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Jay, I couldn't get the velcro tto stick by gluing it either. I ordered 3M
backed velcro & it worked fine. First, I ordered the cheaper sticky backed
velcro & it didn't stick well either, ...

Maybe this is old news to you, but I just talked to Tom Cooper and found out that he and a partner bought the Kolb company and they are open for busines. New kits will now be offered again and they a ...

Hello Jeremy,
You are going to love your new plane! Your concern about the tail wheel is valid. It is not designed to have a lot of side force on it. You have to be careful with it and definitely ...

chic,

Since your engine is behind the CG, if you raise the rear of your engine (direct some of your thrust downward) you will take away some of your forward thrust and add to your downward thrust ...

Thanks Richard, you are a blessing.

Richard Pike,

Thanks for sharing the pics & description. 1) How are the scuff plates secured to the fuselage & 2) What did you use for the leading edge trim on the windshield? -Richard Sw ...

Richard,

Since you had a significant decrease in demand for fuel at cruise rpm, it would be interesting for us to know if at that same rpm did your cruise speed remain the same or even increase? If ...

Richard,

That is a puzzler. Raising gear ration unloads the engine which would require leaning the carbs, but you pitched the prop accordingly so the load should have returned to normal. This was ...

It seems like there is a lot of confusion regarding the effect of the thrustline on our Kolbs. I like to take things to their extreme to better visualize how things work, so bear with me here. Let ...

Hello UltraStar Owner,

I raised landing gear 12" & lowered the engine mount 6" to have better ground clearance and also run a 60" 3 blade prop. Had no problem what so ever with ...

Hello UltraStar Owner,

I raised landing gear 12" & lowered the engine mount 6" to have better ground clearance and also run a 60" 3 blade prop. Had no problem what so ever with ...

I want to install a fuel level sight tube on a FS1. Anyone know what the angle of incidence for the wing in straight & level flight? The angle of the fuselage would suffice as well. or even the ...

Kolbers,

A few weeks back, I said I spoke with Kolb about the getting the plans and builders manual and was told they do not have any for the FS KXP. Well I spent some time talking with Bryan Mel ...

Richard,

Is the exhaust a stock 277 exhaust pipe? If not, an improper taper in the tuned section could be the cause.

Also, adjusting the midrange/full power jetting in your carb might help. I ...

Hello Rusty,

My present FS has a longer (about 10") nose cone which tappers down to a very slender front nose, but it is not pointed, it is flattened. It completely changes the FS from its ga ...

Chris,

I’m sorry for the mix up. Earlier, I sent my address & phone number to your yahoo email. I re-sent it today just in case. If you still do not get my email, leave a message ...

Thank you for the offer. As my FireStar KXP plans are no longer available, I for one would be interested in your offer. -Richard Swiderski

On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 2:40 AM Kolb-List Digest Ser ...

Chris,

That would be great! Yes I can scan up to legal size pages. Send me an email at i2bxtn(at)gmail.com and we can work out the details.

Thank you.
Richard Swiderski

I too am looking for all the associated prints, part list, builder manual, and operating manual fora 7 rib KXP Firestar. I spoke with Kolb & this is no longer available.

It sure would be nic ...

Thanks for the replies.

I found out that all our antennas need a ground plane, as it is the other half of the dipole antenna. It can be the airframe itself grounded to the antenna, or a sheet of a ...