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ceengland7(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:02 pm Post subject: Kolb-List:

Is that just a white light, or a       strobe? Something that flashes will be much more likely to catch       the eye than a steady light. I would suspect that faster, heavier       planes would be more likely to descend into something like a Kolb,       than to climb into one. (If they are climbing, they likely saw you       take off in front of them & will be watching for you, but in a       descent to landing, they will be focused on the runway.) Will the       light be visible from above/behind?

       

       Charlie

       

       On 12/27/2014 5:38 PM, John Hauck wrote:

     

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Kolbs are very difficult to               see when approaching from the rear, as well as most               aircraft, but Kolbs can disappear until just before               impact.  My age and               eye sight may have something to do with that now, but 20               years ago it didn't.         

          

john h         

mkIII         

Titus, Alabama         

                                  

From: owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com)                   [mailto:owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com (owner-kolb-list-server(at)matronics.com)] On Behalf Of Nick                   Cassara

                   Sent:                   Saturday, December 27, 2014 4:39 PM

                   To:                   kolb-list(at)matronics.com (kolb-list(at)matronics.com)

                   Subject:                              

         

         

          

Hello Kolb Folks,         

          

Here are two picture of a tail               light on a Kolb rudder. This is an untested design and I               cannot recommend this application at this time. I talked               to a couple of builder who had unsatisfactory experience               with their designs, so using that advise I tried to do               something different, that hopefully will not adversely               affect the performance of the rudder. Please share your               thoughts!         

          

Some may wonder why I even want a               tail light. Alaska has a lot of twilight in the summer.                Many time I have spotted aircraft ahead of us, in the               late evening, that had all kind of other safe lighting,               but the first thing that shows up in the distance is just               the little tail light.         

          

Thanks for your thoughts,         

          

Nick Cassara         

Palmer, Alaska         

          

Kolbra         

N607AK       

       

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rrh(at)rrhoyt.com
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Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:34 pm Post subject: Kolb-List:

Nick

I installer a tail light of about the same size and  in the same 

location and have had no trouble with rudder flutter. The plane has over 

150 hours of flight time.



Ron



On 12/27/2014 4:38 PM, Nick Cassara wrote:

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		   Hello Kolb Folks,



 Here are two picture of a tail light on a Kolb rudder. This is an

 untested design and I cannot recommend this application at this time. I

 talked to a couple of builder who had unsatisfactory experience with

 their designs, so using that advise I tried to do something different,

 that hopefully will not adversely affect the performance of the rudder.

 Please share your thoughts!



 Some may wonder why I even want a tail light. Alaska has a lot of

 twilight in the summer. Many time I have spotted aircraft ahead of us,

 in the late evening, that had all kind of other safe lighting, but the

 first thing that shows up in the distance is just the little tail light.



 Thanks for your thoughts,



 Nick Cassara



 Palmer, Alaska



 Kolbra



 N607AK

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