---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/09/14: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:08 AM - Brakes (t41pilot) 2. 03:57 PM - testing a new camera! (Larry Cottrell) 3. 06:36 PM - Re: Brakes (olendorf) 4. 06:43 PM - Re: Brakes (olendorf) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:08:26 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Brakes From: "t41pilot" It's finally time to stick some brakes on my Firefly and I would like to attempt to use mountain bike brakes. If anybody is currently using that type of setup, I could use a couple of photos of your install to help get me on my way. I plan to use either a stick mount or lever next to me as a control. I sat in a firefly with the standard heel brakes and being short in stature, I found them too difficult to operate. Independent brakes are great but not a must have. I would like to try to fabricate something instead of buying commercial to save cost and give this retired guy something to do. I've got a buddy that knows somebody with a Bike shop so I may be able to get some parts reasonable in cost. -------- Gregg Kaat 2011 Firefly Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=428242#428242 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:57:54 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: testing a new camera! From: Larry Cottrell I finally decided to try Garmin's Virb video camera. I have been dithering for months as to whether it was worth the expense or not. Finally I decided to give up and get the thing. One of the features that I liked was that you could show your speed on the camera. I seem to have trouble remembering my actual flying speed, since there are so many distractions when one is suspended between the clouds and the ground. After I added the "baffle" to the muffler,( a 5 inch flat plate that seems to realign the air flow coming off the 8 inch round muffler ) I seemed to be going a lot faster than I remembered before I added it. One of the things about the Virb is that the GPS in the camera records the speed, and a whole lot of other things. Not being that interested in my heart rate, I think I will pass on that one. My measurement of excitement is how dry my mouth gets. I stuck it on the other wing on the tube that holds the wing when it is folded. That seems to be the least amount of vibration on the entire plane. I did get some harmonics, especially when I throttled back. The camera is supposed to have a "stabilization feature" but apparently flying isn't that stable. The colors produced by the camera did not require me to use the "enhancement feature" of my editing program. It seemed to be a little dark, but I tend to fly early in the morning and the lighting is not always the best then. In Sept the air should stabilize enough to be able to fly during the middle of the day when light is better. All in all, I like the camera. There are lots of features that could be if not helpful, at least interesting. As for the comparison to the Drift- About the only improvement to the drift is the GPS features. When the drift is set properly ( in this case minus one f stop) there is not a lot of difference between the two. I still think I will keep the Virb however. https://vimeo.com/103023194 owyheeflyer Larry -- *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:36:59 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Brakes From: "olendorf" I put these on my Firestar. They work great. One finger will bring me to a screeching halt. They are cable activated bike brakes. Avid BB7 Road Disc Brake 140mm x 6 Bolt I hope you can see what I did there. I had to make two brackets out of aluminum. One bracket plate has the four bolts going through the rim on one side and six bolts holding the rotor on the other side. I switched to narrower tires to make this work. I may have been able to use longer bolts but I like the way this came out. The second bracket is for the caliper to mount to. I thought three bolts on the axle plate would work but I couldn't get a bolt through there so it is held on with just two bolts and is plenty. The nice feature of these brakes is that the individual side pads can be adjusted easily with your fingers. -------- Scott Olendorf Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop Schenectady, NY http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=428252#428252 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/brakes3_114.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/brakes2_125.jpg http://forums.matronics.com//files/brakes1_187.jpg ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:43:27 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Brakes From: "olendorf" Forgot the hand controls. One lever controls both cables. I also use a wooden wedge to lock the lever open as a parking brake. -------- Scott Olendorf Original Firestar, Rotax 447, Powerfin prop Schenectady, NY http://sites.google.com/site/kolbfirestar/ Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=428253#428253 Attachments: http://forums.matronics.com//files/rebuild4_139.jpg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.