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I'd give my left one for a radio that sounds that good!

I mostly lurk here just to learn but I want to share this with the list...After reading a post by John Hauck about Second Chantze going back in business, I was excited because I had been flying with a ...

I have welded cracks in mine several times. I had to drill small hole at both ends of the crack and weld it with a torch and bailing wire. A friend of mine had a muffler shop and he used bailing wire ...

I took an hour of instruction in this wonderful machine before I bought my Mkll. I loved the open flying! The plane was in Baton Rouge, LA but I cant remember the fellas name. Ive often thought about ...

I will order two in the morning. Thanks Jack.

I dont understand it either! I do have new needles and needle jets coming. Maybe that will make a difference. I will check on the carb slide travel to make sure I'm getting fulll throttle in the morn ...

Jack, thanks for the reply. My clip is already in the top slot. Even with the 150 main jets, my EGT's come down about 100 degrees when I go from full throttle to 5000 rpms. I'm burning fresh 87 octain ...

My jet needle has 4 slots. The o-ring goes in the top slot.

I do not have an operators manual for the EIS system but I have gone thru all the menus and cant find any way for it to be changed to Centigrade.....I believe it to be measuring in F because the hand ...

I have a puzzler for all you 503 2-stroke guys with a lot more experience with these engines than I. I have a Kolb MkII with a 503 DCDI with 317 hrs. I bought the plane a couple of years ago with 180 ...

Hello everyone! I have a friend that wants to buy a Firestar II. He wants to carry a passenger on occasion. I was under the impression you could configure the Firestar II to carry a passenger. Am I wr ...

I purchased my MK II in south Ms and flew it there for 6 months before bringing it home to West Texas. After unloading the plane in the middle of the summer afternoon, I couldnt resist taking it for a ...

Thanks Cristal and Scott. My instructors will be Carol and Brian Carpenter. I am looking forward to the class.

Hello fellow Kolb drivers....I an enrolled in a Fixed Wing Airplane 16 hr repairmen inspection class on March 20-21 in Dallas, Tx given by Rainbow Aviation. I was wondering if any of you has taken thi ...

I have farmed and ranched for 28 years and dealt with a lot of troublesome small gas engines. I have kept a lot of those engines running (momentarily) using the choke, at least, I can determine if the ...

My Mk II looses 300' also on a 180* turn. I practice this turn often in case of a flame out on take off. I know I must be at least 350' high to turn back to runway. I practice at a safe altitude of co ...

I have a Cannon Elura 100 and I love it. I've had it two years so I'm sure there is a better model or brand out there by now...It uses mini DV tapes to store video (not HD), and a memory card to hold ...

Thanks Rob, please keep us posted!.......My Twinstar ll weighs in at 420 lbs with a 503. I was wondering what the weight difference would be for an even swap with the hks. My 503 will fly my brother a ...

Rob, I have a Twinstar MkII. What was the HKS weight? What was on your plane before the HKS and how does the HKS compare? Did you need to modify your airframe much? I have a 503 and have often dreamed ...

Congrats Crystal! You've come a long way in a short time!