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1. 07:06 AM - Looking for some help/ kolb history (flycolt45@aol.com)
2. 10:16 AM - Re: Re: weight question (pj.ladd)
3. 01:17 PM - Re: Re: weight question (robert bean)
4. 01:34 PM - previous post (pj.ladd)
5. 03:18 PM - Buchan fly-in (zeprep251@aol.com)
6. 04:21 PM - Loehle Aero Coatings (Richard Girard)
7. 05:06 PM - Re: Buchan fly-in (George Alexander)
8. 05:11 PM - Re: Loehle Aero Coatings (herb)
9. 05:19 PM - Re: weight question (ces308)
10. 05:40 PM - Re: Buchan fly-in (ces308)
11. 07:56 PM - Re: Flying to Sun 'n Fun - and maybe MV! (JetPilot)
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| Subject: | Looking for some help/ kolb history |
Hi Kolb Friends,
I'm a former 3 time Kolber and every year since my last MKIII?(when S&F comes around),
I go there to say hi to all and hang out with D. Kuntzleman - &&& kick
MKIII tires again.? I have another aircraft now but have roots in Homer's back
yard : ).? When you all mention the history of Kolb - darn does't it hit?sentimental
& warm feelings about those early times (not to dis TNKA).? And I realize
that we all have our fond memories of those times and that Kolb aircraft
family.? I've seen many of your PA born Kolbs get built & shipped; and met some
of the owners who came to visit the PA Kolb Industrial Aircraft Complex (Homer's
farm : )? Geeze, I remember Dennis flight testing the Lazer, (talk about
seeing future business potential - can you say Vans/Rans) & then seemingly?shortly
afterwards?telling me that he'd be moving & that?his life would be all about
his (then) little daughter for a long while.?
I'm coming off of active duty (back home to FL) & am?looking for help from anyone
living in an airpark (in FL) who is happy there and could share some info.??Rather
than take up space here, please e mail me direct.? I would appreciate
it.
See you all at S&F & at Homer's on Dad's Day.
Thanks,
Jim Cote
PA/ FL?
PS:? Time to come back - Dennis? : )
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| Subject: | Re: weight question |
when I did the weight and
balance for the plane ,the empty weight came out to 596.2 lbs.>>
Hi there,
just for interest here in the UK there is a strict limit on weight or
the plane ceases to be an ultralight. That means different pilot
licences, plane licenses , maintenance schedules, insurance etc., as
above the limit it automatically becomes a light aircraft. We therefore
do not embark on `beefing up` or a bit extra here and there on the basis
that `it isn`t much extra weight`. It would automatically make our
planes illegal. Of course if you intend to
My Xtra with Jabi 2200 with full oil but no fuel came in at 548 lbs.
240lbs on the mains and 66lbs on the tailwheel.
Today has been really Springlike. Blue sky , light cumulus, 5 knots
wind. I actually ran the engine for the first time since November.
Unfortunately I have been down with a bad back and have been unable to
push the plane out of the hangar so it has been a long lay up. My solar
panel which kept the battery topped up all through the summer has
obviously failed to produce the goods during winter so I had to get the
battery charged. No power in my hangar in the middle of a field.
Replaced the battery, pulled the prop through by hand to move the oil
around a bit, full choke, and fired her up and she started with no
trouble. Nice to hear everything sounding right.
Incredible what can go wrong. I have a carburettor warming device with a
3 way switch. Centre for OFF and up for one warming strength and down
for extra boost. Just sitting in the cockpit warming up the engine and
generally twiddling switches I moved the carb heat switch and it stuck,
and wouldn`t return to centre. Totally solid. Unbelievable. What the
hell can go wrong with a simple device like that? Now I shall have to
disassemble the entire console to replace it. Nothing is simple.
Away in South Africa all of March so it will be early Summer before I
can get flying again.
However, I understand that there is someone offering ultralight flights
over Victoria Falls so I shall give that a go.
Watch that weight. I reckon the Kolb is designed to take more punishment
than you are and adding extra struts etc., is a waste of time and just
produces more for the engine to drag about. Unless, of course if you
intend to fly in the John the Hawk style with enough fuel to go around
the world, tents and survival gear and enough armament to start WW3
(Joke, John) then you may well decide that you need a stronger airframe
than standard. But you need to know as much about planes as John does
before you start overloading.
Cheers
Pat
Cheers
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: weight question |
Pat, we can go up to 1320 lbs before we lose our sport pilot privilege.
Otherwise an experimental can be as big as we want it. P&W 985 anyone?
BB
On 22, Feb 2009, at 1:15 PM, pj.ladd wrote:
> when I did the weight and
> balance for the plane ,the empty weight came out to 596.2 lbs.>>
>
> Hi there,
> just for interest here in the UK there is a strict limit on weight
> or the plane ceases to be an ultralight. That means different pilot
> licences, plane licenses , maintenance schedules, insurance etc.,
> as above the limit it automatically becomes a light aircraft. We
> therefore do not embark on `beefing up` or a bit extra here and
> there on the basis that `it isn`t much extra weight`. It would
> automatically make our planes illegal. Of course if you intend to
> My Xtra with Jabi 2200 with full oil but no fuel came in at 548
> lbs. 240lbs on the mains and 66lbs on the tailwheel.
> Today has been really Springlike. Blue sky , light cumulus, 5
> knots wind. I actually ran the engine for the first time since
> November. Unfortunately I have been down with a bad back and have
> been unable to push the plane out of the hangar so it has been a
> long lay up. My solar panel which kept the battery topped up all
> through the summer has obviously failed to produce the goods during
> winter so I had to get the battery charged. No power in my hangar
> in the middle of a field. Replaced the battery, pulled the prop
> through by hand to move the oil around a bit, full choke, and
> fired her up and she started with no trouble. Nice to hear
> everything sounding right.
> Incredible what can go wrong. I have a carburettor warming device
> with a 3 way switch. Centre for OFF and up for one warming strength
> and down for extra boost. Just sitting in the cockpit warming up
> the engine and generally twiddling switches I moved the carb heat
> switch and it stuck, and wouldn`t return to centre. Totally solid.
> Unbelievable. What the hell can go wrong with a simple device like
> that? Now I shall have to disassemble the entire console to replace
> it. Nothing is simple.
> Away in South Africa all of March so it will be early Summer before
> I can get flying again.
> However, I understand that there is someone offering ultralight
> flights over Victoria Falls so I shall give that a go.
>
> Watch that weight. I reckon the Kolb is designed to take more
> punishment than you are and adding extra struts etc., is a waste of
> time and just produces more for the engine to drag about. Unless,
> of course if you intend to fly in the John the Hawk style with
> enough fuel to go around the world, tents and survival gear and
> enough armament to start WW3 (Joke, John) then you may well decide
> that you need a stronger airframe than standard. But you need to
> know as much about planes as John does before you start overloading.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
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Sorry,
it seems that the gremlins got at my previous post and part of one
sentence went walkabout. Sorry about that.
Cheers
Pat
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Rich And George,
??????????????? Enjoyed meeting you guys Sunday and thanks for offering logistic
support.Had almost 4 gals left on arrival at Blackwater,got a little push on
the way back,almost 8mph.And Rick,in my experience,your hearing should return
to normal within a few days.Thanks again guys.
???????????????????????????????????????? Gary Aman ????
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| Subject: | Loehle Aero Coatings |
Anyone have any experience with Loehle's Aero Coating system?
Rick
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| Subject: | Re: Buchan fly-in |
zeprep251(at)aol.com wrote:
> Rich And George,
> Enjoyed meeting you guys Sunday and thanks for offering logistic
support.Had almost 4 gals left on arrival at Blackwater,got a little push
on the way back,almost 8mph.And Rick,in my experience,your hearing should return
to normal within a few days.Thanks again guys.
> Gary Aman
>
Gary et al:
If it weren't for a good looking Kolb MK3C, (see attachment) it would have been
just another gathering of geezers and their machines in sunny, SW Florida.
For the rest of you, while not the quality of some of the recent video clips, I
did manage to load a clip on YouTube of Gary & Rick taking off for Rick's "Fix-Flight".
(Not too bad for a hand held, still camera.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoUyMUNl4Y
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FS II R503 N709FS
http://gtalexander.home.att.net
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| Subject: | Re: Loehle Aero Coatings |
Rick
I have seen the results...and the finish is show quality...That
said...mighty expensive ! Then again,,,I am a polytone fellow....
Two part Polyurethane as I recall..? Herb
At 06:21 PM 2/22/2009, you wrote:
>Anyone have any experience with Loehle's Aero Coating system?
>
>Rick
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| Subject: | Re: weight question |
Hi Pat,
I just got finished clearing the airport of 1 foot of snow with 30 mph winds today
so it will be a bit before mine comes out too! When I called Brian the other
day and questioned him on the fact that he flew the plane with full fuel (20
gal) and 2 230 lbs people on board and he said they took out of a 1200 feet
strip with trees all around and he said it flew great.When I asked him bout being
over weight ,he and Dennis both said not a problem and set the max at 1150.
I am going to confirm this again tomorrow with Dennis. How is the performance
on our M3?
chris
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| Subject: | Re: Buchan fly-in |
Gary,
pretty airplane ! Tell me what kind of performance are you getting with the Jab?
chris
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| Subject: | Re: Flying to Sun 'n Fun - and maybe MV! |
That sounds like quite an adventure Arty ! I think you are right about it inspiring
people. Ever since I first started reading about John Haucks flights to
Alaska in a Kolb I have wanted to do the same :) It will be the the experience
of a lifetime, good luck !!!!!
Mike
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"NO FEAR" - If you have no fear you did not go as fast as you could
have !!!
Kolb MK-III Xtra, 912-S
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