---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/26/11: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 01:21 AM - Re: Where to buy two stroke oil? (George Bearden) 2. 05:46 AM - Re: Firefly under 254 - How did you do it? (Richard Pike) 3. 09:12 AM - Re: Re: Nauga 2011 (video link inside) (Ron @ KFHU) 4. 09:16 AM - Re: Ultralight History (Ron @ KFHU) 5. 09:30 AM - Re: Re: Nose wheel on a Kolb MK3X (Ron @ KFHU) 6. 09:36 AM - Re: Re: Nauga 2011 (video link inside) (Ron @ KFHU) 7. 09:44 AM - Re: Kolbra near Portland, OR? (TheWanderingWench) 8. 09:53 AM - Re: Premeasuring oil for flights (TheWanderingWench) 9. 10:25 AM - Re: Premeasuring oil for flights (Ozarkflyer) 10. 02:32 PM - Re: Re: Where to buy two stroke oil? (Jim Baker) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 01:21:56 AM PST US From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Where to buy two stroke oil? A quick search reveals an old 2007 post; Colorado Unlimited Adventure Corp. P.O. box 100 Tumacacori, AZ. 85640 (520)398-8311 CUA-101 Engine Lubricant 1-GAL 43$ I haven't tried it to see if it works. GeoB ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:46:53 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Firefly under 254 - How did you do it? From: "Richard Pike" slyck(at)frontiernet.net wrote: > I'm quite happy to not have read such gibberish. -IRS is bad enough. > > I'm also quite content to have my little grass strip NOT be an airport. Merely my personal entrance and exit > to my property. -----for the last 39 years, > > BB > Gibberish you say? Reminds me of my nephew who refuses to read - and a man who won't read is no better off than a man who can't read - but I digress... Back in 1983 when I first started flying my Hummer out of the cow pasture behind me, I registered the airstrip with the FAA based on this FAR, and I still have the original paperwork, and the copies of the update documents that the FAA sends me every couple of years. Which means that if any local curmudgeon tries to get my airport declared illegal, or if the city of Kingsport sneaks out at 2 AM and extends the city limit boundaries a bit further (and landing strips are illegal inside city limits) then I have 28 years of legal precedent demonstrating that I have a completely legal airport. Know the regs and use them for your benefit. Bureaucrats are less of a threat when you can outflank them with their own rules. -------- Richard Pike Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) richard (at) bcchapel(dot)org Kingsport, TN 3TN0 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=359301#359301 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:12:41 AM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Nauga 2011 (video link inside) Now that's a cool video, must be from the 80's back when people were skinny, nowadays most of us a are bit on the porky side. hehehehe, that's when I used to dream about having a Kolb not much changed as mine is still under construction, 11 years and counting. :-) Ron @ KFHU ========================= ---- David Kulp wrote: ============ Gang, After I watched Jimmy Young's video, the following one presented itself on the site. Bunch of Ultrastars having fun! Anyone know the age or location of the video, or seen it before? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NVT1VkBDWE Dave Kulp Bethlehem, PA FireFly 11DMK On 11/14/2011 5:42 AM, Jimmy Young wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Jimmy Young" > > The two best Fly-Ins I've ever been to were both at Nauga Field. The slogan "many bigger, non better" is a perfect description, thanks to the effort of Sandie& John Bickham and the rest of the Starhill gang. It was good to see friends again and meet new ones like Travis Bennett, the youngster of the group at 37, and Larry Cottrell, who I've spoken with many times but never met in person. > > John B - regarding my trip home, I don't qualify for any "iron man" status in the world of Kolb flying but I'll accept a "bladder man" award. I believe my body weight gain while at Nauga slowed me down as much as that headwind. > > I did a little scud-running to get home quicker. The higher I flew the stronger the headwinds,& down low it was a bumpy ride home. I picked speed over comfort. In my boredom I made a quick, poor-quality video cruising the Intercoastal between Port Arther and Galveston. > > Thanks for a great weekend - > > http://youtu.be/0AIjHmsbaUc > > -------- > Jimmy Young > Missouri City, TX > Kolb FS II/HKS 700 > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=357796#357796 > > -- kugelair.com ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:16:31 AM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Ultralight History the damn thing barely flew, cool looking though, ---- John Hauck wrote: ============ Folks: Never thought I would see this Lazair on floats fly again, but found it after watching the Ultrastars fly at S&F 1984. http://www.youtube.com/user/OldChuckie#p/a/u/2/CaVLBrv4eQQ At the same S&F 1984, there was an ultralight ditch filled with water that served at the UL Seaplane Base in the UL area. One of the prettiest of the float equipped ULs was an Ultrastar, red and white sunburst, on fiberglass floats. There was also this 4 engine Lazair on floats. As you will see, the pilot flew barefooted with his britches legs rolled up. He must have had a little of Dick Rahill's (Kolb Firestar Factory Pilot) blood in him because he flew almost continually. Take off, very short circuit and plop back down in the ditch, just to take off again. Those were extremely good days. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama -- kugelair.com ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:30:17 AM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Nose wheel on a Kolb MK3X Yes I am very interested in seeing how he moved the main gear back. I have been toying with that for a while. My best idea was to have a new steel main that is attached the same way however bent back about a foot and then spread out as usual. But Have no time for work on the Kolb so that and other Kolb things to do are in suspension. The nose gear should not present a problem as we have plenty of structure to weld a tube into which the nose gear tube can be inserted into. those with heavy motors like me may find that as a good W&B solution, in addition to the nose gear configuration and its advantages. Ron @ KFHU =================== ---- Rick Lewis wrote: ============ Thanks Mike for the reply. Kolb has NOT afford an option for the MKX, as far as I know, but they have impressed me with what they have done so far on this. I talked to Brian today about this modification on the MKX and I will be going to see them in a fews days to look at a prototype. If others are interested in this I will submit pictures that I take. I Will be looking for other positive replies on this. -------- Rick Lewis (VW Watercooled Engine) Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=357887#357887 -- kugelair.com ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:59 AM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Nauga 2011 (video link inside) Amen brother!! You should see some of the ladies I woke up with after a night of boozing. Ron @ KFHU Do not archive. ========================== ---- Dennis Souder wrote: ============ Gene, I do remember landing at SNF one time with the seat belt not fastened, but I think that was in a FS. But even if I did that in an UltraStar and that was the most stupid thing I ever did . I'd feel much better. Fact is, I did far more stupid things than that - there just wasn't a camera pointing at me. Dennis From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Eugene Zimmerman Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:05 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Nauga 2011 (video link inside) John, Yup very young, and apparently feeling very invincible. The guy sits down and takes off ,,,,, no seat belt? ? ? ,,,,,, in an Ultrastar ???? I'll bet the man now wishes that little bit of "bravery" was not quite clearly so documented. Gene, On Nov 14, 2011, at 12:20 PM, John Hauck wrote: The white Ultrastar is the Kolb Factory US flown by a very young Dennis Souder. He could make that little airplane do just about anything but hover. It was amazing to watch him fly. -- kugelair.com ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:44:30 AM PST US From: TheWanderingWench Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Kolbra near Portland, OR? Hi Martin,=0A=0AMy hangar mate, Ron Barnes, has a Kolbra. We hangar at Sand y River Airport in Sandy, Oregon. You can reach Ron @ 503.545.4076.=0A=0AAl so - consider joining us at the next UFO (Ultralight Flyers Organization) m eeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6 @ 7:00 p.m. at The Bomber Restaurant on Hwy. 99 i n Milwaukie. Folks usually start gathering @ 6:30 p.m. for dinner.=0A=0AArt y Trost=0ASandy, OR=0A-=0Awww.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/oshkosh/=0A=0A"Life' s a daring adventure or nothing"=0AHelen Keller=0A=0A=0A"I refuse to tip to e through life just to arrive safely at death."=0A=0A=0A___________________ _____________=0A From: Martin Koxxy =0ATo: kolb-list @matronics.com =0ASent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:56 PM=0ASubject: Kol b-List: Kolbra near Portland, OR?=0A =0A=0AIs anyone flying or building a K ================= ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 09:53:25 AM PST US From: TheWanderingWench Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Premeasuring oil for flights Easiest way I found - go to a marine supply store and buy a plastic bottle (with lid) that has all the measurements on it. By ALL I mean that it shows mixing ratios AND ounces. Ratios (50:1 ratios, 25:1, 75:1 and 100-1 are on the horizontal,=0A=0AOz. are marked on the vertical. They're pretty inexpe nsive. Out here in Oregon, we used to have a store called G.I.Joes - a spor ting goods store - and you could also buy them there.=0A=0AArty Trost=0ASan dy, OR=0A=0A-=0Awww.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/oshkosh/=0A=0A=0A"Life's a dar ing adventure or nothing"=0AHelen Keller=0A=0A=0A"I refuse to tip toe throu gh life just to arrive safely at death."=0A=0A=0A__________________________ ______=0A From: Phil =0ATo: kolb-list@matronics.com =0A Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 6:35 AM=0ASubject: Kolb-List: Premeasuring oil for flights=0A =0A=0AAt a 50:1 ratio, five gallons of gas requires 12. 8 fl oz of two-stroke oil. Therefore, here's my plan for in-trip (as well a s pre-trip) refueling.=0A=0ABuy a six-pack of plastic 16.9 fl oz softdrink bottles. Drink contents. Clean and dry bottles thoroughly. Remove labels. M ark gradients very carefully onto the outside surface of the bottles; prefe rably in one-fl-oz graduations (but essentially, in 1/8th graduations in th e case you decide to top off with gas, described next). Measure out exactly 12.8 fl oz into each bottle and top off with one or two fl oz of gas. Thro w bottles into your gunny sack before flying.=0A=0ANow, if you have decided to top off each bottle with one-to-two fl oz of gas, then the gradients yo u mark on the sides of the bottles should allow for that. Topping off each bottle does two things:-1) it reduces the viscosity of the oil so it pour s easily, and 2) it hopefully enhances the premixing of the oil with the re st of the gas in your tank.=0A=0AThen, when you put five gallons of gas int o your tank, just empty one of these bottles into it and you're good to go. If you just partially top off your tank, then pour in only the quantity fr om one of the bottles that makes up the 50:1 ratio (hopefully both your fue l tank and your bottles are marked well and accurately, and you old folk br =============== ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 10:25:10 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Premeasuring oil for flights From: "Ozarkflyer" West Marine has 1 qt. size premeasuring containers for about $5. www.westmarine.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=359337#359337 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 02:32:48 PM PST US From: "Jim Baker" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Where to buy two stroke oil? X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.61) The CUA 101 was, in fact, a repackaged product called Optimol, now called Opti-2 http://www.opti2-4.com/html/opti-2.html I've been running 100:1 using this product for over 450 hours, no decarbon, no plug changes. Am I pushing this oil? No! I am, however, an advocate of 100:1 oil for the reasons stated above. One of the little known facts of "50:1" oils is that they are pre-cut with a diluent, such as Stoddards Solvent, to aid in miscibility. Such dilution renders the mix less than 50:1 right from the outset. Fact is, unless you know precisely the amount of base stock and the other constituents, your 50:1 estimation is strictly by volume and has little relation to lubrication quantity. Does that mean 50:1 oils are bad? Nope. All it means is that I prefer something else. That's all it means...... From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Where to buy two stroke oil? Date sent: Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:19:16 -0800 Send reply to: kolb-list@matronics.com > > A quick search reveals an old 2007 post; > > Colorado Unlimited Adventure Corp. > P.O. box 100 Tumacacori, AZ. 85640 (520)398-8311 > CUA-101 Engine Lubricant 1-GAL 43$ > Jim Baker Elmore City, OK 580.788.2779 405. 426.5377 cell ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.