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1. 05:38 AM - Re: Stuart Harner paid me a visit (Herb)
2. 09:13 AM - New tail wheel (Stuart Harner)
3. 04:20 PM - Re: New tail wheel (Richard Pike)
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| Subject: | Re: Stuart Harner paid me a visit |
Looks like you made it home Stuart...good thing Travis was not at the
Kolb factory! I could never leave there without him grabbing a few
hundred dollars from me ...even though I just went for a visit...:-) Herb
On 12/02/2016 10:38 PM, Stuart Harner wrote:
>
> Thanks for the hospitality Herb. I had a great time.
>
> Herb has more projects squirrelled away than I would want to tackle. :)
>
> Kentucky:
> Pretty countryside
> Good folks
> No snow, so I went home.
> (I know I'm a sick puppy but I never grew up and still enjoy a sled or
> toboggan ride)
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Herb
> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 7:53 PM
> To: kolb-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Kolb-List: Stuart Harner paid me a visit
>
>
> Yep..All the way from North Dakota....! Actually Stuart was in the area of
> Lexington Ky on business and decided to pay me a visit...We had a great time
> ...topped off by a visit to Pizza Hut....Look out London,Ky...I think he may
> be headed that way tomorrow...
> To top it off...he never said anything about the bum 447 I sold him!!
> :-)
> Hope you make it home ok...Stuart...little bit of snow in the Dakota's I
> hear , well actually saw..on his cell phone..
> A bit of show and tell...in my home,barn and garage and off we went to
> lunch...
> Enjoyed it very much...Herb
>
>
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Well, I did manage to buy a new tail wheel and adjustable rear spar bracket
for the Firefly. $ well spent at the factory.
Breakaway swiveling tail wheel is a really neat design. Better wheel and
well built. Probably weights a tiny bit more but won't know the actual
numbers until I get them both on the scales. I can't imagine the impact on
CG will even be measurable.
The new wheel is wider and has larger bearings spaced farther apart. It
should reduce twisting/shearing forces on the tail leg/spring bolts. Time
will tell.
Stuart
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Herb
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2016 7:38 AM
Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Stuart Harner paid me a visit
Looks like you made it home Stuart...good thing Travis was not at the Kolb
factory! I could never leave there without him grabbing a few
hundred dollars from me ...even though I just went for a visit...:-) Herb
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| Subject: | Re: New tail wheel |
My initial response would be "Anything would be better that the stock tailwheel"
but then I got to thinking -
What if you extended the lever arms off the bottom of the rudder, made them longer,
and shortened the arms of the tailwheel bracket a bit?
Now the (light) factory tail wheel & assembly would be able to turn tighter, and
by so doing, put less stress on the rest of the stock assembly?
(Since I am in the process of trying to build a genuine Part 103 legal Firefly,
topics such as this are especially interesting to me)
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Richard Pike
Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops)
Kingsport, TN 3TN0
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