---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Wed 03/21/18: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 10:40 AM - Re: flight video (william sullivan) 2. 05:34 PM - Wing structure upgrades (k3x) 3. 09:02 PM - Re: flight video (Larry Cottrell) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 10:40:39 AM PST US From: william sullivan Subject: Re: Kolb-List: flight video Larry- we were in the process of moving, so I just heard about your loss. Please accept my most sincere condolences. A very nice video. Bill Sullivan -------------------------------------------- On Tue, 3/6/18, Larry Cottrell wrote: Subject: Kolb-List: flight video To: "kolb-list@matronics.com" Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 11:03 PM Well nobody is doing anything so here goes: This is a copy of the blog that I write for friends. My wife passed away the end of Jan this year, and today was her birthday. I bought my plane on Karen's birthday in 1997. I was 54 and right in the middle of "Manopause". This isn't the one where you get the night sweats, no its much worse. This is the one when a man realizes that nothing works anymore, you are well past the best you could ever be, and the general time of life when a man either gets a girl friend, and eventually a divorce or they start molesting kids. Neither had any draw for me. I started thinking about what I would regret the most when I was sitting in my rocker at the old welders home, drooling down my chin and flashing the nurses. There were only two regrets that I could think of, since I had done just about every thing else that I wanted. One was to learn to fly, the other entailed an act best kept secret involving Sofia Loren. Flying seemed the most likely to succeed. So I began to look around and found just what I needed, A Kolb Firestar II. I assure you it was a coincidence of the utmost surprise to find that I had bought it on Karen's birthday, but all in all I considered it a fair trade, since she neither had to bail me out of jail or share me with a mistress. I haven't flown since early October of last year, and the weather has been so shitty that flying was out of the question. Today, her birthday, however was cool but with no wind. First time in almost two months. As you can imagine I have been rattling around this place like a rock in a tin can, with lots of time and nothing much I am interested in doing. I was out in the shop repairing the shroud on a carpet cleaner, when I decided to burn some of the boxes that I have been accumulating. I opened the hangar doors and was surprised to see that it was still nice. So I pulled the plane out thinking that I would just fire it up and get it warmed up a bit. One thing lead to another and the first thing you know I was getting dressed to fly. I did a bunch of touch and goes until I was sure that the engine was going to keep running and I got a bit better, so I went over to the ranch and eventually landed in front of their house. Listen closely to Elsie when she comes to the plane. https://vimeo.com/258896917 There is no password required for this one. Larry -- The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of others. If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:34:10 PM PST US Subject: Kolb-List: Wing structure upgrades From: "k3x" Hello to all...... I am nearly at the covering stage for the wings on a Mk3 xtra which were "quick build". What upgrades to the structure have proven successful? Thanks for the info. Mike Cranson Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=478786#478786 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:02:41 PM PST US From: Larry Cottrell Subject: Re: Kolb-List: flight video Thank you very much. Larry On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:40 AM, william sullivan wrote: > williamtsullivan@att.net> > > Larry- we were in the process of moving, so I just heard about your > loss. Please accept my most sincere condolences. A very nice video. > > Bill Sullivan > > > -------------------------------------------- > On Tue, 3/6/18, Larry Cottrell wrote: > > Subject: Kolb-List: flight video > To: "kolb-list@matronics.com" > Date: Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 11:03 PM > > Well nobody is doing > anything so here goes: This is a copy of the blog that I > write for friends. My wife passed away the end of Jan this > year, and today was her birthday. > > > I > bought my plane on Karen's birthday in 1997. I was 54 > and right in the middle of "Manopause". This > isn't the one where you get the night sweats, no its > much worse. This is the one when a man realizes that nothing > works anymore, you are well past the best you could ever be, > and the general time of life when a man either gets a girl > friend, and eventually a divorce or they start molesting > kids. Neither had any draw for me. I started thinking about > what I would regret the most when I was sitting in my rocker > at the old welders home, drooling down my chin and flashing > the nurses. > There > were only two regrets that I could think of, since I had > done just about every thing else that I wanted. One was to > learn to fly, the other entailed an act best kept secret > involving Sofia Loren. Flying seemed the most likely to > succeed. > So > I began to look around and found just what I needed, A Kolb > Firestar II. I assure you it was a coincidence of the utmost > surprise to find that I had bought it on Karen's > birthday, but all in all I considered it a fair trade, since > she neither had to bail me out of jail or share me with a > mistress. > I > haven't flown since early October of last year, and the > weather has been so shitty that flying was out of the > question. Today, her birthday, however was cool but with no > wind. First time in almost two months. As you can imagine I > have been rattling around this place like a rock in a tin > can, with lots of time and nothing much I am interested in > doing. > I > was out in the shop repairing the shroud on a carpet > cleaner, when I decided to burn some of the boxes that I > have been accumulating. I opened the hangar doors and was > surprised to see that it was still nice. So I pulled the > plane out thinking that I would just fire it up and get it > warmed up a bit. One thing lead to another and the first > thing you know I was getting dressed to fly. > I > did a bunch of touch and goes until I was sure that the > engine was going to keep running and I got a bit better, so > I went over to the ranch and eventually landed in front of > their house. Listen closely to Elsie when she comes to the > plane. > https://vimeo.com/258896917 > There is no password required for this one. > Larry > > > -- > The > older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are > intolerant of others. > If you forward this email, or any part of > it, please remove my email address before sending. > > -- *The older I get, the less tolerant I am of those who are intolerant of others.* *If you forward this email, or any part of it, please remove my email address before sending.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kolb-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Kolb-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kolb-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kolb-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.