---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 09/19/12: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 02:25 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 9 Msgs - 09/18/12 (George Bearden) 2. 06:36 AM - Re: Kolb Seat Question (Richard Pike) 3. 08:29 AM - Re: Rotax 503 Oil question (planecrazzzy) 4. 09:36 AM - Re: Kolb Seat Question (Dennis Thate) 5. 01:46 PM - Re: rotax377 (wakataka) 6. 06:39 PM - Re: Re: rotax377 (Richard Girard) 7. 09:22 PM - New video (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 02:25:48 AM PST US From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 9 Msgs - 09/18/12 > I'm looking for a seat that conforms and supports the body better My Firestar seat is looking pretty natty these days. I have been kinda keeping my eyes out for a replacement. I also have shorter legs. Magnificent, but shorter. I ride recumbent bicycles a lot and have looked at the construction of those. LOTS more comfortable than what I have. Durable and feather light. Some are way too expensive, if you can imagine something more expensive than aviation stuff. Some too narrow. But lots to choose from, many styles. Just an idea. It would take some imagination to get it all mounted. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:16 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Seat Question From: "Richard Pike" Or you could invest a lot more time, money, and effort and do one of these. http://www.bcchapel.org/pages/0003/FSII%20seat%20page.html -------- 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=383504#383504 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:29:25 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Rotax 503 Oil question From: "planecrazzzy" Wow, Spendy stuff... I was going to use some expensive two stroke oil at first... But as I thought about it... I couldn't get it just anywhere... So instead I bought Walmart two stroke... Cheap , Fly anywhere and you'll find some... Seems to run/burn just fine... ( 7 yrs ) Although , I do have the oil injector... I don't mix the gas. .. Gotta Fly... -------- .. .. .. .. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=383515#383515 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/18_baraboo_07_400.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/20_baraboo_07_585.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/my_x_country_flight_to_baraboo_wi_001_749.jpg ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:36:54 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb Seat Question From: "Dennis Thate" Richard... that's very extravagant and nice. I'm going to try this bass fish boat 3.5 pound Indestructible heavy duty plastic polyurethane contoured seat at only $11.96 on sale at Wal mart. I'll let you know how it works out. No more slip/sliding around in turbulence, I hope ! -------- 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=383524#383524 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/wal_mart_seat_004_402.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/forum_1_603.jpg ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:46:55 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: rotax377 From: "wakataka" I've just recently purchased an original model Firestar with a 377. Empty weight is about 325# and I weigh about 200#. I need to take some pitch out of the prop because the engine is only turning about 6100 rpm at full throttle, but I'm still getting better than 600 feet per minute on climb. It's the smoothest running 2-stroke I've ever flown. Also, it runs cool compared to a 447. Even in the current over-propped condition CHT is about 315 in cruise and never exceeds 400 in climb out. On cross country flights, my fuel burn is just slightly more than my buddy who flies a 277. From my experience so far, I don't believe I would want to trade it for a 447. -------- There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. Mark Twain Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=383552#383552 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 06:39:11 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: rotax377 From: Richard Girard You don't say what your engine's EGT's are running, but if you take out some pitch your CHT will go down. Is your full throttle reading on climb or in level flight? If you're getting that RPM in climb you might want to consider just leaving it alone. The numbers you're getting are very similar to the last 447 I did the break in and first flights on. Rick Girard do not archive On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 3:44 PM, wakataka wrote: > > I've just recently purchased an original model Firestar with a 377. Empty > weight is about 325# and I weigh about 200#. I need to take some pitch out > of the prop because the engine is only turning about 6100 rpm at full > throttle, but I'm still getting better than 600 feet per minute on climb. > It's the smoothest running 2-stroke I've ever flown. Also, it runs cool > compared to a 447. Even in the current over-propped condition CHT is about > 315 in cruise and never exceeds 400 in climb out. On cross country flights, > my fuel burn is just slightly more than my buddy who flies a 277. From my > experience so far, I don't believe I would want to trade it for a 447. > > -------- > There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale > returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. > > Mark Twain > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=383552#383552 > > -- Zulu Delta Mk IIIC Thanks, Homer GBYM It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy. - Groucho Marx ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:22:09 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: New video From: Larry Cottrell https://vimeo.com/49812874 Will take you to the video and the password is - owyheeflyer Grace, my neighbors' daughter turned 13 today and it was my pleasure to take her for a ride in my Firestar II. I am not sure which one of us enjoyed it more. She asked to see the Pillars of Rome. She had of course seen them on the ground, but the sight of them from the air elicited a lot of "Whoa's". She is a rancher's daughter after all. :-) The video covers a lot of the same ground that have been in my video's before, but the light was much better today due to the calm weather that we get in the fall here. We were able to schedual our takeoff to a bit later in the morning, that allowed both warmer temps, ( its a bit nipply in the early mornings.) and better light for the camera. The flight was 1 hour and 12 minutes. I believe that you will agree that she was a satisfied customer. Larry -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.