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  Topic: primer bulb and pulse line
ridefst

Replies: 4
Views: 6751

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2023 3:41 am   Subject: Re: primer bulb and pulse line
I've heard various stories about those primer bulbs deteriorating internally, and sometimes blocking fuel flow completely. I'd avoid them.
If you have an electrical system an electric pulse pump lik ...
  Topic: gas tanks
ridefst

Replies: 6
Views: 7465

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2022 7:26 pm   Subject: gas tanks
They can’t rate them for fuel because it’s a portable container that doesn’t have all the safety stuff that a modern gas can has. Kinda like the race fuel jugs that are way easier to use than pr ...
  Topic: Firestar KXP
ridefst

Replies: 35
Views: 27279

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2022 1:50 pm   Subject: Firestar KXP
If all goes as planned, I've attached a couple images that I have saved around.
I think these originally came from Kolb themselves (probably are on this list already, but I couldn't find them ...
  Topic: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat
ridefst

Replies: 7
Views: 6956

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 5:40 pm   Subject: getting sharpie off Kolb factory powder coat
McMaster carr will sell a quart of 99.5% MEK for $20
No idea about sharpie on powder coat exactly, but I know the MEK is easy enough to get!

Fg

On Dec 15, 2022, at 7:41 PM, Jay Dub <bearhaw ...
  Topic: Kolb-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/11/22
ridefst

Replies: 1
Views: 1581

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 3:37 am   Subject: Kolb-List Digest: 0 Msgs - 10/11/22
Look here for unsubscribe info: 
Hi, how can I stop receiving email from Kolb list or unsubscribe it?  The person who has subscribed it has deceased .


Best reds


On behalf of Harold Anthon ...
  Topic: Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 07/30/22Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs
ridefst

Replies: 5
Views: 3146

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 12:45 pm   Subject: Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs - 07/30/22Kolb-List Digest: 1 Msgs
Somewhat related - I felt led to add two inline fuel shutoff valves, one for each tank.My thinking behind this was that if one side would vibrate apart, develop a pinhole, or some issue like that - I ...
  Topic: Electric mowers
ridefst

Replies: 3
Views: 2392

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 11:35 am   Subject: Electric mowers
Look up Peter Sripol, he's built his own ultralight aircraft with a single electric motor.--> Kolb-List message posted by: 1957grnchev@bluemarble.net (
  Topic: Kolb list
ridefst

Replies: 14
Views: 5395

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 11:25 am   Subject: Re: Kolb list
Yeah, You can take my name off the list now as I no longer have the Kolb or fly at all.
Marlon West
west1m@hotmail.com

It doesn't work that way, nobody is adding or removing members.
Self s ...
  Topic: Kolb list
ridefst

Replies: 14
Views: 5395

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2022 9:27 am   Subject: Kolb list
I've seen a great number of forums die and be replaced by facebook.FB is an app that many people already use, it's very easy to share images and videos.
I do think there was often better cont ...
  Topic: POH
ridefst

Replies: 4
Views: 2698

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:45 am   Subject: POH
Very nice POH, Robert!Would you give me permission to share this on the Facebook Kolb group?  I, and others, were recently searching for such a handbook.


On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 1:56 PM Robert La ...
  Topic: Mark III weight and balance
ridefst

Replies: 7
Views: 5679

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:14 am   Subject: Mark III weight and balance
Yeah, I've got a block under the tailwheel to bring the bottom of the wing up to 9 degrees, as specified in the manual.

On Wed, Oct 6, 2021 at 12:40 PM Jay Dub <bearhawk@gmx.com (--> Kolb ...
  Topic: Mark III weight and balance
ridefst

Replies: 7
Views: 5679

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:44 am   Subject: Mark III weight and balance
Thanks for the pages!I understand that the navel is generally thought to be the cg of the seated person, but that's got to vary by person/build/weight as well.  Seems to me that simply weighing a ...
  Topic: Mark III weight and balance
ridefst

Replies: 7
Views: 5679

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2021 3:57 am   Subject: Mark III weight and balance
My "yellow book" is a small book of builders plans, no w&b info.I've got a blue book though that doesn't have any forms, but does tell me that 25-35% is the range at 9 degrees, a ...
  Topic: Mark III weight and balance
ridefst

Replies: 7
Views: 5679

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:08 am   Subject: Mark III weight and balance
Getting close to my first flight, and I've found that I need 82lb of steel shot in front of the passenger seat to get my CG around 30% (20.2" back from LE)
Does this seem normal, or is something ...
  Topic: How are spars shipped?
ridefst

Replies: 9
Views: 11018

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2020 8:58 am   Subject: How are spars shipped?
Maybe try something like --> Kolb-List message posted by: "JohnF" <n29cx@ridgeviewtel.us (
  Topic: Looking for a ride in NE Ohio
ridefst

Replies: 0
Views: 2386

PostForum: Kolb-List   Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:31 am   Subject: Looking for a ride in NE Ohio
Well, the stars aligned with calm weather and a little free time, so I got the aileron counterweights positioned this evening on my Mark III. Still need to bolt and paint them, but the balancing bit ...
 
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