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When you intentionally do a Slip , the ball is all whacked out, because you are cross-controlled with both ailerons and rudder.

With that in mind, you probably also need aileron trim. Tell. wha ...

Hi Richard,

First, yes, the mount for the antenna should definitely be grounded to the frame, which will then act as the needed counterpoise. (It affects signal strength)

Except, I don't ...

A very interesting situation! My guess is, it's a problem with the voltage sensing lead. I don't know the type of rectifier/regulator you have, but most have a sense input that actually allows a con ...

Hi Dan,

As a general safety principle, all control surfaces should be balanced. Go to your local airport and check the aircraft there, all having balanced controls (at least all the commercia ...

In case lowering the left flap isn't enough, it wasn't for me, the following might be of use.

Regarding the size of the trim tab, I suggest the following, as done on my Mark III classic:

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Mike,

I would be considering a Lift Strut extensions that would raise the wings to 10 feet, at 10 feet out from center.

Maybe even a fancy telescoping Lift Strut, that is electrically dr ...

A tachometer is usually using an aluminum disc, activated by "Eddie Currents", induced by rotating magnets. Sooo, degaussing that thing, could of course ruin the accuracy.

Herb Graff ...

For all the folks that didn't make it there this year.

Oshkosh 2009

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Maybe this ...

Chris,

Thanks for your input on the trim. Hey, several minutes with hands free is the very most one can expect. I can just see myself with a bunchie cord around the stick and my right knee, my ...

Yes Rick,

I'd surely would like to see your engine setup. Please send direct to my Email. Our Kolb, (a small club project, though I'm the only one flying it so far), uses a 3/8 interposer plat ...

Rick, I'm running with a 2 cycle, forced air cooled, 65 HP, dual magneto type ignition, Hirth engine, that so far with 12 hours on it (because of run-in time etc), is purring (screaming?) away wi ...

With about 3 hours of initial test flying completed on a plans built Kolb Mark III, trim seems to be OK, at least in 2 axes. When I let go of the control stick, the kolb flies nice and level and the ...