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Like Frank said, it is extremely important to get someone to look over your Kolb,
especially an experienced Kolb owner and flyer. If you can't get a Kolb guy
to look at it, anyone with aircraft building and flying experience will be better
than nothing.
My first airplane I built back in 1984, was a Kolb Ultrastar. I had never used
Nico-press sleeves and cable before. From the instructions I thought I had squeezed
them correctly. Brother Jim came up to take a look at my new creation,
immediately discovered I had squeezed the wrong way. They were all set up to
fail. Had he not taken a look at my US, I would have probably flown it that
way. Very similar mistake to the gentleman that lost his life because he failed
to install the lift strut bolt in the wing. Kind of scary, even after all
these years.
john h
Rock House, Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Frankd
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2015 7:51 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Elevator backwords.... do not archive
Hi Keith84,
sorry to hear that you nosed over again, but mighty glad you did..
I must share with you that I have destroyed two nice RC models with reversed controls.
The flights were quite short, both models had reversed ailerons and the
plane climbed out but as soon as it started to turn I did input the correction
only to have it roll into the ground.
This taught me an expensive lesson (twice) that I apply to flying kolbs..My biggest
model yet..
The good thing about RC models is that you are not in them.Double check everything..
If you just reverse the cables you must check that they don't rub or bind, you
should get the manual like John said and follow that.
The worst story I heard was the KOLB pilot that forgot to put the bolts connecting
the struts to the wing, just the rivets held it together for about 20 mins
of flight and then the plane crashed.
I would also recommend you contact a local EAA chapter and have someone else look
over your plane. I did for mine and he found a few things that helped me
a lot.
Be safe , live long and enjoy your kolb.
FrankD
MkIII Xtra
N1014S
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