---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/10/09: 14 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:50 AM - Re: Instructing in a Kolb (Thom Riddle) 2. 11:15 AM - New Kolb Trailer (gliderx5@comcast.net) 3. 11:54 AM - New Kolb Trailer (Lanny Fetterman) 4. 12:08 PM - Re: New Kolb Trailer (John Hauck) 5. 12:08 PM - Re: New Kolb Trailer (william sullivan) 6. 12:54 PM - Re: Re: New Kolb Trailer (gliderx5@comcast.net) 7. 05:53 PM - HKS flight (Larry Cottrell) 8. 05:53 PM - Re: Re: Instructing in a Kolb (Dana Hague) 9. 06:17 PM - Re: HKS flight (John Hauck) 10. 06:39 PM - Old Engine (Mark) 11. 06:50 PM - Re: HKS flight (Larry Cottrell) 12. 07:01 PM - Re: HKS flight (John Hauck) 13. 08:47 PM - crappy looking ethanol (Larry Cottrell) 14. 10:22 PM - Re: crappy looking ethanol (Carlos) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:50:00 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Instructing in a Kolb From: "Thom Riddle" Dana is correct, as usual. My CFI mentor is an ATP rated pilot with CFI and CFII tickets and owns and operates a flight school. I asked him once which local AME he used for keeping his 1st class medical current and he told me that he keeps a 3rd class only because he does not fly for hire but only gives instruction. He had to have the 2nd class medical for getting his commercial ticket and the 1st class for ATP but no longer needs either for instruction. As a SP-CFI I don't need any medical at all and plan to let my 3rd class expire this year. -------- Thom Riddle N1208P RANS S6S, Tailwheel, 912UL N197BG FS1/447 -------------------- It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. - Charles Baudelaire Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=223831#223831 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:15:44 AM PST US From: gliderx5@comcast.net Subject: Kolb-List: New Kolb Trailer Here is the new trailer that I have been working on for my MKII. It started life as a Coachman bunkhouse in 1982, but now has realized it's true calling. That of a Kolb toy hauler. I have a bunch more before and after pictures on my web site http://home.comcast.net/~mmorrison123/trailer.htm . I'm not sure if this is thinking outside the box, inside the box, or just thinking about the box itself? Malcolm Morrison MKII ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:54:17 AM PST US From: Lanny Fetterman Subject: Kolb-List: New Kolb Trailer Malcolm, I love when someone takes a piece of equipment that, let`s say is past it`s prime, and makes something useful out of it. Nice job! Lanny Fetterman N598LF FSII Do not archive ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 12:08:58 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Kolb Trailer > Malcolm, I love when someone takes a piece of equipment that, let`s say is > past it`s prime, and makes something useful out of it. Nice job! Lanny > Fetterman N598LF FSII Do not archive Lanny/Gang: I'll second that. Looks like the bunk house was designed for hauling Kolbs in mind. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:08:59 PM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Kolb-List: re: New Kolb Trailer - Nice job, Malcolm!- How about the cost and labor? - - ------------------------- ------------------------ Bi ll Sullivan ------------------------- ------------------------ Wi ndsor Locks, Ct. ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:54:08 PM PST US From: gliderx5@comcast.net Subject: Re: Kolb-List: re: New Kolb Trailer Bill I bought the camper on ebay for $1152. The used garage door was $150. 6 sheets of plywood flooring and a few 2 x 4s were about $140. Probably about another $40 in assorted hardware for a total of about $1500. I reused quite a bit of paneling from inside the camper, along with the beds and cushions, cabinet doors, trim, toilet, lights, etc. I believe that the fridge, stove, oven, furnace, and AC all work, but I haven't got that far yet. The AC blows cold air, but as you can see from the pictures whatelse would you expect! I started working on it mid December while I was on Christmas vacation from work. We had a couple weeks of reasonable weather, but now winter has arrived for real. Malcolm Morrison MKII ----- Original Message ----- From: "william sullivan" Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 3:08:41 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Kolb-List: re: New Kolb Trailer Nice job, Malcolm! How about the cost and labor? Bill Sullivan ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:53:16 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Kolb-List: HKS flight I finally got every thing lined up correctly and was able to fly my Firestar II with the HKS. It has been a struggle for me, as I would much rather fly than build or tinker. I have persevered however and things are finally going better. My first flight was last Tuesday, and I had made a trip to Jordan Valley to the Shell Station to get some 91 Octane fuel. It of course has ethanol in it. I had probably bought it the week before, and due to grounding problems that I of course created myself, didn't get ready to fly until Tuesday. It started right up and every thing seemed to be going well. I warmed up the engine oil to 122 degrees and began my take off roll. It sounded good and I was getting plenty of climb so I kept it over the runway climbing all the time. While on the ground there was little wind, but it was blowing about 12 MPH in a nice crosswind to the runway. I flew for about 10 minutes and checked my stall speed numbers and there was no change in my stall break. When I advanced the throttle it hesitated and did not want to rev up. I did nurse it back to a usable rpm and circled for an immediate landing. On the ground it was progressively worse the longer I taxied. After a bit, I checked the gascolator and found that the fuel in there was about the color of coffee. I kept draining it and the best it would do was cloudy, so I drained the tank and put some fuel that I found in Boise that did not have ethanol in it. I checked the float bowls and found nothing in them. It still would not accelerate over 3100 rpm's. I had been talking to Jerry at Green Sky and he said that he still thought it was fuel related. I cut out the fuel filter and mainlined the fuel and it again ran like a champ. I went out and checked the weather and the wind had come up again, so I postponed flying. Yesterday the weather finally moderated a bit, but I felt like crap so I declined to fly. Today it was cold again in the morning (21 degrees) so I went into the hanger and did a little maintenance and built a few shelves. Finally at about 3:30 the wind quit so I rolled it out and tried it again. The plane is the same as it was when I was running the 503 on it, so I was interested to see what the difference would be. There was a bit of wind up high so I flew a triangle course and ended up with 73 MPH average at 5800 RPM's That is about 6 MPH faster than I could do at a cruise with the 503. I could exceed VNE at WOT ,which at the setting that I had the prop, of 6100 RPM's. The stall remained the same at 30 MPH indicated. My climb was 550 feet per minute which is about 200 fpm better than I could do with the 503. Just for grins I shut the engine off and found that at 50 to 55 MPH indicated I could make a 180 turn in 80 feet. I believe that I can do better with a 40 MPH speed. It required 5 touch and goes before I got one that was suitable. (Last flight was a challenger in early Oct) In an hour and 12 minutes flying between 5400 and 5800 RPM's I burned just a bit more than 3 gallons. The engine even at full throttle is very quiet compared to any Rotax. I have looked for the new Sta bill that they are making for ethanol gas, but have not been able to find it yet. I will not be using any ethanol gas if there is any way around it. The crap plugged my fuel filter in nothing flat, and I could not reason out why it changed all at once. I also gave my new Chilli Vest a test flight as well, and I am very pleased with its performance also. My wrists got a bit cool where my gloves ended but that is all. Larry, 440.7 hours Firestar II ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:53:16 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Instructing in a Kolb Continuing the discussion, here's something interesting: 91.319 Aircraft having experimental certificates: Operating limitations. (a) No person may operate an aircraft that has an experimental certificate (1) For other than the purpose for which the certificate was issued; or (2) Carrying persons or property for compensation or hire. BUT... 91.319(h) The FAA may issue deviation authority providing relief from the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section for the purpose of conducting flight training. The FAA will issue this deviation authority as a letter of deviation authority. (1) The FAA may cancel or amend a letter of deviation authority at any time. (2) An applicant must submit a request for deviation authority to the FAA at least 60 days before the date of intended operations. A request for deviation authority must contain a complete description of the proposed operation and justification that establishes a level of safety equivalent to that provided under the regulations for the deviation requested. The fact that the FAA has put such specific language into the regs would indicate that they expect to issue such deviation authority, or that they realized there will be a lack of "ultralight like" SLSA's. I wonder if a former BFI with a SP or PP certificate might be able to convince the FAA that his request "establishes a level of safety equivalent to that provided under the regulations"? This is separate from the provision that allows training in converted E-LSA's until January 31, 2010, and could apply to ALL experimental aircraft, including E-LSA, E-AB and E-exhibition, so it could apply to converted fat ultralights, homebuilts, and even warbirds. -Dana -- Roses are red, Violets are blue, I'm wasting much too much time on the internet, and probably, so are you. ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:17:42 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: HKS flight Hi Larry: Congratulations! Sounds like it is going to do ok. Maybe I will get a chance to fly an HKS FS when I visit in May. Glad the Chilli Vest worked. Sure cut down on the amount of clothes I had to wear in cold country. Made getting in and out of the mkIII a lot easier. Be aware that low level tight turns at slow speeds will bite you in the ass . Your buddy, john h mkIII I also gave my new Chilli Vest a test flight as well, and I am very pleas ed with its performance also. My wrists got a bit cool where my gloves ende d but that is all. Larry, 440.7 hours Firestar II ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:39:15 PM PST US From: "Mark" Subject: Kolb-List: Old Engine I used to fly one of these on a Quick weight shift,back in 82. I installed elbows and velocity stacks facing foward to get a little more power out of it.I was 135lb at the time,plane was 130(yeah,I weighed it) Wes supposed to put out 15hp.I WOULD NEVER PUT THIS ON AN ULTRASTAR.Not very reliable. First landing was dead stick(or shift?)Get a good engine and dont waste your time,not worth it. Mark ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 06:50:06 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: HKS flight ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hauck To: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 7:15 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: HKS flight Hi Larry: Congratulations! Sounds like it is going to do ok. Maybe I will get a chance to fly an HKS FS when I visit in May. Glad the Chilli Vest worked. Sure cut down on the amount of clothes I had to wear in cold country. Made getting in and out of the mkIII a lot easier. Be aware that low level tight turns at slow speeds will bite you in the ass. Your buddy, john h mkIII I am sure that you will indeed get a chance to fly it, I would be interested in your observations. It seems to be better all the way around. The vest worked well with the cigar lighter socket, makes it hard to get out if you forget to unplug it though. :-) My tight turns were at about 500 feet, and actually the best ones are pretty flat. Larry ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com 1/10/2009 6:01 PM ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 07:01:31 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: HKS flight Larry: Forgetting the plug is part of the initial training program of Chilli Vest flying. Been there and done that several times. john h mkIII The vest worked well with the cigar lighter socket, makes it hard to get out if you forget to unplug it though. :-) Larry ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 08:47:44 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Kolb-List: crappy looking ethanol I have been doing some more thinking about the discoloration in my gascolator and have decided that it was probably accumulated crud from the fuel tanks that are the original tanks put in service in 1997. Eleven years of two cycle oil probably left a bit of crud that the alcohol broke loose. Still not happy about the dumb shit politicians that require it in this state. Larry C, Oregon ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 10:22:03 PM PST US From: "Carlos" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: crappy looking ethanol Hi Larry Time to change politicians? I get the privilege of paying Oregon Income taxes because that is where I work but am not allowed to vote because I live in WA. Sound like taxation without Representation to me... It cuts into my Kolb flying budget ! Carlos G. ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Cottrell To: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:46 PM Subject: Kolb-List: crappy looking ethanol I have been doing some more thinking about the discoloration in my gascolator and have decided that it was probably accumulated crud from the fuel tanks that are the original tanks put in service in 1997. Eleven years of two cycle oil probably left a bit of crud that the alcohol broke loose. Still not happy about the dumb shit politicians that require it in this state. 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