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1. 04:54 AM - Re: IVO PROP (Thom Riddle)
2. 08:01 AM - Re: Re: IVO PROP (Jack B. Hart)
3. 08:21 AM - Re: IVO PROP (Thom Riddle)
4. 09:00 AM - Carb screws (David Kulp)
5. 10:15 AM - FW: Re: Fuel Reserve and UL's (mark.shimei)
6. 11:34 AM - Re: Carb screws (Richard Pike)
7. 11:38 AM - for long distance Kolbers.... with money (Thom Riddle)
8. 11:39 AM - for long distance Kolbers.... with money (Thom Riddle)
9. 02:12 PM - Re: Carb screws (Roger Lee)
10. 02:23 PM - IVO PROP (lhaggerty)
11. 02:37 PM - Re: IVO PROP (Thom Riddle)
12. 04:02 PM - could be that Homer knew best (frank.goodnight)
13. 04:42 PM - Re: could be that Homer knew best (Larry Cottrell)
14. 04:42 PM - Re: IVO PROP (Larry Cottrell)
15. 05:26 PM - Re: Any opinions on Kiev props??? (albertakolbmk3)
16. 05:40 PM - Re: IVO PROP (russ kinne)
17. 05:44 PM - Mk111Xtra912 (Thumb)
18. 06:54 PM - Re: Mk111Xtra912 (Ellery Batchelder Jr)
19. 07:48 PM - Re: Mk111Xtra912 (Thumb)
20. 08:55 PM - Re: Re: Any opinions on Kiev props??? (jerb)
21. 10:18 PM - short ride (robert bean)
22. 10:50 PM - Re: short ride (robert bean)
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Pete,
One of the unwritten rules on this list is you have to fess up to stupid acts,
not because anyone wants to laugh at you but because we are all guilty of stupid
acts.
Sometimes we learn from others errors of judgement or lapse in thinking. That is
why we are here.
If you look back a few years you'll read about how I stupidly crashed my early
FS.... STUPID STUPID STUPID ME. We are all guilty so just let us know what you
did so you can be a bona fide member of the the stupid kolb drivers ASSociation.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
- Friedrich Engels
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At 04:54 AM 3/10/10 -0800, you wrote:
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>Pete,
>
>One of the unwritten rules on this list is you have to fess up to stupid
acts, not because anyone wants to laugh at you but because we are all guilty
of stupid acts.
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Thom,
I read a bit, and one of the things I came across was a pessimistic view of
piloting. Basically it espoused that no flight was error free. The trick
was to recognize the errors and to correct them before physical damage took
place.
Jack B. Hart FF004
Winchester, IN
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Jack,
You are correct, of course. I didn't have time to correct my obvious error before
the inevitable consequences of the error took place. Had I another 5 seconds
or so, I could probably have recovered from the error.
I will not commit that particular error again, at least not under those circumstances.
It was an expensive and somewhat painful lesson, but one that is indelibly
recorded in my psyche. On the bright side, it could have been worse.
For those who don't recall, I stalled the FS a couple of feet above the runway.
That in itself would not have been too bad, but the left main gear "landed" in
a deep pot-hole breaking off the axle weldment. The end of the gear leg dug
in, and over I went inverted. Much damage to airframe and some to my shins.
do not archive
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
- Friedrich Engels
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Folks,
Quick question. Whenever I remove the cap on the carb and replace it,
the absence of any star or lock washers of any type gets my attention.
Is there any recommendation to use Locktite? I'd feel better knowing
for sure!
Dave Kulp
Bethlehem, PA
FireFly 11DMK
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| Subject: | Re: FW: Re: Fuel Reserve and UL's |
-----Original Message-----
Subject: Re: Fuel Reserve and UL's
I cruise my Ultrastar at 4400rpm,burn 2 gph at 50mph. Takeoff max RPM is
6000. EGT is just below 1200,CHT is under 290deg.
Gauges were checked for accuracy,I thought they were off. Mark
Also have a lot of time behind the Kawai 440A
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Been flying with that type carb since 1983, none of those screws have come loose
yet. Maybe the rubber boot isolates them from that sort of vibration.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
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| Subject: | for long distance Kolbers.... with money |
For you long distance Kolb flyers, if you have lots of extra money laying around.
http://www.yikebike.com/site/gallery/video/yikebike-discovery-channel
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
- Friedrich Engels
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| Subject: | for long distance Kolbers.... with money |
For you long distance Kolb flyers, if you have lots of extra money laying around.
http://www.yikebike.com/site/gallery/video/yikebike-discovery-channel
do not archive
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
- Friedrich Engels
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They do not get any Loctite. The only thing on the carb that gets a minute amount
is the enricher circuit housing screws. Just a tad.
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Roger Lee
Tucson, Az.
Light Sport Repairman - Maintenance Rated
Rotax Repair Center
520-574-1080
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OK I will fess up. The Dumb thing I did was while working on the 447
Rotax that was giving me trouble, I had removed the Fire Fly from the
trailer/hanger, un-folded the wings, removed the right wing. DSH { that
means dumb shit Haggerty} left the left wing hanging on the universal
joint connector aft of the wing, with the leading edge of the wing
laying prone on the ground. DSH thought it would not be sucked into the
prop when the engine started. Well it did get sucked into the prop and
now I have to mortgage the house to pay for the damages. All that DSH
had to do was remove one bolt holding the wing on, place the wing out
of harms way, and every thing would have been fine. Pete [No I am not a
blond].
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Thanks, Pete. I learned from your experience. You are now a member of the Stupid
Kolb Flyers ASSociation.
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY
Kolb Slingshot SS-021
Jabiru 2200A #1574
Tennessee Prop 64x32
An ounce of action is worth a ton of theory.
- Friedrich Engels
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| Subject: | could be that Homer knew best |
Hi all,
I had been having trouble with the rollout after landing since
installing the 36 in. crome molly gear legs , and large wheels I was
always behind the airplane and was and was over controlling , just
couldn't
seem to get it right. I figured it had to get better with practice,
Today was what I thought was the perfect day to practice X wind
landings---8 to 10 mph direct X wind swinging about 20degrees ever 30
seconds
or so , piece of cake before the gear change. I started crow hoping
made 15 or 20 some of them were ragged enough that I was glad no one
was watching. To make a long sad story shorter but not much
happier , I had a really hard ground loop, bent both axels the right
one 45 degrees down---wheels went out at the top-- because of the
plane skipping sideways . didn't bend the cage or the gear, but hit
the right
wing on the ground. Don't know much damage , I do know the trailing
edge spar has a 6in bow in it , trailing edge bent up,and there is
loose fabric at the rear of the last two bays. Will talk with Bryan
Melborn and Kolb tomorrow and see what they
recommend for an inspection. Now believing That Homer knew what he was
doing when he designed the gear so the plane would be easy to land , I
have already put the gear back like it came from the factory.
Hats off to Larry C and others that fly with the long gear. I think
I'll stay stock for a while.
Frank Goodnight
Firestar 2--- with regular size gear legs
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| Subject: | Re: could be that Homer knew best |
Frank,
Sorry that you had trouble with the gear legs. While I don't do too
many landing on pavement, the ones that I have, had shown none of the
tendencies that you describe at all. In fact the gear legs that I do use
are quite forgiving and springy and I wouldn't trade back at all.
Larry
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----- Original Message -----
From: frank.goodnight
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 4:59 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: could be that Homer knew best
<frank.goodnight@att.net>
Hi all,
I had been having trouble with the rollout after landing since
installing the 36 in. crome molly gear legs , and large wheels I was
always behind the airplane and was and was over controlling , just
couldn't
seem to get it right. I figured it had to get better with practice,
Today was what I thought was the perfect day to practice X wind
landings---8 to 10 mph direct X wind swinging about 20degrees ever 30
seconds
or so , piece of cake before the gear change. I started crow hoping
made 15 or 20 some of them were ragged enough that I was glad no one
was watching. To make a long sad story shorter but not much
happier , I had a really hard ground loop, bent both axels the right
one 45 degrees down---wheels went out at the top-- because of the
plane skipping sideways . didn't bend the cage or the gear, but hit
the right
wing on the ground. Don't know much damage , I do know the trailing
edge spar has a 6in bow in it , trailing edge bent up,and there is
loose fabric at the rear of the last two bays. Will talk with Bryan
Melborn and Kolb tomorrow and see what they
recommend for an inspection. Now believing That Homer knew what he was
doing when he designed the gear so the plane would be easy to land , I
have already put the gear back like it came from the factory.
Hats off to Larry C and others that fly with the long gear. I think
I'll stay stock for a while.
Frank Goodnight
Firestar 2--- with regular size gear legs
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Don't feel too bad, I have been a member of this ASSociation since 97
and have even reupped twice more. Thankfully not for the same reasons,
but humbling none the less.
Larry
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----- Original Message -----
From: lhaggerty
To: kolb matronics
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:22 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: IVO PROP
OK I will fess up. The Dumb thing I did was while working on the 447
Rotax that was giving me trouble, I had removed the Fire Fly from the
trailer/hanger, un-folded the wings, removed the right wing. DSH { that
means dumb shit Haggerty} left the left wing hanging on the universal
joint connector aft of the wing, with the leading edge of the wing
laying prone on the ground. DSH thought it would not be sucked into the
prop when the engine started. Well it did get sucked into the prop and
now I have to mortgage the house to pay for the damages. All that DSH
had to do was remove one bolt holding the wing on, place the wing out
of harms way, and every thing would have been fine. Pete [No I am not a
blond].
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| Subject: | Re: Any opinions on Kiev props??? |
Thanks for all the responses guys. I just ordered a Kiev prop. I'll let you know
what I think and what kind of performance I get with it. It won't be for a while
because apparently they are quite booked up. I was told a month before it
ships.
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Tony B.
Kolb MKIII C
Rotax 582
C Gearbox 3.00:1
WD 66" 3 Blade Prop
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Pete
LOTS of us (most?) have done dumb things. And survived; somehow.
No shame, no regrets, but consider it a survivable learning experience.
I'm glad that blondes don't get yet one more downer!
Thank you for your honesty.
Fair winds,
Russ K
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On Mar 10, 2010, at 5:22 PM, lhaggerty wrote:
> OK I will fess up. The Dumb thing I did was while working on the
> 447 Rotax that was giving me trouble, I had removed the Fire Fly
> from the trailer/hanger, un-folded the wings, removed the right
> wing. DSH { that means dumb shit Haggerty} left the left wing
> hanging on the universal joint connector aft of the wing, with the
> leading edge of the wing laying prone on the ground. DSH thought it
> would not be sucked into the prop when the engine started. Well it
> did get sucked into the prop and now I have to mortgage the house
> to pay for the damages. All that DSH had to do was remove one bolt
> holding the wing on, place the wing out of harms way, and every
> thing would have been fine. Pete [No I am not a blond].
>
>
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Hi Kolbers,,, I regret it but I am in position that I need to sell
my MK111Xtra-912. I have discussed with some other builders and the
price I have come up with is $25,000.00 for the plane, I also have a
trailer that was built to haul the plane. The trailer has 1200 miles on
it just from Mitch to Florida and I will sell both for $30.000.00. I
will send pictures of the trailer by request and more pictures of the as
well.
Anyone interested contact me on the Kolb list or directly to me at
bill_joe@bellsouth.net. Thanks,,,,Bill futrell
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| Subject: | Re: Mk111Xtra912 |
I was looking at your Picture and noticed the other Kolb the Blue and Red
one it has a new nest now thats the one I bought last July Well it is
in Maine Getting a make over "almost finished though
sorry to hear your selling your plane but it sure is nice looking, Good
luck
Ellery Batchelder Jr.
N213
Mk3C
-----Original Message-----
From: Thumb <bill_joe@bellsouth.net>
Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 8:40 pm
Subject: Kolb-List: Mk111Xtra912
Hi Kolbers,,, I regret it but I am in position that I need to sell my
MK111Xtra-912. I have discussed with some other builders and the price I
have come up with is $25,000.00 for the plane, I also have a trailer that
was built to haul the plane. The trailer has 1200 miles on it just from
Mitch to Florida and I will sell both for $30.000.00. I will send picture
s of the trailer by request and more pictures of the as well.
Anyone interested contact me on the Kolb list or directly to me at bi
ll_joe@bellsouth.net. Thanks,,,,Bill futrell
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| Subject: | Re: Mk111Xtra912 |
Yes you are right Ellery, I helped Thom get it loaded for the trip
up there. I really hate to get rid of it but for now I do unless
something changes. It's got a 912 UL 80 Hp. and 3 blade Warp drive prop
and I believe it has between 75 and 80 Hrs on the engine ' Not even
broke in.
Take Care Ellery Your friend Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Ellery Batchelder Jr
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Mk111Xtra912
I was looking at your Picture and noticed the other Kolb the Blue and
Red one it has a new nest now thats the one I bought last July Well it
is in Maine Getting a make over "almost finished though
sorry to hear your selling your plane but it sure is nice looking,
Good luck
Ellery Batchelder Jr.
N213
Mk3C
-----Original Message-----
From: Thumb <bill_joe@bellsouth.net>
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Wed, Mar 10, 2010 8:40 pm
Subject: Kolb-List: Mk111Xtra912
Hi Kolbers,,, I regret it but I am in position that I need to
sell my MK111Xtra-912. I have discussed with some other builders and the
price I have come up with is $25,000.00 for the plane, I also have a
trailer that was built to haul the plane. The trailer has 1200 miles on
it just from Mitch to Florida and I will sell both for $30.000.00. I
will send pictures of the trailer by request and more pictures of the as
well.
Anyone interested contact me on the Kolb list or directly to me
at bill_joe@bellsouth.net. Thanks,,,,Bill futrell
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| Subject: | Re: Any opinions on Kiev props??? |
Tony,
If you can have things ready for the switch over, you could make a
flight with the old prop, change over to the new prop and repeat the
same flight pattern - if you have a GPS you could fly down a straight
road for some distance and see what effect it has on your cruise
speed and climb rate for each prop. About as close of comparison as
your going to get. Since it is a new prop you might not be able to
do a back to back comparison as you will need to swap the prop,
adjust the pitch, and tweak it in.
jerb
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Primitive Productions Presents... this was shot with an old VHS
mounted on the wheelbarrow tire in the left seat.
http://tinyurl.com/yjbje6t
BB
MkIII, suzuki
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>
>
>
>
> ----right seat. it's late :(
>
> On 11, Mar 2010, at 12:31 AM, robert bean wrote:
>
>> Primitive Productions Presents... this was shot with an old VHS
mounted on the wheelbarrow tire in the left seat.
>> http://tinyurl.com/yjbje6t
>>
>> BB
>> MkIII, suzuki
>
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