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1. 02:12 AM - Re: Firestar II stall speed... ()
2. 03:51 AM - Re: Firestar II stall speed... (Pat Ladd)
3. 05:10 AM - Kolbra rides (Ralph B)
4. 05:27 AM - Re: Kolbra rides (william sullivan)
5. 05:51 AM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Thom Riddle)
6. 05:59 AM - Going! Gone! (herb)
7. 05:59 AM - Re: Firestar II stall speed... (Larlaeb)
8. 08:41 AM - 5/10/13 Kolbra video (Ralph B)
9. 10:12 AM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Arizona Flyer)
10. 10:32 AM - Re: Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Gary Aman)
11. 10:39 AM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. ()
12. 10:40 AM - Re: Firestar II stall speed... (Gary Aman)
13. 10:43 AM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. ()
14. 10:53 AM - Re: Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Beauford)
15. 11:01 AM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Thom Riddle)
16. 12:09 PM - Private message (Mike Welch)
17. 12:23 PM - Re: Private message (Matt Dralle)
18. 01:16 PM - Checking the river (Larry Cottrell)
19. 02:06 PM - Re: Going! Gone! (Eugene Zimmerman)
20. 03:14 PM - Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Arizona Flyer)
21. 03:46 PM - Re: Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. (Dennis Rowe)
22. 03:56 PM - Re: Going! Gone! (Dennis Rowe)
23. 07:02 PM - Re: Going! Gone! (Eugene Zimmerman)
24. 08:41 PM - Calling Ja biru 2200 and Mk III Xtra owners (Frankd)
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar II stall speed... |
Sorry for sounding like a SA but all this talk about bending gear legs..
I have several hundred hours in a MK111c and have never bent anything .
The only person that bent the legs on my MK111 was a GA pilot ,the
sudden stop flying just above the ground took him by surprise. These
aircraft are very predictable and forgiving . If you have little
experience on the Kolb do your long finals at 5o mph under power. If you
flare between 45 =93 40 mph solo and very close to the ground {
within 12 inches } then cut the power with a little back pressure on the
stick you will arrive safely. Speed will disappear very rapidly once you
flare . If the tail end hits first then you have too much back pressure
on the stick. The more load you carry and or the slower you flare the
more back pressure required . The shortest landings you will get will be
slow with the stick well back . I always do this with some power on,
that way if it goes wrong you can vacate/abort without hurting anything.
Sorry this information is not for a firestar as I have no experience
with them. Reading the posts to would appear that they handle very much
the same as the Mk111 . I just do not understand all the negative talk
about the aluminum gear legs. I do concede that the airport I mostly use
is grass and very firm. I only use the sealed runways for take offs .
The only reason I make this post is to point out that while the aluminum
legs may not be as strong as some of the steel ones they are still
capable of a fair amount of punishment without bending, I believe I have
put this to the test over the years.
Regards
Tony { Downunder }
MK111c
From: Richard Girard
Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 2:01 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firestar II stall speed...
Travis, one the world's best people, clued my in after I had become dear
friends with Mr. Hydraulic Press while straightening main gear legs.
Wheel land, wheel land, wheel land. It's that simple. Don't even try for
a full stall landing, just wheel it on.
Rick Girard
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 8:00 AM, frank goodnight
<frank.goodnight@att.net> wrote:
Hi ,
Not trying to be a smart alec or a know it all. I believe that most
pilots would agree
when flying a new --to you -- airplane alone and for the first time
one should at least
go and do a couple of approach stalls before the first landing that
way no surprises .
Even then it's hard to believe how fast a firestar will drop out from
under you with
low power and low airspeed.Good luck , landing a fire star does get
very easy after a while.
Frank
Firestar 2
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From: Arizona Flyer <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thu, May 9, 2013 3:32:43 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Firestar II stall speed...
<heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
I bought a pre owned Firestar II and all my research indicated a 30mph
stall speed. I was shocked on my first landing at my short airstrip when
it dropped from about 4ft. and bounced hard yikes! No damage but I
approached at 42mph and backed it off just before the runway threshold,
a quick glance showed 36mph right before it stalled which would be
35mph. My Firestar log book list the weight at 419 lbs. I am so
fortunate I was not higher when this happened. This makes me concerned
for other new Firestar pilots who may also experience this somewhat
dangerous surprise with a 30mph stall speed in mind. I would have never
tried to slow it down so much on a longer runway but I had to for the
short strip. On the next 3 landings I kept 42mph approach and 40mph at
threshold and held that
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar II stall speed... |
Wheel land, wheel land, wheel land>>
Huh? Why?
The object of landing is to stop flying (stall) when you touch the
ground.. Everyone can remember their instructor saying `Hold it off,
hold it off`
I have never done a wheelie or even landed with any more than minimum
power. What is the point? One day your engine will lose power and you
will have to land in a small field. Treat every landing as a practice
for that occasion.
I always throttled right back as soon as I had the field made. Push the
nose down a tad to maintain speed, clear the hedge by the minimum safety
margin, flare just above the ground and keep pulling back as the speed
decays.That way you are moving at the slowest possible speed when your
wheels touch. That takes the sting out of any possible rough ground,
ruts, tussocks etc.
If you bang the tail down first sort out your trim. the plane should not
be in that configuration.
I realise that this is all assuming perfect conditions. You may wish to
carry more speed in gusty conditions but that is airmanship not basic
piloting skill.
Use VG`s. in spite of some opinions on the list, they work. If they did
not there would be no Mk 3s flying in the UK as without the reduction in
stalling speed they afford the plane would not have passed our
specification.
Cheers
Pat
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I had a fun day yesterday giving rides to my daughter and granddaughter.
Ralph B
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Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
1000+ hours
26 years flying it
Kolbra 912ULS
N20386
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| Subject: | Re: Kolbra rides |
- Looks like she can't stop grinning.
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--- On Sat, 5/11/13, Ralph B <rstar447@gmail.com> wrote:
From: Ralph B <rstar447@gmail.com>
Subject: Kolb-List: Kolbra rides
I had a fun day yesterday giving rides to my daughter and granddaughter.
Ralph B
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1000+ hours
26 years flying it
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N20386
200 hours
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
...I went a grade above AN and went with stainless steel...
Stainless Steel hardware is NOT a grade above AN hardware.
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Buffalo, NY (9G0)
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Hey Thom
Where is my finders fee? Chatted with Sam last evening...said he
bought your Slingshot....
Next time I am in Buffalo...I expect several items from the dollar
menu!! :-) Herb
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar II stall speed... |
Surely there is a place for both types of landings and both should be practiced.
I certainly agree with you that getting in the habit of dragging in under power
is dangerous but I also think that wheel landings can provide more margin
for error in high wind, gusty or other conditions that require a little more
control. In my experience being able to paste the wheels down when you want
with good rudder control can really help.
I don't think that takes away from the need to setup to 'make the runway' and be
practiced in making landings with no power.
Thanks,
Allan
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| Subject: | 5/10/13 Kolbra video |
http://youtu.be/2UuhVROqNYE
Ralph B
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Ralph B
Original Firestar 447
N91493 E-AB
1000+ hours
26 years flying it
Kolbra 912ULS
N20386
200 hours
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
Regular AN steel bolts and AN stainless steel bolts are of the same hardness &
strength, however stainless steel has added corrosion protection listed as 'corrosion
resistant' In my opinion that IS a 'grade above' regular AN although my
comment may have implied to some that I felt stainless steel was stronger. I
posted something in the interest of safety by checking the tail wire bolt for
wore threads and all you can do is pick on my 'grade above' comment? Sheez what
a disappointment with a new member on only his second post, I hope you are
the exception rather than the standard here...
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just to arrive safely at death"
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
I wind down pretty hard on my wing nut and had told the list that I had no
problems with it for close to 800 hrs.Well, my apologies to the list,I stri
pped it last Monday.The bolt seems good and I have had a spare wing nut for
years.No longer have a spare,and I fold it every time while down south for
the winter so I want to keep it quick or I'd find an excuse to not fly it.
Probably a good idea to use an AN nut IF you don't fold it on a regular bas
is and you like the wires bow string tight.
G.Aman MK3C Jabiru 2200A 800 hrs
-----Original Message-----
From: Arizona Flyer <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, May 11, 2013 1:12 pm
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Stripped threads on tail nut.
Regular AN steel bolts and AN stainless steel bolts are of the same hardnes
s &
strength, however stainless steel has added corrosion protection listed as
'corrosion resistant' In my opinion that IS a 'grade above' regular AN alth
ough
my comment may have implied to some that I felt stainless steel was stronge
r. I
posted something in the interest of safety by checking the tail wire bolt f
or
wore threads and all you can do is pick on my 'grade above' comment? Sheez
what
a disappointment with a new member on only his second post, I hope you are
the
exception rather than the standard here...
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life
just to arrive safely at death"
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
--> <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
Regular AN steel bolts and AN stainless steel bolts are of the same hardness &
strength, however stainless steel has added corrosion protection listed as 'corrosion
resistant' In my opinion that IS a 'grade above' regular AN although my
comment may have implied to some that I felt stainless steel was stronger. I
posted something in the interest of safety by checking the tail wire bolt for
wore threads and all you can do is pick on my 'grade above' comment? Sheez what
a disappointment with a new member on only his second post, I hope you are
the exception rather than the standard here...
AZ Fly/Kolbers:
Don't be so sensitive. We are all entitled to our own opinion, right or wrong.
If someone on the Kolb List sees something that isn't quite kosher, or a way
to make something work better or safer, we expect them to speak up.
I use only AN hardware, especially in critical, load bearing situations like the
tail wires.
For Kolb tail wires I use only AN nyloc nuts, not AN wing nuts. The reason I use
a nyloc intead of wing nut is the bolt is used in stress, rather than shear.
Don't believe the wingnut was intended to be used in stress. I may be wrong,
but I don't use them.
I also insert the lower tailwire bolt from left to right, looking at the tailpost
from the rear. This way the nyloc nut will be tightened rather than loosened
when landing/taking off/taxiing through tall grass, brush, weeds, etc. My
first off field landing in Alaska in 1994, on an old dirt strip called Sparky,
in my MKIII, nearly resulted in a disaster, when the Alder bushes that covered
the abandoned strip unscrewed the nyloc nut on my lower tailwire bolt. I had
inserted the bolt from right to left.
While I am at it, the only way to know what the stall speed of an aircraft is is
to stall it. That should be done at a safe altitude and note on approach.
john h
mkIII
Mobile, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: Firestar II stall speed... |
Amen Pat.
do not archive
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Ladd <pj.ladd@btinternet.com>
Sent: Sat, May 11, 2013 6:51 am
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Firestar II stall speed...
Wheel land, wheel land, wheel land>>
Huh? Why?
The object of landing is to stop flying (stall) when you touch the ground.
. Everyone can remember their instructor saying `Hold it off, hold it off`
I have never done a wheelie or even landed with any more than minimum power
. What is the point? One day your engine will lose power and you will have
to land in a small field. Treat every landing as a practice for that occas
ion.
I always throttled right back as soon as I had the field made. Push the no
se down a tad to maintain speed, clear the hedge by the minimum safety marg
in, flare just above the ground and keep pulling back as the speed decays.T
hat way you are moving at the slowest possible speed when your wheels touch
. That takes the sting out of any possible rough ground, ruts, tussocks etc
.
If you bang the tail down first sort out your trim. the plane should not be
in that configuration.
I realise that this is all assuming perfect conditions. You may wish to car
ry more speed in gusty conditions but that is airmanship not basic piloting
skill.
Use VG`s. in spite of some opinions on the list, they work. If they did not
there would be no Mk 3s flying in the UK as without the reduction in stall
ing speed they afford the plane would not have passed our specification.
Cheers
Pat
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
I wind down pretty hard on my wing nut and had told the list that I had no problems
with it for close to 800 hrs.Well, my apologies to the list,I stripped it
last Monday.The bolt seems good and I have had a spare wing nut for years.No
longer have a spare,and I fold it every time while down south for the winter so
I want to keep it quick or I'd find an excuse to not fly it.Probably a good
idea to use an AN nut IF you don't fold it on a regular basis and you like the
wires bow string tight.
G.Aman MK3C Jabiru 2200A 800 hrs
Gary A/Kolbers:
Doesn't take any longer to screw on a 3/6 nyloc than a wing nut. You can use a
nut driver to do it. Even if you need to change nuts every 4 or 5 flights, that
is still money well spent.
john h
mkIII
Mobile, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
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Sheez what a disappointment with a new member on only his second post, I
hope you are the exception rather than the standard here...
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Brother Arizona:
You did not specify AN stainless in your original post... you merely said
"stainless"... which could have been from Harbor Freight.
Remember, we don't know you yet....and we don't know what you don't know.
As I see it, the response from Brother Riddle was clearly out of concern for
your safety and to inform others who might not
know the facts...not to pick on you, sir.
Stop whining. ;-)
Welcome to the List.... There is a wealth of good info on here and some
really good folks...You're gonna love it.
Worth what ye paid fer it....
beauford
FF-076
Brandon, FL
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
Arizona Flyer,
In your original post you did not state AN Stainless, only stainless. There are
a lot of folks who are not aware of the big differences in hardware that meets
the aircraft quality standards and hardware store hardware, whether stainless
or not. Since you are new to the list those of us who have been here awhile
don't know your level of knowledge. This is an important safety of flight issue
that deserves to be treated seriously.
I am sorry if you were offended. That was not my intention.
Perhaps you could tell the list a bit about yourself including your actual name.
For what its worth, I have been a private pilot since 1966 and mechanic since
1972 and have owned 3 Kolbs, and several other airplanes over the years. I was
also a sport pilot instructor but am not current in that role.
Thom in Buffalo
https://sites.google.com/site/riddletr/a&pmechanix
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Buffalo, NY (9G0)
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Kolbers,
I got a Matronics notification of a private message yesterday, but for the
life of me, I can't seem to log on to
Matronics to check the message. I can't remember my username and or original password.tried
about
a hundred+ different combinations. I got a temporary password, but still can't
seem to get the old username right.
Soooo. whoever it was that sent me a private message, try again at: mdnanwelch7@hotmail.com
Thanks!!
Mike Welch
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| Subject: | Re: Private message |
Mike,
I'm not finding the email address "mdnanwelch7@hotmail.com" in the forums
database to look up your username. Is it possible that you used a
different email address? What do you recall your username is?
Matt Dralle
Matronics List Admin
At 12:08 PM 5/11/2013 Saturday, you wrote:
>
>Kolbers,
>
> I got a Matronics notification of a private message yesterday, but for
the life of me, I can't seem to log on to
>Matronics to check the message. I can't remember my username and or
original password=85.tried about
>a hundred+ different combinations. I got a temporary password, but still
can't seem to get the old username right.
>
> Soooo. whoever it was that sent me a private message, try again at:
mdnanwelch7@hotmail.com
>
>Thanks!!
>
>Mike Welch
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| Subject: | Checking the river |
The weather has been a lot nicer and I was curious if the River was
suitable for fishing. I have a bunch of stuff to do so I didn't want to
waste an entire day if it was not worth the trip, so I rolled out the
Firestar to check it out. I have included an attachment of my Spot readout
of the trip.
There has been some discussion by some new Kolb owners about landings in
Kolbs, so I took the liberty of showing a couple so that they could see for
themselves how easy they are, if you follow a couple of rules. While I am
not and apparently never will be a qualified expert on anything other than
what not to do when landing, I hope that this will help somewhat.
The main problem with landing that most folks run into is underestimating
the amount of drag compared to a GA plane, and over controlling. I am
running an HKS and I cruise at 53-5400 RPMs I will admit that out here in
the desert the first thing that goes out of the window for me is "pattern
altitude". When I am landing I do not cut the power to idle until I can
make the runway. Once I am in a position to hit the spot that I want, I cut
the power to idle, and allow the plane to sink. If I am too high I can slip
it or increase the angle of ascent, which ever is your wish. It is draggy
enough that unlike a GA plane it does not take up that much room to again
achieve your landing speed . Once I cut power, I allow the plane to sink
onto the ground, maintaining 50 MPH. The biggest problem that you will have
is over controlling. If you flare too soon, you had better be hitting some
power. I try to use only my finger tips, as I have a tendency to be a bit
"ham handed". In the video you can tell when I cut power as the screen
begins a "harmonic distortion". The one thing to always avoid is trying to
extend your landing. If you don't like where you are going, give it a bit
of throttle, it is not going to keep floating by pulling back on the stick.
Good luck!
https://vimeo.com/65971366 password "owyheeflyer"
Larry Cottrell
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| Subject: | Re: Going! Gone! |
Hey guys,
Spring fly-in at Sams's place Sat May 18
Hope to see you there.
Gene Z
On May 11, 2013, at 8:59 AM, herb wrote:
>
> Hey Thom
>
> Where is my finders fee? Chatted with Sam last evening...said he bought your
Slingshot....
>
> Next time I am in Buffalo...I expect several items from the dollar menu!!
:-) Herb
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
Thom Riddle; You are correct Sir, I apologize. Looking back at my comment now,
I can see where it looks like I ditched AN bolt and went with stainless steel
bolt instead. I should have said AN stainless steel, my fault and I'm glad now
that you pointed it out. It caused me enough concern to spend an hour researching
AN steel bolt vs. AN stainless steel bolt and I got a good education about
the difference and I thank you for that. I have been on forums where some guys
love to be critical and pick apart everything others say to feed their ego
and feel superior and I have a low tolerance for them. I mistakenly thought you
might be one of them and realize now you are not. Thanks for the kind reply...
Peace... My name is Jeff Jacobsen, I used to live in Lake Geneva Wisconsin
on 18 acres with a private grass airstrip and large hangar. In my flying days
there I had in progression a Quicksilver Sprint II, then a Quicksilver Sport,
then an Advanced Aviation Buccaneer SX amphibian, then a Rans S-12, then built
an Avid Flyer Mark IV with a Stratus Subaru engine, finally a Rans S-7 Courier
that I loved but sold in 2002. I flew so much that I wore it out, the 'magic'
was gone and I did not like that so I decided to take some years off from flying.
In 2006 I retired and moved to the southern Arizona town of Casa Grande.
I have 40 acres by the mountains and fly RC airplanes a lot. I figured the itch
to get back into the sky would hit me someday and 2 years ago I took a ride
in a trike, and that wonderful feeling of ultimate freedom & peace came over
me again and was re-hooked, I had been away from flying for 11 years and the magic
was finally back. 3 weeks ago I took delivery of a beautiful yellow Firestar
II expertly built by Gary Aman. I just got off the phone with Gary for 2 hours
and he was most generous and helpful. Thanks John Hauck for the input here.
I may be too sensitive at times but I hate forum bullies and come down hard
on them, I was wrong this time. Thom was right, my mistake may have led to some
newer p!
ilot goi
ng down to the hardware store or boat shop for a stainless steel bolt that is not
AN! SAFETY FIRST, always!
--------
"Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life
just to arrive safely at death"
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| Subject: | Re: Stripped threads on tail nut. |
Castle nut and safety ring. Done. :-) just sayin
Skid Rowe
On May 11, 2013, at 1:43 PM, <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
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> I wind down pretty hard on my wing nut and had told the list that I had no problems
with it for close to 800 hrs.Well, my apologies to the list,I stripped
it last Monday.The bolt seems good and I have had a spare wing nut for years.No
longer have a spare,and I fold it every time while down south for the winter
so I want to keep it quick or I'd find an excuse to not fly it.Probably a good
idea to use an AN nut IF you don't fold it on a regular basis and you like the
wires bow string tight.
> G.Aman MK3C Jabiru 2200A 800 hrs
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> Gary A/Kolbers:
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> Doesn't take any longer to screw on a 3/6 nyloc than a wing nut. You can use
a nut driver to do it. Even if you need to change nuts every 4 or 5 flights,
that is still money well spent.
>
> john h
> mkIII
> Mobile, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: Going! Gone! |
Where's SAMs place, somebody bought a nice Slingshot,
Skid Rowe
On May 11, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey guys,
> Spring fly-in at Sams's place Sat May 18
> Hope to see you there.
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> Gene Z
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> On May 11, 2013, at 8:59 AM, herb wrote:
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>> Hey Thom
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>> Where is my finders fee? Chatted with Sam last evening...said he bought your
Slingshot....
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>> Next time I am in Buffalo...I expect several items from the dollar menu!!
:-) Herb
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| Subject: | Re: Going! Gone! |
100 Plane View Drive
Belleville,Pa 17004
40degrees 33'24 N
077 degrees'4836 W
On May 11, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Dennis Rowe wrote:
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> Where's SAMs place, somebody bought a nice Slingshot,
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> Skid Rowe
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> On May 11, 2013, at 5:06 PM, Eugene Zimmerman <etzimm@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hey guys,
>> Spring fly-in at Sams's place Sat May 18
>> Hope to see you there.
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>> Gene Z
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>> On May 11, 2013, at 8:59 AM, herb wrote:
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>>> Hey Thom
>>>
>>> Where is my finders fee? Chatted with Sam last evening...said he bought your
Slingshot....
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>>> Next time I am in Buffalo...I expect several items from the dollar menu!!
:-) Herb
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| Subject: | Calling Ja biru 2200 and Mk III Xtra owners |
Hello Kolb list
This is Frankd and I need advise.
I've 45Hours on my MkIII Xtra with a Jabiru 2200 and enjoying flying nearly every
weekend.. GREAT to own your own plane..
I'm fully signed off by the FAA, and can go anywhere.
Now, its been HOT here in CA (Hollister) and I'm getting a hot engine running
at 325-330 DegF in cruise and 335 or higher in climb. I tried to increase my
airscoop on the left side to ram air over the cylinders but it did not help.
Now, I'm flying on 80+ deg days...
The obvious answer is "Don't fly on hot days" or get a water cooled 912...
But I'm stubborn and would like to ask the forum for tips from the Jabiru guys..
I have added an oil cooler that keeps the oil at 180DegF, Great.
I'll love to get the CHT down to 310 DegF in cruise. Got suggestions?
BTW, RickG .. Wonderful advise on new potential owners of MkIIXtras
I had an older model, high angle of attack and wrong incidence on the tail on my
first flight.. Nearly killed me!! Changed to lower incidence and steel legs
and still can land on my tail wheel first. but on purpose..
Love it when we all pool our experience..
Hope I can attach pics
FrankD
MkiiiXtra 1014S
45Hrs and climbing..
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