same for the midrange. Cht's should be in the 330 range. 6300 RPM's
static. Your and others preference may be different.
Like Beauford says-
Worth what ye paid for it.
Larry C
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| Subject: | Re: Gyrocopter intercept |
Does that RAF have a horizontal stabilizer on it? If it doesn't don't fly in
it. That particular gyroplane has killed many high time pilots. Its unstable without
the H stab on it.
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| Subject: | I soloed Saturday! |
Saturday 7-5-08 I soloed my Kolb MarkIII! Prior to my flight we had strong gusty winds and T storms in the area will strong downdrafts and frequent lighting. We had decided to call it a day and head home but the wind died down to less than 3mph and the storms dissipated. My Instructor Danny Tyre and I decided to take a flight around the pattern to see how the wind was in the pattern. After determining it was good. We proceeded to make 3 landings and one emergency landing. After the last landing we headed back to the hanger and loaded my plane with some weight to get the cg in the safe range for my solo flight. Once we had the weight secured I strapped in ran down my check list and headed out to the runway. The Mk III flew much better losing 70 pounds of weight. I made 2 full stop takeoffs and landings. Both takeoffs and landings were on the asphalt and were both real nice and smooth. I am very excited about the Solo. Danny is an excellent instructor! On my solo it really felt like Danny was in the plane with me. Thats how comfortable I felt flying solo. Prior to getting in the plane for the solo I was feeling moderately nervous but not too bad. One I got in the plane I felt very confident. I have attached pictures Danny took of my solo. Danny takes very good pictures. Some of these are a tad dark due to the low light. http://www.flickr.com/photos/11569584@N03/sets/72157606020039760/detail/
Click the pictures to see a lager version.
Grant
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| Subject: | Re: Nauga Field Fly Around - in 10 days! |
Ronnie has the wild pig in the cooler for Saturday night.
Right now, the weather forecast is looking favorable.
Do not archive.
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Thanks too much,
John Bickham
Mark III-C w/ 912UL
St. Francisville, LA
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