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1. 04:28 AM - Re: q (Pat Ladd)
2. 04:43 AM - Tail wheel springs, 11/09/13 (Bob Green)
3. 05:03 AM - Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (Pat Ladd)
4. 06:30 AM - Re: q (Dennis Rowe)
5. 07:33 AM - Re: video (b young)
6. 07:43 AM - Re: video (Larry Cottrell)
7. 08:29 AM - Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (Arizona Flyer)
8. 08:46 AM - Re: Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (Dana Hague)
9. 09:18 AM - Kingsbury Fly-In (Larlaeb)
10. 09:25 AM - Re: Kingsbury Fly-In (Arizona Flyer)
11. 11:07 AM - Re: q (t41pilot)
12. 12:40 PM - Re: q (Rick Lewis)
13. 04:12 PM - John H's old Firestar (Dennis Rowe)
14. 05:04 PM - Re: How to remove tail wheel? (woody)
15. 05:07 PM - Re: John H's old Firestar (John Hauck)
16. 05:15 PM - Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com)
17. 05:30 PM - Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... (WhiskeyVictor36@aol.com)
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Hi Russ,
Strobes? Going to do some night flying? we have to be on the ground by
sunset over here. VFR only.
Sounds as though you are making progress. Lets have an update.
Pat
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| Subject: | Tail wheel springs, 11/09/13 |
Greetings Kolbers.
The compression springs that John H. uses are preferred in my opinion for the tail
wheel/rudder area.
The Cessna 180 I flew in Central America used compression type springs and never
gave any problem. I am using compression springs on my MKIIIX plane and expect
the same good service. There are compression springs sold for screen doors
at ACE hardware. Spruce also carries them. With four boys going in and out
the screen door the springs on the door suffered a lot of abuse but never broke.
:)
It is fairly simple to take the spring apart and attach the chain directly to each
end of the spring. The Kolb kit should have oblong attach rings or small
"s" clamps to attach chain to rudder and tail wheel bracket.
Bob G
MKIIIX N830PB
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| Subject: | Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
Hi,
pitot tubes are a nuisance in any position. Underneath, they get crunched in
long grass, tail lifting, rough ground. Sticking out in front, some twit
will walk into it. That particular one can be helped by inserting a short
length of rubber tube on the tube just where it leaves the nose cone. This
will allow it to flex if is bent. Sticking up from the top of the nose cone
is good. It is reasonably protected and incidentally gives you something to
compare the horizon with while keeping your eyes outside the cockpit..
You don`t need several thousand feet to check on stall speed. Unless you are
very ham handed she will just nod her head at the stall and recover at once
when you release the back pressure.
A thousand feet is plenty. It doesn`t matter if the speedometer is accurate.
She will stall at the same INDICATED speed every time.
Unless the tube is crimped shut don`t worry too much. There is not much
airflow.
1000ft of runway should be plenty for landing unless you are trying
wheelies. A manoeuvre which I have never understood. The object of landing
is to get the wheels on the ground at the point when she loses flying speed.
I always close the throttle as soon as the strip is made.( Someday you will
have to land deadstick so you might as well practice) Flare and hold off
with progressively more back stick until she lands. If you still have flying
speed she will leap in the air again so don`t do it.
Have fun
Pat
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Pat,
I run wingtip strobes during every flight as an anti collision measure. Anything
I can do to see and be seen is a plus.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA
> On Nov 10, 2013, at 7:28 AM, "Pat Ladd" <pj.ladd@btinternet.com> wrote:
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> Hi Russ,
>
> Strobes? Going to do some night flying? we have to be on the ground by sunset
over here. VFR only.
>
> Sounds as though you are making progress. Lets have an update.
>
> Pat
>
>
>
>
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not from me..... and unless you were culpable in the horses demise....
you shouldn=99t from anyone... if the horse fell due to the
normal course of events or killed by a predator.. it is natural and
normal course of events. what do the animal lovers think happen to a
carcass that is natural prey, or die of old age? in nature nothing is
wasted. that concept is attributed to man. it should be no different
than the white bleached bones your birds landed on last month....
these are just pre bleached. and in another week,,, it will be
stripped clean and the bleaching will begin.
any way to tell from foot prints in the dirt, or teeth marks on the
bones what animals have been feeding, besides the coyotes? the
penny just dropped..... the dead coyote in the picture,,, that
probably was you. oops and as long as killing the coyote is
legal... still should be no flack.... well maybe a bit from the
extreme nut cases.... how is the savage working out?
boyd
From: Larry Cottrell
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: video
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
Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2013 6:00 PM
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
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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It is working fine. I killed the "boss hog" this morning at daybreak.
Probably the biggest Coyote that I have ever shot. So far I have killed 7
Coyotes with this rifle, and missed only one. I checked it at 200 yards
yesterday, and shot a one inch group with four shot. If it holds together
It will be fine.
Larry
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:33 AM, b young <byoungplumbing@gmail.com> wrote:
> not from me..... and unless you were culpable in the horses
> demise.... you shouldn=92t from anyone... if the horse fell due to th
e
> normal course of events or killed by a predator.. it is natural and norm
al
> course of events. what do the animal lovers think happen to a carcass tha
t
> is natural prey, or die of old age? in nature nothing is wasted. that
> concept is attributed to man. it should be no different than the white
> bleached bones your birds landed on last month.... these are just pre
> bleached. and in another week,,, it will be stripped clean and the
> bleaching will begin.
>
> any way to tell from foot prints in the dirt, or teeth marks on the bone
s
> what animals have been feeding, besides the coyotes? the penny just
> dropped..... the dead coyote in the picture,,, that probably was you.
> oops and as long as killing the coyote is legal... still should be
no
> flack.... well maybe a bit from the extreme nut cases.... how is the
> savage working out?
>
> boyd
>
> *From:* Larry Cottrell <lcottrell1020@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Saturday, November 09, 2013 10:05 PM
> *To:* kolb-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: Kolb-List: video
>
> 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
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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: | Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
John; My name is Jeff. Thanks for the input, much appreciated. Pat, thanks for
your input also. I was able to bend my pitot/static tubes back into proper position,
and took the kinks out by gently using a vice grips to make them round
again. After I finished I reasoned that the pitot probably doesn't need 'full
flow' to register proper airspeed because it's pressure more than flow. Then I
read your comments and knew for sure thanks. I was sweating until I realized
the aluminum was soft enough to not crack, what a relief. Turned out to be somewhat
of a blessing because I found some obstruction in the pitot tube so I cleaned
it out and it wasn't easy figuring out how to do that with the long length
& 90* bend. I have been working on several things for 2 months getting ready
to fly the 2nd time and bending those tubes while loading on the trailer was
a real heartbreak. I doubt I'll need to do any stalls to verify airspeed now
that all is well but I might anyway. Yes, 1,000 feet is plenty for a Firestar.
Heck, in Wisconsin I only had 650 feet and landed my Rans S-7 many times stopping
well short of the end. Not having flown for 11 years except a quick flight
last spring, I'm a bit nervous but know I'll be back in the groove real soon.
Last spring I landed on 600 feet 4 times and had problems stopping in time,
but my idle was set at 2300 RPM, too high. I turned both idle screws out a bit
equally and have it down to 2200 but should go lower. I don't have a carb balancing
tool and am concerned about getting them out of sync. They were in sync
to start with but at the lower 2200 RPM it does not start as easily. With all
my other 2 strokes years ago when cold I'd choke for 2 pulls then they'd fire
right up but I don't remember if I bumped the throttle a little? I trailered
my Firestar out to my desert 40 acres late afternoon yesterday. It awaits me for
flight this afternoon and really looking forward to it. Will be 83* today,
gentle breeze & clear blue skies for several days :D This Kolb forum has been
so valuab!
le I'm m
aking my contribution today. Thanks again guys...
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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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| Subject: | Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
At 11:28 AM 11/10/2013, Arizona Flyer wrote:
>...I reasoned that the pitot probably doesn't need 'full flow' to register
>proper airspeed because it's pressure more than flow.
It's _only_ pressure; at a constant airspeed the flow through the pitot
tube is zero (unless you have a leak).
As you increase or decrease airspeed, there is a very small flow in or out
until the pressure again stabilizes.
Dana
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| Subject: | Kingsbury Fly-In |
Flew up to the Kingsbury fly-in yesterday. It's about 165 miles from my home port
here in Hitchcock Texas. Really nice flight with only a little light rain.
Lots of nice planes from days gone by as well as some modern stuff. My MKIII
got more than her share of attention and a number of people had never seen
one before. Also got lots of comments on the amount of runway we didn't need.
Attached a few pictures.
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| Subject: | Re: Kingsbury Fly-In |
Beautiful pictures, sharp & clear, thanks for sharing.
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I just got an Ad from Aircraft Spruce today for a new manufacturer that has some
new and reasonably priced LED Nav and Strobe lights. I also have a circuit for
the DIY people that might want to build their own strobes that I have been
running on my Firefly successfully for 2 years now. I used teardrop shape Motorcycle
marker lights, pulled the guts out and installed my own High power LEDS
inside for the strobe heads. I have 50 bucks or less into my strobes. Anybody
interested in the circuit can E-mail me off list and I'll send a copy of the
schematic. It would make a fun winter hobby project for somebody. The Aircraft
Spruce price looks attractive though as well.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/navstrobesextant1.php
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Gregg Kaat
2011 Firefly
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Gregg, please e-mail me a copy of the circuit for your Led strobe system. I know
there making realy bright leds now and would love to see the circuit you came
up with using them. I will also be putting strobes and marker lights of my
xtra for safety reasons. Thanks Gregg
cktman@wildblue.net
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Rick Lewis
(VW Watercooled Engine)
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| Subject: | John H's old Firestar |
Was just checking out the old pics of John's Firestar that were posted on the Kolb
Facebook page from Oshkosh way back when. Dang that was a good looking bird.
I'd say that Firestar and Ms Pfer are about as nice of examples of either type
that I've ever seen.
Nice work.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA
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| Subject: | Re: How to remove tail wheel? |
I changed out my "pizza cutter" earlier this year. It had been together for 10
yrs. and didn't want to come apart either. I had to remove the entire assembly,
use a vice, torch and vice grips. It did finally yield but not with out considerable
effort on my part. While I had it apart I changed out the springs to
compression type. I used a Dunn caster & springs from Aircraft Spruce.
Have fun with that tail-wheel....
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| Subject: | John H's old Firestar |
Was just checking out the old pics of John's Firestar that were posted on
the Kolb Facebook page from Oshkosh way back when. Dang that was a good
looking bird. I'd say that Firestar and Ms Pfer are about as nice of
examples of either type that I've ever seen.
Nice work.
Dennis "Skid" Rowe
Mk3, 690L-70, Leechburg, PA
Thank you, Dennis, for the kind words.
Just goes to show that anyone can build a decent Kolb.
john h
mkIII - 1992 - 3,232.0 hours
FS - 1987 - 785.0 hours
US - 1984 - 385.0 hours
4,402.0 hours In my own Kolbs. Without looking it up,
don't know how many hours I have in Factory and
other Kolbs. Flying for the
Factory for more than 20 years, easily another 600.00, but that is
just a WAG, and a big one at
that.
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| Subject: | Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
In a message dated 11/9/2013 12:55:55 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
heracesthesun@yahoo.com writes:
Bending pitot/static tubes is a huge bummer, will never do it again!
Jeff,
You say you will NEVER do it again? Ha ! I'll remember this the next
time you post a report about having trouble loading your Kolb onto that
trailer, again!
Bill Varnes
Original Kolb FireStar
Audubon NJ
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| Subject: | Re: Bent pitot/static tubes loading onto trailer... |
In a message dated 11/9/2013 3:57:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
jhauck@elmore.rr.com writes:
I am not encouraging you to do the above, but if it was me, that is the way
I would do it.
John h/kolbers,
That reminds me of my Dad. When I was a teenager, he and I would be
arguing about how to do something on the farm, and then he would say, "you can
do it any way you want to, but if I were doing it.........". And you better
believe, it was in my best interest to do it his way.
Bill Varnes
Original Kolb FireStar
Audubon NJ
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