---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 06/08/12: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:59 AM - Re: Flight West 2012 (kinne russ) 2. 07:15 AM - Re: Flight West 2012 (John Hauck) 3. 07:28 AM - Re: Flight West 2012 (william sullivan) 4. 10:59 AM - Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 (henry.voris) 5. 11:14 AM - Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 (henry.voris) 6. 11:24 AM - Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 (henry.voris) 7. 02:58 PM - Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 (cdupuis) 8. 03:04 PM - Re: New wheels, tires, axles and brakes for my Mark II (Jack B. Hart) 9. 03:17 PM - Re: New wheels, tires, axles and brakes for my Mark II (John Hauck) 10. 09:12 PM - Re: Flight West 2012 (Ron @ KFHU) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:59:10 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Flight West 2012 From: kinne russ Ron Just a suggestion, but why doncha fly your Sierra at 500' ? With a dependable aircraft it's a LOT more fun. Made 6 coast-coast trips in my 170 that way. Much better than high & boring, IMHO. Sorry not quite Kolb-related. On Jun 7, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Ron @ KFHU wrote: > > Well John I flew my Sierra from FHU to FLL last week about 2000 miles, it was a beautiful flight, going from the drought ridden great SW Desert to the wet gulf states. would have been a lot more fun and adventuresome in a Kolb. Lots I don't see at a mile above the ground doing 130 knots, still it was a great flight, about 13 hrs flight time in total. Now looking for a home for the Kolb the T-hanger I got here ain't big enough for the Kolb and the Beech. > > Ron @ FLL > ========================== > > ======================================== > ---- John Hauck wrote: > > ============ > Hi Folks: > > Making final plans and preparation for my annual flight West. > > Will be departing Gantt International Airport in one to two weeks, depending > on wind and weather between here and the Rock House near Burns Junction, > Oregon. > > Normal route is 1,876 sm. > > Flight time is 25.0 hours at 75 mph ground speed. > > Fuel consumption will be 125 gal. At 5.50 to 6.00 a gal, that's between > 687.50 and 750.00 for the flight West, one way. > > Is it worth it? You bet!!! I always enjoy it, not matter how tough it > gets. I also try to remember that normal folks don't get to experience a > flight like this at any price. > > Route of flight is: > > -Gantt International Airport, Alabama > > -M40 Aberdeen, MS > > -KTUA Tunica, MS > > -KHBZ Heber Springs, AR > > -KEOS Neosho, MO (RON (remain overnight)) > > -KEQA El Dorado, KS > > -KGBD Great Bend, KS > > -KGLD Goodland, KS > > -KAKO Akron, CO (RON) > > -KLAR Laramie, WY > > -KRWL Rawlins, WY > > -KRKS Rock Springs, WY > > -KBMC Brigham City, UT (RON) > > -06U Jackpot, NV > > -U91 Grasmere, ID > > -The Rock House, OR > > Where I spend the night is tentative depending on me, wind, weather, and the > airplane. > > I have flown this route both ways many times. It is very boring until about > Akron, CO, when I have the Rockies in sight. Nearly always windy between > Great Bend, KS and Brigham City, UT. Hopefully, the wind will be on my > back. > > Getting excited about making another cross continent flight and seeing my > old friends, and meeting new ones. > > Give me a shout if you are near my route of flight and want to have lunch or > a cup of coffee. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama > > 334-567-6280 home > 334-315-2621 cell > > > > > -- > Ron @ KFHU > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:15:33 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Flight West 2012 would have been a lot more fun and adventuresome in a Kolb. Lots I don't see at a mile above the ground doing 130 knots, Ron @ FLL Kolbers: Still waiting on a decent weather window to fly to Oregon. When you have the Great Plains and the Rockies to contend with, it is difficult to get good weather all the way across the country in a 4 day time frame. Probably have to do like I did in the old days, fly until the wind and/or weather stops me. Wait until it gets flyable again, and do it all over until I reach my destination. Good wind and weather until Goodland, KS, in the NW part of the state. Then high winds blowing out of the SW, W, and NW. Windy until I get over the Rockies and into Brigham City, UT. That's not good conditions to cross the Rockies. I'll keep waiting until things get a little better. john h MKIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:28:17 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Flight West 2012 - John- Lucky you aren't trying to fly through here.- You would be flyi ng in 15 minute stretches, airport to airport.- Welcome to New England we ather. do not archive ------------------------- -------------------- Bil Sullivan --- On Fri, 6/8/12, John Hauck wrote: From: John Hauck Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Flight West 2012 - would have been a lot more fun and adventuresome in a Kolb. Lots I don' t see at a mile above the ground doing 130 knots,- Ron @ FLL Kolbers: Still waiting on a decent weather window to fly to Oregon.- When you have the Great Plains and the Rockies to contend with, it is difficult to get g ood weather all the way across the country in a 4 day time frame.- Probab ly have to do like I did in the old days, fly until the wind and/or weather stops me.- Wait until it gets flyable again, and do it all over until I reach my destination. Good wind and weather until Goodland, KS, in the NW part of the state.- T hen high winds blowing out of the SW, W, and NW.- Windy until I get over the Rockies and into Brigham City, UT.- That's not good conditions to cro ss the Rockies.- I'll keep waiting until things get a little better. john h MKIII Titus, Alabama le, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:59:51 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 From: "henry.voris" 08jun12 Sir, To kill the 477 simply short the Black wire to the Yellow... I do this with a toggle switch. In fact two toggle switches wired in series. That way the engine will happily run with both switches open, or one switch open and one switch closed. Both switches must be closed to kill the engine. This set up is a safety feature. Saved my bacon on my first solo, when I inadvertently hit one of the switches to the closed position while in the air and the engine kept running. Unless you have an electric starter getting the 477 lit again while strapped to the seat can be problematic. Attached is a simple drawing of two toggle switches in series... Good luck. Aloha, -------- Henry Firefly Five-Charlie-Bravo Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=375023#375023 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/kill_switch_series_935.pdf ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 11:14:44 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 From: "henry.voris" 08jun12 Sir, I believe I mis-spoke in my last post. I said to "short the black wire to the yellow"... I should have said (and drawn)"short the black & yellow wire from the engine to ground". My ground wire runs back to the engine case. I am on the mainland now, so I'm about 2,500 mile away from my plane and giving you advise from my aged and faulty memory... Sorry. Now you know why I wish you good luck. Aloha, Henry -------- Henry Firefly Five-Charlie-Bravo Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=375024#375024 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 11:24:49 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 From: "henry.voris" Revised Drawing Attached -------- Henry Firefly Five-Charlie-Bravo Do Not Archive Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=375025#375025 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/kill_switch_series_276.pdf ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:58:46 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Ignition/kill switch for 447 From: "cdupuis" Thanks for the info! Much appreciated. Drawings need to be fleshed out a bit. Charlie Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=375046#375046 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 03:04:52 PM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: New wheels, tires, axles and brakes for my Mark II At 07:38 AM 6/6/12 -0700, you wrote: > >Tracy O'Brien has sent my new wheels, tires, axles and brakes. > >When cutting the hole in the axle to line up with my leg strut, how do I get the right angle for the tire so that the wheels are angled right? The old axle had an "8"-shaped cut in it where it looks like they tried it in one position and had to redrill to readjust it. I'd rather not have to do that. > >-------- Cristal, Not too many options. If possible, support the fuselage on jacks to take the weight off the gear. Remove the old gear and slide the new axles into place. Using a straight edge lock both axles together so they are in a line with each other. Check to see if you can drill a new hole through the whole assembly at a slightly different location. If not you must work with the old axle mounts. Using the old mounts, try to locate one side of the hole as close as you can to the original. Drill this hole a 1/32 inch larger than the mounting bolt. Slide it into to place, insert the mounting bolt through the new hole and into the leg to see if the assembly lines up with the straight edge. If not, enlarge the newly drilled hole on the proper side until things line up. At this point clamp everything in position and proceed to drill the correct diameter hole on through the landing gear leg out the other side. Try your mounting bolt again to see if things still line up. They should. Once this is done you can proceed to the second side. Once everything is mounted, you can check for proper camber. This can only be adjusted by bending the lower gear leg. How to do this can be found at: http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly126.html Hope this helps. Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 03:17:43 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: New wheels, tires, axles and brakes for my Mark II Once everything is mounted, you can check for proper camber. This can only be adjusted by bending the lower gear leg. How to do this can be found at: http://jackbhart.com/firefly/firefly126.html Hope this helps. Jack B. Hart FF004 Folks: The 5/8" axles are also very bendable to get the correct alignment and camber. Slip a 5/8" ID pipe over the axle and bend the desired direction. I have 3/4" axles and have not tried to bend them. Don't know how well that will work with the 3/4" axles or not. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 09:12:43 PM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Flight West 2012 Well its flying, all I can do now is think I am in a Kolb. the thing about the sierra unlike a Kolb is the mindset. In the Sierra I want to get there, even at lean of peak burning only 8.4 x 6 bucks per gallons its still is some sort of a budgetary hit. I don't know what John burns in his 912 but it gotta be way less than 8 gph and he can burn mogas if he can get to it. Ron @ FFL =============================== ---- kinne russ wrote: ============ Ron Just a suggestion, but why doncha fly your Sierra at 500' ? With a dependable aircraft it's a LOT more fun. Made 6 coast-coast trips in my 170 that way. Much better than high & boring, IMHO. Sorry not quite Kolb-related. On Jun 7, 2012, at 9:55 PM, Ron @ KFHU wrote: > > Well John I flew my Sierra from FHU to FLL last week about 2000 miles, it was a beautiful flight, going from the drought ridden great SW Desert to the wet gulf states. would have been a lot more fun and adventuresome in a Kolb. Lots I don't see at a mile above the ground doing 130 knots, still it was a great flight, about 13 hrs flight time in total. Now looking for a home for the Kolb the T-hanger I got here ain't big enough for the Kolb and the Beech. > > Ron @ FLL > ========================== > > ======================================== > ---- John Hauck wrote: > > ============ > Hi Folks: > > Making final plans and preparation for my annual flight West. > > Will be departing Gantt International Airport in one to two weeks, depending > on wind and weather between here and the Rock House near Burns Junction, > Oregon. > > Normal route is 1,876 sm. > > Flight time is 25.0 hours at 75 mph ground speed. > > Fuel consumption will be 125 gal. At 5.50 to 6.00 a gal, that's between > 687.50 and 750.00 for the flight West, one way. > > Is it worth it? You bet!!! I always enjoy it, not matter how tough it > gets. I also try to remember that normal folks don't get to experience a > flight like this at any price. > > Route of flight is: > > -Gantt International Airport, Alabama > > -M40 Aberdeen, MS > > -KTUA Tunica, MS > > -KHBZ Heber Springs, AR > > -KEOS Neosho, MO (RON (remain overnight)) > > -KEQA El Dorado, KS > > -KGBD Great Bend, KS > > -KGLD Goodland, KS > > -KAKO Akron, CO (RON) > > -KLAR Laramie, WY > > -KRWL Rawlins, WY > > -KRKS Rock Springs, WY > > -KBMC Brigham City, UT (RON) > > -06U Jackpot, NV > > -U91 Grasmere, ID > > -The Rock House, OR > > Where I spend the night is tentative depending on me, wind, weather, and the > airplane. > > I have flown this route both ways many times. It is very boring until about > Akron, CO, when I have the Rockies in sight. Nearly always windy between > Great Bend, KS and Brigham City, UT. Hopefully, the wind will be on my > back. > > Getting excited about making another cross continent flight and seeing my > old friends, and meeting new ones. > > Give me a shout if you are near my route of flight and want to have lunch or > a cup of coffee. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama > > 334-567-6280 home > 334-315-2621 cell > > > > > -- > Ron @ KFHU > > > > -- Ron @ KFHU ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.