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1. 08:03 AM - Re: Twinstar gross weight needed for sizing floats (geurink)
2. 08:42 AM - Re: Twinstar gross weight needed for sizing floats (robcannon)
3. 11:07 AM - Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (cristalclear13)
4. 03:49 PM - Re: Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs (Dana Hague)
5. 05:24 PM - Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs (JetPilot)
6. 05:26 PM - Re: Horizontal stabilizer cable thimble worn (JetPilot)
7. 05:39 PM - Re: Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (Larry Cottrell)
8. 06:22 PM - Re: Re: Horizontal stabilizer cable thimble worn (John Hauck)
9. 07:07 PM - Re: Re: plexus (jerb)
10. 07:12 PM - Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (cristalclear13)
11. 07:27 PM - Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (lcottrell)
12. 08:19 PM - Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (cristalclear13)
13. 11:55 PM - Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins (John Bickham)
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| Subject: | Re: Twinstar gross weight needed for sizing floats |
I think I have a Mark II, not sure though. Is there a page that details the differences
between the model names and numbers? That would sure be helpful, along
with the performance specs, weights, etc. Is the Twinstar Mark I a two-seater?
I think I remember the seller telling me mine was a Mark II, but I'm not
sure. It's two-seat side-by-side with the 503.
Michael
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| Subject: | Re: Twinstar gross weight needed for sizing floats |
There is an easy way to tell the dif between the mark I and II. The I has a large
(about 1 3/4")central tube that supports the rudder pedals and stick. The
whole forward ( everything in front of the landing gear) structure of the I
is bolted on with three bolts.
The two was changed to provide a full enclosure, and I believe most of the two's
are enclosed, and most of the one's have some sort of smaller fairing. I
have seen several different fairings on the I, including a big, ugly bulbous one
with what looked like a car windshield.
hope that helps, Rob
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
lcottrell wrote:
> Thanks for the compliment, sometimes I feel as though I am relieving my self
in a dark suit, you get a warm feeling, but no one notices. The link above
is for a swivel set up that you can control remotely, but never knowing where
it is pointing would give me way too many chances to screw up. I cannot see
the camera from where I sit. It is easier to use the stick to point it to what
I want to show. The reason that I got it in the first place was so that I would
have my hands free to use the stick and throttle. When you are whizzing
through a canyon at 64 MPH and 5 to 15 feet, you want to lighten your work load,
and reaction time as much as possible.
>
> The only bad thing about the camera is that the views are not comparable to
what the human eye sees. While I want to show you guys some of the more striking
pictures of wild horses and Sheep, I am very aware that the line between
too far away and harassment is a pretty small one that I am not anxious to cross.
The horses here are herded with heli's and as soon as they hear an engine,
they run, not fast, but steady. They don't run any faster if you are 500
feet above them or 25. Sheep seem to be the same. The way that I find most of
them is when they run, and I may be as much as a mile away when they start.
Definitely too far for any camera to pick them out. For instance both vids of
the Sheep were plain as day to me, but hardly showed up in the camera. The last
bunch on that plateau had several that were wearing tracking collars, bet
no one saw that.
>
> I think the damage to the lens is internal, occurring when I dropped it. The
way that I attempted to clean it tells me that if It were on the outside, it
would be gone. They are cheap for a reason, and being made in China, I am surprised
that the quality is as good as it is. The little woman only told me
not to lose it. She didn't say anything about replacing it.
> Larry
>
Larry, I've really been enjoying your videos. This one especially. You're right
about not being able to see the animals very well, but it's good you're not
getting too close. I had been wondering where those horses thought they could
run to when you get near. There's nowhere to hide and they certainly can't
outrun you. Glad to hear they are used to being herded that way. I thought maybe
they might be terrified wondering what kind of creature is chasing them.
What minute/second is the sheep in the video?
At 5:26 there is something you fly over...what is it?
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Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
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| Subject: | Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
Thanks Thom,
Probably best as money is real tight here right now anyway... but good
information for a future upgrade. The weight probably isn't a problem as I
think my US is a bit nose heavy; takes significant trim tabs to keep the
nose up. I have yet to do a formal W&B but it's on my list of things to do...
-Dana
At 12:33 PM 7/25/2009, Thom Riddle wrote:
>Attached are two photos of the 4" full swivel tailwheel. I weighed it an
>was surprised that it weighs only 2 lb 12 oz. That is the good news. The
>bad news for you is that another Kolber has already committed to buy it
>for an agreeable price. Unless he reneges (very unlikely), it is sold.
>Thanks for your interest.
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| Subject: | Re: swivel tailwheel for Kolbs |
That tialwheel is great ! That is the type of tailwheel that came stanard on my
MK III Xtra and it works very well. I fly from a grass field and the tailwheel
has been working flawlessly for 3 years now.
I did replace the wheel with a 6 inch wheel, but kept the same housing. I have
been very happy with it.
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: Horizontal stabilizer cable thimble worn |
John H.
What size cable did you use on your tail brace wires ? You mentioned that you
went to 1/8 inch on the elevator up cable, has anyone ever used 1/8 cable on the
tail brace wires ?
Mike
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
----- Original Message -----
From: cristalclear13
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins
What minute/second is the sheep in the video?
At 5:26 there is something you fly over...what is it?
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
Hi,
There are two bunches of Sheep in the video. Interestingly they are
on different sides of the Canyon but almost right across from each
other. Having said that I suppose that it wouldn't be too tough for
Sheep to cross back and forth, but would not be possible for a man. The
mesa's that the Sheep are on is about 5 to 700 feet above the water. The
first bunch is at 1:21 the second is at 2:02. The amazing part of that
Canyon is that there are perhaps three or four ways down into that
Canyon. The drop in altitude is from 4500 to 2300 feet and the roads are
rough, steep and scary, yet back in the early 1900's ( maybe late
1800's) people claimed that land and apparently homesteaded parts of it,
(Honestly, I am not sure of the facts, but will try to find out. In
other words I have told you more than I know for sure.) and hauled some
of the most amazing farm machinery down into that Canyon. If you could
see how far from any forms of civilization that place is you would be
astounded. (100 miles or more) Any way what you see at 5:26 is a Steel
Water wheel that is about 16 feet in diameter.
I ordered another camera, and hopefully will have better luck with my
butter fingers.
LARRY
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| Subject: | Re: Horizontal stabilizer cable thimble worn |
> What size cable did you use on your tail brace wires ?
> Mike
Mike B:
3/32"
john h
mkIII
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I've been using lemon Pledge for years on our Citabria, Kolb, and
Hawk windows and leading edges. Works great although there could be
some thing better out there. The price isn't bad and it's easy to get.
jerb
At 09:43 PM 7/26/2009, you wrote:
>
>
>Also, I've noticed that Plexus smells almost indentical to Lemon Pledge. I
>suspect it might actually just be a very expensive can of Lemon Pledge. I'm
>going to pick up a can of LP and compare them on some scrap plastic to see
>what happens....
>
>LS
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>I remember reading that they clean baby bell bubbles with Lemon Pledge.
>One article mentioned that the propellant in LP is propane gas. Maybe be
>careful where and how it is stored.
>
>Boyd Young
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
[quote="lcottrell"]
> ---
Larry, I don't get the emails from this forum and I only see what is on the webpage.
Many times the webpage forum doesn't show your reply posts. They simply
show up with three dashes next to your name. Can you forward your reply to
my email address directly (cristalclearwaters@gmail.com) so I can see what you
said?
Thanks.
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
For whatever reason some of my messages don't come through, so here is what I said.
----- Original Message -----
From: cristalclear13
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:07 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins
What minute/second is the sheep in the video?
At 5:26 there is something you fly over...what is it?
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
Hi,
There are two bunches of Sheep in the video. Interestingly they are on different
sides of the Canyon but almost right across from each other. Having said
that I suppose that it wouldn't be too tough for Sheep to cross back and forth,
but would not be possible for a man. The mesa's that the Sheep are on is about
5 to 700 feet above the water. The first bunch is at 1:21 the second is at
2:02. The amazing part of that Canyon is that there are perhaps three or four
ways down into that Canyon. The drop in altitude is from 4500 to 2300 feet and
the roads are rough, steep and scary, yet back in the early 1900's ( maybe late
1800's) people claimed that land and apparently homesteaded parts of it, (Honestly,
I am not sure of the facts, but will try to find out. In other words
I have told you more than I know for sure.) and hauled some of the most amazing
farm machinery down into that Canyon. If you could see how far from any forms
of civilization that place is you would be astounded. (100 miles or more) Any
way what you see at 5:26 is a Steel Water wheel that is about 16 feet in diameter.
I ordered another camera, and hopefully will have better luck with my butter fingers.
--------
do not archive
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
lcottrell wrote:
> For whatever reason some of my messages don't come through, so here is what I
said.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: cristalclear13
> To: kolb-list@matronics.com
> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 12:07 PM
> Subject: Kolb-List: Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins
>
>
>
>
> What minute/second is the sheep in the video?
>
> At 5:26 there is something you fly over...what is it?
>
> --------
> Cristal Waters
> Kolb Mark II Twinstar
> Rotax 503 DCSI
>
>
>
> Hi,
> There are two bunches of Sheep in the video. Interestingly they are on different
sides of the Canyon but almost right across from each other. Having said
that I suppose that it wouldn't be too tough for Sheep to cross back and forth,
but would not be possible for a man. The mesa's that the Sheep are on is about
5 to 700 feet above the water. The first bunch is at 1:21 the second is at
2:02. The amazing part of that Canyon is that there are perhaps three or four
ways down into that Canyon. The drop in altitude is from 4500 to 2300 feet and
the roads are rough, steep and scary, yet back in the early 1900's ( maybe
late 1800's) people claimed that land and apparently homesteaded parts of it,
(Honestly, I am not sure of the facts, but will try to find out. In other words
I have told you more than I know for sure.) and hauled some of the most amazing
farm machinery down into that Canyon. If you could see how far from any forms
of civilization that place is you would be astounded. (100 miles or more)
Any way what you see at 5:26 is a Steel Water wheel that is about 16 feet in diameter.
>
> I ordered another camera, and hopefully will have better luck with my butter
fingers.
Thank you Larry. That message came through fine and I got your email as well.
I thought the sheep were horses (sorry, but it was too small or maybe it was
the youtube quality). :)
I can imagine the pioneers coming up on things like that canyon as they headed
west and I can imagine the heavy sinking feeling that must have come over them
wondering how they would ever get across. [Shocked]
I finally got to fly my plane tonight. It's been over a month as I have been working
on it (when I had the time and money). It felt so good to get up in the
air again. Your videos were really making me miss flying my Kolb. It'd be
fun to film the swamp here like that or the marshes over near the Atlantic.
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
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| Subject: | Re: New Camera, Owyhee Ramblins |
lcottrell wrote:
> I ordered another camera, and hopefully will have better luck with my butter
fingers.
Hey Larry,
You have given me the video bug! I don't have the scenery here that you do but
maybe I'll catch an alligator sunning itself on a sandbar [Rolling Eyes] .
I'm trying to come up with a design for a mount (thinking gear leg) that will pan
and tilt a little using bowden cables. Will take some R&D. Trick is to keep
it simple, light, and functional. May take a little while. Maybe someone on
the list already has the answer!
I'm leaning toward a camera from Oregon Scientific (ATC 2K Action Cam) . Cost
a little more, but I think it is a little more durable and is supposed to be water
resistant. That will help down here. Also like the AA battery option for
those times when I won't have access to charge it. Can't be bad with "oregone"
in the name! [Twisted Evil]
Thanks for the videos. I miss it!
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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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