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Thu 06/23/11


Total Messages Posted: 11



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     1. 02:52 AM - slingshot (Ted Cowan)
     2. 04:23 AM - Re: Heading Home Again (Watkinsdw)
     3. 06:18 AM - Kolb Avionics (John Hauck)
     4. 07:03 AM - Flight West 2011 Numbers (John Hauck)
     5. 07:24 AM - Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers (Dennis Thate)
     6. 09:44 AM - Re: Could you E-mail me the picture? (Rick Neilsen)
     7. 12:55 PM - Re: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder (aj)
     8. 03:37 PM - Re: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder (zeprep251@aol.com)
     9. 07:10 PM - Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers (Kip)
    10. 07:11 PM - Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers (Kip)
    11. 08:17 PM - Re: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder (aj)
 
 
 


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    Time: 02:52:32 AM PST US
    From: "Ted Cowan" <tc1917@bellsouth.net>
    Subject: slingshot
    Just want to welcome "The Hawk" home again. What a testimonial to our little planes. What a testimonial to the army training. Hope next time you can find fairer winds and milder temps. My little SlingShot is doing well. Finally replaced the plug wires to my helmet to my ANR with military grade wiring and wow, what a difference. That cheap wiring really was screwing up my radio signals. Who would have thunk. By the way, a good friend is looking for a good (unregistered okay) clipped wing single place challenger. I just know one of you knows someone who has 'the other plane' hiding in their hanger somewhere. Been getting half hour at a time flying. That seems to be enough some time. Ted Cowan, SlingShot 912UL zoom zoom


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    Time: 04:23:14 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Heading Home Again
    From: "Watkinsdw" <david.watkins0@gmail.com>
    Congratulations, John. Having survived tornadoes at Sun-n-Fun and this extended trip, you've made quite a comeback! Thanks for taking us along with you. Dave Watkins Now the sole owner of Steven Green's MkIII-C (My partner, Jeff had to move to NC.) Pompano Beach Airpark, FL Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343871#343871


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    Time: 06:18:50 AM PST US
    From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
    Subject: Kolb Avionics
    My 1992 Kolb MKIII is equipped with very basic avionics: -Garmin 196 GPS I purchased in 2003. -ICOM A6 Handheld VHF Radio. During my recent flight to Oregon, I was able to test this little handheld radio at great distances. 50 miles out, communication with the Rock House base station was excellent. On my departure, Larry C and I were still chatting at 60 miles with excellent results. The A6 is attached to a 21" ELT antenna with 6 feet of coax. I use a small circular aluminum ground plane on the bottom of the nose pod. A6 is connected to aircraft 12VDC to keep the radio battery charged during flight. Of course, this is clear, straight line distance. Put an obstacle, like a hill or a mountain in the way and communication goes away. I wish all my stuff worked as well as the Garmin 196. I use it in my airplane and in my truck. Have never had a problem with it. I wear the 196 on my left thigh. I have a Commant GPS antenna mounted on the top of the center section, and the GPS is operated off aircraft 12VDC power, with internal AA bats for backup. With this very basic load of avionics I have been able to fly much of the lower 48, Canada, and Alaska. Keep it simple. john h mkIII - 3,102.0 hours 912ULS - 533.5


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    Time: 07:03:51 AM PST US
    From: "John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
    Subject: Flight West 2011 Numbers
    Here are the numbers from my flight home from the Rock House to Gantt IAP, this year: -Days duration: 7 (normally 4) -Distance flown: 1,963.1 sm -Hours flown: 24.4 hours -Fuel burn: 129.2 gal -Average GPH: 5.3 (Cruised 5,200 to 5,500 RPM) -Oil consumption: Zero -Average ground speed: 80.5 mph (From 35 to 125 mph ground speed) -Altitude: 195 to 11,500 feet MSL Totals since departure 21 May 2011: Fuel: 339.3 gal 100LL price: $4.80 to $6.20 a gal (Average about $5.60) Hours flown: 62.7 hours Can't say enough about my MKIII and the 912ULS. They both performed flawlessly. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama


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    Time: 07:24:19 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers
    From: "Dennis Thate" <retroman@frontier.com>
    "Gone West." & returned safely ! A tribute to Homer and his fine airplanes. Fly Safe -------- 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=343886#343886


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    Time: 09:44:51 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Could you E-mail me the picture?
    From: Rick Neilsen <neilsenrm@gmail.com>
    Nick.All As some have found stronger tail wheel springs with little slack in them make for a better gound handling airplane. The weak stock springs will also allow the tail wheel to rotate and unlock completely in a strong cross wind. So I installed compression springs and rigged them with little slack. The problem then surfaced that even with full rudder deflection the the tail wheel would not unlock. The fix was to drill two holes closer to the pivot point in the tail wheel bell crank to get the tail wheel to unlock at full rudder defection. Attached is my tail wheel and compression springs. Note the red line drawing to the right of the existing tail wheel bell crank. The drawing represents a some what longer than the original bellcrank but you get the idea. As with everything else on my plane the extra length, that came with the tail wheel, no longer served any purpose so I cut it off. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 12:16 AM, Nick Cassara <nickc@mtaonline.net> wrote: > Hello Rick,**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for posting the picture of your tail wheel rigs on the list, > unfortunately it shows up on my computer as a string for letters and > numbers.**** > > ** ** > > Could you E-mail it to me as an attachment? Thanks for your trouble. I hope > you are having good flying weather over there.**** > > ** ** > > Sincerely,**** > > ** ** > > Nick Cassara**** > > ** ** > > Palmer, Alaska**** >


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    Time: 12:55:08 PM PST US
    From: "aj" <awcbsone@windstream.net>
    Subject: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder
    Not really close to any airports, I'm about an hour north east of Pittsburgh. Butler, Indiana, and rock airports are around me. More small private strips close, my neighbor has a grass strip, he flies a skyboy out of. Prob fly my phantom off it or my parents farm, and the kolb when it gets finished. I have to get it mowed down as he hasn't flown his skyby for a while. If I remember right your in ohio west of new castle pa. thanks AJ From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of zeprep251@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:54 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder Aj, I use to know where you were located,but have forgotten.Are you near an airport? Thanks G.Aman MK3CJabiru 630hrs -----Original Message----- From: awcbs <awcbsone@windstream.net> Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 11:00 am Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder thanks for asking, name is AJ. just about done with the wings. Took a short break to re-do a phantom, so I have somethin to fly this summer. I'm putting the phantom back together now, sails will be here next week. then back to work on the kolb. -------- AJ Waldor MK3 Xtra Newbie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343771#343771 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0088_156.jpg <http://forums.matronics.com/files/img_0088_156.jpg> get="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List tp://forums.matronics.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution


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    Time: 03:37:39 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder
    From: zeprep251@aol.com
    Aj, I recall your work schedule was unpredictable.But a couple of us try to fly every week.Let me know when you have some time and we will try to meet up with you some place.Always try to encourage new Kolb flyers! I'll send you a pic of my MK-C -----Original Message----- From: aj <awcbsone@windstream.net> Sent: Thu, Jun 23, 2011 3:55 pm Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder Not really close to any airports, I=99m about an hour north east of P ittsburgh. Butler, Indiana, and rock airports are around me. More small p rivate strips close, my neighbor has a grass strip, he flies a skyboy out of. Prob fly my phantom off it or my parents farm, and the kolb when it ge ts finished. I have to get it mowed down as he hasn=99t flown his s kyby for a while. If I remember right your in ohio west of new castle pa. thanks AJ From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@m atronics.com] On Behalf Of zeprep251@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:54 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder Aj, I use to know where you were located,but have forgotten.Are you near an air port? Thanks G.Aman MK3CJabiru 630hrs -----Original Message----- From: awcbs <awcbsone@windstream.net> Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 11:00 am Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder thanks for asking, name is AJ. just about done with the wings. Took a short break to re-do a phantom, so I have somethin to fly this summe r. I'm putting the phantom back together now, sails will be here next week. t hen back to work on the kolb. -------- AJ Waldor MK3 Xtra Newbie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343771#343771 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0088_156.jpg get="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List tp://forums.matronics.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List http://forums.matronics.com http://www.matronics.com/contribution


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    Time: 07:10:20 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers
    From: "Kip" <klaurie@mindspring.com>
    Cool...welcome back... :D Here are my numbers for the Waiex...Atlanta to Catalina Island and back... 7 days 4331 Statute Miles 33.4 Hobbs (flight) hours 129.7 average mph 178.1 total gallons used $1100.53 total fuel cost 24.32 mpg $6.18 average price per gallon 5.33 gallons per hour -------- 2000 Firestar II R503 DCDI VLS 750 2010 Waiex Jabiru 3300 20?? Pitts Special S-1C Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343951#343951


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    Time: 07:11:26 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Flight West 2011 Numbers
    From: "Kip" <klaurie@mindspring.com>
    The route... 5/22 6.9 hours D73-FFC 0+27 (Monroe, GA to Peachtree City, GA) FFC-TUP 1+50 (Peachtree City, GA to Tupelo, MS) TUP-HOT 2+10 (Tupelo, MS to Hot Springs, AR) HOT-MLC 1+28 (Hot Springs, AR to McAlester, OK) MLC-OUN 0+48 (McAlester, OK to Norman, OK) 5/23 7.2 hours OUN-AMA 2+01 (Norman, OK to Amarillo, TX) AMA-TCC 0+50 (Amarillo, TX to Tucumcari, NM) TCC-AEG 1+33 (Tucumcari, NM to Albuquerque, NM) AEG-INW 1+55 (Albuquerque, NM to Winslow, AZ) INW-FLG 0+28 (Winslow, AZ to Flagstaff, AZ) 5/24 1.7 hours FLG-HND 1+42 (Flagstaff, AZ to Henderson, NV) 5/25 0.7 hours HND-HND 0+40 (Local flight at Henderson, two rides) 5/26 5.0 hours HND-REI 1+36 (Henderson, NV to Redlands, CA) REI-AVX 0+47 (Redlands, CA to Catalina Island, CA) AVX-TRM 1+02 (Catalina Island, CA to Thermal, CA) TRM-BXK 1+22 (Thermal, CA to Buckeye, AZ) 5/27 0.5 hours BXK-DVT 0+26 (Buckeye, AZ to Phoenix, AZ) 5/28 5.4 hours DVT-0E0 2+15 (Phoenix, AZ to Moriarty, NM) 0E0-TDW 1+29 (Moriarty, NM to Amarillo, TX) TDW-OUN 1+34 (Amarillo, TX to Norman, OK) 5/29 6.0 hours OUN-SGT 2+25 (Norman, OK to Stuttgart, AR) SGT-DCU 1+55 (Stuttgart, AR to Decatur, AL) DCU-D73 1+33 (Decatur, AL to Monroe, GA) -------- 2000 Firestar II R503 DCDI VLS 750 2010 Waiex Jabiru 3300 20?? Pitts Special S-1C Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343953#343953


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    Time: 08:17:50 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder
    From: aj <awcbsone@windstream.net>
    Yep, that's me. Let me know when your flying , it's early in The summer so have most weekends off right Now. Except this Sunday, thanks. AJ Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2011, at 6:32 PM, zeprep251@aol.com wrote: > Aj, > I recall your work schedule was unpredictable.But a couple of us try to fl y every week.Let me know when you have some time and we will try to meet up w ith you some place.Always try to encourage new Kolb flyers! I'll send you a p ic of my MK-C > <butler 001.JPG> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aj <awcbsone@windstream.net> > To: kolb-list <kolb-list@matronics.com> > Sent: Thu, Jun 23, 2011 3:55 pm > Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder > > Not really close to any airports, I=99m about an hour north east of P ittsburgh. Butler, Indiana, and rock airports are around me. More small pr ivate strips close, my neighbor has a grass strip, he flies a skyboy out of . Prob fly my phantom off it or my parents farm, and the kolb when it gets f inished. I have to get it mowed down as he hasn=99t flown his skyby f or a while. If I remember right your in ohio west of new castle pa. thanks AJ > > From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@ matronics.com] On Behalf Of zeprep251@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 6:54 PM > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder > > Aj, > I use to know where you were located,but have forgotten.Are you near an ai rport? > Thanks G.Aman MK3CJabiru 630hrs > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: awcbs <awcbsone@windstream.net> > To: kolb-list <kolb-list@matronics.com> > Sent: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 11:00 am > Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Pennsylvania Kolb builder > > thanks for asking, name is AJ. just about done with the wings. > Took a short break to re-do a phantom, so I have somethin to fly this summ er. > I'm putting the phantom back together now, sails will be here next week. t hen > back to work on the kolb. > > -------- > AJ Waldor > MK3 Xtra > Newbie > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=343771#343771 > > > > > Attachments: > > http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0088_156.jpg > > > > > get="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > tp://forums.matronics.com > _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > > > > http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > http://forums.matronics.com > http://www.matronics.com/contribution > > > > tor?Kolb-List">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List > tp://forums.matronics.com > bution">http://www.matronics.com/contribution >




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