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1. 08:54 AM - Re: Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography (Denny Baber)
2. 09:25 AM - flight home from the rock house (b young)
3. 09:38 AM - Tail wheel tube (Shadow94)
4. 09:44 AM - Re: flight home from the rock house (TheWanderingWench)
5. 10:11 AM - Re: VGs (Rick Neilsen)
6. 10:55 AM - Re: Tail wheel tube (Larry Cottrell)
7. 11:21 AM - Re: Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography (Herb)
8. 12:47 PM - Re: Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography (Bill Berle)
9. 06:45 PM - Re: Elevator/Stabilizer hinge ass'y (w0odi)
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| Subject: | Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography |
Is it possible for us to quit attacking each other and talk about Kolbs?
Please?
Respectfully,
Dennis Baber
(305) 814-7218
baberdk@gmail.com
Connection - Compassion - Control
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| Subject: | flight home from the rock house |
just for information.... on my way home from the rock house to Utah,,
,, when I descended into Buhl Idaho for fuel, my 912 started running a bi
t rough. it was not continuous just a split second of rough then smooth
right out. but it repeated itself every few seconds. after refueling
I did a run up, every seemed to run smooth. so I thought that I maybe ha
d had a bit of carb ice... I took off with the thought of returning if all
did not sound or feel right... the 912 purred like always.... until I
reached altitude and throttled back. this time the vibration had only shor
t periods of smooth between long rough periods. I tried the enrichener, bu
t that made it much worse.... tried turning off both mags one at a time...
=2E the mags made no difference.... went back to WOT and things smooth
ed out... by this time I looked out the window and was over another airpor
t, chopped power and landed.... The kid at the airport was just putting a
way his RV7 and was going home.... he hung around long enough till I got
things running smoothly again..... I checked the float bowls, all looked
good, no debris or water. then I noticed the float bowl vent tube, I hav
e always had it vented into the air cleaners.... but on one side the tube
had kinked. I asked for a bit of safety wire, straightened out the tu
be wrapped the kink with the wire, put it back on,,, The wire kept the tub
e from folding over,,, I went for a high speed taxi text, then did a loop
around the pattern.... everything ran smooth... so I departed for home,
a 2 hour flight without problems.
moral of the story,,,, keep the float bowl vent lines open...
boyd young
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I am working on my tail wheel tube, replacing with the solid aluminum over the
existing fiberglass one. Would anyone have a photo of the solid aluminum installation
that they would be willing to share? I would like to see where the securing
bolts are placed.
thanks in advance.
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Mark
Twinstar MKII
Great Bend, PA
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| Subject: | Re: flight home from the rock house |
Hi Boyd,
Glad you figured out the problem and made it home safely. And thanks for po
sting this - one more thing to be sure to check out during mt pre-flights.
Arty
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From: b young <byoungplumbing@gmail.com>
To: kolb-list@matronics.com
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 6:21 PM
Subject: Kolb-List: flight home from the rock house
=C2-=C2-=C2- just for information....=C2-=C2- on my way home from
the rock house to Utah,,,,=C2- when I descended into Buhl Idaho forfuel,
=C2- my 912 started running a bit rough.=C2-=C2- it was notcontinuous
=C2- just a split second of rough then smooth right out.=C2-=C2-but i
t repeated itself every few seconds.=C2-=C2- afterrefueling=C2-=C2-
=C2- I did a run up,=C2- every seemed to runsmooth.=C2- so I thought
that I maybe had had a bit of carb ice...=C2- Itook off with the thought
of returning if all did not sound=C2- or feelright...=C2-=C2- the 912
purred like always....=C2- until I reachedaltitude and throttled back.
=C2- this time the vibration had only shortperiods of smooth between long
rough periods.=C2- I tried the enrichener, butthat made it much worse...
.=C2- tried turning off both mags one at atime....=C2- the mags made no
difference....=C2- went back to=C2-=C2-WOT=C2- and things smoothed
out...=C2- by this time I looked out the windowand was over another airp
ort,=C2- chopped power and landed....=C2- The kidat the airport was jus
t putting away his RV7=C2- and was going home....=C2-he hung around lon
g enough till I got things running smoothly again.....=C2- Ichecked the f
loat bowls,=C2- all looked good, no debris or water.=C2-=C2-then I no
ticed the float bowl vent tube,=C2- I have always had it vented intothe a
ir cleaners....=C2- but on one side the tube hadkinked.=C2-=C2-=C2-
I asked for a bit of safety wire,=C2-=C2-=C2-straightened out the tu
be wrapped the kink with the wire, put it backon,,,=C2- The wire kept the
tube from folding over,,,=C2-=C2- I went for ahigh speed taxi text, th
en did a loop around the pattern....=C2-=C2-everything ran smooth... so
I departed for home, a 2 hour flight withoutproblems.=C2-moral of the st
ory,,,, keep the float bowl vent lines open...=C2-boyd young
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John
I have mentioned it before but I use a set of Bose QC-20 noise canceling
headphones under my Sigtronics headset with a installed noise canceling
kit. They work extremely good. I plug the Bose headsets into my intercom
with a adapter for hearing and the Sigtronics for the microphone. If there
is a problem it is that the impedance is lower than aviation headset so I
have to turn the volume down on the intercom and radio. The voice feedback
of my voice when I transmit is still a bit loud on the ground. In the air
with my VW at cruise power it is just about right. When receiving radio
calls I can recognise every word and even recognise voices. I played with
turning off the different noise canceling units individually while flying.
If I turn off the kit noise canceling in my Sigtronics I can just barely
hear the difference. If I turn off the Bose noise canceling units there is
a big difference. I normally fly with both on. I take the Bose headsets
just about everywhere. Flying commercial (I can actually hear the movies,
screaming babies-wow, on my last 6 hour flight it was much less tiring),
walking the beach listening to music, even used them on a tour of a ship
engine room. I try to protect my old ears as much as I can to slow my
hearing loss.
The list price is $300 but got one and later one for my wife on Ebay for
around $220-240. I will bring them to Sun N Funds. Hope to see everyone
there. I have clear skies, no wind or rain on order.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Sun, Mar 27, 2016 at 8:13 PM, <jhauck@elmore.rr.com> wrote:
>
> Just read my Kolb List mail from the last 3 or 4 days. Wish I had been
> able to read and reply to several of the posts, but am on the road in the
> mountains of Tennessee and have little or no internet access. When I do
> have access I am can receive, but not transmit email. ;-( I have written
> a lot of replies and eventually deleted them because trying to transmit was
> screwing up my system and my day.
>
> I have decided to install VGs on my MKIII. Experience I gained from
> flying Larry Cottrell's FS powered by a strong, reliable HKS engine, has
> convinced me I can make better landings with them. They will also reduce
> my stall and landing speeds, and that should be fun to play with. At 77, I
> don't fly nor land as well as I did 10 or 20 years ago. The VGs should
> take the edge off some of those "sharp" touch downs. The funny thing is, I
> grease the MKIII in on grass, and usually break a tad high and drop it in
> on pavement. I don't like flying off pavement. Maybe I have a
> psychological hang up. ;-)
>
> Never had anything against VGs, did not dislike them, just did not need
> them on my MKIII until now. I was also afraid I would lose cruise speed on
> my long cross country flights, and I didn't need that. Now I understand
> they probable will not affect airspeed.
>
> Right now I am using web mail, which is a pain in the butt, but it will
> get this email out and maybe a couple more before my fingers get too cold
> to type. I'm sitting on a mountain near Oliver Springs, TN, on the front
> porch of the camp ground office. The best I can do for the moment.
>
> Got to get back home next week and install a new WARP Drive prop that
> should be there when I return. I've flown WARP Drive props for 23 years,
> and all but two cross country flights with them pushing my MKIII. I am
> experimenting with a 68" 3 blade. Previous WARPs were 70, 72, and 71
> (current). I think I can get as good performance out of the 68" and reduce
> some of the noise produced by the prop tips as they zip by the tail boom,
> which in turn amplifies the noise. We'll see when I test it next week.
> Noise is the major fatigue factor of flying my airplane cross country. In
> the early days I flew 8 to 10 hour flight days, but now my average day is 6
> flight hours. By then I am bushed. If I can get a little quieter, I'll be
> a safer more comfortable pilot.
>
> john h
> mkIII
> Oliver Springs, TN
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Tail wheel tube |
Since mine is close I am sending you a picture of the way that mine is
done. Mine had a alum tail wheel rod that came with it, so I only braced it
to reduce the stress on the rudder post as suggested by John H. If you have
not already done so, I would suggest that you brace it on each side when
you replace the rod.
Larry
On Mon, Mar 28, 2016 at 10:38 AM, Shadow94 <seanote@echoes.net> wrote:
>
> I am working on my tail wheel tube, replacing with the solid aluminum over
> the existing fiberglass one. Would anyone have a photo of the solid
> aluminum installation that they would be willing to share? I would like to
> see where the securing bolts are placed.
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> --------
> Mark
> Twinstar MKII
> Great Bend, PA
>
>
> Read this topic online here:
>
> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=454265#454265
>
>
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| Subject: | Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography |
I think ole John did the job....He explained much about the history of
Kolbs and modifications....that the factory is responsive to
problems...and better still...showed how much experience this list has
flying and wrecking our birds...:-)
any one the least bit skeptical should feel assured by what he
wrote... Great airplanes,,,jump in the water ...only way to get the
ultimate thrill that is flying our little birds....Herb
On 03/28/2016 10:53 AM, Denny Baber wrote:
> Is it possible for us to quit attacking each other and talk about
> Kolbs? Please?
>
>
> Respectfully,
> Dennis Baber
> (305) 814-7218
> baberdk@gmail.com <mailto:baberdk@gmail.com>
> Connection - Compassion - Control
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| Subject: | Re: Questions, Modifications, Biography |
On Mon, 3/28/16, Denny Baber <baberdk@gmail.com> wrote:
Is it possible for us to quit attacking each other and talk about Kolbs? Please?
-----------------
Excellent idea !
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| Subject: | Re: Elevator/Stabilizer hinge ass'y |
Thanks Mr Hawkins for the info and I also wished you had taken pics also that would
valuable in showing everyone how strong the attachment really is... Thanks
again
Larry
R. Hankins wrote:
> Larry,
> Legitimate question, not a can of worms at all. Here is my experience with the
wing fold mechanism.
>
> I remade my left wing fold attach fitting a few years back to change the angle
of incidence in the left wing. This allowed me to trim out a slight roll
tendency at high power settings without an ugly trim tab. Knowing the consequences
of a poorly made part here, I cut out five sets of parts. I welded one
up and then destroyed it. Changed my welding technique a bit, made another and
smashed and pried until it failed. The fourth one is on my airplane. You
would be amazed how difficult it was to break even the first one with shallow
welds. It took no end of prying, bending the ears in a vise and smashing with
a 4 lb hammer to get it to break.
>
> I beveled the edges on the rest of the parts to get better penetration on the
welds. The second took a good half hour of work to destroy, but I finally got
one of the weld joints to start to split. I made one more adjustment and built
the third. I mangled it badly but could not get the welds to fail. I wish
I had taken a picture of how badly I smashed, bent and chewed on that fitting.
It was seeing the fitting take that kind of abuse that gave me the confidence
to put the fourth one on my airplane.
>
> That is a long way of saying, don't worry about the folding mechanism. It is
a strong and elegant design.
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