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I just got this message from Bryan on Facebook:

We are as strong or stronger than we have ever been. We stopped production on the Kolbra due to lack of sales not due to changing owners. The compa ...

Kolb Listers,

The Kolb Kolbra is the tandem plane for two adults. I don’t know in Ralph is watching the list right now, but his Mark German built Kolbra is about as nice as they get. Ralph is act ...

Rusty,
I don't know if Ralph Burlingame from Michigan is on here but he is on the Facebook page. Maybe he could take pictures of his Kolbra with a 912 ULS for us. Have you watched his videos on YouTu ...

I have used snippets of copyrighted music and nothing happens. If I use the complete song, youtube will mute the audio in my video.

Here are a couple of examples:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v ...

Ralph/All Wow that is super but not normal. Most Kolbs are not going to fly straight and level for more than a second or two.

You've got that right, Rick. Only in calm air will a Kolb fly hands ...

I made this short video this morning to show how a Kolb should fly in calm air. My feet were neutral on the rudder pedals during this video. If your Kolb is well trimmed, it should fly like this.

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bought 2006 mark 3 and often practiced slips, the steel tubing for vertical stabilizer cracked where it attaches to tail boom, is this common are slips to much torque for these planes,

I performed ...

Gees, I haven't been out to the hangar in a month. Maybe I need to see if mine is still there ...

WOW,,, THAT IS GREAT... I would ask is the Kolbra an older model? Didn’t see anything about it on the current site for Kolb. Thanks for the input. So, Firestar is like the mid level plane? Di ...

I have owned both the 912 80hp and the 912 100hp on my Kolbra. The 80hp was stolen along with my full panel and everything else. Everyone here knows that story and I won't talk about it.

The 80hp 9 ...

I have owned two Kolb aircraft, a Firestar and a Kolbra. I flew the Firestar for 30 years and would still be flying it had I not sold it. I stored it in my garage during this time and trailered it to ...

The Kolbra is nothing more than an oversized Firestar with a big engine. It just flies faster and can run circles around any Firestar. I'm surprised there aren't more out there as it's a great flying ...

I'm using an Odyssey PC680 battery and it's located in back of the passenger seat. There really isn't much info on the Kolbra. I don't think many were built. With 200 lbs in the back seat, I am nose h ...

Here are the weight and balance sheets for my Kolbra (see attachments).

I have lots of flying videos (over 100) of the Kolbra.

You can see them here:

https://www.youtube.com/user/flyguy8294

John,

While in flight do you have to hold any rudder at all or are your feet neutral on the pedals with the ball centered? Just wondering ...

The reason I say this is if you have to hold any rud ...

I failed to mention the Kolbra fin offset was built that way due to the powerful 912 engine that spins in the opposite direction of a 2-stroke engine. From the rear of the airplane, it spins in a coun ...

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Richard, I scaled down the images by 50%. It works much better!

Ralph B

Along with the U-joints, there is also the offset fin. This was installed by the builder and I don't see how I would do without it. I've also included a picture of the adjustable rudder trim tab. Betw ...

Here are pictures of the Kolbra U-joint adjust for roll control. Put washers in on top or bottom for whichever the way you want to correct the roll.

Ralph B

I once asked John W about his style of flight, and what would happen if something went bad. His answer was- "Its going to hurt, isn't it". He accepted the consequences, and I am willing to d ...