Kolb-List Digest Archive

Mon 08/10/15


Total Messages Posted: 8



Today's Message Index:
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     1. 08:38 AM - Re: legs (Tom O'Hara)
     2. 09:16 AM - Re: Re: legs (Patrick Ladd)
     3. 09:19 AM - Re: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest.... (Stuart Harner)
     4. 09:34 AM - last post (Patrick Ladd)
     5. 10:03 AM - Re: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest.... (Herb)
     6. 11:02 AM - Lift strut length...Firefly (Herb)
     7. 11:11 AM - Re: Lift strut length...Firefly (B Young)
     8. 03:14 PM - Re: Gap seal springs (Flylawnchairs)
 
 
 


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    Time: 08:38:04 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: legs
    From: "Tom O'Hara" <tohara@alphagraphics.com>
    Okay, are we comparing who paid what for how many hours in what type of aircraft? If so..... crossed the Alps in hot air. Left Murren, flew 5.75 hours, up to 19,500 ft. Dropper to 10' and flew the Eiger glacier. Landed north of Lugano and could see all the way down the Italian boot. At one point had a Swiss Air 747 doing a turn around us. Best day of my life---- with my pants on. Cost about $2200USD. That included meals and a hotel for the night before. Lifted off with 120 gallons of propane and landed with less than 10--phew. Still love my Kolb!! Just think the Kolb is about 10x faster! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=445771#445771


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    Time: 09:16:33 AM PST US
    From: Patrick Ladd <patrickjladd@hotmail.com>
    Subject: Re: legs
    Hi Tom. Wow! What a flight. Only 10galls propane left on landing is cutting it fine. Definitely one for the book.. As for the cost. I flew to Cairo,Egypt for the day in Concorde for a lot less than I am paying for the Spitfire flight. I saw the boot of Italy from the starboard window on that one too, with Greece and the Dalmation coast to port. Flyers are the luckiest people.G.D. Wansborough of Bristol for Maxwell-Stewart. Pat -----Original Message----- From: Tom O'Hara Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 4:37 PM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: legs Okay, are we comparing who paid what for how many hours in what type of aircraft? If so..... crossed the Alps in hot air. Left Murren, flew 5.75 hours, up to 19,500 ft. Dropper to 10' and flew the Eiger glacier. Landed north of Lugano and could see all the way down the Italian boot. At one point had a Swiss Air 747 doing a turn around us. Best day of my life---- with my pants on. Cost about $2200USD. That included meals and a hotel for the night before. Lifted off with 120 gallons of propane and landed with less than 10--phew. Still love my Kolb!! Just think the Kolb is about 10x faster! Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=445771#445771


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    Time: 09:19:39 AM PST US
    From: "Stuart Harner" <stuart@harnerfarm.net>
    Subject: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest....
    I used some clear vinyl glue that worked fairly well, just put a little in the bottom of the groove, then put on the windscreen and let dry. Bryan showed me his method at OSH. Put the weather strip on dry. Then peel back the top and put a drop of Super glue in about every 3 or 4 inches. It spreads out nicely when you release the weather strip, then dries quickly. Bryan showed on the company Firestar where it was still stuck after several years with no visible mess. Wish I had thought of that! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Herb Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 3:51 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest.... I found that I could get a fair coverage with 27 lbs on the regular paint gun...That was my early problem... too much air..several folks caught that error right away... I have a dryer on my air supply... by the way...anyone know of a non messy to apply the 3m , black weather stripping into the channel on the rubber windscreen trim? Last time, I just did the best to separate the gap in the trim...a bit too messy....Herb On 08/09/2015 03:37 PM, Jesse4 wrote: > > Oh and definitely put at the very least a filter and preferably a dryer in line or other wise you will have fish eyes popping up. Which looks ugly and requires mek with very touchy rag to smooth. Then re spray. Don't forget when your brushing on 1st coat brush small area then come back smooth bubbles out with brush then let alone. > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=445735#445735 > >


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    Time: 09:34:41 AM PST US
    From: Patrick Ladd <patrickjladd@hotmail.com>
    Subject: last post
    Tom and anyone else reading my last post. Sorry for the extraneous last line . I am writing a book about a local murder and Wansborough is one of the defence lawyers. I have absolutely no idea how it became attached to my post. Sorry. Pat


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    Time: 10:03:28 AM PST US
    From: Herb <Herbgh@nctc.com>
    Subject: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest....
    Mee Too.!! Durn!! I used the black goo and it is a bit messy...but it is on and cured. When I talk about nearly finished...I always forget the time it takes for paint to dry....Gotta paint the nose cone one more time...before mounting the wind screen... Stuart...if you have time...measure the length of the lift strut tubes...mine are 54 inches...and I think standard is around 53? Gives me a bit of dihedral...which is likely ok...Herb On 08/10/2015 11:19 AM, Stuart Harner wrote: > > I used some clear vinyl glue that worked fairly well, just put a little in > the bottom of the groove, then put on the windscreen and let dry. > > Bryan showed me his method at OSH. Put the weather strip on dry. Then peel > back the top and put a drop of Super glue in about every 3 or 4 inches. It > spreads out nicely when you release the weather strip, then dries quickly. > Bryan showed on the company Firestar where it was still stuck after several > years with no visible mess. > > Wish I had thought of that! > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Herb > Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2015 3:51 PM > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: the problem with Poly brush....and the rest.... > > > I found that I could get a fair coverage with 27 lbs on the regular paint > gun...That was my early problem... too much air..several folks caught that > error right away... > > I have a dryer on my air supply... > > by the way...anyone know of a non messy to apply the 3m , black weather > stripping into the channel on the rubber windscreen trim? Last time, I just > did the best to separate the gap in the trim...a bit too messy....Herb > > On 08/09/2015 03:37 PM, Jesse4 wrote: >> >> Oh and definitely put at the very least a filter and preferably a dryer in > line or other wise you will have fish eyes popping up. Which looks ugly and > requires mek with very touchy rag to smooth. Then re spray. Don't forget > when your brushing on 1st coat brush small area then come back smooth > bubbles out with brush then let alone. >> >> >> >> Read this topic online here: >> >> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=445735#445735 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >


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    Time: 11:02:29 AM PST US
    From: Herb <Herbgh@nctc.com>
    Subject: Lift strut length...Firefly
    Before anyone jumps at me for not reading the plans or build manual.....all Kolbs have some dihedral(another memory lapse) :-) 54 inch lift struts is correct for the Firefly....a string from leading edge wing tip to wing tip should show about an inch dihedral at the middle of the string...Herb


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    Time: 11:11:32 AM PST US
    Subject: Re: Lift strut length...Firefly
    From: B Young <byoungplumbing@gmail.com>
    On my mkiii the instructions said that the bottom of the outside rib should be 1 1/2 inches higher than the inside... At that point I had negative roll stability. I doubled the diheaderal and the roll stability went to. Almost neutral. Boyd Young On Aug 10, 2015 12:04 PM, "Herb" <Herbgh@nctc.com> wrote: > > > Before anyone jumps at me for not reading the plans or build > manual.....all Kolbs have some dihedral(another memory lapse) :-) > > 54 inch lift struts is correct for the Firefly....a string from leading > edge wing tip to wing tip should show about an inch dihedral at the middle > of the string...Herb > >


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    Time: 03:14:38 PM PST US
    Subject: Re: Gap seal springs
    From: "Flylawnchairs" <Flylawnchairs@gmail.com>
    Thanks Richard, it doesn't look like it is the same configuration though.. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=445795#445795




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