---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 01/16/10: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:09 PM - floats on Firestar? (Dana Hague) 2. 05:12 PM - Re: floats on Firestar? (daniel myers) 3. 05:18 PM - Re: floats on Firestar? (ces308) 4. 06:11 PM - Re: floats on Firestar? (Dana Hague) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:09:27 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Kolb-List: floats on Firestar? I have a friend who just bought a set of used Full Lotus floats for his FSII. He's still waiting for information from the manufacturer, but we'd appreciate any information from anybody who has put floats on a FS. The floats are to be mounted at a specified nose down angle relative to the plane, but what datum on the plane do you use? The 9 angle on the bottom of the wing used for the weight and balance? The horizon in level flight cruise? Or something else? Full Lotus, naturally, won't have information specific to the Kolb. Any links to pictures of a float installation on a FSII would also be great. His floats have the amphib gear (wheels swinging down outside the float). The floats came off a tri-gear plane, but he plans on setting it up as a taildragger with tailwheels on the water rudders. -Dana -- The greatest threat to western civilization are people whose fear of other people's liberty exceeds the love of their own. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:12:51 PM PST US From: daniel myers Subject: RE: Kolb-List: floats on Firestar? monoflat is the way to go...i have had two fsII in fl floats email me for p ix and info Daniel h20maule@hotmail.com > Date: Sat=2C 16 Jan 2010 18:06:42 -0500 > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > From: d-m-hague@comcast.net > Subject: Kolb-List: floats on Firestar? > > > I have a friend who just bought a set of used Full Lotus floats for his > FSII. He's still waiting for information from the manufacturer=2C but we' d > appreciate any information from anybody who has put floats on a FS. > > The floats are to be mounted at a specified nose down angle relative to t he > plane=2C but what datum on the plane do you use? The 9=B0 angle on the bo ttom > of the wing used for the weight and balance? The horizon in level flight > cruise? Or something else? Full Lotus=2C naturally=2C won't have informat ion > specific to the Kolb. > > Any links to pictures of a float installation on a FSII would also be > great. His floats have the amphib gear (wheels swinging down outside the > float). The floats came off a tri-gear plane=2C but he plans on setting i t > up as a taildragger with tailwheels on the water rudders. > > -Dana > -- > The greatest threat to western civilization are people whose fear of > other people's liberty exceeds the love of their own. > > > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free=2C trusted and rich email service. ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 05:18:31 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: floats on Firestar? From: "ces308" Dana...have checked out the Full Lotus site? They had a lot of pictures of Kolbs on thier floats... http://www.full-lotus.com/index_main.html I am hoping to put a set on my Mark 3 Xtra also...Need to sell my Skyhawk first though... chris ambrose M3X/Jabiru 90.3 hrs N327CS Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=281861#281861 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:11:04 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: RE: Kolb-List: floats on Firestar? At 08:12 PM 1/16/2010, daniel myers wrote: >monoflat is the way to go...i have had two fsII in fl floats email me for >pix and info I'd like to do the monofloat on my UltraStar, but my friend already has the FL dual floats. For me, floats aren't going to happen, this year at least. Were both of yours monofloat? At this point we're only looking for dual float info. At least when we go somewhere together with floats on his plane I won't have to keep telling him to slow down! -Dana -- Everyone who lives dies; yet not everyone who dies, has lived. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.