---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 07/03/10: 9 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:46 AM - Re: Xtra boom specs (Thom Riddle) 2. 03:52 AM - Re: Pics (Thom Riddle) 3. 06:31 AM - Re: inspiration for "old" pilots (Pat Ladd) 4. 06:46 AM - Re: Re: Pics (Pat Ladd) 5. 07:08 AM - Re: Re: Pics (russ kinne) 6. 07:39 AM - Re: inspiration for "old" pilots (Jerry Deckard) 7. 09:53 AM - Re: Re: Pics (Pat Ladd) 8. 11:29 AM - Re: Pics (Thom Riddle) 9. 12:22 PM - Re: Re: Pics (John Hauck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:46:50 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra boom specs From: "Thom Riddle" Speaking of 4th of July (American Independence Day for those who live elsewhere)... I had a work colleague many years ago who was from England. Upon arrival of our Independence Day holiday he asked me if I knew what July 4th meant to Englishmen. I bit the hook and said no. He said it is "Thanksgiving Day" for the English :-). Happy "thanksgiving" day to Pat and other UK Kolbers. do not archive -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. - Jimmy Buffet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303555#303555 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:52:28 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pics From: "Thom Riddle" Pat, Interesting series of locks. I've never seen them done that way with the "side pools". How much elevation change is there from top to bottom of that photo? Our Erie Canal locks are simply straight line locks with no "side pools". One of these days I'll have to do a photo flight along the canal and get a shot or two. do not archive -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. - Jimmy Buffet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303556#303556 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:31:30 AM PST US From: "Pat Ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: inspiration for "old" pilots Hi Thom, I don`t think `built in his shed` adequately describes his facilities. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thom Riddle" Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:20 AM Subject: Kolb-List: inspiration for "old" pilots > > Not specifically Kolb related but should be an inspiration to all pilots > who think they are getting old. > > http://tinyurl.com/27a5vlx > > -------- > Thom Riddle > Buffalo, NY (9G0) > Kolb Slingshot SS-021 > Jabiru 2200A #1574 > Tennessee Prop 64x32 > > > If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. > - Jimmy Buffet > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303447#303447 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 11:35:00 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:46:17 AM PST US From: "Pat Ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pics Hi Thom, the canal is about 90 miles long and this flight lifts nearly 250ft. The main flight of around 19 locks are squeezeinto something just under 2 miles I think. That is why the large pounds were built. There was not enough room for anything else. The canal is fed mainly by a very old, and large steam driven beam engine which lifts a ton of water at a stroke from the nearby river.. I am sure there are lots of pics on google. my strip is about 2 miles away. Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thom Riddle" Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 3:52 AM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pics > > Pat, > > Interesting series of locks. I've never seen them done that way with the > "side pools". How much elevation change is there from top to bottom of > that photo? > > Our Erie Canal locks are simply straight line locks with no "side pools". > One of these days I'll have to do a photo flight along the canal and get a > shot or two. > > > do not archive > > -------- > Thom Riddle > Buffalo, NY (9G0) > Kolb Slingshot SS-021 > Jabiru 2200A #1574 > Tennessee Prop 64x32 > > > If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. > - Jimmy Buffet > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303556#303556 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 11:35:00 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 07:08:40 AM PST US From: russ kinne Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pics Pat, Thom The Eerie Canal is a blast to travel along by boat -- Thom, you're not too far from where a road goes under the Canal; that would make a great aerial pic. The Waterford Steps are pretty far away from you. Russ K On Jul 3, 2010, at 6:52 AM, Thom Riddle wrote: > > Pat, > > Interesting series of locks. I've never seen them done that way > with the "side pools". How much elevation change is there from top > to bottom of that photo? > > Our Erie Canal locks are simply straight line locks with no "side > pools". One of these days I'll have to do a photo flight along the > canal and get a shot or two. > > > do not archive > > -------- > Thom Riddle > Buffalo, NY (9G0) > Kolb Slingshot SS-021 > Jabiru 2200A #1574 > Tennessee Prop 64x32 > > > If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. > - Jimmy Buffet > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303556#303556 > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:39:04 AM PST US From: "Jerry Deckard" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: inspiration for "old" pilots Thanks for sharring, what a wonderful story. Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Ladd" Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 8:29 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: inspiration for "old" pilots > > Hi Thom, > I don`t think `built in his shed` adequately describes his facilities. > > Pat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thom Riddle" > To: > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 3:20 AM > Subject: Kolb-List: inspiration for "old" pilots > > >> >> Not specifically Kolb related but should be an inspiration to all pilots >> who think they are getting old. >> >> http://tinyurl.com/27a5vlx >> >> -------- >> Thom Riddle >> Buffalo, NY (9G0) >> Kolb Slingshot SS-021 >> Jabiru 2200A #1574 >> Tennessee Prop 64x32 >> >> >> If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. >> - Jimmy Buffet >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303447#303447 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > 11:35:00 > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:53:43 AM PST US From: "Pat Ladd" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pics Hi Russ, I suspect that the Erie canal is more like the French Canals which accomodate very large boats called paniches. The English canal boat was only 7ft wide although some are pretty long. This is probably due to the fact that the canals were dug with a pick and shovel and the amount of earth to be moved was kept to a minimum. Locks usually hold 2 boats side by side. Incidentally the digging was done by gangs of itinerant workmen who lived in large camps which moved slowly on as the digging progressed.They were the scourge of the countryside.Thieving and fighting as they went. Because they were navigating their way across country they were known as `navigators` which was shortened to `navvies` which is what that sort of labourer was called in my young day. Of course they use JCB`s and so on these days and that type of workman has almost disappeared. Cheers Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "russ kinne" Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 7:08 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pics > > Pat, Thom > The Eerie Canal is a blast to travel along by boat -- Thom, you're > not too far from where a road goes under the Canal; that would make > a great aerial pic. The Waterford Steps are pretty far away from you. > Russ K > > On Jul 3, 2010, at 6:52 AM, Thom Riddle wrote: > >> >> Pat, >> >> Interesting series of locks. I've never seen them done that way >> with the "side pools". How much elevation change is there from top >> to bottom of that photo? >> >> Our Erie Canal locks are simply straight line locks with no "side >> pools". One of these days I'll have to do a photo flight along the >> canal and get a shot or two. >> >> >> do not archive >> >> -------- >> Thom Riddle >> Buffalo, NY (9G0) >> Kolb Slingshot SS-021 >> Jabiru 2200A #1574 >> Tennessee Prop 64x32 >> >> >> If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. >> - Jimmy Buffet >> >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303556#303556 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 11:35:00 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 11:29:59 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pics From: "Thom Riddle" DO NOT ARCHIVE Thanks for the info Pat and Russ. I'll look them up on Google Maps. Since I'm not a native of Buffalo, I keep learning lots of new things about the area. Thanks to BB for the canal info/photo links. This has nothing to do with Kolbs other than interesting things to see from the air in a Kolb. When the Erie Canal was operating at its peak it would accommodate fairly large vessels but not now. Low bridges have been built over the canal so that only relatively small pleasure boats can navigate the entire length. The big ships get between Lake Ontario and Lake Erie via Welland Canal in Ontario about 15 miles west of Buffalo. -------- Thom Riddle Buffalo, NY (9G0) Kolb Slingshot SS-021 Jabiru 2200A #1574 Tennessee Prop 64x32 If life gives you limes, make Margaritas. - Jimmy Buffet Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=303601#303601 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 12:22:49 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pics > This has nothing to do with Kolbs other than interesting things to see from the air in a Kolb. > -------- > Thom Riddle ?????????????????????????? This pic does have something to do with Kolb aircraft. Homer Kolb at the Kolb Aircraft Homecoming, 2007, in front of John Bickham's mkIII, after John B led John Williamson and I from LA to London, KY. This is what some of us like to do best, fly cross country and camp out with our Kolbs. john h mkIII ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.