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Skel
Joined: 13 Mar 2013
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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 Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:23 am Post subject: New Mark 3C owner |
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Hi everyone. I'm the new owner of an incomplete quick build kit from 96. I'm hoping to learn alot from you guys and hopefully contribute as well. I'm a previous (don't hate me) Challenger 2 CWS builder/flyer. This Kolb kit was actually the Demo at oshkosh....the original buyer purchased it from the Kolb booth in 96. When I bought it....the kit was essentially untouched, but is missing some things like the hydraulic brakes master cylinders, cables, push pull tubes, flap and aileron hinges, etc. The tail feathers were covered but unprotected, so I plan on stripping and recovering everything. Here's a pic from the trailer ride home!
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rickofudall
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Location: Udall, KS, USA
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| Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:18 am Post subject: New Mark 3C owner |
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Since you're planning on hydraulic brakes; one, be sure to do your research on how the calipers work, some brands (early Matco) are just crap (IMOH). If you examine how they are meant to work you find that you have to do a lot of shimming to keep the fixed pad next to the disc or something has to bend when the brakes are applied. Two, be sure to provide yourself with a large access hole in the nose cone to do maintenance on the brakes and instruments. Three, make the instrument panel removable.
Four, put the mag switches, the fuel boost pump, and the start switch in an overhead panel so you can reach them in flight without having to undo your shoulder straps.
Five, If you haven't wired an airplane before, or even if you have, for that matter, join the Aeroelectric forum here on Matronics and get Bob's manual. Using his architecture on both mine and Ken Holle's Mk III made the job easy. Bob has ready made wiring schematics for both the two stroke Rotax and the 912. When you make a mistake you'll have someone to help you get back on track if you need it.
Five, when you get to the flying part make your first landings on the mains, i.e. wheel it on, then gradually slow down until you can wheel it on three. If you try to do a full stall landing you'll land on the tail wheel and have to spend an evening with Mr. Hydraulic Press straightening your main gear legs.
That's about all I can think of right off.
Rick Girard
On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 7:23 AM, Skel <mursall(at)yahoo.com (mursall(at)yahoo.com)> wrote:
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Hi everyone. I'm the new owner of an incomplete quick build kit from 96. I'm hoping to learn alot from you guys and hopefully contribute as well. I'm a previous (don't hate me) Challenger 2 CWS builder/flyer. This Kolb kit was actually the Demo at oshkosh....the original buyer purchased it from the Kolb booth in 96. When I bought it....the kit was essentially untouched, but is missing some things like the hydraulic brakes master cylinders, cables, push pull tubes, flap and aileron hinges, etc. The tail feathers were covered but unprotected, so I plan on stripping and recovering everything. Here's a pic from the trailer ride home!
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:20 am Post subject: New Mark 3C owner |
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Skel'
Where do you live?
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| Posted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:42 am Post subject: Re: New Mark 3C owner |
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| zeprep251(at)aol.com wrote: | Skel'
Where do you live?
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His Avatar sez Canada...
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Speaking of unfinished Kolbs....
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"Big Lar" had that Mark III " Vamoose"
Did anybody ever get that plane in the Air...???
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Did he sell it ?
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Gotta Fly...
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