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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: Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:26 pm Post subject: Kolb Aircraft Web Page |
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Kolbers:
After many years Kolb Aircraft has included a few of my significant flights on their web page:
-1994: http://www.kolbaircraft.com/johnhauck3.htm
-2000 and 2001: http://www.kolbaircraft.com/johnhauck2.htm
Most of you List members are familiar with them, but the new folks may not be.
My MKIII was designed and fabricated in 1991, to successfully make extremely long cross country flights. She accomplished everything I have asked her to do over the last 19 years and 3,100+ flight hours.
All my gear, arctic and desert, goes inside the aircraft in a cargo compartment, under and behind the seats, and in the nose cone. It is equipped with a 25 gallon aluminum fuel tank and a Rotax 912uls engine driving a 71" Warp Drive Prop with tapered, nickle steel edges. It has also made flights to Alaska with 70" and 72" WD props.
These flights were an attempt to fly the border of the Continental US, and fly north of Point Barrow, Alaska. Both these objectives were accomplished. In addition, the MKIII was able to fly to the northernmost Eskimo village in Canada, Tuktoyaktuk, North West Territory, and all 49 States in North America. Since 2003, my MKIII has flown across CONUS every year except 2009. That year I could not figure out how to get my wheel chair inside my Kolb. 
All cross country flights were made strictly solo with no ground support, even back to the first ones in my Ultrastar in 1984. Ditto for the Firestar flights.
Kolb Aircraft has been around all these years to support us. Although downsized considerably over the years, Kolb is still there keeping all us Kolbers in the air. It is to our advantage to support Kolb Aircraft as much as possible.
Homer Kolb helped me fulfill my dreams.
john h
mkIII
Mobile, Alabama
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Dennis Thate
Joined: 18 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: Kolb Aircraft Web Page |
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I Agree .....It's 'hard to be humble' when you own a Kolb ! It's a little like having a ride on the 'ISS' International Space Station, and then trying not to tell everyone about it .... http://www.n2yo.com/
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SAILNROCK
Joined: 15 Oct 2009
Posts: 15
Location: OAk Hills CA
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Kolb Aircraft Web Page |
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[quote="John Hauck"]Kolbers:
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After many years Kolb Aircraft has included a few of my significant flights on their web page:
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-1994: http://www.kolbaircraft.com/johnhauck3.htm
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-2000 and 2001: http://www.kolbaircraft.com/johnhauck2.htm
�
Most of you List members are familiar with them, but the new folks may not be.
�
My MKIII was designed and fabricated in 1991, to successfully make extremely long cross country flights. She accomplished everything I have asked her to do over the last 19 years and 3,100+ flight hours.
�
All my gear, arctic and desert, goes inside the aircraft in a cargo compartment, under and behind the seats, and in the nose cone. It is equipped with a 25 gallon aluminum fuel tank and a Rotax 912uls engine driving a 71" Warp Drive Prop with tapered, nickle steel edges. It has also made flights to Alaska with 70" and 72" WD props.
�
These flights were an attempt to fly the border of the Continental US, and fly north of Point Barrow, Alaska. Both these objectives were accomplished. In addition, the MKIII was able to fly to the northernmost Eskimo village in Canada, Tuktoyaktuk, North West Territory, and all 49 States in North America. Since 2003, my MKIII has flown across CONUS every year except 2009. That year I could not figure out how to get my wheel chair inside my Kolb.
�
All cross country flights were made strictly solo with no ground support, even back to the first ones in my Ultrastar in 1984. Ditto for the Firestar flights.
�
Kolb Aircraft has been around all these years to support us. Although downsized considerably over the years, Kolb is still there keeping all us Kolbers in the air. It is to our advantage to support Kolb Aircraft as much as possible.
�
Homer Kolb helped me fulfill my dreams.
�
john h
mkIII
Mobile, Alabama
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Thanks John for all the Fly'n and story's
Ya gota love Fly'n a Kolb .
Bob Fly'n my Firestar 11
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