---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 11/26/15: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:52 AM - Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 (B Young) 2. 08:19 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 (Larry Cottrell) 3. 08:39 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 (John Hauck) 4. 09:10 AM - Re: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 (John Hauck) 5. 01:13 PM - New camera mount (Richard Girard) 6. 03:34 PM - Re: Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! (Clyde MacQuarrie) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:52:50 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 From: B Young when i had a gear leg give way.... i had more damage to the nosecone because of the nose skid than i think i would have had without it... if you are stationary it will help .. if you are moving, the ground grabs it and rips it loose and everything it it attached to.. boyd "i built a nose cone skid and grab bar" ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:19:39 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 From: Larry Cottrell "i built a nose cone skid and grab bar" The tendency to tip over will go away with longer gear legs. The legs supplied as stock are 24 inches long, if you increase that to 36 inches you will not have to worry about buying more nose cones, and your plane will actually handle and look a lot better. Larry On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM, B Young wrote: > when i had a gear leg give way.... i had more damage to the nosecone > because of the nose skid than i think i would have had without it... if > you are stationary it will help .. if you are moving, the ground grabs it > and rips it loose and everything it it attached to.. > > boyd > > "i built a nose cone skid and grab bar" > -- *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant.* *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:39:00 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 Kolbers: We experimented with longer main gear legs on my original Firestar in 1957, because of the nose over tendency. 1" OD X .120" 4130 heat treated to 48 RC. Like Larry C said, it will reduce the nose over tendency because it places the main gear further forward when in the 3 point position. It also improves take off and landing. I solved the nose over problem by moving the main gear 8" forward on my MKIII. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry Cottrell Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:19 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 "i built a nose cone skid and grab bar" The tendency to tip over will go away with longer gear legs. The legs supplied as stock are 24 inches long, if you increase that to 36 inches you will not have to worry about buying more nose cones, and your plane will actually handle and look a lot better. Larry On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM, B Young wrote: when i had a gear leg give way.... i had more damage to the nosecone because of the nose skid than i think i would have had without it... if you are stationary it will help .. if you are moving, the ground grabs it and rips it loose and everything it it attached to.. ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 09:10:42 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 Well....it wasn't quite 1957. More like 1987. john h From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of John Hauck Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:39 AM Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 Kolbers: We experimented with longer main gear legs on my original Firestar in 1957, because of the nose over tendency. 1" OD X .120" 4130 heat treated to 48 RC. Like Larry C said, it will reduce the nose over tendency because it places the main gear further forward when in the 3 point position. It also improves take off and landing. I solved the nose over problem by moving the main gear 8" forward on my MKIII. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Larry Cottrell Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 10:19 AM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 4 Msgs - 11/25/15 "i built a nose cone skid and grab bar" The tendency to tip over will go away with longer gear legs. The legs supplied as stock are 24 inches long, if you increase that to 36 inches you will not have to worry about buying more nose cones, and your plane will actually handle and look a lot better. Larry On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 8:39 AM, B Young wrote: when i had a gear leg give way.... i had more damage to the nosecone because of the nose skid than i think i would have had without it... if you are stationary it will help .. if you are moving, the ground grabs it and rips it loose and everything it it attached to.. ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:13:49 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: New camera mount From: Richard Girard It's not for a Kolb but for my trike. Because of the changing angle of the wing I wanted adjustment in three dimensions. When I went through my strategic supplies I found two pieces of channel that nested together with just enough room for an AN960-816L washer on each side between them. Thanks to the Yard Store the total cost of the mount was about a buck. When I bolted it to the wing strut I used an eye bolt so I'd have a second safety strap in case the bolt to the camera base and the straps from the camera's strap lugs to the mount both failed. Rick Girard -- =9CBlessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.=9D Groucho Marx ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 03:34:29 PM PST US From: Clyde MacQuarrie Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Coming Soon - The List of Contributors - Please Make A Contribution Today! Hi Matt. I submitted my contribution today. Please advise that you have or have not received it . Regards, clydemacquarrie@eastlink.ca Sent from my iPad > On Nov 22, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Matt Dralle wrote: > > > Each year at the end of the List Fund Raiser, I post a message acknowledging everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. 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