Issue No. 2               February  1999                                                                            Editor:  Joe Volmar, 65MA

there is some important safety related stuff involved.
My Taifun happens to be at Grob Systems for repair after a stupid prop-strike and annual so I am having them review and comply with all the technical notes that they deem important. (I just bought my Taifun last summer and don't know the aircraft well …. (yet).

It is encouraging to see the interest and cooperation I am getting from everyone. I will mail all newcomers a copy of the first Newsletter and an up-to- date roster.
We are now showing 16 Taifun owners of the probable 24 in the US and Canada. Please pass the word on that we would like to include all of our  compatriots in this information exchange group; it will benefit everyone!
Many of us have been corresponding by E-Mail...it sure is easier and faster. Anyone who has or has access to E-Mail through a family member, please send me your address so I can include it in the next roster. I can see E-Mail replacing this newsletter one of these days! We now have 50% of our group with E-Mail connections!

Cornelia Korff has been most cooperative in sending me the complete collection of Technical Notes (Called TM-s in German) and Service Bulletins on the Taifun since its inception. There are 115 pages involved covering 26 TM-s. Many will not pertain to your particular aircraft whereas some are important to all of us as they deal with items such as  flap lever cracks, re-inforcement of air brake torsion tubes, etc.  I have made arrangements to have copies of the entire set  made for $5 plus packaging and shipping. If you are interested, write or call and I'll send you a set with an invoice. Please send me your order ASAP so I can have all sets reproduced at the same time!!!!
Even though not all the pages may pertain to your aircraft,

Bob Johnson has designed a triple dolly setup that permits moving their Taifun in all directions. The three dollies are four-wheeled and are used in combination with an aluminum and angle-iron cross beam that fits between the main wheels. He uses a floor jack to lift one side, slips under a dolly then drops the beam; same on the other side. Then

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"TAIFUNEWS" is an unofficial publication published solely for the benefit of Taifun owners in the   U.S.A.and Canada. Information and photographs will be gratefully accepted but publication will be at the editor's discretion. Clean and legibly typed copy or E-Mail submissions will be appreciated. Use of published information is strictly at your own risk; the contributors and the editor assume no responsibility for the feasibility and/or quality of processes, procedures or products described in this publication. Published in U.S.A. ©1999 Joe Volmar

EDITOR & PUBLISHER:
Joe Volmar
1864 Irish Road
Dundee, Michigan 48131
U.S.A.
Phone: 734-529-5406
FAX: 734-529-5329
E-Mail: joevol@dundee.net
Website: www.volmarjoe.com

TAIFUNEWS

c/o Joe Volmar
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Dundee, MI 48131
U.S.A.

Inside This Issue:

• Welcome New Participants
  
• Technical Notes Available
  
• Taifun For Sale
  
• New Dolly Design
  
• Wiring Diagram Available
  
• Handheld GPS
  
• Landing Out With My Taifun
  
• Taifun and Wave Flight
  
• Limbach Joins In
  
• Feedback Column
  
• Join ASA
  
• Used Engines For Sale