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Hi AJ,

Welcome to the World of Kolbs. You might want to give Travis at Kolb a call
to see if there are any updates to your Kolb that you should consider. Keep
us posted about your progress of y ...

Hi Robert,

One thing to check is the fuel pump. The fuel pump may have a diaphragm that
is developing a tear and allowing extra un-regulated fuel into the engine.

Just one thing to check....
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Hi Mark,

The first thing I would check is the compression of each cylinder. They should be pretty close to the same amount, within 5 to 10 psi of each other. Should the values be beyond those ...

Hi Arty,

I hope this new year find you and yours happy and well. Unfortunately the Iink you have provided doesnt seem to work. Sad

Best Regards
Carlos Grageda
Enjoying life at the edg ...

Hi Cristal,

Sorry to hear about your "Tales of Woe" For what ever it's worth I'd would
check the engine compression to see if the engine is in good mechanical
conditon. Your compres ...

Hi Cristal,

I have experienced this same issue with a friend's Challenger II. It was the
gauge itself that was the problem (Westach). It was a dual EGT gauge and one
side would was fine while t ...

Hi Bob,

You may wish to check the float bowl to see if there is anything floating around in there. If the pump is failing, there could be bits of rubber diaphragm getting into the bowl.

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Hi Lanny,

Good luck with finding insurance...

I have yet been able too.

B.V.E.
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Hi All,

In the NTSB report, they indicated Steve had mixed layers of dope and Stits Polyfiber. Nitrate dope is a cellulose base product while Polyfiber is a vinyl based material.

Basically ther ...

Hi Ted,

While I dont have any personal experience with a 912, I do have a few
suggestions of a general nature.

Check the gearbox oil of your engine to see if every thing is okay. Perhaps
the ...

Hi Cristalclear,

What did you do to resolve your fabric/tube problem? Did you repair it or
did you do a complete recover?

Just curious...

Carlos G.
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Hi All,

Perhaps another way to tweak the incidence on your Kolbs is to pickup a set of the England U-Joints. They will allow you to make minor changes in the wing incidence to see if it is somethi ...

Hi Cristal,

Just a little follow up. Were you able to determine the cause of your fabric rubbing problem?

Did you find a solution to the problem and what was it ?

Us busy-bodies would like to ...

Hi Cristal,

The way the fabric is attached to the fuselage depends upon the designer/ manufacturer of the aircraft and the fabric makers finishing system.

For Polyfiber the fabric is usually glu ...

Hi Cristal,

It could be that the tubes themselves are moving and have come loose at their attach points. A careful inspection will need to done to find out if this is the case.

You might be able ...

Hi Larry

Time to change politicians? I get the privilege of paying Oregon Income taxes because that is where I work but am not allowed to vote because I live in WA.

Sound like taxation w ...

Hi Jimmy,

Oh I think you are going to open up a can of worms here.

Static thrust is only a partial measure of how a prop may perform. Another
part is velocity of the same air. Basically you ...

Hi Dennis,

The best way to get rid of scratches would be to replace the lexan. That
being said you might try "Plexis" which comes in a aerosol can. It is
formulated for cleaning Plexi ...

Hi Bill

That was a cool video. I really like the airport you are flying out of. Looks like a estate.

Its a darn shame your Kolb is way in the heck out in Texas. Would like to do a litt ...

Hi Bill,

How goes the Firestar flying? Sorry to hear about your unintentional donation.

The Kolb guys are really good folks to deal with.With the Kolb

Homecoming and other stuff t ...