---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 08/21/12: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:45 AM - Re: Flyin at Houghton Lake (George Bearden) 2. 06:34 PM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel (Jack B. Hart) 3. 07:00 PM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel (Larry Cottrell) 4. 07:12 PM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel (John Hauck) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:45:28 AM PST US From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: RE: Flyin at Houghton Lake I have some NOS fiberglass pontoons available cheap. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:34:02 PM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel At 09:47 AM 8/20/12 -0600, you wrote: > > > >Why do you need differential brakes for flying? > >Jack B. Hart FF004 > > > >Jack H/Kolbers: > >I start logging flight time when I start the engine. Taxi, >takeoff, and landing, are part of the "big picture" of >flying. Sorry if you did not understand. > John, I did understand. Again, why do you need differential brakes? I hangar and fly from airports, and many of my testing actual flight times are less than the accumulated time required to taxi in and out. Also, when leaving from a flyin, the queue may be as much as a half hour long. I only record actual flight time with a stick mounted timer to prevent inflating actual flight time. Also, this gives me more reliable data from which I can calculate a more accurate fuel consumption rate. Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:00:23 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel From: Larry Cottrell I am not John, but let me tell you why I need differential brakes. Mine are not as fancy as John's, ( mine are the mechanical drums, with a homemade dual bicycle brake levers) but without them I am out in the weeds every time I want to turn around. I also use them when I am turning corners such as when I make a 90 degree turn to park inside the hanger. I suppose that I could do without them if I was operating on a nice pave runway that is wide enough for spam cans, but I don't. In other words they make my life a lot easier, and mean that I don't have to get out to turn the plane around. Perhaps there are those who are skilled enough to manage without them, but alas, I am just a "brush" pilot. Plus I really don't give a shit how much they weigh. Larry On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Jack B. Hart wrote: > > At 09:47 AM 8/20/12 -0600, you wrote: > > > > > > > >Why do you need differential brakes for flying? > > > >Jack B. Hart FF004 > > > > > > > >Jack H/Kolbers: > > > >I start logging flight time when I start the engine. Taxi, > >takeoff, and landing, are part of the "big picture" of > >flying. Sorry if you did not understand. > > > > John, > > I did understand. Again, why do you need differential brakes? > > I hangar and fly from airports, and many of my testing actual flight times > are less than the accumulated time required to taxi in and out. Also, when > leaving from a flyin, the queue may be as much as a half hour long. I only > record actual flight time with a stick mounted timer to prevent inflating > actual flight time. Also, this gives me more reliable data from which I > can > calculate a more accurate fuel consumption rate. > > Jack B. Hart FF004 > Winchester, IN > > -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:18 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: tail wheel I did understand. Again, why do you need differential brakes? I hangar and fly from airports, and many of my testing actual flight times are less than the accumulated time required to taxi in and out. Also, when leaving from a flyin, the queue may be as much as a half hour long. I only record actual flight time with a stick mounted timer to prevent inflating actual flight time. Also, this gives me more reliable data from which I can calculate a more accurate fuel consumption rate. Jack B. Hart FF004 Jack H/Kolbers: I need the differential brakes to help me control the aircraft on the ground. Jack, you can legally log flight time from the time you turn the prop until the time the prop stops after you land. Start up and shut down are part of that flight. If you want to log "actual in flight time", that is fine with me. ;-) In the event of an engine failure, do you punch the clock off? john h mkIII Sargents, Colorado ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.