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 Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:52 am Post subject: Flight Charistics of Kolb Mark 3 |
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Thanks guys for the input.
| Quote: | From what I'm reading, The Kolb (or any aircraft in this category) seems to have pretty well negated ground effect.
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I found flying conventional aircraft rather boring after the lessons. Was wondering how to spice it up.
Sounds like I've found the way. At 66 I still find learning fun.
Happy flying.
John Ratcliffe
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:51 am Post subject: Flight Charistics of Kolb Mark 3 |
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| >From what I'm reading, The Kolb (or any aircraft in this category)
seems to have pretty well negated ground effect.
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| John Ratcliffe
Kolb aircraft have the advantage of "ground effect" same as any other
fixed or rotary wing aircraft. Our aircraft do not have the weight,
do have the drag, and do not have the inertia that larger GA aircraft
have.
People have problems landing Kolbs early on, primarily because they
fly near the stall, stall them in ground effect, but way to high.
They are trying to land above the ground and not on it.
I have the problem sometimes when I am not paying particular attention
to what I am doing and let the MKIII stall too high and not a few
inches above the ground.
I noticed, flying the airstrip at Sun and Fun this year, my big fat
MKIII had tremendous float if I came in a tad hot, which I like to do
at Lakeland, based on a severe cross wind, coupled with all the
mechanical turbulence generated by other aircraft landing and taking
off very close together. That was with full flaps and clean.
Not once did I experience "Kolb quit" on my flight to, at, or return
to Gantt IAP. Amazing!
john h
MKIII
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MKIIIX040
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Location: Millinocket, Maine
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:33 am Post subject: Flight Charistics of Kolb Mark 3 |
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At 66 I still find learning fun.
Your a better man than me. I'm 57 and learning but forgetting at a faster
pace.
Do you remember if this is Kolb related?
Vic
do not archive
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biglar
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| Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject: Flight Charistics of Kolb Mark 3 |
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If what was Kolb related ?? Do not Archive.
Larry Bourne
Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk III
N78LB Vamoose
www.gogittum.com
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