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I this one had a three blade IVO.

Homer Kolb - Boundless encouragement and inspiration.

Thanks,
Dave

Hi Jason,

Awesome mountain flying in your (MKI/MKIII?). The power plant sounds nice and smooth. Could you please post photos and details of your Yamaha installation? Always fascinated by innovat ...

Hi Jean,

Is the engine a 503?

I couldn't find the Pulsar I on-line but the Micro-Aviation Pulsar III looks like a nose dragger TwinStar.

The UltraStar is an awesome design. With the wide pla ...

Hi Jean,

Homer had a deal with Zodiac (the soft boat company) in the early 80s. They appreciated the folding feature which parallels their de-flatable boats for easy storage, shipping, &c. On ...

Dear Malcolm,

I have a 377 which had similar intermittent problems resulting in two forced landings. (FireStars don't stay up long running on one cylinder.) The first landing was in the trees. Fo ...

Thank you all for your comments and observations on 503 running temperatures.

Since first running the 503 on FireStar 2 cht has been too cold. The result has been too fast build up of carbon in ri ...

Jack this is a very interesting and inspired project. Best of luck and thanks for posting.

Hope your spring comes early.

Cheers,
Dave

The answer is C - All of the above.

You are right it would nose over. Also don't trust wheel chalks. These planes are too light and can jump over. The best place is through the tail post (steel weld-ment in front of the rudder that a ...

The famous surf spot "Jaws" on Maui was going off Monday morning. This slide show was posted on a local weatherman's web sight. There is a shot of FS II N4309U.

http://www.flickr.com/ph ...

Don't know if you noticed me revving the engine just as I was passing in front of the camera. Lately after landing I have to rev it a couple times to get to actually go back to idle (it wants to stay ...

You are very welcome Gene and John,

Words can't express the wonderful feelings we have for our mentor Homer, his people, the place, and dreams he made come true.

Crystal,

Sorry to high-jack ...

Thanks Lanny, Guess I'll tie her down and run to eliminate the ram air effect. Have you ever checked temps on the ground? Cheers, Dave

Hi Dennis, My wheels do the same thing. I just apply the brakes just after I lift off. Cheers, Dave

Very nice Cristal!

Marcus Kolb's collie herding an 8 oz. RC heli right into the hanger.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7KXFLAxM9w

Hello All,

My FSII runs and flies great but CHT seems low. 503 duel carb. Prop is set so RPM is right on the money. EGT runs in the recommended range (860 to 1100 degrees F) but CHT hangs betwee ...