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1. 06:31 AM - Re: Homer Kolb (John Bickham)
2. 06:52 AM - Re: Victor 1+ Report (Jack B. Hart)
3. 07:13 AM - The passing of Homer Kolb... (Bob Green)
4. 07:17 AM - Re: Victor 1+ Report (Herb)
5. 09:12 AM - Re: Victor 1+ Report (Jack B. Hart)
6. 11:40 AM - Re: Homer Kolb (dalewhelan)
7. 02:03 PM - Another alternative engine (Richard Girard)
8. 02:07 PM - Re: Homer Kolb (Dana Hague)
9. 02:11 PM - Re: Re: Homer Kolb (Dana Hague)
10. 02:24 PM - Re: Another alternative engine (robert bean)
11. 02:51 PM - Re: Homer Kolb (Kip)
12. 03:08 PM - Re: Homer Kolb (DAquaNut@aol.com)
13. 03:39 PM - Re: Victor 1+ Report (DAquaNut@aol.com)
14. 03:52 PM - Re: Another alternative engine (Richard Girard)
15. 05:40 PM - Re: Homer Kolb (Thom Riddle)
16. 05:40 PM - Re: Homer Kolb (Thom Riddle)
17. 07:49 PM - Kolb on Facebook (JoergW)
18. 09:53 PM - Fw: Spark Plugs Condition (Ron @ KFHU)
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Always harder to when "one of the good guys" is no longer among us. Had the great
pleasure of meeting Home and Clara a couple of times. Prayers are with Ms
Clara and family for the pain they are in. Homer don't really need them.
Picture below is Homer graciously autographing my plane at the 2007 TNK Homecoming.
At first he was reluctant, didn't want to "ruin your pretty plane" as he
put it. Treasure that.
We climb in our "proven" designs and derive great pleasure from them. It is with
deep respect, great admiration and gratitude when I think of Homer designing
and doing the actual proving in the early days. True aviator and a great person.
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Thanks too much,
John Bickham
Mark III-C w/ 912UL
St. Francisville, LA
I know many pilots and a few true aviators. There is a distinct difference that
I have the greatest respect for.
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Subject: | Re: Victor 1+ Report |
At 11:03 PM 7/12/09 -0500, you wrote:
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>Jack
>
> Empty wt with the 447? Herb
>
Herb,
Engine 447 Victor MZ 34
Displacement 436 382 313
FF Empty Wt 248 252 210+ est
I am bulkhead mounting the engine free air with no pull starter, up side
down off the rear of the root tube. No propeller spacer is required. By
doing this I can rotate the reducer to move the propeller up and the left to
keep the FireFly from slipping at cruise. Also it puts the pumper
carburetor on the left side so that I can flip it over which points the low
and high speed adjustment screw toward the front. I hope to use Richard
Pike's mechanical system idea to be able to adjust the air fuel mixture from
the cockpit.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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Subject: | The passing of Homer Kolb... |
He was a prince of a man that added something to all of our lives. He will
be missed.
N830PB
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Subject: | Re: Victor 1+ Report |
Jack
This moves the engine back a bit to solve a potential cg problem? Herb
At 09:54 AM 7/13/2009, you wrote:
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>At 11:03 PM 7/12/09 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> >Jack
> >
> > Empty wt with the 447? Herb
> >
>
>Herb,
>
>Engine 447 Victor MZ 34
>
>Displacement 436 382 313
>
>FF Empty Wt 248 252 210+ est
>
>I am bulkhead mounting the engine free air with no pull starter, up side
>down off the rear of the root tube. No propeller spacer is required. By
>doing this I can rotate the reducer to move the propeller up and the left to
>keep the FireFly from slipping at cruise. Also it puts the pumper
>carburetor on the left side so that I can flip it over which points the low
>and high speed adjustment screw toward the front. I hope to use Richard
>Pike's mechanical system idea to be able to adjust the air fuel mixture from
>the cockpit.
>
>Jack B. Hart FF004
>Winchester, IN
>
>
>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>07/12/09 17:56:00
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Subject: | Re: Victor 1+ Report |
At 09:17 AM 7/13/09 -0500, you wrote:
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>Jack
>
> This moves the engine back a bit to solve a potential cg problem? Herb
>
Herb,
To move the cg forward a little, I will cut the propeller to 60 inches,
remove the thick washer that goes between the IVO propeller blades and the
spacer and mount the muffler as far forward as I can. I used bulkhead
vibration isolators in conjunction with the standard FireFly engine mounting
plate isolators. If I have to, I can discard these isolators and move the
whole works forward another 1.25 inches forward.
>From weighing the fuselage with tail surfaces before and after, I found the
ratio of the tail wheel weight to total weight to be 0.235 before and 0.253
after. I may have to move the battery to the nose and/or put a cushion
behind my lower back to move the cg further forward. When the wings are
remounted I will be able to see how the total cg compares with what it was
with the 447 and Victor 1+.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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Most of the world will look at my life as of little consequence. While I have never
met the man, he has and will continue to effect my life. To me that is a
notable accomplishment for which I have some envy and admiration.
I flew my Kolb on Sunday with a friend in his Kolb as well. We landed at sunset,
I didn't think about it then but I guess it was fitting.
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Dale Whelan
503 powered Firestar II
Projection, A simple and interesting Psychological concept
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Subject: | Another alternative engine |
Flew over to Selby's, a local ultralight strip on a horse farm, this morning
in the trike and met a fellow who has a Moto Guzzi engine on a Pinnochio
(Bleriot look alike if you stand back a few feet. He has a Moto Guzzi engine
mated to a Rotax E box. The project has been stalled because he can't get
the engine to run at idle and off idle with the prop on it. Runs fine
without the prop, runs fine above 4000 RPM. Anyone tried this engine on a
Kolb, or anything else for that matter. Steve tells me they're popular in
Europe, but they use a different gearbox.
Rick Girard
do not archive
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Great sadness to hear about Homer's passing. My thoughts and prayers are
with his family.
Now more than ever I'm grateful that I had the chance to attend the fly-in
at Homer's farm last year and meet him for the first time and spend some
time with him. He was one of a kind.
-Dana
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At 07:23 PM 7/12/2009, JetPilot wrote:
>The Kolb Quad is really cool, is there any more information on that plane
>anywhere ? That must have been the first Kolb, I would like to know what
>year and how it flew.
I don't know if was his first, but it was pretty early. It was still
hanging in his hangar last year, and I talked with Homer about it then. It
went through a number of engine iterations (type and number), and I got the
impression that he was never really satisfied with how it flew. Doubtless
others know more.
-Dana
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T.V. - Why do you think they call it programming?
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Subject: | Re: Another alternative engine |
centrifugal clutch
BB
On 13, Jul 2009, at 5:00 PM, Richard Girard wrote:
> Flew over to Selby's, a local ultralight strip on a horse farm,
> this morning in the trike and met a fellow who has a Moto Guzzi
> engine on a Pinnochio (Bleriot look alike if you stand back a few
> feet. He has a Moto Guzzi engine mated to a Rotax E box. The
> project has been stalled because he can't get the engine to run at
> idle and off idle with the prop on it. Runs fine without the prop,
> runs fine above 4000 RPM. Anyone tried this engine on a Kolb, or
> anything else for that matter. Steve tells me they're popular in
> Europe, but they use a different gearbox.
>
> Rick Girard
> do not archive<Guzzi engine with E drive 2.jpg>
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While I never had a long conversation with Homer I listened to him talk to other
pilots and customers since OSH in the mid eighties.
While in the pattern at Lakeland a few years ago I was taxiing by the crown and
saw Homer. Without hesitation he gave a me a thumbs up. I figured he noticed
my infamous uncovered cage and he liked the way it turned out. That made the entire
trip worthwhile.
Thank you, Homer for countless flying memories!
Kip
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2000 Firestar II
R503 DCDI
VLS 750
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I can only think of good things when I think of Homer. Every time I was
around him he made you feel like family. After all his accomplishments I
never saw a hint of arrogance . He has touched all of our lives. My wife
and I had a very nice visit with Homer and Clara by the fence on the UL
runway at Oshkosh last year. Had no Idea it would be my last time to see him.
How saddened I am!! Our prayers are with Clara and the family.
Ed Diebel
In a message dated 7/12/2009 10:55:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
jhauck@elmore.rr.com writes:
> I just received a phone call from Clara Kolb, she informed me that Homer
> Passed away this morning.
>
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Subject: | Re: Victor 1+ Report |
In a message dated 7/12/2009 10:13:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
jbhart@onlyinternet.net writes:
Jack,
Can you tell us what the HP of the MZ 34 is, and the weight
,and what prop you plan to use?
Ed Diebel Hou. TX Do Not Archive
No, it means the FireFly empty weight should be some where around 210
pounds.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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Subject: | Re: Another alternative engine |
Bob, That was my first suggestion, but if you put a clutch in, the starter
won't work.
Rick
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On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:23 PM, robert bean <slyck@frontiernet.net> wrote:
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> centrifugal clutch
> BB
>
> On 13, Jul 2009, at 5:00 PM, Richard Girard wrote:
>
> Flew over to Selby's, a local ultralight strip on a horse farm, this
>> morning in the trike and met a fellow who has a Moto Guzzi engine on a
>> Pinnochio (Bleriot look alike if you stand back a few feet. He has a Moto
>> Guzzi engine mated to a Rotax E box. The project has been stalled because he
>> can't get the engine to run at idle and off idle with the prop on it. Runs
>> fine without the prop, runs fine above 4000 RPM. Anyone tried this engine on
>> a Kolb, or anything else for that matter. Steve tells me they're popular in
>> Europe, but they use a different gearbox.
>>
>> Rick Girard
>> do not archive<Guzzi engine with E drive 2.jpg>
>>
>
>
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I too had the good fortune to meet Homer at his 2007 fly-in, and many others with
whom I've communicated via this forum, including the late great John W.
I've flown a lot of airplanes over the years but keep coming back to Kolbs. As
I said last week I'll be flying a Slingshot soon and will always remember Homer.
Great man, great aircraft designer.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system
that works.
- John Gaule
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I too had the good fortune to meet Homer at his 2007 fly-in, and many others with
whom I've communicated via this forum, including the late great John W.
I've flown a lot of airplanes over the years but keep coming back to Kolbs. As
I said last week I'll be flying a Slingshot soon and will always remember Homer.
Great man, great aircraft designer.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
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A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system
that works.
- John Gaule
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Subject: | Kolb on Facebook |
I searched for groups on facebook, that deal with the Kolb Lightsport Aircraft,
but couldn't find any.
So I started one.
"Kolb Lightsport Aircraft"
Just as an FYI for all the Facebook-Users of you all :)
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Kolb Mark III Xtra on order
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From: | "Ron @ KFHU" <captainron1@cox.net> |
Subject: | Fwd: Spark Plugs Condition |
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From: "Ron @ KFHU" <captainron1@cox.net>
Subject: Spark Plugs Condition
I am attaching a couple of pics of the plugs. They have some specs of carbon on
them I think.
can experienced 2 cycle drivers tell me what they think.
I am not sure if its running too rich or too much oil, I am at about 38/1 on the
oil mix because I calculated 124 fluid ounces per gallon as opposed to 128 oz
per gallon. So I am a bit rich on the oil side, not by much though and I am
using none synthetic as I had some bottles of it I want to use up. The motor is
running fine, just finished a 1.5 hr mission without any negative events.============
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