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cspoke

Joined: 25 Mar 2006
Posts: 32
Location: Lillian, AL

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:46 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

I received my airworthiness certificate today. YEA!!!!! Mark 3 XTRA, N381CS is a real airplane. Now the fun starts-flight testing. It looks like rain and storms all weekend but as soon as the weather clears, I will start the testing process. My plane is a Mark 3 XTRA with a VW with redrive. I have been lurking on the list for the 3 year building process and thanks to all for the great information. As soon as I get some performance numbers, I will post if anybody is interested. I included a couple of pics taken inside because it is raining. I will post more when the weather allows outside shots.

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Craig Spoke
Mark111 Xtra
VW Redrive
Lillian, AL
cspoke@mediacombb.net

jlsk1(at)frontiernet.net
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:56 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

NICE!!!   Congrats!!!

 Jim Kmet

912/MK-3C

Cookeville, TN,

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beauford

Joined: 25 Apr 2007
Posts: 127
Location: Brandon, FL

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:22 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Brother Spoke:

That is one classy looking piece of machinery, Sir...

Hope your flight test phase is as easy as your airplane is pretty...



Congratulations...!



beauford

FF-076

Brandon, FL

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ces308

Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 317
Location: houghton lake ,mi

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: A new Kolb ready for flight

Great Job !!  Looks nice ! Good luck on your flight testing!



chris ambrose

M3X/Jabiru

N327CS     70.8  hrs

russkinne(at)mac.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:47 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

NICE job, Craig! -- it's beautiful. I'm jealous.

Congratulations, and enjoy it,

Russ K

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On Oct 9, 2009, at 3:46 PM, cspoke wrote

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 I received my airworthiness certificate today. YEA!!!!! Mark 3  

 XTRA, N381CS is a real airplane. Now the fun starts-flight testing.  

 It looks like rain and storms all weekend but as soon as the  

 weather clears, I will start the testing process. My plane is a  

 Mark 3 XTRA with a VW with redrive. I have been lurking on the list  

 for the 3 year building process and thanks to all for the great  

 information. As soon as I get some performance numbers, I will post  

 if anybody is interested. I included a couple of pics taken inside  

 because it is raining. I will post more when the weather allows  

 outside shots.



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 Craig Spoke

 Mk 111 Xtra VW (in the works)

 Lillian, AL

 cspoke(at)gulftel.com





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Fran Losey

Joined: 21 Feb 2009
Posts: 61
Location: Boca Raton, FL

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:51 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Great looking bird!  Congratulations



Fran Losey

Boca Raton, FL



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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:15 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

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		   I received my airworthiness certificate today. YEA!!!!! Mark 3 XTRA, 

 N381CS is a real airplane.  > Craig Spoke


	




Craig S/Gang:



Congratulations.



Good luck on your first flight and many more to come.



john h

mkIII

Monument Valley, UT

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MKIII/912ULS
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Titus, Alabama

neilsenrm(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Craig 

  

That's one beautifully airplane. Congratulations you are the first Xtra with a VW. 

  

Yes sent us more photos and flight reports. 

  

Rick Neilsen 

Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC 



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Arksey(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

nice looking plane....you did good....if it performs as good  as Rick Neilsen's MK lll C with a Volkswagon engine you will be very  happy.   jim

  

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1490
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

You did a great job from what I can see, however I lost my  magnifying glass, so a lot of it is guess work on my part.   try only  reducing the pictures to 1000 x 750 and I won't have to buy a new glass.  

 Larry

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Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

In a message dated 10/9/2009 3:47:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  cspoke(at)gulftel.com writes:

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		     I received my airworthiness certificate today. YEA!!!!! Mark 3    XTRA, N381CS is a real airplane. Now the fun starts-flight testing. It looks    like rain and storms all weekend but as soon as the weather clears, I will    start the testing process. My plane is a Mark 3 XTRA with a VW with redrive. I    have been lurking on the list for the 3 year building process and thanks to    all for the great information. As soon as I get some performance numbers, I    will post if anybody is interested. I included a couple of pics taken inside    because it is raining. I will post more when the weather allows outside    shots.

    

    

   Craig,

    

   Your M3X looks beautiful.  Please stop lurking.     We have a great desire to hear what you have to say, especially about your    VW.  Congratulations on your accomplishment!     

   Bill    Varnes

Original Kolb FireStar

Audubon NJ

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pj.ladd(at)btinternet.com
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 3:55 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Craig,

the plane looks quite nice.



Quite nice is fulsome praise in this part of the UK



Cheers



Pat

williamtsullivan(at)att.n
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:39 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Nice job, Craig!  Can you post more (and larger) photos?  Everybody would like to see close-ups, and the interior.

  

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                                                    Windsor Locks, Ct.

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elleryweld(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:17 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Congrats  nice looking airplane you have built  I hope you really enjoy it for many future flights  

    

   Ellery in Maine 

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rickofudall

Joined: 19 Sep 2009
Posts: 1392
Location: Udall, KS, USA

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:19 am Post subject: A new Kolb ready for flight

Craig, She's a beauty, but I, too, want to see more. I second the request for bigger pics, too.



Rick Girard

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On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Ellery Batchelder Jr <elleryweld(at)aol.com (elleryweld(at)aol.com)> wrote:

 [quote] Congrats  nice looking airplane you have built  I hope you really enjoy it for many future flights  

    

   Ellery in Maine 

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Kip

Joined: 13 Jul 2009
Posts: 51

Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject: Re: A new Kolb ready for flight

Nice work...!

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