---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 06/30/10: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:44 PM - New Video (Richard Girard) 2. 03:24 PM - Re: New Video (Larry Cottrell) 3. 03:47 PM - Re: New Video (Richard Girard) 4. 04:21 PM - Re: New Video (robert bean) 5. 04:53 PM - Re: New Video (zeprep251@aol.com) 6. 05:37 PM - Re: New Video (John Hauck) 7. 07:05 PM - Re: New Video (Gene & Tammy) 8. 08:12 PM - Re: FireStar Tail Wheel Rod/Spring (WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com) 9. 09:07 PM - Re: New Video (John Hauck) 10. 09:43 PM - Are SkiDoo Rotax parts the same as from CPS, Lockwood, etc? (TheWanderingWench) 11. 09:50 PM - Re: New Video (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:44:33 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: New Video From: Richard Girard The second time is the charm, I guess. The first time I shot this video I didn't see the streaks on the wind screen until I watched the video footage so yesterday I was extra thorough in making sure the lexan was spotless. Anyway here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtZEOa1h_bc Rick Girard ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:24:54 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Looks good Rick. Now all you need to do is a touch and go on every sand bar, or stop and do a little fishing. Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard Girard To: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:44 PM Subject: Kolb-List: New Video The second time is the charm, I guess. The first time I shot this video I didn't see the streaks on the wind screen until I watched the video footage so yesterday I was extra thorough in making sure the lexan was spotless. Anyway here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtZEOa1h_bc Rick Girard ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 03:47:56 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video From: Richard Girard Some of the sandbars certainly look long enough, but I'd have to get out on them to look them over before I'd try it. Sure would be fun, though. Rick On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Larry Cottrell wrote: > Looks good Rick. Now all you need to do is a touch and go on every sand > bar, or stop and do a little fishing. > Larry > > Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, > which includes my email address. > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Richard Girard > *To:* kolb-list@matronics.com > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 30, 2010 3:44 PM > *Subject:* Kolb-List: New Video > > The second time is the charm, I guess. The first time I shot this video I > didn't see the streaks on the wind screen until I watched the video footage > so yesterday I was extra thorough in making sure the lexan was spotless. > Anyway here's the link: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtZEOa1h_bc > > Rick Girard > > * > > href="http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > href="http://forums.matronics.com">http://forums.matronics.com > href="http://www.matronics.com/contribution">http://www.matronics.com/c* > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 04:21:23 PM PST US From: robert bean Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video outstanding! Now we know what IFR really means. BB On 30, Jun 2010, at 5:44 PM, Richard Girard wrote: > The second time is the charm, I guess. The first time I shot this video I didn't see the streaks on the wind screen until I watched the video footage so yesterday I was extra thorough in making sure the lexan was spotless. Anyway here's the link: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtZEOa1h_bc > > Rick Girard > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 04:53:06 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video From: zeprep251@aol.com Rick, Here in Ohio the dawn is before 6:00 this time of year.Absolutely my favor ite flying time.It's just tough to get any of the other guys out of the sa ck that early so it's a solo most of the time.Nice video! G.Aman Mk3-C Jabiru 2200A -----Original Message----- From: Richard Girard Sent: Wed, Jun 30, 2010 5:44 pm Subject: Kolb-List: New Video The second time is the charm, I guess. The first time I shot this video I didn't see the streaks on the wind screen until I watched the video foota ge so yesterday I was extra thorough in making sure the lexan was spotless . Anyway here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtZEOa1h_bc Rick Girard ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ======================== =========== ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:37:03 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Those sand bars look very doable to me. Some look like they have a lot of gravel in them, which makes them even more suitable. Before one lands out, they must accept the fact that if they break the airplane, it may be very difficult to retrieve for repair. john h mkIII Some of the sandbars certainly look long enough, but I'd have to get out on them to look them over before I'd try it. Sure would be fun, though. Rick ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 07:05:06 PM PST US From: "Gene & Tammy" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Retrieving a plane off the sand bar looks simple to me. Do it by water. In Alaska we land on sand/gravel bars all the time. You just need to look them over carefully before you set down. Gene From: John Hauck Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Those sand bars look very doable to me. Some look like they have a lot of gravel in them, which makes them even more suitable. Before one lands out, they must accept the fact that if they break the airplane, it may be very difficult to retrieve for repair. john h mkIII Some of the sandbars certainly look long enough, but I'd have to get out on them to look them over before I'd try it. Sure would be fun, though. Rick ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:43 PM PST US From: WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: FireStar Tail Wheel Rod/Spring Hauck and Herb, Regarding my Question: I got a new 3/4" aluminum tail wheel rod/spring from Travis. It fits kind of loose into both the tail wheel bracket and the steel fuselage tube. What is a good way to shim this to make a better fit? Thanks to all of you for giving me some good ideas to modify the tail rod installation. I am leaning toward using metal tape wrapped around the rod for a snug fit. In fact I already tried it on the tail wheel end and it works great. Bill Varnes Original Kolb FireStar Audubon NJ ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:07:53 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Well...I have been fortunate enough to make quite a few off field and sand bar landings in my mkIII, in Alaska, my self, Knik River, a spot somewhere near the Dalton Highway south of Cold Foot, an unknown river 30 miles east of Deadhorse, and on the beach of the Arctic Ocean 12 miles south of Barrow, where Wiley Post and Wil Rogers were killed in 1935, to name a few. Some of those would have taken a helicopter and a lot of money to retrieve me and my mkIII. Many of the sand bars on the Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Alabama Rivers are very landable, but to rescue a broken mkIII would be very difficult and expensive. I had my Ultrastar rescued from a swamp 1/2 mile from Wetumpka Airport 08A by an old H-19, in 1985. Lucky for me, my buddy owned and flew the H-19. It didn't cost me more than a six pack. Without the helicopter, it would have been a very difficult mission to accomplish. john h mkIII Retrieving a plane off the sand bar looks simple to me. Do it by water. In Alaska we land on sand/gravel bars all the time. You just need to look them over carefully before you set down. Gene ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:43:56 PM PST US From: TheWanderingWench Subject: Kolb-List: Are SkiDoo Rotax parts the same as from CPS, Lockwood, etc? I'm being told that you can get genuine Rotax engine parts (e.g. pistons - with the same part numbers as in CPS, LEAF or Lockwood catalogs) from Ski Doo dealers - at a significant savings. Anyone know whether this is true or not? They probably won't sell to someone who says they're for aircraft use. But I'd like to know if anyone knows if Ski Doo uses the same parts we use. ArtySandy, Oregon www.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/uladventure2009.htm "Life's a daring adventure or nothing" Helen Keller "I refuse to tip toe through life just to arrive safely at death." ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 09:50:40 PM PST US From: "Larry Cottrell" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video I made my statement tongue and cheek, about the touch and goes, but if I was going to do it, I would use the same technique that works in snow. Touch it down lightly with lots of power, let it settle a bit, then go around and see what kind of a rut you made. One thing that seemed noticeable to me was that it seemed to take a lot of ground for you to take off on the grass. Once in the air it climbed pleasingly quickly, but I thought that it took a lot of runway to get off. Hard to tell on video. My point is don't short your self, because sand if it is fluffy will cause a lot of drag. I have never had the guts to do a water skiing routine with mine, so I don't know how fast you need to be to "walk" on water. On my trip back from Texas with the Firestar, I touched down on the Great Salt Lake. It felt gooey, so I pulled all the throttle I could get and got back on top of it and got off the ground. I almost needed a change of pants afterward realizing what would have been if I had slowed too much to get back airborne. Have fun, but do it carefully, Larry Note: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding history, which includes my email address. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Hauck To: kolb-list@matronics.com Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:07 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New Video Well...I have been fortunate enough to make quite a few off field and sand bar landings in my mkIII, in Alaska, my self, Knik River, a spot somewhere near the Dalton Highway south of Cold Foot, an unknown river 30 miles east of Deadhorse, and on the beach of the Arctic Ocean 12 miles south of Barrow, where Wiley Post and Wil Rogers were killed in 1935, to name a few. Some of those would have taken a helicopter and a lot of money to retrieve me and my mkIII. Many of the sand bars on the Tallapoosa, Coosa, and Alabama Rivers are very landable, but to rescue a broken mkIII would be very difficult and expensive. I had my Ultrastar rescued from a swamp 1/2 mile from Wetumpka Airport 08A by an old H-19, in 1985. Lucky for me, my buddy owned and flew the H-19. It didn't cost me more than a six pack. Without the helicopter, it would have been a very difficult mission to accomplish. john h mkIII Retrieving a plane off the sand bar looks simple to me. Do it by water. In Alaska we land on sand/gravel bars all the time. You just need to look them over carefully before you set down. 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