---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/01/08: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:21 AM - Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! (dralle@matronics.com) 2. 08:51 AM - Re: Kolb factory (JetPilot) 3. 10:52 AM - Re: More Flying pictures (JetPilot) 4. 06:52 PM - Today's Flight in East Tennessee (Steven Green) 5. 07:42 PM - Re: More Flying pictures (grantr) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:21:37 AM PST US From: dralle@matronics.com Subject: Kolb-List: Matronics Email List Fund Raiser During November! Dear Listers, Each November I hold a PBS-like fund raiser to support the continued operation and upgrade of the List services at Matronics. It's through soley through the Contributions of List members that these Matronics Lists are possible. 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All three methods afford you the opportunity to select one of this year's free gifts with a qualifying Contribution amount!! To make your Contribution, please visit the secure site below: http://www.matronics.com/contribution I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous financial AND moral support over the years. I know it sounds a little cliche, but you guys really do feel like family. Thank you for your support! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:20 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb factory From: "JetPilot" Kolb closes at 4 PM if I remember correctly. Its to bad you missed them, you could not find a nicer bunch of people anywhere. 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=211479#211479 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 10:52:50 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: More Flying pictures From: "JetPilot" Hi GrantR, Great pictures, I looked at the ones on Photobucket also ! What kind of performance do you get with 2 people on board ? I also notice your large trim tab on one aileron, are you aware that there is a way to adjust the incidence of the wings so that the trim tab will not be needed ? Given the angle of that trim tab, you might get a nicer flying airplane and a little better performance out of your kolb by fine tuning the incidence of the wings rather than trimming the ailerons that much. Kolb sells adjustable U joints for the rear attachment of the wings in which you can adjust the incidence with washers. I did this with my Kolb and it worked very well. On the EGT's, 1200 is right on the upper edge, much higher and you will start seizing things in the engine [Shocked] . You are correct to suspect the accuracy of the temperature readings, sometimes they can be way off. The big question is though, which was correct, the 900 or the 1200 degree readings ? Reading the plugs will help you diagnose this. I would suggest you call Lockwood aviation technical support, Kerry knows these engines very well and could give you some very good advice, and its a free call :) One thing I found, pitching the prop a bit more so that you run a couple hundred less RPM's will result in a large reduction of EGT's. 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=211645#211645 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:06 PM PST US From: "Steven Green" Subject: Kolb-List: Today's Flight in East Tennessee Got the Kolb in the air today, first time since returning home from TNK in Sep. Flew up the Hiwassee river to Hiwassee lake at Farner then followed highway 68 through Coker Creek to Tellico Plains then back across Starr Mountain, made a couple passes up and down the Conasauga valley then back to MMI for the best landing I have made in at least a month. It was a beautiful flight. Steven MK3 912 do not archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:42:36 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: More Flying pictures From: "grantr" Mike, I don't know what the numbers are on the climb with 2 people on board. When i was taking lessons in my plane My instructor and I weighed in at about 325# together and the plane performed fine. We had a 3600 foot runway and we would be about 350 feet by the end of it. Takeoff roll was about 600 feet on asphalt. We also used the grass from time to time that was 2500 feet long and it was enough to clear 40 foot trees by a good margin. It climbs much better than a C 150. Flying solo here at my home base I am using the grass along the runway and it is 950 feet long. The plane is up in about 400 feet on the rough grass. Landing is about the same with no brakes. I use the whole runway and its a 6000 foot runway. I am at right around 950 when I pass the end of the runway. This is starting my climb shallow 65 IAS until about 100 agl and climbing 55 to 60 the rest of the time. I wish I could find a cheap VSI just to see what the climb rate is. My plane weights about 450# empty. Cruise rpm with 2 was 6K now solo its 53 to 5500 rpm. I weigh 155# and I have 20# ballast flying solo. The 503 on the MKIII seems to be a good match. Thanks Mike No I didn't know about the adjustable U joints. I will look into that. I think I have the egt issue resolved. I should have checked the jets 1st. the needle and the idler jet were the right size however The carbs had #145 main jets when it should have had #158s. I didn't have any jets on had so I drilled those out with a 1/16 drill bit and now egts are around 1100o. The engine is running just as good with the change. Spark plugs were not very brown from the last flight before the change. They were more of an off white color. I personally like my 2 stokes to run on the slight rich side. I put up some pictures of the egt reading from today on photobucket http://s340.photobucket.com/albums/o353/grant31781/Engine/ I am going to try those vgs that you have and see how that changes things on my plane. She handles great now but if I can get it better why not try it! 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