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Sold!

For future sales price reference, I got my asking price.

I didn't list the details because I was pretty bummed out about selling it and I still am but here's the specs

Rotax 377 (35hp), engine was decarbed at 150hr, starts on the first pull.
Fabric is i ...

SOLD,

For future pricing reference, I got my asking price.

I came across coloring the gap seal in the kolb build manual. They suggest Rit dye and even give the formula to make maroon.

Chris

Richard,
Is that your Kolb? That's the one that hit the fence and went nose over correct? I think it's going to need a new tail boom!

I think I will stop worrying about a .5" and go flying. ...

Hi Guys,

Thanks for all the in put with my issue. I spent yesterday with a tape measure and a level and I came to several realizations.

One: Although this firestar is extremely well built, I ca ...

I see now what you are saying. Drill four new locating holes through the ring and tube. Then drill out the existing holes. This sounds like a solution to my problem.

Thanks
Chris

I have thought about drilling out the rivets the only issue is that at the ring the adjustment would be so slight that I'm afraid I wouldn't have the right amount of clearance between the old holes an ...

Hi guys,
I’m in the process of completing my tail boom rebuild and in fact nearly done. I have taken lots of pictures and will share my experience with the project shortly. However, this evening I ...

I used this for mine loctite 660 press fit repair

http://www.loctite.sg/sea/content_data/93755_Loctite_660_Quick_Metal_Retaining_Compound.pdf

This is a little late but I just wanted to say that Travis went above and beyond to get me my replacement boom for my Firestar. Story goes like this: I really wasn't in too big of a hurry to get the b ...

Dennis,

I found the pictures of your rig on his site, I like the tire idea. But I still don't understand how you keep the wings in their saddles going down the road.

Thanks,
Chris

Thanks for input everyone,
I did trailer it with the wings attached to the boom. How do you guys with open trailers deal with the wings? The trailer is pretty light weight, I'm not sure what the ra ...

Dave, your repair looks sharp!

On Jun 22, 2010, at 11:16 PM, Dana Hague wrote:

Rick, I feel stupid. I've wondered how one would replace a tailboom
and match the rivet holes. I never thought of the obvious, replace
the ...

Thanks for input everyone,
I did trailer it with the wings attached to the boom. How do you guys with open trailers deal with the wings? The trailer is pretty light weight, I'm not sure what the rati ...

I did toy with the idea of repairing it and my thought was to take a piece of 5" O.D. .125 wall 6061 T6, and make a "coupler" out of it by turning the walls down .052 at both ends so th ...

Here is my boom support. When I loaded the firestar the pipe insulation was still intact. The way I secured it was: wrap a towel around the tube then with the tube in the straddle I would wrap a ratch ...

Thanks for the replies. No I have never built a Kolb, but I have plenty of experience with similar projects. I bought the firestar out of an estate sale and this plane was the love of the owners life. ...

Hi, my name is Chris I recently purchased a Firestar and have been spending a fair amount of time on the list gleaning information. Well all was fine with the plane until last Friday when I hauled it ...