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1. 06:16 AM - Re: Looking for Classic or Xtra flyers near Rochester, New York (Thom Riddle)
2. 06:27 AM - Re: Looking for Classic or Xtra flyers near Rochester, New York (AussieDrik)
3. 08:19 AM - Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (Kirby, Dennis Civ USAF AFMC AFNWC/ENS)
4. 09:23 AM - Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 (Pat Ladd)
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| Subject: | Re: Looking for Classic or Xtra flyers near Rochester, New |
York
Dirk,
Check out this link to make contact with more than one Kolb pilot/owner in Rochester
area.
http://www.ul95.eaachapter.org/
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Thom Riddle
Buffalo, NY (9G0)
Don't worry about old age... it doesn't last very long.
- Anonymous
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| Subject: | Re: Looking for Classic or Xtra flyers near Rochester, New |
York
Thanks Thom
I've already been there for an open meeting and found one Classic (for sale) but
no Xtras. I'm not a small chap so I wanted to try an Xtra for size before committing
to one or the other.
Thanks also to the people who have pm'd me with information.
Dirk
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| Subject: | Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 |
Kolb Friends -
I am looking for suggestions and recommendations for installing a new,
larger-capacity fuel tank in my Mark-3 Classic.
Currently, I'm using the twin 6-gal polyethylene fuel jugs, supplied by
Kolb. A recent fly-out I attended in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico
made it clear that 12 gallons is not really enough gas for flying into
these remote areas of the Southwest!
Where have you Mark-3 guys gone to have your custom-made aluminum fuel
tanks fabricated?
I've seen several references on this List over the years to
larger-capacity, one-piece aluminum tanks, and this is just what I'm
looking for. I realize installation will likely require me to cut a
steel tube on the cage, to get access. An easy repair - I'm OK with
that.
Does anyone know of a shop who has fabricated a tank for a Mark-3, that
maybe has a pattern already? My other option would be to build up a
cardboard-and-tape pattern, and take it in to a local custom-fabricator.
But I thought I'd check with you List guys first, to see if there might
be a shop somewhere that has done this before.
Many thanks -
Dennis Kirby
Mark-3, 912ul, in
Sandia Park, NM
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| Subject: | Re: Larger, one-piece fuel tank for a Mark-3 |
Hi Denis,
I cannot remember who it was but there was someone on the list who had
added another tank .
They had a simple system with the plumbing which seemed from the
drawings to be OK.
I never went ahead with that as I found a source for some larger tanks
with the same footprint as the original ones which just dropped into
place without cutting anything. They were just a bit taller...
Needed to modify my filling method a bit. I think that I added a pump
which clamped to the opening in a standard jerry can rather than pouring
direct.
It also meant that I could carry a spare 20 litre jerry can in the
passenger space to give even more capacity.
Pat
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