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Topic: Matronics Web Forums Back Online... |
Richard Pike
Replies: 2
Views: 183
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2024 2:36 pm Subject: Re: Matronics Web Forums Back Online... |
Thank you! |
Topic: Intercom |
Richard Pike
Replies: 1
Views: 1068
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:07 pm Subject: Re: Intercom |
It's gone. |
Topic: Intercom |
Richard Pike
Replies: 1
Views: 1068
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2023 8:08 pm Subject: Intercom |
This may my brother in law passed away, he was an avid pilot. His son has been staying with us, looking for property, moving to Tennessee.
Last week, I bought a new Flightcom IIsx intercom for my MKI ... |
Topic: Fuel proof epoxy? |
Richard Pike
Replies: 1
Views: 1449
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 5:16 pm Subject: Fuel proof epoxy? |
I am going to have to do a repair to my epoxy fuel tank, does anyone know if West System 105-A epoxy is fuel proof? |
Topic: More questions re circumnavigation route planning |
Richard Pike
Replies: 1
Views: 1428
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 5:34 pm Subject: Re: More questions re circumnavigation route planning |
I learned to fly in Florida, IMO your best bet is to plan a lot of Florida inland a bit. Lots of places you can get to the coast on each side, and are pretty, but some parts are a bit trafficky. Flyin ... |
Topic: Rotax engine mount plate |
Richard Pike
Replies: 7
Views: 2592
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2023 7:27 pm Subject: Re: Rotax engine mount plate |
FWIW: helped build a FSII that has the extra braces from the rear spar carry through up to the motor mounts, wanted to put a 582 on it and the Kolb people got unhappy with us. So we modded it.
Here i ... |
Topic: fuselage fabric for Firestar |
Richard Pike
Replies: 6
Views: 2807
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2023 8:13 pm Subject: Re: fuselage fabric for Firestar |
Something to maybe save a little repair work down the road - note the red line I put on this pic - there is a diagonal brace that runs just under the fabric on my MKIII, from high rear to low in front ... |
Topic: Carbs - enrichener - cold start. |
Richard Pike
Replies: 8
Views: 2621
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 8:19 pm Subject: Re: Carbs - enrichener - cold start. |
Copied & pasted from the CPS tech articles page:
This is why - when the gasket at the bottom of the plunger that sits on the bypass was damaged - we could not get the carb on the 277 properly j ... |
Topic: Bing 54 |
Richard Pike
Replies: 7
Views: 2699
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:17 pm Subject: Re: Bing 54 |
There are two types of chokes, one uses the lever and the plunger and the other type uses a remote cable with a clip-on sealer end. Both work on the same principle of opening a bypass circuit to let ... |
Topic: Firestar KXP |
Richard Pike
Replies: 35
Views: 11920
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2023 8:58 pm Subject: Re: Firestar KXP |
Once again, I will be the blog Nanny and suggest that using the Windoze picture resizer to shrink the pictures down to an unobtrusive size rather than gigando size will make the threads a whole lot ea ... |
Topic: wheel pant options for Firestar |
Richard Pike
Replies: 4
Views: 2208
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 12:41 pm Subject: Re: wheel pant options for Firestar |
Found the brackets if you want them too. |
Topic: wheel pant options for Firestar |
Richard Pike
Replies: 4
Views: 2208
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2022 9:48 pm Subject: Re: wheel pant options for Firestar |
Jaydub said: (Quote) I saw in the plans there is a special nut/spacer to use with wheel pants. Where is that part available? I don't know much about putting wheel pants on a Kolb so I'm asking for ad ... |
Topic: Firestar KXP |
Richard Pike
Replies: 35
Views: 11920
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2022 7:28 pm Subject: Re: Firestar KXP |
Since you have a dead end street, why not just tie the tailwheel to something like your riding lawnmower, or the trailer hitch on your beater vehicle, point the tail down the street so you don't beat ... |
Topic: turnbuckles |
Richard Pike
Replies: 4
Views: 1893
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 4:00 pm Subject: Re: turnbuckles |
Jaydub: send me an email - thegreybaron@charter.net |
Topic: fabric list for Firestar II |
Richard Pike
Replies: 1
Views: 1194
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 6:52 pm Subject: Re: fabric list for Firestar II |
I did a Maxair Hummer years ago with Sears Weatherbeater latex and it was a piece of cake. After Ed wrecked his FSII, I redid it with Latex from Sherwin Williams and it was a horrible experience. For ... |
Topic: Lookin for a set of MK3 wings or flap ideas for a Firestar 2 |
Richard Pike
Replies: 3
Views: 1319
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 7:27 am Subject: Re: Lookin for a set of MK3 wings or flap ideas for a Firest |
Yes to the Vortex generators. I have been thinking about doing something like you suggest and may do that if I cannot find MK3 wings. I was also interested in the larger 6" spar in the mk3.....I ... |
Topic: Lookin for a set of MK3 wings or flap ideas for a Firestar 2 |
Richard Pike
Replies: 3
Views: 1319
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 10:19 am Subject: Re: Lookin for a set of MK3 wings or flap ideas for a Firest |
Just thinking about how the flaps are attached to the MKIII along with the ailerons - seems to me it would not be too difficult to mod your current ailerons and add some MKIII style flaps.
You do a ... |
Topic: Phazer conversion for Firestar 2 |
Richard Pike
Replies: 8
Views: 2813
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2022 4:33 pm Subject: Re: Phazer conversion for Firestar 2 |
Post 'em here. The rest of us are curious too! |
Topic: New Camera Video |
Richard Pike
Replies: 9
Views: 5549
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:49 am Subject: Re: New Camera Video |
Great video. Thanks. |
Topic: Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 07/30/22Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs |
Richard Pike
Replies: 5
Views: 1730
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Forum: Kolb-List Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2022 11:10 am Subject: Re: Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 07/30/22Kolb-List Digest: 1 |
One thing I would do different would be to use a high grade automotive rubber fuel line for the flex line that is inside the tank to the pickup.
Back when I first built my MKIII, I modded the fuel t ... |
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