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lcottrell
Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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 Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 10:03 am Post subject: Kolb Wing Attach Points |
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At 12:32 PM 4/9/2007, Ralph wrote:
>Another buddy flew his Firestar without the aileron pinned into the
>horn. He said it flew fine on one aileron.
I'll bet there was a bit of adverse yaw when rolling towards the
disconnected side, though!
-Dana
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I am extremely ashamed to admit that last year in the early stages of trying
to get my Firestar squared away with EGT's and a faulty fuel squeeze bulb,
that upon landing and taxiing up to the hanger, found that one of my aileron
"push tubes" was dragging on the ground. I had pinned it, but had forgotten
the keeper pin. It was there when I took off, or at least started my take
off. I did not hear it go through the prop, no dings. Bigger wonder still
that it didn't dig into the ground and wreck the tube. It did make me a bit
weak in the knees however. I otherwise did not notice any difference in
handling. I would think that the wind going over the aileron would keep it
in a neutral position. The thing that really got my attention was the
thought of the tube ending up in the prop.
Larry, Oregon
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John Hauck
Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject: Kolb Wing Attach Points |
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| I would think that the wind going over the aileron would keep it
| in a neutral position. The thing that really got my attention was
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| thought of the tube ending up in the prop.
| Larry
Larry:
Had it gone into flutter, it would have gotten your attention.
You do have aileron counter balance weights installed?
john h
mkIII
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject: Kolb Wing Attach Points |
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Along the same lines, there was a day when I *thought* I had pinned
in the ailerons into the horns. I make it a habit of pushing on the
ailerons in opposite directions as a check during preflight. The
right one fell right out of the horn. That was close.
Ralph
Original Firestar
20 years flying it
-- "Larry Cottrell" <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com> wrote:
<lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com>
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At 12:32 PM 4/9/2007, Ralph wrote:
>Another buddy flew his Firestar without the aileron pinned into the
>horn. He said it flew fine on one aileron.
I'll bet there was a bit of adverse yaw when rolling towards the
disconnected side, though!
-Dana
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I am extremely ashamed to admit that last year in the early stages of
trying
to get my Firestar squared away with EGT's and a faulty fuel squeeze
bulb,
that upon landing and taxiing up to the hanger, found that one of my
aileron
"push tubes" was dragging on the ground. I had pinned it, but had
forgotten
the keeper pin. It was there when I took off, or at least started my
take
off. I did not hear it go through the prop, no dings. Bigger wonder
still
that it didn't dig into the ground and wreck the tube. It did make me
a bit
weak in the knees however. I otherwise did not notice any difference
in
handling. I would think that the wind going over the aileron would
keep it
in a neutral position. The thing that really got my attention was the
thought of the tube ending up in the prop.
Larry, Oregon
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Eugene Zimmerman
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: Kolb Wing Attach Points |
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A local pilot flew his New Mark III with a Rotax 912 for several
months. One day he noticed that the right wing move fore and aft at
the wing tip and he discovered that the rear attach fitting was
moving in and out of the diagonal strut. Upon closer inspection he
discovered that while rigging the wings he had forgotten to drill the
hole and install the bolt that holds the fitting into the strut.
He had to cut the fabric to drill the strut and fitting and install
the bolt.
On Apr 9, 2007, at 4:32 PM, Ralph wrote:
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I have heard of two kolbs being flown without the nut on the TE wing
bolt (on the universal joint). One of these guys was a buddy of mine
and I personally witnessed seeing no nut on the wing joint. He
turned "white as a sheet" when I pointed that out to him. He had just
returned from a 150-mile trip. He had the wings off prior to the trip
and forgot to put on the nut.
Another buddy flew his Firestar without the aileron pinned into the
horn. He said it flew fine on one aileron.
Ralph
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lcottrell
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Location: Jordan Valley, Or
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| Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:05 pm Post subject: Kolb Wing Attach Points |
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