---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 03/08/11: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:40 AM - Re: Re: Monument Valley 2011 (Rick Neilsen) 2. 11:15 AM - Re: Kolbra flight on Saturday (videos) (Ralph B) 3. 12:27 PM - Re: Re: Kolbra flight on Saturday (videos) (B Young) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:40:51 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Monument Valley 2011 From: Rick Neilsen John H/All I thinking about flying (commercial) to see my mother in Mesa around the time of the Monument Valley fly in. Who is still planning to attend? John if it would make any difference I can be there with a car to shuttle people get fuel as usual. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 5:15 PM, John Hauck wrote: > > > Anyone interested in Monument Valley 2011? > > Looking at the calendar, 19-22 May 2011 (Thu thru Sun), looks like our > normal time frame to have the 2011 Kolb Unplanned/Unorganized Monument > Valley Flyin. > > john h > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Hi Kolbers: > > Since I sent the above post to the Kolb List yesterday, I have decided not > to try and fly to Monument Valley this year. > > For those of us that fly in, there is a lot of walking and standing around > involved in camping and living during the event. After getting entirely > honest with myself, I do not think I am going to be capable of having fun > and enjoy camping and walking around the area for four days. Being > entirely > dependent on hitching rides, calling the shuttle van, etc., would take away > a lot of the fun of attending the flyin. I will not know for sure if I can > be comfortable camping until I fly to Sun and Fun 30 Mar. If I discover I > can not be comfortable and enjoy the show, I can get back in the mkIII and > be home the same day. > > I have flown to every MV flyin since the original in 2003, through 2008. > Last year I missed because of my accident. Those that did make last year's > flyin said I was a lot more comfortable in the Rehab Hospital than I would > have been trying to camp at Gouldings. I think I would have rather eaten > and slept in sand. Last year we had zero Kolb aircraft show for the flyin. > > By all means, do not cancel the MV Flyin. If you have a couple Kolbs in > attendance, you can have a lot of fun. I will miss it, as I miss many of > those regular attendees, and close friends that are no longer with us. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:15:48 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolbra flight on Saturday (videos) From: "Ralph B" John Hauck > Ralph: > > Normally, the 912UL burns 4.0 gph at 5,000 rpm (normal cruise rpm for most > of us). > > If you are only burning 3.5 gph you must be turning the 912UL slower than > 5,000 rpm. > > I think you have the best combination with the Kolbra and the 912UL. You > get better fuel economy, more time out of spark plugs, and can burn 87 > octane auto fuel. > > My first 912 series engine was a 80 horse I installed in 1994. It was a > good engine. Made my flight around the country and up to Alaska with it the > two months after I installed it. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama John, Since you have flown with both the 912UL and the 912S, other than economy and speed, what other things have you noticed between these two engines? Can you burn 87 oct in the 912S? I know that both engines can use 100LL, but I have never used it since owning it. I've never seen a problem using 87 oct mogas. In fact when changing the oil, I have seen bits of lead still coming out of the engine from when Mark was using 100LL. The plugs are always clean and I decided to change them every two years. I have never drained any water or phase separation (the white matter of ethanol combined with water) when checking the fuel before each flight. I would much rather use the mogas if offered a choice and with gas prices the way they are, it's cheaper. Of course, when flying cross country, there isn't much choice as not many airports offer mogas. When I fly into Price County airport (PBH), they have mogas and it's cheaper than 100LL. I go back and forth there to the cabin and make regular trips in the summer. Ralph -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 24 years flying it Kolbra 912UL N20386 3 years flying it 150 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=333203#333203 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:27:09 PM PST US From: "B Young" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolbra flight on Saturday (videos) Ralph 91 octane in the 912 s 87 octane in the 912 ul Up to 10 % ethanol.. Ethanol free is preferred. 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