---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 03/21/14: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:03 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 03/20/14 (George Bearden) 2. 03:23 PM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 03/20/14 (Richard Girard) 3. 07:12 PM - Re: Re: Drag Reduction Paradox (Jack B. Hart) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:03:32 AM PST US From: "George Bearden" Subject: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 03/20/14 > I can well understand why some Kolb owners have gone to taller main gear legs Wonder maybe if that is why my plane's previous owner has such long gear struts on my plane. Plus tundra tires. He well knows what he is doing on planes. Firestar 1 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:23:25 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: RE: Kolb-List Digest: 2 Msgs - 03/20/14 From: Richard Girard I don't know George, I never changed out the aluminum legs on my Mk III and after I learned to land it (Thanks to Travis) it became probably the easiest airplane to land that I've ever flown. When the "Plane from Hell" (a IIIX with the tall steel gear) finally reached the point of flying it landed exactly the same. Fly it down to the deck and let it settle on three. It really doesn't matter what amount of flaps are used, that only changes the touch down speed and the length of the roll out. The trick, if you want to call it that, is exactly what Travis told me, start by wheeling it on and when you've got it to where you can do that every time, start slowing it down a bit at a time. Rick Girard do not archive On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:02 PM, George Bearden wrote: > > > I can well understand why some Kolb owners have gone to taller main gear > legs > > Wonder maybe if that is why my plane's previous owner has such long gear > struts on my plane. Plus tundra tires. He well knows what he is doing on > planes. > > Firestar 1 > > -- Zulu Delta Mk IIIC Thanks, Homer GBYM It isn't necessary to have relatives in Kansas City in order to be unhappy. - Groucho Marx ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:12:48 PM PST US From: "Jack B. Hart" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Drag Reduction Paradox >From: "John Hauck" >Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 19:20:19 -0500 > >Top speed in a Kolb in normally never comfortable. John, Why? What do you feel? Jack B. Hart FF004 Winchester, IN ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.