---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/26/08: 39 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:46 AM - Re: Idle fluctuations (lucien) 2. 07:47 AM - Re: Tail wheel towing (boyd) 3. 07:59 AM - Re: British Columbia By Kolb (jb92563) 4. 08:28 AM - Re: Tail wheel towing (ElleryWeld@aol.com) 5. 09:21 AM - Re: Tail wheel towing (TK) 6. 09:32 AM - Re: Tail wheel towing (chris davis) 7. 10:12 AM - Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 8. 11:21 AM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (Robert Laird) 9. 11:32 AM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (Richard & Martha Neilsen) 10. 11:46 AM - Kolb List: cross country dreams (william sullivan) 11. 11:53 AM - Re: Re: British Columbia By Kolb (John Hauck) 12. 12:06 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (Russ RKI Photo) 13. 12:16 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (John Hauck) 14. 12:16 PM - Re: Tail wheel towing (ElleryWeld@AOL.COM) 15. 12:47 PM - Re: static thrust question (jb92563) 16. 12:56 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 17. 01:04 PM - Re: British Columbia By Kolb (jb92563) 18. 01:13 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Larry Cottrell) 19. 01:14 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (John Hauck) 20. 01:20 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Larry Cottrell) 21. 01:21 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Robert Laird) 22. 01:26 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (jb92563) 23. 01:29 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Richard & Martha Neilsen) 24. 02:06 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (Jimmy Young) 25. 02:12 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 26. 02:24 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 27. 02:36 PM - Re: Tail wheel towing (Mike Welch) 28. 02:42 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Jim) 29. 02:46 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (John Hauck) 30. 04:30 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 31. 04:41 PM - Re: Re: British Columbia By Kolb (John Hauck) 32. 04:55 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (John Hauck) 33. 06:11 PM - Re: Re: Kolb List: Insurance (Dana Hague) 34. 07:12 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (robert bean) 35. 08:01 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (boyd) 36. 08:02 PM - cross countrys (Larry Cottrell) 37. 08:30 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (lucien) 38. 08:55 PM - Re: Cross Country Dreams (cristalclear13) 39. 09:24 PM - Re: Re: Cross Country Dreams (Richard & Martha Neilsen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:46:49 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Idle fluctuations From: "lucien" John Hauck wrote: > These carbs,Mikuni's also, were designed to operate > > > with engines wthat have clutches or variable belt drives that have no > > load at idle... Herb > > > > > > Herb: > > Maybe for ATVs, snow machines, but the carbs for Rotax and Cuyuna engines > are set up for props without clutches, I would think. I am no expert > either. Trying to use common sense. > > john h > mkIII Just FYI, The stock jetting on the Bings on the Rotax works fine on clutch-equipped engines at idle. The only oddity is that the stock slides have to be bottomed out to get the idle speed down below the clutch engagement speed. The stock slides are setup for higher idle speeds so the idle stop screws have to be all the way out, at least on the dual carb configurations. There are other slide options with a smaller cutout available from Bing that will allow lower idle settings, but the stock ones will still give about 1600 rpm idle speeds at correct idle mixture settings. I don't remember having to adjust the idle mixture at all when running the clutch on my 503's, but I did always have to bottom out the slides to get the idle speed down..... LS -------- LS Titan II SS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0628#200628 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:47:40 AM PST US From: "boyd" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing One problem in tailoring on the landing gear is the shock associated with bumps in the road being transmitted directly to the aircraft. The trailer I built extended only a foot or so past the tail, and only went to the main landing gear on the other end. I pull the plane backwards and have a pedestal to mount the tail boom on. It was built so I could pull the plane onto the trailer. The axel I found was for 1000 lb.. so I removed one of the leaf springs, giving the plane a smother ride. The trailer was built with 2 mounting locations for the axel and a removable long extension to the front. That way I can use it as a utility trailer or to haul the plane. The 2xd6's on the trailer deck fit in the spaces just under the main gear and are used for ramps. Boyd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:59:11 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: British Columbia By Kolb From: "jb92563" Sounds like you slept in your plane? Not that it would be any more bear safe than a tent. I suppose it would give you the option of starting the engine and maybe annoying the bears enough to leave. What a cool trip. Will you be making any big trips like that again? Maybe head south next time to South America. -------- Ray Kolb UltraStar (Cuyuna UL-202) Moni MotorGlider Schreder HP-11 Glider Grob 109 Motorglider Riverside County, CA Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0665#200665 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:28:23 AM PST US From: ElleryWeld@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing I use to haul my firestar on the main gear a lot with no problems and at 50 MPH, I just made a custom hitch that would extend out 4 feet from the back of my truck hitch and accept the tail wheel to be locked into place worked Great for me but what Do I know. Ellery in Maine do not archive **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:21:26 AM PST US From: TK Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing ElleryWeld@aol.com wrote: > *I use to haul my firestar on the main gear a lot with no problems > and at 50 MPH, I just made a custom hitch that would extend out 4 > feet from the back of my truck hitch and accept the tail wheel to be > locked into place worked Great for me but what Do I know. * > ** > * Ellery in Maine * > *do not archive* > Ellery, I too tow my FireFly on it's main gear to my airfield each time I fly. Great minds must think alike. :-D Beats messing with a trailer for the short haul, which is 1/2 mile each way. With 600 flights logged at 1 mile per round trip, plus numerous trips over there to do setup and maintenance, I bet I have the most road miles of any Kolb. Anyone else out there with more than 600 road miles not on a trailer? Next I'll have to be applying for a PA license plate! Of course flying is what it's all about and the road miles make it possible. 910 hr.s flight time and counting. Terry - FireFly # 95 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:32:22 AM PST US From: chris davis Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing Ellery , With the wings or without? Thanks Chris=0A=0A=0A=0A----- Original Message ----=0AFrom: "ElleryWeld@aol.com" =0ATo: kolb-l ist@matronics.com=0ASent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:27:43 AM=0ASubject: R e: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing=0A=0AI use to haul my firestar- on the ma in gear a lot- with no problems- and at 50 MPH, -I just made a custom hitch that would extend out 4 feet from the back of my truck-hitch and a ccept the tail wheel- to be locked into place worked Great for me but wha t Do I know. =0A-=0A-Ellery in Maine =0Ado not archive=0A=0A=0A=0A=0A__ ______________________________=0AIt's only a deal if it's where you want to =================0A=0A=0A ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 10:12:50 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" My cross country dream for my Mark II: Waycross, GA to Carmi, IL Instrumentsequipment on my Mark II: EGT CHT ASI ALT Tach ELT - cannot fly at night or into B or C airspace handheld NAV/COM radio very basic etrex garmin gps (not aviation and no built-in map) Fuel: 10 gallon tank -have to mix my oil burn 4-5 gph cruise at 65-70 IAS What do you think? Only a dream? Or a possibility? -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0697#200697 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:21:48 AM PST US From: "Robert Laird" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams Cristal -- Go to my website, Texas-Flyer.com, and read about my cross-country flight from Minnesota to the Texas Gulf Coast, in a Bucaneer with a 582. Yes, absolutely, cross-countries as you described are not only easy, they're GREAT fun! Just do it! :-) -- Robert On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 12:12 PM, cristalclear13 < cristalclearwaters@juno.com> wrote: > cristalclearwaters@juno.com> > > My cross country dream for my Mark II: > Waycross, GA to Carmi, IL > > Instrumentsequipment on my Mark II: > EGT CHT ASI ALT Tach ELT - cannot fly at night or into B or C airspace > handheld NAV/COM radio > very basic etrex garmin gps (not aviation and no built-in map) > > Fuel: > 10 gallon tank -have to mix my oil > burn 4-5 gph > cruise at 65-70 IAS > > What do you think? Only a dream? Or a possibility? > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0697#200697 > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:32:52 AM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams Cristal Do you think you can fly maybe 100 miles? Plot out your trip in 100 mile increments. Its just a bunch of short trips put end to end. If you don't like mid day thermals then take a long lunch break. Start at sunrise and put in 2-3 legs in the morning then 1-2 evening legs. If the weather gets bad don't fly. Be sure to allow alot of time. You never know how long the weather will hold you up. Your plane will hold camping gear if you want to save money. There are free courtesy cars at alot of small airports. Use them to get food and or motels. Alot of small airports will allow sleeping in the lounge. I know one airport that has a fold up bed, shower, free courtesy car and free ice cream. These are fairly secure pilot lounges with key pad locks on the doors. The numbers are published in airport directories. Worst case call a cab. I have done all the above. For extra fuel I carry a 6+ gallon aux tank in the passenger seat with a faucet electric pump to transfer fuel in flight. Plan your trip for late July and camp with us at Oshkosh. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristalclear13" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:12 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams > > > My cross country dream for my Mark II: > Waycross, GA to Carmi, IL > > Instrumentsequipment on my Mark II: > EGT CHT ASI ALT Tach ELT - cannot fly at night or into B or C airspace > handheld NAV/COM radio > very basic etrex garmin gps (not aviation and no built-in map) > > Fuel: > 10 gallon tank -have to mix my oil > burn 4-5 gph > cruise at 65-70 IAS > > What do you think? Only a dream? Or a possibility? > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0697#200697 > > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 11:46:03 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb List: cross country dreams - Cristal- visit Jack Hart's website.- He has a detailed report of a cr oss country trip in a Fireflly. - do not archive ------------------------- ----------------------- Bill Sullivan ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 11:53:08 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: British Columbia By Kolb > Sounds like you slept in your plane? > > I suppose it would give you the option of starting the engine and maybe annoying the bears enough to leave. > > Will you be making any big trips like that again? > > Maybe head south next time to South America. > > Ray Ray/Gang: Nope. Slept in my tent, which I set up between the right wing and horizontal stabilizer, the only muddy spot that did not have standing water. It was raining when I landed and raining when I got up the next morning. The photos were taken in the morning while I waited for the ceiling to lift enough to squeeze through the pass to fly to Dease Lake, BC, for fuel. Where I landed was 3,000 feet asl and the pass was 4,000 feet asl. I was also waiting on some auto fuel. A couple of gals that worked for the road department stopped by to see the funny airplane and pilot. Told them I was low on fuel, and questioning if I had enough to get me to Dease Lake. They called their supervisor to get permission to drive 20 miles into Dease Lake to get me some fuel, then 20 miles back. I gave them $20.00 US and away they went. Did not know if I would ever see them or my fuel again. Sure enough, about an hour later, they came back with 20 liters of 87 oct. I probably had enough fuel to make it to Dease Lake, but was not sure. Flying in that part of the world with questionable fuel capacity is unnerving and foolish. The gals blocked off the highway north and south until I could get airborne. Life was good once again. Will I make any big trips like that again? I make one out West every May, and have done so since 2003. I have planned to make a return flight to Alaska next Summer to celebrate my 70th year. Right now, based on money and my own physical condition, plus my desires and attitude, I am not sure if I will make it or not. I have a lot of friends in Alaska and along the way, met through the airplane on previous flights, that I can rely on to put me up, as they have on past flights. They are scattered along the way North, and from Palmer to the Arctic Ocean. Have no desire to fly south and get involved with officials and political systems they belong to. Have had much better luck going north. I am more afraid of people than I am of bears. john h MKIII ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 12:06:13 PM PST US From: Russ RKI Photo Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams Go for it girl! XC is great fun & as Neilsen suggested, consider it a string of 100- mile jumps. Hard to get lost that way! Take paper charts & don't feel you have to make it to an airport if the wx turns sour. People have been killed that way, ignoring many safe off-airport places to land. Kolbs can land in LOTS of other places. Remember IFR can also mean I Follow Roads. The 4-lanes will always pick the lowest route thru the mountains too, and you have miles of runway under you if you really need it. You're sensible, & you'll make it handily. Only, what? 6-700 miles? Piece of cake. Have a ball! On Aug 26, 2008, at 1:12 PM, cristalclear13 wrote: > > > My cross country dream for my Mark II: > Waycross, GA to Carmi, IL > > Instrumentsequipment on my Mark II: > EGT CHT ASI ALT Tach ELT - cannot fly at night or into B or C airspace > handheld NAV/COM radio > very basic etrex garmin gps (not aviation and no built-in map) > > Fuel: > 10 gallon tank -have to mix my oil > burn 4-5 gph > cruise at 65-70 IAS > > What do you think? Only a dream? Or a possibility? > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0697#200697 > > ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 12:16:15 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Cross Country Dreams > My cross country dream for my Mark II: > Waycross, GA to Carmi, IL > > What do you think? Only a dream? Or a possibility? > Cristal Waters Cristal/Gang: Don't know why not. 576 sm from your airport to Carmi Airport, divided by 65 mph ground speed is about 9 hours flight time, or 60 mph ground speed will take 9.6 hours. That would make a two day flight of about 5 flight hours per day. I started doing longggg cross country flights in 1984, in my Ultrastar, then my Firestar until 1990. In 1992, I started flying the MKIII and have never looked back. The only way to learn to fly cross country in any kind of aircraft is to get out there and do it. I started off with one day flights, then an overnight flight to insure I had the camping gear I needed. I don't fly into c or b airspace, unless an emergency, and seldom into d airspace. Normally, do not fly at night unless caught out after dark between airports. My life has been made up of dreams of thing I wanted to do. If I really want to do something, I can always find a way to do it. I think it keeps me thinking younger and feeling a lot better. Take care, john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 12:16:15 PM PST US From: ElleryWeld@AOL.COM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing I always hauled it with the wings on the airframe I had them secured with some aluminum brackets I welded up they didn't move at all and I hauled my Firestar 6 miles to & from every time I flew if I didn't want to mess with the inclosed trailer and these roads around here are not the best but it still was not a problem and you sure get a lot of lookers and others stopping to ask what it was when you pull into the gas station with a Kolb in toe Ellery in Maine do not archive In a message dated 8/26/2008 12:33:00 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, capedavis@yahoo.com writes: Ellery , With the wings or without? Thanks Chris ----- Original Message ---- From: "ElleryWeld@aol.com" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:27:43 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing I use to haul my firestar on the main gear a lot with no problems and at 50 MPH, I just made a custom hitch that would extend out 4 feet from the back of my truck hitch and accept the tail wheel to be locked into place worked Great for me but what Do I know. Ellery in Maine do not archive ____________________________________ It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal _here_ (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) . ======== (mip://0a67e680/3D"http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List") ======== (mip://0a67e680/3D"http://forums.matronics.com") ======== (mip://0a67e680/3D"http://www.matronics.com/contribution") ======== **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel deal here. (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 12:47:53 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: static thrust question From: "jb92563" Yep, its all in the prop. The more blades you drive the more static thrust you get but as the prop starts moving forward through the air at greater flying speeds the thrust starts to drop off rapidly. In general 3 blades will produce a lower top end speed than 2 blades, but 2 blades produce less thrust during takeoff. Its always a tradeoff, but most slow planes (under 100mph) are more safe with 3 blades due to the higher takeoff and low speed thrust. My other plane with feathering prop (Grob 109) actually can not safely take off with the pitch set in "Cruise" pitch, but the "climb" pitch is lower and produces more thrust & rpms for takeoff and climbout. If you like doing XC trips a lot you could save some fuel buy getting an IVO inflight adjustable pitch prop and adjust your own cruise economy. -------- Ray Kolb UltraStar (Cuyuna UL-202) Moni MotorGlider Schreder HP-11 Glider Grob 109 Motorglider Riverside County, CA Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0731#200731 ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 12:56:19 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" Thanks for the encouragement. Thanks for the stories and pictures too. Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are ultralight-friendly? Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links to them but haven't registered to use them. -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0735#200735 ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 01:04:51 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: British Columbia By Kolb From: "jb92563" Is that May trip the Monument Valley gathering? Since my UltraStar is not so comfortable for such a long trip to Monument Valley from Southern California I was considering doing it in my motorglider in 2009 and perhaps meet some of the other Kolbers in person. Yes, the south american environment would seem a lot more risky. Criters are more predictable than people.....I hear you on that! I have never been to BC which is shameful since I'm a Canadian and the North West has some of the most wonderful scenery on earth. The good thing about retirement is all the time you can reserve for making great trips like that....I'll be stuck with a few weeks here and there for quite some time still....but I see it as an opportunity to save money to make those trips possible and getting the right kind of toys saved up and ready.....retirement planning! God only knows if anyone can afford or be allowed to use fuel by then. -------- Ray Kolb UltraStar (Cuyuna UL-202) Moni MotorGlider Schreder HP-11 Glider Grob 109 Motorglider Riverside County, CA Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0736#200736 ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 01:13:04 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams I was under the impression that your plane was N numbered. If so you might still think of it as an Ultra light, but you have the same rights as any GA plane. Don't let any body tell you other wise either. Larry C, Oregon do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristalclear13" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 1:55 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are > ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links > to them but haven't registered to use them. ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 01:14:46 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links > to them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters Cristal: You no longer have to be concerned with UL friendly airports. Your MKII is N numbered. When I was flying UL's cross country, occassionally I would fly into one that had a complete "horse's butt" running the FBO. Had one at Tallahassee Commercial Airport threaten me with arrest, went into the FBO to call the Leon Country Sheriff. Saved him some trouble and took off for Quincy, FL. That was 1984, and I was flying back to my home town. I grew up a few miles south from the airport on Lake Jackson. Best way to handle those situations, no matter what, is not argue, be calm, do what you need to do, and go find another airport that needs your business. One word of advice for UL and lt plane xc flyers. Don't walk up to the FBO with your empty gas can, ask the FBO to use the courtesy car to go to town to buy fuel. The man is trying to make a living. Your airplane, two or four stroke will run on 100LL. The EAA Aderoplanner is good and free to EAA members. Here is John Williamson's flight planning/aviation info page. Everything you need is located right here. Would be a good idea to bookmark John's urls. They may not be available forever. Take care, mkIII ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 01:20:51 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are > ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links > to them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar Sorry about that, my finger got a little previous on the send button. The trip that Arty and I took on our way to Texas ended up being some 2700 miles. Some of the days we were only able to fly 100 or so miles due to weather. We spent quite a lot of the nights in various airports and met no problems or cranky people anywhere we stopped. The only airports that you are likely to have trouble with would be the larger ones with towers, and that only if you screw up or do not have an N number. Most of them are happy to sell even 5 or 10 gallons of gas, and all of them really like almost any kind of aviation. Larry C, Oregon do not archive ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 01:21:57 PM PST US From: "Robert Laird" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Cristal -- To do the long cross-countries, I usually did all my planning with: * aeroplanner.com (EAA membership gets you the level you need; or you can pay for a higher level) * airnav.com * whatever sectionals I needed * GPS The combination of airnav.com (showing best routes, and descriptions of services available at the smaller airports -- the ones I prefer) and aeroplanner, is unbeatable. I always would figure out 3 different routes, in case of weather. And, last, after the planning was done, I'd mark up the sectionals so that I wasn't relying on my GPS. And I always had my sectional out and folded to the appropriate leg, and would keep track of landmarks as I traversed each leg. Oh, and I used to put my legs into my GPS, too, but I found that wasn't all that necessary since things -always- happen on a cross-country and it'd too difficult to change all the legs to accomodate that change. At each airport, just before leaving, I'd put in the destination airport, and that was all I did. Most of my cross-countries were done using an AirMap 100... you can get an AirMap 300 off of eBay for about $80, so, not much of an excuse to not have an aviation GPS on board. Never let a GPS replace the sectionals, though... the sectionals are best. -- Robert On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:55 PM, cristalclear13 wrote: > cristalclearwaters@juno.com> > > Thanks for the encouragement. > Thanks for the stories and pictures too. > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links to > them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0735#200735 > > ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 01:26:56 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "jb92563" Probably a good idea to work you way up to XC flights. Once you fly longer and longer you'll soon discover if you need extra cushions, drink holder, bigger fuel tank etc and you should practice landing at strange airports and also doing a few motor idle and motor off simulated emergency landings. Also do the weather and route planning on your practice hops to get familiar with sources of information....Wx-brief, and on radio sources. The radio stuff always made me a bit uneasy as I did not always know the correct way to talk on the radio, but all you need to remember is a few simple things; Say what/who/where you are and explain what you are doing and where you are going....the rest comes from practice and listening to others on the radio. I must be doing something right because the girlfriend says I sound sexy on the radio....LOL....just on the radio???!!! Once you are comfortable and have the bugs worked out and can be comfortable on long flights then you and the Kolb will be ready to fly your dreams. Also if you dont like a big map in your lap while flying and can not afford a glass cockpit, then get a PDA with GPS card and free flying moving map software and use that. I bought a used PDA Dell Axim x-51 including a plugin GPS unit for it $150 and loaded the free moving map software "XC-soar" and loaded the terrain, waypoint and airspace files for my area. I now have everything a map would have plus a whole lot more for the price of a cheap altimeter. It tracks my flight path, gps altitude in case of no altimeter, ground speed, coordinates in case I need to call rescue, terrain clearance, closest airports, frequencies, airspace so I can stay out, roads etc. Well worth the $150. -------- Ray Kolb UltraStar (Cuyuna UL-202) Moni MotorGlider Schreder HP-11 Glider Grob 109 Motorglider Riverside County, CA Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0742#200742 ________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________ Time: 01:29:06 PM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Cristal I use the flight planner that EAA has a link to. I works great and is free to EAA members. The charts that are printed save you from having to purchase the most current charts and they are printed in a format that fits on my knee board. No more folding maps in flight. You have to navigate around all their pay services but it is worth it. I don't know of a friendly airport guide but if you post your route of flight we will as a group make emendations of good airports. Sometimes its worth the effort to find them on your own but sometimes you find bad ones. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristalclear13" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:55 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > > > Thanks for the encouragement. > Thanks for the stories and pictures too. > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are > ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links > to them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0735#200735 > > > ________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________ Time: 02:06:53 PM PST US From: Jimmy Young Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Cristal, You have a registered N #'d aircraft, and a pilot's license to operate it, so you are not in the "ultralight" catagory. You can land at any Class E and D airports. My first cross country flight I ever made, other than in flight training, was this past July from Houston to the Nauga Fly-In north of Baton Rouge. I planned and planned. Worried about it too much the night before, didn't sleep well. It turned out to be one great adventure made up of a few 2 & 3 hr trips. The airports I landed at were all very friendly and accommodating. None of the airports I landed at were very busy at all, and even if they were it's no different than at home. If you've got the time and the $, you can go a long way, just takes a while, but it sure is fun. Do it while you can! Jimmy Y FS II, Houston TX ________________________________ Message 25 ____________________________________ Time: 02:12:01 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" [quote="John Hauck"]Here is John Williamson's flight planning/aviation info page. Everything you need is located right here. Would be a good idea to bookmark John's urls. [quote] John, I don't see the link to John's page. Can you post it again? Thanks, Cristal -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0750#200750 ________________________________ Message 26 ____________________________________ Time: 02:24:31 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" I do not have an ultralight, but I do have an experimental. What I meant by ultralight friendly airport is: 1. either easy access (24 hr self serve) or courtesy car to drive to the nearest gas station 2. friendly attitudes toward experimental aircraft 3. not a lot of heavy traffic (I don't exactly want to be trying to take off with a bunch of jets) 4. easy access to a place to lounge and check the weather Thought maybe some of you extensive travelers would have a list of good places in GA, TN, AL, KY on a webpage somewhere or know of one. Maybe I should have said experimental friendly airports. -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0753#200753 ________________________________ Message 27 ____________________________________ Time: 02:36:07 PM PST US From: Mike Welch Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Tail wheel towing John=2C Your interest in towing your plane from the rear is similar to mine. I r ecently purchased property 1/4 mile from the local airport. I built a boom tube support for my MKIII=2C (from Uncle Craig's version) and added small welded tabs at each outer end=2C to attach a towhook. The towhook will be a "Y" shaped thing that has pins that fasten to my boom support. This arrangment will allow for "mild" towing needs. The little tires on the boom support are castors=2C which allow the plane to track behind your towing vehicle. I would imagine you wouldn't want to go over 15 mph=2C and watch for bumps or divots=2C and in my case=2C I can leave the wings attac hed at all times. (I'm at the edge of town=2C with very little traffic on m y country road.) If you have any further ideas or questions=2C feel free to contact me dir ectly. My accomodations are "MEAGER". I'm living in an RV trailer while I build my hangar=2C which is VERY well along. I should be close to finished in about 3 weeks. My current internet access is the local public library....which is where I'm sitting at the moment! My home computer has all the close-ups of the boom support. I don't have a ccess to it for a month or so. (You say you are a "proletarian". Does that mean you can get a "Hoveroun d" free=2C without any medicare deductable?? Cool!!) BFN=2C Mike Welch MKIII CX tempest@basf.comDate: Mon=2C 25 Aug 2008 16:26:10 -0400Hello Kolb List=2C I'm a new Firestar owner=2C who's been listening in and reading prev ious posts. I've picked up a lot of info. I've not found anything on this s ubject. 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=2C getting the plane on and off it's trailer is a two person endeavor. As I live 1.5 mile s from my airport=2C I'm toying with the idea of towing my plane by it's ta ilwheel 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=2C but I'd like a little more clearance for peace of mind. I was considering tundra tires=2C 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? T hanks John _________________________________________________________________ Get thousands of games on your PC=2C your mobile phone=2C and the web with Windows=AE. ________________________________ Message 28 ____________________________________ Time: 02:42:10 PM PST US From: "Jim" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Friendly Airports in central Tn: Cleveland, Athens, Collgedale,Winchester, Tullahoma, Shelbyville, Fayetteville, Lawrenceburg, Sparta-Upper-Cumberland, Livingston, Crossville, McMinnville,Gallatin, Dickson, Portland, Springfield, Hohenwald,Maury Co-Columbia, Rockwood, Scott Co-Onieda, Dayton, Lebanon. Jim Kmet MK-3C ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristalclear13" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 2:23 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > > > I do not have an ultralight, but I do have an experimental. > What I meant by ultralight friendly airport is: > 1. either easy access (24 hr self serve) or courtesy car to drive to the > nearest gas station > 2. friendly attitudes toward experimental aircraft > 3. not a lot of heavy traffic (I don't exactly want to be trying to take > off with a bunch of jets) > 4. easy access to a place to lounge and check the weather > > Thought maybe some of you extensive travelers would have a list of good > places in GA, TN, AL, KY on a webpage somewhere or know of one. > > Maybe I should have said experimental friendly airports. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0753#200753 > > > ________________________________ Message 29 ____________________________________ Time: 02:46:12 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams http://home.tx.rr.com/kolbrapilot/Links.htm > John, > I don't see the link to John's page. Can you post it again? > Thanks, > Cristal ________________________________ Message 30 ____________________________________ Time: 04:30:29 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" jlsk1(at)frontiernet.net wrote: > Friendly Airports in central Tn: Cleveland, Athens, Collgedale,Winchester, > Tullahoma, Shelbyville, Fayetteville, Lawrenceburg, Sparta-Upper-Cumberland, > Livingston, Crossville, McMinnville,Gallatin, Dickson, Portland, > Springfield, Hohenwald,Maury Co-Columbia, Rockwood, Scott Co-Onieda, Dayton, > Lebanon. > > Jim Kmet > MK-3C > > --- Perfect! Thank you Jim! And thanks for the link John! -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0775#200775 ________________________________ Message 31 ____________________________________ Time: 04:41:59 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: British Columbia By Kolb > Is that May trip the Monument Valley gathering? > > Since my UltraStar is not so comfortable for such a long trip to Monument > Valley from Southern California I was considering doing it in my > motorglider in 2009 and perhaps meet some of the other Kolbers in person. > > -------- > Ray > Ray: Yes, for the last 6 years I have flown to MV. That is the beginning of my Spring flight. From there we have been flying on up into the NW. Previous years to California. Have you done a long trip in your Ultrastar? A flight from Riverside (the city) to MV is 450 sm. Very doable in two days. I've done 600 miles in two days in my US, but I was 24 years younger. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 32 ____________________________________ Time: 04:55:54 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams >> Springfield, Hohenwald,Maury Co-Columbia, Rockwood, Scott Co-Onieda, Dayton, >> Lebanon. >> >> Jim Kmet >> MK-3C Jim K: Last March I got weathered in at Rockwood, TN, where me and my flying buddies have bought fuel many, many times over the years of flying to London and back. It was a Saturday afternoon. The FBO closed at 1700. They told me I could not camp on the airfield with my airplane. I said ok. I would wait a little longer for weather and depart around 1800 for a friendlier airport. Soon as they kicked my out of the FBO and departed the area, I got out my tent, set it up under the patio cover, and settled in for the longggg night. I am more comfortable sleeping in my birthday suit, at home and when I am camping. Of course I had to get up several times during the 12 hour night. Used the same corner of the patio each time. Of course, since I was the only one on the field, I did not have to get dressed to get out of my tent. Next morning I got up headed for my little corner of the patio, it was now daylight, looked up, and there was a security camera aimed right at me. ;-( Oh well.......life is full of little surprises. The friendly folks at Rockwood didn't just exactly kick me off the field. They told me there was a motel down the road and they would rent me the courtesy car for $50.00. Told them that rental cars and motels were not in my budget. By comparison, Laramie, WY; Goodland, KS; Neosho, MO; opened up the FBO for me to spend the night inside, gave me a courtesy car all night at no charge. This was last May on my way home from The Rock House, Burns Junction, OR. I have spent the night in the FBO at Neosho for 3 years in a row now. 2007, Steven Green and I spent the night in the FBO at Russellville, AR (with courtesy car), and Tucumcari, NM. John Williamson and I spent three days and nights at Ontario, OR, with courtesy car and the FBO. There are a lot of good airport folks out there in the lower 48, Canada, and Alaska. And........there are also some that I wouldn't give you two cents for. I remember all the good ones and the bad ones when I am flying. Take care, john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 33 ____________________________________ Time: 06:11:33 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb List: Insurance At 09:41 PM 8/24/2008, william sullivan wrote: > Russ- I believe Dana suggested "First Flight", but you had better > confirm this. First Flight is the underwriter, but my policy is through USUA. They insure N-numbered as well as ultralight aircraft. -Dana -- When Columbus came to America, there were no taxes, no debts, and no pollution. The women did all the work while the men hunted or fished all day. Ever since then, a bunch of idiotic do-gooders have been trying to "improve" the place. ________________________________ Message 34 ____________________________________ Time: 07:12:27 PM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Airnav is good for coordinates to enter into your little eTrex. I have the cheap little yellow model and it works just fine. Used it for three whole legs this summer. Punch GOTO and away you go. (still wouldn't go anywhere serious without a sectional... even a slightly worn one) BB On 26, Aug 2008, at 4:21 PM, Robert Laird wrote: > Cristal -- > > To do the long cross-countries, I usually did all my planning with: > > * aeroplanner.com (EAA membership gets you the level you need; > or you can pay for a higher level) > * airnav.com > * whatever sectionals I needed > * GPS > > The combination of airnav.com (showing best routes, and > descriptions of services available at the smaller airports -- the > ones I prefer) and aeroplanner, is unbeatable. > > I always would figure out 3 different routes, in case of weather. > > And, last, after the planning was done, I'd mark up the sectionals > so that I wasn't relying on my GPS. And I always had my sectional > out and folded to the appropriate leg, and would keep track of > landmarks as I traversed each leg. > > Oh, and I used to put my legs into my GPS, too, but I found that > wasn't all that necessary since things -always- happen on a cross- > country and it'd too difficult to change all the legs to accomodate > that change. At each airport, just before leaving, I'd put in the > destination airport, and that was all I did. Most of my cross- > countries were done using an AirMap 100... you can get an AirMap > 300 off of eBay for about $80, so, not much of an excuse to not > have an aviation GPS on board. > > Never let a GPS replace the sectionals, though... the sectionals > are best. > > > -- Robert > > > On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 2:55 PM, cristalclear13 > wrote: > > > Thanks for the encouragement. > Thanks for the stories and pictures too. > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are ultralight- > friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the > links to them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0735#200735 > > ________________________________ Message 35 ____________________________________ Time: 08:01:56 PM PST US From: "boyd" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams http://home.tx.rr.com/kolbrapilot/Links.htm > John, > I don't see the link to John's page. Can you post it again? > Thanks, > Cristal I don't know what browser you are using..... once I downloaded the page I hit "file,,, save as,,," and named it "john_w_links.htm" in my documents directory. Then if you need the info... go to "file,,, open,,," Boyd ________________________________ Message 36 ____________________________________ Time: 08:02:57 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Kolb-List: cross countrys Crystal, I believe that Larry Bourne has a Garmin 196 with all the goodies that he is wanting to sell for $350. E-mail Address(es): biglar@gogittum.com Larry C, Oregon ________________________________ Message 37 ____________________________________ Time: 08:30:56 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "lucien" NeilsenRM(at)comcast.net wrote: > Cristal > > Do you think you can fly maybe 100 miles? Plot out your trip in 100 mile > increments. Its just a bunch of short trips put end to end. If you don't > like mid day thermals then take a long lunch break. Start at sunrise and put > in 2-3 legs in the morning then 1-2 evening legs. If the weather gets bad > don't fly. Be sure to allow alot of time. You never know how long the > weather will hold you up. > --- For what it's worth coming from an inexperienced long xcountry pilot, This was the strategy I used on my ferry trip of my titan and it worked really well for me. I flew it from Norfolk, NE here to Santa Fe, NM. The original plan was a few very long legs, but once I got going, I basically opted for airport-hopping the whole way. The longest leg was about 110 miles. It was a LOT more fun that way, IMO, as the navigation was easier , I got to do more takeoffs and landings and it was just more relaxing. The bad decision, however, was making the flight in the spring ;). It took me almost a week to make the trip due to simply hurricane force winds virtually every day. There was a tornado in Lamar, CO the night I stayed over at that airport. I'm just glad they let me in their community hangar for the night, otherwise me and the titan would probably still be somewhere else on the planet. So I spent way more time out there than I'd planned. This sounds fairly normal, tho, from what experienced flyers say, so I don't feel too bad. I havn't decided yet if long xcountry flying is really my bag, but I'm going to do some more shorter flights locally when the weather starts getting better to see. LS -------- LS Titan II SS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0831#200831 ________________________________ Message 38 ____________________________________ Time: 08:55:42 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams From: "cristalclear13" >From looking at the sectionals and sky vector it looks like I could airport hop between airports that have fuel without having too long of stretches. The longest stretches being at the beginning where I could easily call for someone to come help me if necessary. I tried to avoid any major airports/restricted areas/etc. I will further investigate this route by looking at the A/FD and sectionals. This route would also let me stop off at a relatives house in northern AL helping to make it a two day trip (wx permitting of course). Here it is: ays tma aby euf auo alx scd plr gad 8a0 5m0 9a4 2m2 ghm m02 m91 4m7 m21 210 ehr cul This came out to 607NM when I plugged it into skyvector.com I'll also plan to try out the EAA flight planner. -------- Cristal Waters Mark II Twinstar Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0840#200840 ________________________________ Message 39 ____________________________________ Time: 09:24:11 PM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams Cristal Another tool that is real nice to have is weather on your cell phone. I use Pilot My-cast. Its real handy to see what you are going to fly into no matter where you are. More than once checked the weather before I got out of my warm sleeping bag. This tool is mostly current information and only available where you get cell phone coverage. Pilot My-cast also has TFRs and other features but I primarily use it for weather. Its $10 per month so you can sign up only when you need it. You also need internet access, Sprint charges me $15/mo for unlimited access again with no connect fees. I understand that weather underground also has cell phone weather for free. There maybe others that have free more pilot related weather for cell phones. Rick Neilsen redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "cristalclear13" Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 3:55 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Cross Country Dreams > > > Thanks for the encouragement. > Thanks for the stories and pictures too. > > Is there a guide anywhere that tells what airports are > ultralight-friendly? > > Has anyone used the online EAA or AOPA flight planners? I see the links > to them but haven't registered to use them. > > -------- > Cristal Waters > Mark II Twinstar > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p 0735#200735 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.