---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 06/23/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:05 PM - Sold my M3X (Ron @ KFHU) 2. 01:43 PM - Re: Landing gear (axle material) (Ron @ KFHU) 3. 02:05 PM - It ain't no Kolb and wish it was. (Ron @ KFHU) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:05:02 PM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Kolb-List: Sold my M3X Had no choice in the matter, the move to FL and the complications and complexity of starting new there created a situation where I rather take a loss on the M3X but be free of the encumbrance of it. Gave the fellow a great deal. Maybe he will come and join the group his name is Malcolm, he already spoke with Travis so he knows that he got a screaming deal. He lives in Bisbee AZ near P04 airport. Ron @ KFLL ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 01:43:57 PM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Landing gear (axle material) those are 7075 aluminum, you better off either designing your own or getting the steel ones from the facto ron @ KFFL ---- dutrac wrote: ============ Hi Folks, I have a Kolb MKII that I've given a few hard landings. The axles have bent and I've used a hydrolic press to straighten them once. After doing so it wasn't but a couple landings later that I noticed they were pretty well bent again. I talked to a factory rep and he told me that they don't recommend straightening them more than once. Whether right or wrong, I'm going to listen to that advice and replace them both. My question to the group then is what grade of aluminum are the axles made out of? Any help is appreciated. Thanks! Duane Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=376255#376255 -- Ron @ KFHU ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 02:05:37 PM PST US From: "Ron @ KFHU" Subject: Kolb-List: It ain't no Kolb and wish it was. Here are a couple of videos of me flying a Challenger on another paid mission. Can't understand why people don't pay me to fly a Kolb. So far every one of the ultralight experimental I flew/fly has been not fan, as in crappy. the common denominator in all of these cases is the flexible wings. rigid stiff wings give good response for control input, it seems that many designers just don't get it. The the video Challenger yesterday. Took the short flicks with my phone, have no idea where my real camera went. I also deleted the part in the video where I was cussing the Challenger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xhyn4yFQBU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94y47OtSihQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6J6GgsD-xUM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9A8hKXtrsQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.