---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 11/11/17: 12 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 0. 07:25 AM - Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! (Matt Dralle) 1. 06:47 AM - Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Mcabbage) 2. 08:02 AM - Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Rex Rodebush) 3. 08:23 AM - Re: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (John Hauck) 4. 08:23 AM - Re: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Charlie England) 5. 10:44 AM - Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (George Helton) 6. 05:20 PM - Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (jpfitt) 7. 06:09 PM - Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Mcabbage) 8. 06:24 PM - Re: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Charlie England) 9. 06:48 PM - Re: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (John Hauck) 10. 07:08 PM - Twinstar; was: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Charlie England) 11. 08:01 PM - Re: Twinstar; was: Fastening hydraulic brake lines (Richard Pike) ________________________________ Message 0 _____________________________________ Time: 07:25:41 AM PST US From: Matt Dralle Subject: Kolb-List: Make Sure You're Listed! List of Contributors Published in December! Dear Listers, The List of Contributors (LOC) is just around the corner! In December I post a list of everyone that so generously made a Contribution to support the Lists. Its my way of publicly thanking everyone that took a minute to show their appreciation for the Lists. Won't you take minute and assure that your name is on the upcoming LOC? Tell others that you appreciate the Lists. Making a Contribution to support the Lists is fast and easy using your Visa, MasterCard, or Paypal account: http://www.matronics.com/contribution Or, drop a personal check in the mail to: Matt Dralle / Matronics 581 Jeannie Way Livermore CA 94550 USA I would like to thank everyone that has so generously made a Contribution thus far during this year's List Fund Raiser! Remember that its YOUR support that keeps these Lists running and improving! Don't forget to include a little comment about how the Lists have helped you! Thank you! Matt Dralle Matronics Email List Administrator ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:47:35 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: "Mcabbage" Is there a preferred way to fasten the plastic hydraulic brake lines whilst routing them through airframe and landing gear? Or just zip tie and move on Thanks Mike -------- 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider Trike Buggy Soaring Trike & Northwing Stratus XP Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474756#474756 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:02:46 AM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: "Rex Rodebush" Zip ties work fine for me. Check out "Flying a Kolb over Table Rock Lake" on utube. You can see them on the landing gear in the first minute of the video. If in a high vibration area there is a chance of cutting so use some extra tubing around the line for protection from the tie. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474833#474833 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:23:17 AM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines I have always used nylon tie wraps. No problems. Works great. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Rex Rodebush Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 10:00 AM Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines Zip ties work fine for me. Check out "Flying a Kolb over Table Rock Lake" on utube. You can see them on the landing gear in the first minute of the video. If in a high vibration area there is a chance of cutting so use some extra tubing around the line for protection from the tie. Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474833#474833 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:23:41 AM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: Charlie England It's usually good form to wrap the structure with a turn or two of silicone tape, or even vinyl electrical tape before zip tying, to protect the metal from abrasion. Grit under the zip tie works like an abrasive cutoff wheel, if you don't. On 11/11/2017 9:59 AM, Rex Rodebush wrote: > > Zip ties work fine for me. Check out "Flying a Kolb over Table Rock Lake" on utube. You can see them on the landing gear in the first minute of the video. > > If in a high vibration area there is a chance of cutting so use some extra tubing around the line for protection from the tie. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 10:44:54 AM PST US From: George Helton Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fastening hydraulic brake lines Here is picture of a slmple plastic tie with plastic tubing standoff system. Works equally as well for hydraulic tubing and mechanical cables and wiring looms. George H. Firestar. FS100 Mesick, Michigan On Sat, Nov 11, 2017 at 9:49 AM Mcabbage wrote: > > Is there a preferred way to fasten the plastic hydraulic brake lines > whilst routing them through airframe and landing gear? Or just zip tie and > move on > Thanks Mike > > -------- > 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD > Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider > Trike Buggy Soaring Trike & Northwing Stratus XP > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474756#474756 > > > -- Have a great day! ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 05:20:55 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: jpfitt I am using the black max brakes on my FS ll and decided that a 1/4 " aluminum tube "conduit" was good protection for the plastic hydraulic line as it ran down the top of the gear leg. The conduit extends thru the fuselage cage fabric and the lower end has a slight horizontal bend secured by a band using one of the axle bolts. Double Zip ties at the top and half way down. Sent from my iPad > On Nov 11, 2017, at 6:47 AM, Mcabbage wrote: > > > Is there a preferred way to fasten the plastic hydraulic brake lines whilst routing them through airframe and landing gear? Or just zip tie and move on > Thanks Mike > > -------- > 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD > Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider > Trike Buggy Soaring Trike & Northwing Stratus XP > > > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474756#474756 > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 06:09:04 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: "Mcabbage" Thank you guy's I appreciate it. I also have the black max brakes. I'm thinking to install a parking brake in there also. Regards Mike -------- 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider Trike Buggy Soaring Trike & Northwing Stratus XP Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=474848#474848 ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:08 PM PST US Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: Charlie England I've always been just a little paranoid about extra fittings & gadgets in the brake system, at least on the heavier stuff I've flown. My personal preference would be a couple of light weight chocks, made from aluminum angle, with a little pocket somewhere to stow them. Charlie (With an aside to John H. , noting that I didn't say 'bigger', now that a 380 lb Twinstar is taking up most of my 50x50 hangar.) On 11/11/2017 8:08 PM, Mcabbage wrote: > > Thank you guy's I appreciate it. > I also have the black max brakes. I'm thinking to install a parking brake in there also. > Regards Mike > > -------- > 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD > Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider > Trike Buggy Soaring Trike & Northwing Stratus XP --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 06:48:37 PM PST US From: "John Hauck" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines First time I flew Kolb Slingshot was at Oshkosh some years ago. I hopped in, taxied out, took off, flew the traffic pattern, landed, taxied back to the gate to push it back to the Kolb display. When I got out I told Dennis Souder it took a lot of power to taxi, much more than I felt it should. He reached under the seat and told me the parking brake was on. What parking brake? ;-) They had put a shut off valve in the brake line and didn't tell me about it. I made that flight operation without nosing over. Good thing the brakes were no more effective than they were. 380 lbs is very light for a Twinstar. My original Firestar weighed that much by the time I finished adding stuff to it. john h mkIII Titus, Alabama -----Original Message----- From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charlie England Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 8:27 PM Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines I've always been just a little paranoid about extra fittings & gadgets in the brake system, at least on the heavier stuff I've flown. My personal preference would be a couple of light weight chocks, made from aluminum angle, with a little pocket somewhere to stow them. Charlie (With an aside to John H. , noting that I didn't say 'bigger', now that a 380 lb Twinstar is taking up most of my 50x50 hangar.) On 11/11/2017 8:08 PM, Mcabbage wrote: > > Thank you guy's I appreciate it. > I also have the black max brakes. I'm thinking to install a parking brake in there also. > Regards Mike > > -------- > 2007 Firestar 2 503 N203SD > Moster 185 Flattop PPG/Sky K2 Paraglider Trike Buggy Soaring Trike > & Northwing Stratus XP --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 07:08:30 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Twinstar; was: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: Charlie England That's good news, on the weight. I wasn't sure what to expect, since it's so old (early '80s Mk I) and since the boom tube & tail surfaces have an extra layer of paint. It has the Black Max 6x6 wheels, with mostly bald tires off a Decathalon. Just a heads-up; a/c 6.00x6 tires fit those wheels great, and work just fine (at least sitting on the ground) without tubes in them. I'm not trying to run them with minimum pressure, though. Another parking brake story: Decades ago, a local pilot here in Jackson MS bought a new Maule, and put it on its nose at the factory when he went to pick it up, before ever leaving the airport. After Maule fixed it, he flew it back here, and later to the grass strip at his deer camp. Killed a deer, and that evening, loaded the carcass in the back of the Maule. Early the next morning, with dew still on everything, he flew back to one of the municipal airports. He touched down on the paved runway, and the plane instantly went over the parking brake-locked wheels onto its back. Emergency response crews spent a frantic few minutes trying to find the source of all the blood before realizing he was unhurt..... Charlie On 11/11/2017 8:47 PM, John Hauck wrote: > > First time I flew Kolb Slingshot was at Oshkosh some years ago. I hopped in, taxied out, took off, flew the traffic pattern, landed, taxied back to the gate to push it back to the Kolb display. When I got out I told Dennis Souder it took a lot of power to taxi, much more than I felt it should. He reached under the seat and told me the parking brake was on. What parking brake? ;-) They had put a shut off valve in the brake line and didn't tell me about it. I made that flight operation without nosing over. Good thing the brakes were no more effective than they were. > > 380 lbs is very light for a Twinstar. My original Firestar weighed that much by the time I finished adding stuff to it. > > john h > mkIII > Titus, Alabama > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Charlie England > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2017 8:27 PM > To: kolb-list@matronics.com > Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Re: Fastening hydraulic brake lines > > > I've always been just a little paranoid about extra fittings & gadgets in the brake system, at least on the heavier stuff I've flown. My personal preference would be a couple of light weight chocks, made from aluminum angle, with a little pocket somewhere to stow them. > > Charlie > (With an aside to John H. , noting that I didn't say 'bigger', now that a 380 lb Twinstar is taking up most of my 50x50 hangar.) > > On 11/11/2017 8:08 PM, Mcabbage wrote: >> >> Thank you guy's I appreciate it. >> I also have the black max brakes. I'm thinking to install a parking brake in there also. >> Regards Mike --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 08:01:12 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Re: Twinstar; was: Fastening hydraulic brake lines From: "Richard Pike" As long as we are confessing (and I'm not even Catholic...!) shortly after I built my Anglin J-6, I flew it to a friend's grass strip (within the 25 mile radius) and then back to TRI. Had not yet tried to get it in or out of my Indian Springs 750' strip. During the takeoff, it took forever to get it off the ground, and when I touched down, the tires chirped, the airplane kicked to the right, and I took out a runway light before I could get it stopped. Yep - parking brakes were on. DOH! When I went to work the next day, there was a hand-drawn cartoon over my locker. -------- Richard Pike Kolb MKIII N420P (420ldPoops) Kingsport, TN 3TN0 Forgiving is tough, being forgiven is wonderful, and Grace really is amazing. 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