---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/19/10: 11 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:12 AM - Just A Few Days Left; Well Behind Last Year... (Matt Dralle) 1. 07:21 AM - Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage (b young) 2. 08:03 AM - Re: Fuel pressure question (Watkinsdw) 3. 08:06 AM - Re: Fuel pressure question (Watkinsdw) 4. 09:35 AM - Hoerner wing tip design? (John Cooley) 5. 12:56 PM - Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage (Dennis Thate) 6. 12:56 PM - Re: Re: Fuel pressure question (b young) 7. 01:49 PM - Re: Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage (b young) 8. 02:01 PM - need your help...... (b young) 9. 04:55 PM - Re: Fuel pressure question (Watkinsdw) 10. 06:34 PM - Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage (zeprep251@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:12:31 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: Just A Few Days Left; Well Behind Last Year... Dear Listers, There are just a few more days left of this year's List Fund Raiser. Response has been good so far, but we're well behind last year at this point. If you've been waiting until the last minute to make your Contribution, now might be good time to show your support and maybe pick up a nice gift as well! Please remember that there is no commercial advertising on these Lists and the *only* means of keeping them running is through your Contributions during this Fund Raiser. If it weren't for your individual Contributions, these Lists could easily become economically infeasible and simply cease to exist. 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Thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I bought a plane so I could go all 12 months of the year,,, unlike boating when there was ice on the lake.. the best thing is to use the plane in the winter and give the engine a good exercise on a regular basis. short of that,,,,, the fogging oil is a real good alternative. body do not archive ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:03:23 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fuel pressure question From: "Watkinsdw" Good question. No clue. I'll try and get a treasure gauge and check the accuracy of the eis reading. Sounds like if it keeps running, and not flooding, it's probably ok. Any other thoughts? Anyone know a good source of a not too expensive gauge? Thanks! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320102#320102 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:06:14 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fuel pressure question From: "Watkinsdw" Oops! I meant "pressure gauge," not "treasure." Damn spellcheck... I already know my Kolb is a treasure! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320103#320103 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:35:27 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Hoerner wing tip design? From: "John Cooley" Hello Folks, Haven't posted much in the past few years but keep a eye on the list and read almost daily. I have a MK 3 Classic that I bought from Jeremy Casey about 6 years ago and worked on for awhile then sort of lost interest. This summer I have discovered 4 or 5 neighbors within 10 miles or so that are flying that wasn't a few years ago. I have probably put more hours on my FS II flying with them this summer than I have put on it the past 3 years combined. This and the fact that I ran into James Tripp at Ronnie Smith's fly-in has rekindled my desire to finish the Mark 3. James has a beautiful MK-3 that he has just finished. He had been flying a Firestar like myself. He has also installed the "Hauck Special" landing gear as I have done to the MK 3 I have in progress. Now to my question to the group. I have been doing some reading on Hoerner wing tips and would like to hear some comments or thoughts about installing these on the MK 3 Classic. I know that TNK makes some for the Xtra out of fiberglass but was thinking of building my own out of aluminum tubing as some other Kolb copy cat kit builder has done. Would this be worth the effort on the Kolb wing? Would the span need to be reduced any due to the effect the Hoerner tips have of lengthening the effective span? Here is some information on the web from another well known STOL aircraft sight about these tips: "For a long time, Ive said that Hoerner wing tips should be used on most light aircraft designs, since they increase the effective wing span from 8" to over one foot without having to carry any additional weight: As we all know, there is low pressure on top of the wing, and higher pressure on the bottom of the wing, with the pressure difference creating the lift that allows us to fly. Toward the tip of the wing, the high pressure feels that there is less pressure on the top of the wing (just around the tip), and wants to go there to equalize the pressure, thus creating a secondary flow out toward the tip of the wing. This secondary outward flow generates a vortex (a circular motion) behind the wing." Any and all information or thoughts are appreciated. Thanks, John Cooley -------- Be Safe, John Cooley Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320108#320108 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 12:56:25 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage From: "Dennis Thate" by0ung, Our Midwest Winters are very bitter, I prefer not to fly open Cockpit in them. I admire the pilots that do. Dennis Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320119#320119 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/bitter_cold_winters_115.jpg ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 12:56:29 PM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Fuel pressure question Good question. No clue. I'll try and get a treasure gauge and check the accuracy of the eis reading. Sounds like if it keeps running, and not flooding, it's probably ok. Any other thoughts? Anyone know a good source of a not too expensive gauge? Thanks! >>>>>>>>>>>most plumbing stores will have a 0 to 15 pound pressure gauge,,,, you may have to come up with some adapters and a t to put it in line for the test. boyd do not archive ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 01:49:52 PM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Firestar Winter storage by0ung, Our Midwest Winters are very bitter, I prefer not to fly open Cockpit in them. I admire the pilots that do. Dennis probably not much worse than here in northern ut,,,, guess that is why I put on the full enclosure and heater. I have gone out when outside temps hover round 20, 10 when I landed,,,, but days up in the high 30s and low 40s are much preferred. boyd mkIII do not archive ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 02:01:31 PM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Kolb-List: need your help...... ok guys I need all your help or my son does... my son is the only person except a cfi that I have asked if he wanted to land my mkIII... he flew it to short final before turning it back to me... anyway,,, he is in a contest for a job and would like some more views and votes. go to http://howdoyoumountain.com/your-mountain click 'most recent' and scroll down to 'soul skier' if he gets the job, I will have a co pilot again at least for a while. please boyd young mkiii utah do not archive ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 04:55:29 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fuel pressure question From: "Watkinsdw" Thanks, Boyd. I'll check. The position of the sensor could also affect the reading. It's about three feet below the engine. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=320137#320137 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 06:34:31 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar Winter storage From: zeprep251@aol.com Boyd, Ship it down to Rick Neilsen in Fla.He'll keep it warm for you. G.Aman -----Original Message----- From: b young Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 10:22 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolb Firestar Winter storage I've just purchased a Kolb Firestar / Rotax 503 ULDCDI , I'm putting it in Winter storage. What is the best protocal for storing the Rotax 503UL DCDI for five months ? Thanks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I bought a plane so I could go all 12 months of the year,,, unlike boatin g when there was ice on the lake.. the best thing is to use the plane i n the winter and give the engine a good exercise on a regular basis. shor t of that,,,,, the fogging oil is a real good alternative. body do not archive ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.