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1. 05:36 AM - Re: Gps (frank.goodnight)
2. 05:38 AM - Re: FSII cage is back together (Thom Riddle)
3. 07:06 AM - Re: Tire Balance (David Lucas)
4. 07:09 AM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (pj.ladd)
5. 07:26 AM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (John Hauck)
6. 07:54 AM - Re: Tire Balance (Kirkds)
7. 08:08 AM - Fw: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff (pj.ladd)
8. 08:15 AM - Re: First Flight In A Long Time (Ralph B)
9. 08:31 AM - Re: Re: First Flight In A Long Time (Robert Laird)
10. 08:35 AM - oil sucked out of my 912 (Ralph B)
11. 08:43 AM - IFR Conditions in Houston (Jimmy Young)
12. 08:44 AM - Re: oil sucked out of my 912 (Robert Laird)
13. 08:47 AM - Re: Tire Balance (Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN)
14. 08:48 AM - aeronautical charts viewable online - UK (Thom Riddle)
15. 09:32 AM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (robert bean)
16. 09:35 AM - Re: First Flight In A Long Time (Ralph B)
17. 10:21 AM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (Richard Girard)
18. 10:27 AM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (Larry Cottrell)
19. 10:27 AM - Re: Fw: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff (Richard Girard)
20. 11:06 AM - Re: Re: There I was on downwind (zeprep251@aol.com)
21. 11:44 AM - Re: oil sucked out of my 912 (b young)
22. 01:34 PM - Re: Re: First Flight In A Long Time (John Hauck)
23. 01:50 PM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (John Hauck)
24. 02:00 PM - Re: Re: Tire Balance (John Hauck)
25. 02:00 PM - Miss P'fer Video Clip (John Hauck)
26. 02:06 PM - Re: Re: There I was on downwind (John Hauck)
27. 03:31 PM - Re: Miss P'fer Video Clip (Richard Pike)
28. 09:21 PM - Re: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff (cristalclear13)
29. 09:40 PM - Re: Saturday grass strip landing (cristalclear13)
30. 11:53 PM - Re: Saturday grass strip landing (slowaero)
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Hi jerb,
Garmin aera 500.
It's cold and wet here in south TX. What part of TX are you from?
Frank Frank Goodnight
Brownsville , TX
do not archive
On Dec 3, 2009, at 9:03 PM, jerb wrote:
>
> Hey Frank,
> What did you replace it with, just being nosey.
> jerb
>
> At 09:34 AM 12/2/2009, you wrote:
>> >
>>
>> Just bought a new gps .
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: FSII cage is back together |
Richard,
At least one of us Kolb owner/pilots have never built an airplane of their own,
a group that includes me. I may be the only one but I doubt it. In any case I
enjoy reading/seeing everything there is to read/see about Kolb building/fixing/modifying/flying.
As Mae West said, "Too much of a good thing is wonderful."
do not archive
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x31
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
- Aesop
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
> Ps. the tyres spelling was for pat's benefit. For the rest of us replace tyre
with tire.
The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw commented that England and America are
two countries separated by a common language. -- But, according to the story
below you're going to have to make further allowances in the future (my spell
checker certainly went crazy when I pasted it in) [Wink]
Sorry for the slight digression Kolbers. I'll put 'Do Not Archive' at the end and
return to 'lurking' mode.
David.
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Five year phase-in plan for "EuroEnglish"
The European Commission have just announced an agreement whereby English
will be the official language of the EU, rather than German, which was the
other possibility. As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty's government
conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted
a five year phase in plan that would be known as "EuroEnglish".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the
sivil servants jump for joy. The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of the
"k". This should klear up konfusion and keyboards kan have 1 less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the toublesome
"ph" will be replaced with the "f". This will make words like fotograf"
20% shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be"expekted
to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments
will enkorage the removal of double letters, which have always ben a deterent
to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of the silent
"e"s in the language is disgraseful, and they should go away.
By the 4th year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z"
and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz year, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining
"ou" and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations
of leters. After zis fifz year, ve vil hav a realy sensibl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi to understand
each ozer
ZE DREAM VIL FINALI KUM TRU!
DO NOT ARCHIVE ! ! !
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
in the UK is there another word for "exhausted", just to avoid
confusion?
e.g, 'my rudder's black from being exhausted'>>
Hi Russ,
very good. I had a chuckle over that.
I am afraid it is just the American habit of treating nouns as if they were
verbs. eg `hospitalised`, burglarised etc although I could never see what
was wrong with `robbed`.
Are children `classroomised`? I know they are `mentored`. Never `taught`.
Aint it fun?
The one which always raises my hackles is using `like` instead of `as if``
although even that seems now to have been superseded by using `like` as some
sort of all encompassing word which can mean anything, as in `I was like
driving` or ` I was like listening to my iPod` "Words mean what I want them
to mean" said the Red Queen (I think).
Vive le difference. Which reminds me that the French have a TV film going
at the moment extolling the benefits of living in France. It shows
marvellous countryside and a happy healthy family enjoying life.
Unfortunately the film was made in America using stock footage.
Cheers
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
Hi Folks:
Seem to be getting a little distant from the intent of the Kolb Aircraft
Builders and Flyers List.
john h
mkIII
----- Original Message -----
From: "pj.ladd" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Tire Balance
>
> in the UK is there another word for "exhausted", just to avoid
> confusion?
> e.g, 'my rudder's black from being exhausted'>>
>
> Hi Russ,
>
> very good. I had a chuckle over that.
> I am afraid it is just the American habit of treating nouns as if they
> were verbs. eg `hospitalised`, burglarised etc although I could never see
> what was wrong with `robbed`.
> Are children `classroomised`? I know they are `mentored`. Never `taught`.
> Aint it fun?
>
> The one which always raises my hackles is using `like` instead of `as if``
> although even that seems now to have been superseded by using `like` as
> some sort of all encompassing word which can mean anything, as in `I was
> like driving` or ` I was like listening to my iPod` "Words mean what I
> want them to mean" said the Red Queen (I think).
>
> Vive le difference. Which reminds me that the French have a TV film going
> at the moment extolling the benefits of living in France. It shows
> marvellous countryside and a happy healthy family enjoying life.
> Unfortunately the film was made in America using stock footage.
>
> Cheers
>
> Pat
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
I've been thinking of using seafoam to balance mine. Anybody ever used seafoam?
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| Subject: | Fw: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff |
Hi everyone,
here is a film which has ben superbly put together It includes film
which I have never seen before. Sorry that it is non Kolb but it is
utterly fascinating to anyone who flies.
Pat
Take the time to read the prologue and watch all four of the
tapes of the report/flight. It sure makes great watching and it only
took 60 days to build the plane. After the first tape(#3) click Contact
and get the rest.
Pat
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Facinating story and film............
Subject: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff
http://www.airportappraisals.com/
Win Perkins, a real estate appraiser who specializes
in airport properties, has posted on his Web site a video he created of
Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff in the Spirit of St. Louis.
According to Perkins, this is unlike any other presentation of the
takeoff footage. Perkins said he "painstakingly assembled news footage
from five cameras that filmed Lindbergh's takeoff from Roosevelt Field,
Long Island " and "mixed it with enhanced audio from the same newsreel
sources."
After you watch the "Takeoff Video (Part #3)", be sure
to 'click' on "Contact" on the Left side on the web page to view all of
the Videos "Parts #1 thru #4".
My hunch is that after you watch the "Takeoff Video
(Part #3)" ... you will want to see the others.
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight In A Long Time |
"John Hauck"
> repaired the dings in my Warp Drive
John, how did you repair the dings? Baking soda and super glue, just super glue,
or 5-minute epoxy?
I have one ding that I would like to fix. I suppose you took some black paint and
put it on a q-tip and painted over the area. That's what I would do.
Ralph B
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Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
970 hours
23 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL
N20386
1 year flying it
110 hrs
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight In A Long Time |
Video on propeller field repair
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1431564069?bclid=1432781645&bctid=1674033145<http://eaa569.org/videos/propeller.html>
<http://eaa569.org/videos/propeller.html>
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Ralph B <ul15@juno.com> wrote:
>
> "John Hauck"
>
>
> > repaired the dings in my Warp Drive
>
>
> John, how did you repair the dings? Baking soda and super glue, just super
> glue, or 5-minute epoxy?
>
> I have one ding that I would like to fix. I suppose you took some black
> paint and put it on a q-tip and painted over the area. That's what I would
> do.
>
>
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| Subject: | oil sucked out of my 912 |
Guys,
My 912 is low on oil occasionally and it's not because the engine is burning it.
It's being sucked out of the vent tube. This tube runs down alongside the bottom
of the engine and exits in front of the prop. I find evidence of oil on the
prop if I fill the oil to the marks on the dipstick.
Is there a better way of venting the oil canister?
The tube is flat on the bottom and Mark German (builder) thinks the venturi effect
is sucking out the oil. He told me to file the vent tube at about a 45 deg
angle so it would have an opening towards the front. Then it will have a positive
pressure instead of a negative one.
What kind of oil canister venting do some of you guys have on your 912's?
Ralph B
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Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
970 hours
23 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL
N20386
1 year flying it
110 hrs
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| Subject: | IFR Conditions in Houston |
This does not occur too often here, maybe once every 5 or 10 years. Photo was taken
at 10:30 am today in my backyard.
John B, you you made the right call on postponing the Nauga Fly-In, because this
stuff will be heading your way later today.
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Jimmy Young
Missouri City, TX
Kolb FS II/HKS 700
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| Subject: | Re: oil sucked out of my 912 |
My tube runs all the way down to near the bottom of a leg. No issues with
it. I'd have to double-check, but I think it curves just a tiny bit, away
from the leg, toward the back... the tube is behind the leg, thus out of the
airstream.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Ralph B <ul15@juno.com> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> My 912 is low on oil occasionally and it's not because the engine is
> burning it. It's being sucked out of the vent tube. This tube runs down
> alongside the bottom of the engine and exits in front of the prop. I find
> evidence of oil on the prop if I fill the oil to the marks on the dipstick.
>
> Is there a better way of venting the oil canister?
>
> The tube is flat on the bottom and Mark German (builder) thinks the venturi
> effect is sucking out the oil. He told me to file the vent tube at about a
> 45 deg angle so it would have an opening towards the front. Then it will
> have a positive pressure instead of a negative one.
>
> What kind of oil canister venting do some of you guys have on your 912's?
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
<< ... You accelerate for about 20 seconds up to 40/50 mph and then fly.
You are beating your brains out for that? Cheers Pat >>
Hi, Pat -
Yes, but my severely out-of-balance tires are beating up my airplane, 20
seconds at a time. I fear that, eventually, something on my instrument
panel is likely gonna give, it shakes so much on takeoff.
That's the beauty of this List: one poses a question, ponders the many
responses, and then pick a desired course of corrective action. Or not.
Kinda like trolling (fishing) - you can keep the ones you want, and
throw the ugly ones back in the lake!
And (I've whined about this fact before), I say again - you guys that
fly off grass runways have my absolute envy! Here in central New
Mexico, if the runways are not paved, they are either dirt or gravel.
In the 7 years I've been flying my Mark-3, I have yet to land on a grass
runway. Waahh!
Dennis Kirby
Mark-III, 912ul
Sandia Park, NM
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| Subject: | aeronautical charts viewable online - UK |
Not Kolb Related Question
This is for Pat or other UK based Kolbers, or anyone else who might know.
Is there a website similar to http://skyvector.com/ for VFR charts in the UK. I've googled for an hour and have not found anything like this for the UK. Plenty of sites that will sell you a paper chart but no on-line viewable site.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x31
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
- Aesop
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
After a couple of velvet soft grass touchdowns you'll never want to go
back. Cow pies are optional.
As someone mentioned, those bargain retreads are heavy and would only
increase the chances of imbalance.
My MkIII still has the original flimsy, lightweight tires and,
amazingly, have no evidence of cracks or age.
The advantage of a skimpy tire is that with only a layer of kleenex
saturated with rubber, the imbalance will be slight.
BB
On 4, Dec 2009, at 11:30 AM, Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN wrote:
> << =85 You accelerate for about 20 seconds up to 40/50 mph and then
fly. You are beating your brains out for that? Cheers Pat >>
>
> Hi, Pat '
>
> Yes, but my severely out-of-balance tires are beating up my airplane,
20 seconds at a time. I fear that, eventually, something on my
instrument panel is likely gonna give, it shakes so much on takeoff.
>
> That=92s the beauty of this List: one poses a question, ponders the
many responses, and then pick a desired course of corrective action. Or
not. Kinda like trolling (fishing) ' you can keep the ones you want,
and throw the ugly ones back in the lake!
>
> And (I=92ve whined about this fact before), I say again ' you guys
that fly off grass runways have my absolute envy! Here in central New
Mexico, if the runways are not paved, they are either dirt or gravel.
In the 7 years I=92ve been flying my Mark-3, I have yet to land on a
grass runway. Waahh!
>
> Dennis Kirby
> Mark-III, 912ul
> Sandia Park, NM
>
>
>
>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight In A Long Time |
Thanks Robert. I've known of this baking soda and super glue repair for some time.
I was just wondering how Hauck repaired his.
Ralph B
--------
Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
970 hours
23 years flying it
Kolbra 912UL
N20386
1 year flying it
110 hrs
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
Yes, we must return to normalcy. :-)
Pat, I fly off grass and the tire shake after lift off is annoying. Hitting
the brakes stops it, but the lousy mechanical heel brakes usually mean some
sort of excursion when I use them. I think a variation on the prop balancer
in the last issue of Sport Pilot might be just the ticket.
Rick Girard
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 9:22 AM, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Folks:
>
> Seem to be getting a little distant from the intent of the Kolb Aircraft
> Builders and Flyers List.
>
> john h
> mkIII
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "pj.ladd" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
> To: <kolb-list@matronics.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:06 AM
> Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Tire Balance
>
>
>>
>> in the UK is there another word for "exhausted", just to avoid
>> confusion?
>> e.g, 'my rudder's black from being exhausted'>>
>>
>> Hi Russ,
>>
>> very good. I had a chuckle over that.
>> I am afraid it is just the American habit of treating nouns as if they
>> were verbs. eg `hospitalised`, burglarised etc although I could never see
>> what was wrong with `robbed`.
>> Are children `classroomised`? I know they are `mentored`. Never `taught`.
>> Aint it fun?
>>
>> The one which always raises my hackles is using `like` instead of `as if``
>> although even that seems now to have been superseded by using `like` as some
>> sort of all encompassing word which can mean anything, as in `I was like
>> driving` or ` I was like listening to my iPod` "Words mean what I want them
>> to mean" said the Red Queen (I think).
>>
>> Vive le difference. Which reminds me that the French have a TV film going
>> at the moment extolling the benefits of living in France. It shows
>> marvellous countryside and a happy healthy family enjoying life.
>> Unfortunately the film was made in America using stock footage.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Pat
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
What's wrong with dirt?, as long as it doesn't have Sage brush in it.
Larry C, 2800 foot dirt and rock runway, occasional sage
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which includes my email address.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/EN
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 9:30 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Tire Balance
And (I've whined about this fact before), I say again - you guys that
fly off grass runways have my absolute envy! Here in central New
Mexico, if the runways are not paved, they are either dirt or gravel.
In the 7 years I've been flying my Mark-3, I have yet to land on a grass
runway. Waahh!
Dennis Kirby
Mark-III, 912ul
Sandia Park, NM
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12/04/09 07:32:00
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| Subject: | Re: Fw: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff |
Thanks, Pat. That link will be in the Chapter 88 newsletter in January. Pau
l
Mantz did a pretty good job of duplicating that take off for the film,
although it's clear from this film that Lindbergh didn't have a wire stike
with the tail skid.
Rick Girard
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:04 AM, pj.ladd <pj.ladd@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> here is a film which has ben superbly put together It includes film which
I
> have never seen before. Sorry that it is non Kolb but it is utterly
> fascinating to anyone who flies.
>
> Pat
>
>
> Take the time to read the prologue and watch all four of the tapes of th
e
> report/flight. It sure makes great watching and it only took 60 days to
> build the plane. After the first tape(#3) click Contact and get the rest
.
> Pat
> ------------------------------
>
> Facinating story and film............
>
> *Subject:** **Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff*
>
> http://www.airportappraisals.com/
>
> Win Perkins, a real estate appraiser who specializes in airport propertie
s,
> has posted on his Web site a video<http://www.cfmediaview.com/click/click
.aspx?db=8&obid=12128371&msgid=509&linkid=5&redir=http://www.airp
ortappraisals.com/>
> he created of Charles Lindbergh=92s famous and risky takeoff in the Spir
it
> of St. Louis. According to Perkins, this is unlike any other presentati
on
> of the takeoff footage. Perkins said he =93painstakingly assembled news
> footage from five cameras that filmed Lindbergh=92s takeoff from Roosevel
t
> Field, Long Island =94 and =93mixed it with enhanced audio from the same
> newsreel sources.=94
>
>
> After you watch the "Takeoff Video (Part #3)", be sure to 'click' on "*
> Contact*" on the Left side on the web page to view all of the Videos
> "Parts #1 thru #4".
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> My hunch is that after you watch the "Takeoff Video (Part #3)" ... you wi
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> want to see the others.
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| Subject: | Re: There I was on downwind |
John,
I also doubled up the springs,all four the same,still have a little wiggle
.Thought about heavier springs but then got to thinking about the rudder
horns structural limits and figured I better not.Going to revisit the iss
ue when back home from Fla in the spring.Thought at first the Jabiru was
the problem.
G.Aman MK-3C 200 Jabiru
Universal fit parts, don't.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2009 1:18 pm
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: There I was on downwind
> You just have to decide which is easier - crawling up into the nosebowl
(John is obviously more streamlined than I am) and fighting with stronger
springs (and not snagging/sticking them into your fingers) or sticking
a bird perch into the top of the rudder. Ya pays yer money and takes yer
cherce.
>
> Richard Pike
Rev/Gang:
I didn't have a problem installing double springs on the rudder pedals. To
ok a few minutes to fabricate a few suitable tangs to hook and seperate.
No hint of rudder flutter since I doubled up. Seriously, a very easy job
. If I remember correctly, the rudder pedals on my mark three are pretty
easy to reach without becoming a spelunker.
I prefer my double springs, quick, simple, and work, over attaching a big
weather vane on the rudder. A much cleaner installation from my point of
view.
Plus, I already had the springs on the shelf. ;-)
john h
mkIII - Repairing dings in my new Warp Drive blades after a couple unident
ified flying objects made contact with all three blades.
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| Subject: | oil sucked out of my 912 |
The tube is flat on the bottom and Mark German (builder) thinks the venturi
effect is sucking out the oil. He told me to file the vent tube at about a
45 deg angle so it would have an opening towards the front. Then it will
have a positive pressure instead of a negative one.
What kind of oil canister venting do some of you guys have on your 912's?
Ralph B
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I don't think that will make any difference.... the blow by gasses that
force the oil from the crankcase to the oil tank are vented out the tube.
There is always a positive pressure on it.
If you ran the hose into a small plastic bottle, then created a vent
tube that was about 1/3 down from the top. The plastic bottle would trap
the oil. And would have to be emptied every now and then. With the new vent
not being at the top would keep the oil contained if you went into a
negative g condition.
As for me I just wipe off the prop.
Boyd Young
MKIII
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| Subject: | Re: First Flight In A Long Time |
> John, how did you repair the dings? Baking soda and super glue, just
super glue, or 5-minute epoxy?
>
> I have one ding that I would like to fix. I suppose you took some black
> paint and put it on a q-tip and painted over the area. That's what I would
> do.
>
> Ralph B
Hi Ralph/Gang:
Here's the method I use, and recommended by Warp Drive:
a. Depending on how large and tattered the damage is, clean up any frayed
material with razor blade or sharp knife.
b. Clean with MEK. I have used 100LL on long cross country flights.
c. JB Weld for the repair. In the field, used a plastic spoon. Let it
cure in a warm room over night or more, until it is rock hard when pressed
with your finger nail.
d. The JB Weld can be formed with masking tape on the rounded leading
edges.
e. Remember the more JB Weld one uses the more JB Weld one has to file and
sand off.
f. I rough finish with a fine rasp, if I have a lot of excess to remove.
g. Final sanding with different grades of wet/dry sand paper. I end up
with 400 grit.
h. I use Krylon Flat Black spray can paint. Any flat black spray can paint
with work, but Krylon has a nice spray nozzle that does a better job of
applying the paint.
i. I didn't paint all the prop blades, but spot painted the repairs. Used
fine Scotch Brite Pad, rubbing lengthwise to blend in the new repaired and
painted areas with the old paint. Worked good.
I have never used baking soda and super glue.
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
Aviation tires eliminate the out of balance, out of round tire problem.
I like that course of action over rasping tires, and hanging exotic
stuff on them.
If one uses aviation tires, still has a an out of round, out of balance
problem, then it is probably an out of round UL wheel, bearing, or cheap
brake problem.
KISS
john h
mkIII
I think a variation on the prop balancer in the last issue of Sport
Pilot might be just the ticket.
Rick Girard
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| Subject: | Re: Tire Balance |
I love Larry C's dirt/gravel strip, especially after flying a near 200
mile leg in hurricane winds, then finding the same winds at the Rock
House on arrival. I didn't take the 2,800 foot strip, but the much
shorter cross wind strip because the wind was howling right down the
center line of it. With that much head wind, didn't need much more than
a few feet to land.
I think that clip is on Utube. I found it. Pay attention to sound of
the wind in the mic, especially at the very end of the clip, and the
amount of power I am using to get the airplane on the ground. Also
notice how fast the dust from my wheels and prop wash moves out of the
area. ;-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMYsdarPcnY&feature=channel_page
john h
mkIII
What's wrong with dirt?, as long as it doesn't have Sage brush in it.
Larry C, 2800 foot dirt and rock runway, occasional sage
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| Subject: | Miss P'fer Video Clip |
Still one of my favorite clips shot by Roger Hankins. I think his wife
dubbed the sound track. This was shot over the Alvord Desert/Dry Lake, 35
miles west of Larry C's Rock House:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jfWIjFYDYA&NR=1
john h
mkIII
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| Subject: | Re: There I was on downwind |
Gary A/Gang:
Could be loose tail wires, fabric tension, a quirk that can not be
identified, etc.
If you can stop the shuttle with your feet on the pedals, maybe you need
heavier springs. My springs are pretty stiff.
john h
mkIII
I also doubled up the springs,all four the same,still have a little
wiggle.Thought about heavier springs but then got to thinking about the
rudder horns structural limits and figured I better not.Going to revisit
the issue when back home from Fla in the spring.Thought at first the
Jabiru was the problem.
G.Aman MK-3C 200 Jabiru
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| Subject: | Re: Miss P'fer Video Clip |
John Hauck wrote:
> Still one of my favorite clips shot by Roger Hankins. I think his wife
> dubbed the sound track. This was shot over the Alvord Desert/Dry Lake, 35
> miles west of Larry C's Rock House:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jfWIjFYDYA&NR=1
>
> john h
> mkIII
That is great! Dubbing that soundtrack is genius, I can hardly wait to do one like
that of me on the lawnmower, my granddaughter on her Barbie Big Wheel...
Wow... [Shocked]
Thank you. I think I just got my Christmas present early, and if I can figure out
the technology involved, there is no excuse not to have lots of fun with it.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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| Subject: | Re: Charles Lindbergh's famous and risky takeoff |
pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> here is a film which has ben superbly put together It includes film which I
have never seen before. Sorry that it is non Kolb but it is utterly fascinating
to anyone who flies.
>
> Pat.
Cool! I have always loved the movie with Jimmy Stewart playing Lindbergh and just
recently bought the CD. Looks like from these videos the movie was very accurate
in telling the story.
I have wondered how long before he took a ship back to the US (I assume he took
a ship...maybe with the plane?).
do not archive
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
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| Subject: | Re: Saturday grass strip landing |
cristalclear13 wrote:
> They mowed their grass, but the dog was loose trying to herd me after I landed.
[Wink]
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmyQW6QWkAw
Don't know if you noticed me revving the engine just as I was passing in front
of the camera. Lately after landing I have to rev it a couple times to get to
actually go back to idle (it wants to stay running).
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Cristal Waters
Kolb Mark II Twinstar
Rotax 503 DCSI
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| Subject: | Re: Saturday grass strip landing |
cristalclear13 wrote:
> Don't know if you noticed me revving the engine just as I was passing in front
of the camera. Lately after landing I have to rev it a couple times to get
to actually go back to idle (it wants to stay running).
Christal, You might want to double check that your carb slides are both closing
properly. A friend had a cable failure resulting in a surprise landing.
That is a TwinStar like yours hanging in the Kolb hanger.
In the attached portion of the original sales sheet it's me driving with Marcus
as co-pilot. I remember a meeting trying to decide what to name this second
version of the TwinStar. I suggested Mark II (Mark) inspired by Homer's young
son's name Marcus. Time sure flies when you're havein fun flyin.
Cheers, Dave
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