slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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 Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 6:50 pm Post subject: trip |
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Group, today I ventured a record distance (for me) in the Kolb.
A journey down into the hills south of here with two other planes
to fellow Kolber Bob Erb's camp at 2000'+.
The good part was the trip down, superb. -and the camp fit
for a king. Very interesting runway too with a sort of a hammock
shape. You get a good run down one side and try to outclimb the
other.
The bad part, and I hesitate to even mention it after the epic
travels of Arty, was the return ride. The wind had picked up briskly
combined with a lot of thermals and rollers off the BIG hills.
Struggling for uniform speed and altitude cost at least 30% more
fuel than normal. It ran well but I encountered my first aileron
flutter
with the many rapid attitude changes. Lotsa throttle changes.
I have the balance rods but they didn't help much sitting on a shelf
in the shop.
No damage done except to my nerves.
pic generously reduced by BigLar: (I hope)
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