---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/02/17: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 12:04 PM - HKS-700 engine- Kolb guys jump on this! (Bill Berle) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 12:04:03 PM PST US From: Bill Berle Subject: Kolb-List: HKS-700 engine- Kolb guys jump on this! Just saw this ad on Barnstormers. Someone on the Kolb group wanting a 4 stroke engine for their Firestar should jump on this. HKS700-E $5,000 FOR SALE good running engine w/approx 110 hrs, comes with mount and cooler, call for more info Contact Glen R. Ruby, Owner - located Treynor , IA USA Telephone: 402 490 6442 . 712 487 3466 Posted January 29, 2017 Show all Ads posted by this Advertiser Recommend This Ad to a Friend Email Advertiser Save to Watchlist Report This Ad Bill Berle www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 1/30/17, John Hauck wrote: Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Vgs on my mkiii classic To: kolb-list@matronics.com Date: Monday, January 30, 2017, 4:33 PM "John Hauck" Bill B/Kolbers: I did do the flight to the Rock House at 75, three years ago. Now I'm contemplating doing it at 78. Of course, contemplating is a long ways from doing. I'll pass on Mexico and South America. Don't feel comfortable dealing with those hoodlums. Hell, I have enough problems in CONUS, Canada, and Alaska. john h Titus, Alabama -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Berle Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 6:00 PM To: kolb-list@matronics.com Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Vgs on my mkiii classic John H please remember what was told to me by the great Ray Cote, who was once the most successful airplane racer of them all in total number of wins. At my very first race pilot briefing, the crafty old champion (and former Corsair pilot) looked at me and said "Hey kid, Remember this... old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill !" Mr. Cote then proceeded to pass me on the race course like I was standing still :) So for whatever the opinion of one of us weird Hollywood people is worth... Go for it and make that XC trip at age 75. Heck, make a Kolb XC trip down to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina at 80 ! Bill Berle www.ezflaphandle.com - safety & performance upgrade for light aircraft www.grantstar.net - winning proposals for non-profit and for-profit entities -------------------------------------------- On Mon, 1/30/17, John Hauck wrote: Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Vgs on my mkiii classic To: kolb-list@matronics.com Date: Monday, January 30, 2017, 2:35 PM "John Hauck" Bill B/Kolbers: Had 35.5" gear legs on my original FS. Made a truly great deal of improvement getting it in a good 3 pt stance. Main reason I went with longer legs was: -No brakes initially. Made some 4130 streamlined lift struts. Reduced the drag so much I couldn't get slowed down enough to make safe landings on my 600 ft grass strip with the FS in its original near level configuration. By going to longer legs, a lot longer, I was able to turn up more of the bottom of the wing to help slow me down on landing and roll out. -Allowed for much shorter take off and landing because I could rotate much more than the short legs. -Finally, it looked a Hell of a lot better with the nose off the ground and not in that flat, squatty attitude. I could use longer gear legs now without VGs, but would need a step stool to get in and out of the airplane. As it is, I have to use the 8.00X6 tire to get my butt over the longeron to get in the seat. Getting the bottom of the wing turned up makes a lot of difference. When I am in good shape flying, that is flying 3 or 4 times a week, or on a month or so long cross country, I touch down as the needle is swinging through 30 mph. ASI is pretty close to being accurate. I've landed in a plane's length or two with a good headwind. TO's are also pretty rapid. Problem with TO's is power verses high pusher thrust line. The more thrust applied the harder it is to get the airplane to break ground so it can overcome the nose being pushed down so much. First TO after swapping the 80 for a 100 HP Rotax out of my short strip, I thought something was wrong with the airplane because it wouldn't break ground at normal TO speed. Came back on power a little and it ! popped right off. I plan to spend a lot more time with my airplane this year, get back in the groove, and possibly make another flight to the Rock House in SE Oregon. 2014 I made a flight to MV and the Rock House at the ripe old age of 75. This September would be nice to fly to the Rock House Flyin. I'll know more as the year progresses, see how I feel and how I feel about taking on another transcontinental flight. One way or the other I'll be at the Rock House Kolb Flyin if I have to fly commercial. ;-) john h mkIII Titus, Alabama -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Berle Sent: Monday, January 30, 2017 12:02 PM To: kolb-list@matronics.com Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Vgs on my mkiii classic Wow, thank you for posting actual numbers. Those numbers show about the same general type of improvements as the VG's are shown to make on Cubs, Taylorcrafts, Cessnas. I'm glad that they are working for you. >From what I've read here o n this list, it SEEMS that adding VG's will make it appropriate to use a longer landing gear leg. John H, I remember you writing that you are now using 36 inch gear legs. Perhaps when you install the VG's you can determine/document whether this will allow you to make use of even longer gear legs, and corresponding reductions in TO and LDG distances ? 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