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0. 12:18 AM - Please Make a Contribution to Support Your Lists... (Matt Dralle)
1. 03:29 AM - Re: tail wheel turning right (JC Gilpin)
2. 06:13 AM - Wanted firestar (daniel myers)
3. 06:18 AM - Re: Wanted firestar (Frank)
4. 07:46 AM - Re: Re: tail wheel turning right (John Hauck)
5. 08:24 AM - Re: Re: tail wheel turning right (Rick Neilsen)
6. 08:25 AM - Re: Re: tail wheel turning right (John Hauck)
7. 09:55 AM - Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (Arizona Flyer)
8. 12:57 PM - Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (John Hauck)
9. 03:05 PM - q (kinne russ)
10. 03:53 PM - Re: q (Dennis Rowe)
11. 05:00 PM - video (Larry Cottrell)
12. 06:19 PM - Kawasaki 440A FireFly (Dnul)
13. 08:07 PM - Re: video (b young)
14. 09:05 PM - Re: video (Larry Cottrell)
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| Subject: | Re: tail wheel turning right |
More on tailwheels.
That tailwheel I mentioned is the replacement wheel for the 'Homebuilt'
tailwheel mechanism. I think that's the same mechanism that Kolb offers.
If you're getting the whole mechanism it's worth getting it from Kolb
rather than Spruce, cause the hole for mounting on the tailspring is only
5/8" in the Spruce unit, while we need a 3/4" hole. It's very difficult to
bore out to size because of shoulders on the housing so it can't be chucked
in a lathe. Last year I made the mistake of ordering the Spruce unit when
Kolb was out of stock. Cost another $140 for a machine shop to make up a
special boring tool and do the job. Wouldn't dare try to just drill that
out unless you could run the drill super slow and hold it back from biting
into that big pilot hole.....
Also, I found that the breakaway feature was just a nuisance unless maybe
you have differential braking. Several times it broke away when taxiing,
and couldn't get to re-engage without stopping and getting out and doing it
by hand. Finally ground out the mechanism so that it stayed engaged. So
might as well just have the original Kolb mechanism but with the wider
wheel, as I've done this year. Saved $300 and a couple of pounds this way,
and sure don't need any more weight way back there.
The steering springs on my aircraft were way too soft, especially with the
wider wheel. Got the stiffest ones that were the right length that I could
find at Ace Hardware, and that's better, but still mushy. John H - How can
you hook up 'compression' springs there?? When I get back I think I'll use
3/16" bungy cord, looped around as many times as necessary to get the right
strength. Done that before with another aircraft and I liked it better
than springs....
Just my experience, for what it's worth.....
JG
p.s.- How do you load photos to these posts?? The one that I tried to load
with the previous post didn't seem to work.....
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My brother is looking for a firestar II for sale that he will convert to an
amphib full lotus mono set up. If anyone has a firestar for sale please em
ail me at h20maule@hotmail.comdaniel
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| Subject: | Re: Wanted firestar |
My firestar 2 is for sale
Call Frank goodnight @4792361121
No Eail please
Tanks Frank
Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 9, 2013, at 8:13 AM, daniel myers <h20maule@hotmail.com> wrote:
> My brother is looking for a firestar II for sale that he will convert to a
n amphib full lotus mono set up. If anyone has a firestar for sale please em
ail me at h20maule@hotmail.com
> daniel
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| Subject: | Re: tail wheel turning right |
The steering springs on my aircraft were way too soft, especially with the
wider wheel. Got the stiffest ones that were the right length that I could
find at Ace Hardware, and that's better, but still mushy. John H - How can
you hook up 'compression' springs there?? When I get back I think I'll use
3/16" bungy cord, looped around as many times as necessary to get the right
strength. Done that before with another aircraft and I liked it better than
springs....
Just my experience, for what it's worth.....
JG
p.s.- How do you load photos to these posts?? The one that I tried to load
with the previous post didn't seem to work.....
JG/Kolbers:
First.attaching photos. Don't know how others do it, but I copy the
photo(s), the paste them to the email.
We lucked out and I found a photo of my tail wheel and springs. I used some
very small carabineers to attach the compression springs to the rudder and
tail wheel.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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| Subject: | Re: tail wheel turning right |
JG/All
I use compression springs like John uses. I think I got them at Aircraft
Spruce. I use four of the attachment things (technical term) to attach my
springs. They look like the rear ones that John shows in the photo, seems
like I got then at the same place. They install like the safety rings but
are much stronger and don't come off in deep grass. I installed them as
tight as I could but they still have a bit droop to the chains. The
compression springs allow the tail wheel to snap to the direction of
landing roll when I touch down without stressing the rudder assembly but
allow for MUCH more positive control in cross winds.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 10:45 AM, John Hauck <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
> The steering springs on my aircraft were way too soft, especially with th
e
> wider wheel. Got the stiffest ones that were the right length that I cou
ld
> find at Ace Hardware, and that's better, but still mushy. John H - How c
an
> you hook up 'compression' springs there?? When I get back I think I'll u
se
> 3/16" bungy cord, looped around as many times as necessary to get the rig
ht
> strength. Done that before with another aircraft and I liked it better
> than springs....
>
>
> Just my experience, for what it's worth.....
>
>
> JG
>
>
> p.s.- How do you load photos to these posts?? The one that I tried to
> load with the previous post didn't seem to work.....
>
>
> JG/Kolbers:
>
>
> First=85attaching photos. Don't know how others do it, but I copy the ph
oto(s), the paste them to the email.
>
>
> We lucked out and I found a photo of my tail wheel and springs. I used s
ome very small carabineers to attach the compression springs to the rudder
and tail wheel.
>
>
> john h
>
> mkIII
>
> Titus, Alabama
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: tail wheel turning right |
Didn't look at my photo long enough before I sent it.
I used carabineers to attach to the rudder and "normal" tail wheel spring
clips to attach to the tail wheel.
One could easily bend up to strong "s" hooks to do the same job for nothing.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John Hauck
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: tail wheel turning right
The steering springs on my aircraft were way too soft, especially with the
wider wheel. Got the stiffest ones that were the right length that I could
find at Ace Hardware, and that's better, but still mushy. John H - How can
you hook up 'compression' springs there?? When I get back I think I'll use
3/16" bungy cord, looped around as many times as necessary to get the right
strength. Done that before with another aircraft and I liked it better than
springs....
Just my experience, for what it's worth.....
JG
p.s.- How do you load photos to these posts?? The one that I tried to load
with the previous post didn't seem to work.....
JG/Kolbers:
First.attaching photos. Don't know how others do it, but I copy the
photo(s), the paste them to the email.
We lucked out and I found a photo of my tail wheel and springs. I used some
very small carabineers to attach the compression springs to the rudder and
tail wheel.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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| Subject: | Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
Finally I'm ready to load my Firestar II on the trailer and go fly for only the
2nd time since I got it last spring. And this is only the 2nd time loading it
onto my new trailer. What happens? It's getting dark, I'm tired. I remember the
radio antenna under the nose but it sweeps back so even if the tip hits the
trailer ramp a bit no big deal. But I forget about the pitot & static tubes,
lift the rear of the plane a bit too high and crunch them on the trailer ramp
[Shocked] They are bent back some at the fuse connection and also at the 90*
bend points they are bent pointing up some. I'm about to try bending them back.
Research on Google says heating them with a heat gun won't help soften them.
I hand bent them some last night and the aluminum tubes seem pretty soft. I'm
concerned they will crack while bending them back to proper position. There is
a medium kink in each bend that will probably reduce airflow so I will use a
vice grip to gently press the kink out to get back to round for proper airflow.
I called a local aircraft mechanic this morning and he said those aluminum
pitot tubes should be soft enough to bend back without them cracking but if they
do he has new tubing and can bend & attach new ones. I have a sour nervous
stomach wondering if they will bend back ok. My desert runway is only 1,000 feet
long and I can't afford any inaccuracy in airspeed and risk a surprise stall
and I don't have enough room to come in extra fast and possibly overshoot. I
plan to takeoff and either go to a long desert road and come in fast holding
the wheels just off and slow down watching airspeed and confirm stall speed is
still accurate, or go up a few thousand feet and slowly do a level stall to confirm
if airspeed is still accurate. Bending pitot/static tubes is a huge bummer,
will never do it again!
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"Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through life
just to arrive safely at death"
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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=412589#412589
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| Subject: | Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
AZ Flyer:
Do you have a name?
Not much airflow in a pitot/static system.
Pitot is measuring air pressure from the air stream. Static is measuring
atmospheric pressure.
As long as the pitot is not crimped shut, it will work.
Same for the static tube. If you have a concern, disconnect the static tube
from the ASI. Take off, climb to 1,000 feet or higher, see what the ASI is
indicating when it stalls. Stay about 10 mph above that speed and you won't
stall. Doesn't matter if it is accurate or not, it will always indicate the
same stall speed.
1000 feet of runway is plenty to land a FSII, especially if you have good
approach and departure paths.
I am not encouraging you to do the above, but if it was me, that is the way
I would do it.
Then...when you have time, replace the tubes.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama - Got an hour this afternoon. Weather was perfect.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Arizona Flyer
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 11:56 AM
Subject: Kolb-List: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer...
--> <heracesthesun@yahoo.com>
Finally I'm ready to load my Firestar II on the trailer and go fly for only
the 2nd time since I got it last spring. And this is only the 2nd time
loading it onto my new trailer. What happens? It's getting dark, I'm tired.
I remember the radio antenna under the nose but it sweeps back so even if
the tip hits the trailer ramp a bit no big deal. But I forget about the
pitot & static tubes, lift the rear of the plane a bit too high and crunch
them on the trailer ramp [Shocked] They are bent back some at the fuse
connection and also at the 90* bend points they are bent pointing up some.
I'm about to try bending them back. Research on Google says heating them
with a heat gun won't help soften them. I hand bent them some last night and
the aluminum tubes seem pretty soft. I'm concerned they will crack while
bending them back to proper position. There is a medium kink in each bend
that will probably reduce airflow so I will use a vice grip to gently press
the kink out to get back !
to round for proper airflow. I called a local aircraft mechanic this
morning and he said those aluminum pitot tubes should be soft enough to bend
back without them cracking but if they do he has new tubing and can bend &
attach new ones. I have a sour nervous stomach wondering if they will bend
back ok. My desert runway is only 1,000 feet long and I can't afford any
inaccuracy in airspeed and risk a surprise stall and I don't have enough
room to come in extra fast and possibly overshoot. I plan to takeoff and
either go to a long desert road and come in fast holding the wheels just off
and slow down watching airspeed and confirm stall speed is still accurate,
or go up a few thousand feet and slowly do a level stall to confirm if
airspeed is still accurate. Bending pitot/static tubes is a huge bummer,
will never do it again!
--------
"Life should be lived as a bold adventure, I refuse to tiptoe through
life just to arrive safely at death"
Read this topic online here:
http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=412589#412589
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List -- want to put wingtip strobes on an Xtra. Any suggestions?
Also, which Garmin works best in a Kolb?
Thanx
Russ K
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I've had Kuntzlman strobes on mine since 2003, no problems yet with em.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA
> On Nov 9, 2013, at 6:04 PM, kinne russ <russk50@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> List -- want to put wingtip strobes on an Xtra. Any suggestions?
> Also, which Garmin works best in a Kolb?
> Thanx
> Russ K
>
>
>
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password- owyheeflyer
I took a flight this morning to check for something to hunt. The plane
allowed me to search the area that I was interested in, and find what I
could never have found on foot or by vehicle. Open the video first then the
attachment.
Larry
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| Subject: | Kawasaki 440A FireFly |
I would like to see how a few others have installed a Donaldson exhaust. The manifold,
plus ball joint, plus pipe distance from engine to muffler is supposed
to be 12-inches to get full power at 6500RPM. Since a manifold and ball-joint
takes up at least 8-inches, that leaves four inches to connect to muffler.
Using a 90-degree bend, 4-inch long pipe, that gives the max total of 12-inches
from the engine to the muffler. Then the muffler could exhaust forward or straight
up in the air. Also it makes the center of the muffler about 10-12 inches
away from the engine. Another requirement beside pipe length is to not have
the exhaust oil going into the belt redrive. I downloaded the Rotax Manual
and see that the Median length of tube on a Rotax 447, 503 and 582 is 26-inches
which would make it easy to have a pipe exhausting to rear. The muffler could
go forward of the engine or over the engine with the muffler's axis perpendicular
to the longitudinal axis but the pipe length would be 16-17 inches.
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Dnul
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is this one of the wild horses... or a horse from the ranch?
boyd
From: Larry Cottrell
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:00 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: video
https://vimeo.com/79004790
password- owyheeflyer
I took a flight this morning to check for something to hunt. The plane
allowed me to search the area that I was interested in, and find what I
could never have found on foot or by vehicle. Open the video first then
the attachment.
Larry
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Its a horse from the ranch. I wonder how much flack I am going to get from
the picture?
Larry
On Sat, Nov 9, 2013 at 9:07 PM, b young <byoungplumbing@gmail.com> wrote:
> is this one of the wild horses... or a horse from the ranch?
>
> boyd
>
> *From:* Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:00 PM
> *To:* kolb-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Kolb-List: video
>
> https://vimeo.com/79004790<https://vimeo.com/79004790?utm_source=email
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2Nnw3NjQwNjQ5fDEzODQwMzcyMTh8NzcwMQ%3D%3D>
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> password- owyheeflyer
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> I took a flight this morning to check for something to hunt. The plane
> allowed me to search the area that I was interested in, and find what I
> could never have found on foot or by vehicle. Open the video first then t
he
> attachment.
> Larry
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