---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 08/25/08: 16 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:02 AM - Re: Idle fluctuations (Denny Rowe) 2. 04:33 AM - Re: Re: Kolbra Owners? (KOLB AIRCRAFT) 3. 06:29 AM - Re: Kolb Photos (cristalclear13) 4. 06:39 AM - Re: Kolb Photos (John Hauck) 5. 09:45 AM - Re: washington state aircraft crash (JetPilot) 6. 09:49 AM - Re: Fw: Fire Fly (TK) 7. 10:36 AM - Re: Kolb Photos (JetPilot) 8. 11:02 AM - Mark III Xtra (william sullivan) 9. 11:49 AM - Re: Kolb Photos (Ralph B) 10. 01:12 PM - Re: Re: Kolb Photos (John Hauck) 11. 01:18 PM - Re: Re: Kolb Photos (John Hauck) 12. 01:28 PM - Tail wheel towing (John Tempest) 13. 02:58 PM - Re: Tail wheel towing (robert bean) 14. 03:37 PM - Re: Kolb Photos (chris davis) 15. 08:11 PM - Kolb Training (shad) 16. 08:27 PM - Mark III and trailer for sale! (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:02:00 AM PST US From: "Denny Rowe" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Idle fluctuations John and Jack, Just so we are on the same page. The 447 seems to run fine when the air temp is above 90 which it is most of the time. I have gone back to stock jets except I have a 40 Idle jet because it seems to load up. my egts are around 1000* below 3600rpm. they go up to 1200* at times when at 4100 - 4500 rpms . At 4900 _ 6300 rpm its around 1000*- 1100* I have it propped at 6300 rpm tied down. I dont recall this problem before I installed the 40 idle jet. I guess I can try the 45 idle jet. We have 75% humidity most of the time. When the weather cools the midrange egt temps go to 1250 or better. Not good according to Rotax. Ed Diebel FF(62) Ed, Sounds to me like going back to the 45 idle jet will help. Seems like your idle and also your midrange is on the lean side and the cooler denser air is enough to slightly over lean it. Try one thing at a time starting with the 45 idle, if your mid range is still a little hot than drop your clip to raise your needle. Denny N616DR ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 04:33:14 AM PST US From: "KOLB AIRCRAFT" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolbra Owners? DENNIS, THE MARK 3 HAS A DUEL CONTROL OPTION . DONNIE. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL" Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:11 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolbra Owners? > > > "fencline" wrote: << I am considering buying a Kolbra or MarkIII. ... > The only thing I remember not liking about the MarkIII was the control > stick between the passenger and the pilot. Has anyone done a design with > the control between the legs? >> > > Andy - > > I built my Mark-III Classic with the single central control stick. Like > you, I was somewhat apprehensive about that setup because it was not > exactly conventional. My only control stick experience was in Cubs and > Champs, which are very conventional stick-between-your-legs airplanes. > But in the 5 years I've been flying my Kolb, I've come to really > appreciate the position of the stick. It falls very comfortably to the > reach of your right hand, just outboard of the right knee, and it > provides the full range of unobstructed side-to-side movement. The > armrest between the seats is in the perfect position to support your arm > while flying, making it quite comfortable. I like it. > > But, if you want the conventional dual stick setup, New Kolb offers that > as an option. > > << Anyone else here gone from certificated aircraft to these lighter > aircraft. Thoughts? Andy >> > > I hold a Private Pilot's license, but let my medical expire a couple of > years ago when the new Sport Pilot rule came out. Been flying my Kolb > as Sport Pilot ever since. Doesn't affect me much, as all my flying is > recreational, and I don't feel as though I've lost any privileges or > freedoms under Sport Pilot. I'm glad I can do my own maintenance and > annuals - keeps the cost of my hobby reasonable. > > Dennis Kirby > Mark-III, 912ul in > Cedar Crest, NM > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:29:46 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos From: "cristalclear13" John Hauck wrote: > Hi Gang: > > My MKIII looks right at home, knee deep in fire weed in front of Worthington > Glacier, a little bit north of Valdez, Alaska, during my 2004 flight to the > Far North. Miss P'fer has been a terrific little airplane. This was her > third flight to America's northernmost State. > > john h > N101AB > MKIII - 2,800+ hours on the airframe. Wow! That is an absolutely gorgeous picture! -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0404#200404 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:35 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos From: "John Hauck" > Wow! That is an absolutely gorgeous picture! Sometimes I luck out and take one that is a keeper. ;-) -------- John Hauck MKIII/912ULS hauck's holler, alabama Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0409#200409 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/artic_ocean_ak_2004_193.jpg ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:45:31 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: washington state aircraft crash From: "JetPilot" No connection, I am not posting from the big airport in the sky... My MKIII Xtra and I are very alive and well. I am planning on flying again today :) 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 0445#200445 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:49:06 AM PST US From: TK Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fw: Fire Fly Jim Hauck wrote: > ** > ** > ** > ** > ** > *Morning Y'all;* > ** > *The attachments are pictures of the first two Fire Fly's built by Homer.* > ** > *Pic 1049, the cage on the right is the original Fire Fly built in > 1959. Had a T-tail all metal, 22 foot wing span and powered by 4 X 10 > hp Westbend engines. Homer only flew this one on Crow Hops .* > ** > *The cage on the left is the second Fire Fly that Homer built circa > 1960. This plane was powered by 2 X 14 Hp Solos engines and had a 26 > foot wing span. Homer flew this Fire Fly extensively around his local > area. Fire Fly number 2 was unique in several ways. It had no main > wing ribs, just false leading edge ribs. It was covered with Mylar > that was reinforced with fiberglass strands and the covering was > attached with fiberglass reinforced shipping tape. The airfoil was > shaped by air flow on the wing.* > ** > *Pic 1033, Homer is cleaning No 2 up to hang in the barn, you can see > the Mylar fabric on the tail surface. The shipping tape is still > holding it on.* > ** > *Homers next project was the Flyer.* > ** > ** > *Jim Hauck* > Jim, Thanks for posting the information and pictures of the first FireFly's. I have seen pictures of them before, in fact someone had posted them to the list from some magazine articles in black and white with little information. Seen them at the farm as well, but didn't know they were designated as being FireFly's. Interesting history to my modern FireFly. "Shipping tape"?!!!!! Thanks much!! Terry - FireFly #95 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 10:36:05 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos From: "JetPilot" That is a great picture John, my wife says the flowers even match the color of your plane ! In the past, I have looked at all the pictures from your trips. Have you posted pictures of your recent trips anywhere on the web ? 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 0455#200455 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:02:47 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Kolb-List: Mark III Xtra - Mike- Is that your Kolb listed on Barnstormers?- If so, why? - do not archive ------------------------- ------------------ Bill Sullivan ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:49:48 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos From: "Ralph B" John Hauck wrote: > > > > Sometimes I luck out and take one that is a keeper. ;-) John, how the heck did you get out of there with a full load in that soft sand? Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 21 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 0 years flying it Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0479#200479 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 01:12:11 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos > That is a great picture John > > > Mike Thanks, Mike B: No, I have not photos posted on the web except one George Alexander did for me after a Monument Valley flight. Here is the url for the whole kit and kabuttle George did for MV2005. http://home.comcast.net/~kolbflyer/ john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 01:18:11 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Photos > John, how the heck did you get out of there with a full load in that soft > sand? > > Ralph Ralph B: I screwed up, Ralph. I had a max load. Did not think about it until I had already topped off the fuel tank at Barrow when I landed on my flight from the Helmericks at Colville Island, 165 miles east. Getting out there was no problem. The beach was the only place to land and hopefully take off again. I had 150 lbs of fuel, all my gear, and a full belly, when I landed on the beach. Took a while to make the decision to land, but I had not flown all that way not to visit the site. The MKIII did a great job of landing and taking off. Needless to say, there was no taxiing involved. I started my takeoff roll from where the aircraft stopped on landing, which was very short. The sand was very soft and had a lot of basket ball size rocks mixed in with it. I also had my fingers crossed. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 01:28:44 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing From: John Tempest Hello Kolb List, I'm a new Firestar owner, who's been listening in and reading previous posts. I've picked up a lot of info. I've not found anything on this subject. I'm a proletarian who's forced to store the Kolb in the garage. It doesn't fit loaded on it's trailer and besides that, getting the plane on and off it's trailer is a two person endeavor. As I live 1.5 miles from my airport, I'm toying with the idea of towing my plane by it's tailwheel on a fabricated arm/hitch. The trouble with my idea is the leading edge of the wings (folded) sits about 4.5 inches off the deck. I don't have to clear any speed bumps or the such to get there, but I'd like a little more clearance for peace of mind. I was considering tundra tires, but I'm intrigued with the steel leg upgrade you guys have been discussing. Would these longer legs give me the extra bit of clearance I'm after? What do they go for? Are there any other ideas to get me a couple of inches more? Thanks John ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 02:58:37 PM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing As a MkIII owner, not a FS, here's my experience: I have towed my plane with an adapter to the tailwheel spring. -A not lengthy but challenging route from my basement shop to the airstrip. Take the wings off. Done it both ways. Since there is a matter of a measly two more bolts to remove, it is well worth the avoidance of damage to remove them. A big load will be removed from the tail and it will trailer very nicely. -no need to worry about scraping that leading edge. Besides my old back can't handle the task of lifting it folded anymore. MkIIIs are HEAVY with those things back there. It was designed for nice short trips from a paved, flat apron into a cozy hangar, not road trips. BB, alas that time approaches once more. On 25, Aug 2008, at 4:26 PM, John Tempest wrote: > > Hello Kolb List, > I'm a new Firestar owner, who's been listening in and > reading previous posts. I've picked up a lot of info. I've not > found anything on this subject. I'm a proletarian who's forced to > store the Kolb in the garage. It doesn't fit loaded on it's trailer > and besides that, getting the plane on and off it's trailer is a > two person endeavor. > As I live 1.5 miles from my airport, I'm toying with the > idea of towing my plane by it's tailwheel on a fabricated arm/ > hitch. The trouble with my idea is the leading edge of the wings > (folded) sits about 4.5 inches off the deck. I don't have to clear > any speed bumps or the such to get there, but I'd like a little > more clearance for peace of mind. I was considering tundra tires, > but I'm intrigued with the steel leg upgrade you guys have been > discussing. Would these longer legs give me the extra bit of > clearance I'm after? What do they go for? Are there any other > ideas to get me a couple of inches more? Thanks John > > ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 03:37:30 PM PST US From: chris davis Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb Photos John , What a great picture ! Miss Pfer in front of Worthington Glacier jus t became my" desktop background ". Thank you , Your friend Chris=0A=0A=0A =0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: John Hauck =0A ubject: Kolb-List: Kolb Photos=0A=0AHi Gang:=0A=0AMy MKIII looks right at h ome, knee deep in fire weed in front of Worthington =0AGlacier, a little bi t north of Valdez, Alaska, during my 2004 flight to the =0AFar North.- Mi ss P'fer has been a terrific little airplane.- This was her =0Athird flig ht to America's northernmost State.=0A=0Ajohn h=0AN101AB=0AMKIII - 2,800+ h ours on the airframe. =0A=0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 08:11:09 PM PST US From: "shad" Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb Training If anyone is in need of transitional training or a BFR or just quality dual time I would really like to recommend Jim Kmet in Cookeville, TN. I transitioned from fixed wing singles to his Kolb MKIIIC. Jim is very professional, knowledgeable, and experienced with a very nice and reliable aircraft to get dual time in if needed. He is based at a nice and quiet airport with newly surfaced runways. I encourage everyone to keep him in mind as a great CFI we can all use. He is often on this list so just drop him a line. Shad Pennington Amarillo, Texas ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 08:27:33 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Kolb-List: Mark III and trailer for sale! Hi, A friend of mine that doesn't have a computer is now trying to sell a Mark III and its trailer. The trailer is plenty large enough for the plane with extra space for quads and other toys. The plane has a 582 on it and is registered EAB- N52BK. I owned it for a year or so and sold it to him. He is selling it for a quite reasonable price that is somewhere around $13,500 for the plane and the trailer. He is located on the Oregon Coast. 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