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1. 06:48 AM - Kolb Homecoming, 2012 (John Hauck)
2. 08:50 AM - Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
3. 08:52 AM - Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
4. 09:03 AM - Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
5. 06:00 PM - Re: Sandy!!!! (Beauford)
6. 07:27 PM - Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
7. 07:42 PM - Fw: Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
8. 07:52 PM - Fw: Re: Fw: Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
9. 08:01 PM - Re: Fw: Re: Fw: Re: Sandy!!!! (David Kulp)
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| Subject: | Kolb Homecoming, 2012 |
Heading to Gantt International Airport to load the my MKIII and fly to
London, KY, with James Tripp and his identical MKIII.
About 4.5 hour flight.
Weather here is overcast and 49F. A little chilly, but we should fly into
clear air and sunshine as we proceed NE.
Looking forward to seeing old and new Kolbers at the Homecoming.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Hi Dana,
The problem at Kessler Field is it's on a high point surrounded by
mostly farmland. Very few trees locally to create a windbreak. Ground
is too rocky to get any anchors in, but after it blew on its side last
time I bought a 4 X 4 X 10, fed it between the leaf springs and frame
and created an outrigger. I figured if it didn't get any momentum it
wouldn't roll again. Wrong! Snapped the 4 X k4! Gonna go in half a
hangar space now, which should end these calamities.
Mom used to tell me how hard she prayed for my safety, considering my
lifestyle. I believe she's still pestering God about it. Two weeks
prior to Sandy I was heading down to Quakertown for supper on my Beemer
with my 100# black Lab in a trailer when a big buck jumped in front of
me. I T-boned him at about 50 mph, when horizontal for almost 20', came
down on my left side and slid for over 100'. Nothing but some road rash
and 10,7K damage to the cycle. Trailer and Bubba stayed upright. So
it's been quite a month!
dK
On 11/13/2012 6:28 AM, Dana Hague wrote:
> At 08:49 PM 11/12/2012, you wrote:
>> Morning Kolbers,
>>
>> I dodged the bullet again, well, almost. I got grazed...
>
> Yikes! With the trailer in that shape it's hard to believe the plane
> wasn't totaled!
>
> I was lucky. My trailer is also at a hilltop airport (coastal CT) but
> I was able to tuck it in between two hangars on the side sheltered
> from the predicted winds, and tie it down at a couple of points. No
> trouble at all, only damage at my airport was a couple of metal hangar
> roof panels ripped off.
>
> -Dana
>
> --
> Q. What's the difference between Mechanical and Civil
> Engineers?
> A. Mechanical Engineers build weapons; Civil
> Engineers build targets.
> *
>
>
> *
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Hope all your mishaps are over and you have a nice flight to the
homecoming, John. I'd like to be there, but I'm up to my eyeballs in
Sandy cleanup and repair. Maybe next year.
dK
On 11/12/2012 10:57 PM, John Hauck wrote:
>
>
>
> Sad to hear about your damage, but very pleased that she is repairable.
> Beauford
>
>
>
> I echo Beauford's sentiments.
>
> Never gave a storm a chance to damage any of my three Kolbs. Didn't have
> to. I was able to total all three of them all by myself. ;-)
>
> john h
> mkIII
> Titus, Alabama
>
>
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Hi Beauford,
I can't get anchors into the rocky soil here, but I took a 4 X 4 X 10,
put it through the space between the leaf springs and frame and built an
outrigger I calculated would prevent it from getting started upsetting.
Snapped the 4 X 4!
My son is a construction super for KB Home Orlando Div. He told me that
when building up here the concerns are things like snow loads on the
roof, etc., but down there it's wind. Then he pointed out the total
surface area necessary to hold a half million pound airliner aloft and
to consider the surface area of the side of an 8 X 32' trailer and how
much force the wind would have on it. So anchor it good, Beauford!!
Best,
Dave Kulp
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On 11/12/2012 9:41 PM, Beauford wrote:
>
> Dave:
> Sad to hear about your damage, but very pleased that she is
> repairable. The pix of your trailer were
> scary to see... especially since the Kleenex Fly sits in a similar
> trailer close by the fickle and unpredictable
> Gulf.
>
> After viewing your trailer event, am tempted to go install more
> hurricane anchors on mine.
>
> Hang in there... I am pulling for your early recovery and return
> to flight status.
>
> The hangar option sounds good.
>
> Do Not Archive
>
> Beauford
> FF - 076
> Brandon, FL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David
> Kulp
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:50 PM
>
> Subject: Kolb-List: Sandy!!!!
>
> Morning Kolbers,
>
> I dodged the bullet again, well, almost. I got grazed.
>
> I keep my FlagFly hangared in a converted construction office
> trailer.
> Unfortunately, the airstrip is on the top of a hill with pretty
> nasty winds.
>
> Dave Kulp
>
>
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Brother Kulp...
No illusions about my chances if a goodly 'cane comes in here...
No real defense against Ma nature when she
rings your doorbell and peers in your front window. Your son is
precisely correct. Our feeble 4x4 efforts
are "snappable" indeed.
That said, I plan primarily for the average thunderstorm blow on
the airfield... Three steel mobile home straps with the
large auger anchors... plus four more directly under the ugly
trailer, secured with chassis chains. Worst 'cane case,
the top of the trailer and the Kolb will be shredded in the next
county someplace, but I will be able to sit on the still secured
bare trailer chassis and smoke a slightly soggy stogie... smugly
congratulating myself that the anchors held.
When one plants his bird-house on sand 18 feet above mean high
tide, as at 48X, one must expect that sooner or
later the Big Ranger is gonna crap in yer mess kit... it isn't a
matter of if... it is only a matter of when...
It's a fatalistic calculation... similar to matrimony. To live by
the Kolb trailer, is to blow away
with the Kolb trailer. By my calculations, the savings in hangar
rent will put me at break-even for a total loss
scenario in about six more years...but who's counting... ;-)
I am tickled that your Fly beat the odds.
Hope you get your pretty little machine back in the air again...
Soon...
Best Regards,
Beauford
FF-76
Brandon, FL
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Hi Beauford,
.
Snapped the 4 X 4!
My son is a construction super for KB Home Orlando Div. He told
me that when building up here the concerns are things like snow
loads on the roof, etc., but down there it's wind. Then he
pointed out the total surface area necessary to hold a half
million pound airliner aloft and to consider the surface area of
the side of an 8 X 32' trailer and how much force the wind would
have on it. So anchor it good, Beauford!!
Dave Kulp
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Bro Beau,
Great narrative! I haven't laughed so hard in a month, I swear. I
could just imagine your smug grin with the stogie sitting on the trailer
frame.
As you alluded to, the body of our trailers are little more than a soda
can squared and, if you can tell in the photos I attached, the entire
weight of the frame was collapsing down upon my FlagFly and was held at
bay by the left landing gear. That's like David vs. Goliath! I loved
my little Fly before, now it's love enhanced by enormous amounts of
respect!!! Looking forward to spring.
My bets are on breaking the odds, not breaking even.
Best of luck,
Dave Kulp
Do not archive
On 11/15/2012 8:59 PM, Beauford wrote:
>
> Brother Kulp...
> No illusions about my chances if a goodly 'cane comes in here...
> No real defense against Ma nature when she
> rings your doorbell and peers in your front window. Your son is
> precisely correct. Our feeble 4x4 efforts
> are "snappable" indeed.
>
> That said, I plan primarily for the average thunderstorm blow on
> the airfield... Three steel mobile home straps with the
> large auger anchors... plus four more directly under the ugly
> trailer, secured with chassis chains. Worst 'cane case,
> the top of the trailer and the Kolb will be shredded in the next
> county someplace, but I will be able to sit on the still secured
> bare trailer chassis and smoke a slightly soggy stogie... smugly
> congratulating myself that the anchors held.
>
> When one plants his bird-house on sand 18 feet above mean high
> tide, as at 48X, one must expect that sooner or
> later the Big Ranger is gonna crap in yer mess kit... it isn't a
> matter of if... it is only a matter of when...
> It's a fatalistic calculation... similar to matrimony. To live by
> the Kolb trailer, is to blow away
> with the Kolb trailer. By my calculations, the savings in hangar
> rent will put me at break-even for a total loss
> scenario in about six more years...but who's counting... ;-)
>
> I am tickled that your Fly beat the odds.
>
> Hope you get your pretty little machine back in the air again...
> Soon...
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Beauford
> FF-76
> Brandon, FL
>
> Do not archive.
>
>
>
> Hi Beauford,
> .
> Snapped the 4 X 4!
>
> My son is a construction super for KB Home Orlando Div. He told
> me that when building up here the concerns are things like snow
> loads on the roof, etc., but down there it's wind. Then he
> pointed out the total surface area necessary to hold a half
> million pound airliner aloft and to consider the surface area of
> the side of an 8 X 32' trailer and how much force the wind would
> have on it. So anchor it good, Beauford!!
> Dave Kulp
>
>
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