---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/31/14: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:53 AM - Re: exhaust weight (JC Gilpin) 2. 05:07 AM - Re: Xtra Control Problems (racerjerry) 3. 06:36 AM - Re: Re: Xtra Control Problems (Brad Nation) 4. 08:49 AM - Re: Re: Xtra Control Problems (william sullivan) 5. 10:17 AM - Re: Re: Xtra Control Problems (B Young) 6. 07:16 PM - moving on... (Dana Hague) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:53:30 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: exhaust weight From: JC Gilpin Yep, don't change that exhaust. I tried putting a port in the Rotax muffler on a 447, to make more noise when I wanted to chase sheep. Whenever I opened it there was a noticeable loss in power..... JG ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:07:44 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra Control Problems From: "racerjerry" > The thing is that it seemed to fly just fine when I flew with the previous owner before I bought it. About a month later after its annual I then trailered it back to Albuquerque from Plano Texas. So I dont understand how it got to its present condition. Were you flying off a grass field at the time? Wheel alignment is not at all critical on grass. -------- Jerry King Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=424099#424099 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:31 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra Control Problems From: Brad Nation Grass taxi area, paved runway. Sent from my iPad Brad > On May 31, 2014, at 6:07, "racerjerry" wrote: > > > >> The thing is that it seemed to fly just fine when I flew with the previous owner before I bought it. About a month later after its annual I then trailered it back to Albuquerque from Plano Texas. So I dont understand how it got to its present condition. > > > Were you flying off a grass field at the time? Wheel alignment is not at all critical on grass. > > -------- > Jerry King > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=424099#424099 > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:26 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra Control Problems I had an odd thought. Did you check to see if the wings have multiple attachment holes at the front? Are they both in the same hole? Sometimes it's the simplest things that can screw you up. Bill Sullivan -------------------------------------------- On Sat, 5/31/14, racerjerry wrote: Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra Control Problems To: kolb-list@matronics.com Date: Saturday, May 31, 2014, 8:07 AM "racerjerry" > The thing is that it seemed to fly just fine when I flew with the previous owner before I bought it. About a month later after its annual I then trailered it back to Albuquerque from Plano Texas. So I dont understand how it got to its present condition. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=424099#424099 Forum - - MATRONICS WEB FORUMS - List Contribution Web Site - -Matt Dralle, List Admin. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:17:20 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Xtra Control Problems From: B Young I bent mine with my son's pipe bender... an exhaust fabrication s shop may have something,, you need to be able to measure in fractions of deg. It is touchy as you have to bend past Weber you need and let it spring back to where you need it.. it takes several trys to find the point where the bend stays put On May 30, 2014 7:10 PM, "Brad Nation" wrote: > > I understand how to measure the wheel alignment but what I don=99t > understand is how to change the alignment. > > Yellow Bird 1 > Brad Nation > MKIII Xtra > N952DK > =========== =========== =========== =========== > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 07:16:17 PM PST US From: Dana Hague Subject: Kolb-List: moving on... Well, I finally sold my Kolb. The Ultrastar was a lot of fun over the past six years, but it's time to move on... it's a great plane but I was starting to bump into its limitations. My new (to me) plane, a Fisher FP-404 biplane which I picked up today, is about 15 mph faster, not much, but the 4-stroke engine means half the fuel consumption and thus double the range... which expands my horizons quite a bit. Of course now I'll be paying hangar rent instead of the outdoor tiedown rate for the Kolb in its trailer, and I lose the freedom of a Part 103 ultralight, but I gain in other areas. So it's all good. Gotta thank everybody here for all the good advice over the past 6 years. Dana do not archive -- But do you trust the _government_ with semi-automatic assault rifles? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.