---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 03/24/11: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:33 AM - Ralph's Kolbra (Dennis Thate) 2. 06:36 AM - Re: Late fall flight in the Kolbra (Dennis Thate) 3. 08:46 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 03/23/11 (Bob Green) 4. 09:08 AM - Re: Sun and Fun 2011 (Rick Neilsen) 5. 09:33 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 03/23/11 (John Hauck) 6. 01:03 PM - Sun and Fun (frank goodnight) 7. 05:45 PM - Need Info Re: Flying to Oshkosh (TheWanderingWench) 8. 06:49 PM - Need Info Re: Flying to Oshkosh (Ralph B) 9. 08:34 PM - Re: Need Info Re: Flying to Oshkosh (william sullivan) 10. 08:49 PM - Re: Need Info Re: Flying to Oshkosh (Rick Neilsen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:33:44 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Ralph's Kolbra From: "Dennis Thate" Thanks again Ralph, alway enjoyable to watch your Kolbra videos. -------- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern Faith is believing what you know ain't so - Mark Twain Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=334906#334906 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:28 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Late fall flight in the Kolbra From: "Dennis Thate" Thanks again Ralph, alway enjoyable to watch your Kolbra videos. -------- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern Faith is believing what you know ain't so - Mark Twain Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=334907#334907 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:46:01 AM PST US From: Bob Green Subject: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 03/23/11 John H. How long will you be in FL at Sun and Fun? Would love to see you again if I can get down. Would enjoy seeing the Kolb bunch too. Have a great trip. Bob Building N830PB MKIIIX, GPAS VW Conversion ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:08:25 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Sun and Fun 2011 From: Rick Neilsen John/All John, good to here you are going to make it to Sun N Fun again this year. I'm planning to arrive Sun N Fun, Monday late and stay till Friday. It will be great to see everyone again this year. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 7:51 PM, John Hauck wrote: > > Hi Folks: > > Been working on my mkIII every day for several weeks now. Done everything > from pulling engine to replace the Lord mounts, to changing the oil and > filter. In between, I had to rewire radio, GPS, and the DRE 6000 ANR > headset. Damn rat chewed through, not only the power wires, but cut the > GPS > coax cable as well. Was a good time to replace the radio coax too. The > dirty rat also cut a brake line. I didn't know it until after I had > rebuilt > both master cylinders. While the seats were out I cleaned up a lot of > mildew and mold from inside the fuselage, the result of heat and > condensation while sitting for a year in the hanger unused. While the > center section was off I insulated it and the rear of the fuselage for > noise > reduction. I think it worked. While flying yesterday I was told my radio > sounded much better without all the cockpit noise. It is still noisy as > Hell, but has been quieted down a little bit. > > Plan to depart Gantt International Airport, Sunday afternoon, and fly to > Panacea, Florida. There is a grass strip there about a mile from a good > seafood restaurant. I'll camp out there and depart early to catch the Kolb > gang at Lakeland about noon. > > Looking forward to seeing the Kolb folks. Have not seen them since Sun and > Fun 2010. Also looking forward to seeing old friends that I usually only > get to see at Lakeland or Oshkosh. > > Kolb asked me if I would tie down Miss P'fer on the space next to theirs. > Although she is 20 years old with faded, chipped paint, and a lot of fair > wear and tear, she still draws attention when folks find out a little bit > about her history. Miss P'fer still flies like she did when she was new, > but her pilot has slowed down a bit since then. > > See you all in Lakeland. > > john h > mkIII - 3,019.0 hrs airframe > 912ULS - 450.5 hrs engine > Titus, Alabama > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:33:46 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 3 Msgs - 03/23/11 Would enjoy seeing the Kolb bunch too. Bob Building N830PB MKIIIX, GPAS VW Conversion Bob G/Kolbers: I plan to get to Lakeland Monday about noon or shortly thereafter. Hope to stay the week. Getting my bag packed and the mkIII ready to go. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 01:03:58 PM PST US From: frank goodnight Subject: Kolb-List: Sun and Fun Hope to see a whole bunch of Kolbers ,and Kolbs, I -Plan on being there T hur-- =0ASat.=0A=0AFrank Goodnight ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:45:10 PM PST US From: TheWanderingWench Subject: Kolb-List: Need Info re: Flying to Oshkosh I know that Sun 'n Fun is almost here and everyone is thinking about that - but this year I'll be flying to Oshkosh and would appreciate some info.- I know Oshkosh isn't until late July, but for various reasons I want to =0Astart planning now and have some key decisions made (especially about =0Aroute) as soon as possible. =0AI've never been there before, so am not even sure what questions I shoul d be asking.- Here's a few that come to mind, yet I'd appreciate anyone w ith first-hand experience of flying there sharing ANY information they feel is relevant. You can reply through the list or directly to me @ TheWanderi ngWench@yahoo.com 1. I'll be flying from the Portland, Oregon area. I'm looking at two possib le routes, one through West Yellowstone and across northern South Dakota, a nd the other a bit- more southerly - through Casper and then across South Dakota or perhaps even Nebraska. I'd VERY MUCH APPRECIATE any info about any route that would be feasible in an E-LSA - and for those of you who don't know me, I'm flying a Maxair Dri fter with a 503. So not a Cirrus or a Remos or even something as upscale as a Mark III. 2. What should I set as a target date for arrival, to be able to camp under my wing? I understand that the ultralight area gets filled up very quickly . Z'at so? 3. Any other info about actually getting in and out of Oshkosh and camping there. Thanks in advance - Arty Trost Sandy, Oregon www.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/uladventure2009.htm =0A =0A"Life's a daring adventure or nothing" =0A Helen Keller =0A =0A"I refuse to tip toe through life just to arrive safely at death." ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:49:12 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Need Info re: Flying to Oshkosh From: "Ralph B" Arty, since you have flown across country and landed at many airports, flying into the Oshkosh ultralight strip in not an issue for you. All you would need to do is call the red barn by phone before coming in. I think the AirVenture website has the pattern, approach, and all the details for landing on the strip. The main thing is to maintain 300' AGL while flying in and out of the pattern and make sure you don't fly to the east of the strip over the crowd and parked airplanes. I flew the Firestar there in 1999 and the Kolbra in 2009. There used to be plenty of space for underwing camping until last year when the EAA turned over the space west of the strip to the rotorcraft pilots. I think it's best to arrive on Saturday, then you can see the arriving aircraft without paying anything for that day. When you approach from the south and are landing, be aware of the tight turn you need to make landing on the strip. At 300', you cannot see the runway until the very last minute before you land due to the trees. It can be a little tricky the first time. Also, there is a slight grade to the strip and because of that, it looks shorter than it really is when landing to the north. Ralph B -------- 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=334986#334986 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 08:34:24 PM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Need Info re: Flying to Oshkosh - Artie- Try these: - ---------------- www.airventure.org/flying/ ul.html - ---------------- www.airventure.org/flying - ------------------------- ---- ------------------------- -------------------- Bill Sullivan ------------------------- -------------------- Windsor locks, Ct. ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 08:49:19 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Need Info re: Flying to Oshkosh From: Rick Neilsen Arty I have flown in four times. With all the changes I have no interest in flying in again. First there is airplane camping only over by the red barn now. Plan on dragging your plane 100-600 feet through the crowd to the camping area. Everyone else can taxi but we drag. Yes you call in but don't assume any information you get will be accurate. They don't inform anyone you are inbound and the people that answer the phones don't have a clue which direction they are flying. Be sure to do pass on the south/west side of the strip to verify the direction if no one is flying. Two years ago we were told the wrong direction and landed just moments before a group of departing planes were to be released in the other direction. When landing to the north west you are blind to the runway till you turn final 100 feet from the end of the runway. You may be allowed to buy gas from the fuel trucks but if not plan on a lot of walking with your gas can and make sure you don't get a voucher for more fuel than you need because there are no refunds. Make sure you review notams very carefully for the layout of the pattern and know exactly were to look for the runway. The photos and descriptions are very good but there is a line of trees that block your view of the Ultralight/LSA runway til you are right on top of it. Once a member of our flock that flew in got separated from us. When he got there we watched him circle the pattern a bunch of times before he gave up and landed on a emergency strip. They almost made him truck his plane home. He was in big trouble. No they refuse to publish the GPS coordinates for the strip. For the most part the EAA crew only wants factory planes flying so watch your step. Also watch out for the wicked witch of the red barn Sorry I may be a bit negative. I tried for years to get trash cans and a port-o-let in the camp ground like the GA guys get. One year I went over the wicked witch's head and got Tom Poberezny to get us a port-o-let. I caught hell for it, they refused to let the suck truck in to clean it and made sure that there would never be a port-o-let there again. A once packed airplane camp ground ended up being so unused they now park trailers there. One last thing save a few $ and share the camping fee with another plane. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Ralph B wrote: > > Arty, since you have flown across country and landed at many airports, > flying into the Oshkosh ultralight strip in not an issue for you. All you > would need to do is call the red barn by phone before coming in. I think the > AirVenture website has the pattern, approach, and all the details for > landing on the strip. The main thing is to maintain 300' AGL while flying in > and out of the pattern and make sure you don't fly to the east of the strip > over the crowd and parked airplanes. I flew the Firestar there in 1999 and > the Kolbra in 2009. There used to be plenty of space for underwing camping > until last year when the EAA turned over the space west of the strip to the > rotorcraft pilots. I think it's best to arrive on Saturday, then you can see > the arriving aircraft without paying anything for that day. When you > approach from the south and are landing, be aware of the tight turn you need > to make landing on the strip. At 300', you cannot see the runway until the > very last minute bef! > ore you land due to the trees. It can be a little tricky the first time. > Also, there is a slight grade to the strip and because of that, it looks > shorter than it really is when landing to the north. > > Ralph B > > -------- > 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=334986#334986 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.