---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 07/22/09: 17 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:28 AM - Oshkosh (rayw) 2. 05:59 AM - Re: Oshkosh (Ralph B) 3. 06:13 AM - Re: Re: Oshkosh (Richard & Martha Neilsen) 4. 06:39 AM - Re: Rudder springs (cristalclear13) 5. 06:52 AM - Re: Re: Rudder springs (John Hauck) 6. 09:13 AM - Re: Oshkosh (gliderx5@comcast.net) 7. 09:33 AM - Re: throttle cable greensky (Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL) 8. 10:42 AM - Re: Re: throttle cable greensky (frank.goodnight) 9. 11:41 AM - Re: Re: Rudder springs (russ kinne) 10. 12:15 PM - Re: Oshkosh (willuribe@aol.com) 11. 12:18 PM - Re: Re: throttle cable greensky (Richard & Martha Neilsen) 12. 12:39 PM - new Camera (Larry Cottrell) 13. 01:41 PM - Re: new Camera (zeprep251@aol.com) 14. 02:09 PM - Re: new Camera (robert bean) 15. 05:46 PM - Cleaning the K & N filter (Richard Girard) 16. 06:17 PM - Re: new Camera (Dana Hague) 17. 06:49 PM - Re: Cleaning the K & N filter (frank.goodnight) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:28:00 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Oshkosh From: "rayw" Hi all, Any one going to OSH? Where is the Kolb parking area? See Ya there, Ray W Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=254283#254283 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:21 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Oshkosh From: "Ralph B" > Hi all, > > Any one going to OSH? Where is the Kolb parking area? > > See Ya there, > > Ray W I'm flying the Kolbra in and parking on the west side of the ultralight runway. Most of the Kolbs are parked over there. Ralph B -------- 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=254292#254292 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:13:19 AM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Oshkosh I will be at Oshkosh all week. At this point it looks like I will be driving. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph B" Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 8:58 AM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Oshkosh > I'm flying the Kolbra in and parking on the west side of the ultralight > runway. Most of the Kolbs are parked over there. > > Ralph B > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:54 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Rudder springs From: "cristalclear13" John Hauck wrote: > > The reason I shared with the Kolb List the way I have my rudder pedals set > up was because it works well, it has been thoroughly tested over many long > hours sitting in the pilots seat, and it is a very simple fix. Add a couple > heavy rudder pedal springs to what you already have and...BINGO!!! you have > the problem solved. > > No need to install a rudder counterbalance weight system, or a complicated > cable and pulley system. My philosophy is KISS, keep it simple. > > john h > mkIII I "snuck" a picture of John's rudder pedals when he flew into Douglas this year. It is attached. -------- Cristal Waters Kolb Mark II Twinstar Rotax 503 DCSI Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=254300#254300 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/john_haucks_rudder_pedals_150.jpg ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 06:52:18 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Rudder springs > I "snuck" a picture of John's rudder pedals when he flew into Douglas this year. It is attached. > > -------- > Cristal Waters Thanks, Cristal. I had forgotten exactly how I had done it. Had to offset one side to make them neutral. john h mkIII ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:13:34 AM PST US From: gliderx5@comcast.net Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Oshkosh My wife and I will be driving and camping. Arriving Sunday night, leaving Friday morning. Malcolm Morrison Kolb MKII ----- Original Message ----- From: "rayw" Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:27:25 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Kolb-List: Oshkosh Hi all, Any one going to OSH? Where is the Kolb parking area? See Ya there, Ray W Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=254283#254283 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:56 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: throttle cable greensky From: "Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL" << ... I have always been a fan of "spring loaded to wide open" in case of cable failure. I once broke a throttle lever on short final into my confined grass strip at night (pitch black). ... john h >> I'll second that opinion! I, too, had a throttle cable failure on my 912, and am REALLY glad it went to wide open so I could return to my airport (under full throttle) and make a safe landing. I switched off the engine once I was in the pattern, and made an uneventful dead-stick landing. Incidentally, my failure was not the cable, but rather the ferrule at the end of my throttle cable slipped off. Thanks to Richard Pike's recommendation to fray the cable strands that stick out beyond the ferrule and solder them into a solid clump, I am not concerned that this will ever happen to me again! Dennis Kirby Mark-III, 912ul in Cedar Crest, NM Do not archive ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 10:42:48 AM PST US From: "frank.goodnight" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: throttle cable greensky Hi, I got my carb off the plane and on my workbench today. .It is very simple to change the carb so the butterfly will go to full open if the cable breaks. 1. flip the wheel that works the throttle shaft , reinstall. 2. fabricate a steel strap aprox 2 3/4in long, drill 4 holes , 2 are to mount it , one is so the fitting that attaches the throttle cable housing to the carb lines up with the wheel also this hole gives you a place to mount the fitting. and one hole is for the return spring. 3. You are done, total time 1.5 hrs. Should be a lot safer. My cable failure was caused by water getting into the housing [when I washed the plane?] The failure was in the middle of the cable , in a bend that let water stand and the cable corrode. I thought it was made of stainless but I guess not. Diffrerent subject, can anyone tell me the best way to clean the conical K&N air filters that came on the HKS? Frank Goodnight Firestar2 HKS Brownsville, TX On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:32 AM, Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL wrote: > < > > > < =85 I have always been a fan of "spring loaded to wide open" in case > of > > cable failure. I once broke a throttle lever on short final into my > confined grass strip at night (pitch black). =85 john h >> > > > I=92ll second that opinion! > > I, too, had a throttle cable failure on my 912, and am REALLY glad > it went to wide open so I could return to my airport (under full > throttle) and make a safe landing. I switched off the engine once I > was in the pattern, and made an uneventful dead-stick landing. > > Incidentally, my failure was not the cable, but rather the ferrule > at the end of my throttle cable slipped off. Thanks to Richard > Pike=92s recommendation to fray the cable strands that stick out > beyond the ferrule and solder them into a solid clump, I am not > concerned that this will ever happen to me again! > > Dennis Kirby > Mark-III, 912ul in > Cedar Crest, NM > Do not archive > > > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:41:12 AM PST US From: russ kinne Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Rudder springs Cristal Did you attach that pic? I didn't get anything Russ K On Jul 22, 2009, at 9:51 AM, John Hauck wrote: > > > > I "snuck" a picture of John's rudder pedals when he flew into > Douglas this year. It is attached. >> >> -------- >> Cristal Waters > > > Thanks, Cristal. > > I had forgotten exactly how I had done it. > > Had to offset one side to make them neutral. > > john h > mkIII > > ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 12:15:23 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Oshkosh From: willuribe@aol.com Greetings, Dave Rains and I will be departing Saturday morning in his Cessna 175. Regards, Will Uribe El Paso, TX FireStar II N4UG ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 12:18:37 PM PST US From: "Richard & Martha Neilsen" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: throttle cable greensky I have been thinking about the Rotax 912 set up with the spring pulling the throttle to full if the cable brakes. The system bothers me....... but seems just a bit better than going to idle. Just a thought, why not build a redundant cable/throttle system so if one cable brakes you still have throttle control. Some people have added a second throttle for the copilot. Some have even put in a second throttle to avoid the Kolb throttle hand over the stomach. If you can get to both throttles aren't you much better than going to full throttle? Just check both cables/systems before each flight. It can't be that much more than reworking the throttle system for pull the throttle closed. Also be careful when installing a second system that it doesn't bind and cause the primary throttle any problems. Again worth what you paid for it. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW powered MKIIIC ----- Original Message ----- From: Kirby, Dennis CTR USAF AFMC MDA/AL To: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:32 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: throttle cable greensky < < . I have always been a fan of "spring loaded to wide open" in case of cable failure. I once broke a throttle lever on short final into my confined grass strip at night (pitch black). . john h >> I'll second that opinion! I, too, had a throttle cable failure on my 912, and am REALLY glad it went to wide open so I could return to my airport (under full throttle) and make a safe landing. I switched off the engine once I was in the pattern, and made an uneventful dead-stick landing. Incidentally, my failure was not the cable, but rather the ferrule at the end of my throttle cable slipped off. Thanks to Richard Pike's recommendation to fray the cable strands that stick out beyond the ferrule and solder them into a solid clump, I am not concerned that this will ever happen to me again! Dennis Kirby Mark-III, 912ul in Cedar Crest, NM Do not archive ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 12:39:43 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Kolb-List: new Camera I didn't like the rather unsecure position of the camera bungeed to the door. I did like being able to reach out and turn it on or off, but what the heck, I generally don't fly more than 1.5 hours at a time anyway. Besides then I can show the whole trip to the wife, if she is interested. So I made an aluminum tab to go behind my Pito tube. I have one of those that has a nut to tighten it to the plane. I then took some dense foam and cut a pocket in it to hold the camera, and went flying. Well it was better, but it was a bit wavy, so I made a new one of 1/8th alum bar and put that one on. Then out the camera on a thin strip of foam and secured it with a rubber band. That made me a bit nervous so I put a piece of tape as a security feature. It is well that I did. When I got back I found that the rubber band had broken. The vibration that is such a problem every where else is non existent at this point, and the camera view is much better. One bug scoring a direct hit will wipe every thing out however. :-) I flew for one hour and 5 minutes. The file size was 1.2 gigs. I then edited it down to two clips of 4 and 5 minutes, and they are being posted to You Tube, and face book now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLMXIP5c94 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bafUEL_WzPw Larry ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 01:41:43 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: new Camera From: zeprep251@aol.com Larry, ?? Excellent quality pictures.We enjoy the western landscape you fly in,boat loads of difference from what Ohio affords us. ???? G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: Larry Cottrell Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 3:35 pm Subject: Kolb-List: new Camera I didn't like the rather unsecure position of the camera bungeed to the door. I did like being able to reach out and turn it on or off, but what the heck, I generally don't fly more than 1.5 hours at a time anyway. Besides then I can show the whole trip to the wife, if she is interested. ? So I made an aluminum tab to go behind my Pito tube. I have one of those that has a nut to tighten it to the plane. I then took some dense foam and cut a pocket in it to hold the camera, and went flying. Well it was better, but it was a bit wavy, so I made a new one of 1/8th alum bar and put that one on. ? Then out the camera on a thin strip of foam and secured it with a rubber band. That made me a bit nervous so I put a piece of tape as a security feature. It is well that I did. When I got back I found that the rubber band had broken. ? ? ? The vibration that is such a problem every where else is non existent at this point, and the camera view is much better. One bug scoring a direct hit will wipe every thing out however. :-) ? I flew for one hour and? 5 minutes. The file size was 1.2 gigs. I then edited it down to two clips of 4 and 5 minutes, and they are being posted to You Tube, and face book?now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLMXIP5c94 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bafUEL_WzPw Larry ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 02:09:23 PM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: new Camera please use "reply" instead of "forward" to make comments on a post. Forward includes the graphics. BB (nothing personal) On 22, Jul 2009, at 4:28 PM, zeprep251@aol.com wrote: > Larry, > Excellent quality pictures.We enjoy the western landscape you > fly in,boat loads of difference from what Ohio affords us. > G.Aman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry Cottrell > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Sent: Wed, Jul 22, 2009 3:35 pm > Subject: Kolb-List: new Camera > > I didn't like the rather unsecure position of the camera bungeed to > the door. I did like being able to reach out and turn it on or off, > but what the heck, I generally don't fly more than 1.5 hours at a > time anyway. Besides then I can show the whole trip to the wife, if > she is interested. > > So I made an aluminum tab to go behind my Pito tube. I have one of > those that has a nut to tighten it to the plane. I then took some > dense foam and cut a pocket in it to hold the camera, and went > flying. Well it was better, but it was a bit wavy, so I made a new > one of 1/8th alum bar and put that one on. > > > Then out the camera on a thin strip of foam and secured it with a > rubber band. That made me a bit nervous so I put a piece of tape as > a security feature. It is well that I did. When I got back I found > that the rubber band had broken. > > > > The vibration that is such a problem every where else is non > existent at this point, and the camera view is much better. One bug > scoring a direct hit will wipe every thing out however. :-) > > I flew for one hour and 5 minutes. The file size was 1.2 gigs. I > then edited it down to two clips of 4 and 5 minutes, and they are > being posted to You Tube, and face book now. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLMXIP5c94 > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bafUEL_WzPw > Larry ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 05:46:20 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Cleaning the K & N filter From: Richard Girard Frank, Just get the K & N filter recharging kit and follow the instructions. For $10 bucks you get cleaner and oil to do the filters at least twice. Rick Girard ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 06:17:33 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Re: Kolb-List: new Camera At 03:35 PM 7/22/2009, Larry Cottrell wrote: > >I flew for one hour and 5 minutes. The file size was 1.2 gigs. I then >edited it down to two clips of 4 and 5 minutes, and they are being posted >to You Tube, and face book now. >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqLMXIP5c94 >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bafUEL_WzPw Very nice... your music selection wouldn't have occurred to me for a flying video but it fits very nicely. -Dana -- If the government doesn't trust us with our guns, why should we trust them with theirs? ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 06:49:25 PM PST US From: "frank.goodnight" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Cleaning the K & N filter Rick , Thanks for the info. Frank Goodnjght Do not archive On Jul 22, 2009, at 7:33 PM, Richard Girard wrote: > Frank, Just get the K & N filter recharging kit and follow the > instructions. For $10 bucks you get cleaner and oil to do the > filters at least twice. > > Rick Girard > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.