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Miss talking on here. There are a lot of good folks out there....Miss talking to John W. at Sun-n-Fun..............Lost a couple of wingmen to cancer........Had to take a break from flying.........Now ...

Ok guys,

Still lurking in here....Still working on Kolbra #004.......using a 582 blue head ... I know that John H. and John W. were very close.........

I had the opportunity to speak ...

Went by the factory Wednesday 10-29-2008. At 5:00 p.m. they were closed.

I know should have called, but I was traveling fast. Wow what a drop on the end of the runway. LOL....

What pretty count ...

Dana,

This is great......I pledge allegiance to the U.S. republic (see U.S. constitution or Articles of Confederation of the republic) which ended in 1865.....after the north(federals) took ...

I am very sorry to hear that John W. has gone west.............

Met him at Sun-n-fun several years in sequence...............Nice gentleman
and very informative.....
And he will be sorely miss ...

Hey Paul,

I think the throttle part you described is from the OLD days.......LOL

On a two stroke it was used for the choke (enricher) circuit..........

I know......only on two strokes...... ...

Well thanks,

I thought that I almost made Father's day.............LOL...............

I think Kolbs are great .......I have had a chance to fly a firefly.........wow...........Very sporty....... ...

Hey guys,

Check this out ....On the front page of our local major newspaper that cover 4 counties here in Georgia......

My Dad almost dropped his coffee on Monday after Father's Day....He's 82.. ...

Ok guys,

Bear with me.............LOL..............First of all the Kolbra is coming
just fine...............Just wish I had more time to work on
it....LOL..........ain't retired yet........... ...

Jimmy,

You know that I am at the Briar Patch....and we are working on a flying
class for the fall..........Let me know if you are interested.........

Wayne McCullough
EAA 330 President
7 ...

Paul,

Thanks for the info, and I sure am watching the list and all of the pics
close...couldn't make sun-n-fun this year..............

Wayne McCullough
Kolbra 004
Springfield, Georgia
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Ok,

The primer "t" goes after the squeeze bulb.......CPS says it must be mounted in the horizontal position.....New issue..

What about the primer in the cockpit...............any tho ...

Ok guys,

Would you plumb in the primer "tee" before or after the squeeze bulb?

Also, on my Kolbra would you run the primer to the cockpit or underneath the engine?

Really don't lik ...

This question has come up more than once.....If you do NOT have an electric fuel pump......The bowls in the carbs can run dry after sitting for awhile..........

Most folks use a primer bulb with a ...

In Experimental Amateur - built........51% of the building rule still applies.....

Nothing has changed for this class of aircraft.....including if you can prove you built it.......you can perform ...

I have had 5 engine outs in the last 10 years of flying Rotax engines....all were on a 532 with all of the mods....including aftermarket CDI....but single ignition..

Kolbra will have DUAL ignition. ...

Thanks guys for the imput..........I am currently building a Kolbra.....

I knew that a lot of people watch these lists.....Matt sure does a great job.

Once again thanks for the information.

I really am amazed how tough this aircraft is..........even when the engine mount bent.........The prop (warp drive) sustained only a scratching of the prop tips....

The nose wheel bent back and di ...

Amazing that these planes want to fly so bad...

My hangar buddy has put his 701 in the ground on a hard landing....

912S engine mount bent

Nose wheel bent

Right wing leading edge slat bent ...

You know,

I nearly fell out of MY chair laughing.........at this acroynm?....Good
grief....I'm glad to know that I am not the only one paying attention.....

I just love all of the Kolb lur ...