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I don't have plans, but I have a fine boom dolly that I put together a few years back. I don't have a picture available but will take some, along with measurements when I get over to my hanger, tomorr ...

My 503 has similar leakage on the rear cyl. as well. To my knowledge, it has done this since I brought it home, about 80 eng. hrs. ago. I get a film on the shroud below the head on the Carb. side. It ...

Your aluminum gear legs will hold up just fine until you drop it in. You should do your first flights in the mornings or evenings when the winds are less bumpy than during the day. I have a Firestar I ...

There's not much to add to John and Larry's comments. Make sure that you know what the stall speed is and keep it 5-10 mph above that when you bring it in. I also flopped around in a Champ before flyi ...

Very pretty, as usual Larry. New camera? I didn't see the race track with accompanying info.
I just got back from 2 wks. in SW Colorado. I would like to fly that area but I wonder how my 503 would d ...

That's what I paid for mine back in '14. Not bad considering just what an engine with 20 hrs. would go for..........

I hope that the old spacer system works out for you but like Larry said, I would just buy a new prop. There is a reason that they quit making those. My 503 DCDI was a pain to dial in to keep my EGT in ...

Those "little sticky things" that you put on your wings and tail go a long ways towards keeping the gear-legs straight Shocked

It seems that the tail tube on my FSII attracts mice at my country hanger. I have collected one in the shop-vac and another with a sticky pad under the back seat. The first one left a nice 5" hol ...

Very nice, I always enjoy your videos. I'm envious of your peace and quiet.
Not so here on the Gulf Coast of Alabama. Tourists abound, traffic is constant and the only peace & quiet is here at th ...

I get a light oily film on the reservoir from time to time but nothing close to a leak. I think that mine comes out from under the cap. I just wipe with a dry rag
when I see it on my pre-flight chec ...

On my 503, there is a milk white baffle inside of the black oil cap. I'm sure that mine is a stock Rotax oil tank. Yours may be missing part of the cap....

I believe that Mazda still puts a Wankel rotary engine in their RX-8.
A car that will outrun anything in it's class including the Porches.
I've watched this firsthand at Barbers road course in Leeds ...

I have a Rotax 503 DCDI on my Firestar with a three phase regulator that's got me wondering. After I start the engine (electric) & turn on the EIS, I get a warning light and the EIS flashes 16.9vd ...

The pumps are connected in series so when the Facet failed, the vacuum pump stopped pumping as well. When I took it apart, the check valve was stuck tight enough that I had to use needle nose pliers t ...

I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble or heard of anyone having trouble with a Facet "cube" pump. I put one on my Firestar last winter to use in place of the squeeze bulb that has su ...

I've posted this before but, I took John Hauck's advise and built my own set of 4130 steel legs for my FSII. They cost about the same as aluminum legs but I'll bet they last a lot longer.

I had some legs made out of 4130 for my firestar II, I had them turned .010 and they just made it into the sockets. It seems that the holes drilled into the sockets has left some sizeable amounts of a ...

When I first purchased my Firestar II, I had an A&P do an annual for me.
He charged me the outrageous sum of $50. There are no panels to open &
no hidden control housings. He took about hal ...

You don't get much company out there do you?
I live in deep south Alabama & haven't seen that much open space in years...