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Sun 04/26/09


Total Messages Posted: 16



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     1. 03:14 AM - harmonics (Ted Cowan)
     2. 04:25 AM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (loseyf@comcast.net)
     3. 04:25 AM - Re: harmonics (Richard & Martha Neilsen)
     4. 07:10 AM - Re: slips (Ralph B)
     5. 09:49 AM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (Jim Kmet)
     6. 10:13 AM - Re: Re: Wandering Wench is on her way (TheWanderingWench)
     7. 11:06 AM - Re: Transparent gascolator with drain valve (Dana)
     8. 12:34 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (Blumax008@aol.com)
     9. 01:18 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (Dana Hague)
    10. 01:53 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (russ kinne)
    11. 02:03 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (russ kinne)
    12. 04:41 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (John Hauck)
    13. 05:40 PM - Monument Valley (WillUribe@aol.com)
    14. 05:54 PM - Re: Monument Valley (John Hauck)
    15. 07:18 PM - Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (JetPilot)
    16. 08:03 PM - Re: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 (John Hauck)
 
 
 


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    Time: 03:14:48 AM PST US
    From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917@bellsouth.net>
    Subject: harmonics
    Glad to see everyone is back safely from sun-un-fun. So far this weekend it has been interesting. Have a friend up from Mobile on his way to Florida, stopping to pick up a passenger. They got as far as Eufaula, Alabama and lost power. Seems it has been doing it recently. After a long two day of searching for answers, changing fuel pumps, checking lines, filters, just about everything under the sun, I convinced him to pull a carb, (left bank went dead on landing). HKS on a Gull. We found a piece of rubber inside the carb, above the float needle valve, between the barb for the fuel hose. It was a big one, about 1/16 of an inch and didnt want to come out. A flake of rubber. When the power was on it would stop the gas; kicking on the elect. pump sometimes knocked it out of the way. Seen a bunch of stuff happen but never an elusive little piece of flat rubber like that. Kept sticking to the wall in there and sometimes you could see it, sometimes not. Other than that, I finally got to try a new prop on my Slingshot. Jim Holbrook sent me his new one for his 912 installation on his slingshot. I put it on and set it and guess what? NO HARMONICS!!! I didnt even have my helmet on and it was really quiet. I put my old one back on and wow, it is a noisy piece of crap. back to the ole woo woo woo. Tried that piece of tape on each blade. I put it on the worse blade and it changed the tune but still noisy. Put it on all the blades and it was really noisy. I am going to put Jims blade back on this morning and tie it down and wring it out to make sure but I am positive I have found the problem. Now, after all this and almost a year and a half of chasing the problem, I hope Warp Drive will make good and give me some replacement blades. If not I will have to take them off and spend a lot of money for some other blades, like Kiev. I just had to be able to PROVE what the problem was. Now I can. I want to thank everyone for all the help. Take care and happy sailing. Ted Cowan, Alabama, Slingshot 912 UL


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    Time: 04:25:01 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    From: loseyf@comcast.net
    Oorah! The thing about "bugs" in Florida is when they bite they usually leave a mark that stays for a few days.....maybe longer in his case! ------Original Message------ From: John Hauck Sender: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com ReplyTo: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Apr 25, 2009 9:32 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 > After 7 hours of flying today (thank you, tailwind) I'm back in ATL. > -------- > Kip Glad you made it home quickly and safely. I enjoyed spending time with you at Lakeland. I also had a great time, saw a lot of old friends and met more new ones, even one who accused me of ordering the Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, sticker that was on the side of my nose cone. ;-) Every once in a while us Kolb flyers will encounter a real "a" hole. Not very often, but I did today, when I landed for fuel in Perry, Florida. He pulled up in front of me as I was refueling. I take joking and teasing pretty good from folks I know, and hand out my share. But, when an arrogant SOB comes up to me, after getting out of his little $100,000+ glass LSA and demeaningly refers to my MKIII as a "hummer", a "bug", etc., I reach my tolerance point in a hurry. I can assure you, after counseling him a bit, he will think twice before he approaches another Kolb flyer at an unfamiliar airport and make the comments he made to me about my old airplane. I flew a little less than 900 miles in a little less than 9 hours. Not bad for an 80 mph airplane. Was blessed with a great tailwind going and coming. Now it is time to get ready for Monument Valley. john h mkIII Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry


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    Time: 04:25:04 AM PST US
    From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" <NeilsenRM@comcast.net>
    Subject: Re: harmonics
    Ted So what make and size differences are there between your prop and the prop Jim lent you that doesn't make noise. Are the prop blades shaped differently, are they more or less flexible, also weight?????? Are you going to fly with the other prop to check out any performance differences? Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917@bellsouth.net> Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 6:12 AM Subject: Kolb-List: harmonics > > Glad to see everyone is back safely from sun-un-fun. So far this weekend > it has been interesting. Have a friend up from Mobile on his way to > Florida, stopping to pick up a passenger. They got as far as Eufaula, > Alabama and lost power. Seems it has been doing it recently. After a > long two day of searching for answers, changing fuel pumps, checking > lines, filters, just about everything under the sun, I convinced him to > pull a carb, (left bank went dead on landing). HKS on a Gull. We found a > piece of rubber inside the carb, above the float needle valve, between the > barb for the fuel hose. It was a big one, about 1/16 of an inch and didnt > want to come out. A flake of rubber. When the power was on it would stop > the gas; kicking on the elect. pump sometimes knocked it out of the way. > Seen a bunch of stuff happen but never an elusive little piece of flat > rubber like that. Kept sticking to the wall in there and sometimes you > could see it, sometimes not. > Other than that, I finally got to try a new prop on my Slingshot. Jim > Holbrook sent me his new one for his 912 installation on his slingshot. I > put it on and set it and guess what? NO HARMONICS!!! I didnt even have > my helmet on and it was really quiet. I put my old one back on and wow, > it is a noisy piece of crap. back to the ole woo woo woo. Tried that > piece of tape on each blade. I put it on the worse blade and it changed > the tune but still noisy. Put it on all the blades and it was really > noisy. I am going to put Jims blade back on this morning and tie it down > and wring it out to make sure but I am positive I have found the problem. > Now, after all this and almost a year and a half of chasing the problem, I > hope Warp Drive will make good and give me some replacement blades. If > not I will have to take them off and spend a lot of money for some other > blades, like Kiev. I just had to be able to PROVE what the problem was. > Now I can. I want to thank everyone for all the help. Take care and > happy sailing. Ted Cowan, Alabama, Slingshot 912 UL > > >


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    Time: 07:10:13 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: slips
    From: "Ralph B" <ul15rhb@juno.com>
    Thom Riddle wrote: > Thread was SLIPS > > Ralph's comment about carrying a heavy passenger prompts me to ask about the size (sq. ft) of the standard MKIII and Kolbra wings. The reason I ask is that I've flown our RANS S6-S (155.25 sq ft wing) at MTOW of 1200 lb with a 280 lb passenger and light fuel. I weight about 215, so there is a lot of human carcass aboard in this configuration. This comes to a wing loading of 7.73 lb/sqft wing loading and 15 lb/hp for my 80hp 912. > > At our low elevation and generally cool climate the performance at MTOW is adequate. Not enough power for that weight in the Rockies. Most of the time I fly solo with more fuel at about 950 lbs TOW which comes to only 6.12 lb/sqft and 11.88 lb/hp. with great performance. > > Just curious about MkIII and Kolbra wings for comparison. Tom, I forgot to answer your questions about the wing loading on the Kolbra. I believe the Kolbra has the same wing at the Mark III with 153 sq ft. The maximum gross weight is 1150 lbs and can carry a passenger up to 250 lbs, but the question is whether someone of that size would fit in the rear seat. The 80 hp 912 is struggling with a heavy passenger, but the climb is probably better than most small GA aircraft with heavier passengers. I know some of them cannot carry a full load of fuel with a heavy passenger. The Kolbra has a 13 gallon tank which is 81 lbs full, but on the opposite side of the cg which helps balance things out. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 22 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 1 year flying it Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=241308#241308


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    Time: 09:49:21 AM PST US
    From: "Jim Kmet" <jlsk1@frontiernet.net>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    I too, just got back from SNF, Left Wed, (ground) to PMP to fly with Jeff Wheeler, one of the new owners of N58SG, (Steven Green`s old MK-3C). The flights went well , then we took a short hop out over the Everglades, What lucky guys! Then on to Lakeland, saw Travis, Dennis,Bruce, John H., Craig from Ala., Kip, & a few more. What a nice bunch.! I didn`t realize how unique an experience, the scenery from a Kolb, in that neck of the woods. For the lurkers on this forum that don`t have a Kolb yet,but are thinking about it, Whatcha Waitin for? Jim Kmet Cookeville, Tn MK-3C ----- Original Message ----- From: "N111KX (Kip)" <n111kx@mindspring.com> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:44 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Sun and Fun 2009 > > -------- > Kip > Firestar II, N111KX > Waiex, N111YX > Quickie 1, N111QX > Atlanta > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=241273#241273 > > >


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    Time: 10:13:24 AM PST US
    From: TheWanderingWench <thewanderingwench@yahoo.com>
    Subject: Re: Wandering Wench is on her way
    Hi Kolber drivers, Sun N Fun ends today, and well be packing up and flying out tomorrow. Here's a question for you. Were got a tentative route home (to Oregon) figured out and Id very much appreciate hearing from you about it. My method of flight planning is a 3-step process: 1. We look at a road map and choose a tentative route. This is usually based on prior knowledge of portions of the route (in this case, from Albuquerque to Oregon,) and from suggestions weve been given. (John Hauck was really helpful on this.) Since we tend to follow roads (and they can be little, tiny back roads or interstates,) anyone can look at a map and see where we are thinking of going. We avoid congested areas (meaning cities and suburbs.) 2. I put out the road route to various ultralight e-mail lists and ask for input. What we're looking for are people who are familiar with any segment of the proposed flight route. Im especially interested in hearing from people who have flown over segments of our route, so they can warn us about unsafe terrain and make suggestions for alternate flight paths. This worked very successfully on our flight here, and helped us get around Tuscons and El Pasos airspace, and around the swamps in Louisiana and Mississippi and Florida. 3. We incorporate the suggestions when Randy and I sit down with sectionals [air maps] and plan specific waypoints. Thats the route Ill be posting on our blog. Of course, it will change based on weather and new information. SO heres our tentative flight route. Please take a look, and if youve flown any portion of the route, or are very familiar with any part of it from the ground, please let me know whether there is anything to be aware ofremember, were flying two-cycle engines and want to be able to have landing spots as much as possible, in case we have engine problems. Also, if you know of nice small airports along the way, let us know. Obviously well see them on the sectional and can look them up in our Flight Guide, but theres nothing like local knowledge. And finally, if you know a safe and yet more scenic route let us know! 1. From Lakeland, Florida, follow I-75 north to Gainesville, FL. 2. Pick up Hwy. 27 to Foley, FL and go around Tallahassee to the north and on to Bainbridge, GA. 3. Take Hwy. 84 to Dothan, AL 4.Follow Hwy. 231 to Hwy. 29/10; continue east on 10 to Greenville, AL and then on to Meridian, MS 5. Pick up Hwy. 20 and head east past Shreveport. 6. Somehow get around all the congestion (looking for suggestions!) and pick up Hwy. 82, following it past Sherman, TX on to Witchita Falls, TX. 7. Pick up Hwy. 287 and follow it to Amarillo. 8. Pick up I-40 and follow it to Albuquerque. What do you think? Please let me hear from you. THANKS!! Thanks - Arty Maxair Drifter Sandy, Oregon www.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/uladventure2009.htm


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    Time: 11:06:21 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Transparent gascolator with drain valve
    From: "Dana" <d-m-hague@comcast.net>
    Here's the actual installation, on the cross tube under the seat of my UltraStar. No problems, no leaks, no discernable degradation of the plastic so far. -Dana But do you trust the _government_ with semi-automatic assault rifles? Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=241328#241328 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/gascolator_665.jpg


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    Time: 12:34:09 PM PST US
    From: Blumax008@aol.com
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    I'm familiar. We had one of our local yocal BIG airplane drivers (C-172) come up to a nearby Trike flyer & make fun of his little Trike. A "kite" he called it while bragging about how he flies his "real" airplane. When BIG airplane driver asked our Trike flyer what he did for a living...BIG mistake...Trike flyer responds..."I fly F-15 Eagles over the Iraq no-fly zone." No further comment from BIG airplane driver...while retreating with haste. **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy ir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=A prilfooter426NO62)


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    Time: 01:18:06 PM PST US
    From: Dana Hague <d-m-hague@comcast.net>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    At 03:32 PM 4/26/2009, Blumax008@aol.com wrote: > >We had one of our local yocal BIG airplane drivers (C-172) come up to a >nearby Trike flyer & make fun of his little Trike. A "kite" he called it >while bragging about how he flies his "real" airplane... Fortunately they're all not like that. Guy walks over from his Comanche after I landed my UltraStar. He'd just gotten back from Florida (I'm in CT), but all he could talk about was how much fun my plane looked. A 172 is OK, I guess, but as airplanes go it's about as exciting as a Plymouth station wagon. -Dana -- Most politicians aren't crooks, but the ones that are sure are making the other 10 percent look bad.


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    Time: 01:53:06 PM PST US
    From: russ kinne <russ@rkiphoto.com>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    GOOD for that Trike flyer. Wish I'd seen it On Apr 26, 2009, at 3:32 PM, Blumax008@aol.com wrote: > I'm familiar. > > We had one of our local yocal BIG airplane drivers (C-172) come up > to a nearby Trike flyer & make fun of his little Trike. A "kite" he > called it while bragging about how he flies his "real" airplane. > When BIG airplane driver asked our Trike flyer what he did for a > living...BIG mistake...Trike flyer responds..."I fly F-15 Eagles > over the Iraq no-fly zone." > > No further comment from BIG airplane driver...while retreating with > haste. > > A Good Credit Score is 70001410739/aol?redir=http:// > www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx? > sc=668072&hmpgID=62&bcd=Aprilfooter426NO62>See yours in just 2 easy > steps! > >


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    Time: 02:03:44 PM PST US
    From: russ kinne <russ@rkiphoto.com>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    You're absolutely right, 172's are not that exciting, and underpowered too. 170 is better, 180 horsepower better yet. Cessna 180/185 even better. One big plus is they're big enuf to sleep in Russ do not archive On Apr 26, 2009, at 4:10 PM, Dana Hague wrote: > At 03:32 PM 4/26/2009, Blumax008@aol.com wrote: >> >> We had one of our local yocal BIG airplane drivers (C-172) come up >> to a nearby Trike flyer & make fun of his little Trike. A "kite" >> he called it while bragging about how he flies his "real" airplane... > > Fortunately they're all not like that. Guy walks over from his > Comanche after I landed my UltraStar. He'd just gotten back from > Florida (I'm in CT), but all he could talk about was how much fun > my plane looked. > > A 172 is OK, I guess, but as airplanes go it's about as exciting as > a Plymouth station wagon. > > -Dana > > -- > Most politicians aren't crooks, but the ones that are sure are > making the other 10 percent look bad. > >


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    Time: 04:41:53 PM PST US
    From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    I guess the Cessnas are ok for what they were intended to do. I had to fly one a hand full of hours 19 years ago to get a fixed wing ticket to fly my mkIII. At that time I had 1100 plus hours in the US and FS. Was a lot more fun flying the Kolbs than the Cessnas. A Kolb is built to fly for fun. Hard to beat that. john h mkIII You're absolutely right, 172's are not that exciting, and underpowered too. 170 is better, 180 horsepower better yet. Cessna 180/185 even better. One big plus is they're big enuf to sleep in Russ do not archive


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    Time: 05:40:24 PM PST US
    From: WillUribe@aol.com
    Subject: Monument Valley
    Greetings, My FireStar is ready to do the flight to Monument Valley, it has been flying missions for the last week. I will be departing Friday morning and will try to make it in one day. Regards, Will Uribe El Paso, TX FireStar II Here is a picture I took today. There is a sign on the rear window door flashing to turn back. **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003)


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    Time: 05:54:34 PM PST US
    From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
    Subject: Re: Monument Valley
    Will: No sweat on the helicopter. I didn't see any guns or rockets. ;-) Got a call from Arty Trost this afternoon. She and Randy Simpson will be departing Lakeland in the morning headed to Monument Valley. I plan to leave here Tue, 12 May. Will marry up with three mkIII's and a J5 Cub at Sherman, TX, first night out. From there we will fly to Los Lunas, NM, to Mike Marker's, RON, and fly the rest of the way into MV Thursday morning. Should be there some time after lunch if we decide to eat lunch in Gallup. If Ken Kenorek can get off work, he will fly his Titan and meet up at Sherman. That will be one hell'uva gaggle of little airplanes. We did 4 mkIII's and a Kolbra in 2005 on the Kitty Hawk/Kolb Homecoming Flight. Kip L met us in Milledgeville, GA, but had to go back to work instead of horse around with the good ole boys. Should be a good group of aircraft at MV if everyone that plans to be there makes it. The flight to Lakeland, four nights in the tent, was a good shake down for me, the mkIII, and my requirements to live out of the airplane. Looking forward to the flight West. john h mkIII My FireStar is ready to do the flight to Monument Valley Will Uribe


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    Time: 07:18:11 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    From: "JetPilot" <orcabonita@hotmail.com>
    [quote="John Hauck But, when an arrogant SOB comes up to me, after getting out of his little $100,000+ glass LSA and demeaningly refers to my MKIII as a "hummer", a "bug", etc., john h mkIII [/quote] That guy probably thought he was pretty big in his composite LSA looking at a couple LCD screens and flying over 100 MPH. When one is new to aviation and has very little experience, it is easy to be impressed by any airplane is bigger and faster. Now that I have been flying for more years than I care to admit, whenever I am flying over a beautiful area of the country in a large Jet with 8 CRT's and doing well over 500 MPH, I look down and dream about flying to those places in my Kolb !!! Mike -------- &quot;NO FEAR&quot; - 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=241387#241387


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    Time: 08:03:49 PM PST US
    From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
    Subject: Re: Sun and Fun 2009
    > That guy probably thought he was pretty big in his composite LSA looking at a couple LCD screens and flying over 100 MPH. When one is new to aviation and has very little experience, it is easy to be impressed by any airplane is bigger and faster. Now that I have been flying for more years than I care to admit, whenever I am flying over a beautiful area of the country in a large Jet with 8 CRT's and doing well over 500 MPH, I look down and dream about flying to those places in my Kolb !!! > > Mike There are a surprising number of professional pilots, both civil and military, active and retired, flying Homer Kolb's airplanes, and other makes and models of light planes and ultralights. Most of the time you can not tell by the way a UL pilot looks if he is an unlicensed amateur or maybe flying 40 or 50 years. Will never forget landing at Headland, Alabama, for fuel in 1984 or 85 in my Ultrastar, on a cross country flight to Tallahassee, Florida. The line boy came out to help me with the fuel. He walked up to my little US and asked me, "What frog pond did you get that skeeter hawk out of?" Back then I was extremely sensitive about others' comments about my airplane. I promptly told him, "It is an airplane, not a GD skeeter hawk." He replied with, "Yes sir. How much fuel would you like in your airplane." Had the Airport Manager at Danbury, Connecticut, 1994, pay me a visit as I was sitting on the main gear of my mkIII filling out the log book. He drove up in a big black sedan with a lot of antennas on it and the Airport Manager logo on the door. Did not get out of his car, but hollered over to me, "Ultralights are not allowed at my airport." I replied, "Your tower operator authorized me to land here after I informed him of my intentions." Then I pointed to the big yellow N number on the tailboom. The world is full of them. If you fly long enough you will bump into one sooner or later. I am not as bad about it as I used to be, but the ding a ling at Perry, FL, kinda got my goat yesterday. john h mkIII - 2,893.0 hours 912ULS - 324.5 hours




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