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Hi Nick,

I visited your area 4 years ago in an RV with my Dad towing my amphib. trike and we flew over the Knik glacier from a nearby ROUGH bush flying field. The one thing that sticks with you af ...

A MkIII with its longer wing probably has a better glide ratio than my Slingshot.

After becoming comfortable with any airplane I fly regularly I like to go to altitude over a relatively long runwa ...

I called Kolb and talked to Brian and he had the same suggestions as those above. I tried them all and eventually what worked is the trim tab.

I built the trim tab so that it adds nose up pitch pe ...

John & Richard, thanks the additional advice on what to try next.

I checked my tail brace cables this morning and they were definitely not "fiddle string" tight, but they are now. I ...

Correction: I checked my notes and the suggestion to increase the elevator control cable tension is only 1/4 to 1/2 turn of the turnbuckle.

Thanks for your reply, Rick.

I don't have any trim controls on my Firestar, though I have considered installing a "ground adjustable" trim tab on the elevator as I have for the rudder and ...

Hello fellow Kolbers,

First let me say thanks to all for the helpful info. found here on a variety of subjects. I have around 30 hrs. in my new (used) Firestar II/503 and I spent many hours before ...