---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 03/04/12: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:27 AM - Re: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance (racerjerry) 2. 05:51 AM - Re: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance (Jack B. Hart) 3. 07:46 AM - Re: Re: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance (b young) 4. 07:50 AM - fire star II full enclosure (skidookid) 5. 11:10 AM - Winter Storage question ? (Dennis Thate) 6. 11:11 AM - First flying day of the year. (Larry Cottrell) 7. 03:36 PM - Re: fire star II full enclosure (David Kulp) 8. 05:42 PM - Keep your head moving (David d.) 9. 05:59 PM - Re: Keep your head moving (Dennis Thate) 10. 10:16 PM - Re: fire star II full enclosure (Richard Pike) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:27:21 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance From: "racerjerry" I dont mean to be a smart-ass, but I do need to confirm this. When doing your W&B weight measurements to calculate CG, were you sitting in your Firestar II? I looked through my old notes and the tail weight was 42 lbs, but this is with a 447, and 190 lb pilot, but with tail boom shortened one foot from stock. -------- Jerry King Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=367711#367711 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:51:25 AM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance At 06:15 AM 3/3/12 -0800, you wrote: > > Hey Guys....quick question (or two)....I have an IVO with the prop spacer. There is 5" prop clearance to the T/E.... I would like to move my 503 forward, but not sure how much clearance i should have. .............................. > James, You need to run some prop to wing distance checkers. See: http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly83.html Jack B> Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:46 AM PST US From: "b young" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: IVO prop to trailing edge clearance I don?Tt mean to be a smart-ass, but I do need to confirm this. When doing your W&B weight measurements to calculate CG, were you sitting in your Firestar II? I looked through my old notes and the tail weight was 42 lbs, but this is with a 447, and 190 lb pilot, but with tail boom shortened one foot from stock. -------- Jerry King >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> jerry that is a good thought, just to make sure all his ducks are in a row... it never hurts to make sure everyone is at the same starting point. and to take it one step further, when doing the W&B measurements, in addition to him being in the plane,, is the plane set in the correct pitch attitude? without looking at the plans for the mkiii. it seems like it says the bottom of the wing should be at 8 deg positive incidence. in order to achieve this I had to have my tail wheel propped up on a 2 1/2 gal plastic bucket when I weighed everything, then subtracted the weight of the bucket. boyd y mkiii ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:50:23 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: fire star II full enclosure From: "skidookid" I have a 1997 firestar II looking to put a full enclosure on it. Does any body have plans or pictures for this Thanks -------- roger trombley Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=367716#367716 ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:10:50 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Winter Storage question ? From: "Dennis Thate" How often do you start your Rotax while in Winter Storage, .... or do you 'FOG'? I found this little Sport Aviation gem down in Florida http://www.piairport.com/ Enjoy ! -------- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=367738#367738 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/dsc04179_948.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/still_winter_135.jpg ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:11:46 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: First flying day of the year. From: Larry Cottrell The weather finally abated enough for me to roll out the Firestar and test the new spacer that I got from R Girard several months ago. It has been on the plane, but the weather has either been too cold or too windy. Not tornado's thankfully, but close. I had been using the "pipe" type spacer that came with the IVO that I bought from Dennis S in 1997 when I first got the Firestar. The thread that someone started about spacers caused me to ask some questions about the one that I was using and the consensus was that I needed one with a little more contact surface to it. Before I took the old one off I ran the engine at idle to see how rough it was running, with the thought of seeing if one with a centering "knob" would smooth things out. I am pleased to report that the one made by Rick is just the thing. The workman ship is great and all that one could ask for. The engine runs a lot smoother, and every thing should be a lot more pleasant from just flying to video. I made 12 landings and as usual the first one was as smooth as a baby's butt and the next 8 were dribbled all over the place. Finally at about the 10th one they smoothed out. Hope every one has come through all the crappy weather in the South and East with no damage to you and yours. Larry -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:36:51 PM PST US From: David Kulp Subject: Re: Kolb-List: fire star II full enclosure Roger, If you go to http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg273/thumbs47/Daves%20Field/?start=all you can see photos of my FF which has an almost full enclosure. If you'd like me to take close ups inside, etc., let me know and I'll take my camera next time I'm at the strip. Dave Kulp Bethlehem, PA FireFly 11DMK On 3/4/2012 10:49 AM, skidookid wrote: > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "skidookid" > > I have a 1997 firestar II looking to put a full enclosure on it. Does any body have plans or pictures for this Thanks > > -------- > roger trombley > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 05:42:30 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Keep your head moving From: "David d." Motion Induced Blindness This is frightening! It works exactly like it says, and is one major reason people in cars can look right at you (when you're on a motorcycle or bicycle)---AND NOT SEE YOU. From a former Naval Aviator. This is a great illustration of what we were taught about scanning outside the cockpit when I went through training back in the '50s. We were told to scan the horizon for a short distance, stop momentarily, and repeat the process. I can remember being told why this was the most effective technique to locate other aircraft. It was emphasized (repeatedly) to NOT fix your gaze for more than a couple of seconds on any single object. The instructors, some of whom were WWII veterans with years of experience, instructed us to continually "keep our eyes moving and our head on a swivel" because this was the best way to survive, not only in combat, but from peacetime hazards (like a midair collision) as well. We basically had to take the advice on faith (until we could experience for ourselves) because the technology to demonstrate it didn't exist at that time. Click on the link below for a demonstration ... http://www.msf-usa.org/motion.html -------- Kolb Mark IIIX 582 Blue head Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=367751#367751 ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:31 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Keep your head moving From: "Dennis Thate" Thanks for the post. On a related note..... I recall 30 years ago taking a 'spotter's course' while in the Civil Air Patrol, and remember how fatiguing intensive scanning was. Just glad I was the pilot not one of the scanners. -------- Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute. ~Gil Stern Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=367755#367755 ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:16:43 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: fire star II full enclosure From: "Richard Pike" We have a full enclosure, Ill try and get up some pics tomorrow. -------- 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. 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