---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 08/21/11: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:35 AM - Re: KOLB Gathering .... (209GS) 2. 08:57 AM - Re: Muffler & Header paint (Beauford) 3. 01:12 PM - 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in (Ralph B) 4. 03:37 PM - Re: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in (Dennis Thate) 5. 03:38 PM - Re: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in (chris davis) 6. 03:39 PM - Re: Re: Muffler & Header paint (russ kinne) 7. 04:46 PM - Re: Re: Muffler & Header paint (Beauford) 8. 07:03 PM - Re: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in (Ralph B) 9. 09:36 PM - Kolb MIIIX vs. Classic (Mic) 10. 10:14 PM - Re: Kolb MIIIX vs. Classic (Richard Pike) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:35:40 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: KOLB Gathering .... From: "209GS" I used to live 30 miles south in Harrison before my company moved me to Richmond Va. It would be nice to fly around and see the old stomping ground again, and all the better with a group of Kolbs! Its beautiful country up there. I'll make plans... -------- Gerry Uebbing Firestar II 503 b-box (not flying yet) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=350105#350105 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:57:13 AM PST US From: "Beauford " Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Muffler & Header paint Kolbers: Thanks for the various inputs on the paint. I ended up with two rattle cans of the VHT "flameproof" ceramic coating... as suggested by Brother Diebel. Claim on the can is good to 2,ooo degrees... hope I am not in the same county with the little Nazi engine if that limit is ever approached. As usual, it is the little stuff that trips a man up... got everything set up to sandblast....opened a bag... soaking wet sand...impossible to use. Opened another...same way. Went to different store and bought two different flavors of sand... got home... both wet... Beauford is getting a tad slow in his dotage, but it finally dawned on him... The bastards are selling WATER, not sand.... in 50 lb bags...$3 a pop. Last night the garage looked like a Lawrence of Arabia movie set...piles of sand on tarps all over the floor... dehumidifier and three fans running. The neighbors used to come and chat when they saw me working on the Kolb... have noticed that now they just gather in small groups out on the street, whisper and point... Next task is to figure out a way to get the Formidable Mrs. Beauford off of the property for about four hours after the parts are coated with the VHT... Gotta bake 'em in the oven in three heating-cooling stages to cure the stuff. Went through this once before with a chrome-ceramic paint on this muffler... nasty stuff... ran the stove on the oven cleaning cycle to get it hot enough. Unfortunately the FMB returned home before the process was complete and local participation in aviation came near to permanent termination with prejudice. The up side was that the new oven racks fit pretty good and we gota good census on the roach population in the house... doubt that the Orkin boys could have nailed more of 'em. Did notice that the furniture smelled funny for a couple of weeks, though. .. Anyway, thankee again for the suggestions on the paint...Will see how this stuff does... Gotta go sandblast before the afternoon monsoon. Beauford FF-076 Brandon, FL Do Not Archive -----Original Message----- I use Krylon Stove and BBQ flat black. Works great. Priced right. -------- Roger in Oregon 1992 KXP 503 - N1782C ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 01:12:47 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in From: "Ralph B" Someone said the fly-ins are scarce around this part of the country. Nothing could be further from the truth. This was the Forest Lake fly-in yesterday, where my Kolbra engine and panel were stolen out of the hanger. We had a great turnout and my wife and I helped out with whatever we could. I would rather be flying .... https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264463660248381.79999.100000542485187#!/media/set/?set=a.264463660248381.79999.100000542485187&closeTheater=1 Ralph B -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 24 years flying it Kolbra 912UL (engine and avionics stolen on 5/17/11. Hanger break-in) N20386 done flying it 150 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=350135#350135 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 03:37:57 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in From: "Dennis Thate" Ralph, I have to agree, Mankato Minnesota's Fly-In breakfast had record attendance this year. A nice variety of aircraft showing up for the morning. With Great Food , Great music, and Great antique cars. -------- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern These flying machines are just a fad and will never catch on Unknown Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=350145#350145 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc02376_147.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc02411_228.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc02391_177.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc02398_213.jpg ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 03:38:48 PM PST US From: chris davis Subject: Re: Kolb-List: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in Ralph , Thanks for the pics- , About your engine, wasnt anyone caught fot that theft? Thought they would be caught for sure .Hope your statement tha t your done flying it isnt true ! Hope things change, You still have your F irestar dont you? Chris=0A=0A=0AChris Davis=0AKXP 503 492 hrs=0AGlider Pilo t=0ADisabled from crash building Firefly=0A=0AFrom: Ralph B =0ATo: kolb-list@matronics.com=0ASent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 4:10 PM =0ASubject: Kolb-List: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in=0A=0A--> Kolb-List messag e posted by: "Ralph B" =0A=0ASomeone said the fly-ins a re scarce around this part of the country. Nothing could be further from th e truth. This was the Forest Lake fly-in yesterday, where my Kolbra engine and panel were stolen out of the hanger. We had a great turnout and my wife and I helped out with whatever we could.=0A=0AI would rather be flying ... .=0A=0Ahttps://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.264463660248381.79999.10 0000542485187#!/media/set/?set=a.264463660248381.79999.100000542485187&cl oseTheater=1=0A=0ARalph B=0A=0A--------=0ARalph B=0AOriginal Firestar 447 =0AN91493 E-AB=0A1000 hours=0A24 years flying it=0AKolbra 912UL (engine and avionics stolen on 5/17/11. Hanger break-in)=0AN20386=0Adone flying it=0A1 50 hrs=0A=0A=0A=0A=0ARead this topic online here:=0A=0Ahttp://forums.matron =- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Matt Dralle ======== ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:39:45 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Muffler & Header paint From: russ kinne Beauford Any chance of putting wet sand in smalls sacks into the clothes-dryer? Should work. Russ On Aug 21, 2011, at 11:54 AM, Beauford wrote: > > Kolbers: > Thanks for the various inputs on the paint. > I ended up with two rattle cans of the VHT "flameproof" ceramic coating... > as suggested by Brother Diebel. > Claim on the can is good to 2,ooo degrees... hope I am not in the same > county with the little Nazi engine > if that limit is ever approached. > > As usual, it is the little stuff that trips a man up... got everything set > up to sandblast....opened a bag... soaking > wet sand...impossible to use. Opened another...same way. Went to different > store and bought two different flavors of > sand... got home... both wet... Beauford is getting a tad slow in his > dotage, but it finally dawned on him... > The bastards are selling WATER, not sand.... in 50 lb bags...$3 a pop. > Last night the garage looked like a Lawrence > of Arabia movie set...piles of sand on tarps all over the floor... > dehumidifier and three fans running. The > neighbors used to come and chat when they saw me working on the Kolb... > have noticed that now they just > gather in small groups out on the street, whisper and point... > > Next task is to figure out a way to get the Formidable Mrs. Beauford off of > the property for about four hours > after the parts are coated with the VHT... Gotta bake 'em in the oven in > three heating-cooling stages to cure > the stuff. Went through this once before with a chrome-ceramic paint on > this muffler... nasty stuff... ran the > stove on the oven cleaning cycle to get it hot enough. Unfortunately the > FMB returned home before the process > was complete and local participation in aviation came near to permanent > termination with prejudice. The up side was that > the new oven racks fit pretty good and we gota good census on the roach > population in the house... doubt that > the Orkin boys could have nailed more of 'em. Did notice that the > furniture smelled funny for a couple of weeks, > though. > . > > Anyway, thankee again for the suggestions on the paint...Will see how this > stuff does... Gotta go sandblast before > the afternoon monsoon. > > Beauford > FF-076 > Brandon, FL > Do Not Archive > > -----Original Message----- > > I use Krylon Stove and BBQ flat black. Works great. Priced right. > > -------- > Roger in Oregon > 1992 KXP 503 - N1782C > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 04:46:01 PM PST US From: "Beauford " Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Muffler & Header paint Brother Kinne: Had to send the clothes dryer to depot-level maint after the last time I did the muffler... It was a toss-up whether dryer would be reusable... still runs funny... am hesitant to bring up the subject. Sand in garage is coming along... I go stir it up every few hours... dump the water out of the dehumidifier. "Hope springs eternal", etc., etc. Hurricane Thursday would take care of that, however... Watchful beauford FF-076 Do Not Archive If you forward this e-mail, please remove my name before sending it... I promise to do the same for you... Thanks... Beauford Any chance of putting wet sand in smalls sacks into the clothes-dryer? Should work. Russ ================ ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 07:03:56 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: 8/20/11 Forest Lake fly-in From: "Ralph B" "capedavis(at)yahoo.com" > Ralph , Thanks for the pics , About your engine, wasnt anyone caught fot that theft? Thought they would be caught for sure .Hope your statement that your done flying it isnt true ! Hope things change, You still have your Firestar dont you? Chris > > > Chris Davis > KXP 503 492 hrs > Glider Pilot > Disabled from crash building Firefly > Chris, the investigation is still on. The BCA (Bureau of Criminal of Apprehension) has 3 sets of prints from the Kolbra. I will let people know if they find the culprits. Someone out there is looking at some serious jail time. I decided to rebuild the Kolbra. The airframe is intact, but it will need re-wiring with a new panel, instruments, and engine. There were many custom-made parts that will need to be made. Mark German is willing to do this for me. He wants to see me get the Kolbra back in the air. I'm coming out of retirement and looking for work. It will take 2 years for me to save the money to get what I want. A couple of years of of my life will be worth it to fly again. Good things come in time. Thanks Chris for your interest in the case ... Ralph B -------- Ralph B Original Firestar 447 N91493 E-AB 1000 hours 24 years flying it Kolbra 912UL (engine and avionics stolen on 5/17/11. Hanger break-in) N20386 done flying it 150 hrs Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=350157#350157 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:52 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Kolb MIIIX vs. Classic From: "Mic" I just watched the MK3X YouTube video posted 2 weeks ago by ultralight news. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6LjOighew8 Having not flown in either aircraft, my opinions are solely based on observation watching videos. My first impression of the wide, shark-like nose of the Xtra was that it provided a significant amount of additional airfoil and would impact ground effect and possibly in-flight pitch characteristics. A Kolb pilot also brought this to my attention recently as well. So, I would appreciate hearing from those of you with experience flying both of these aircraft. How do the flight characteristics differ? Thank you all for your input. -------- Mic "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." Carl Sagan "Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire." W.B. Yeats Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=350168#350168 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:14:40 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb MIIIX vs. Classic From: "Richard Pike" Extra W/912 felt like a truck compared to my MKIII Classic W/582, mods, & vg's. Aside from that - just the same. -------- Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 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