---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 11/23/12: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 12:08 AM - "Black Friday" For List Fund Raiser...? (Matt Dralle) 1. 08:51 AM - Re: kolb left rudder in cruise (Rick Neilsen) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 12:08:05 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: "Black Friday" For List Fund Raiser...? Dear Listers, The number of List subscriptions are up by a fair amount this year, but support during this year's Fund Raiser is substantially behind last year, and there's only about a week left until the end of the Fund Raiser. I have always preferred a non-commercial List experience as many, many members have also expressed that they do as well. However, if the yearly fund raiser cannot generate sufficient funds to keep the bills paid, other sources of income might be required including some sort of advertising. Please don't let that happen! Your personal Contribution of $20 or $30 goes a long ways to keeping this operation a float. Please make sure your name is on this year's List of Contributors! The List Contribution site is secure, quick, and easy: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Or, drop a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 Thank you in advance for your support! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List and Forum Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:51:53 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: kolb left rudder in cruise From: Rick Neilsen Roger Yes I offset the vertical fin on my MKIIIC it didn't help much if any. I figure it wouldn't hurt so I left it offset when I added the trim tab. This isn't bad design it is just the way airplanes are. I have flown some bigger GA airplanes that have so much P factor that you have to set (required) extra rudder trim for takeoff and readjust for cruise. Our Kolbs need a bit more rudder on takeoff and opposite rudder on approach but with the right trim setting nothing is needed in cruise. The Kolbs good design keeps the rudder effort low enough that with or with out trim tabs the effort minimal. Rick Neilsen Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 11:46 AM, skidookid wrote: > > I have a 1997 kolb firestar II that needs 1 inch of left rudder in cruise. > Has any one ever offsetting the front of vertical fin to fix this problem. > Older champs have this done when installing larger motors. any words of > wisdom out there. My plane has no trim tab on it. Really hate to put the > big trim tab in kolb planes on the plane. looks like simple fix for bad > rigging or design thanks skidookid > > -------- > roger trombley > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=388596#388596 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.