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I've been using 75-140 synthetic in my B-box on a 503 for at least 500hrs. No issues so far.

3benny3,
As far as I can tell from the video, the left side seems a little excessive. The right side seems fairly normal. As others have said, you can make a custom washer to take the slop out. Yo ...

Wow, that looks like the converted airstream trailer that John Gilpin had for his firefly. I saw it at the Rock House a few years ago and was impressed.

Larry,
Legitimate question, not a can of worms at all. Here is my experience with the wing fold mechanism.

I remade my left wing fold attach fitting a few years back to change the angle of inc ...

This is one of my favorite pictures from your flight. Thanks again!

My 503 was shipped to me from Kolb in the original Rotax box. It was bolted to a 2x4 wooden base that filled the bottom of the box out to the edges. The box was a sturdy double wall that allowed quit ...

It takes some work, but you can enclose the cockpit pretty easily, if you are handy with tubing and lexan. The KXP came stock with a windshield that goes from the nose up to the wings, but no doors. ...

As long as the aircraft has been well maintained, I would go with the older, current KXP. Mine is a 1992 kit that has been flying since 1999. It has 640 hrs on it at the moment. I flew it 291 mile ...

As long as the aircraft has been well maintained, I would go with the older, current KXP. Mine is a 1992 kit that has been flying since 1999. It has 640 hrs on it at the moment. I flew it 291 mile ...

Well I guess I could have been more specific in my first post. I said that Larry had put VG's on his elevators. What I meant is that he put them on the underside trailing edge of his horizontal stab ...

I finally got the STOL Speed VG's installed on my Firestar KXP. They are a lot less obtrusive than the homemade ones and look a lot better. I went out and put the firestar through it's paces after t ...

I got back from the Rock House last night. What a great fly-in. Larry and Karen were great hosts, keeping us all fed and comfortable. I enjoyed putting faces on some names from the list, making new ...

Must have been a temporary glitch. I just posted my comments this morning.

I'll be there as well, Lord willin' and the crick don't rise.....

I use Krylon Stove and BBQ flat black. Works great. Priced right.

I start the engine before I climb in. By the time I have my headset situated, the altimeter set, the GPS turned on, and the squelch adjusted, the temp gauge is beginning to register. By the time I t ...

"The kolb stall is very unforgiving-trust me... "

h20maule, Your statement is incorrect. It should read: "The stall of my kolb is very unforgiving-trust me... ".

I have n ...

Long time no post...
I flew the length of Oregon from South to North and back again this weekend. Arty Trost and the good folks at the UFO (Ultralight Flyers Organization) club hosted a fly-in at Sa ...

A friend of mine is selling his Mark III. He asked me to post it here. This is a very good deal on a 912 powered MarkIII.

For Sale-The complete package: 1998 Kolb Mark III. Nice clean airplane, a ...

I just finished up the annual on the KXP and took it out for a test flight. Having read through this thread the other day, I decided to try a whole bunch of simulated departure engine failures with 1 ...